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James Harmony - Re-programmable replacement ROM | James Harmony build a universal re-programmable replacement ROM for retro computers. This board is designed to replace the old 2364, 2332, and 2316 mask ROMs. A few examples are: Commodore VIC20 and C64 Char, Kernel and Basic ROMs.

The Retro Collective - John Stealey | You can now watch a new video from The Retro Collective YouTube channel. In this episode: An interview with John Stealey, one of the founders of MicroProse. MicroProse created games like Railroad Tycoon, Civilization, F-15 Strike Eagle and F1GP.

Commodoriani #17 | A new edition of the Italian Commodoriani magazine is now available. In this edition: News, Creatures, Intervista A Marco Auletta, Il Workbench 1.3, Roguecraft, Fan Art and Curiosita.

Tynemouth Software - Excelerator Plus disk drive repair | Tynemouth Software has written a blog about the repair of an Excelerator Plus disk drive. The problem with this disk drive was a defective RAM-chip. After replacing the old V61C16P with a new M5M5117P the drive worked perfectly.

Commodore.software | The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: WinVICE, COMvoice User's Manual, ASM-One v1.02 Manual, Commodore 1084p Monitor Service Manual, Sprite Basic, EfexBASIC v1.0, Z-Pulator II+, Hyper Backup v1, Sid Player III, Epyx PrintMaster Graphics Scrapbook, Inventory Management by Timeworks, Warlock Nibbler v1.0, GEOS PostScript Printing, Speedscript 2.0, Killer Drive, Jasword 1.1 Documentation, geoPublish Unkeyed, Datafile 3.6, Far Side Gallery, SysRes User's Guide 2025, Master Chess, Tower of Rubble 64, Icon Grabber v1.5 and Disk Manager 5.0.

COREi64 - CMD RAMLink RAMcard XL v2 | COREi64 has developed the CMD RAMLink RAMcard XL v2. This is an upgrade for the Version 2 RAMLink with the ability to have a 64 MB ram-card. It also has the RTC (Real Time Clock) option pre-installed, with a battery backup. It is also possible to upgrade a Version 1 RAMLink for this RAMcard.

GadgetUK164 - C2N repair | You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video: The repair of a Commodore C2N Datassette for the Commodore VIC20 or C64 computer.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Petmate 9 - PC | Petmate 9 is a cross-platform PETSCII drawing program, developed by Janne Hellsten. Recent changes: Improvements for Zoom, TAB / CTRL (colour), Ultimate, PETSCII: VIC20, PET & C128, CBASE BBS, Copy / Paste PNG, Brushes, Selections, Menu's and Dir-art.

The Retro Hour - Kelly Sumner | 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 Kelly Sumner. Kelly is the former Managing Director of Commodore UK, and he tells about the highs and lows of his 15-year journey at the legendary company.

The Retro Hour - The Games of a Lifetime | 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 Julian Rignall about his new book, The Games of a Lifetime, which is a video game time machine that takes you on an incredible journey from the very dawn of the industry, through the decades to the present day.

Commodore Chronicles Podcast | You can now listen to a new episode of the Commodore Chronicles Podcast. In this episode: Turrican and Airborne Ranger. News: Witchsoft's Kouyate, Knifegrinder's Bone Dry, Vector5's Santas Workout 4, Dr. Mortal Wombat's Soiled Iron, Monte Boyd's InfeZtation, Wanax's Platman MC, Icon64's Ladybird and SEMVCC.

Commodore.software | The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Commodore MAX User's Manual, MicroSpec Rental Property Manager Manual, Commodore Amiga Software Toolkit Manual, Dr. Watson - Beginners Assembly Language Programming for the VIC20, White Lightning & Basic Lightning Supplement, Basic Lightning Manual, White Lightning Manual, PrintShop Graphics Library: Special Edition & Holiday Edition, OmniWriter & OmniSpell Instruction Manual, Steve Writer v1.0, SpeedCalc 2019, !-Load, PAKRATT Model PK-64 & HFM-64 Operating Manual, JiffyDOS SX-64, MSD-1 & MSD-2, FDS-2, Enhancer 2000, 128, 1581, 1541 and 1541-II Installation Guide, JiffyDOS Overlays, MicroSpec MS-Backup, CMD RAMLink Utilities Rev.1, Text File Browser, MicroSpec Accounts Receivable User's Guide and the Easy Flash Programmer's Guide.

