There is new software available for the Cynthcart. The features are: 3 Note Polyphony. Works with the C64 piano keyboard overlay. No latency. Adjustable vibrato. Portamento effect. Can change patches and settings while playing. Support for 2nd SID. Filter, pulse width, vibrato and pitch via paddle controllers. Whammy. Control of attack, release and many other sound parameters. Tuning adjustment. Psychedelic rave color patterns. On-screen help. SID hex editor.

Instead of a paper, disk or pdf magazine you can take a look at a video magazine about Amiga. This English magazine is called Amitopia TV. You can download edition 5 from the web page as a file or a a stream. In this edition: Amiga news topics, Impression of PowerDev 2008, MorphOS 2 on EFIKA, Blender PowerDev Xtra, Relic Amiga Demo, Only Amiga Song.

The SD2IEC is a hardware mass storage device using an SD/MMC card and interfacing with the IEC bus. This device can emulate / replace the Commodore-1541 disk drive for a C64. With this new firmware there is support for the Final Cartridge III fastloader. Other features of the SD2IEC are: D64 support (read / write / U1 / U2), Support for PRG, P00, Turbo Disk, JiffyDOS, Final Cartridge III, External "disk change" button, FAT long file names and subdirectories.

Is the C64 too old for Internet?. The web page www.c64web.com runs from a unmodified Commodore 64 computer made in 1982. It uses a FB-NET ethernet cartridge (made by Fotios). The C64 program to run the webserver is Contiki v2.1.1. Contiki is a complete operating system for "small" computers developed by Adam Dunkels. Besides information about Contiki you can find all kinds of information about Commodore on this web page.

The maps page at Plus/4 World now has 67 maps of games! Reuben Cornwall contributed a lot new ones to the collection. Some of them are: Split Personalities, Blagger and the all 5 parts of Magician's Curse. And there is a new map for Invincible.

E3B introduced a new product. It is a USB card for the Zorro II/III bus. Real USB2.0 with full support of highspeed mode (480MBps). Compatible with all 68030/040/060 and PPC turbo cards. The card has FlashROM for the Poseidon USB stack, firmware and installation software. Compatible with AmigaOS 3.1, 3.5, 3.9 and 4.0 (PIO mode). Driver for USB mouse and keyboard (HID devices), parallel interface (printers) and flash card readers (SCSI emulation) are included.

The web page where you can watch the endings of Commodore 64 Game has added a discussion forum. In this forum you can submit comments, requests or ideas for future C64 game endings.

The AROS Show has interviewed Eric Schwartz. Eric is well known for his animations on the Amiga. His latest creation "Still Alive" will be discussed but also his other projects.

Peter Vass released a new game called Moggy. You have to guide Moggy through the levels and collect the keys. To control Moggy you need the keyboard to jump and move. Peter makes his own games and has also made Manky and has a demo of the game Mr Wong loopy laundry.

The goal of Hoxs64 is to accurately emulate the Commodore 64 computer. Features: A cycle based CPU, VIC, CIA and SID. Support for .TAP, .PRG, P00, D64 files. In this new version: Improved VIC. Improved SID. Improved the disk inspector. Improved the NMI timing during BRK instruction. Visit the web page for more details and to download the latest version.

The Behr-Bonz Multicart is a cartridge for the VIC-20. Instead of only one game there are 127 games on this cartridge. The pcb comes fully assembled and ready for use. It can be placed inside an original cartridge case. The NTSC version is available for some time now but a PAL version is available in the near future. A few examples of the games are: Attack of the Mutant Camels, Avenger, Choplifter, Defender, Frogger, Gridrunner, Lode Runner, Moon Patrol, Pac-Man, Q-Bert, Sargon II Chess, Shamus, Super Smash, and Visible Solar System.

ACube Systems announces a new Minimig core and PIC firmware. This update allows all Minimig owners to use new ROMS. Amiga Forever encrypted ROMs are now fully supported and 256KB ROMs can be used too. Go to the special Minimig page for all the information.

Bleepstreet Records was created in 1998 by Johan Kotlinski. This company is about unpolished and groovy 8-bit music. Artist like Goto80, Role Model, Bakeka and Ewmyren released record with this company. And not only on a modern CD but also on original 7" vinyl. On the web page you can listen to samples of the music.

