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C65 - FPGA | Paul Gardner-Stephen is working on a FPGA version of the Commodore C65. His goal is to make an 8-bit computer for the 21st century. The features of the C65 - FPGA will be: 1920x1200 @ 60Hz resolution, 256 colour palette from 4096 colours, 8 normal or enhanced sprites, faster CPU, 16MB RAM, multiple SID's and more.

Hoxs64 v1.0.8.7 | David Horrocks released a new version of his Hoxs64 emulator. The latest changes are: Resizable main window for windowed mode. Improvement for the Ultimax VIC fetch. Fixed an EasyFlash cartridge fault when loading a 4KB banked CRT file or state file.

WinUAE 2.8.0 | A new version of WinUAE is now available. Changes in this version: A4000T and A4091 SCSI emulation. Graphics filter settings for native and RTG modes. Emulated A1000 KICK diskette. Super Card Pro image file support. SLIRP network inbound port support. Joystick/joypad can be used to control light pen cursor. And many other updates.

Amiga 3000 style case for the Raspberry Pi | Pierluigi Ceruttis (Fynsya) developed a Amiga 3000 style case for the Raspberry Pi. The case is made from strong impact-resistant ABS plastic and purposely designed to fit both model A and model B boards exactly.

ACE v1.6 - MorphOS | ACE is an Amstrad CPC emulator made by Philippe Rimauro. The emulator is written in the language C and its GUI is based on MUI 4. The changes in this version are: Improvements for Tape2HD, Gate Array, screen monitor emulation, disassembler, CASOutChar / CASInChar and the english and french translations. Added UBC, DKB, 64K, user-resetable counters, real step by step mode and much more.

FS-UAE v2.4.1 | FS-UAE is a multi-platform Amiga emulator for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X based on UAE/WinUAE. Changes in this version: Improved the hd_requirements system and solved a problem when using Python 2.7. The joystick names and PATH's can now contain non-ASCII characters.

Victorian Era VIC 20 Sound Chip Emulator | Aleksi Eeben has made an program for the Commodore 64 that can emulate the sound of the Commodore VIC-20. The player can be used to play all the VIC-20 music, and 35 examples from 4-mat, Britelite, Viznut, Mermaid and Aleksi Eeben are included.

FS-UAE v2.4.0 | FS-UAE is a multi-platform Amiga emulator for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X based on UAE/WinUAE. Changes in this version: Support for multiple mice and support for SDL 2.0. More FS-UAE configuration options. JIT for Windows (x86). Better support for the online Amiga game database. Improved joystick/gamepad configuration tool.

Commodore LCD emulator | Gábor Lénárt has started a new web page about the Commodore LCD. The Commodore LCD never made it into production but there a couple of proto types. On this web page you can find more information about the CLCD and you can try the CLCD emulator in your browser.

Emu64 V5.0.9 | Thorsten Kattanek released a new (beta) version of his Commodore C64 emulator Emu64. The recent changes are: Android version. Improvements for the SID, VIC, CIA and the CPU emulation. And REU and GEORAM emulation is added.

TAWS v0.23 | TAWS (The Amiga Workbench Simulation) is a JavaScript simulation of the Amiga-Workbench 1.x - 3.x for IE, Firefox, Opera and WebKit-Browsers. With TAWS you can work with the Amiga Workbench inside your favourite web browser. Changes in this version: Added OS 1.0 and OS 1.1. OS 3.9: Start-up screen, AsyncWB and Trashcan. OS 4: More short keys and menu option, Early Start-up Control and Start-up screen. And many improvements for better emulation in IE, Firefox, Opera Chrome and OWB.

CCS64 v3.9.1 | Per Håkan Sundell released a new version of his Commodore C64 emulator. Changes in this version: Emulator improvements to support more demo's such as EmuSuxx0r from Crest. More PAL artefacts such as blurring, etc., have been implemented. You can download this C64 emulator from Per's web page.

Online Amiga 500 Emulator | Christian Stefansen made it possible to use a Amiga 500 (PAL) emulator in the Chrome browser (version 31+). Before you can use the emulator you will need a Kickstart ROM. The source code of the emulator is available.

WinUAE v2.7.0 | A new version of WinUAE is now available. Changes in this version: SCSI tape drive emulation, A2065 emulation, improved 68020 emulation, new field based interlace options, cycle-exact CIA TOD counter, solved problems with the XBox 360 pad, RTG mode video recording, lzx decompressor, CD CUE file parsing and much more.

Oricutron v1.1 | Oricutron (formerly known as Oriculator) is an emulator for the Oric series of computers. This emulator is available for AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, MacOS and Windows. Changes in this version: Improvements for scan lines, full screen options and the Pravetz 8D ROM. Disk and tape image auto detection, auto run for Jasmin and Pravetz diskettes, various AY emulation improvements and simplified the system timing.

Online VICE | Richard Janicek made it possible to use the VICE emulator online. This emulator makes use of JavaScript and needs a modern browser such as Firefox 28 or Chrome 33. For the future Richard has planned: joystick and gamepad support, adding another computer (VIC-20) and making this emulator work with IE.

Hi65 | Hi65 is a high-level Commodore 65, BASIC 10 emulator. The Commodore 65 is an proto type 8-bit computer with an 4510 CPU (3.54 MHz), 256 colour graphics and 8 MB of RAM. This emulator does not emulate the whole C65, but it will run programs that are written in BASIC. Changes in this version: Improved the configuration system. Rewritten the PRINT function. Better precision for non-integers. You can now write and modify your BASIC 10 programs directly in the emulator.

