Category: Scene News
The Digital Retro Park is one of the premier museums of digital culture. Falk Heinzelmann and Stefan Pitsch are the guys who started it all, and they’ve taken some time to talk to AJ and Joerg about the museum, as well as take us on a virtual tour while we’re all stuck at home! (interview starts at 10:05) https://scene.world/drp
The once mythical Nintendo/Sony prototype console can now be yours, my deep-pocketed friend! The auction for the console found in 2009 is now live and the current bid is US$23,000. The story started in 2009 when Terry Diebold struck the best luck when he bought a lot of abandoned property of a former Sony executive of an auction and the…
Welle:Erdball has been making music for almost 30 years, and the Commodore 64 has been an integral part of their unique sound since the beginning. Joerg and AJ talk to W:E members Honey and MissMoonlight about their musical process, what it means to them to be able to create art at this level, and the importance that the C64 plays…
It’s been roughly four months since our last update on Bomb Jack DX, a Bomb Jack Arcade fan remake for the Commodore 64. We are all still waiting patiently for a final release. Retrofan has shared News on Beta 7, which shows us various new improvements and some other lovely additions, including: Complete new (more aggressive) AI for flying saucer…
Back in 2016, Graham Axten released a Commodore 64 game called “The Bear Essentials” under the Pond Software label. The game was initially available as a free (or donate) download on Christmas Eve, and later you could purchase limited versions on cassette and also floppy disk. Unfortunately Pond Software is no more, however there is light at the end of…
This year, my annual trip to Brazil coincided with the time when the biggest game show in Latin America takes place: Brazil Game Show. This year’s edition had more than 300,000 people walking the aisles, checking the 400 booths featuring giant players like YouTube, Facebook Games, Epic Games, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and many others. Although I like and play games…
Psytronik and Remute are collaborating in a Commodore 64 game bundle, featuring 8 games by Psytronik and a Remute music EP which can be played on a C64! Similar to Humble Bundle sales, the Groupees bundle lets the buyer name the price, starting at US$3.99. The majority of the sales go to Psytronik, therefore buying this bundle the user supports…
The Portuguese-speaking Clube MSX Magazine has released its latest issue, the number 6. The 40-page full-color issue brings lots of content and, as usual, some gifts for the readers. Reviews: The Awakening (MSX2) Los Amores de Brunilda (MSX2, MSX2+ e Turbo-R) The Sorrow of Gadhlan’ Thur (MSX2, MSX2+ e Turbo-R) First part of an article talking about audio expansions for…
Some interesting Scene News today. @AmigaOldSkooler contacted Vitno recently through Twitter to let you all know that Void and Nukleus are bringing back the Amiga demo chart called Versus. They are looking for people to vote for their favourite Amiga demos and Artist. Looking over the details, it could come across a little daunting, but rest assured, you do not…
2 years ago, Scene World Magazine released the IT TV journalist pioneer interview with one of the WDR Computerclub moderators Wolfgang Back.Now, there is the English version finally available done by a professional voice over artist! Both the English and German version of this video interviews, also have English subtitles now.
