Category: News
A new edition of the German pdf magazine Lotek64 is now available. The articles in this edition: Lo*bert, Editorial, News, C64 Cartridges, Flipper und ihre Wurzeln, DJ Coco / Mario Fangames Galaxy, Commando Arcade C64, The Last Door, Chuck Smith, TIE Fighter, King’s Quest 5, Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventure, Street Art 8-Bit, Echelon – LipStik-Controller, Elektronikmuseum, Commodore Meeting Wien 2014, Chipmusik,…
RetroWiki is a Spanish pdf Retro Computer Magazine. In this edition the following articles: SAM Coupe, Retro-Bits, El Kenbak-1, Terminator games, Commodore Plus, Brico Micro and Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back. Website: http://www.retrowiki.es
Scene World Podcast Episode #1 is out! The guys over at Scene World are talking about C64 SID copyright issues, privacy, world events and loads of other interesting scene related stuff! Also this first episode they have freelance reporter and former demoscene member “Ghandy” (Lars Sobiraj) as a special guest! You can listen on the website or if you prefer…
Vimfuego developed a new hardware device for the Commodore 64. With the device you have a 100% internal Reset switch and ROM selector, with no ugly external switches on your C64. The switch works together with the Restore key and is based on a Arduino Pro Mini. Vimfuego can program the kit but you need to install it yourself which…
Games Corner is an English diskette magazine about new games and about cracking games. In this edition: 2048, Bellringer III, Boxmatch, Commando Arcade, Darkness, Darkipede, Roll, Kur Pelite Tu Tuceji, Maze Dash, Sokoban64, Xain’d Sleena, Your Farther’s Nightmare, Cracked stuff and World of First releases. Download: Game_Corner_Q2-2014_LAXITY.d64Website: CSDb
Spidi is working on a new USB adapter to use USB keyboards, mice and joysticks on the Amiga computer. The adapter converts the USB signals to the “old” Amiga signals. This means there is no new driver necessary on the Amiga computer. You can follow the progress on the PPA forum (Polish language). Website: http://www.ppa.pl
Rob needed a way to get the data from a Commodore 64 cartridge. He made a device that can dump standard 8 kByte cartridges. He uses an Arduino that is connected to the cartridge to retrieve the data and transfer it to a PC via the USB connection. The schematics and firmware are available from the link below. Website: https://github.com/segrax/Arduino-C64-Cartridge-Dumper
The guys over at Commodore Format Archive are so pleased with the responce they received from releasing Powerpack 62, that they have decided to work on another one which of course will be Power Pack 63!Commodore Format Power Pack 63 will be released in October. And just like before, they want to fill it with your software. Have you written…
[youtube 6GcwcyL9LgM nolink] Ben has modded many old computers into gaming portables and today he takes a crack at something new – the ZX Spectrum. He gets started by taking the computer apart for a closer look inside. He makes sure it works by simulating loading a game from tape before he gets down to making modifications. He adds a…
Issue 27 of Atari User features an exclusive interview with Atari COO Todd Shallbetter. Find out how the company plans to take the Atari brand forward. Also on this issue, show report from ROM in Oxford, your chance to win Atari games, news, game reviews, ST coin-op conversions, homebrew and the top 20 games you must play on your Atari 2600! Source: http://atariuser.com
