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Retro Commodore | The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: HiScore Professionel Year 2 Extra issue, Run 4, 5 & 11 (Danish), Philips CM8833, Fokus Data Issue 4 - 11 (Danish), Introduction to the Amiga 500,CCUC Nr 1 1992 (Danish) and many more.

Retro Game Calendar 2015 | The Sunteam web page has made calendars for retro computer fans. You can print out the calendar and use a old CD case as a holder of your calendar. The following calendars are available: ZX-81, ZX-Spectrum, Commodore 64, Sega Master System, PC Engine, Sega Mega Drive and Commodore Amiga.

Amiga Forum | Olaf Schönweiß has started a new Amiga form (English language) for all Amiga users. The forum has the following sections: News, General Discussion, Events, Amiga, AROS, MorphOS, AmigaOS, FPGA hardware, Articles, Downloads and more.

Commodore 128 forum | If you are a Commodore C128 user you should visit the C128 forum. The sections in the forum are: General, Herdware, Wheel and Deal, C128 programming, .D?? Depo, Cross platform, Emulation, c128 Demo scene, Useful Links, Alternate OS's and Go64.

Commodore 64: a visual Commpendium | The book Commodore 64: a visual Commpendium is a now available in the on-line stores. The book celebrates the beauty of the greatest home computer ever made; the C64. The focus of the book is on the beautiful loading screens and game images.

TalkRetro.com | If you want to talk about any retro computer system you should visit the TalkRetro.com web page. The forum has the following discussions: Chit chat, Pictures, For sale, Wanted, Introduction, Parties, Technology, Demo scene and much more.

Project 64 Reloaded | Silverdr is reloading Project 64. Project 64 is an attempt to archive all important documentation for the Commodore C64. Silverdr moved the project to Github. Github makes it possible to add documents and improve documents by multiple contributors. Silverdr asks people to join him with Project 64.

TOSEC | TOSEC has been updated. TOSEC, or The Old School Emulation Center, is a group of people dedicated to the preservation of games and other programs for home computer and console systems. In this update: 19 new, 369 updated and 1 removed.

World of Jani | Jani made a web page for his hardware projects, documentation, preservation, repairs and other Commodore related technical items. A few examples of his projects: Techtopics, Parallell cable for the Oceanic disk drives, RapiDOS Professional, 2364 to 2764/27128 adapter, Finding bad RAM and Making a C64 Cartridge.

SID card for the Apple I | Vicious has made and expansion card for the Apple I with an Commodore C64 SID chip. The card also has a CIA chip (timers / joystick) and a ROM with firmware for the Vicious SID Player. The card can use the 6581 and 8580 SID. The Vicious Sid Player is able play many of the tunes created for Commodore 64 environment, but not all.

The SuperCPU Home | Shane from cbm8bit.com has updated the The SuperCPU Home web page. On this web page you can find information on the 20 MHz accelerator for the Commodore C64 / C128. The SuperCPU was developed by the company Creative Micro Designs, Inc (CMD) in 1996. The SuperCPU has an W65C816S CPU @ 20 MHz, and can support up to 16 MBytes of RAM. Most recent additions to the website are: Sirius 65816 V2.1 and the MIPS recompiler.

FRGCB | FRGCB (Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog) is a new 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: Cobra, The Goonies, Park Patrol, Aztec Challenge and Road Fighter.

FRGCB | FRGCB (Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog) is a new 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: Booty, Winter Games, Krakout, Dynamite Dan, Platoon, The Sentinel, Jack The Nipper, Wizball, Saboteur! and Hat Trick.

Retro Invaderss Calendar 2014 - SEUCK | Retro Invaderss made a calendar for 2014. This year the calendar theme is Commodore C64 SEUCK games. The games on the calendar are: Strike Team Delta, Cobra Mission, Laser Hawk, AquaVile, Renovator, Sheer Earth Attack, Verde, Synetic, Twin Tigers, House Case, Stormbird and Alien TaskForce. You can download the pdf and print it out. There are English and Spanish versions available.

Ahoymagazine.com | Ahoymagazine.com is a new web page. On this web page you will find scans of the classic Ahoy magazine, Ahoy TV, Commodore in the news and scans from the Amiga User magazine. Besides the web page you can follow Ahoy Magazine on Twitter and watch Commodore videos on the Ahoy Magazine YouTube channel.

Nexus23 Brotherhood | Nexus23 Brotherhood is a web page for the retro computer fan. The web page brings you news about remakes of classic computer games, Commodore 8 bit range machines, the Amiga range, Cyberpunk, Retrofuture, RetroRemakes, Music, Sci_Fi, Science, Nature and much more.

