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Mini Mag #06 | Mini-Mag is a German diskette magazine. In this edition: Editorial, letters from readers, marketplace and the charts. Interview with Lothar. Articles: Montezuma's Revenge, Ring von Copla, Crossfire!, DoReCo #37, Turbo Chameleon 64, DirMaster v6.2 and a puzzle.

VIC-MIDI | Jim Brain and Leif Bloomquist are working on a MIDI system for the Commodore VIC20. The final design features are: 16450 UART, 512kB FLASH ROM, MIDI IN, OUT and THRU, eset button and RS232. You can follow the progress on the Denial VIC-20 forum.

QCodeEdit - AmigaOS 4 | QCodeEdit is a text editing framework for the Amiga. The features are: Excellent speed. Low memory usage. High-lighting, brace matching, auto-indenting and code folding. Unlimited undo/redo, dynamic line wrapping and a easy to use search function.

Mastertronic Chronicles | Mastertronic Chronicles is a blog of witchfinder dedicated to the Mastertronic games for the Commodore C64. The most recent reviews are: Knight-Tyme (1988), Frenesis (1987), Dragonskulle (1987), Barry McGuigan World Championship Boxing (1989), Beat It (1987), Pulsoids (1988) and the Mastertronic catalogue from 1986.

1541 - Raspberry Pi | Chris Osborn is working on a system that can replace the 1541 disk drive. He uses a Raspberry Pi computer to communicate with the serial IEC bus of the Commodore C64. Chris had to modified the Linux kernel on the Raspberry Pi so it can handle the interrupts when the IEC bus was signalling. At the moment the system is an development stage and can only read or write a prg. As a bonus the system can also convert modern USB joystick signals to signals for the C64.

CBM prg Studio v2.7.0 | Arthur Jordison has released a new version of CBM prg Studio. Changes in this version: The debugger has new keyboard shortcuts. The character editor can now copy groups of characters and scroll the scratchpad. In BASIC you have now batch mode, constants definitions in code (hex) and the auto line numbering is improved.

AmigaAMP 3.9 - AmigaOS 4 | Thomas Wenzel released an update of his music player for the Amiga. AmigaAMP is a GUI based MPEG audio. It can also play AIFF, WAV and FLAC files. Changes in this version: New system for wsz skins. The AppIcon position is now correct. UTF8 conversion in FLAC meta-data. Automatically sorting of files alphabetically when loading directories. New skin and icon sets by DjNick, TommySammy and Samo79.

Mini X-Pander | The Mini X-Pander is a new hardware device for the Commodore C128(D). There are C64 cartridges that will not work on the C128(D). This because the signals on the expansion port have too much interference. This device cleans up the signals an makes it possible to use cartridges like the 64NIC+ and the FB-net.

TAWS v0.22 | TAWS (The Amiga Workbench Simulation) is a JavaScript simulation of the Amiga-Workbench 1.x - 3.x for IE, Firefox, Opera and WebKit-Browsers. With TAWS you can work with the Amiga Workbench inside your favourite web browser. Changes in this version: Support for Internet Explorer 10. Russian texts are now available. The disk drive can be disabled. Improvements for the preferences and many bug fixes.

David Thiel interview | David Thiel made the music for games like Winter Games, Championship Wrestling and Rock n' Bolt. He worked with the ColecoVision, Adam, Atari 400/800 and the C64. He developed a sound system (DDTSS) for the C64 that it supported six channels. This system combined the 3 voices and 3 virtual channels for sound effects. You can read the complete interview on the C64.com web page.

Huenison - Amiga | Huenison is a game for the Amiga that brings together many games into one hectic arcade game. The elements of the game are from Arkanoid, Decathlon, Dyna Blaster, Impossible Mission, Oil's Well, Pac-Man, Pang, Qix, Slam Tilt, Space Invaders, Tetris and Vital Light. The game is a 8-bit retro style, including music from the Commodore 64 SID chip.

Wall of Fire - C64 | Wall of Fire is a new game for the Commodore C64 made by Roberto Ricioppo. In this game have to escape from the Wall of Fire. You need to defeat all the alien inside a warp hole and bring freedom back to planet Earth.

FCEU - MorphOS | FCEU emulates the classic NES / Famicom game console. FCEU currently has great compatibility, sound support and save ram / save state support. Changes in this version: Improved display initialisation for G5 and laptops. Screen borders are properly blanked on all settings and the display is properly centred in scan line, overlay and full screen.

Games That Weren't 64 | The GTW64 web page has had an update. New: Dromedia Software, Dune Buggy, Jeeps, Muncher and Sophisticated games. Update: Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes, Curse Of The Mushroom People, Judge Death, Kid Saviour, Old Scores, Plan 9 Outer Space, Rhyme Land, Super Scramble, Unknown Educational game and Wild Women Of Wonga.

WHDLoad | WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. New: Hot Music 3 (Ram Jam), Megademo (Deathstar) and Side Arms (Probe). Improved: New Zealand Story (Taito/Ocean), Midnight Resistance (Ocean), Mega lo Mania (Sensible Software/Mirrorsoft), Bloodwych (Mirrorsoft), Super Cars (Gremlin), Great Giana Sisters (Timewarp/Rainbow Arts), Seconds Out (TyneSoft), Ghosts'N'Goblins (Elite), Red Heat (Ocean), Theatre of Death (Psygnosis/Shed Software) and Hudson Hawk (Ocean).

C64games.de | The web page c64games.de had an update. You can now find 5998 games on this web page. The new games are: Alien Attack, Ann Gong, Bolnar, Cosmic Combat, Danger Valley, Delta Man, Dot Gobbler v1, Flubble and Squij, Frogman, Hit the Brick, Lights On, Mr. Dynamite, Peace Patrol, Peter, Philippic, Pyramid Pete, Space Pope, The Spaceball II, War in Space, Whizzy and Z-Zone.

