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Vision BASIC - Sprites | You can watch a new video from the Vision BASIC channel. In this episode a tutorial about programming sprites in Vision Basic.

REDPILL v0.9.10 - Amiga Game Creator | REDPILL is a tool for creating games for Amiga without programming knowledge. It is easy to use but you can also do complex things and create games with the true Amiga feeling. Changes in this version: Improvements for fetch mode, resize map, WHDload slaves, object drawing, help, camara and brush.

A-SID - C64 | A-SID is a new program for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Orastron. With A-SID you turn your C64 into a wah-effect.

Tunnels & Trolls - Amiga | Tunnels & Trolls is a fantasy role-playing game designed by Ken St. Andre in 1975. In this Amiga version you do not need paper, dice, cards or the T&T rulebook. The supported adventures are: Abyss, Amulet of the Salkti, Arena of Khazan, Beyond the Silvered Pane, Blue Frog Tavern, Buffalo Castle, Captif d'Yvoire, Caravan to Tiern, City of Terrors, Dargon's Dungeon, Deathtrap Equalizer, Gamesmen of Kasar, Goblin Lake, Labyrinth, Mistywood, Naked Doom, Overkill, Red Circle, Sea of Mystery, Sewers of Oblivion, Sorcerer Solitaire, Sword for Hire, Trollstone Caverns and Weirdworld.

Ball and Chain - C64 | Ball and Chain is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer. Ball and Chain is an endless runner where the difficulty ramps up until you inevitably drop the ball. The game is developed by drmortalwombat.

Flood - VIC20 | Flood is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by Javier Gonzalez. You have to break the walls and collect the items before the water floods the area.

Tenebra - C64 | Tenebra is a new puzzle game for the Commodore C64 computer and is developed by Haplo. The game contains 31 levels and can be used on PAL and NTSC computers.

Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam | You can now participate in the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam. The game must be developed during the Game Jam and the game must work on a classic Amiga with AmigaOS.

Old School Gamer - 28 | Old School Gamer is a magazine for retro consoles gamers. In this (free) edition: The retro computers of the 80s such as the: Commodore C64, Tandy-1000, Apple II, etc.

PiStorm600 - Amiga | The PiStorm600 is a Amiga 600 compatible rework of the original PiStorm Rev. B board. When installed it disables the onboard CPU and allows the CPU emulator that is running on the Pi (Mushashi or Emu68) to take over.

Rowman - C64 | Rowman is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer developed by Darro (code), Errazking (pixels) and Narcisound (music). In the game you must help Rogelio to find the exit of the labyrinth of caves in which he has entered looking for the best fish for his dinner.

FRGCB | FRGCB (Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog) is a web page that writes about retro games. But the difference is that this blog compares the games between the different computers like the C64, Amiga, MSX, NES, CPC, DOS, etc. The most recent comparisons are: Milk Race (Mastertronic, 1987) and The Island of Dr. Destructo (Mastertronic, 1987).

Hey Birt! - 1581 Refurb | In this video from Hey Birt! the refurbishment of a Commodore 1581 disk drive. Birt also found a problem with reading and writing to the diskette.

GadgetUK164 - 8701 | A new video from GadgetUK164. In this video a replacement for the 8701 chip in the Commodore C64 computer.

Amiga Retro - ACA 1234 | A new episode from the Amiga Retro YouTube channel is now available. In this episode the ACA 1234 68030 accelerator card for the Amiga 1200 computer.

Cruiser-X 79 - C64 | Cruiser-X 79 is a playable demo for the Commodore C64 computer. The game is developed by Richard (code & music) and Saul Cross (pixels). In the game you must fly your ship through the alien base and try to reach the end of the base.

Get More Diamonds - VIC20 | Get More Diamonds is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. In the game you are Diamond Dylan, and must collect enough diamonds to buy your dream house. The game has 8 levels and needs a 35 kB RAM expansion.

ReMETA #11 - Moonshine Dragons 2022 | ReMETA is a diskette magazine for the Commodore C64. In this episode: Moonshine Dragons 2022.

Core32 - PET, C64, VIC20 & Plus/4 | The Core32 is a device that emulates a Datassette for the Commodore 8-bits computers (Commodore PET, C64, VIC20 & Plus/4). The Core32 stores the files on a Micro SD card and can connect via Wi-Fi to a PC.

UNI64 - SYSTest64+OLED & uSTARTCart64 | Matthias from UNI64 is working on a test-cartridge for the Commodore C64 computer. With this test-cartridge you can do a complete system check even if the C64 does not have a video output. You can read the manual to see what all the features are.

Another new development is the uSTARTCart64. With the uSTARTCart64 you can load programs or games from a SD-card into the Commodore C64 computer. The uSTARTCart64 also supports TAPE loading.

Commodore History - 8250LP power supply replacement | You can watch a new video from the Commodore History channel. In this video the replacement of the power supply in a Commodore 8250LP disk drive.

Scene World - David Pleasance | The web page Scene World had an interview with David Pleasance. David worked for Commodore and talks about his book Commodore - The Inside Story (German translation).

Algemene Computerclub Hoorn | The Algemene Computerclub Hoorn is a computer club for modern computers, but also for the retro computers from Amiga, Commodore, Atari, MSX and many others. The next meeting is on June 11, 2022.

FREEZE64 - 54 | FREEZE64 is a fanzine for Commodore 64 gamers and hackers. In this edition: The Empire Strikes Back, Robot Jet Action, ZZAP!64, Secret Squirrel Investigates, Steve Dunn - Better Dead than Alien, Jeff Minter - Laser Zone, Chris Abbott and Steve Collins - Tran.

Bil Herd podcast | You can watch a new YouTube video from Bil Herd. In this episode Bil and Ben talk about the Commodore LCD computer. This computer is a prototype and Bil is trying to get it to work.

TSB.space | On the TSB.space webpage you can read about repairs for the Amiga computers. A few examples of the repairs are: A4000 grey screen, Amiga CD32 Laser calibration, Amiga Recap, Vampire 600 v2 Sync issue HDMI, etc.

Epictronics - PC10 repair (2) | You can watch a new video from the Epictronics YouTube channel. In this episode the repair of a Commodore PC10 computer PCB with copper-tape.

GRay Defender - Vision Basic | You can now watch a new video from the GRay Defender channel. In this video he looks at Vision Basic by Dennis M. Osborn for the Commodore C64 computer. Vision Basic can be used on a C64 with a 256 kB REU, an Ultimate64 or an emulator.

Amaurote Isometric - C128 | Amaurote Isometric is a new game for the Commodore C128 computer. The game is developed by Krzysztof Dabrowski, Michał Hoffmann, James Svärd, Cal Skuthorpe and Maciej Witkowiak.

Sid Sfx Editor | Sid Sfx Editor is a SID sound effect editor (with a basic UI) that allows you to create some sound effects and export them to be used in BASIC or Assembly (through IRQ).

CRG - Overclocking an Amiga 1200 accelerator | A new YouTube video from CRG. In this video the overclocking of an Amiga 1200 accelerator card.

Chip SID show | You can now listen to a new episode of the Chip SID show with Max Hall. An hour long classic and new SID music.

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