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CBM Command | Payton Byrd released a new version of CBM Command. New features are: Support for the VIC 20 computer, requires 32K RAM. Support for Commodore Plus 4 computer. New color picker for the configuration program. 1581 Disk Image (D81) support. The program is still in Beta but you can download the program from Payton's Codeplex web page.

Bunkermaze | BastetFurry (Dienstagstreff) made a new game for the Commodore C64. The game reached the first place at the Bunkerparty 2010 (Mixed Competition). You can download the game from the Commodore Scene Database (CSDb) web page.

HeadAlign 1.1 | Enthusi of Onslaught released a special program for datassette users. With this program you can adjust your datassette head to the right position to load a tape. This program can be used together with the Cassadapt device.

The SEUCK Vault | The SEUCK Vault had a major update. The Amiga section of the SEUCK Vault, a web page dedicated to games created with Sensible Software's Shoot Em Up Construction Kit has doubled in size with this update. A few examples are: PeeBee, Skyflyer 2 and three of the four games in Andrew Fereday's Raid series.

Scavenger | Scavenger is a new game for the Commodore C64. The game is made by GH-23. He did the Code, Graphics and design. The game is written in BASIC and was entered in the BASIC-compo on the FORUM 64 web page. The game can be played with a real C64 or with an emulator.

A.M.C. | On YouTube you can watch a video from Pascal Papara. In this video the A.M.C. (Amiga Media Center) is demonstrated. With the Amiga Media Center you can view your images, videos, web TV and audio. With the built-in database you can search or organize your media. The A.M.C. has many options and has a plug-in system. When the system is finished it will be available for MorphOS, AmigaOS 4.x and AROS. You can watch the video for more information.

MiniGame Compo 2010 | Dr Beep made a web page for the MiniGame Compo 2010. You can send in your mini game for this year's competition. The rules are 1 kByte, 2 kByte, 4 kByte filesizes and only 8-bit computers are allowed. Take a look at the MiniGame Compo 2010 web page for all the details.

Dreams #4 | Stirf from the group ROLE (Raiders Of the Lost Empire) released a graphics collection for the Commodore C64. The graphics are from JSL and the music is from Dekadence. You can download the .D64 from the Commodore Scene Database (CSDb) web page.

DC2N v3 | Luigi Di Fraia is working on version 3 of his DC2N. The DC2N is a digital replacement for the C2N datassette. With the DC2N you can read cassettes and transfer the data to a memory-card. It is also possible to save data from a memory-card to a datassette. The DC2N is a stand alone system, what means you can do the transfers without a computer. The newest version has USB support and uses a graphical screen to show the signal that is recorded. You can watch various videos of the DC2N on youtube.

Commodore Free #41 | In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following: News, Readers comments, Sixth Annual Commodore Vegas Expo (COMMVEX), A floppy end, CBM-Command, Adventures In Time released, A-EON / AmigaKit, Maniacs Of Noise, Commodore 128 tower project, We need Amiga.org on Wikipedia, AMIGIFT 2.1, WinUAE, GCC 4.5.0 AmigaOS 68K, Scene World Issue 16 released, Music Studio V2. 0, AmigaOS 4.1 For SAM460EX, Walt Harned has passed away, C+VG C16/+4 Special, R3PLAY, GEOS booted from GEOS.D64, Evolution (8-Bit Girl), Commodore PET 65816 CPU card, Commodore 128 VDC library, Interview with Jim Brain and the review Of Knight 'N' Grail.

WinUAE 2.2.0 | A new version of the Amiga emulator WinUAE is now available. In this new version the following: Game Ports and Input GUI update, 1G Chip RAM support, 7zip SDK updated, Triple/Double/No buffering option added to GUI, WASAPI and PortAudio volume control support and more. Visit the web page for all the details.

SIDin #13 | A new edition of SIDin is now available in odt of pdf format. In edition 13 the following item: News: Goatracker, ACID 64 Player, HVSC #49-53, Catweasel MK4plus, C64.sk Sidcompo 8, MSSIAH, iPhone Sid Player, Sidplayw2.5, XSidplay 2.0.3, CGSC updates, HVMEC, HardSID Uno/UPlay, TSM and Freedom Interview and the JITT64 Tracker.

Boings World #5 | You can listen to a Podcast of Boings World (German Language). Episode 5 is about modding your amiga. Also in this episode: Game-classic. You can listen to the episodes via the Boings World web page.

HVSC v53 | The HVSC (High Voltage SID Collection) crew released a new update. In version 53: 1045 new SIDs, 897 fixed/better rip, 153 entries deleted, 1076 SID credit fixes, 81 SID model/clock infos, 125 SIDs moved to new location. The latest update can be downloaded from the HVSC web page.

CartographPC V1.5 | Arkanix Labs released a new version of Cartograph for the PC. With this program you can create and edit data-maps for the Commodore C64. New in this version: CartographPC engine re-written, Resizable main window, User selectable stamp size, Copy / Paste datamap data, Random fill, Open standard C64 charset or CharPad.

ODI EST AMO | Jeffrey Daniels released a new game for the Commodore VIC-20. This time Jeffrey created a puzzle game. There is no manual so you have to find out yourself how the game works. The game can be played with a non-expanded VIC-20 or with an emulator.

