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SideProjectsLab - Blue-64 | Blue-64 is a plug & play Bluetooth adapter for the Commodore C64 computer. The goal of the project is to support two Bluetooth controllers and a Bluetooth keyboard simultaneously, in order to be able to control the C64 completely wirelessly.

Amiga Future: New downloads | The Amiga Future website has new (full) downloads available: Disk Salv 3, Moonbases, Supaplex, Tritus and Zodes.

Briley Witch Chronicles 2 - C64 | Briley Witch Chronicles 2 is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by SarahJaneAvory. The game continues Briley's story and will cover books 5 and 6 of the Briley Witch novels, The Fallen Witch and Grey Waters.

WLA DX - Amiga | WLA DX is a multi-platform Cross Macro Assembler, developed by Ville Helin. The WLA DX assembler supports the following CPU's: GB-Z80, Z80, Z80N. 6502, 65C02, 65CE02, 65816, 68000, 6800, 6801, 6809, 8008, 8080, HUC6280, SPC-700 and SuperFX.

Bart Venneker - C64 repair | Bart Venneker has made a video about repairing a Commodore C64 computer. He also installs a dual Kernal option (Dutch language.)

Amiga Future #140 - online | This older edition of Amiga Future is now online available. In this edition: Editorial, News, Playfield, Richard Löwenstein, Dominik Nick Tonn, Hibernated, Labyrinth, SkillGird, The Battle for Wesnoth #5, GoADF, AmiKit XE, MorphOS Camp, Aminet, AmigaOS 3.1.4 Update 34, AmigaOS 3.1.4 - That's how it's done! #2, XCopy, Trevors Soapbox, Demoscene, GUIs with Hollywood #1 and Kuna.

8-Bit Resurgence - Raspberry Pi 5 | You can now watch a new video from the 8-Bit Resurgence YouTube channel. In this episode, a look at the new Raspberry Pi 5. The Raspberry Pi 5 can be used as a desktop computer, but also as a platform for emulating retro-computers.

GadgetUK164 - Amiga Prelude sound card | You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video, Chris is building a replica of the Prelude sound card for the Amiga computer.

Chuck Hutchins - PET Companion | Chuck Hutchins made a new video about retro computers. This time he is talking about the Commodore PET Companion. This is a composite video output device for the PET computer.

Jan Beta - A2000 Serotina | A new YouTube video from Jan Beta. In this video, Jan shows how to build an A2000 Serotina mechanical keyboard for the Amiga A2000, A3000 and A4000 computers.

TPUG - 11-2023 | You can now watch the November 16, 2023 TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group) meeting on YouTube. Special guest: Jeri Ellsworth.

Amiga Addict 25 | Amiga Addict is a digital and printed Amiga magazine. In this edition: James Pond 2: RoboCod, virtual coverdisk, Pleiades 3D, Night/Shift, Flashback, Roadkill, Bambi Amiga, Brian Sharp and A600 accelerator cards.

Retrohax - Wico Boss | Retrohax has written a blog about cleaning and modifying a set of 10 Wico Boss joysticks. If you want to modify your own Wico Boss joystick, you can use the STL files for 3D-printing the new parts.

Greaseweazle v4.1 | Keir Fraser released a new version of the Greaseweazle hardware. The new features are: New PCB with better mounting holes, USB-C port and input protection (ESD, overcurrent).

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: Impact! (Audiogenic, 1987) and Combat School (Konami, 1987).

Frogger - Amiga | This version of Frogger is a 1:1 arcade port of the game original Frogger by Konami from 1981 for the Amiga 500 computer. The game is written in 68k assembler, based on the original Z80 code. The game is developed by JoeJoe, jotd and NO9.

Scene World Podcast #177 | Scene World Podcast is a podcast about the Commodore scene. In this episode: An interview with Richard Löwenstein (Spieleschreiber). He's very well known for his Amiga game Reshoot Proxima 3 or Reshoot R and being an editor for Amiga Joker.

