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Hatari 1.3.0 | For AmigaOS 4 there is a new version available of Atari ST /STE emulator. Hatari emulates most of the ST / STE hardware including joysticks and hard disk images. Hatari is also available for: Linux, Apple, BSD, Windows and BeOS. Visit the Hatari web page for all the details.

Commodore Free #32 | In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following articles: News, Games That Weren't updated, Spot the Commodore, NETsurf, Amiga Forever 2009, Modding the colors in JiffyDOS, Wiz Console emulator, Knight 'n' Grail available, Commodore 16 High score challenge, Paul Dunric Panks Passed away, Interview with Vanessa Ezekowitz, C64 Forever and Postscript Output From Geos.

Amitopia TV 08-2009 | There is a new episode of Amitopia TV available. In this 30 minute episode: Amiga News, Delusion, Amitopia TV Special and Delgo's Island. You can download the episode, there is a 720x480 and a 320x240 version available.

Space Crap III | Space Crap III is a new game for the Commodore C64 made by Piti with the help of TSM, Roberto, Raffox, Ian Coog and Richard. In the game you have to destroy the enemy balls with 4 different ships. To complete a level you need to get 70 balls in 70 seconds

BoxWorld 1 | BoxWorld is a puzzle game, where the player have to place boxes over special places in order to gain energy for tele-port to the next level. The game is available for Amiga 68k and AmigaOS 4.

ACID 64 v3.02 | Wilfred Bos released an update of his SID player. Improved in this version: Last played file is remembered when ACID 64 is started. Selected file will always be visible. Special characters Ø and ø can now be searched. Escape in search boxes will now select the text. Selecting a search filter will change the color of the filter box. Copy filename strips HVSCRoot automatically. Seeking can now be cancelled (escape). Scrolling search results will now update rows immediately. Clicking on a folder name in Folders tab will expand the folder. For all the details, please visit Wilfreds web page.

HVSC #51 | The High Voltage SID Collection has been updated. This update: 953 new SIDs, 93 fixed/better rips, 320 SID credit fixes, 159 SID model/clock infos, 14 tunes identified. The whole collection (70 MByte) or the update (4,4 MByte) can be downloaded from the HVSC web page.

Realms of Quest III | Realms of Quest III is a new game for the Commodore VIC-20 developed by Hitfan. In the game you have to explore many dungeons and will encounter over 70 monsters. There are 40 magic spells, 8 races, 8 classes and many different weapons, armor, potions and special items. The game will be available in September via Psytronik software.

IntroBase v1.4 | K.C. has updated his IntroBase64. In this update: 200 new intros. IntroBase64 now uses GEMUS.DAT. Changes and additions in the documentation. The IntroBase64 can be downloaded as a rar-archive which includes all necessary files.

Merlin v0.04 | Arend-Paul Spijkerman released an update of his Amiga web browser. In this update: Higher speed (tripled). Less memory use (halved) and bug fixes. The Merlin browser will run on AmigaOS4 PPC, Amiga 68K, Windows, Apple macintosh and Linux. The browser can be downloaded but it is still beta software at the moment.

Hoxs64 - v1.0.5.27 | David Horrocks released an update of his Commodore 64 emulator. This time the following changes: Option to enable/disable opposing joystick directions. Speed optimisation to the CPU, CIA and VIC. The emulation is noticeable faster on lines with no DMA fetches and no IRQs. Bug fix to the reverse keyboard matrix. Accurate emulation of the $DD00 VIC bank switch bug. David is now working on the debugger.

Emu64 v4.20 | Thorsten Kattanek released version 4.20 of his Commodore C64 emulator. New in this version: GameBase64 interface with search. Disk drive sound is improved, disk swap is recognized. A virtual keyboard is implemented. Stereo SID is now available. Speed control for the emulator. Visit the Emu64 forum for all the details.

VIC-20 Sokoban | Michael Kircher made a Commodore VIC-20 version of the classic puzzle game Sokoban. The game can be played on a real (unexpanded) VIC-20 with a disk drive and a joystick or with the VICE-emulator. Sokoban was originally developed by Hiroyuki Imabayashi in 1982.

Super Cobra | DATA-LAND (Jörg Heyltjes) has released a new game for the Commodore C64 called Super Cobra. The game is a clone of the arcade classic Scramble.

ADA | The web page ADA (Amiga Demoscene Archive) is back on-line. The web page was not available for some time due to trouble from hackers. On these web pages, you will find some of the best demos and intros ever released on the fabulous Amiga computer. All the demos listed here, are of high quality.

MorphOS 2.3 | The MorphOS team released a new version of their operating system. In the Boot.img there are 10 changes and more than 50 disk components are updated or new. The trail version of MorpOS 2.3 can be downloaded to try out the new system. Visit the MorpOS web page for all the details.

Starring the Computer | Starring the Computer is a web site dedicated to the use of computers in film and television. Each appearance is catalogued and rated on its importance, realism and visibility. A few example of computer brands are: Acorn, Amstrad, Apple, Atari, Commodore, IMSAI, Kaypro, Oric, Sinclair Research, Tandy and many more.

