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CBM-Transfer v1.00 | Steve J. Gray released a new version of CBM-Transfer. CBM-Transfer is a collection of utilities for transferring files and working with diskette images. New in this edition: Improvements for error checking, Drag & Drop, filename detection and much more.

Nero - C64 | Nero is a new SEUCK game for the Commodore C64. Code: Chris Yates, Music: Richard, Graphics & Design: Errazking and Loader: Martin Piper.

Gunfright - Plus/4 | Gunfright is a new game for the Commodore Plus/4. The original Z80 game was converted to the 6502 processor by Mariusz Wojcieszek. Emu converted this version to the Commodore Plus/4 and Saul Cross made the music (TED & SID).

SID Waves | Koen De Brabander started a new Kickstarter campaign. He wants to produce a Vinyl, CD, Audio Tape and a digital download that pays tribute to the amazing sound of the vintage 1980s synths and the Commodore 64 SID synth chip.

Retro Asylum Podcast 156 | Retro Asylum Podcast is an English podcast for the retro computer fans. In this episode: Part 3 of the 8 Bit Wars. The games in this episode are Head over Heels, The Eidolon, Boulderdash, Bruce Lee, Star wars, Spy vs spy, Trailblazer and Summer Games.

64Player - HTML5 | 64Player is a HTML5 music player in the style of the Commodore 64 demo scene. Features: C64 graphics, low and high pass filters and delay sliders, spectrum and time analysers, VU meter, pixel and vector animations and play local sound files.

The Retro Hour #64 | The Retro Hour is a professional Podcast made by Dan Wood & Ravi Abbott. The Retro Hour aims to help the world understand the European gaming industry. In this episode: Ben Heck - Commodore 64 original hardware laptop.

Floppy Days - Podcast #71 | Floppy Days is an English podcast about Retro computers. In this episode: Brian Bagnall, Commodore: A Company on the Edge.

VChar64 V0.2.4 | Ricardo Quesada developed a character editor for the Commodore 64. The features are: Import, export, rotate, invert, clear, shift to left, right, up and down. Changes in this version: Improvements for SEUCK games, invalid VIC addresses and copy & paste.

Digital Talk #99 | In this German language d64 magazine the following articles:Retro 28, 29 & 30, Mac, Demos, HomeCon 27/28, VCF, Parallax, Doreco, CTG, Charts, 2048, Combination Tips, Endzeit, Out of C64 and the Music Box.

Break Free! - C64 | Break Free! is a new game for the Commodore C64. The game is developed by The Mad Scientist of the group Hokuto Force.

CBM prg Studio v3.10.0 | Arthur Jordison has released a new version of CBM prg Studio. Changes in this version: Improvements for the Sprite editor, Character editor, Renumber, Compress and the SID tool.

AMIcast #21 | AMIcast is an English podcast about the world of Amiga. In this episode: An interview with David Pleasance.

VICScript v0.2 | Bobbi is working on a scripting language for the Commodore VIC20 and the C64. At the moment he is still developing VICScript and if you find a problem or have a suggestion please contact Bobbi.

Amigos | The web page Amigos added new articles last month: Arcade Spectacular 2, Sid Meier's Pirates, Syndicate, David Pleasance, WWF Wrestlemania, WWF European Rampage Tour, Thomas the Tank Engine 2, Pit Fighter, Navy Seals and Amigos Magazine 5.

1551USB | Cbmhardware is building an interface between the Commodore Plus/4 and a PC. He uses an Arduino Uno that connects to the cartridge port of the Commodore Plus/4 and to the USB of the PC. The transfer rates are 6 kB/s and software for the Commodore Plus/4, the Aruino Uno and the PC is available.

The Games-Coffer | On the Games Coffer web page you can find games, demos, animations, slideshows, diskette magazines, history, FAQ, emulators, reviews and advert Scans. The new additions for this month are: 2D Stars, 20x20, Alert Routine, AP Music Player, Arrows, Bat N Ball, Crosshairs, Cycle Gadget , Division, Palette Changer, Small Ball Sprites, Vector, Incinerator, Space Eclipse, Sky Chase, Triclops Invasion, Cornutopia, Deedok, Eurotopia, Horizon, Hot Popcorn, Impossible, InnerLimits, Jamies Magic Torch, King Of The Bees, Laidback, March Of The Antz, Mettalix, Office Life, Outrun, Samba, Vektor 1, Weird Al, Ytanga, Bubble Gun (Demo), Digital Wizardry, Gemz and Super Ham & Toses Bros.