GnGeo v0.7 - AmigaOS 4 | GnGeo is a fast and powerful command line Neo Geo emulator for the Amiga. Recent changes: Long names for romrc.d files. DOS line ending in the rom.rc and gngeorc files. Improvements for the emulation engine and the audio buffer. A video mode for a LCD monitor on HDMI and a pause key is added.

Oricutron v1.0 | Oricutron (formerly known as Oriculator) is an emulator for the Oric series of computers. This emulator is available for AmigaOS 4, MorphOS, MacOS and Windows. Changes in this version: Pravetz Dos-8D diskette support, Telestrat implementation, Joystick improvements, more command line options (turbo tape, light pen and scan lines) and a few small errors are removed.

XRoar v0.30.3 - AmigaOS 4 | XRoar is an emulator for the Dragon and Tandy computers with the 6809 CPU. XRoar can use virtual diskettes, cassettes or cartridges. There are 3 video modes, joystick support and a audio output available. Changes in this version: CoCo BASIC printing support. Pause switch. Improvements for the HD6309, 6847T1, joystick handling and a mouse interface is added. Support for the Orchestra 90-CC cartridge. New options for audio and printing.

AmiKit v1.6.6 | A new edition of Amikit is available. There are changes or updates for the following programs: IconLib 46.4.326 (Peter Keunecke), OpenURL 7.13 (Open Source Team), playOGG 130312 (Lorence Lombardo) and YAM 2.8p1 (YAM Open Source Team).

Hoxs64 v1.0.8.5 | David Horrocks released a new version of his Hoxs64 emulator. The latest changes are: Added emulation state file save, load and restore facility, Epyx Fastload cartridge and a screen border hide options. Solved a problem with the Retro Reply cartridge and the EasyFlash cartridge. Reworked the CPU code to accommodate XAA/ANE for a MOS8500 as reported by Visual6502.org.

Commodore Pi | Commodore Pi is an project is to develop a native Commodore 64 emulator for the Raspberry Pi, with the following features: Fast boot, HDMI and composite video, GPIO connections, Ethernet and USB. It will include all of the expected emulation features such as SID sound, sprites, joysticks, REU access, etc. as well as additional modern graphics modes.

Hi65 | Hi65 is a high-level Commodore 65 emulator. The Commodore 65 is an proto type 8-bit computer with an 4510 CPU (3.54 MHz), 256 colour graphics and 8 MB of RAM. This emulator does not emulate the whole C65, but it will run programs that are written in BASIC. Changes in this version: Load programs via the command line or with the DLOAD command. Most of the BASIC 10 instructions are working. Extremely fast graphical operations, much faster than the real C65.

UAE4ALL - Dreamcast | UAE4ALL is an Open Source Amiga500 emulator for the Dreamcast console. The current version is a release candidate, but lots of games are running at the moment. Recent changes: SuperThrottle, ADZ support, Save diskette changes to VMU, 2 Floppy drives emulation, Throttle and Autoframeskip.

C64 emulator - Ouya | The Stiggy made a video review of the C64 emulator on the Ouya. The Ouya is a open source game console with a Nvidia Tegra 3 Soc and Andriod OS. He talks about the options for video, audio and the inputs. He explains the loading of the games, the turbo function, the on-screen keyboard and how to use a cartridge.

AmiArcadia - v21.2 | AmiArcadia is a emulator of early game consoles like the PHUNSY, Elektor TV Games Computer, Interton VC 4000, Emerson Arcadia 2001, Central Data 2650 and others. Ami Arcadia is available for the 68k Amiga, Amiga OS4, MorphOS and Windows. Recent changes are: Added title bar message: recording and playback. Improved de-multiplexing and the help function for the Interton games. Improvements to the debugger T-command. And repaired the Elektor game Rocket Hunting.

TAWS v0.22 | TAWS (The Amiga Workbench Simulation) is a JavaScript simulation of the Amiga-Workbench 1.x - 3.x for IE, Firefox, Opera and WebKit-Browsers. With TAWS you can work with the Amiga Workbench inside your favourite web browser. Changes in this version: Support for Internet Explorer 10. Russian texts are now available. The disk drive can be disabled. Improvements for the preferences and many bug fixes.

FCEU - MorphOS | FCEU emulates the classic NES / Famicom game console. FCEU currently has great compatibility, sound support and save ram / save state support. Changes in this version: Improved display initialisation for G5 and laptops. Screen borders are properly blanked on all settings and the display is properly centred in scan line, overlay and full screen.

FS-UAE v2.2.3 | FS-UAE is a multi-platform Amiga emulator for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X based on UAE/WinUAE. Changes in this version: Reading file name as program parameter is now correct. Improvements to the launcher. And an update for the Italian translation.

FPGAArcade Replay | The FPGAArcade Replay is now officially for sale. The price will be 199 Euro or 229 Euro for the version with composite/SVHS output. Features: Very large FPGA, 64 MB memory, DVI / HDMI / VGA 15 kHz monitor support, 24 bit / 192 kHz audio DAC and a flexible clock generator.

WinUAE - v2.6.1 | A new version of WinUAE is now available. Changes in this version: New: Input panel Invert option, FPU unimplemented instruction option, 2 MB Chip RAM. Update: OFS hardfile, AGA emualtion, Direct3D, Reset for SCSI emulation and A3000 SCSI emulation.

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