Commodore News Page - News

Mega65

Paul Gardner-Stephen is working on a FPGA version of the Commodore C65. His goal is to make an 8-bit computer for the 21st century. Most recent updates: Hardware-Accelerated IEC Serial Interface (1) and Debugging SDRAM and HyperRAM cache and other related things.

2023-10-27 - 12:03:00 - Week: 43 - Item number: 11774 - Category: 8-Bit NextGen, Hardware

Beat Cancer & Empire Protector - Amiga

Beat Cancer & Empire Protector is a new game for the Amiga computer, developed by lifeschool. In the game, you battle against Cancer or Ancient Enemies.

2023-10-27 - 12:02:00 - Week: 43 - Item number: 11773 - Category: Amiga, Game

FairLight TV

You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this episode: Bacchus tells us about the Star Paws C64 tape protection.

2023-10-27 - 12:01:00 - Week: 43 - Item number: 11772 - Category: C64, Information

The Retro Hour - Aric Wilmunder

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: An interview with Aric Wilmunder (SCUMM Engine).

2023-10-27 - 12:00:00 - Week: 43 - Item number: 11771 - Category: Commodore, Podcast

Saberman RetroNews - Grind

You can now watch a new video from the Saberman RetroNews YouTube channel. In this episode the game Grind for the Amiga computer.

2023-10-20 - 12:21:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11770 - Category: Amiga, Game

C64 cartridge cases

The webpage Protoparts.at is selling cartridge cases for the Commodore C64 computer. The new colours are: orange, orange-black and transparent-black. The material that is uses is polycarbonate.

2023-10-20 - 12:20:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11769 - Category: C64, Hardware

Amiga-News is a news webpage for the Amiga user.

AmigaPortal.de is a German forum for the Amiga user. The sections of the forum are: Hardware, software, games, emulation, pixel, video, MorphOS, PC, tutorials, music, internet and an English section.

C64-multiplayer online

Dominic has been working on a system that makes it possible to play a Commodore C64 game online with two players. You can try the system, and the current game is Pitstop II. The website is in the Finish language, but the controls are the arrow-keys, space and right CTRL.

2023-10-20 - 12:19:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11768 - Category: C64, Game

REDPILL - Amiga Game Creator

REDPILL is a tool for creating games for Amiga without programming knowledge. It is easy to use but you can also do complex things and create games with the true Amiga feeling. Changes in this version: Improvements for game objects, pt player library, documentation, object creation / destruction, trigger, sound generator, HUD screen, animation, loading, timers, sound effects and the buttons.

2023-10-20 - 12:18:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11767 - Category: Amiga, Program

6502 assembly-language puzzle book

David Youd wrote a puzzle book for people who like to use the 6502 assembly-language. There are 64 examples of 6502 code without an explanation, and the task is to understand out what the code does. If you can’t find the answer, there is an explanation in the back of the book.

2023-10-20 - 12:17:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11766 - Category: Commodore, Book

Stinger - PET/CBM, VIC20, Plus/4, C64 & C128

Stinger is a new game for the Commodore PET/CBM, VIC20, Plus/4, C64 and C128 computer, developed by Fabrizio Caruso. The game is a shooter game with power-ups, 6 different levels, 5 different enemies, and several items to pick up.

2023-10-20 - 12:16:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11765 - Category: Commodore, Game

Greaseweazle Tools v1.16

Keir Fraser has released updates for the Greaseweazle hardware. The recent changes are: New formats: pc98.n88basic.hd and zx.quorum.800, improvements for HFEv3 and Kryoflux, support for CT Raw files and D88.

2023-10-20 - 12:15:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11764 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Numero Uno / Dogfight - C64

Cout games released a bunch of mathematical puzzle games for the Commodore C64 computer. The aim is to guess the other's number by using multiplication and division.

2023-10-20 - 12:14:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11763 - Category: C64, Game

MilkyTracker v1.04 - AmigaOS 4

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.

