No, I’m no MC Hawking. But from the perspective of the Amiga, which was by far the most active demoscene platform when the demoscene was born, I recognize a few generation shifts in demos, and at the same time phases that all demoscene groups go through. 1. 1987. You want to be like the others, so intros to get your…
In this weeks episode of Retro Asylum, Mogz79 aka Paul Monaghan tells you all about his own gaming history with Atari ST. Topics covered in this episode 1st game played on his ST. Conversions of the 8bit and Arcade games on it. Also how certain games have shaped his gaming memories as well as mentioning a few key ST games….
Latest releases over at CSDb are as follows: Planet Popper +1H, #r3b1r7h: A., Experiment 1, Genesis Logo “Cave”, The Persian Princess, Pussywhip, Dark Force +2H, Leaf Runner, Booze Design Logo “Razor” and Hero Time 2. Source: CSDb
LGB has started a new web page about the Commodore LCD. The Commodore LCD never made it into production but there are a couple of prototypes. On this web page you can find more information about the CLCD and you can try the CLCD emulator in your browser. Website: http://commodore-lcd.lgb.hu
The MorphZone web page has had an interview with Guido Mersmann. Guido also known as Geit lives in Germany and started developing software in 1983. His first computer was a Busch209, but later he had a Commodore 64, Amiga 500 and an Amiga 2000. In the interview Guido speaks about his program Grunch. Website: http://www.morphzone.info
Sidchip made an adapter that allows connecting two joysticks to USB. The features are: Two digital joysticks simultaneously, Supports for paddles on port 1, Compatible with Windows, Linux and Mac. The device is built with a PIC18F14K50 micro controller, the schematics, PCB layout and firmware are available. Website: http://kair.us
Petri Häkkinen is developing a flash memory expansion for the Commodore VIC-20. At this moment he has a working prototype. He uses a 256K x 8 flash memory chip, three 74HC541 8-bit tri-state buffers and an ATMega32A micro controller. You can follow the progress of this project on Petri’s blog.
Games Corner is an English diskette magazine about new game and cracked releases. The games in this edition: Assembloids, Asteroids emulator, Bezerk Redux, Bomberland, Cowboy Duel, Crazy Dog Racing, Guns ‘n’ Ghosts, Krieg im Weltraum, etc. And a list of first releases of recent cracks. Download: Game_Corner_Q1-Q4_2013_LAXITY.zipSource: CSDb
The NST’s Monitor Extension is an extension for the internal Plus/4 software. This expansion gives your more possibilities with TEDMON, scrolling, disk drive and memory management. Changes in this version: Improved RESET/INIT function, Automatic ROM BANK detection, New commands: LA (Print Load and End address), L (Load), V (Verify), S (Save) and a “Work Indicator” for commands. Website: http://bsz.amigaspirit.hu
Scene World is an English diskette magazine for the PAL and NTSC Commodore 64 scene. In this edition of Scene World: Editorial, Feedback, EEEC meeting, ASCII graphics, BBS news, Interviews with Jeri Ellsworth, Ralph H. Bear, Chris Grigg and David Crane. Download: swo-22.zipWebsite: http://sceneworld.org