The first edition of this English pdf magazine is now available for download. In this edition the following: disk.info, How to use floppies, Kick Off 2, Tilt, Trashcan, Amiga Laptop and Sandnes BBS. You can download the pdf after you register (for free).

In this English pdf, txt, seq, d64 or html magazine the following articles: Editor, Readers Comments, News, DC2N, What time is it?, Aztec C, Clipshop, Rob Hubbard, Bill Buckels, In the beginning part 3 and The Commodore 64 book.

MilkyTracker is an open source, multi-platform music application for creating .MOD and .XM module files. It attempts to recreate the module replay and user experience of the popular DOS program Fasttracker II, with special playback modes available for improved Amiga ProTracker 2/3 compatibility.

Commodore 64 Program Generator (C64prgGen) allows you to type in a BASIC program using a Windows environment and convert it to a .prg file which you can run on an emulator, or even a real C64. The features are : Sprite editor, character editor, Code snippets, Screen Code Buider, Code formatting and renumbering and a Comprehensive help, including tutorials.

Wilfred Bos released a new version of his ACID 64 Player. It now supports the HardSID 4U USB device and the Catweasel MK4. Added new features and made lots of improvements. Take a look at the web page for detailed information and for downloading the new version.

Two AROS distributions have been recently released. VmwAROS LIVE! and a new WinAROS version. Krysztof Smiechowicz and Barry Nelson are working on removing bugs. Nic Andrews and Alain Greppin have implemented grub2 in AROS. Alain also completed the dhclient command. Tomasz Wiszkowski and Michal Schulz are working on the ata.device in order to improve it. You can download AROS from the web page.

At the NotaCon / BlockParty Jeri Ellsworth did a presentation about demo coding with FPGA's. She tells about her work on the C64 DTV and other projects. The main part is about how FPGA's work. The actual demo runs on the C-One also designed by Jeri.

James "jahc" Carroll started work on a MSN messenger for Amiga OS4. This is still a alpha version but you can try it out.

This is a game made by pressfiretostart in 1990 using the Shoot'Em-Up Construction Kit (SEUCK) on the Commodore 64. A tip if you get to the end of the game after killing your last enemy slip past its remains and push-scroll the screen.

Cinnamon Writer is a WYSIWYG writer application designed to be a very modular application that will suit the individual taste of each user. This word processor can be used with Amiga OS4 and can be downloaded. The program is written by Claus Deslers.

Andreas Gustafsson's made a one-file demo to celebrate that he has had his C64 (with serial number 407566) for 20 years! You can download the demo from his web page.

Valentino Zenari released a new version of BalSys. BalSys is a language, and development system package designed for C= Plus/4 (or expanded C= 16). In this release 2 new features and bug fixes. The package is a complete all-in-one tool: Editor / Debugger / Executer.

Murks is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Aros. It uses the same Project File Format as AmiDevCpp does, so Data Exchange is possible. Changes: Support C++ projects, Auto save when building, Show if file was edited, Open/create new project without closing Murks! IDE, Remove unit from project, Add existing (on disk) unit to project, Redirect compiler output to separate console, Save project as... option. This IDE can be downloaded from the web page.

Eric Schwartz made a tribute to the Amiga. It's an animation with the song Still Alive and it tells the history about Amiga. You can watch it on YouTube.

In this English PDF, TXT, D64 or HTM magazine the following articles: Interviews with: Ahmet Zeki, Mano Scherpbier, Jason Kelk, Frank Fisher and Gaelyne Gasson, News, Comments, Guides and competitions.

AmN of Resource released a very nice picture called Supernatural. AmN has made many pictures for the Commodore C64. You can take a look at his art on the CSDb.

In this English edition of SCACOM the following articles: News, Interview with Nori Khiat, CF-card on Amiga, Interview with Richard Bayliss, Pictures of the past, Computerstory and more.

The Scene group Liquid Skies released a new music piece. It is called Off-Line and was done by Maxus with Madtracker. The cover was made by DaFreak.

This event is all about celebrating the Commodore 64 and its music. The event will take place on September 13, in Stockholm, Sweden. The host are Andreas Wallström from C64.com and John Carehag from Ziphoid Entertainment. On stage: Jeroen Tel, 6581 with Reyn Ouwehand, Eike Steffen and Andreas Wallström, Disco Danceaway and DJ Jucke.

The demos and intros from the Breakpoint 2008 party are available from the web page. This demoscene party is about Amiga, PC, C64, music and graphics.

