KeHo Software released a thinking game for the Amiga. The game is made by Achim Kern, and is programmed in the Hollywood programming language. In the game Klix you need to push stones into a target template. This game is available for MorphOS (ppc), AmigaOS4, AmigaOS3 and AROS.

In the month July you can enter the RetroChallenge 2011 competition. You can submit anything that has to do with computers from the pre-Pentium era. Everything is allowed, hardware project, programs, multi media etc. Visit the RetroChallenge web page for more details.

Regenerator v1.0 is a program made by Tomaz Kac, that will disassemble a Commodore 64 machine code program on your Windows PC. You can load a .prg or .vsf (VICE snapshot) file and convert it to a 64tass assembler compatible file. An comprehensive English manual is included with the program.

The editions 75 and 76 of the English and German Amiga magazine Amiga Future are now on-line available. In these editions: News, Cheats, Interviews with: ACube, Hans-Jörg Frieden, DasTier, Claus Desler and Gareth Murfin, Classic Computing, Pianeta, Evoke, Mattonite, Amiga Forever, AmigaSYS, AmiSoundEd, OWB, netPanzer, NoWinEd, AmyCynixm, AISS, Opus, SAM, S-Video adapter, Indivision AGA, Keyboard interface A1200, GTI Amiga.

The FPGA64 project from Sabbi has made progress in the last weeks. FPGA64 is a Commodore 64 inside a FPGA chip on a Altera Cyclone-II development board. Recent changes: VIC displays the 50 pixel wide sprites in the Krestage 3 demo. Stable $D013 Interrupts. SpriteEnable now works correctly. You can follow the progress on FPGA64 blog page.

The Cracktros web page added more than 30 new cracktros to the database last couple of weeks. A cracktro, also known as a crack intro, loader, or just intro, is a introduction from the cracking crew who removed the copy prevention. The new cractos are from the following groups: World Of Wonders, Accumulators, Ackerlight, ACU, Amaze, Amiga Power Team, Bionic Commando, Crack Inc., Hoodlum, Comax, Crystal, Esprit, Genesis and Angels, The Movers, Interpol, Paradox, Progress, Rainbow Trio, Scotsoft, Skid Row, Tectron, Triangle, TRSI, Bamiga Sector One, Decade, Dytec, Faith, Alpha Flight, Anthrox and Backlash.

The (beta) firmware v6 is now available for the Chameleon cartridge. Changes in version 6: Fixed RAM mirrors for 1541 drive emulation and reading from emulated SID. Cartridge emulations: KCS power, SSv5, C64GS, Comal-80, Zaxxon, Ocean type 1, Simons Basic, Fun play, Super Games, Warp Speed, Dinamic and Magic Desk. Implemented: Disk-change (button), SDR register in CIA and IEC bus disable bit. Improved: VIC-II timing for mode bits (MCM, BMM and ECM).

In this English D64 magazine the following items: News, World of Demos, The Wire, Gubbdata, Isterparty, Crackers Map, The Easy Flash, Interview with Devia of Ancient and The List.

Nils Eilers is working on a new storage device for Commodore CBM computers with a IEEE 488 bus. The petSD can replace the floppy or hard-disk and uses a SD memory card for the data storage. He has made a working prototype with an ATmega 1284P, IEEE 488 bus drivers, real time clock and a serial-USB-converter. At this moment the following features are working: load, save, directory, disk-status, mount a d64 image and disk changes. You can follow the progress of the petSD on the web page of Nils.

Chang's Adventure is a new game for the Commodore C64. But it is not finished yet. The game needs 100 maps and you can make one or more of these maps. With the program Chang Mapper you can make your own maps and send them in to the maker of the game. The competition is open from 7th June until 22nd June 2011. A manual (English) for Chang Mapper is included with the program.

DAC (Digital Audio Concepts) has a new product available, the internal Stereo SID board for the Commodore 64 and 128. With this dual SID board you can install a second SID (6581 or 8580) inside your C64 or C128 (without soldering). You can buy a empty pcb, pcb with parts or a complete assembled version.

