Category: Retro Gaming

Sega Forever Review

“Cassette tapes changed music forever, we’re about to do the same with retro gaming on mobile” was the bold statement Sega made in the pre-release marketing for Sega Forever.  500 hand-labelled cassette tapes posted to the most popular content creators around the world who dutifully speculated on their channels, building awareness and anticipation for Sega’s unveiling. Sega Forever landed on June…

Commodore 1541 II Cheap Replacement PSU Video by Jan Beta

Jan Beta is testing a 2€ cheap replacement power supply for the Commodore 1541-II disk drive and comparing it to the original PSU. Check out the video below. YouTube: Jan Beta

Commodore 64 CSDb Scene Release Updates!

Here are the Latest CSDb releases from 8th June to date, click on the name of each one to view more information. Bingo Simulator 102%, The Castle of Doom – Redux +4, The Castle of Doom – Redux, The Sky Is Falling +2HD, La Carretera +T [english], Covfefe, Andagrownd Fakkaz, Escape from the Coppermine, Blackbird 1.1, TigerMoth Title Screen, Rogue…

The Retrogaming Times Issue #8

The Retrogaming Times is a Retro Computer Magazine (English language) for all retro computer fans. In this edition; Prepare to Qualify Upcoming Events More C64! – Starring Bruce Willis (Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Hudson Hawk) Retrogaming Feels – Rogue and Roguelikes Reviving Halcyon Days of Gaming Youth The Controller Chronicles – Sega Genesis Control Pad A Pirate’s Life For…

Latest Amiga WHDLoad Updates

WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. The following installers have been added up to 2017-06-10. 2017-06-10 new: Boulder Demo (Tristar) done by StingRay (Info,Image) 2017-06-05 fixed: Blood Money (Psygnosis) unreliable in-game PAL/NTSC detection recoded (Info) 2017-05-30 updated: Blood Money (Psygnosis) RawDIC imager, PAL/NTSC detection fixed (music should always play at correct speed now),…

SuperCPU for the Commodore Vic-20?

Kakemoms over at Vic-20 Denial Forum is currently working on a SuperCPU for the Commodore Vic-20! After many long hours and alot of Verilog coding, I have finally made a soft core addon to the Vic-20. What is it? Well, its a SuperCPU for the Vic-20. It currently runs at 22MHz and has a 65C02 core made by BigEd and…

Latest Updates from Vinny at C64 Endings

Latest updates from Vinny over at c64endings.co.uk are as follows: The Jetsons by Hi-Tec Software Impossible Mission 2 by Epyx Heatseeker by Thalamus Gemini Wing by Virgin Mastertronic Finders Keepers by Mastertronic Website: c64endings.co.uk

Latest C64 Updates from Richard Bayliss ,The New Dimension Website (TND)

Latest downloads over at The New Dimension are as follows: Spyders C64 – Chapter 1 by Mr. Nop Valkyrie 2 – The Templar by Eleanor Burns Mix Box #3 Launched TND Proudly Presents Delta Run Website: tnd64.unikat.sk

Commodore 64 Future-Proofing Video by Jan Beta

Jan Beta has made a video about some methods to prolong the life of a Commodore 64. The video includes recapping, heatsinking and even a crude overvoltage protection using a suppressor diode. Towards the end of the video he highlights some further preventive maintenance measures. Replacing the bridge rectifier and the voltage regulators. Check out the video below. YouTube: Jan…

Amiga Future #126 English/German Amiga Magazine Released!

Issue #126 of Amiga Future, The English and German Amiga magazine has been released. In this edition: Editorial, News, Spielfeld, Reshoot R., Workbench Explorer, Max Knight, Artic Moves, Time Gal, MorphOS – Tools & Utilities, OS4 Depot: Video-Player, Aminet, Emotion Mediaplayer, Flower Pot, Viper 530/E-Matrix 530, Vampire 600 V2, Trevors Soapbox, Scala Inc, Demoscene, Amiga WHDLoad, Blitz Basic and an interview…