Scene World Podcast Episode #137 – Isaiah “TriForce” Johnson (Part 1)

This time we welcome Isaiah “TriForce” Johnson, a true Esports veteran in Jamaica! He told us so many interesting things about his beginnings in Esports and it was a pleasure to listen… Tune in and get educated and entertained! https://scene.world/triforce   there is also a video version here:  

Special Bundle celebrates ZX Spectrum’s 40th Birthday with amazing games and all for charity!

To celebrate ZX Spectrum’s 40th birthday, Quantum Sheep reached out to some awesome Spectrum game developers who have very generously agreed to participate in the Game Bundle with all proceeds destined for charity. The bundle is hosted on itch.io using the “pay what you want” price (above $10.00) and gives you access to 30+ games for the ZX Spectrum. The…

2022 Basic 10 Liners Contest Publishes the Winners!

The 2022 Basic 10 Liners contest is over and, once again, brings very clever and impressive programs that are hard to believe were made using 10 lines of BASIC, sometimes very encrypted 10 lines, but still an amazing accomplishment! Nothing less than 82 programs were submitted, giving a lot of work and amusement to the 8 judges, including myself! This…

ListenerGS brings voice-to-text to the IIGS

ListenerGS

Jeremy Rand has released ListenerGS, a voice-to-text NDA for the Apple IIGS.

Scene World Podcast Episode #136 – Composing for the Sega Master System with Polaria Poyon

We’re delighted to welcome Polaria Poyon in our new episode. She’s a genius composer of chiptunes for the Sega Master System and Game Gear. AJ, Joerg, and Denis get to know about her and her new projects, as well as some interesting tech insights. Enjoy the tunes and tune in! (interview begins at 23:00) https://scene.world/Polaria-Poyon  

Scene World Podcast Episode #135 – Gaming journalism and more in Jamaica with Wayne Benjamin

AJ and Joerg start off their series to dig into what’s going on about gaming in Jamaica – For this episode we’re happy to welcome Wayne Benjamin. He is one of the most influential video game and Esports journalists from Jamaica. Enjoy! (interview begins at 18:00) https://scene.world/thelabvideogametv  

Juiced.GS Volume 27, Issue 1 now available

Juiced.GS Volume 27, Issue 1 (March 2022)

Volume 27, Issue 1 (March 2022) of Juiced.GS, the longest-running Apple II publication in print, has now shipped!

Retroaccion announces a new programming contest dedicated to the first video game ‘SpaceWar!’

Retroaccion, the organizers of the event RetroMañía, has announced a new programming contest which objective is to pay homage to the first video game ever written – SpaceWar!, programmed in 1962 for the PDP-1 by Steve Russell in collaboration with Martin Graetz, Wayne Wiitanen, Bob Saunders, Steve Piner, and others. The contest asks for the participants to write a game…

Zeta Wing Deluxe Edition Has Bonus Game!

Bitmap Soft has opened pre-orders for the physical cartridge edition of Zeta Wing for the Commodore 64. Originally released as a digital only version back in September 2020, Zeta Wing has received critical acclaim for its high quality vertical scrolling blasting action which saw it being voted as the winner of the RGN C64 Gamers’ Choice Award for 2020. The…

C Compiler SDCC 4.2.0 has been released, including future support for 6502

A new release of SDCC, the portable optimizing C compiler for STM8, MCS-51, DS390, HC08, S08, Z80, Z180, Rabbit, SM83, eZ80 in Z80 mode, Z80N, TLCS-90, 6502, Padauk and PIC microprocessors is now available. Among many new features, the ubiquitous compiler has started to support 6502 output. The development is still ongoing but progresses fast. SDCC 4.2.0 New Feature List:…