There is a new edition available of the German language diskette magazine for the Commodore C16, C116 and Plus/4. In this edition: Forum, Tips and Tricks, Computerspass and the Games Guide. Software: Screen Inverter, Chr-Dec-Hex-Out, Mini Crackout, OZ History, Zitadelle Delta 16, Pimp my part, Wonderland, Swordman and Bloedsinn Hoch3.

AmigaPd has launched a SEUCK competition for the Amiga. The rules for the competition are simple. The game has to be created using SEUCK for the Amiga and it must be an original game you made yourself or with a team. The competition will close on the 1 st of October 2011 and the winner will receive a cash price of £30.

Jac Goudsmit has started a new hardware project. He is going to build a modern version of the Commodore CBM/PET computer. He uses a modern programmable Propeller chip in combination with a real 6502 processor on the ProPeddle circuit board. The ProPeddle circuit board is placed on a GadgetGangster Propeller Platform motherboard to complete the system. You can follow the progress of ProPeddle on the blog of Jac.

The web page C64 Intros has added another 400 intros bringing the total to 8400 intros. A few examples of updated or new groups are: Big Ones, Full Force, Rayden, Shadow, Thieve's Guild, World Search Incorporated, Browbeat, Cross, Danish Dream Line, Double Sided Delinquencies, Exodus, Intense, Operation Underground, Raiders of the Lost Empire, Strickly Business Incorporated, The Joker Crew, The Zero Boys.

Perfect Visions 3 is a demo for the Commodore Plus/4. This demo was made for the Busodore 2011 demo party. Perfect Visions 3 is made by Ati and the music is from Csabo. The demo uses the following effects: Vector (wireframe, solid, glenz), DYPP (2x1 chars, with Y-zoom) and FLI.

WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard-disk. New in this update: Legacy (Hexodus), Web of Terror (Impressions). Updated: Apprentice (Rainbow Arts), Demon Blue (MicroValue), Creatures (Thalamus), D/Generation (Mindscape), Conflict: Europe (PSS). Fixed: Misja Harolda (MarkSoft), Cannon Fodder 2 (Sensible Software).

Dane of Booze Design released a new version of the JCH editor. This software pack consists of several players. You can use the player that will fit your needs. Some players use only little raster-time but are not that flexible. Other player have more options but use more time. A very comprehensive manual (English) is included with the music players.

Sheepoid is a new game for the Commodore C64. The Neon Vortex is under attack from strange and bizarre psychedelic experiences from outer space! You have to guide two micro sheep against the Neon Vortex invaders. You can buy the game from Psytronik as a tape or disk game.

A new version of the Amiga emulator for Windows is available. In this version a new AROS ROM and a new auto-fire option. A serial port telnet server was added. The disk emulation accuracy and the CIA timer are improved. And many bug fixes, you can read all the details on the WinUAE web page.

Algorithm released a new program to convert images from your PC to a C64 image. You can create MUCSU-FLI images with 272x160 hires FLI per line combined with X-expanded multi-colour sprites (240x160). You should use this graphics mode if you have an C64 image that contains many colours in close proximity.

Amiga Mania is a new Amiga magazine (pdf) from Hungary. In this edition: Amiga 1000, Jay Miner, A500+, A600, Hollywood, Alien Breed poster, Tales from Heaven, Duke Nukem 3D, Street Rod and Locomotion.

Markus Gritsch has build a hybrid between an emulated and a hardware SID Player. The CPU and CIA are emulated with a PIC32 and the sound is generated by a hardware SID chip. This HybridSID is demonstrated in a YouTube video. In the comments of the video you can find a link with detailed information about the HybridSID.

Version 1.3 of Icaros Desktop is now available. A few examples of this version are: Better looking desktop with new fonts, icons and backgrounds. New AmiBridge. Games: Giana's Return, Sqrzx, Joleem, Eat the Whistle, Foo Billiard and more. Emulators for: Spectrum, Commodore, Mega Drive, Game Gear, DosBox and more. Remote desktop.

Twylo got hold of some Commodore PET computers, but without a disk-drive. He decided to make his own storage device. He build and interface between the PET and a SD memory card. You can see a small demonstration in a YouTube video.

