Fresh from the press, this article from Sergey’s Blog shows you how to build a ZX Spectrum Clone, including a 3D-printed case. It is a very technical article, so if you are into electronics, it is right up your alley! He bought a Harlequin board on eBay, put the components together and get a working ZX Spectrum for cheap-ish. He…
Covert Bitops has released a new game for the Commodore 64, Hessian, a 2D arcade game where you control Kim, a security guard. From the game manual, “Take the role of Kim, a low-clearance security guard working a permanent night shift (on her request) at the Throne Group Science Complex. One night, she wakes up inside a cargo container converted to an…
Quinn Dunki, host #1 of Open Apple podcast and the woman behind Blondihacks blog, has published an extensive review of the most recent release in the modern storage realm, the Floppy Emu by Steve Chamberlin of Big Mess O’ Wires fame. “The best part of the Floppy Emu is probably its flexibility. It will emulate 5.25″ drives, 3.5″ drives, and Smart Port devices…
There! I confess! I envy people that know how to create SID tunes. Besides the lack of musical inclination, I see tracking software one of the most daunting things to learn in the C64 scene. There are many great tools that try to make it easier for the musicians out there. One that is available to run on modern Windows machines…
People’s imagination has no limits, and when we think we have seen everything in the C64 scene, something new shows up. This is the case of this little C64 game called ‘Dress Up!’, where you basically “play” dressing your model with different clothes, hair style and shoes! For those who are thinking “Is that game for young little girls!?!”, tell me if you…
Nightmare Busters is a new run & gun game developed through the partnership of Super Fighter Team and the game’s developers, Christophe Gayraud and Jean-Christophe Alessandri. “Synchronized with the wavelength of dreams, the miserable Tyrant has discovered a way to enter them and convolute what children see, hear and feel while they sleep — all for the benefit of…
Retro Emulator Vision and Game (REV’n’GE) issue 49 in both Italian and English editions. The contents of the February issue: Altered Destiny Alternate Reality: The City Astro Pinball CDTV Genlock Dem Doctor Doom’s Revenge Genesis: Beyond the Revelation Rescue of Lorri in Lorrinitron Rescue on Fractalus! Retribution Rick Dangerous The magazine is available as free download following the link below….
8-bit Weapon has released the first official video for the track “Phase I – Lexical Analysis” off the new album “Disassembly Language: Ambient Music for Deprogramming Vol. 1”. [youtube zBUqM1VvPkQ nolink] They explain that the video was shot off a real Commodore 1902 monitor to boot, though the camera was at an angle to give it a pseudo 3d perspective. Pretty nice…
Directly from Korea surfaces a brand-new Apple II emulator for Windows, the Apple in PC (AIPC). Features include: Emulates Apple //e enhanced computer Mockingboard and/or PHASOR card support Mouse Interface card support Disk II card with disk image (DSI, DO, PO, NIB images supported) Mass storage “SD Disk][ HDD” (HDV, 2MG images supported) Joystick with NumPad or PC Joystick Various…
Stack Overflow is a site for question and answers widely used by the software development community. It is valuable because all issues and answers can receive up/down votes, and they stay forever, accessible at any time. This is the second attempt to create a Stack Exchange site exclusive for vintage computer hobbyists interested in restoring, preserving, and using the classic computer and…