2023-10-20 - 12:13:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11762 - Category: Amiga, Program

C64Studio v7.6

C64 Studio is an assembly development environment which is dependent on VICE. You can write assembly code and test this with the VICE emulator. In this version improvements for Easyflash, auto toggle quote mode, macros, BASIC loading, !zone, zeropage,x / zeropage,y, ACME, TASM, BASIC editor, Auto-replace, Auto-truncate, BASIC renumber and added 65816 support.

2023-10-20 - 12:12:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11761 - Category: C64, Program

Shogoon and friends 2

Wojciech Radziejewski aka Shogoon started a Kickstarter campaign for his Transmission64 online concert. With the funds of this Kickstarter, he can produce professional audio files of the music played during the concert.

2023-10-20 - 12:11:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11760 - Category: C64, Music

CustomBasicCommands - C64

CustomBasicCommands is a Basic extension program for the Commodore C64 computer developed by Barry Walker. The following commands are added to the standard Basic: BACKGROUND, BORDER, WOKE, MEMCOPY, MEMFILL, BANK, SCREEN, STASH, FETCH, MEMLOAD, MEMSAVE, SPRSET, SPRPOS, SPRCOLOR, WEEK, SCRLOC, REU, ICRNCH, IQPLOP, IGONE and IEVA.

2023-10-20 - 12:10:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11759 - Category: C64, Program

FREEZE64 - 63

FREEZE64 is a fanzine for Commodore 64 gamers and hackers. In this edition: The Blues Brothers, Andrew Braybrook, Hunchback at the Olympics, Spitfire '40, Circus Circus, Conan, Operation Swordfish, Ciphoid 9, Osmium, Kettle, Paul Tankard, Perils of Bear George and Karl Hörnell.

2023-10-20 - 12:09:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11758 - Category: C64, Magazine

Bagman500 - Amiga

Bagman500 is a new game for the Amiga computer, developed by Jean-Francois Fabre (code) and J.M.D & phx (music). The game is a tribute to Bagman, an arcade game released by Valadon Automation in 1982.

2023-10-20 - 12:08:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11757 - Category: Amiga, Game

8-Bit Show - Electronic Arts Logo Easter Egg Hunt

Robin Harbron made a new YouTube video. This time he talks about the hidden logos in games from the software company Electronic Arts.

2023-10-20 - 12:07:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11756 - Category: Commodore, Game

Doktor64 - Quick Shot II Plus

There is a new YouTube video available from Doktor64. This time, he shows how to clean and test a Quick Shot II Plus joystick.

2023-10-20 - 12:06:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11755 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

GAP #16

You can now listen to a new episode of the German AMIGA Podcast (German language). In this episode: A visit to Amiga 38.

2023-10-20 - 12:05:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11754 - Category: Amiga, Podcast

FairLight TV

You can now watch a new episode of the FairLight TV YouTube channel. In this episode: Bacchus tells us about using DumpDiff.

2023-10-20 - 12:04:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11753 - Category: Commodore, YouTube

Versatile Amiga Test Program v5.6

The Versatile Amiga Test Program is developed for all Amiga computers. The available tests are: Screen, Audio, Sprite, Blitter, CD32 joypad, Keyboard, CIA, ROM, CPU, FPU, RTC, Memory, Address-line, Real Interrupt, Interrupt Request, Disk-drive, Parallel-port and Serial-Port.

2023-10-20 - 12:03:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11752 - Category: Amiga, Program

ALBERT v1.0.50 - PC

ALBERT is a new editor for creating extended Commodore C64 images on the PC. The program is developed by Luigi Di Fraia and Joachim Ljunggren.

2023-10-20 - 12:02:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11751 - Category: C64, Program

CompetitionProStarMini

InsaneDruid has made a replacement printed circuit board for the Competition pro mini and pro star mini joysticks, to easily replace failing microswitches.

