UltiSID is an open-source replacement for the SID chip inside the Commodore C64 computer. The UltiSID uses a STM32, a 32-bit microcontroller with an Arm Cortex-M processor.

Norbert Landsteiner wrote a very comprehensive blog about the keyboard in a Commodore PET 2001 computer.

The J-CIA64 is a FPGA-based replacement for the Commodore 6526/8521 CIA chips, that are used in the Commodore 64/128 computers and the 1570/1571 disk drives.

Virtual Amiga Multimedia Player is a media player made with the help of Hollywood. Changes in this version: The program now uses the new plugin flic.hwp instead of flicanim.hwp, and a new counter/de-counter for playing videos, songs, etc.

V.A.M.P. v3.10 - AROS

You can now watch a new episode of the Handson gaming podcast with Bastich B and Daz. In this episode the game Treasure Island Dizzy (Codemasters/1989).

You can now watch a new video from the RobSmithDev YouTube channel. In this episode, Rob talks about his adapter for the MiSTer that can connect an 3.5" floppy drive to use with the Minimig core.

Rob O'Hara has made a new podcast. The subject in this episode is the game Kung-Fu Master from Irem (1984) for the Commodore C64 computer.

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

Hans Otten released a new version of his KIM-1 simulator. Recent changes: Improvements for the K-1008 memory and video display (File/tapeload & debugger).

A new YouTube video from Jan Beta. In this video, Jan is talking about the new keycaps from CBMstuff for the Commodore computers (C64, VIC20 & C16).

Blues is a game engine developed by Gregory Montoir. This engine supports three games developed by Titus Interactive, which are the "Blues Brothers", the "Blues Brothers: Jukebox Adventure" and the "Prehistorik 2".

Basic Snake is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer. The game written in the BASIC programming language, and is developed by Steveboy.

Hopman is a new game for the Commodore VIC 20, Plus/4 and C64 computer. The game is developed by Inufuto. In the game, you must collect the flags and find the exit.

PSID64 is a program that converts PSID files into C64 executables. PSID64 is written by Roland Hermans. This program allows users to play PSID files (originally used by the PlaySID program) on a real Commodore 64 computer or emulator such as VICE. In this version: Improvements for autoconf macros, documentation, examples and file encoding (UTF-8).

A new YouTube video from Jan Beta. In this video: Jan is talking about the newly created Phoenix F256K 8-bit retro computer, the FNX1591 disk drive and the F256K software.

FNX1591 Disk drive and F256K Software

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: Added support for Bitmap font and the condition trigger Display Ready. Example game: Absolute Zero. Improvements for sprite slice, ROM1.3, animated tiles speed, Hud refresh and object update.

SukkoPera shows a picture of the new version of the LittleSixteen motherboard. The features are: 100% Plus/4 compatible user-port, 512 kB RAM, SID, joystick swapper, TED output and pinheaders for all tape and IEC signals (Internal SD2IEC).

AmiArcadia is a emulator of early game consoles like the PHUNSY, Elektor TV Games Computer, Interton VC 4000, Emerson Arcadia 2001, Central Data 2650 and others. Ami Arcadia is available for the 68k Amiga, Amiga OS4, MorphOS and Windows.

Combian 64 is a Raspberry Pi distribution able to boot your favourite Commodore 8-bit machine in just few seconds. It uses the newest version of VICE to emulate all the Commodore 8-bit machines. Changes in this version: VICE 3.7.1, Enable / Disable TCP over IP, Commodore 128 - 80 Columns (at boot), Samba and Sid Wizard 1.8 / 1.9.

Ignition is a modern spread sheet for AmigaOS 4.x. Changes in this version: Support for UTF8 with the csv add-on and improvements for Arexx and the font manager.

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 export,Tiny64 Debugger, SpriteEditor, Disassembler, sprites, Char screen editor, Charset editor, BASIC label mode, Mapeditor, !ifdef, else if, !if, !ifndef, REM and import.

Spred64 is a new Sprite Editor for the Commodore C64. The features are: 25 sprites, 5 layers, 20 frames (animation), export, shift, flip, clear, copy and paste.

Chris Edwards Restoration has made a new YouTube video. In this video, Chris is working on an Amiga 2000 computer with a leaking battery and a lot of rust on the metal parts.

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

FRGCB (Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog) is a 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: Stop the Express (Hudson Soft, 1983) and Gyroscope (Melbourne House, 1985).