IBrowse 3.0 - Amiga | A new version of IBrowse is now available. Changes in this version: Improvements for the HTML parser, HTML engine, GIF animation, NList GUI, preferences Window and image decoding.

Return #55 | Return magazine is a German printed magazine for classic computers and consoles. In this edition: Gargoyle's Quest, Veggies vs Undead, Wonder Boy, Castle Escape, Grimace's Birthday, The Computer & Games Museum Helmond, Koutetsu Yousai Strahl, The History of Copy Protection, Drive Alternatives for the CPC, Dango Dash, Mortal Kombat 3, Mega Man Battle Network and Super Mario RPG.

The Retro Hour - 90's Magazines | 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: 90's Gaming & Computer Magazines.

Retrohax - CDTV repair | Retrohax has written a blog about repairing three Commodore CDTV computers. He did a lot o cleaning, replaced the electrolytic capacitors, 3D printed new parts, reshaped metal parts, removed corrosion from the motherboard and touched-up the paint.

Only Sprites Compo 2023 | You can now compete in the Only Sprites Compo 2023 on the CSDb web page. The rules are: ONLY sprites, music is allowed, borders can be removed, D64 or PRG, no REU. You can make a demo, intro, game, magazine, etc. The competition closes on December 17th 2023.

GadgetUK164 - Amiga Scan Doubler repair | You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video, Chris is trying to repair an old Amiga Scan Doubler for Tom Meades.

Commodore.software | The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Micro World MW701a Power Supply Schematic, Captain Blood Manual, Summer Games Instruction Manual, Abacus Super Pascal Manual, GPIO Tracker v1.0, PuzzlePanic Instruction Manual, PITSTOP II Instruction Manual, Winter Games Instruction Manual, Ultimate Wizard Manual, Jumpman Instruction Manual, Into the Eagles Nest Manual, Action Service Manual, Compute!'s Commodore Collection, Compute!'s Machine Language for Beginners, Commodore 64 Step-by-Step Programming Book 1, 2, 3 & 4, Adventures in Colorland: Space Sagas, Adventure Master Program Guide and A Bee C's Manual.

Death Rally - Amiga | Death Rally is a new game for the Amiga computer. The original game is developed by 3D Realms, and the Amiga version is made by Szilard Biro. In the game must smash, blast, and obliterate the competition. And remember, everything is allowed.

File Conductor - C128 | The File Conductor is a file manager for Commodore 128 computers. It can run as a loadable program, an internal function ROM or external function ROM. It is capable of copying, moving, deleting, renaming and making directories.

Amiga Retro - A500 CPU socket replacement | A new episode from the Amiga Retro YouTube channel is now available. In this episode, you can see how to replace the socket of the CPU on an Amiga A500 motherboard.

DLH's Commodore Archive | DLH's Commodore Archive is a web page for Commodore documentation. You can find magazines, books and manuals. The latest additions are: La Bible du Commodore 128, Commodore 128D Introductory Guide, Commodore 128 Guide Systeme, Commodore 64 Manuel, Commodore 64 BASIC Programs in Minutes, The Commodore 64 Book of Sounds and Graphics, The Guide to Commodore 64 Software and The Commodore 64 for Kids of all Ages.

Amiga Future Magazine | Amiga Future Magazine wants to expand the magazine with four more pages with editorial content. But to make this financial viable, the magazine needs more subscribers. So if you were thinking about a subscription, now it is the time to help the magazine to expand to be an even better magazine for Amiga users.

Report+ v8.43 | Report+ is a utility for the Amiga. The features are: Bug reporting tool, Edit A3000/A4000-type battery-backed memory. Edit manufacturer and product ID registries. View IFF/RIFF-files, Batch processing on icon files and an ASCII-converter.

Retro Asylum Podcast - 319 | You can now listen to a new episode of the Retro Asylum Podcast. In this episode: The RA team takes a look at the game Bruce Lee on different retro computers.

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