Category: Retro Computing History
Yes, another (or the same ?) Commodore 65 is having an auction on eBay. This one is being sold by the German eBay user “axelmuhr”, and as I write this, the higher bidder is willing to pay EUR 10.101,00. The Commodore 65, also known as C64 DX is a prototype computer created in 1990-1991 aimed to be an improved version of…
Twitter user @UMIHARAKawase send a message this week stating that he keeps his Super Famicom console powered on for 20 years, so he won’t risk losing hisUmihara Kawase game data. Incidentally, I’m pretty sure my first generation Umihara Kawase, which has been on in the SNES for over 20 years, has been in operation for over 180,000 hours. If the power is…
Tuomas Järvensivu and Harri Salokorpi have written an extensive blog post teaching the basics of assembly programming for the Amiga platform. The crash course walks you through an example that creates graphics on the display with a simple animation. The authors are using FS-UAE as development platform, as it proves very handy for its debugging capabilities. We both hope it provides a…
From Craig Turner: “So folks, most of the year’s gaming events have now been and gone and if you’re a regular show-goer, we hope you enjoyed them all! BUT – there’s one more important one left on the calendar and is sure to give you your best dedicated retro-gaming fix and the perfect atmosphere for a pre-Christmas blast with your friends…
To get hyped for the new Star Wars movie and game I recently decided to played Star Wars: Return of The Jedi for the Amiga 500 and it was a really enjoyable experience. For a game for such an old system it was a really great game. The graphics were pretty good, you could tell what was what and models…
This is actually pretty cool, like finding Moses’ Commandments drafts. Jason Scott kindly announced on Apple II Enthusiasts that he put up on Flickr several images of in-progress artwork during the development of Karateka. The images were found in Mechner’s floppies while Jason was digitalizing them. Most of the images shows almost the final artwork we see in the game, but…
The seventh issue of the printed Atari 8bit-Magazine PRO(C) ATARI is now available in English. If you want to know what PRO(C) ATARI means, you must buy this issue! This issue is also a debut a better print quality and more colours. Some of the content: Time For A Quickie (three Games played shortly) Tank Commander Remember Stichting Pokey Star…
Paulo Augusto Peccin has created a new MSX Emulator totally written in Javascript, and it can run directly from your browser, preferable Chrome. Features: 100% HTML5/JS, no plugins needed Runs in any modern Web Browser. Tested in Chrome and Firefox Put games or any MSX software in webpages easily Only standard MSX 1 support for now Full Savestates support Export…
ClassicIDE is being around for a while, helping Apple II users to get an affordable modern media for the Apple II. Tecnobyte has announced the production of a new batch of the card, costing USD$70 + shipment. If your Apple II feel lonely with access only to a cassette tape or disk drive, maybe the ClassicIDE is your solution. Good…
On Wednesday, the 30th of September, Scene World Magazine will be interviewing 3D Realms live as part of their “An Evening At The Museum” show! They will be talking about the history of their kickass games and also about their new IP “Bombshell!”. Watch it live via Twitch: 30th of September, 7 PM CEST: Website: http://twitch.tv/olymptronica