2023-10-20 - 12:01:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11750 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

The Retro Hour - Ross Tregenza

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: An interview with Ross Tregenza, who made music for games such as TimeSplitters, Crysis, and Team Sonic Racing.

2023-10-20 - 12:00:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 11749 - Category: Commodore, Podcast

8-Bit Resurgence - MasterTracker

You can now watch a new video from the 8-Bit Resurgence YouTube channel. In this episode, a first look at the MasterTracker for the Commodore 1541 disk drive. With the MasterTracker you can view track data, density and much more.

2023-10-13 - 12:20:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11748 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Reshoot Proxima 3 - Amiga

Reshoot Proxima 3 is a new game for the Amiga computer, developed by Spieleschreiber. The features are: Amiga AGA, 5 stages, 24 bit colour pixel art, 50 fps, music and sound-fx, high score, CD-ROM boxed and digital download, The game is compatible with the Amiga A1200, A4000 and CD32.

2023-10-13 - 12:19:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11747 - Category: Amiga, Game

Commodore.software

The web page Commodore.software has had an update with many new items: Commodore 64 Troubleshooting and Repair Guide, Clone Machine for the 1571, The Hitchhikers Guide to GEOS, The Official GEOS Programmer's Reference Guide, How to Get the Most out of GEOS, GEOS Inside and Out, Color 64 BBS, Magic Mouse, EBBS 64, Better Working Power C, CMD Turbo232 User's Guide and The KoalaPad Book.

2023-10-13 - 12:18:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11746 - Category: Commodore, Program

LukHash - Virtual Burnout

LukHash makes music with the help of retro computers like the Commodore C64 and the Amiga. His new album is called Virtual Burnout and has the following music: Keygen, Video Games, Amiga, The Kingdom, Virtual Burnout, Alone Together, 8-Bit Warrior, Cyberpunx, Invaders, Shooting Star, Demoscene, Modchips and Robot Uprising.

2023-10-13 - 12:17:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11745 - Category: Commodore, Music

Jeff's VIC 20 Book

Jeffrey Daniels wrote the VIC 20 Quick Reference Handbook, and is now available in digital form or as a printed copy. This reference guide will give you many tables and other information for the Commodore VIC20 computer.

2023-10-13 - 12:16:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11744 - Category: VIC-20, Book

Hall of Light

An update for the Hall of Light web page: Antares: Der Griff Nach Den Sternen, Big Business, Blockout, Blue Boy, Builderland: The Story Of Melba, DarkSpyre, Dune, Fire And Forget II: The Death Convoy, Legend Of The Lost, Narco Police, Player Manager, Predator 2, Puzznic, Rick Dangerous II, Rogue Trooper, Ruff And Reddy In The ''Space Adventure'', Z-Out and Warlock The Avenger.

2023-10-13 - 12:15:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11743 - Category: Amiga, Information

Bobby Bearing - Plus/4

Bobby Bearing is a game for the Commodore Plus/4 computer. The original game was made for the Sinclair Spectrum in the year 1986. This version is made by Absence, Chronos, KiCHY, siz and Csabo. In the game, you must help Bobby Bearing to find his relatives, but you must avoid the evil Bearings.

2023-10-13 - 12:14:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11742 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Game

MorphOS Storage

An update for the MorphOS Storage web page: AstroMenace_1.3.3.lha, Easy2Install_1.0b38.lha, PDF2PDF_1.3.lha, listercompare.module_1.1.lha, LilCalendar_2.7.lha, AmiArcadia_30.30.lha, GPSTool_1.0.lha, Deark_1.6.5.lha, MCE_14.20.lha, Play2CPC_1.0.lha, SALTO.lha, Iris_1.18.lha, Morphiller_1.3.lha, PolyOrga_1.21.lha, SonicCD-RSDKv3_1.3.2.lha, Kheshkhash_2.1.lha, Morphever_1.3.lha, Morphobia_1.3.lha, gt2stereo_2.77.lha and Morphilia_1.3.lha.

