Tag: Commodore

Retro Revisited: Manhattan Dealers

We go back to 1988 and check out Silmarils’ drug-busting beat ’em up for Amiga and Atari ST!

Versus, The Amiga Demo Chart, Voting has opened for issue 9!

Some interesting Scene News today. @AmigaOldSkooler contacted Vitno recently through Twitter to let you all know that Void and Nukleus are bringing back the Amiga demo chart called Versus. They are looking for people to vote for their favourite Amiga demos and Artist. Looking over the details, it could come across a little daunting, but rest assured, you do not…

Commodore 16 Repair by Jan Beta

If you are into old computers, particularly Commodore, you will have heard of Jan Beta. Jan has a fantastic YouTube channel with many informative videos, discussing repair of Vintage Computers and Electronics. His latest offering specifically stood out for me, being a big C16/Plus/4 fan. Jan has acquired not just one, but four Commodore 16 computers, all of which are…

New Amiga WHDLoad Updates

WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. The following installers have been added up to 2019-06-03. 2019-06-03 improved: Magic Pockets (Renegade/Bitmap Brothers) 2nd button support added, alternate custom level 1 support (Info) 2019-05-31 fixed: Super Stardust (Bloodhouse) soundFx in game were trashed if intro was not skipped immediately, more options for trainers added (Info)…

Review: Barbarian+ (Amiga)

We put Raster Wizard’s 2018 remake of the classic hack n’ slash arcade game under the microscope!

Precinct 20: Dead Strange, Alf Yngve Checks In To Reveal Further Details

Alf Yngve, the accomplished game designer behind numerous SEUCK based games (such as Border Blast 3, Bank Run and Forgotten Forest to name a few) has checked in with the VITNO team to provide an update on his upcoming game Precinct 20: Dead Strange for the Commodore 64. Precinct 20: Dead Strange will be a horror themed game that will…

Re-Amiga: a new PCB for the A1200!

Electronics hobbyists and Commodore fans looking to breathe life into a defunct A1200 might be interested in ‘Re-Amiga‘, a new printed circuit board design created by John “Chucky” Hertell. John reached out to the Amiga community on Facebook to ask for suggestions as to what his next project should be; when someone replied that they had an empty A1200 PCB,…

The Centre for Computing History showcases unreleased Commodore 65!

Historians and computing enthusiasts interested in the history of Commodore and it’s unreleased Commodore 65 prototype should definitely take time to watch the following video uploaded by The Centre for Computing History. In this feature, Jason Fitzpatrick talks to Adrian Graham (binarydinosaurs.co.uk) about Commodore’s successor to the classic C64. The pair discuss a brief history of the machine, it’s various…

C256 Foenix Project – What could have succeeded the C128?

A new web site and forum has sprung up announcing a project to create a spiritual successor to the C64 and C128. Early specification details include: 65C816 CPU at 14MHz 4MB RAM (split between main / video) Custom graphics chip – code named VICKY – providing 640×480 with 256 colors Dual 6581 and dual YM3812 sound chips Local DMA and…

BoingsWorld #91 Amiga Podcast (German)

A new episode of BoingsWorld (German language) is now available. Click the link below to listen to the following articles: Amiga News, Amiga meeting 2018 Neumünster, MorphOS, A4000 motherboard, Amiga 500 cases, Amiga OS3, C4 Reloaded MK2 and Alternatives Computer Meeting Wolfsburg. Listen: BoingsWorldEpisode091.mp3 Website: http://boingsworld.de