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Sprite Castle | Rob Flack O'Hara has made a new podcast. The subject in this episode is: The Commodore 64 Mini.

Retro Format Issue Zero (Pre-Order) | You can now reserve a new magazine from Eight Bit Magazine. The Retro Format magazine is an A4-format magazine that covers everything about retro computers.

Nybbles and Bytes - Assembly (2) | The YouTube channel Nybbles and Bytes makes videos about retro computers. In this episode: Memory & registers.

Mega65 | Paul Gardner-Stephen is working on a FPGA version of the Commodore C65. His goal is to make an 8-bit computer for the 21st century. Most recent updates: Internal floppy drive, IEC, cartridge port, keyboard, SD card and the MEGA65 R2 motherboard.

Lotek64 #59 | A new edition of the German pdf magazine Lotek64 is now available. The articles in this edition: Editorial, Drean, C64 - iPad, Super Mario Adventures, Sidologie / Lo*bert, Mikrokosmos aus Plastik, C64 Mini, S.E.U.C.K. - Intruder Alert, Retro-Nerds, Dan Dare Trilogy, Frantic Freddie 2, Rick Dangerous, Alleykat, Retro Treasures: Toki, Super Mario Bros. 64, Fire!, Newsticker, Street Fighter II and Videogame-Heroes: Secret Agent 4125.

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: Adman Speech Synthesiser Owners Manual, Speakeasy, The Total Software Development System, Scanned 6502, Simon's Basic and BASIC 1.4.

Commodore.software | The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: 64 Charsets (PAL), 99 Charsets+ (PAL), CCS64 v3.9.2 Manual, Action Replay v7.5 / v7.0 / v6.0 / v5.0, Clone Machine, Copy II v2.8, X-Copy, Error Editor, Ultimate 64 Firmware, Pixel Polizei, Multipaint 2018b, Disk Tools Collection, Disk Tools Collection, Fastload 1987, Fast Load v1.1, Supersorter 2 / 3 / 3+, DirMenu v2.01 and cbmage v0.2.

Nybbles and Bytes - Assembly (1) | The YouTube channel Nybbles and Bytes makes videos about retro computers. In this episode: Assembler Basics.

Luigi Di Fraia - Cartridge dump | Luigi Di Fraia has made a video of his Commodore C64 Cartridge dump program.

Hi65 - v6.1 | Hi65 is a high-level Commodore 65, BASIC 10 emulator. The Commodore 65 is an proto type 8-bit computer with an 4510 CPU (3.54 MHz), 256 colour graphics and 8 MB of RAM. This emulator does not emulate the whole C65, but it will run programs that are written in BASIC.

C64 & Amiga archive | Echelon is building an archive for Commodore C64 and Amiga games. On his web page you can view the screenshots and download the game.

Textadventures - C64 | On the web page 8bitag.com you can find tekst adventure games from Gareth Pitchford for the Commodore C64. A few examples are: Microfair Madness, The Search for the Nether Regions and The Revenge of Moriarty.

The Retrogaming Times #21 | The retrogaming Times is a retro computer magazine (English language) for all retro computer fans. In this edition: Prepare to Qualify, Upcoming Events, More C64! - What's Going On, Motherly Recollections, Arcade Obscure - Dream Shopper, Import Review: Dramatic Dungeon Sakura Taisen, The Retro Junkie - Game Boy Color: Pikachu Edition, Restoring PlayStation Network Access on PSP, Patrick Hickey, Jr. Interview, Found In Translation - Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon: Another Story, The Controller Chronicles - Atari Jaguar, Video Game Haiku, Weekly Retrogaming Trivia Recap and See You Next Game.

XC=BASIC | XC=BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language for the Commodore 64 and xcbasic64 is a cross compiler that compiles XC=BASIC source code to 6502 machine code.

Retro Commodore | The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Commodore 1802 User's Guide, Katalog Forår 1987, KCS Power Cartridge, 4* Comal, Brinck Tilbehør til Computere 1987, Brinck Prisliste 1987, Brink br861 Lightpen, Brinck br824a - electronics diy for C64 and Vic20, Compute!s Commodore Collection Volume two, Privat Computer, Data Work System Program Manual, The Party 1992 Invitation, Camelot, Danish Elite, Crystal, Silents, Anarchy, Leg&Hobby Bestillingsliste, C64 function key helper, Commodore Matematik Modul 4703, Handic C64 Forth User's Guide & Reference Manual and VIC / VC 1020 User Manual.

cbmage v0.2 | Francesco Sblendorio developed a program for the PC/MAC that can print graphics on a retro Commodore printer such as the MPS 803.

