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André Fachat - 8bit-times #36 | You can now watch a new YouTube video from André Fachat. In this episode of 8-bit-times: Andre looks at the program he developed in 1989 called BDOS. With BDOS you can copy files to and from PC type disks on the Commodore C128 computer with a Commodore 1571 disk drive.

Spillhistorie - GTW | You can read an interview on the Spillhistorie webpage with Frank Gasking. Frank is from the web page Games That Weren't and has been able to uncover numerous hidden gems shedding light on game development history for several decades.

Amiga Future #177 | A new edition of the English and German Amiga magazine Amiga Future is now available. In this edition: Peri Fractic, Mevlüt Dinç, Gamescom 2025, Die Siedler 2, Board Game vs. Amiga - Dick Tracy, OutRun, Starfall Defenders, Lock 'n' Chase, Turrican 2 AGA, LUMA, Abbey of the Dead, Aminet News, Twist 2, ArcadeR 9, AmiBrowser, Quantox, Return Magazin, RNOSoundboard, Knowledge 10: Real-time rendering of floor and ceiling textures on the Amiga 500, Edit Catalogs with GUI, Trevors Soapbox, MakeCD, FryingPan, 40 Years Amiga and the Demoscene.

SukkoPera - MechBoard16 | The MechBoard16 is a mechanical keyboard for the Commodore C16 computer, developed by SukkoPera. The features are: Diodes to prevent ghosting issues. A microcontroller that supports the keyboard over USB, LEDs for all the keys and support for the Shift Lock key.

DOSBox - Amiga AGA | DOSBox is a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library, which makes DOSBox very easy to port to different platforms. DOSBox is available for Windows, BeOS, Linux, MacOS X and Amiga.

Amiga Future Archive 6 | The Amiga Future Archive 6 is a collection of the Amiga Future magazine on a DVD. The magazines are available as pdf in the German language (11 - 170) and in English language (67 - 170).

William A. Henderson - C64 keyboard to USB | William A Henderson developed an interface to connect a vintage C64 (or compatible) keyboard directly to a modern computer or emulator. The interface uses a Raspberry Pi Pico, and can be used without soldering or rewiring.

RobSmithDev - Amiga sound sampler | You can now watch a new video from the RobSmithDev YouTube channel. In this episode: Rob is taking a look at a sound sampler that was a do-it-yourself project in a magazine from more than thirty years ago.

Chip SID show | You can now listen to a new episode of the Chip SID show with Max Hall. In this 60 minutes podcast the best classic and new SID music.

The Retro Hour - Mark Crowe | 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: An interview with Mark Crowe, co-creator of the Space Quest series.

FairLight TV | You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this episode: Hacking into the game Terrormolinos for the Commodore C64 computer.

Paula-Tracker - browser | The Paula-Tracker can emulate the Paula sound chip in the browser. The features are a 4-channel Tracker in de style of the Ultimate Sound Tracker, and can load and save Amiga-MOD files.

Martin Piper - MegaWang 2000 Turbo Edition | Martin Piper is working on hardware to improve the audio and video of the Commodore C64 computer. At the moment the video resolution is 1024 x 1024 pixels with RGB, and the hardware is designed with IC's from the 80's.

Root42 - 1541 repair | You can watch a new video on the Root42 YouTube channel. In this video: The repair of a Commodore 1541 disk drive that keeps spinning the motor.

P.T. - C64 | P.T. is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Haplo. In the game you have woken up in room that leads to a strange corridor, which continuously loops and changes itself. Can you piece together the dark past of this place?

Geography Europe - Plus/4 | Geography Europe is a new game for the Commodore Plus/4 computer, developed by Hendriks. You fly a helicopter over a map of Europe and have to find cities before the timer runs out.

SIDerurgy | SIDerurgy is a real-time ASID to MIDI/CV converter. This program is mainly aimed at creating a custom Commodore C64 SID chip using a modular synth via a MIDI to CV interface. However, it also works with any MIDI device (each SID voice is sent to a different channel).

Diamonds and Dust - Amiga | Diamonds and Dust is a new game for the Amiga computer, developed by Juha Niemimäki. The game is an action puzzler game inspired by Boulder Dash. The player has to collect diamonds, while avoiding enemies, poison and falling objects.