RHX released a program called Infiltrator Disassembler. With this program you can investigate the memory of the Commodore C64. You can analyse the program code with the disassembler. You can also look at sprites, bitmaps, character-sets and screens. The program can be used on a Windows computer. A very comprehensive manual (English) is included.

A new version of YAPE is available. YAPE is a Windows emulator for the Commodore Plus/4. The changes in this release are: Light-pen support (user-port), IEC drive directory mode now recognizes USR files, TED sound bug correction, Watch-point and monitor fixes, Printer reverse mode bug fixed. The light-pen is emulated with the mouse and its left button.

Amigan Software released a new version of the AmiArcadia emulator. The version for AmigaOS 3, MorphOS and Windows are now updated to v16.0. With the AmiArcadia you can play games from Signetics-based consoles. A few examples of these consoles are: Elektor, Astro Wars, Malzak 1, Chaos 2 and PHUNSY.

The web page C64 Endings has added 10 new game endings last month. The latest additions are: Bard's Tale 2 (Electronic Arts), Black Hornet (Hi-Tec Software), Clever and Smart (Magic Bytes), China Miner (Interceptor Software), Dizzy - Prince of the Yolk Folk (Codemasters), Defenders of the Earth (Hi-Tec Software), Endzone (Alternative Software), Spellbound Dizzy (Codemasters), Treasure Island Dizzy (Codemasters) and The Vikings (Kele Line).

Jason Grow made a game for the Commodore PET computer. In this simulation game you must manage a biohazard and save as many people as you can. The game can be played on a PET with 8 kByte memory and a 40 column screen or with the VICE emulator. You can also watch a video tutorial of the game.

Arthur Jordison released a new version of CBM prg Studio. Changes in this version: Improved BASIC loader generator. BASIC programs in t64 format can be imported. More detailed output in the assembler. Code reformatting for assembly programs. Memory viewer improvements.

After the Retro-Link.com forum, there is now also a blog page. This blog will concentrate on Commodore, Amiga, other platforms, retro-computing, the 1980's, and other topics making up the retro world. A few examples of the blogs are: Notacon 8/PixelJam Demoparty and the EasyFlash mini-review.

Coins is a new game for the Commodore C64 made by the group Avatar. The programming was done by Iceout, the music is from Fredrik and Flower did the graphics. In the game you must arrange the coins in groups of four of the same coins. You can flip the coins in X and Y direction with the joystick.

Individual Computers released a successor to the A603 memory expansion for the Amiga 600. The specifications of the A604 are: 1 MB additional Chip RAM, Clock (with battery), Clock-port, Second clock-port for a Subway USB controller (60% faster), Expansion socket for an Indivision ECS. The A604 will be for sale in the near future at the Vesalia.de web shop.

You can now order AmigaOS 4.1 for your classic Amiga. To use Amiga OS 4.1 you will need a A1200, A3000 or A4000 with a Cyberstorm PPC or Blizzard PPC accelerator board. Changes in this version: Improved bootloader, Updated kernel, Support for virtual memory, ZorRAM and DKB 3128, Support for PCI sound card, Native FastATA driver support and much more. AmigaOS 4.1 for classic Amigas will be delivered with two printed manuals, CD and diskette.

St. Pauli is a adventure game for the Commodore C64 which was released many years ago but until now the game was missing in the C64 Gamebase. The game is in the German language and made with the help of Graphic Adventure Creature program. You can download the game including the passwords and cheats for the game.

Phynnboi is making videos of Commodore C64 games he is playing. A few examples of his videos are: Anhk (walkthrough), Aztec (level 8 play-through demoing bugs), David's Midnight Magic (1,000,000+ score), Dicky's Diamonds (play-through of non-repeating levels) and Dig Dug (shows a cute bug/Easter egg).

Paolo Besser has been working on AmiBridge scripts for Icaros. AmiBridge is used to run AmigaOS 68K applications inside AROS. In a video you can see a demonstration of the improved version of Amibridge. And there is also a hint, that there will be a new version of Icaros in the near future.