This is a collection of Commodore Cheats. The information has been collected through magazines and web pages. Listed are: Action Replay codes, Reset codes, passwords and anything else that can help you in a game. Plus direct links to the C64 Walk through web pages.

The Flame Arrows released a version of the ASM-One assembler. A bug has been fixed. Now the assembler runs without problems on a MC68000. This assembler can be downloaded from the web page of TFA.

In this German PDF magazine the following articles: News, Frauen und Computer, Streetrod, DoReCon 2008, Alpha Mod, Interview with Jörg Winterstein and more. You can download the magazine from the web page.

Another 900 tunes make their way into one of the biggest and surely the best chip tune collection on this planet. The total tune count is boosted to 35.030 tunes!

This web page is all about the Amiga and Commodore 64 game/demo music, game box artwork, software, demo groups, and more. As a wiki based site, you will be able to contribute and correct information.

Tom Newsom and Daniel Westerberg made a Linux version of AmiKit. Now you can use the Amiga OS on your Linux system including the Live Update function. With AmiKit you can surf the web, read e-mails and documents, listen to or create your own music, burn CD/DVDs, edit images, play games and much more. You can download the AmiKit from the web page.

Fotios the maker of modern C64 cartridges like the FB-Net, FB-RS-232 and FB-MIDI has released a picture of his next project. This is called the FB-JumboCart. It is a cartridge that can store up to 127 x 8 KB Commodore 64 cartridge ROM images. Also a mixture of 16 KB and 8 KB images is possible. The cartridge will be available soon.

Chizman build an interface that makes it possible to use paddles on a Plus/4. He made a game for the paddles called Paddle Shooter. You can download the schematics for the interface. The software that is needed for the interface is also available.

Oxyron released a demo for the C64 DTV. You can watch it on Youtube. Or if you want to run it on a C64 DTV or with VICE Plus you can go to CSDb to get the file.

FPSE stands for Free Play Station Emulator. It is written by BERO and LDChen. The AmigaPPC version is made by Mathias "AmiDog" Roslund. This release fixes a few minor issues and adds versions for MorphOS and AROS (x86). You can download the latest version from the web page. There is also a FPSE compatibility database to see if your favorite game can be played.

Shredz64 is a modern day game for the Commodore 64 that makes use of the Playstation guitar controller connected with the PSX64 interface. Correctly played notes increase your score and applause meter, while incorrectly played notes decrease your applause meter.

Andrew Fisher has written a book about the C64. This book tells the story of the best-selling home computer of the 1980's. Besides the computer itself it takes a looks at the games also. Stories about the software companies and the home brew software of the new millennium. You can order the book from the web page.

The web page Amition added new games to the download section. Latest addition is the CD32 game Deluxe Pac Man. A few examples of the other CD32 games are: AMIBEE, Triz, Transplant and Deluxe Galaga. You can download the ISO images from the web page and burn them on a CD-R.

Guido Mersmann made a new Boulderdash clone. But why? There are many clones of Boulderdash. But most of them are not as good as the original. This version is made to be as good as the original. Some of the features are: 1:1 Clone of the Original! Soft scrolling and full speed also under a MC68000. More than 10000 (!!) caves included! 6 in game tunes. Comfortable Level Editor. Create your own ingame music by using Protracker.

The X-2008 party is going to be on 24-26 October 2008 in Hengelo (Gld.) - The Netherlands. The biannual c64-only event has been one of its kind in 8-bit partyland. Not only do you get brilliant demo/graphics/music competitions, but you also get a nice bed, hot showers, proper food, breakfast and all the beer, soft drinks, tea and coffee you can drink. And this year there is a live performance of Reyn Ouwehand!

Jörg Strohmayer has updated his Origyn Web Browser. New or improved are: The download progress windows are now opened on the correct screen. Fixed wrong download attempts for urls without mime type. Fixed too short filename buffer, downloading to FFS partitions works now. Included a new version of libgcc.so. You can download this Amiga web browser from the web page.

SEUCK stands for Shoot Em Up Construction Kit and was made by Jon Hares. Many games are made with this programm. Normaly this Shoot Em Up only scrolls up. Clever programmers found a way to make it look that it could scroll sideways but now there is a new version of SEUCK. This version by Jon Wells can scroll sideways. You can download the editor from the web site.