New C64 peripherals | 3D-vice wrote a blog about new peripherals for the Commodore C64. He writes about: The digital tape deck/recorder for Commodore 64 / 128 / VIC 20, The Commodore 64 power monitor II for C64 / VIC20 / C128 / Plus4, The µCassette Commodore 64 datasette adapter and the Wifi modem for Commodore 64 computers.

AROK - 2019 | The AROK party for this year is scheduled for 2-4 August 2019 in Ajkarendek, Hungary.

RetroManCave - Philip Oliver | In this episode of the RetroManCave: Philip Oliver of The Oliver Twins.

Return #37 | Return magazine is a German printed magazine for classic computers and consoles. In this edition: Batman, Same Same but Different, War Mission, Build-Engine, Aviator Arcade II, Space Moguls, Operation Alexandra, AmigaOS 3.1.4, Lovecraft's Untold Stories, Steve Bak, Power Glove Reloaded, Fork Parker's Crunch Out, Frogs, Kangaroo and Super Hang On.

1541 Diskettes & errors | Michael Steil wrote an article with tips for dumping a 1451 diskette that contains errors. He also writes about cleaning the diskettes and the read/write head of the disk drive.

KiloByte magazine 2019/1 | KiloByte magazine is a pdf magazine (English language) for 8-bit home computers and game consoles. In this edition: Floppy sleeves, Point & Click, Sacred boards, To Boldly Go, To SID Go, From collection to museum, Flight of Pigarus, What remains, Night Knight, Wolfling, Tenno, Digiloi, Ninja Odyssey, TNT Cowboy and Berks Four.

Mega65 | Paul Gardner-Stephen is working on a FPGA version of the Commodore C65. His goal is to make an 8-bit computer for the 21st century. Most recent updates: The MEGAphone prototype and the Mega65 keyboards PCBs.

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: Commodore News, Home Video Producer, Getting Acquainted with your VIC20 and The Complete Commodore 16 ROM Disassembly.

Amiga Users Ireland Podcast | Amiga Users Ireland makes podcasts for Commodore and Amiga users. In this episode: AGABlaster, GoADF, Albatross, AmiTime Keeper, BootPicture, Amiga Demo Launcher, Wicher CDTV, Who Killed the American Demoscene, Roadie, Renegade Deluxe, Reshoot R, Raging Orlando, Parallaxian and Guru Meditation numbers explained.

Commodore.software | The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: DirMaster v3.1.2 and Chameleon Beta 9h / 9i Firmware.

Vandalism News #69 | In this English diskette magazine the following items: News, The Awards, World of Demos, The Making of Rivalry, Give Hate a Chance, Demo Map: Germany, Split Bitmap Scroller, The Will to Scene, Trap of Bonzai, Prowler, Magnar, Compyx, Golara, Sparta, Revision 2019, Moonshine Dragons Report, World of Commodore, Opticall Illusion, BASIC 10-Liners, Game Reviews, Super Mario Bros, Magazine Reviews and the List.

CLASS 2019 | You can now watch videos from CLASS 2019 - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show: Marc Rifkin - Commodore Business Machines, Simone Bernacchia - Amiga game music and Ed Trillo - Strategic Simulations Inc.

The Retro Hour - The Guru Meditation | 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: Bill Winters & Anthony Becker - The Guru Meditation.

RetroSpector78 - Commodore PC-20 II | RetroSpector78 has made a video of a Commodore PC-20 II. He shows the inside of the PC and talks about all the parts.

Retrogame Talkshow | Bob Engstrand and Jari Karjalainen talk about the world of retro games, 8-bit music and much more: In this episode: Diskettes & Dungeons.

Scene World Podcast #65 | Scene World Podcast is a podcast about the Commodore scene. In this episode: Valerio Cannone, Twin Galaxies, Walter Day's Superstars of Gaming, I Am 8-Bit, C64.ch, The Commodore Scene Database, Nick Vivid, BackBit, The Future Was 8-bit and Parallaxian.

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