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The Retro Hour - Chris Hinlsey | 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 Chris Hinlsey from Mikro-Gen.

Connect v1.4 - Amiga | Connect is a classic logic game for the Amiga computer. The game idea is inspired by Hashiwokakero logic puzzles. The computer-chips are placed on a circuit-board and the player has to place connections between them.

GAP #15 | You can now listen to a new episode of the German AMIGA Podcast (German language). In this episode: The development of the game Babariana for the Amiga computer.

Onno Kortmann - semu-c64 | Onno Kortmann has developed the semu-c64, which makes it possible to run Linux on the Commodore C64 computer. The semu-c64 is tested in the VICE emulator with a RAM Expansion Unit (REU), in Warp-mode, and it is still really slow.

Amiga Addict 23 | Amiga Addict is a digital and printed Amiga magazine. In this edition: LightWave 3D, Roguecraft, BoXeR, Amigos, The Blues Brothers, Alien Breed II, Kickstart 01 and an AMOS programming tutorial.

Passione Amiga 15 | Passione Amiga is an Italian printed Amiga magazine. In this edition: News, Boxx, Rogue Declan Zero, Pengo500, Night/Shift, Pleiades 3D, Jack in the Pit, Holiday, From Vultures to Vampires (2), Chris Huelsbeck - The Piano Collection Volume II, Passion Amiga day 2023, AmiGameJam 2022. 68040 Accelerator Board Prototype for Amiga 3000, Amiga GCC, Blender (7), Andy Davidson and Michal Bergseth.

Scene World magazine #33 | Scene World is an English diskette magazine for the PAL and NTSC Commodore 64 scene. In this edition of Scene World: C64 games, 25 Years in the scene, Revision 2023, Nordichsound, Cracking in 2023, Evercade C64, Itch.io, Meatloaf, NTSC, BBS & Scene news, CBMPRGStudio and Let's make a game.

MikeyGRetro - Greaseweazle v4 | You can now watch a new video from the MikeyGRetro YouTube channel. In this video a demonstration of the Greaseweazle v4.

SukkoPera - Plus4Serial | Plus4Serial is an open hardware serial port adapter that plugs into the Commodore Plus/4 User Port, turning it into a fully-functional RS-232 interface.

Maciej Witkowiak - TIB-001 | Maciej Witkowiak released new firmware for the TIB-001. The TIB-001 is a 3.5 disk drive for the Commodore C64 computer that connects to the cartridge port. Changes in this version: Improvements for load address, device number, rename, scratch, new, directory format, GEOS macros and added a DOS wedge.

AmiArcadia - v30.02 | 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.

VDCModeMania v1.2 - C128 | Tokra released an extended version of the VDC Mode Mania demo. This version has the new graphics-mode:960 x 540 interlace monochrome. This mode only works with the RGBtoHDMI-device with at least Beta 59-firmware.

PSSST! - C64 | PSSST! is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer. The game is a conversion of the original game on the ZX Spectrum from the year 1983. The conversion is developed by Boony and the music is from STEPZ.

PETaxian - CBM/PET | PETaxian is a new game for the Commodore CBM & PET computers. The game is developed with prog8 by Milasoft64, and is tested on the 3032 and 4032 models.

RetroCombs - VIC 1311 | Steven Combs made a new YouTube video. In this episode he talks about the Commodore VIC 1311 joystick.

SEUCK School | SEUCK School is an web page for people who want to make games with the help of SEUCK. You can learn tips & tricks, the basics of assembly programming many coding examples (Codebase) and tools to make a better game. New in this version: Tips and tricks on NTSC / PAL compatibility and the score panel.

TheRetroChannel - 386SX-16 repair | Mark Sawicki has made a new video for his YouTube channel. In this video, Mark will repair a Commodore 386SX-16 computer with battery damage.

CBM Commodore C64 Tape Routines Exposed | This document was created in order to gain a complete understanding of the tape routines, to correct errors in other documents, and for fun.