WHDLoad | There are 9 games improved for the WHDLoad system: Dalek Attack (Alternative), Charlie J. Cool (Nevada), Kick Off 2 (Anco), The Lost Vikings (Interplay), Turrican 2 (Factor 5/Rainbow Arts), RoboCop (Ocean), Mean Machine (Code Masters/Optimus Software), Last Action Hero (Psygnosis), Rick Dangerous 2 (Core Design), Edd the Duck 2 (Zeppelin Games), Return of the Jedi (Domark). And there are 5 new games added to the WHDLoad: Deadly Jammin 2 (Deathstar), Mega Demo 2 (Vision), Premier Manager II (Gremlin), Premier Manager (Gremlin), 1869 (Max Design).

Nectarine Demoscene Radio | Nectarine Demoscene Radio is an Internet radio station dedicated to music from the demo scene. It's streamming 24 hours a day 365 days a year. You can also upload music or join others on the forum.

1541 Ultimate II | Gideon has developed a successor of the 1541 Ultimate. The new version will include: MircoSD instead of SD cards, Tape emulation, Real-time clock, Significantly improved audio output and there will be a case available. The Ethernet option will not be available on the new version. Visit Gideon's web page for all the details.

6540 ROM Replacement | Matthew D'Asaro has developed a 6540 ROM replacement. The 6540 ROMs are inside the PET / CBM computers. An original EPROM is very hard to get but the 2716 EPROM can replace it. But to make the replacement possible Matthew developed a little adapter, you can build it yourself or order a complete adapter with programmed EPROM.

Amiga Future 64 | Edition 64 of the German Amiga magazine can now be read online. In this edition: News, Interviews with Gunnar van Boehrn and Herbert Klackl. Airline Tycoon, wget, Milckytracer, The Commodore Story, Amiga Demoscene Archive, Floppy emulator HcX, Efika and more.

300 new C64 intros | The web page c64Intros has updated there database and have added 300 new intros. A few examples of groups with new intros are: A-Team, Atrix, Cocoon, Doughnut Cracking Service, Fucked Beyond Repair, Online, Rough Trade Incorporated, Success, Talent+International Network of Chaos, Tristar+Red Sector Incorporated, Vagabonds, Varsity+Acrise, World Wide Expressive, Xpert Protection Busters. Visit the web page for the complete list.

Commodore Free #31 | In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following articles: News, Readers Comments, C64 Forever, Commodore are back (again), Interview Martin Piper (Bezerk Redux), Review MANKY, Interview Peter Courts (manky Creator), Interview Rob Snyder, History of Meeting Users through the Mail, Interview Pasi Ojala (Vic Demo coder), Alternative Programming Languages: C Part 2 and Confessions Of a BBS Operator.

Multiple Classic Computer Platform (MCC) | A new FPGA product is in development. The FPGA board can emulate classic computers from Commodore, Atari, Sinclair and Amiga. At the moment the Commodore 64 / 1541 core is finished. The FPGA makes it possible to improve the C64, for example: 48x42 16 colors sprites, 16 MHz 6510, double SID etc.

Rendezvous im Weltraum - Find Another Way... With You! | Two games made by DATA-LAND (Jörg Heyltjes). The games can be played with two players. Rendezvous im Weltraum is an arcade style game and Find Another Way... With You! is a puzzle game.

Lemonade - VIC-20 | Orion70 made a conversion of the classic Commodore 64 game Lemonade for the VIC-20. This version works with the the FAT40 system to give you 40 columns text instead of 22. Your goal in this fun little game will be to make as much money as you can within the 12 summer weeks.

Hoxs64 - v1.0.5.26 | A new version of Hoxs64 is available. Hoxs64 is a Commodore 64 emulator made by David Horrocks and can be used on a Windows 2K/XP/Vista Computer. In this version: In the FDI file format reader is a bug removed. The 1541 emulation is improved. Raster and IRQ behavior of the VIC-II is more accurate. A small error in the joystick emulation is removed.

Missile Alert | Missile Alert is a new game made by DATA-LAND (Jörg Heyltjes). The game is based on the arcade classic Missile Command. The game can be played with a joystick and has a high-score saver.

Amitopia TV - 05-2009 | A new episode of Amitopia TV (English) is released. In this 25 minutes episode the following items: Amiga News, Summerxtra, Transform summerpics, Music: Rabbahdazzah - tutuj and Petr Kaderka - Intro. You can download the episode in a full version (275 MB) or light version (83 MB).

C16 - Highscore challenge | The Commodore16 web page has started a challenge. You can post your high scores. There are a few rules: 1. No Cheating, 2. Screen shot of your score, 3. Must be a C16/Plus4 game, 4. Most important, don't take it seriously and have fun.

GrafX2 AmigaOS 4.x | GrafX2 is a bitmap paint program. It's available for Amiga OS 3 / 4 and MorphOS. Visit the web page for all the changes and improvements of the AmigaOS 4.x version.

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