Amiga music tools | Three tools for music on the Amiga are available. Normalize is a tool for adjusting the volume of audio files to a standard level. mp3gain 1.5.1, MP3Gain analyses and adjusts mp3 files so that they have the same volume. VorbisTools can be used for Vorbis music files.

Unter den Linden v2 | Fredrik release a new SID tune he called Unter den Linden v2. You can download this tune as a .sid or as a .prg version.

25 Year Amiga Party | In the Babylon in Heerhugowaard (the Netherlands) there will be a party to celebrate 25 years of Amiga. The party will be on the 24th of July 2010. On this date it will be exactly 25 years ago that the Amiga 1000 was introduced. The day will be about the Amiga and the creative scene that belongs to the Amiga.

Vuvuzelatro | Street Tuff and 4-Mat released a new musical demo. In this demo you can listen to the wonderful sound of the vuvuzela that is being used at the World Cup Soccer 2010 in South Africa. This demo also competes in the most annoying releases of 2010 competition...

APoV #4 | There is a new edition available of the APov (Amiga Point of View) magazine. In this English pdf magazine the following reviews: Leander, Dragon's Breath, Star Trek: 25th Anniversary, Operation Wolf, Cabal, Cavitas, Pinball Fantasies, Akira, The king of Chicago and WWF Wrestlemania.

Night of the Ninja | Jeffrey Daniels released a new game for the Commodore VIC-20. In this game you must steal as much as you can from a fortress. You can use the easy or hard way to play the game. The game has 4 levels and can be played on a un-expanded VIC-20 or with an emulator.

Loadstar #250 | Gumpy has released edition 250 of the Loadstar magazine. In this English d64/d81 disk magazine the following items: The Loadstar Years, Understanding 2, The 65xx chip, History of Adventure, Phamous Philosophies, Battleship, Dail M, Ringside Boxing, Mondo Wordo II, Prof. Calhoon, DB Design, Snack Man and many more.

Computer+Video Games C16/+4 Special | A new C16/Plus4 special edition of Computer+Video Games is now available for download from the commodore16.com web page. C+VG reviewed a total of 51 games for the C16/Plus4, which includes The Berks Trilogy compilation. This retrospective includes every one of them for the 264 series.

South Africa World Cup 2010 Microprose Soccer | Andy from the group AEG Soft has released an new version of the Microprose Soccer game. This edition is adapted for the current World Cup Soccer tournament in South Africa. So now you can watch the games and play with your C64 in half-time.

HyperCannon v1.1 - MorphOS | Kelly Samel released an update of his intense action shooter HyperCannon. This game has many levels of gameplay, fully animated graphics, huge number of onscreen objects and arcade and survival modes. In this update: Fixed joypad remapping, a timer bug, never ending wave bug and the Esc key exits game now. The game can be downloaded from Kelly's web page.

Club Info 117 | In this German d64 magazine for the Commodore C116, C16 and the Plus/4 the following articles: Forum, Tips en Tricks, Programs, Computer Spaß, Hardware, Games guide. On the disk are 15 new programs available for the C16 and or Plus/4.

C64 Intros | The web page C64 Intros has added another 700 intros bringing the total to 6500 intros. Updated groups include: 4712, Alive, Arcoss, Bodycount, Conflict, Cyborg Power System [CPS], Death (CZ), Digitech+The Warriors, Exile (HU), Hexagon, Jaguar, Lore Of Arts [LOA], Mantronix, Number One, Overkill [OKL], Powers Of Pain [POP], Tankard, The Zero Boys, Trojan, Ultimax, Victory, Zorro Soft Switzerland [ZSS] and many more.

Hoxs64 v1.0.6.0 | David Horrocks released an update of his Commodore 64 emulator. The changes are: More settings options CIA6526(A). Improved the VIC emulation for an pixel exact output. Adjusted IRQ DMA behaviour. Restore key bug fixed. Optimised the DirectX video device creation. Many corrections of the VIC emulation. Added light pen IRQ re-trigger behaviour. The new version can be downloaded from David's web page.

Commodore Free #40 | In this English pdf, txt, seq, html and d64 magazine the following: News, Readers comments, Commodore 128 Website, GEOLINK V1.0, X-Pander 3, Protovision update, VIC20 Final Expansion, Hamtext cart, Willis Patten passed away, Last Oregon CBM dealer sale, A-EON Website live, BASIC Programming challenge, BASIC Programming challenge C16, Interview with Mind in a box, Interview with Anders Persson.

GeoAction | Kisiel is working on a Action Replay Clone and it is called GeoAction. You can download all information of this cartridge including schematics, print layout and the software for the Atmel processor from Kisiel's web page.

Games That Weren't | The Games That Weren't web page has added 32 new games to the collection of never released games: Amebas, Autogard, Black Cauldron, Bruce Lee, Cybertank, Danse Macabre, English Invaders, Heavy Barrel (Sales Curve), Heavy Barrel (Data East), Inside Trader, The Jungle Book, Karnov V1, Kid Niki, Liverpool, Ladders to Learning, Mad Marbles, Math Tutor, Nuclear Nick, Primary Maths, Paddle Mania, Prototank, Scooter, Sketch and Paint, Silver Surfer, Saboteur 3, Tennis Game, The Future Zone, The Micro Zone, The Terminator, The Blues Brothers, Universal Military Simulator, Willow and there are 11 updates from other games.

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