On November 30, 2024, the Alkmaar Amiga Meetup will take place in Alkmaar at a beautiful spacious location. It is an Amiga meeting with the theme Amiga Next-Gen, think of AmigaOne (OS4), MorphOS, Amithlon, Vampire, PiStorm, Aros and emulation. Of course, it is encouraged to bring such systems and demonstrate, of course all Amigas are welcome.

You can watch a new video from the Neon Noodle YouTube channel. In this video a PETSCII version of the famous Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie, to honour both the C64 and the Neon Noodle channel's 5,000,000 views.

Fast Food 2 is a new game for the Amiga computer developed by Acidbottle. This game is based on the game Fast Food, originally created by the Oliver Twins for CodeMasters in 1989. You play as Dizzy, and he is feeling hungry for pizza, burgers and fizzy drinks. The game has 25 levels in 5 zones, 3 difficulty levels, multiple audio tracks and High scores.

The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Blackboard II BBS Users Guide, GEOS Desk Pack Plus, Word Processor, Word Pro 64, Poet in a Can, Word Worker v1.0, geoTheo Instruction Manual, geoTheo, CardCo CardPrint +G Manual, CardCo CardPrint A Manual Addendum, C2N Tape Drive Operating Instructions, 1540/1541 Technical Reference Manual, CardCo CardPrint +G, Cardco Card/? A (Card/Print) Manual and PaperClip Publisher.

You can now listen to a new episode of the German AMIGA Podcast (German language). In this episode: The Amiga Meeting 2024. At this meeting Amiga Meeting celebrated its 25-year anniversary.

You can watch a new video from the TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group) YouTube channel. In this video: Craig from BitBinders talks about the replicas of the Commodore 1581 disk drive, including a horizontal and vertical 1581 double disk drive.

An update for the Hall of Light web page: Skinny Marley Waiter Dog, Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers, Project Intercalaris, Prawo Krwi, Extensor, Xybots, Tom & Jerry: Hunting High And Low, HeroQuest: Return Of The Witch Lord, Flight Simulator II, F-15 Strike Eagle I & II, European Champions, Cybercon III, Annals Of Rome, The Adventures Of Maddog Williams, Viaje Al Centro De La Tierra, Tusker, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: The Coin-Op and Total Eclipse.

You can watch a new video from the DrMattRegan YouTube channel. Building a commodore VIC20 computer without using the hard to get VIC chip. The goal is to replace the VIC chip with simple TTL logic and EPROMs. In this episode: Adding colour to the VIC-chip.

An update for the MorphOS Storage web page: OpenFodder_1.9.2.lha, SilkRAW_3.0.lha, BoulderDash_1.1.lha, getopt-long.lha, WebRadio_3.1.lha, AmiBlitz_3.9.10.lha, CannonBall-Shooter_0.1.0.lha, SET_1.0.lha, AmiArcadia_33.50.lha, ctools-0.4a.lha, SimplePool_1.0.lha, OpenRCT2_0.4.16.lha, FFmpeg_6.1.2.lha, OpenMoHAA_0.80.0-alpha2.lha, TBFTSS_1.5.1.lha, Maze-Runner_1.0.lha, fluidsynth_2.4.0.lha, libFLAC-1.4.3.lha, Arinoid_1.0.lha, libwebp-1.4.0.lha, glib-2.0.lha, glib-2.6.0.lha, ATasm_1.09.lha, Untangle_1.1.lha and Mutatris_1.3.0.lha.

The cheats database of Amiga Future is updated weekly by David Jahn. The database contains cheats, solutions, tips & tricks and Freezer addresses. The latest updates are: Loom, Lombard RAC Rally, Litil Divil, Lionheart and Sword of Sodan.

The demo portal C64.ch has added new demos for the Commodore C64 computer. The new files are: TLI, TAT, Noice, Tiny Intro 2024, Spike, Tune Analyser III Instructions, Phobia-Mega-Atom-Ripp, Petrun V1.0, 8x8 Charlie, 8x8 Nuclear, Role, Vorspann, TND Steel Intro, Haha, Francois, Civitas in here!, N4N0R4C3R and Siren.

TuneFinder is a program for the Amiga computer that can be used to search and display online radio stations with various filter options, including country, codec and tags. The program is developed by Marcin Spoczynski.

You can now compete in a game development competition for the Commodore Plus/4 computer. You can develop a game with the BASIC programming language or use machine language. The rules are: The game must be exclusively for this competition. File: .D64, .TAP or .PRG. And send in your game before March 31, 2025 - 23:59 hours.

Labyrinth is a game for the Amiga computer based on the Commodore C64 version of the game. In this game, you must find your way through a randomly generated maze of your chosen size. The Amiga version is developed by Kim Fastrup Larsen.

Komoda & Amiga Plus is a printed and a pdf magazine (English and Polish language) for the Commodore user. In this edition: Tony, Wizard of Wor, Roguebot, Binary Battle, Warzone, XC=BASIC (7), 6502 Assembly (3), Kondi Krush, Mars Patrol, FiZZ, Ami H.E.R.O., Cecconoid, BabeAnoid, Roguecraft, The BIG Deal, Pierre le Chef is Out to Lunch, Talking Heads, Lovebyte 2024, Sea Dragons and Johnny presents.

