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SPL HD-64 | The HD-64, designed and manufactured by SPL, is a modern modulator replacement for the Commodore C64 computer, that creates crystal clear HDMI output, by digitally creating the video signal directly from an existing VIC-II chip or Kawari. Features: Micro HDMI, Full-HD (PAL / NTSC) HDMI output with stereo audio, < 1ms latency, configurable colour-palette / scan-lines, aspect ratio and mono-stereo audio, analogue to digital audio conversion up to two SID channels, automatic PAL/NTSC detection and firmware updates via USB-C.

The Young Icefighter - Amiga | The Young Icefighter is a little Demo of a one player Amiga game for Children made with the Shoot-Em-Up Construction Kit. The game is developed by Kobold Eduard, and still in development, but you can already play this demo.

SEUCK competition 2025 | A new year a new SEUCK competition. You can now submit your game for the SEUCK competition 2025. The closing date is 30th April 2025.

The golden age of Personal Computers | You can watch a video about the golden age of the personal computer on the Retro Dream YouTube channel. The video shows 80 personal computers from the Apple II in 1977 to the Amiga 1200 in 1992.

How to make a Sudoku game - VIC20 | You can watch a new video from the My Developer Thoughts YouTube channel. In this episode a tutorial about creating a Sudoku game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is developed in the BASIC programming language with the CBM .prg Studio program.

Saga 1.95 - Amiga | Saga is a conversion of the 1981 TSR board-game Saga: Age of Heroes, for up to 6 players. Players can be controlled by a human or the Amiga. In Saga you must defeat evil monsters, win fabulous treasures and rule great kingdoms.

Tynemouth Software - Mini VIC | Tynemouth Software wrote a blog about the Mini VIC. This project started in the year 2020, but one of the most difficult part is finding a way to replace the VIC video (and sound) chip.

Hoxs64 v1.1.2.7 | David Horrocks released a new version of his Hoxs64 emulator. The latest changes are: Added an option to always quickload host .PRG files and added REU size and REU file image options to the save settings.

WormWars v9.36 - Amiga | WormWars is an arcade game for the Amiga computer developed by James Jacobs. The features are: 37 objects, 37 creatures, 13 bonuses, 4 worms and a level editor.

Microsonix 001 - Plus/4 | Microsonix 001 is a demo / music box for the Commodore Plus/4 computer. The music box is developed by Mermaid, and is a music collection including eight SID tunes producing some evocative soundscapes.

Vasm v2.0a - Amiga | Vasm is an assembler to create linkable objects in various formats. The following CPUs are supported: M680x0, ColdFire, 80x86, PowerPC, ARM, Jaguar RISC, Z80, C16x/ST10, 6502 and the 6800. Visit the web page to read about the changes in this version.

Multipaint 2025 | Multipaint allows you to draw pictures with the colour limitations of 8 bit computer platforms. Changes in this version: Improvements for handling files, recent files, increment filename, save, single project - single folder.

Castlevania - Amiga | Castlevania is a game for the Amiga computer, developed by Dante Retro Dev. The game is based on the Castlevania Chronicles games from the year 1986. Changes in this version: Added a native CD32 ISO version, with CD music and other optimizations.

DART v1.4 - PC | DART is a simple command-line tool that imports directory art from a variety of source file types to D64 disk images. Accepted input file types are D64, DART will import all directory entries from the input file and PRG, DART accepts screen RAM grabs and $a0 byte terminated directory entries.

Old School Cracker Vol. 1 | Old School Cracker (OSC) is a PDF magazine for all C64 enthusiasts who, back in the days of the C64, never mastered the craft of cracking but always wondered how it really worked. It's also for anyone curious about how things were done on the real machine - without modern tools like VICE. In this edition OSC dives into cracking of the tape version of Pitfall II released in 1984 by Activision.

Carmageddon - Amiga | Carmageddon is a new game for the Amiga, developed by Arcziii. The game is based on the game Carmageddon from the year 1997. You will need the original game data to play the full game.

TinyASM - VIC20 | TINYASM is an assembler for the unexpanded VIC20, developed by Henner Kessler. The program can be loaded directly from disk without a module or memory expansion. The functions are: .D (Delete), .I (Insert), .J (Jump), .L (Load), .S (Save), .B - (Code / Byte view), .T (Insert text), .Mn (Memory labels) and F1 (Start).

NEO1541 - PC | NEO1541 is a Commodore 1541 emulator for Linux, developed by Domenico Muti. Currently, you can load and save PRG files directly from your hard disk, or from D64 image files. To use it, you need a hardware parallel port and an XM1541 cable.

Doodlebug - VIC20 | Doodlebug is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The original game is developed by Dave Hughes, and the VIC20 version is made by Team Moritz with the help of MPAGD (Multi Platform Arcade Game Designer). The game requires 35 kB of memory.