CBMSTUFF.COM | JimDrew started a new web page. Jim is an veteran in the Commodore hardware world. He worked on the SuperCard for the Commodore 64/128 & Amiga, and the Amiga EMPLANT emulator board. On the new web page you can find information about the old products and the new products such as the SuperCard Pro.

C64warez.com | Mhoney made a new web page for Commodore 64 programs. On this web page you can find all kinds of utilities (No games). The categories are: Disk, File and Tape utilities, Telecom, Graphics and Sound, Miscellaneous, Programming, Operating System and PC related programs. You can also upload a missing utility.

8-Bit Cities | The 8-Bit Cities project makes maps from cities. But the maps look like if they are made on a 8-Bit computer such as the Nintendo Entertainment System or the Commodore 64. At the moment the following cities are available: Amsterdam, Austin, Berlin, Boston, Boulder, Detroit, Kyoto, London, New Orleans, New York, Nijmegen, Oklahoma City, Paris, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Singapore and Washington D.C.

TinyJSid - HTML5 | Jürgen Wothke released the TinyJSid. This is an experimental JavaScript / HTML5 version of Tiny'R'Sid. You need a modern browser such as Chrome or Firefox to use this player. With the help of JavaScript and HTML5 the Commodore C64 is emulated , and plays an original *.sid file.

3D screenshots - C64 | Benjamin Wimmer made screenshots of C64 games in 3D. He was using the 3D photo feature of his Nintendo 3DS, and wondered how C64 games would look like in 3D. On his web page you can see the results of his 3D screenshots. You can also download the pictures in full colour and 3D.

OS4 OpenLinux | OS4 OpenLinux is a new web page that wants to combine the Amiga OS and Linux. The web page made a special Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and Debian for the Amiga user. OS4 OpenLinux can be downloaded or purchased on USB. The web page will also work together with hardware partners to bring new Amiga / PC hardware.

Mastertronic Chronicles | Mastertronic Chronicles is a blog of witchfinder dedicated to the Mastertronic games for the Commodore C64. The most recent game reviews are: Spooks, Venom, Yes Prime Minister, The Human Race, Sidewinder II, Master of Magic, The Last V8, BMX Trials, Chiller, Dark Star, Magic Carpet, Ballblazer, Starquake, Motorbike Madness, Curse of Sherwood, Make Music with Mistertronic, How to be a Complete Bastard, Jeff Minter’s Revenge II, Manic Miner, S.O.S., The Eidolon and Squirm.

TOSEC | TOSEC has been updated. TOSEC, or The Old School Emulation Center, is a group of people dedicated to the preservation of games and other programs for home computer and console systems. In this update: 6 new, 88 updated and 1 removed.

Mastertronic Chronicles | Mastertronic Chronicles is a blog of witchfinder dedicated to the Mastertronic games for the Commodore C64. The most recent game reviews are: Street Hassle, P.O.D. - Proof of Destruction, Rogue, Promo Cassette: Aqua, Jonah Barrington's Squash, Way of the Exploding Fist, Ninja, Fighting Warrior, Knuckle Busters and Intergalactic Cage Match.

Commodore 8bit Banner Exchange | The web page CBM8bit.com started a new banner exchange. You can register with a banner to promote your own web page. Your banner will be shown on different web pages. The size of the banner is 468 x 60 pixels. Visit the CBM8bit.com web page for all details.

Plus/4 World - Hall of Fame | The web page Commodore Plus/4 World has added a new page with the high scores of games. On this web page you can see who the best gamers are on the Commodore Plus/4. A few examples of the games are: BMX Racers, Formula 1 Simulator, Guzzler, Jack Attack, Legionnaire, Moon Buggy, POD, Space Pilot and Video Meanies.

Spot the Commodore | Commodore computers are often visible in TV series, films, adverts, music videos etc. On the web page Spot the Commodore you can see this Commodore hardware. The counter is now standing at 256, and the most recent additions are: Underground - Julian Assange, The Fast Show, Fringe, The Simpsons, Yazoo, American Pickers and many more.

Amigacoding.de | Olaf Schönweiß started a new forum for people who develop software or hardware for the Amiga. The forum is for all Amiga platforms and for people who want to help each other with developing for the Amiga. The forum sections are: Cross-platform Development, OS specific Development, Projects, Hardware-Development, Utilitybase, Other languages, Members, General Category and Site.

C64 Copy Protection | Steve started a new web page that is dedicated to the copy protection of Commodore C64 software. On this page you can find all kind of information about copy protection, interviews, technical articles and more. A few examples of the articles are: Jim Drew Interview, Adjusting the Commodore 1541 disk drive alignment, Diskbusters, Disk Surgeon by Ultrabyte and Disk Maker Plus.

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