Commodore 65 prototype was sold yesterday for 20,000 €

Reported last week by Commodore is Awesome, the C65 prototype auction has ended yesterday, and the lucky buyer will have to pay US$ 23,000 for it! It is not Apple 1 price range, of course but the considering that a previous auction for another C65 prototype back in 2013 reached a bit over US$ 7,000, this new one shows how…

Commodore 65 Prototype sold for staggering US$23,000!

Reported last week by Commodore is Awesome, the C65 prototype auction has ended yesterday, and the lucky buyer will have to pay US$ 23,000 for it! It is not Apple 1 price range, of course but the considering that a previous auction for another C65 prototype back in 2013 reached a bit over US$ 7,000, this new one shows how…

New NES Homebrew 'The Mad Wizard: A Candelabra Chronicle' has been released in cartridge!

[youtube UsfhIAHE5k0 nolink] Even after 30 years, your Nintendo Entertainment System is still up to the task, right? What if you can put your hands on a brand new game cartridge? You are lucky today! Sly Dog Studios have finally released their long-awaited puzzle platformer Mad Wizard: A Candelabra Chronicle on cartridge for the 8-bit system. RetroZone is selling this…

Amiga game of 2014

The results for ‘Amiga game of the year 2014’ have been published. AmigaOS 68k: Tales Of Gorluth: The Tear Stone Saga (Amiworx Software). AmigaOS 4.x, MorphOS and AROS: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (Raven Software / LucasArts). The complete results are on the Obligement web page. Website: http://obligement.free.frSource: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl

Sidplay64 v0.9

Sidplay64 is a program that can playback .SID files from the HVSC collection on a real Commodore 64/128. Changes in this version: Added: 1541U2 command interface routines. REU support. Attract mode. Joystick mode and screen on/off. Updates: Skins, M key (Manual, Next, Random) and the ClrHome key. Download: Sidplay64_v0.9_all_versions.zipWebsite: CSDb

The Sidplayer Channel

[youtube SrOx7HLm5Fo nolink] On YouTube you can now visit the The Sidplayer Channel. On this channel you can find music made with the famous SID chip from the Commodore 64. The videos also show animations or lyrics if they are available. Website: https://www.youtube.com

Jakadapter v2.1

With the Jakadapter you can connect two Atari-style joysticks to USB. This new version has the following changes: Both ports have now 8 configurable pins, for better support for other joysticks and paddles. The firmware is upgradeable via a boot-loader for future firmware updates. Website: http://kair.us/projects/jakadapter/index.html

Heroes of Roswell – AROS

Heroes of Roswell is a game for AROS made by Patrick Avella. In the game you must save earth from the alien invaders. The game has 4 levels and 3 difficulty levels, 4 regular enemies and 4 tough enemies. In the game you can get more weapons and speed upgrades. Wesbite: http://archives.aros-exec.org

VirtualC64 0.9.9.3

Dirk Hoffmann has released a new version of his VirtualC64 emulator. This emulator can turn your Mac (OS X) into a Commodore 64. Changes in this version are: Improvements for the keyboard, joystick simulation keys and the disk drive mount dialog. Export of the current drive contents (D64, T64, P00 and PRG). And many small enhancements. Website: http://www.dirkwhoffmann.de/virtualc64/

Flashtro Amiga

On the web page Flashtro.com you can see many cracker intro’s with your browser. The original intros from the Amiga, Atari-ST, Dreamcast, PC, Playstation etc. are converted to Flash. The most recent flashtro’s are: Outlaws – Yep, Outlaws – Baby Minese, The Wizards – Nathan der Weise, The Wizards – Accounting 5, Rascals – Rick Dangerous 2, Culprits – Imperium,…