Category: Scene News
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…
The Amiga game ‘The Dream of Rowan’ Kickstarter campaign still has 3 days until it ends and although it seems won’t meet the target, the developers put out today a work in progress demo of the game. If you were on the fence about backing the project, maybe playing the demo will help you make up your mind. Independent of the outcome,…
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….
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…
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, 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…
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…
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…
WHDLoad is a software package for the Amiga platform to make installation of software to a hard disk easier, for such things as demos or games. Recently it was announced that WHDLoad is now free which certainly brought more attention to it. Timely, the ByteCellar Blog has published a good introduction to WHDLoad. It is a must read and an…
It was announced today the availability of Fujiology Archive v2.1, the biggest Atari Demo Scene archive. Based on the ashes of the No Fragments CD-series, Lotek Style gathered together as many Atari Scene releases he could find. It contains productions for all Atari computers and consoles in a 62GB archive found in one single place. You can browse and download what you…