CPU-A is a system information program for the Amiga computer (AmigaOS 3.0+), developed by Rafal Zabdyr. You can view information on the CPU/FPU, Mainboard, Graphics, Expansions, OS, etc.

You can now watch a new video from the RobSmithDev YouTube channel. In this episode, Rob talks about how one diskette can work for an Amiga, a PC and an Atari computer.

This older edition of Amiga Future is now online available. In this edition: Editorial, News, Andre Zeps, Little Princess I, Little Princess II, The Queens Footsteps, Chips, Fred's Journey, Board Games versus Amiga-Version - EYE, RNOXfer, AmigaOS 4 Depot, Distant Suns, MorphOS Camp, Aminet, Hollywood Designer 5, Speedrun: Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, Trevors Soapbox, Action Replay Amiga 500, AmigaOS 3.1.4 (6), Demoscene and replacing the hard disk.

Jumpman Pete and Island Beach Head are two new games for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by huffelduff. Jumpman Pete is a homage to early 1980s platform games. And Island Beach Head is a homage to the classic C64 Beach Head game. There are also the two bonus games Pipes and Flood.

SilkRAW is a User Interface for Dave Coffin's program dcRAW. The program is developed by Domenico Lattanzi, and has the following features: Thumbnails with metadata and rotation. Support for 25 dcRAW. And batch processing to TIFF, PPM, JPG, PNG and ILBM.

Frodo is a Commodore C64 emulator, developed by Christian Bauer. Frodo is available for a variety of platforms, with a focus on the exact reproduction of special graphical effects possible on the C64. Changes in this edition: Improvements for the joysticks, interrupt, timing, SID emulation and the disk drive. And it is now possible to change the ROM firmware.

A new version of Amiblitz 3 is now available. Amiblitz is a development tool for AmigaOS3.x. Amiblitz is the further develop of BlitzBasic 2.

A new edition of the English and German Amiga magazine Amiga Future is now available. In this edition: Simon Phipps, Carlo Pastore, Achim Pankalla, Metro Siege, King Arthur: Rise of the round table, SkyShapers, The Ruin of 0ceanus Pr1me, Roguecraft, Dr. Dangerous: Secrets of the Temple of Xol'Tan, Board game vs. Amiga - Joan of Arc, Hell Bent, Holy Warrior & Raffle, Agente 357, Crono, K240, ignition, X-bEnCh, MacroSystem, Aminet News, Trevors Soapbox, Amiga Usergroups, Winner Raffle #170, myTOOLS, Knowledge 4: Amiga vs. Atari, A1222, The Colour Out Of Space and As Good As New.

Old VCR wrote a blog about the Commodore HHC-4 Hand Held Computer. This HHC-4 was announced on the CES show in the year 1983 by Commodore, but it was not seen after that. In reality it was a Toshiba Pasopia Mini IHC-8000.

Woodris is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Viznut. The game is a variation on the game Tetris, but in this version you must stack the wood blocks nicely otherwise they will fall down.

ALittleRememberGame is a new game for the Amiga computer, developed by Thomas Kölsch. The game is based on the remember game Simon Says, and you must select the right colours in the right order. You can choose your own music in the menu.

You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this video: An interview with Fabulous Furlough of The Humble Guys.

VIC-Paint is Windows drawing software that produces BASIC code to run on the Commodore VIC20 computer with the Super Expander Cartridge. The code can be manually typed on a real VIC20, or used in an emulator. Features: Nine drawing tools including polygon and gradient, undo/redo, 16-colour palette and export as PNG and BASIC-code. The program is developed by Page Murray.

The GTW64 webpage has had an update. New: Ajax, Around the World in 80 Days, Back in the USSR, Blood'n Guts 2, Cuthbert in the Tubes, Enchantress, Football Boss, Goodnight Cruel World, Mad Mission, Mars Cops, Paradroid V1, Parisian Knights, Penitentiary, Racer, Raid on Romaro , Road Frog, Sinister, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Red Carnation, Unnamed Ice Fishing Game, Unnamed Shoot'em up and Warp One. Update: 3D Formula One, Alternate Reality - Missing parts, Bamboo, Battle Truck, Chronic the Badger, Crystal Castles V1, Daxis, Deadly Summer, Diabolik, Donkey Kong Jr, Dropzone 2, Eagle Storm, Erik The Destroyer, Escape 2, Euchre for Four, European SuperLeague, Geister, Giana 2 - Arthur And Martha In Future World, Goremium, House of Changes, Hydrogenese, Joust, King Of Chicago, Lasertrain, Logger Mania, Mario Bros, Missile Command, Mission Extreme, Monster Bash, Ms. Pac Man V1, Neiw, Planet 10, Psyclapse, Reach For The Moon, Stargate, The Magic Roundabout, The Ronin, Tran, Typo Attack, Unicorn Software titles, Unknown Educational game, Unnamed Game, Valley Of The Source, Vanguard, Vietnam Gunboat and Warriors.

