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Words8 - C64 | Words8 is a new puzzle game for the Commodore C64. The game has been developed by PCH and the music is from Aki. The puzzle game can be played with 8 players.

10 MARC - AGA / VGA | A new episode of the 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast is now available. In this episode: A comparison between Amiga AGA and PC VGA / SVGA.

MindFlareRetro - C64Saver | MindFlareRetro has made a new video: In this video he builds a C64Saver that protects your computer against an over-voltage from a defective power supply.

RetroManCave - Tony Warriner | In this episode of the RetroManCave: Tony Warriner - Revolution Software (Beneath a Steel Sky, Lure of the Temptress and Broken Sword).

Mark Sawicki - C64c repair | Mark Sawicki made a video series about repairing a Commodore C64c. He replaces the electrolytic capacitors and voltage regulators. He also did a retr0bright and repaired the keyboard.

MiSTer | MiSTer is a port of well-known MiST project, but with a larger FPGA and a faster ARM. Examples of cores are: Commodore PET, VIC20, C16, Plus/4, C64 and the Amiga. The recent changes are: Improvements for C1541, joysticks 3/4, Minimig, mouse, PET2001, TG68K, HDMI and SDRAM.

CLASS 2020 | The Commodore Los Angeles Super Show will be held on April 25 & 26, 2020 in Chatsworth, California USA. At the show you can see demos and presentations on and about the C128, C64, Plus/4, DTV, VIC20, PET and the Amiga.

JC64dis | JC64dis (next generation C64 disassembler) is an iterative disassembler for MUS, SID and PRG file of the Commodore 64. The program is available as jar (java) and as exe for Windows.

V.A.M.P. v2.20 | Virtual Amiga Multimedia Player is a media player made with the help of Hollywood. Changes in this version: Two extra buttons (help & info), improvements for the player head bar and the skin routines.

SEUCK Compo 2020 - Synthia in the Cyber Crypt | The game Synthia in the Cyber Crypt is a new game in the SEUCK Competition 2020. The game is developed by Eleanor Burns, and it is a platform adventure game.

RetroCengo - Amiga vs PC | RetroCengo made a video where he compares the music from the Amiga 500 games with the same games on the PC. Or the difference between Paula and the Creative Soundblaster 16.

C64 intros | The web page c64Intros has updated its intro database and added more new intros. The new groups are: Hokuto Force, Genesis Project, Raiders of the Lost Empire, The Critters, Triad, The Electronic Generation, Humanoids, Wolf Team, 3D and Delta System.

Amiga Future #112 | This edition of the English and German Amiga magazine Amiga Future his now available for download. In this edition: Editorial, News, Reviews: ArtBase, Kultmagazin, OS4 Depot Games, AskMeUp, VoxelNoid, Back to the Golden Age, Centron 3D, Aquanaut, Renegades Deluxe, Icaros Desktop, Backup, MPlayerGUI, CodeAudio, SimpleMail, AmigaOS 4.1 Final and Rapid Road. Special: Demoscene, Classics (19), DKB Software and AmiWest 2014.
Workshop: Programming AmigaOS4 (10).

Rob Clarke - SX-64 keyboard repair | A new video from Rob Clarke. In this video the repair of a Commodore SX-64 keyboard. He also talks about new replacement membranes for the SX-64 keyboard.

Commodore C128 - Diorama | Eric R. Krystof created a diorama of his childhood. He built a room with a Commodore C128, monitor and disk drive. The screen is a LCD display which is connected to a Raspberry PI with the VICE emulator.

Amiga Future #142 | A new edition of the English and German Amiga magazine Amiga Future has been released. In this edition: Editorial, News, Amiga 34, Christian Haller, Insanity Fight, Insanity Fight iOS, Blastaway, Football Fortunes, Goldrush, IBrowse, DiskPrint, AdressMaster, Aminet News, MorphOS Camp, MC68k, Shogo (2), AmigaOS 3.1.4 (3), XCopy Tools, FPGA Amiga-Clone, Trevors Soapbox and the Demoscene.

C64 Cartridge Re-locator | Melbourne Console Reproductions is now making the C64 Cartridge Re-locator. With this device you can connect your cartridges on a 90 degrees angle. This is very handy with cartridges that have buttons such as the 1541 Ultimate or the Easy Flash cartridge.

Morpheus v1.61 - MorphOS | Morpheus is a word processor for MorphOS, developed by Carsten Siegner. Changes in this version: Support for tabulator, uni-code characters, tool-type, hand drawn vector objects and picture tracing.

KiloByte magazine 2019/3 | KiloByte magazine is a pdf magazine (English language) for 8-bit home computers and game consoles. In this edition: The art of floppy disk sleeves, Squeezing electrons, Collecting craze, The queen's footsteps, Prepper os, Tweet it, One man and his banjo, Cry me a valley and Pedal to the metal.

Elite 128 v2.0 | Ullrich von Bassewitz released new version of the game Elite. The game can be played with a SuperCPU + RAM card, VICE, C64-DTV, C128, C128 + REU and a C64 + REU. The original game was written by D. Braben and I. Bell.

GeoDesk64 v1.0- C64 | A new version of GeoDesk64 is now available. GeoDesk64 is a DeskTop replacement and requires MegaPatch V3.x with 256 KB of memory. GeoDesk64 supports all CMD drives and SD2IEC devices.

FRGCB | FRGCB (Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog) is a web page that writes about retro games. But the difference is that this blog compares the games between the different computers like the C64, Amiga, MSX, NES, CPC, DOS, etc. The most recent comparisons are: Dragonfire (Imagic, 1982) and Slicks 'n' Slide (Digital Footmark, 1993-2017).

Iz8dwf - PET 4032 repair | Iz8dwf has made a video of the repair of a Commodore PET 4032 computer. This time the video part was not working correctly.

Retro Ravi - 8-Bit Podcast | Retro Ravi makes a monthly 8-bit mix podcast. In this episode: Disco & Early House.

Scene World Podcast #75 | Scene World Podcast is a podcast about the Commodore scene. In this episode: Gamescom 2019: Autonauts, 1985 WorldCup, Comanche, Beyond Blue, Pro Evolution Soccer 2020, Highrisers, Deadly Days, Encodya, Contra Rogue Corps, Wrath, Desperados III, Elder Scrolls Online - Elsweyr, Intellivision Amico, Necrobarista and Memorrah.

DAAD R5 - Plus/4 | DAAD is an adventure writer for the retro computers: C64, Plus/4, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX, PCW, Atari ST, DOS and the Amiga. Changes in this version: Added support for the Commodore Plus/4 and C16 (64k).

UFO: Alien Invasion - Amiga | UFO: Alien Invasion is a new game for the Amiga. In the game you are in the year 2084 and you control a secret organisation. You must defend Earth from a brutal alien enemy.

Retro Asylum Podcast - 217 | In this episode of the Retro Asylum Podcast: Mads, Chris, and Dean talk about the classic Matthew Smith game: Manic Miner.

Led - AROS | Led is a simple line-oriented text editor for the AROS, written in Urn Lisp that compiles to Lua. The program is developed by Pasquale Frega.

SEUCK competition 2020 | You can now submit your games for the SEUCK competition 2020. The closing date is 31 May 2020.

Spoil - C64 | Spoil is a new puzzle game for the Commodore C64. The game is developed by Iceout and Splixx. In the game you must move the diamonds to the hidden tiles.

One Key Party - VIC20 | Jeff released a new board-game for the Commodore VIC20. In the game you must find the diamond by opening the boxes. The game can be played on an un-expanded VIC20 with the keyboard or the joystick.

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