Category: Retro News

RGCD C64 16KB Cartridge Game Development Competition Update

As pointed out by RGCD itself, it is been a long time since we’ve heard about the ’16KB Cartridge Game Development Competition’, but today they finally sent out the current status. Basically, there are 8 entries, but only 4 of them seems to have some activity with the developers sending information and a screenshot of the games. Actually, one of them, Vortex…

Hyperion posts official statement about AmigaOS 3.1 source code leak

Following the news about the Amiga source code leak, Hyperion, the company that has exclusive and worldwide rights to distribute and use Amiga OS published an official statement as follows: Press release: Brussels, January 5, 2016 – Hyperion Entertainment wishes a happy New Year 2016 everybody! The days between last Christmas and New Year were actually clouded by the sad…

2015 Re-cap: Best Videos, Feedback & Shout-outs – It's a Pixel Thing! Ep.#76

It’s a Pixel Thing had many good shows throughout the year. The host, Pedro Loureiro has prepared a special show with the best of 2015. It is 15 minutes with the best of the best he put together during 2015. Enjoy! [youtube 51kfRj0bkyY nolink] Link: YouTube

JANI – New C64 SEUCK game reminds 'The Legend of Zelda'

JANI is a new game for the Commodore 64 made with S.E.U.C.K (Shoot’em Up Construction Kit). The nice thing about this one is the different take the the developer took, making it look a lot like games like Legend of Zelda and Pokemon, at least in terms of the graphics used. The gameplay is pretty much the standard Shoot’em with…

RetroPie: Getting the C64 emulator to start in BASIC

James “CritAnime” Parkinson‎ has published a very detailed tutorial teaching how to setup a Raspberry PI with RetroPie distribution and make the Commodore 64 emulator boot in BASIC, turning you PI in a *true* Commodore machine! He starts with “I love my Raspberry Pi. I think it is one of the best computer systems people can buy. It is cheap….

Simple mod gives to a Sinclair ZX81 composite video output

Terry Stewart has published an article teaching how to add a composite video output to your ZX81. Originally the ZX81 has only an RF output which can be tuned on channel 2 or 3 of a TV. More than often, these TVs are either hard to find or bulky to keep so having a more modern alternative to connect the…

'New Years Disc 2016' – Atari Demoscene Pack

To celebrate 2016, it was released a new edition of the ‘New Years Disc’ by the Atariage user ‘pps’. It is a 5-disc compilation of great graphics, demos, games and music put together for your entertainment. The contents of the pack: Disc 1 – multidisc (Enhanced/Medium Density) ——————————————– Getting into 2016 (3 screener) by miker & PPs Chi Bao (sound)…

Petscii-Poker 2016 – Game for the Commodore 64 gets update

Petscii-Poker, developed by the group Software of Sweden, was released a while back and now has been updated delivering faster gameplay and also miscellaneous bug fixes. As the name suggest, it is a poker game that uses PETSCII characters to represent the graphics, with very impressive results. The background music is another welcome touch that creates a nice mood to…

Amigaville Magazine Issue #3 is out!

Almost time to slice the turkey and celebrate the new year and I just had a pleasant surprise: Amigaville issue 3 is out. Amigaville issues 1 and 2 had a staggering reception from the Amiga community and that was well deserved for being a magazine made with high-quality articles and professional finish. Amigaville issues 1 and 2 had a staggering…

'Flying Cobra DX' – New Shoot'em up! game for Commodore 64

  Nothing like a good brainless shot’em up game to celebrate 2016, eh? If you agree you should try Flying Cobra RX, released today by The New Dimension. The game is very fast and the smooth animation, impeccable! I recommend the joystick instead of the keyboard if you can, as the game is harder using the keyboard. The sideways missiles are…