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: Hunchback II: Quasimodo's Revenge (Ocean Software, 1984), The Great Escape (Ocean Software, 1986), Mr. Wimpy: The Hamburger Game (Ocean Software, 1983), World Series Baseball (Imagine Software, 1985), IK+ (System 3, 1987) and Pitstop II (Epyx, 1984).

Denise v2.7 | Denise is a cycle accurate and platform independent C64 / Amiga emulator. This emulator is developed by piciji. The recent changes are: Improvements for screenshot, support for USBSID-Pico, 2 MHz, C64 in C128 mode, PALette measurements, Structured Basic CRT, MP3 audio recording and HDR.

c64g.com | The c64g.com is an archive of Commodore C64 games. It was the very first website worldwide to feature an authentic nostalgic design. You can either browse the game index or use the faster search function to find your game. As of now you can also play the games online.

Retro Gaming Dino - C64 | You can watch a new video from the Retro Gaming Dino YouTube channel. In this episode new games for the Commodore C64 computer: Bubble Bobble, ROGUEish, Battle for Frost, Evil Dungeon Remastered, Ranma 1/2, Doctor Hell Invasion, RandomPac, The Last Pumpkin, Jurl, Artworx Strip Poker: Debbie & Zara, Space Hacked, Star Skimmer, Captain Ishtar Begins, Thunder Bird, Video Chess, Nikolav The Vampire, Hipofruta, C64 Danger Dennis Amiga40, Dangerous Rescue, Ricochet, Sperrbildschirm, Maze'n'Monsters, Horserace, Planet Hunter, P.A.R.D.O.M., Wood, Space Crystals, Molten Math, Mop Guy, Wallstreet64, Eight Way and Caribbean Treasure.

Megapaint - PC | Megapaint is a PC tool for Commodore C64 artists who wants to create koala pictures. With Megapaint you have 16 pages to paint with. You can use these for animations, or a page or two of brushes you like. You can paint with either a rectangle, a circle, or a brush you made yourself.

SEUCK Competition 2025 - Part 2 | The latest entries for the SEUCK competition of the year 2025 - Part 2 is: MultisFerix 1 by Pinov Vox.

Charcraft64 v1.0 - PC | With Charcraft64 you can design your own characters for the Commodore C64 computer on your PC. The program is developed in Python by Wil (code) and Logiker (test).

The8BitTheory - C128 Videotext / Teletext | You can watch a new video from the The8BitTheory YouTube channel. In this episode: Watching Videotext or Teletext pages on the Commodore C128 computer. The program will fetch the data from a server via a WiC64 Wi-Fi modem, process the HTML, and then displays the data on the screen with a resolution of 640 x 225 pixels (Characters: 16 x 9 pixels).

RK - VIC20 games | You can watch classic and new games for the Commodore VIC20 computer on the RK YouTube channel. The recent games are: Freax, Atari 2600 Video Chess, Compute mit 11/85, Compute mit 10/85, Svellas, Devastator, Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness, Compute mit 9/85, Dungeon, Santa Pavaria and Fiumaccio.

Neon Noodle - Snakes From The Cellar | The artist Neon Noodle made a new music album. The album blends noise-rock, shoegaze, and outsider experimental energy with a touch of acoustic guitar. The songs are: Cellarsnake, Levittown, Everyone Is Asleep, Corner Of My Bed, Switchrazor, Where You Belong, Sassy and Beheaded Billionaire.

Freak Out - Boxed - Amiga | The game Freak Out for the Amiga computer is now available as a boxed version. The game is developed by Michael Kafke (code), Matthias Jakisch (pixels), Chris Hülsbeck (music) and Simone Bernacchia (music). The box includes the CD-ROM, manual, poster, sticker and glow-in-the-dark bouncy balls.

Sprite Castle - After Burner | Rob O'Hara has made a new podcast. The subject of this episode is the game After Burner (1988) from Activision for the Commodore C64 computer.

THEA1200 | Retro-Games has announced THEA1200, and it will be available for pre-order in November. The features are: Working full-size keyboard, 25 games, USB joystick / mouse, Workbench, HDMI, Classic mouse and game controller and the release date will be in June 2026.

Doctor Hell Invasion - C64 | Doctor Hell Invasion is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by KabutoCoder, with help from Adrián Bonnette, Narciso Quintana, Dirk Roosen, Pedro Urán and Daniel Melendez. You must help Koji Kabuto as the Photonic Laboratory is invaded by Dr. Hell and his henchmen.

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