Connex is a new game for the Commodore Plus/4 computer, developed by orac81. The game is based on the game Connect for the Commodore PET computer (1978). The game is written in the Basic programming language, and only uses PETSCII for the screen.

Forgotten Forest 2 is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Alf Yngve (code, pixels & sound), Richard Bayliss (music) and Milasoft (intro). In this game, you must negotiate a narrow path while taking care of the attacking demons and monsters that lurk in the forest. Can you survive your journey through the Forgotten Forest?

Odyssey Web Browser is a WebKit-based browser originally based on OWB from Sand-Labs/Pleyo. Since then, it has been extensively developed to become a full-blown desktop browser with modern functionality.

The Last Z-8 is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Dr. TerrorZ. The game is an action game with a hint of Ghostbusters, and a lot of PETSCII.

A new edition of RetroMagazine World is now available. In this edition the following articles: FPGA (1), 7800 Game Drive - Mega 780, NES/Famicom (1), Fortran C64, Infinite Lives, Weird products, Permutations, Libdragon, Knights of Bytes, Amiga38, Japan (23), GP Cars, RMW, G-Zero, Attack of Petscii Robots, Sam's Journey, Electronic Dreams the Space Odissey, Reshoot Proxima 3, Rocky & Co, SNK VS Capcom, Legend of Wukong, Pampas & Selene, Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back, Super Monza GP2, Cornelius, Time Wizard, BurgerTime and Dracula's Castle.

Georg Rottensteiner wrote a comprehensive blog about making a game for the Commodore C64 computer in 100 steps. A few examples are: Sprites, Shooting, Title Screen, Gameplay, Screen Editor, Game Music, Bug Fixes, Game Over and The Final Boss.

Nicola Avanzi and Malte Thiesen have developed a replica of the famous Action Replay III for the Amiga computer. All the files for the printed circuit board and the GAL/ROM data are available.

A 3D printed case from fongo2k for the Action Replay III.

Mach Baron is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Rulas International (code & pixels), ne7 (music), Bieno (help) and Laddh (help). In the game, you must defeat the robots made by Dr. Rallerstein. The game has three phases and a final fight.

Pumpkin is a 2024 Halloween edition of the classic Pac-man game for the Amiga computer. The game is developed by Electric Black Sheep, and can be played on an Amiga computer with 1 MB Chip-RAM.

Herra 47 is a new text and picture adventure game for the Commodore C64 computer developed by Vector5 Games. Explore the rooms and find useful items that help you on your way.

RECOIL is a viewer of pictures in native formats of Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari Portfolio, Atari ST, Atari Falcon, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum computers. The program is available for Andriod, Windows and Linux or as plugin for XnView, Imagine or Paint.NET. Changes in this version: Improvements for colours in some XIMG files. A new VIC-20 format: MG. And PAINT?.PIC is now recognized as Paint 256.

Pentagorat II is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Mika Keränen (code & pixels), 8 Bits High (music & test) and Steven Grayson (sprites). The game is an Isometric horror adventure with many nasty puzzles. Beware of the darkness and find a way to bring peace to your soul.

Press Play Again is a magazine from RetroMagazine World in the Italian and English language. It is a tribute to Italian newsstand publications of the 1980s. In this edition: Dama, Flight 64, Microsoft Multiplan, Kato Shiki, Le Prigioni di Davide, Urania, Principi di Basic, Logo del Commodore 64 and Jumbo Flight Simulator.

Ghost Player 2024 is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by MilkFaceSoft 1421. In the game ghosts are escaping from their four traps. Try to catch them by listening to the spooky escape sounds and repeating the created tunes.

Orbix is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer. The game is developed by fleischgemuese (code & pixels) and picrard (music). Welcome to the Orbix solar system! Your mission is simple: eliminate all the orange Orbz by launching a ball from the top to clear each level.

Andreas Schumm released an ASID protocol player for SIDBlaster-USB. This makes it possible to play tunes on the deepSID website on the SIDBlaster. 2SID and 3SID are supported.

Damian Caynes started a Kickstarter campaign for making the game Taylor's Tater Terror for the Amiga computer. The developers of the game are: Damian Caynes (code), Helge Kvalheim (music) and Rodrigo Yeowtch (pixels). The game is dedicated in memoriam to Taylor Calk, an Amiga enthusiasts who sadly passed away in 2023.

Aquarius is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Aleksi Eeben. You can load the game with your Datassette, but after that you must also control the game with your Datassette. Press Play to dive, tap to shoot bubbles, and double tap to drop bombs.

The Spite Sprite is an Amiga RGB to composite / S-Video adapter. The adapter supports PAL and NTSC and there is also a good example available for modifying a 25 pin D connector in to a 23 pin D connector.

The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high-quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Z80 Assembly Language Programming and the Torrents are updated.

On the web page Flashtro.com you can see many cracker intros within your browser. The original intros from the Amiga, Atari-ST, Dreamcast, PC, Playstation etc. are converted to the browser. The most recent flashtro's are: Spreadpoint - Ghostbusters, Kefrens - New Import, the Band and CBC - Bob Morane, Tristar - Eco, Animate - Space Quest III and Flashtro - Mike the Magic Dragon.