VCGN - Monitor 2024-02 | A new edition of the VCGN Monitor magazine is now available for download (English & Dutch). In this edition: Micro-PET, VIC20 Dual Serial Cart Mk I, Vision BASIC, C128DCR - DolphinDOS 3, STMMC, Amiga External Dual Disk Drive Adapter, ALBERT, Tape Master Pro V5.0, Serial A/D Converter - VIC20, C64 & C128, Soft-tips, the Scratchpad, Commodore and Amiga news, classifieds adds and the events for the year 2025.

DLH's Commodore Archive | DLH's Commodore Archive is a web page for Commodore documentation. You can find magazines, books and manuals. The latest additions are: Learn to Program the Commodore 64 All by Yourself, Espionage The Computer Game Rule Book and MEGABASIC for the Commodore 64.

Old School Gamer - 44 | Old School Gamer is a magazine for retro consoles gamers. In this (free) edition: 70s Handheld Games, 20th Anniversary of the DS, The PlayStation Portable, How to Hack the PSP, The Neo Geo Pocket, Non-Nintendo Handhelds, Game Boy Operator Review, I Fell in Love with the Game Boy, Japanese Handhelds, The Game Boy Advance, The Apple II, Tetris Forever, Donkey Kong Part 2, Classic/Current, Queen of the Ball, The Video Game Life, NES High Score, Motorcycle Games, OSG Bookshelf, The Polycade Sente, The Video Game Collector's Field Guide, Heavy Hitters and No Quarter Corner.

HxC Floppy Emulator toolkit - v2.16.10.2 | There is new firmware available for the HxC Floppy emulator. The HxC floppy emulator is a replacement of a 3.5 inch disk-drive in for example an Amiga or an Atari ST. In this version improvements for: Writer (png), hxcfe, Disk viewer, DMK, Apple II, GUI, EDE, SCP, FLTK, IMD, SAP, CPC, DSK, EDSK, 86Box 86F, HFE and CPC.

Spillhistorie - Steve Meretzky | You can read an interview on the Spillhistorie webpage with Steve Meretzky. Steve is an American game designer who started his career at Infocom. He worked on games such as the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Planetfall, Leather Goddesses of Phobos and A Mind Forever Voyaging.

Commodoriani #16 | A new edition of the Italian Commodoriani magazine is now available. In this edition: News, Sid Meier's Civilization, Catalogo Commodore, Fan Art and Curiosita.

BASIC 10Liners - 2025 | BASIC 10Liners is a competition for making a game in BASIC with only 10 lines of code. The rules are: The computer system must be 8-bit, the BASIC is line orientated and there is no machine code allowed. There are three categories: 80, 120 or 256 characters per line.

PyDPainter 2.1.0 - PC | PyDPainter is a pixel art program written in Python, developed by Mark Riale. The program is inspired by the Amiga version of Deluxe Paint released by Electronic Arts in 1985. PyDPainter will help you to create retro pixel art on a modern PC.

Sven Anderson - DualJoy | DualJoy is USB-adapter for retro joysticks, developed by Sven Anderson. The adapter is built with a Rapsberry Pi Pico and can connect two D-Sub 9 joysticks, as they were used for example with the Atari 2600 console and the Commodore C64 and Amiga home computers. They will appear as two digital hats/d-pads with only one button.

Spillhistorie - Jesper Juul | You can read an interview on the Spillhistorie webpage with Jesper Juul. Jesper is an author and has written a number of books, and his latest book is called Too Much Fun: The Five Lives of the Commodore 64 Computer. In his book he tries to solve two mysteries: 1) why is the C64 missing in so much game- and computer history? And 2) how did the C64 live so long and be so many different things to different people?

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: Flashtro - Yoomp, Flashtro - Tiny Pixel Adventure and Satan - Liverpool 3d Soccer.

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