Tree Some - Plus/4 | Luca made a game for the Commodore Plus/4. The game is called Tree Some and is a conversion of the C64 version. The game is written in BASIC and uses only the standard PETSCII characters on the screen. In the game you are a tree and you need to fight against people who want to cut you down.

PortablE | Christopher Handley released a new version of PortablE. PortablE is a recreation of the AmigaE programming language with many improvements. The program is available for Amiga OS3, OS4, AROS, MorphOS and Windows. You can find a complete list of new and improved items on the PortablE web page.

KaPooka- AmigaOS | KaPooka is a logic game for AmigaOS (SDL). In the game you must try to move the red balls to the exit. You must push the green balls to open a way to the exit. But you can only push a ball when there is an empty space behind it. You can play the game with the keyboard, mouse or joystick.

Schlimeisch Mania - C64 | Schlimeisch Mania is a new game for the Commodore C64. The game was released at the Schlimeisch 2013 meeting in Fryšták in the Czech Republic. The game is programmed by Ray, and Factor6 and PCH made the music, graphics and the character set. The game can be played by eight people at the same time with the help of the 8 joystick adapter Inception.

Sirena Player v2.20 | Sirena Player is a music player for AmigaOS and MorphOS. The program can play music files as mp3, wav and mod. Changes in this version: Compiled with Hollywood 5.2. Rewind and Forward the song with the mouse wheel. New music time routines. MorphOS Butterfly animation available. The program is available in the following languages: English, Spanish, Italian, French, Greek, German, Czech and Polish.

Botticelli Bilderdisk 38 | Erich released a new Botticelli Bilderdisk for the Commodore C16 and the Plus/4. This double-sided diskette is filled with pictures in the Botticelli format. The Magica viewer is used to display the pictures. The pictures are a mix of handmade and digitized pictures.

Crazy Cartridge | Frank Buß is working on a new hardware project. He is building a cartridge system for retro computers. The system is divided in two parts, an controller board with an microcontroller, CPLD and SRAM. The second part is a board that can be inserted in the computer (adapter). The cartridge data can be supplied on a SD card or via the USB connection. The microcontroller will simulate a ROM (game cartridge), RAM (RUE) or another application.

AmigaRemix | You can listen to new remixes on the AmigaRemix web page. In the last weeks they added the following Amiga music: Pushover (Main Titlescreen Loop), Stardust Memories Dancemix, Elysium, De Die Hards, Golden Axe (Remix), Sidepanther (Childhood memories remix), Doodlebug Remix 2010 v3.0 and Cannon Fodder.

sID JAm | sID JAm is a Battle of the Bands style Commodore 64 music player. You can listen to two randomly chosen SID's and decide which tune is the winner. The current High Voltage Sid Collection has 43116 song so you can listen to the music and judge for a long time.

YAM 2.8p1 - Amiga | YAM (Yet Another Mailer) is a email client for AmigaOS. Changes in this version: Updated translations: Czech, Greek, Swedish, French, Spanish, Italian and Turkish. Improvements: BetterString.mcc, ADDRLOAD, Drafts folder management and many other small errors are removed. New: WRITEIDENTITY ARexx command.

Games That Weren't 64 | The GTW web page has had an update. New: Castle Boy, Lemonoids, Shuttle, Starburst, Stratagos, Terravasion and Zuid. Update: Ball, Cosmic Shock Absorber, Cyber Attack, Kid Saviour, Last Ninja V1, Mole Squash, Ski Run, Solaris, Spix, The War of the Dragon and a unknown Educational game.

TOD - Amiga | TOD simulates a game of Tetris experienced under the influence of drugs. The game can be played with the joystick or the keyboard. The game will start as a normal Tertris game, but when time goes by you start to lose track of what's happening on the screen. If you play with two players you can send your opponent garbage or a dose of hallucinogens.

War Under Sea - C64 | Roberto Ricioppo made a new game for the Commodore C64 with the help of SEUCK. In the game you are the captain of a warship. Your mission is to clear the sea from all mutant sea creatures and other enemies. Good luck captain!

Amiga Power #51 | Amiga Power is a printed magazine in the French language for the Amiga user. In this edition the following articles: USB-DB9 Retronic Design, HxC, Ask Me Up, Frogatto OS4, AOrganiser OS4, Squiggles MOS, oLdSkOlL II, Interview: David Pleasance, Dreamcast picture AmigaOS v4.1, USB2 - AmigaOne XE-G4, Workbench v3.1 - Minimig, Coding HTML, Amigateries, AMF and μAlchimie by Dr. Bio!

Sheepoid DX and Woolly Jumper - Cartridge | RGCD and Psytronik Software have released a new cartridge for the Commodore C64 with the games Sheepoid DX and Woolly Jumper. In the game Sheepoid DX you must save the world from Space Goats and in Woolly Jumper you must help the sheep Pepito to escape from Mindspace. Both games are PAL and available as a standard version and as a deluxe version.

BitJam #174 - Jeroen Tel | In this BitJam podcast music from Jeroen Tel. You can listen to the following music: Dr. Future feat. Aki Jaervinen - Cybernoid, Xenox - Closing In, Eiz - Hawkeye, Awesome-A - Battle Valley Dark Rises, CZ-Tunes - Intro, Amok - Alternative Fuel, Mitch Van Hayden - Rubicon (Elemental Mix), SunSpire - Agony Medley (Level 3 - Loading Sea - Level 2), Xenox - Invest Intro and Eiz - Supremacy. Total playing time: 44:56.

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