You may know that Information technology pioneer Ted Nelson coined the term “hypertext”, but did you know that he also got a TON of junk mail? Throughout his life and career, he made a habit if checking reader service cards — those cards you could send in to get more information from vendors and advertisers — and received thousands of…
Our (and everybody else’s) prediction did come true. Nintendo has announced that the SuperNES Classic edition will hit the shelves on September 29th. Following the success of the NES Classic, Nintendo has decided to release the follow-up console with 21 built-in games, including Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and many other really classic games. The announcement was received by…
Cloanto has announced the immediate availability of its two emulation solutions for Amiga and C64: Amiga and C64 Forever 7. After 18 months of development since its previous release (Amiga, C64 Forever 2016), the change list is extensive with highlights in the input devices area, which includes new controllers support, left-handed support, configurable autofire (also with separate fire) and merging of multiple…
Immortal C64 Episode 73 – The weather tried to kill my PC. Track Listing : Track Number / Start Time / Artist / Track Name / Track Length 01 .. 0:00:30 – Alexander Rotszch – Challenger – 3:32 02 .. 0:04:02 – Spino – The Darkness Remix – 4:40 03 .. 0:08:36 – Adam Gilmore Draconus – 3:32 04 …..
“Cassette tapes changed music forever, we’re about to do the same with retro gaming on mobile” was the bold statement Sega made in the pre-release marketing for Sega Forever. 500 hand-labelled cassette tapes posted to the most popular content creators around the world who dutifully speculated on their channels, building awareness and anticipation for Sega’s unveiling. Sega Forever landed on June…
Alexey “alsp” Spirkov has started to ship SDrive², a disk emulator for Atari 8-bit computers that uses a microSD card as storage media. The device connects directly to the Atari SIO port and it is available in kit format or fully assembled unit, including a nice 3D-printed case. The kit is sold for US$15 and the fully assembled for US$50 + shipping,…
Komoda & Amiga Plus is a Commodore pdf magazine and comes in two language types, English and Polish. In this edition: Pharaoh, Xplode Man, Super Silverfish, Jerry’s Quest, My Life, Hat Trick, The Bear Essentials, Samurai Warrior, Thomas Heinrich, File Managers – SD2IEC, Pentagorat, Power Glove, SEUCK Compo 2016, Astromenace, Jon Hare, Blade Warrior, Trevor Dickinson, Amiga – 3D glasses, Final…
In this episode The 8-Bit Guy shows how to connect an LCD screen to a Commodore 64’s User Port. Check out the video below. YouTube: The 8-Bit Guy
The Kickstarter from COREi64 has smashed it’s target, with still 11 days left. The total amount pledged so far is CA$ 3,053 of the CA$ 500 goal! If this is the first time you have heard this News, well join the club, somehow this slipped by us too. The Non-Destructive Commodore 64c Raspberry Pi Conversion Frame is a framework that…
The SOAP return for episode 7! This time Dan and Az take you way back with a retro special! The Commodore 64 Why was it the most popular computer of all time? Gaming on 8-bit and what made it so good? How would 8-bit gaming translate today? Get retro and sit back for the answers and so much more goodness!!!…
