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Edu Arana - SID-Player | Edu Arana has made a video about his portable SID-Player. The SID-Player uses an STM32 microcontroller and fits into a cassette holder.

Raid over Moscow - Amiga | Raid over Moscow is a new game for the Amiga. In the game you must save the U.S. from a Soviet nuclear strike. The game is converted from the C64 to the Amiga by Erik Hogan.

TRBo: Turtle RescueBot - VIC20 | TRBo: Turtle RescueBot is a new game for the Commodore VIC20. The game is developed by Jason Justian and is a combination of an arcade, puzzle and strategy game.

EvenMore v0.92 - Amiga | EvenMore is an text viewer for AmigaOS. The features are: Proportional font support, multi-coloured text, file conversion plugins, and more. Recent changes: Improvements for XML, USEBUFFER, line-wrap, text-styles and word-wrap.

XSIDPLAY2 | A new version of XSIDPLAY2 is now available. The changes are: Improvements for UTF8, MainDialog and libsidplayfp. Added support for exSid, OSS, CGSC and A4 Sid Frequency finder.

GenesisPlus - MorphOS | Genesis-Plus emulates the classic Sega Genesis/Megadrive, Sega/MegaCD, MasterSystem and GameGear game consoles. Changes in this version: Double size scanline mode, border removal option and improvements for the gamepad.

Fix-It Felix Jr. - C64 | Fix-It Felix Jr. is a new 2D platform game for the Commodore C64. In the game you must stop Ralph from destroying an apartment block. The game is free to download, but every donation will go to UNICEF.

LOAD #06 | LOAD is a German pdf-magazine for retro computer users. In this edition: GUI, Apple Macintosh, Amiga 1000, Atari, Sinclair QL, Jef Raskin - Canon Cat, AlphaTronic, Macintosh Apple //e, P2000, Amiga34, Hypercard Macintosh Fanzine, Kill The Bit, Apple Disk Transfer Pro, HP Lasjet 2100, HX-20, RS-232, DDR Computer, Commodore Museum Braunschweig and Classic Computing 2019.

DodgyPLA - C64 | DodgyPLA is a PLA replacement for the Commodore C64. The DodgyPLA uses the Xilinx XC9536XL and also has implemented the CASRAM delay.

The Retrogaming Times #26 | The retrogaming Times is a retro computer magazine (English language) for all retro computer fans. In this edition: Prepare to Qualify, Events, More C64! - THEC64 Unboxing, Don's Desk - Video Gaming Exercise, Arcade Obscure - Route 16, Book Review - Unofficial Atari: A Visual History, Caught On Film: Sonic The Hedgehog (2020), Forgotten Famicom - Route-16 Turbo, Found In Translation - Sakura Wars (Sega Saturn), The Controller Chronicles - Nintendo Famicom, Weekly Retrogaming Trivia Recap and See You Next Game.

Survival Messenger - C64 | Survival Messenger is a new graphical adventure game for the Commodore C64. The game is developed by Logiker and Wil (code), ComSha (story, pixels) and Neyvivi (pixels).

Amiga-Kit - A1200/A600 4 x IDE | Amiga-Kit is now selling a 4 x IDE buffered IDE interface for the Amiga 600 or 1200. The features are: 2x 40-pin, 1x 44-pin, FastIDE support and 4+ GB (OS 3.5 - 4.1).

Z64K | Z64K is a pixel exact emulation of the Commodore 128, Commodore 64, VIC 20 and Atari 2600 written entirely in Java. The emulators should run on any platform with an updated Java Runtime environment. Recent changes: Improvements for the CIA SDR flag and the games Athena and Frostbite.

Tynemouth Software - C16 PAL / NTSC | Tynemouth Software made a PAL to NTSC switchable conversion for the Commodore C16. You can see how to build one yourself on his webpage.

TapEx - v1.4 | TapEx is a tool for analysing, verifying and cleaning Commodore 64 tape images (TAP V0, TAP V1 and DC2N RAW files (16, 24 & 32 bit). Changes in this version: Support for Novaload (Encounter), ESP Turbo, Rasterload (Stunt Car Racer), Flimbo's Quest loader, Ash & Dave type 2, Romik / Microdeal loader, Incentive loader and Micromotive loader.

FREEZE64 - 35 | FREEZE64 is a fanzine for Commodore 64 gamers and hackers. In this edition: Who Dares Wins, Bath Time, The Making of Badlands, ZZAP!64, Vendetta, Millie & Molly, Peter Frith, Screen Skipping, Stephen Kellett, PETSCII art, Pokes 'n' Codes and Murray Sneddon.

