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Jan Derogee - 1560 | A new hardware project from Jan Derogee. This time he developed the ultimate Datassette for the Commodore computers. He combined two 1530 Datassette's into one 1560 Datassette. Besides this 1560 Datassette, there is also a lot of information about storing data on a cassette on his web page.

Amiga Future #173 | A new edition of the English and German Amiga magazine Amiga Future is now available. In this edition: Richard Leinfellner, Playfield, Board game vs. Amiga - Third Reich, Super Star Blast, Elysium, Arcticfox, Jerboastar vs The Germows, Sky Shapers Boxed, Bunnito's Feast, Battle Squadron 2, Aminet, Video Vortex, Amiga 600gs (2), TuneFinder / TuneFinderMUI, Denise, MorphOS 3.19, Fast Chunky-to-Planar Blitter - Amiga 500, Trevors Soapbox, AmigaOS 4.1: The troubled life of a beta tester, Backup-Solution, Amiga 1200 - PiStorm32 CM4 and the Demoscene.

LFT - Nine | LFT developed a demo for the Commodore C64 computer, called Nine. The demo shows 9 sprites on the same horizontal line, and in the upper border of the screen. This is actually not possible, and Linus will explain how this illusion is created.

UfoTofU - Plus/4 | UfoTofU is a new game for the Commodore Plus/4 computer, developed by Kwayne. The game is based on a game for the PICO-8, by Albey Amakiir. The object of this game is to go around on a 7x7 board filled with colourful symbols, trying to build up a palindrome pattern as long as possible.

C64 Take-away podcast 63 | A new episode of the C64 Take-away podcast is now available. In this podcast: Moonove - Commando - Main Theme remix, Jaakko Kaitaniemi (Reed) - Dirty '64, Jeroen Tel - Supremacy, Fredrik Segerfalk - Jyde Funk (segerfunk mix), AMB - On the Run (DEF CON XX Compilation), MRT - X-Out, Heartek - Generator Love ft. Cybernoid II, BeeZerk - I Love Bees and Hazel - M.A.C.H (When Time Ends).

Commodore History -1570 | You can watch a new video from the Commodore History YouTube channel. In this episode: The Commodore 1570 disk drive, comparing it to the 1541 and 1571, both by opening the cases and looking inside, and by connecting them to real hardware and seeing how they work.

AMI Tech-Gazette #13 | The AMI Tech-Gazette is a magazine like a user group newsletter, with that personal, not-fully-professional touch, covering the Amiga and its relatives. In this edition: Holiday wish list, Graphics Workshop: Starship Textures, Amiga News & Views, Brought to you by Amiga - Emulation, Nostalgia Bait: Holiday edition, Amiga review: Worms and The Directors Cut, Retro Toy Review: Optimus Prime x2 and The Canine Perspective.

Retro Gaming Dino | You can watch a new video from the Retro Gaming Dino YouTube channel. In this episode new games for the Commodore C64 computer: Ladybird, Avalan, Platman MC, Mike Mech 2, Yoomp!64, Kuusneppis, Paper Toss, Canyon Tank Duel, Safe Zone, Magnum Force, Trippy Tea, Rust'n'Steel, ROGUE-ish, Pirates of the Black Seas, Devils Island, Retrace, Asteroid Belt, Drac, Monster Attack, Bman-64, Balloon, Simon, End of 2023, Poem Pong, Undersea Adventures, PETSCII Bomber 256, Zax384, Block Jam and Slidblox.

Penultimate +3 Turbo - VIC20 | The Penultimate +3 cartridge for the Commodore VIC20 computer has been updated with a fast loader for the disk drive or SD2IEC devices. Loading will be about 8 times faster than standard. The fast loader can be activated via the menu of the Penultimate +3 cartridge, or if you are in Basic with a SYS-command.

JavaScript Robb Song Player - Online | With the JavaScript Robb Song Player you can see how the Rob Hubbard's classic music routine is working. You can see the patterns and instruments inside, and hear them isolated. The program is developed by Mike Dean.

Yawning Angel Retro - AMOS | You can watch a new video from the Yawning Angel Retro YouTube channel. In this episode: How to create simple anaglyph 3D graphics in AMOS Pro. This is not in AMOS 3D, but in the normal AMOS Pro.

Commodore-6309 - C64 | DDT (0x444454) is working on a new hardware project for the Commodore C64 computer. The goal is to replace the MOS 6510 CPU with the Hitachi 6309 CPU. At the moment there is an experimental PCB for testing and debugging. The next step is support for NitrOS-9.

Piramide - Amiga | Piramide is a new game for the Amiga computer, developed by Domenico Lattanzi. Piramide is a solitaire card game played with French cards. The player's goal is to remove all the cards from the pyramid. Draw a card and find a card in the pyramid that is either immediately before or after, and you can remove that card.

