It is a cloudy Sunday morning here in Ottawa, and that alone sets one’s mood pretty low. Luckily, I’ve opened my emails and saw the Spectrum Next Kickstarter Update #36 in my mailbox. Suddenly, the pale skies don’t look that dull anymore! As usual, Henrique’s update is long, full or pictures and information so I will try to summarize here….
The dedication and love that persists for the Commodore Amiga seems to know no bounds, and the number of projects dedicated to keeping the memory of the machine alive is seemingly never-ending! Thanks to a heads-up from our community, we were made aware of a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the Checkmate A1500 (2018 edition), a modular Amiga desktop computer case….
The “amiga-place-to-be” English Amiga Board (EAB) has announced a new game development competition, and it is offering more than €500 in prizes! The competition will run from September 1st, 2018 and the deadline is on February 28th, 2019 at 23:59 UTC, so the contestants will have six months to come up with the next great Amiga game. The entries have to be brand…
Electronics hobbyists and Commodore fans looking to breathe life into a defunct A1200 might be interested in ‘Re-Amiga‘, a new printed circuit board design created by John “Chucky” Hertell. John reached out to the Amiga community on Facebook to ask for suggestions as to what his next project should be; when someone replied that they had an empty A1200 PCB,…
Foreword With the general ubiquity of mobile telephones and increasing popularity of assistive technologies built into Google Home, Siri, and Alexa, the capabilities of modern voice recognition technologies are often taken for granted. While most of us now issue voice commands and dictate messages to our devices with nary a second thought, it has taken decades of painstaking research to…
It’s been a busy few months for Hector Toro (@narehop) and José Sanz (@josyanf1) ever since they announced their remake of Sega’s classic Master System title, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, back in June. We were extremely impressed with the art style showcased as part of the initial reveal, and the recent publication of even more artwork and in-game assets demonstrate a…
After decades of hibernation, rumours, and false starts, it looks like Sega’s much-loved 2D side-scrolling brawler series is back! Newly announced on Twitter by retrogaming publisher and distributor, DotEmu, Streets of Rage 4 is being co-developed by Lizardcube, the same team behind the recent remake of Wonderboy III: The Dragon’s Trap, and Guard Crush Games, creators of Streets of Fury….
One of the great things about retrogaming is the passion of the community, and it’s always a pleasure to read and share the contributions made by those who help to make the scene as vibrant and engaging as it is. We’d like to take the opportunity to give a warm welcome to Ian Maddison (@itsbigian), the latest member and contributor…
If you are an Apple ][ fan, or even if you think Atari or Commodore are better, you probably know about Kansasfest, a multiday encounter that happens every year in Kansas City, Missouri. The length of the conference is at the same time a blessing for those who are able to attend and a curse for those who cannot afford…
March/2019: Check also https://www.vitno.org/retroshop-rolling-out-mister-fpga-special-bundle/ RetroShop, a well known retro-hardware provider, has announced on its page on Facebook the immediate availability of MiSTer, a re-implementation of the original classic computer hardware in FPGA. MiSTer is a port of the MiST project to a larger FPGA and faster ARM. MiSTer provides modern video output through HDMI (VGA and analog audio are still available…
