QL SuperBASIC – The Definitive Handbook – Re-published after 30 years

Jan Jones republished her QL Superbasic language as a Kindle e-book, an it is available at Amazon for only £5.14. Published 30 years after the original, this edition has been retyped and reformatted by Jan Jones for today’s technology. Not only does it contain an extremely detailed description of the QL SuperBASIC commands, and an explanation of the structure of…

Clone-a-Dore: C64 Micro ATX Replacement Motherboard

What Is It? Replacement C64 motherboard for breadbins and early 64Cs Uses standard Micro ATX case and power supplies Fully socketed and for quick and easy testing and repair Uses donor MOS chips from breadbin/early 64c boards Prototype Board Features Follows Rev. B3 Assy # 250466 board schematic Micro ATX form factor board Uses any ATX v2.x power supply All…

Brand New Nintendo NES Homebrew ‘Lizard’ Hits Kickstarter

[youtube -iLsmsr7-24 nolink] Using Kickstarter as a platform to help fund development of an all new 8-bit adventure, Brad Smith has turned to the crowd-sourcing platform to bring Lizard to life. This reptilian platformer spanning countless screens and a nostalgic soundtrack is not only due to hit the Nintendo NES, but also Mac and PC. Brad Smith is a video…

openMSX 0.11.0 has been released

openMSX 0.11.0 -NotOneButDoubleOne- brings you the following important new features: VDP access timing now also for MSX1 modes (corruption with too fast VRAM access will be visible now), implementation of most detailed differences between all used VDP chips and emulation of MegaFlashROM SCC+ SD. On top of that, there are some important (long standing) bug fixes, like the proper implementation…

1541 Ultimate II Guide 5 : Cartridges

Another Ultimate II guide posted by Wiebo de Wit on his blog. This time he talks about Ultimate’s cartridge support. Check out the article following the link below. Link: DevDef Blog

Dungeon Hunt – a new game for the Atari 8 Bit!

Dungeon Hunt a single player game, styled after dungeon crawl type game such as Dungeon Master and Stonekeep.  Dungeon Hunt uses a first person perspective display engine to navigate a large detailed 3D maze.  Game play is fast and intense with dynamic action and many surprises! Consisting of 12 different dungeons, 15 unique monsters, multiple weapons, power ups and traps,…

SD2IEC & Epyx Fastcart review.

You know, as I get older, it takes more and more to get me really excited like a kid at Christmas time. That giddy feeling that comes when something is really good or something good happens. Now is one of those times. Package and Intro The items came lovingly packed in a sturdy box containing both the sd2iec AND an Epyx fastloader cart….

Donkey Kong Junior – Commodore 64

Released by: Mr. SIDRelease Date: 8 November 2014 Download: Donkey_Kong_Junior.zipWebsite: CSDb

Ben Heck building an Apple-1 From Scratch – Part 1

[youtube ZXllm5JWWAs nolink] After the portable ZX Spectrum, Ben decides to take on another retro 8-bit computer project and builds an Apple 1 from scratch. He wires the CPU, ROM, and RAM to a PCB and adds some logic gates for memory addressing. With this basic 6502 computer complete, he uses an oscilloscope to take a look at what the…

Boz and Guests – BBB Ten Year Anniversary

Saturday 8th November 2014, 19:00 USRT:Boz and Guests – BBB Ten Year Anniversary – It seems impossible doesn’t it? But yes, Boz’s Bit o’ Bollocks has been running for TEN YEARS! To celebrate this milestone, Boz has asked a few guests to come along and help him have a bit of a fun celebration on a Saturday evening. Come and…