Shred.zone - CD32 repair | You can read a new blog from Shred.zone about the repair of an Amiga CD32 game-console. He is repairing the video signal and replacing the electrolytic capacitors.

FairLight TV | You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this episode: Bacchus tells us more about the Microload Transfer Tool.

TONY - Amiga | TONY is a platform game for the Amiga computer. The game is developed by Pawel Tukatsch (code), Michal Brzezicki (music), Rafal Dudek (pixels) and XLent (Amiga music). In the game you must find the keys in old ruins, but be aware of snakes, insects and deadly traps.

Return #54 | Return magazine is a German printed magazine for classic computers and consoles. In this edition: Fun Racer, GoTek, Cannon Dancer, Blade Runner, Jagged Alliance, MEGA65, SOH Tactics GX, The computergames from the 60s, Chained Echoes, A Pig Quest, Pikmin 2, MadTV, 30 year Atari Falcon and Klax.

Wayfarer - MorphOS v6.1 | Wayfarer is a web browser for MorphOS, based on a recent branch of WebKit. Changes in this version: Improvements for downloads, SSL ciphers, lo0 interface, auto-updater, bookmarks, password manager, YouTube and printing.

FREEZE64 - 62 | FREEZE64 is a fanzine for Commodore 64 gamers and hackers. In this edition: SPY vs SPY, Star Fire, Fire One, Estra, Glider Pilot, Antics, Rodland demo, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ubik's Music, Mike Riedel, Ooze, Pokes 'n' codes and Inbread.

Holiday - Amiga | Holiday is a new role playing game for the Amiga computer, developed by lifeschool22. In the game you are in a Spanish resort in the year 1988. Your task during the next 11 days is simply to survive.

C64games.de | The web page c64games.de had an update. You can now find 7301 games on this web page. The new games are: Bizy Beez, Boxing Manager, Bruce Lee Trilogy, Castle Dracula and Castle Shadowgate.

Retro-Updates.com | Retro-Updates.com is a web shop for retro computers such as Commodore, Amiga, Atari, Sinclair ZX-Spectrum, Macintosh and 386/486 PC. Shipment is to most European countries, USA, Canada and Australia.

SukkoPera - 16UP | 16UP is an open hardware expansion board that will add a user-port to the Commodore 16, 116 and Plus/4 home computers. There are two versions available, one with an RS-232 converter and one without.

Commodore.software | The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Commodore 64 BASIC Quick Reference, Turbo Chameleon 64 Keyboard Layout for Minimig Core, JiffyDOS 6 User's Manual, Artificial Intelligence Projects for the Commodore 64, Artificial Intelligence on the Commodore 64, A Pocket Handbook for the Commodore 64, Quarktory, Weights and Measures, Printscreen-64, Max Headroom Screen Saver, Word Puzzle, Meditation, Forecaster VII, Mail Call, Sound 47, Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual, Amiga Hardware Manual Eratta, Amiga Game Guide, Mikes Maze!, Quick Edit 128 and Graphic Interchange Format Display System 128.

MOS die-shots | If you are curious what the inside of a IC in your Commodore computer, you can look at this webpage. After removing the top layer of the IC they took a picture of the die with a microscope. A few examples are: 6502, 6510, 6522, 6581, 8500, etc.

Andrew Hutchings - A4000 restoration | Andrew Hutchings wrote a very comprehensive blog about restoring two Amiga A4000 computers. Cleaning, replacing the electrolytic capacitors, repairing battery damage, 3D-printing new parts, retroBriting, etc.

WoRC 2023 | The World of Retro Computing WoRC 2023 Expo will be a two day vintage and retro computing conference in Kitchener Ontario Canada. The 2023 WoRC Expo will include hands on vintage and retro computer and gaming displays, special guest speakers, vendors buying and selling, workshops, lan parties, challenges, and raffles.

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