Retro Commodore | The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Amiga Computing, CU Amiga Magazine, Diavolo Backup, Amiga 2000 Service Manual Main Unit, Busy Pack Økonomisystem for C128, Programming the Commodore 64 The Definitive Guide, Sixty programs for the Commodore 64, Vic20 Commercial, Mastering the Amiga, Din første database på Commodore 64, PageSetter LaserScript Registration Card and Updates Form, PageSetter LaserScript User's Guide, NewTek Digi-Paint Manual Addendum and Additional Information, NewTek Using Digi-Paint, GVP Installation Disk Notes and DesignWorks 2.0 User's Manual.

Amiga User 0 | Amiga User is an English paper magazine for all Amiga users - Classics and NG systems, emulators enthusiasts, gamers and demo scene fans. In this edition: MaxonCAD, the fastest hardware for Amiga, Boing animation in Hollywood, E-UAE, Workbench A500 and strategy games.

C64 Endings | The web page c64endings.co.uk has added new endings of Commodore C64 games. The most recent additions are: Finders Keepers (Mastertronic), Endzone (Alternative Software) and Dark Star (Mastertronic).

Amiga 500 repair - Jan Beta | Jan Beta made a video about repairing an Amiga 500. In the video he explains how to find the fault and how to correct it.

Plus/4 World | The Plus/4 World has added many new items: Letter Sequences/Long And Short, Maze Mania, Mindbenders, Savage Collection N.2, Al Ladro / Briscola, Jackson Soft Compilation 3, Software Club #15, Star Wars, C16 Super Games 1, C16 Super Games 2, Olimpia 1 / Evadere and Math Games And Word Problems.

Retrohax: A600 recapping | On the Retrohax web page you can see how to clean your Amiga 600 and replace the electrolytic capacitors.

Kick Assembler v4.9 | The last couple of months there have been updates for Kick Assembler. The recent changes are: Added .memblock and .excludeillegal. Improvements for list, #elif, #else,.zp, output files and -aom.

Calimero v3.9 - MorphOS | Calimero is a powerful DTP program for MorphOS. The program can import and export many different formats. The program supports multi page, columns, header, footer, separators, hyperlinks, text-warp, table of contents, background texture and much more. Changes in this version: Improvements for inputhandler, object handler, ftp client, editor class, memory handling, settings and Clipboardhandler.

ISEPIC | With permission from the rights owner (Chip Gracey), the ISEPIC cartridge has been brought back to the world. The ISEPIC cartridge is the very first freezer cartridge to have been invented and brought to market back in the 80's for the Commodore 64. This cartridge is similar in function to the freeze function of AR or Super Snapshot cartridges that were developed after the ISEPIC. Developed by Chip Gracey, and marketed through Starpoint software back in 1985, this cartridge only remained on the market for about 6 months before it was to fade into Commodore history. Fast forward a few months ago, COREi64.com has brought back a dimensionally identical reproduction of the ISEPIC cartridge. Original cartridge artwork was also reproduced and a faithful authentic styled 3D printed case completes the package.

ZunePaint v0.6 - AROS | ZunePaint is a paint program for AROS. The program is being developed by Yannick Erb. Changes in this version: Gradient edit function, more brush shapes, improvements for painting, colour reduction and the French language has been added. ZuneView also had an update.

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: Up'n Down (Sega, 1983), Golf Master (Hewson/Rack-It, 1988) and Drelbs (Synapse Software, 1983).

Hollywood 7: Eternity | Andreas Falkenhahn released Hollywood 7: Eternity for AmigaOS. In this update many new functions, features and general improvements: Unicode support, hardware-acceleration, multi-coloured vector paths, time-stamped events, improved documentation and much more.

Matt Gray interview - Retrogamesmaster | The web page Retrogamesmaster had an interview with Matt Gray. Matt made music for computer games such as: BMX Simulator II: Dirt Biking, Dizzy: Treasure Island, Driller, Maze Mania, Ninja Massacre, Yogi Bear and Last Ninja 2.

Zahlenraten - C64 | Zahlenraten is a new game for the Commodore C64 made by Holy Moses of Raiders of the Lost Empire. Zahlenraten is a simple puzzle game for guessing a number in the fastest possible way.

WHDLoad | WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. New: Ambermoon, Tragic Magic, Project-X Bonuslevel, First Demo, Cebit '89 and Shadow Fire. Update: D/Generation, Lotus 3, B.C.Kid, Goblins 3, The Immortal, Railroad Tycoon, Indiana Jones & The Fate of Atlantis and Castle Master 2 - The Crypt.

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