TheC64 Mini Firmware 1.0.6 Update Coming This Week

Retro Games Limited has announced that they will be releasing firmware version 1.0.6 for TheC64 Mini on the 5th April 2018. Version 1.0.6 is set to feature the following changes: – Maps additional functions to joystick buttons for some games – Makes minor changes to descriptions for some games – Fixes an occasional scenario where an additional USB joystick is…

Revision 2018 Amiga and Oldskool Demo Results

The results are in for Revision 2018 Amiga & Oldskool Demos. In first place for Amiga; The Fall by The Deadliners, Second place is Hexel by Ephidrena, and third place is Pt 2 Horizons by Unique. For Oldskool, first place goes to Fairlight & Censor Design with We come in Peace, (C64) second place PhX by Condense (Amstrad) and third…

Sam’s Journey, Commodore 64, ViTNO Game Review

It’s hard to believe that Mayhem in Monsterland was released almost 25 years ago. It has been heralded as the definitive platformer for the Commodore 64 in terms of both gameplay and technical achievement that pushed the ‘old breadbin’ to do things it was not supposed to do. It was considered to be the great last hurrah for the C64,…

Bomb Jack Beer Edition For Amiga, Beta 4A Released!

Beta 4a of Graeme Cowie’s Bomb Jack Amiga remake, “Bomb Jack Beer Edition” has been just been released today. For more information about the game, check through our older posts and the EAB thread link below. Here’s another update – Beta 4A. In this build I’ve made a huge change and added memory management to the game. The game still…

Counterweight Kate for Commodore 64 Now Available on itch.io

Cogitare Computing is pleased to announce the release of Counterweight Kate for the Commodore 64. Counterweight Kate sees you take on the role of Kate who wakes up one night to find that her toys have come alive and found themselves in a bit of trouble. So its up to you to put on your bike helmet and set off…

New Compatible Case for Amiga 500 & Plus, IndieGoGo Campaign Launched!

A1200.net, the team behind the Amiga 1200 casing Kickstarter are back again with another crowd funder for a new compatible case for the Amiga 500 & Amiga 500 Plus. Currently the IndieGoGo campaign is on $32,055 USD of a $155,000 fixed goal. This sounds like a lot to achieve, but the guys did it before and there is no reason to…

Play Multiple Games From USB Stick On The C64 Mini, Well Kinda..

JMMReview over on YouTube has recently shared an interesting video showing us how to play more than one game from USB stick on the C64Mini. Now before you get too excited, it’s not what you think, currently there’s still no official firmware update, that allows more than one .d64 file on the usb stick. However, this is a neat little…

A Very Special Amiga Demo From Revision 2018, The Fall by The Deadliners & Lemon.

There seemed to be no use in waiting by the little door, so she went back to the table, half hoping she might find another key on it, or at any rate a book of rules for shutting people up like telescopes: this time she found a little bottle on it, (‘which certainly was not here before’, said Alice) and…

ROMhacking.net Latest Rom Hacks and Translations

Romhacking.net have updated their awesome website with some brand new Rom Hacks and Translations! Rom Hacks Zelda II – The Triforce Of Courage (Zelda II: The Adventure of Link)(NES) Uncle Mario Bros. (Super Mario Bros.)(NES) Super Mario Kart Devanny Dark Edition (Super Mario Kart)(SNES) Super Mario Bros 3.87 Heartless (The Burst Shoes Edition) (Super Mario Bros. 3)(NES) Metroid: Spooky Mission…

ZX Spectrum Next Setback – Further Delays Expected

Henrique Olifiers has provided backers of the ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter with an update on the project, unfortunately disclosing some frustrating news. The company that was going to produce the plastic keyboard casing for the Next has inexplicably dropped the project leaving the Next project team to source an alternate supplier. Despite the setback, Olifiers confirmed that the team are…