Amiga Users Ireland Podcast | In this episode of the Amiga Users Ireland Podcast: Desert Sunset, Harmless Synth, OS 3.2, Apollo Core 2.12, AmigaOS 4 Odyssey, ScreenTime, AmiCygnix, mGBA, A1222, Abiword, AmigaAmp, Revision, Amiga35 UK, A1200 - 8MB RAM / FPU, A1200 Bifrost, RNOXfer, The Tiny Little Slug, Bridge Strike, Elite Harmless, Ghost Town, ACentipede, Codetappers, Andrew Morris, AmigaLive and Agony.

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: 8MB extra RAM, libc, QSPI flash updating, Real-Time Clock and external microSD.

Everything Amiga | The web page Everything Amiga added new articles last month: Adventures with the Amiga 1000, Checkmate A1500 Plus, Guldkorn Expressen, 4D Sports Driving, Black Dawn Rebirth, Nuclear War and Leander.

Commodore4ever - Q-36 Rapid Fire Modulator | The Q-36 Rapid Fire Modulator is a new hardware addition for the Commodore C64. With this device you can swap your joysticks and adjust the rapid fire function. The Q-36 is based on a design by Sven Petersen.

Flashtro | On the web page Flashtro.com you can see many cracker intro's within your browser. The original intros from the Amiga, Atari-ST, Dreamcast, PC, Playstation etc. are converted to Flash. The most recent flashtro's are: Abandon - Pinball Dreams, Freds Journey, The Gang - Flight of the Intruder, Abakus - Operation Neptune and Paranoimia - A new crack.

Ovesen.net - Datassette | Ovesen.net made a new video about how to repair a fault with the loading from the datassette.

The Games-Coffer | On the Games Coffer web page you can find games, demos, animations, slideshows, diskette magazines, history, FAQ, emulators, reviews and advert Scans. The new additions for this month are: King Fisher, Petrol Engine, Steam Engine, Stirling Engine, The Sorceror, Assassins Collection disks, Amiga Fun Pack Games (20-25), Birthdate, Car Data Analyst, Cassini, Footy, Amiga Fun Pack Games (16-19), AMOS Printer Routine, GUI Archivers, Modem Mate, Window Blender 39.28 and XPK Package.

SuperClone 5.0 | The SuperClone 5.0 is a clone of the Super Snapshot v5 hardware. It uses an Atmel ATF16V8B in the place of the original PAL. All the schematics and software is available on Github.

DIR PLUS V3.0 - Plus/4 & 64 | DIR PLUS is a SD2IEC browser, program starter and file manager solution for your Commodore 64 and Plus/4. Changes in this version: Improvements for the global link list, random game, folders and move files.

Retro Commodore | The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Amiga-Katalog December 1987, Amiga Softwarekatalog September 87 prøve, 64'er Sonderheft 17, Joystick Breakout, Manuel micro-ordinateur Commodore 64, Checkmate A1500 plus, Commodore Disketteenhed CBM 8050, Commodore Disketteenhed CBM 4040/2031 and Commodore Complete Microcomputer Line.

SEUCK Compo 2020 - Space Fighter | The game Space Fighter is a new game in the SEUCK Compo 2020. The game is developed by Pinov Vox. In the game you must save your home planet, Zaryon.

WHDLoad | WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. New: Mixed-Up Mother Goose and Feudal Lords. Update: Valhalla & the Lord of Infinity, Valhalla - Before The War, Rise of the Robots, Bloodnet, Ween: The Prophecy, Spaceball / Starball, Pinball Magic, Fascination, Super Cauldron, Street Racer, Freedom and Emmanuelle.

Doktor64 - SD2IEC | There is a new video from Doktor64 available. This time he shows you how to repair an SD2IEC device. He shows you how to solder a TQFP-44 SMD and how to flash a ATMega microcontroller.

Extreme TuxRacer - AROS | Extreme TuxRacer is a new game for AROS. The game is a high speed arctic racing game based on Tux Racer.

Rapid News #11 | Rapid News is a diskette magazine (English language) for the Commodore user. In this edition: Back to..., BCC#14, news and rumours.

C64 RS232 Printer | Chaucer is working on a interface to print from your Commodore C64 via a RS232 connection. He connected a MakerHawk Nano to the user-port.

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