Retro Gaming Dino - 12-2024 | You can watch a new video from the Retro Gaming Dino YouTube channel. In this episode new games for the Commodore C64 computer: InfeZtation, Tony Montezuma's Gold Color, Captain Ishtar vs. the Federation's Most Wanted, Weights and Crates Deluxe, The Pretzelves, Hitokiri, Bereft, Soiled Iron, Final Spook, Hero Fantasy: The Kings Sword, Dr. Maria, The End of the World, Santa's Ice Crisis, Space Game!, Quatris, Concentration , Toki C64, Santa's Fall 2, Piddle 2, Parallaxian, Manky 3, Grid Commander, Matchblox, Wacky Races, Alladin's Cave, Super Hang-On v1, The Number of the Beast, Apprentice and Secret Mission.

Bereft - C64 | Bereft is a new adventure game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by ComSha (code & pixels), Razy (music), Logiker (help) and Wil (help). You are an investigator, but someone broke into your house and stole all the evidence in a case you are working on. It's your responsibility to retrieve the evidence.

Need for Madness - Soundtrack | Need for Madness is a game for the PC from the year 2015. The game has a soundtrack that is based on mod's from retro games such as games for the Amiga computer. A Mod is a collection of music files with instructions. The player will read the instructions and play the music files following the instructions.

The Cody Computer | The Cody Computer is an 8-bit home computer intended to be built as a DIY project. Inspired by the Commodore home computers of the 1980s, it's built around the 65C02 and 65C22 and the Parallax Propeller microcontroller. The features are: partial SID emulation, C64 / Plus/4 graphical modes, BASIC interpreter, serial communication, Atari-style joysticks, expansion port, a 3D-printed case and a keyboard.

Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge 2024 - Results | The Vintage Computing Christmas Challenge 2024 is a programming challenge for all retro computers. The goal is to produce a specific picture on the screen with the smallest program possible. You can now see all the results on YouTube.

AmiArcadia - v33.72 | AmiArcadia is a emulator of early game consoles like the PHUNSY, Elektor TV Games Computer, Interton VC 4000, Emerson Arcadia 2001, Central Data 2650 and others. Ami Arcadia is available for the 68k Amiga, Amiga OS4, MorphOS and Windows.

Games That Weren't 64 | The GTW64 webpage has had an update. New: Wacky Races V1, Apprentice, Aladdin's Cave, 666 - Number of the Beast, Bundesliga 2, Insect Kill and Clean All, Keith Purkiss archive, Super Hang-On V1, Super Hang On (US edition), Computer Theatre, Footy game, Gee Bee Air Rally - tape release, Goofy's Word Factory, Grand National, Quest for Truth, Street Football and Test Drive 2 - scenery tapes. Update: Alloyrun, Armalyte 2, Back in the USSR, Boxing Champion, Colony, Custodian, Devious Designs, Diabolik, Eye Of The Moon, Fight Night V1, Fire & Forget, Force Of The Vulcan, Galactic Conqueror, Garden Wars, Gargantuan, Gauntlet 3, Giana 2 - Arthur And Martha In Future World, Great Giana Sisters, Illusions, Joan Of Arc: Siege And The Sword, Jonny Quest and the Splinter of Heaven, Judge Death, Katakis, Knight Force, Koshimo, Lasertrain, Mars Cops, Minder, Morgol, Off Shore Warrior, Parasol Stars, Parisian Knights, Picnic Paranoia, Pong Mini, Reach For The Moon, Roadwars V2, Scooby Doo, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Star Tech Games, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, The Omnicron Conspiracy, Trojan, Undead, Unicorn Software titles and Virgin Atlantic Challenge.

Yoomp! - Amiga | Yoomp! Is a new game for the Amiga computer, developed by zr-games. Players control a bouncing ball as it navigates 3D-textured tubes, each with unique properties. The goal is to collect points while avoiding traps and hazards. The game has 27 levels and the music is from MCH.

PixelKraken - PC | PixelKraken is a simple yet powerful pixel ripper that dives deep into C64 memory to surface with your precious sprites, tiles, and fonts. You can load a memory snapshot from your favourite Commodore C64 emulator, and watch your pixelated treasures.

Tynemouth Software - 2025 | Tynemouth Software wrote a blog about the projects for the year 2025. One of the projects is the Mini VIC project, with a better video output circuitry and a VIC chip replacement. Other projects are the Penultimate +3, Mini PET II, ORAC and a few Z80 projects.

Vandalism News #75 | In this English diskette magazine the following items: News, Awards, World of Demos, the list, interviews with Cycleburner, Didi, jmin, Quiss and Serato, and party-news from Deadline, Evoke, Fjälldata, Gerp, Moonshine Dragons, Mysdata, Revision, Syntax, Transmission64, X'2024/2026, Xenium and Zoo.

YAPE v1.2.5 | A new version of YAPE is available. YAPE is a Windows emulator for the Commodore Plus/4 computer. The changes in this release are: Improvements for CRT emulation, quickdebugger, random numbers (power-up pattern), 1541 (PIO6529 & i8255), Hannes RAM expansion, MPS-802, noise channel, TIA and IEC.

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