Category: News
FRGCB (Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog) is a new web page that writes about retro games. But the difference is that this blog compares the games between the different computers like the C64, Amiga, MSX, NES, CPC, DOS, etc. The most recent comparisons are: Summer Games, Afterlife, Turbo Esprit, Mikie, The Vikings and Bionic Commando. Website: http://frgcb.blogspot.com
Cloanto released the 2014 version of the Amiga Forever emulation package. Changes in this version: All Windows versions now come with a Windows Installer download. New Restore System Files feature, RP9 thumbnail provider, Visual Screen Clip Editor, Personal Paint 7.2 and the option for the use of the WinFellow emulator. Updates for AROS and the Enhanced RP9 Editor. Website: http://www.amigaforever.com
Relaunch64 is a program (text editor) for programming 65xx assembly on a modern computer. This editor works together with common cross assembler like Kick Assembler, acme, dasm, c64asm or ca65. Changes in this version: Code-folding, automatic indention with spaces, SOURCENAME, OUTNAME, RSOURCFILE, ROUTPUT, goto sidebar and removed some small errors. Website: http://www.popelganda.de
The C64.com web page had an interview with Jonathan Temples. Jonathan is a graphical artist who worked for Codemasters, Zeppelin Games, Choice Software and Genesis Software. His first computer was a Commodore VIC20 that was later followed by a C64. Some of the games he worked on are: SpellCast, Spikey in Transylvania, CJ in the USA, Stuntman Seymour, DJ Puff’s…
The Dutch Commodore User Group had a meeting on June 21th. This Commodore user group is a very active group with six meetings every year with around a hundred or more visitors at each meeting. You can look at the photos and see how the meeting was. And this time the special guest was Robert Bernardo. Website: http://commodore.hcc.nl
Turbo Chameleon 64 is an extremely user-friendly cartridge that can be used without opening the computer. You just plug it into the expansion port of the C64.The Turbo Chameleon 64 cartridge can also be operated as a stand-alone unit (since it’s basically an FPGA computer like the C-One or the Minimig in a C64 cartridge case), replacing the computer, the…
In a nutshell, the RetroChallenge is a loosely disorganised gathering of RetroComputing enthusiasts who collectively do stuff with old computers for a month. The event is very much open to interpretation… individuals set there own challenges, which can range from programming to multimedia work; hardware restoration to exploring legacy networking… or just plain dicking around. It really doesn’t matter what…
Todays updates over at Games that weren’t 64 are as follows: The Pinz Victory Road (UK version) Sigue Sigue Sputnik Seal Cull Search For Sharla Streethawk Pluff Graham Gooch World Class Cricket Batman 3D Arcade Classics 2 Source: http://www.gamesthatwerent.com
Latest updates from Vinny over at c64endings.co.uk are as follows: Clystron by CP Verlag / X-Ample Slightly Magic+39D by Hackersoft Captain Blood by Infogrames Beyond Dark Castle by Activision Magicland Dizzy+43D by Hackersoft Astro Marine Corps by Dinamic Website: http://www.c64endings.co.uk
Latest news updates over at The New Dimension are as follows: New SEUCK REDUX Framework Updated TAU OMEGA REDUX by Alf Yngve COCKMAN by Roberto Ricioppo DRUMO IN ADVENTURE LAND by Roberto Ricioppo New SEUCK REDUX Framework Released Tau Zero Redux Released Dark Force – Special Edition released Loader Game Tape Master Kit 2 released Website: http://tnd64.unikat.sk