Denise v2.5 | Denise is a cycle accurate and platform independent C64 / Amiga emulator. This emulator is developed by piciji. The recent changes are: Improvements for joysticks, reSID, VIC-II, and the A1000 Blitter. Support for overclock (115 MHz), DRAM boost and the Metal Dust burst loader. Added 1581, SuperCPU + REU, Final Chesscard, MagicDesk 2, Easycalc, Hyperbasic, Businessbasic, StarDOS, SuperCard+, 4 / 8 player adapter (C64) and a 1541C track zero sensor.

Deck Wreck: Demokracy - Plus/4 | Deck Wreck: Demokracy is a new game for the Commodore Plus/4 computer, developed by Rachy. The game is based on the game Ever dreamt of becoming President? for Android. Climb the political ladder to the top while balancing between opponents, dark forces from the shadows, fluctuating voters and other surprises. The game is available in both English and Hungarian.

Block Jam - C64 | Block Jam is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Iceout. The game is only 512 bytes in size.

GAP #20 | You can now listen to a new episode of the German AMIGA Podcast (German language). In this episode: TinoMania - Amiga Ruhrpott Convention 2025. The ARC3 meeting is on 21.06.2025 in Duisburg Rheinhausen, Germany.

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.

Return #60 | Return magazine is a German printed magazine for classic computers and consoles. In this edition: Aufstieg und Fall, Roguecraft, The Sword of Stone, Shotgun, The Spectrum, TV-Spiele (2), Angelsoft, West gegen Ost: Schwierigkeitsgrade, Britischer Humor als Computerspiel, SKALD, XT-IDE, Basically BASIC: Handbücher, Heinz Nixdorf Museum, Elevator Action Returns and 1942.

RobSmithDev - RGB2HDMI + Audio | You can now watch a new video from the RobSmithDev YouTube channel. In this episode: Rob shows very simple modification, that you can perform that will add audio to the HDMI video picture you get from the RGB2HDMI adapter board for the Amiga.

The Retro Collective - Games That Weren't 64 | You can now watch a new video from The Retro Collective YouTube channel. In this episode, a talk about the Games That Weren't 64 website, with Frank Gasking.

Spillhistorie - Jon Hare | You can read an interview on the Spillhistorie webpage with Jon Hare. Jon is a co-founder of Sensible Software, who made games like Sensible Soccer, Wizball, Insects in Space, Train Spotting, Cannon Fodder and many more.

HEXcart - C64 | HEXcart is a cartridge for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Pasi Lassila. The cartridge can hold 16 ROM images (8 or 16 kB) and supports regular and Ultimax ROMs. The cartridges are selected by a HEX-switch.

Amiga Future #173 - preview | A preview edition of the English and German Amiga magazine Amiga Future is now available. In this edition: Richard Leinfellner, Playfield, Board game vs. Amiga - Third Reich, Super Star Blast, Elysium, Arcticfox, Jerboastar vs The Germows, Sky Shapers Boxed, Bunnito's Feast, Battle Squadron 2, Aminet, Video Vortex, Amiga 600gs (2), TuneFinder / TuneFinderMUI, Denise, MorphOS 3.19, Fast Chunky-to-Planar Blitter - Amiga 500, Trevors Soapbox, AmigaOS 4.1: The troubled life of a beta tester, Backup-Solution, Amiga 1200 - PiStorm32 CM4 and the Demoscene.

Lvllvl - Online | Lvllvl is a versatile, browser-based tool tailored for fans of vintage digital art, allowing you to dive into various character sets, including the Commodore C64's iconic PETSCII format. Whether you're creating simple tile art or intricate animations, Lvllvl makes it easy and fun to bring your ideas to life.

Retro Commodore | The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high-quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Commodore Diagnostic Nov 1984 and Nettoprisliste 1986-10-15.

SQLMan - Amiga | SQLMan is a database manager for the Amiga computer, and is based on the SQLite database engine. You can create, edit and view the database structure and content via the GUI or a command shell.

Deadly Adventure (Fishhack) - C16 | Deadly Adventure is a text adventure game for the Commodore C16 computer. The game is based on an unfinished game from Homesoft. Fishhack improved the game by added nine puzzles, 25 locations and a better translation to English. In the game you must retrieve the Elector's Ring, stolen by a devious burgermeister from a city over the mountains and through a forest.

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's are: Boom, Arcane - Heavy Metal, World of Twist - Alfred Chicken, Gadget Lost in Time & Bart vs the World and TRSI - Erinia.

Zapped to the Past | You can now listen to a new episode of the Zapped to the Past podcast. In this episode: Shadow Dancer, Rugby Coach, Popeye 2 and Mighty Bomb Jack.

WHDLoad | WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. New: Wizmo and Grimblood. Update: Powermonger, Exodus 3010 and Apidya.

Nordischsound | Ben from the Nordischsound YouTube channel is making music with retro computers. The latest additions are: Evil Dungeon III, Composing Medieval Castle RPG Music for the C64, Stay Strong, Kouyate and Camouflage.

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