Tag: Retro Gaming News

ROMhacking.net Latest Updates, Rom Hacks, Translations and Conker’s High Rule Tail, A New Zelda Link to the Past Hack!

Romhacking.net have updated their website with some brand new hacks and translations patches. Some interesting ones this time round including “Adventure Island Abridged”, an improvement hack which aims to give players a modern way to enjoy the game by cutting a lot of the repeated content and adding a new mode that seeks to fix the unfairness of the original game,…

Thursday Afternoon Retro Gaming News Updates

Well it’s been a nightmare few weeks for me, As some of you know I was hit hard with the flu a couple of weeks ago, my father is in hospital again (won’t go into details but he’s doing ok), a few weeks ago I was made redundant from my so called ‘Secure’ job, and last the few days, I lost…

C64 intros Latest Updates

c64Intros have updated their intro database with 26 new intros. Groups updated this time include Laxity, Hokuto Force, Genesis Project, Atlantis, Atlantis + F4CG, Alpha Flight 1970, Angels, Accept and Collision. Website: http://intros.c64.org

Amiga Future #125 English/German Amiga Magazine Released!

Issue #125 of Amiga Future, The English and German Amiga magazine has been released. In this edition: Editorial, News, Spielfeld, Easter Egg, Lords of Doom, Boxx3, Tunnels and Trolls, Bubble Ghost, CD32 X-Men: Mind Games, AmigaOS 4 Update 1, SDK Browser 2.1, Amiga 1200 case, MuiBase, Insider – Sonny Bonds ein Cop packt aus, Trevors Soapbox, Commodore UK (2), Demoscene, Amiga…

The Retrogaming Times Issue #7

The Retrogaming Times is a Retro Computer Magazine (English language) for all retro computer fans. In this edition; Prepare to Qualify Upcoming Events More C64! Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Apple IIGS Super Mario Bros. Nintendo 64 Controller CoolBoy 198 in 1 VZ-200 & VZ-300 Retrogaming Dealers Trivia Recap See You Next Game. Website: classicplastic.net

Slipstream, New Space Galaxy Shoot ’em up for the Commodore Plus/4!

Slipstream is a new game for the Commodore Plus/4. A fast-paced 3D space shooter where you must fight enemy forces in five different galaxy locations. Released by: Bauknecht (BKN) Distributed by: Psytronik Software (Psytronik) Coded by: Mader, Stephan (Mad) [youtube 7D_kWrBnXTY nolink] Download: slipstream.zip Source: plus4world.powweb.com

C64 endings Latest Updates

Latest updates from Vinny over at c64endings.co.uk are as follows: FREEZE64 issue 7 ready to buy Endzone by Alternative Software Dark Star by Mastertronic Castle Master 2: The Crypt by Domark Website: c64endings.co.uk

Kilobyte Magazine 1/2017

Kilobyte Magazine is a hobbyist magazine dedicated to 8-bit computing today. This edition contains the following articles: Floppy disks, Tapecart, CD games, MOS chips, Athanor, Moonspire and 8-bit Civilizations. Website: https://issuu.com/kilobytemagazine/

Latest Amiga WHDLoad Updates

WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. The following installers have been added up to 2017-03-06. 2017-03-06 improved: B.C.Kid (Factor 5) trainer added (Info) 2017-02-28 improved: Goblins 3 (Coktel Vision) adapted for WHDLoad v17, workaround for issues added (Info) 2017-02-26 improved: The Immortal (Electronic Arts) fixed DMA wait for better music replay (Info,Image) 2017-02-26…

1979 Commodore PET 3032 (2001N-32) Electronic Repair

This video from iz8dwf shows part of the electronic troubleshooting and repair of a 1979 Commodore PET 3032, serial n. 1320067. Various defects found after all these years: defective ROMs, defective PIA 6520 and a defective MC3446 IEEE488 driver (found because it was running too hot). Two DRAM chips failed after about 2 hours of use. Some marginal IC sockets replaced…