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Kingdoms of Steam – Amiga Shoot ’em up, Level 4 Update

Amiga PD have released a four level ADF version of the upcoming Shmup ‘Kingdoms of Steam’. A few words from Amiga PDI have now finished a four level ADF version – this is as large as the game can get on a single ADF – frustratingly there seems an error in the Reality game creator – it should enable you…

Unofficial CD32 Ports – Flashback Updated.

Earok (Erik Hogan) over at Unofficial CD32 Ports has updated Flashback with further language support. English, Italian, German, French and Czech. Featuring The brilliant WHDLoad slave with CD32 joypad support, speed corrected cut-scenes and level/difficult select capability. CDXL intro, derived from the 2013 remake. Controls screen. Level and difficulty selection screen. Download: Flashback.zipWebsite: http://unofficial-cd32-ports.blogspot.co.uk

Scarabaeus +6DH – Commodore 64

Released by: OnslaughtRelease Date: 30 July 2015 Download: Scarabaeus+6DH_ONSLAUGHT.zipWebsite: http://onslaught.c64.org, CSDb

Commodore 64 Acrylic Housing Update!

We have just been informed by Lichmichel where to buy this wonderful custom Commodore 64 casing. The price is 70,00 €, and you can place your order over at the Plexilaser Shop website right now! Buy it here: http://www.plexilaser.de

New Tron cycle battle game released for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

The light cycle battles featured in Tron are probably the most iconic sequences of the movie, and it spawn hundreds of games with the same gameplay. I remember to play it on my TRS-80 Model I in a monochrome TV, and even with those chunky graphics it was a blast!. The Sega Mega Drive (or Genesis) fans have now an…

Amiga 30th Anniversary in California – Event Photos and Videos now Available

The Amiga 30th Anniversary at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California happened last weekend (on July 25th and 26th), and if you, like many of us, couldn’t be present, the Amiga.org user ‘eliyahu’ has posted links of some photos and videos of the event, gathered from different sources. You can get all the links following the forum post…

U17 PLAnkton – Commodore 64

The U17 PLAnkton is a replacement for the original PLA in the Commodore 64. This PLA replacement is developed by e5frog and is based on a Xilinx XC9536XL. The U17 PLAnkton is compatible with all C64 computers and it only uses 20 mA of current instead of 100 mA of the original PLA. Website: http://commodore64.se/forum/

SID 8580 – 6581 Adapter

перезапуск is developing an adapter that makes it possible to use a SID 8580 with a motherboard for a SID 6581. To make this possible the adapter has a 12 to 9 VDC conversion, modifications for the filter capacitors, AD-convertor (POT) and audio output. Forum64 Thread: http://www.forum64.de[via]

PyD64Fix – Repair Errors on a d64 Disk Image

Zzarko developed a program that can detect and repair errors on a d64 diskette image. The program is written in the programming language Python, and can be used on many computer systems. Download: PyD64Fix-1.0.tar.gzWebsite: CSDb

RockMaze +3P &Editor – Commodore 64

Graham Axten developed the game RockMaze in 1996, but only released it now with the help of Dr. Science. The game is inspired by the games Boulderdash and Repton. In the game you must collect all of the diamonds to finish the level. The game has 16 levels and a level editor. Download: RockMaze +3P &E [A4].d64Website: CSDb