There are 10 new game videos available on the C64 Longplays web page. If you want to see how a game ends you can watch the video. The new entries are: ACE Air Combat (1985), Silent Service (1985), Movie Monster Game (1986), Terra Cognita (1986), Future Knight (1986), Mermaid Madness (1986), Dragon Skulle (1986), Captured (1986), Marble Madness (1986) and Bouder Dash 3 (1986).

Edition 50 of the English pdf, text, seq, d64 and html magazine is now available. In this edition the following: Jim Scabery, CardSwipe, CBM-Command, X1000, Snapshoter, SID Sample pack, Viva Amiga, CBM psrg Studio, DirMaster, Amiga games that weren't, Commodore programming, Back to the past, Sideways SEUCK and a review of the SC3 Arcade party 2011 by Robert Bernardo.

You can still enter a game in the 2011 Sideways SEUCK competition. At the moment there are three entries: Flawshow by Anthony Burns, Missile Madness by Alf Yngve and Heroes of Midgard by Richard Bayliss. If you win this competition your game will be professional released with specially made music, a loading picture and a cover design. You can send in your game until 30th of June.

The editions 73 and 74 of the English and German A miga magazine Amiga Future are now on-line available. In this edition: News, Cheats, Interviews: Natami, Thilo Köhler, Lunapaint and Metin Seven, Poseidon, WinUAE, Cinnamon Writer, Cave Story, Goldener Amiga, Fritz!Box modem, Hoi, ColorTRack, OWB, Amiga 1200, Deneb, Amiga 600 Projekt.

On the Farm 2 is a new Arcade style game for the Commodore C64 made by Achim Volkers (programming and graphics) and Richard Bayliss made the music. You play "Shep", a dog who has a job, which is to guide the sheep back to their pen. Shep must herd a certain number of sheep in each of the 20 levels, within a certain time limit.

Dan Laskowski demonstrates more of his new line of C64 Fastfinger sounds for the Korg KP3 and Kaossilator Pro. The Kaossilator is a portable synthesizer manufactured from Korg for making a wide range of sounds that can be played in a loop. You can watch the demonstration on YouTube.

WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard-disk. New in this update: Megademo 2 (Disorder), Mega Motion (Extend Design/Black Legend), Locomotion (KingSoft), Turrican demo (Rainbow Arts), Lost In Mine (MarkSoft). Improved or updated: Moonstone (Mindscape), Lost In Mine (MarkSoft), Never Ending Story 2 (Linel).

Return magazine is a German print magazine about the 8-bit computers from A like Atari to Z like the ZX Spectrum. In this edition: M.U.L.E., Archon, Metroid, Dan Bunten, Commodore SFD 1001. Bubble Bobble, Allan Alcorn, Atari Cosmos - The Third Dimension, Nähen und Stricken mit Nintendo, Games People Play, SEGA 8 Bit Zubehör, Forth statt Basic: Jupiter ACE, Computersprache FORTH, News, Termine and Veranstaltungen.

Peter build himself a 8580 SID-player. For this project he used a AT91SAM7S256 @ 48MHz processor, 64KB RAM, 2x16 LCD display and a SD card for 35000+ PSID files. The system is build inside a Pioneer DT 555 case and can be controlled with the help of a menu. Watch the video on YouTube for more information about this project.

Wilfred Bos released a new command line tool which you can use to identify SID tunes from SID and PRG files. The tool has two methods to identify SID music. The first method is to play the SID and generate a hash to look it up in the database. The second method will try to identify the SID tune by it's memory usage. SID Known can be used on a Windows computer but a multi-core CPU is recommended.

TobiFlexx has adapted the Minimig-core for the Chameleon cartridge. He made a video where you can see a demonstration of the Minimig on the Chameleon. The specifications of the Minimig-core can be seen with sysinfo. The Chameleon cartridge is a cartridge for the Commodore C64 but can also be used as a stand-alone device.

Protovision released the game "The Adventures of Jim Slim in Dragonland". As ball Jim it is up to you to retrieve a stolen skull and to save the lovely Candy. You can move through the colourful mazes by rolling, jumping, trampolines, a tube system or even via teleporters. The game comes boxed, including a printed manual in English and German.