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Connect4 - AmigaOS 4 | Connect4 is a four-in-a-row game for the Amiga computer, developed by Domenico Lattanzi. Its novelty is the possibility to exploit the power of Fairy Stockfish for the moves computed by the program. Fairy Stockfish is a multipurpose engine derived from the famous Stockfish, engine written for chess.

Martin Piper - C64MegaCart V2.0 | Martin Piper has developed the C64MegaCart V2.0 for the Commodore C64 computer. The 2 MB memory is arranged as 256 banks of 8 kB and can be erased and written by the C64. The printed circuit board can be ordered direct from PCBWay.

Giddy 3 - AROS | Giddy 3 is a puzzle game for AROS. The original game is developed by Phil Ruston and Peter Gordon, and the AROS version is made by retrofaza. The world is under attack from robot stompers, and you must help Giddy to save the day.

Lucas Lund - The Detective Game | Lucas Lund started a Kickstarter campaign for writing a novel about a computer game. The book will be based on The Detective Game for the Commodore C64, published by Argus Press Software in the year 1987. The story is about the Scotland Yard detective William Snide, who needs to investigate the death of Angus MacFergus.

cpt_tom - Simulating The Commodore PET | You can read a new blog from cpt_tom about simulating the Commodore PET computer. To simulate the PET he uses the Digital Circuit Simulator by Helmut Neemann. He has a made a simulation for the CBM3032 (dynamic RAM) and the PET2001 (static RAM).

Amiga Joker - Merchandise | If you like the German Amiga Joker magazine, you can now also buy other Amiga Joker items, such as stickers, mugs and diskette labels.

The 8-bit files podcast | You can listen to a new podcast from The 8-bit files. In this episode of the podcast: The Commodore 64 Ultimate - a modern, FPGA-powered revival of the classic C64. The Atari 2600 - MovieCart, My Arcade Atari Watch, THEC64 Mini Black Edition and the surprise return of Compute!'s Gazette.

YAPE/SDL | The online JavaScript version of YAPE (YAPE/SDL) has just been updated. There are several improvements in this version, most notably G64 support. This means that if you were so inclined, you can play games such as the recently recovered Bard's Tale, right from your browser.

Let's Invade 3 - C64 | Let's Invade 3 is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Richard Bayliss. The features are: Loading picture & music, sound effects, music, 40 levels, power ups / downs, four different alien invaders and compatible on PAL and NTSC.

Amiga Bill - Podcast | You can now watch a new episode from the Amiga Bill podcast. In this episode: THE A1200, Apidya, AmigaMom, AmiGameJam, CDex32, Amiga of Rochester, AmiKlotski, Amiga Addict, Amiga Future, CONK Engine, NeonNoir, DZIKIE SMAKI, Abbey(s) of the Dead, Amiga: Classic Game Insights, Game Jams and Amiga Events.

Caprica Defense - C64 | Caprica Defense is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Peter Otto. The game is based on the series Battlestar Galactica. The star system is attacked by six Cylon Basestars trying to destroy all Colonial Battlestars. Your mission is to stop them!

Commodore History - Commodore 500E | You can watch a new video from the Commodore History YouTube channel. In this episode: The Commodore 500 desk calculator, and he also talks with Leonard Tramiel about this calculator.

Commodore Users Europe | You can now watch the videos from the most recent online meeting of the Commodore Users Europe. The topics are: VIC NX - Thomas Lovskog, Dungeon - Chris Garett, Hyper Runner - Colin Vella, Codecraft - Camilla Boemann and playing games on the original Commodore C64 - Alessandro Pistocchi.

Linus Akesson - The Qweremin | You can watch a new YouTube video from Linus Akesson. In this video: Linus is presenting The Qweremin, a new musical instrument for the Commodore C64 computer.

My Developer Thoughts - Disassembly of a C64 game | You can now watch a new video from the My Developer Thoughts YouTube channel. In this video: Learning how a game works by disassembling of the program code.

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: Musketeer, QUOD INIT EXIT IIo, Beer Rescue, Florida Man Saves the World, H.E.R.O. Is Back, Impossamole, Snake vs Bomb 2, Speed Maze Rabbit, C64 Danger Dennis, Svellas, MiniMIKE, Bitmap Pixies, Grid, Patacaisse, Ant Invasion, Wrestling Manager, Absolute Trash, Brisco-Basic and Wordy.

SEUCK Competition 2025 - Part 2 | The SEUCK competition for the year 2025 part 2 has started. You can submit your game until 31st of December 2025. The voting will be from 8th of January 2026 until 31st of January 2026. And the result will be available on the 1st of February 2026.

