Happy New Year! from Vintage is the New Old

Well 2017 is over and we move into a new year with new ideas, new plans and positivity. Today we take a look back on some of the fantastic releases over the last months of 2017. Below I have compiled a (long) list of Retro Games that stood out for me personally, each with a source link and where applicable,…

Virtual ][ 8.0 – The Apple II emulator for Mac gets major update

A new version of Virtual II emulator has been released. The new version 8.0 brings many new features and improvements. The big changes are behind the scenes, resulting in a 64-bit application that is compatible with the most recent MacOS APIs changes. This, at the end, ensures the longevity of Virtual ][ running on this and the next versions of…

Galencia – The “Galaga” that the Commodore 64 always deserved

Galencia is a new game created by Jason Aldred. At a glance, you could think it is merely a re-skinned Galaga but there is more to it, and we going to take a look here. Galaga is an icon in the video game realm, just next to Donkey Kong and Pac-Man. I remember playing the game on arcades but, although I love…

Kilobyte Magazine 3/2017 Released!

Kilobyte Magazine is a hobbyist magazine dedicated to 8-bit computing today. This edition contains the following articles: The Art of Floppy Disk Sleeves 50 Years of Logo How a Commodore 64 can produce VR images Book Review: Making Games for the Atari 2600 How to make scrolling possible on the Interton VC4000. Programming the Signetics 2650A One Jump’n’Run rule them…

LuftrauserZ Available to Purchase Again on Cartridge

RGCD announced on Twitter yesterday that LuftrauserZ for the Commodore 64 is available again to buy on cartridge. Go grab it now before they sell out again! Buy: Cartridge Buy: Download Website: rgcd.co.uk

INFERNO, A New MSX2 Game is Released!

Just in time for the New Year, Aetherbyte Studios has released their new MSX2 game, Inferno. Inferno is a platform action game in which the player must escape the pits of hell. As you progress, you upgrade from fists to various weapons by taking them from the devilish beasties that you kill. The game consists of four large maps to…

Tiny’R’Sid [reloaded] Released

Jürgen Wothke has released an updated version of the Tiny’R’Sid music player. This player allows you to listen to your favourite SID music online! Changes: The player is now using Hermit’s filter, “anti aliasing” and “combined waveform” implementation. Download: websid-1.04.1.zip Website: wothke.ch

X-bEnCh 1.1 Xmas’17 Public Beta Release

X-bEnCh is an Amiga game launcher & More … With 640 colors on screen with AGA (128 with OCS/ECS), this Frontend can autoscan your hard-drive to find all your whdload games or your .exe and organize them in launching listings. X-bEnCh can also manage manuals listings and have an internal script system, the X-bEnCh Scripts (For non whdload games for…

Commodore 64, Restoration from Trash to Treasure! (RetroManCave, Jan Beta)

In this video, Neil Corbett and guest Jan Beta show you the best ways to restore your Commodore 64 and peripherals and keep them future proof! Check out the video below. Source: RetroManCave, Jan Beta Website: pixelwizard.eu

Boings World #89 Amiga Podcast (German)

A new episode of BoingsWorld (German language) is now available. Click the link below to listen to the following articles: Amiga News, Ernie & Locke Part 14, Alex Engelhardt Interview and more! Listen: BoingsWorldEpisode089.mp3 Website: http://boingsworld.de