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The Aros Archives Latest Releases

Latest releases over at The Aros Archives are as follows: harmonyplayer.i386-aros.zip More details and more files can be found over at http://archives.aros-exec.org

WHDLoad 18.0

Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. Changes of version 18.0: fix:WHDLoad lock up happen when FullChip/S is used and exec.MaxLocMem is equal to BaseMemSize fixed fix:ExpChip/S and FullChip/S cannot be enabled together, if both are set FullChip/S will be silently disabled…

Xplode Man – Plus/4

[youtube Ex8wTkluizk nolink] The group Assassins released a new game for the Commodore Plus/4 (PAL). The game is a Bomberman clone with 24 screens split in 4 zones. The programming is from Skoro, the graphics are made by KiCHY and the SFX / music is composed by Csabo. Download: xplode_man.prgWebsite: http://plus4world.powweb.com

Real AmiKit 8

Real AmiKit is a 16 colour version of AmiKit adapted to work with a real Amiga AGA computer. New in this version: Rainboot v3.2, MorpheuZ, Renegades Deluxe, Cooper-Demon, IconMaker, ScreenText, MUI 4, DOpus 5.91, boot voices, wallpapers and patterns. And many other improvements and updates. Website: http://real.amiga.sk

8bit Killer – Amiga

Czesław Mnich made a game engine based on Gloom Deluxe. The project is a conversion of the game 8bit Killer on the PC. The first three levels are converted and a lot of new levels have been added. Two player mode is also available. The game has been released in ADF and LHA formats. Website: http://www.exec.pl

RGCD C64 16KB Cartridge Competition 2014

The games for the RGCD C64 16KB Cartridge Game Development Competition 2014 are now available. You can test the following games yourself: Fickle, Penultimate Fantasy, Tiger Claw, Honey Bee Redux, Falling, Brick Buster, Aviator Arcade, Race, C-2048, Pixel City Skater, Voivod Attack, p0snake, Mini Arcade: Climax, Toyz and Tutti Frutti 64. Website: CSDb

Lotek64 #50

A new edition of the German pdf magazine Lotek64 is now available. The articles in this edition: Lo*bert, Editorial, News, Lotek64-Story: 50 Editions, Jill of the Jungle, The Music of Commodore 64, The history of the golden C64, Petro Tyschtschenkos memories, Amiga DeskTop Video Master / Commodore 4064, Film: Die Gstettensaga – The Rise of Echselfriedl, Leisure Suit Leo II…

Icaros Desktop 2.0.1

Paolo Besser released an update for the Icaros Desktop. There are improvements or updates for: ntfs.handler, AntiryadIDE, HDToolBox, noacpi, AmiBridge, Theme preferences, AmigaOS 3.1 theme, ZuneFig, ZuneView and WeatherBar. Website: http://www.icarosdesktop.org

Chris Collins interview

The C64.com web page had an interview with Chris Collins. Chris got a Commodore 64 from his father when he was 14 years old. Later he worked for the company Binary Design as a graphical artist. A few games he worked on were: Inspector Gadget and the Circus of Fear, Bosconian 87, Motos, Double Dragon, Puzznic, Sly Spy Secret Agent,…

The History of Personal Computing Podcast Episode 8: TRS-80 Model I

While we failed to report the release of the episode 7 talking about the Apple II, we are back on track to tell you that the good folks from The History of Personal Computing podcast just released the episode 8, and this time it is all about the TRS-80 Model I. The companion website also has an extensive article about…