Tynemouth Software - SD2IEC & Fast-load | Tynemouth Software has written a blog about the new SD2IEC and Fast-load Combo from The Future Was 8 bit. This is a special limited edition known as the Pink Windmill Edition.

GadgetUK164 - Amiga Amber replacement | Chris from GadgetUK164 has made a modern CPLD replacement for replacing the Amber chip in the Amiga computer. This project is based on the work of Matthias Heinrichs - AGA Multifix.

Bristien Havenaar - C64 Wi-Fi | Bristien Havenaar has developed the Ignatio's C64 Wi-Fi module, for connecting your C64 to a Wi-Fi network. It uses the Wemos D1 Mini ESP8266 and the Zimodem firmware.

Games That Weren't 64 | The GTW64 webpage has had an update. New: Competition Karate 2, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Adventure), Infinite Inferno, Programmerings-Tävling entries and Skateball. Update: Bryan Robson's Super League, C64GS cartridge titles, Footy game, Gem-X 2, Graham Gooch World Class Cricket, Hollywood Poker, Sword of Sodan, Xtron and Zolo.

8-Bit Show - Code to text | Robin Harbron made a new YouTube video. This time he talks about converting programming code to a text file using the VICE emulator and petcat.

64'er magazine 85/09 | It is more than 40 years ago that the first 64'er magazine was published (1984-04). You can now read the magazine like it was 40 years ago, a new edition will be available every month The 64'er magazine is in the German language.

Ami Klotski - Amiga | Ami Klotski is a new game for the Amiga computer, developed by Zooperdan (code & pixels and Kragle (music). Move the blue block to the goal area to complete levels. The challenge is that you have to move other blocks in order to reach the goal area.

Edoardo kinmami - VIC20 Audio Video Booster | Edoardo kinmami recently updated his VIC20 Audio Video Booster. This adapter is placed between the MOS 6560 / 6561 and the motherboard. There are also modification necessary on the motherboard.

Amiga Future #176 - preview | A preview edition of the English and German Amiga magazine Amiga Future is now available. In this edition: Jon Bohmer, ARC 2025, Playfield, Krogharr - The Beerserker, DR Dangerous Boxed, Pjusk, Boardgame vs. Amiga - Genesia, Gilbert Goodmate, Gemdalus, AmiSeaFox, Space Patrol, Space Station, Amiga Forever 11, C64 Forever 11, WinUAE, Amine, Amiga - SMB2, myMP3tagedit, Raycasting, Trevors Soapbox, Reboot: Commodore, 40 Year Amiga (3), Rings of Medusa & The Return of Medusa and the Demoscene.

Dir Browser v1.08 - C64, C128, VIC20 & Plus/4 | Dir Browser is a lightweight and versatile program launcher for Commodore 8-bit machines that allows you to explore the contents of one or more connected disk drives. Through this utility you can change the current directory, mount disk images (or tape), and launch programs easily and intuitively. Designed to be used in conjunction with SD2IEC devices, it also supports common Commodore disk drives (or compatible).

Flashtro | On the web page Flashtro.com you can see many cracker intros within your browser. The original intros from the Amiga, Atari-ST, Dreamcast, PC, Playstation etc. are converted to the browser. The most recent flashtro is: Flashtro - Rex and the Galactic Plague.

Retro Commodore | The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high-quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Joystick (13), VC 1541 Floppy Disk User's Guide, 1570/1571 Disk Drive User's Guide, 1570/1571 Disk Drive Benutzerhandbuch, 1570/1571 Disk Drive Bedienungshandbuch, Hard-Soft Produktinformation Feb. 1989, Modulgenerator, The Programmer 2.0 Bruger manual, Sound Express Stereo Sound Sampler User Manual, Professional Page, Tips & Tricks , Commodore 16 Games Book, TV Text, Epyx Fastload cartridge instruction manual, TV Text Professional, Vidi-Amiga 12 Colour Digitiser Manual, Syndicate - Executive Brief, Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual Includes and Autodocs 3rd edition, SuperScript Bedienungshandbuch, Commodore 1541 Disk Drive User's Guide and VLAB 4.1 YUV-Echtzeit Video Digitizer Benutzerhandbuch.

WHDLoad | WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. New: Diabolik 01 - 12: Inafferrabile Criminale - Terrore A Teatro. Update: Diabolik 12: Terrore A Teatro, Diabolik 11: Inganno Fatale and Diabolik 10: All'Ultimo Sangue.

Nordischsound | Ben from the Nordischsound YouTube channel is making music with retro computers. The latest additions are: Atlantis Rising, Steppenwolf - Born to Be Wild and Ozzy Osbourne - Paranoid.

G-Wars - Amiga | G-Wars is a game for the Amiga computer, developed by NovaCoder. The game is work in progress, and you can now try the latest version with many updates and new aliens.

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