Game Corner Q2/2014 [pal/ntsc]

Games Corner is an English diskette magazine about new games and about cracking games. In this edition: 2048, Bellringer III, Boxmatch, Commando Arcade, Darkness, Darkipede, Roll, Kur Pelite Tu Tuceji, Maze Dash, Sokoban64, Xain’d Sleena, Your Farther’s Nightmare, Cracked stuff and World of First releases. Download: Game_Corner_Q2-2014_LAXITY.d64Website: CSDb

USB adapter Amiga

Spidi is working on a new USB adapter to use USB keyboards, mice and joysticks on the Amiga computer. The adapter converts the USB signals to the “old” Amiga signals. This means there is no new driver necessary on the Amiga computer. You can follow the progress on the PPA forum (Polish language). Website: http://www.ppa.pl

C64 cartridge dumper

Rob needed a way to get the data from a Commodore 64 cartridge. He made a device that can dump standard 8 kByte cartridges. He uses an Arduino that is connected to the cartridge to retrieve the data and transfer it to a PC via the USB connection. The schematics and firmware are available from the link below. Website: https://github.com/segrax/Arduino-C64-Cartridge-Dumper

Commodore Format Power Pack 63!

The guys over at Commodore Format Archive are so pleased with the responce they received from releasing Powerpack 62, that they have decided to work on another one which of course will be Power Pack 63!Commodore Format Power Pack 63 will be released in October. And just like before, they want to fill it with your software. Have you written…

Ben's ZX Spectrum Mod Part 1

[youtube 6GcwcyL9LgM nolink] Ben has modded many old computers into gaming portables and today he takes a crack at something new – the ZX Spectrum. He gets started by taking the computer apart for a closer look inside. He makes sure it works by simulating loading a game from tape before he gets down to making modifications. He adds a…

The latest issue of Atari User Magazine is available now in PDF or print editions!

Issue 27 of Atari User features an exclusive interview with Atari COO Todd Shallbetter. Find out how the company plans to take the Atari brand forward. Also on this issue, show report from ROM in Oxford, your chance to win Atari games, news, game reviews, ST coin-op conversions, homebrew and the top 20 games you must play on your Atari 2600! Source: http://atariuser.com

Retrochallenge 2014 Summer – Atari Strings and Cassette Storage

Having work with Microsoft BASIC most of the time, I have the clear idea how strings work in BASIC, but few moments after starting to work with Atari BASIC my world feel apart! First, in Atari BASIC you have to declare string variables before using it, giving the maximum size that string will need and for that you have to…

Retro-fun for you commute! Podcasts!

My own commute is not that long, but I really enjoy to use the time to listen to retro-related podcasts. There are several available for all kinds of tastes, ranging from gaming to vintage electronics. The best way to know and sample some is visiting the Throwback Network, a site devoted to unite several different podcasts in one single place. The…

Commodore Format Power Pack 62!

After 19 years the Commodore Format Power Pack is back!Commodore Format Power Pack 62 contains the following free games as a free download!Big thank you to Richard Bayliss and all the crew over at Commodore Format Archive for making this happen, happy memories revived :) Super Pac Twins House Case Sub Hunter Cosmic Ark Download: Power Pack 62Website: http://www.commodoreformatarchive.com

The world's first video game arcade machine

Forty years ago, Nutting Associates released the world’s first mass-produced and commercially sold video game, Computer Space, more than one year before Atari’s Pong. Computer Space pitted a player-controlled rocket ship against two machine-controlled flying saucers in a space simulation set before a two-dimensional star field. The player controlled the rocket with four buttons: one for fire, which shoots a…