2023-10-13 - 12:13:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11741 - Category: Amiga, Program

Chip SID show - 60

You can now listen to a new episode of the Chip SID show with Max Hall. An hour long classic and new SID music.

2023-10-13 - 12:12:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11740 - Category: C64, Music

Amiga Future - Cheats Database

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: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis - The Graphic Adventure.

2023-10-13 - 12:11:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11739 - Category: Amiga, Game

Tom Lokovic - 1351

Tom Lokovic wrote a comprehensive blog about the Commodore 1351 mouse. He writes about how the mouse works and how you can repair or improve it.

2023-10-13 - 12:10:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11738 - Category: Commodore, Information

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: VIC-20 User's Association, ICPUG, The Infinite Loop 64/128, Facsimle Manual and Alcazar The Forgotten Fortress Instructions.

2023-10-13 - 12:09:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11737 - Category: Commodore, Book

AMI Tech-Gazette - 5

The AMI Tech-Gazette is a magazine like a user group newsletter, with that personal, not-fully-professional touch, covering the Amiga and its relatives: OS4, MorphOS, AROS, Apollo, and more. In this edition: Graphics Workshop (1), Editorial, Amiga News & Views, Brought to You by Amiga, Nostalgia Bait, CU Amiga, Battle Squadron and Bumblebee (2006).

2023-10-13 - 12:08:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11736 - Category: Amiga, Magazine

C64.ch

The demo portal C64.ch has added new demos for the Commodore C64 computer. The new files are: What child is this, Pig Runner, Mini Boulder, Synth Dive 2, Synth Dive, Quality, No Rain song, Take Five, The Delta Demo, The Syndrom, 2001, Heavy Stuff, Use Music, Fun House, Fly High, Double 3, Joy and Fear, More Ninjas, Crazy Dance, The Final Countdown, Traditional 2, Auld Lang Syne and FSWN2-Notetune.

2023-10-13 - 12:07:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11735 - Category: C64, Demo

WormWars v9.32 - Amiga

WormWars is an arcade game for the Amiga computer developed by James Jacobs. The features are: 37 objects, 37 creatures, 13 bonuses, 4 worms and a level editor.

2023-10-13 - 12:06:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11734 - Category: Amiga, Game

Meteor Shower - C64

Meteor Shower is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Endurion (Georg Rottensteiner). In the game, you must repel as many meteors as possible, without breaching the hull.

2023-10-13 - 12:05:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11733 - Category: C64, Game

Seq v2.8 - Amiga

Seq is an Amiga MIDI sequencer program for the Amiga computer, made by Tuomas Hokka. The program features quick editing and can be used with live performances.

2023-10-13 - 12:04:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11732 - Category: Amiga, Program

PETSCII Side-Scrolling Platformer - CMB/PET

PETSCII Side-Scrolling Platformer is a new game for the Commodore CBM/PET computer, developed by jimbo. In the game you must jump, collect coins, crush henchmen, battle the bosses and rescue friends.

2023-10-13 - 12:03:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11731 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Game

FadeToBlack - AROS

FadeToBlack is a new game for AROS. The game is an action-adventure game, and was originally released in 1995 for DOS by Delphine Software International.

2023-10-13 - 12:02:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11730 - Category: Amiga, Game

SID Factory II

SID Factory II is a cross-platform editor for composing music that will play on a Commodore C64 computer. SID Factory II uses the reSID emulator and is still in development.

2023-10-13 - 12:01:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11729 - Category: Commodore, Program

The Prisoner EX - C64

The Prisoner EX is a new adventure game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Bieno (code & pixels), Baron Ashler & SoNiC (music), Karmic (code) and Josepzin (cover-art). In the game, you are a British Secret Service agent who is taken prisoner. Your goal is to find a way to escape from the prison.

2023-10-13 - 12:00:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11728 - Category: C64, Game