You can watch a new YouTube Video from the Universe64 channel. In this video, the Raptor64, the new C64 cartridge to load any type of C64 files (from SDCard or USB). Including Tape files and a SID Player.

The Belgian Amiga Club meeting is about bringing your own Amiga computer and have fun. There will be workshops, demos, talks, freebies, stuff to buy and a raffle. The meeting is on the 30th of September 2023 in Antwerpen, Belgium.

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Lancess Priya is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer. The game is developed by Dr. TerrorZ and reached the first place at the Vammala Party 2023 in the WiLD Demo Competition.

Wonderboy is a new game for the Amiga computer, developed by acidbottle. In the game you must find your way through deep dark forests, oceans and deserts. You must fight with nasty creatures and try to save your girlfriend Tanya.

Los 3 Investigadores y el Misterio de la Falsa Herencia is a new adventure game for the Commodore C64 computer (Spanish language). The three young detectives, Jupiter Jones, Peter Crenshaw and Bob Andrews, take part in solving the mystery that will be discovered throughout the story. The game is developed by Bieno (code), SoNiC (music), Ax!s (pixels), Karmic (linking) and Josepzin (paper art).

Amos Anim Player can play compressed IFF Anim format synched with a separated IFF Audio Sample. The anim frames and the audio is streamed directly from HDD. If you have enough RAM, the audio is streamed directly from RAM. This program is developed by Electric Black Sheep.

You can now watch a new video from the ANT&TEC YouTube channel. In this episode: Repairing an PET/CBM 8032 computer with a bad filter in the power supply.

ReelDeck is a mp2, mp3, wav, aiff and mod player for the Amiga computer. The program is developed by Sami Vehmaa and is RTG Amiga computers only.

Robin Harbron made a new YouTube video. In this episode the Penultimate+2 cartridge for the Commodore VIC20 computer.

Scene World Podcast is a podcast about the Commodore scene. In this episode: An interview with Joe Modzeleski and Dimitris Giannakis from Limited Run Games, Street Fighter 6, Jagged Allice 3, the UNITHOR joystick is back and OverTake is hiring.

The ASM (Aktueller Software Markt), was a popular German computer magazine in the late 1980s. It has recently made a comeback after a 28-year hiatus. In this edition: Software-Hitparade, Action Games, Sport-Kaleidoscoop, Spotlight, Denk-mal, Ruckblende, Das ASM-Spiel, Adventure Corner, Schachecke, Konsole: 40 Jahre Vectrex, Spotlight, Das Gruselkabinett, Gesammelte Werke and Im Blickpunkt.

Dig Dug Revival is a homage to Dig Dug, an arcade game developed by Namco in 1982. This version is developed by LC-Games, and the playfields are generated randomly. The game has 4 difficulty levels to choose from: Easy, Normal, Hard & Expert, and is PAL and NTSC compatible.

You can listen to new episodes of the Amigos: Everything Amiga podcast: Major Motion is Spy Hunter - Miggy Style, Parasol Stars review: Amiga platform perfection, Double Dragon Debacle - The Beat 'em up that Still Hurts and Earl Weaver is the best Baseball Sim.

Tut-Tut is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is developed by Dave Curran, and it is based on the type-in listing for the ZX Spectrum game by David Stephenson.

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: Metal Force - Import, Software Failures - Cracktro and Ozone - Cracktro.

You can now listen to a new episode of the Zapped to the Past podcast. In this episode: Microprose Soccer, Double Dragon, International Rugby Simulator, Return of the Jedi, Hellfire Attack and Times of Lore.

WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. Update: Popeye 2, Aunt Arctic Adventure, Nexus 7, Project X - Special Edition, Killing Cloud, Savage, Aunt Arctic Adventure, Stunt Car Racer / Stunt Car Racer TNT, PGA Tour Golf, Putty / Silly Putty / Super Putty, Exterminator, Day of the Viper, Crack, World Cup 90 and MiG-29M Super Fulcrum.

Ben from the Nordischsound YouTube channel is making SID music on the Commodore C64 computer. The latest addations are: Wii Shop Channel Music 8-BIT C64 Remix, The Basshunter Song, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Castlevania / Rondo of Blood(Dracula-X) - Bloodlines, My tune "Good old Times" live at X-2023 C64 Demoparty, Indiana Jones Theme and Copacabana.

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.

iGame is a frontend to launching WHDLoad games for the Amiga. It is implemented as a MUI application. The program is developed by Emmanuel Vasilakis and it can be used on AmigaOS 2.04, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS. Changes: Improvements for the Genre list and the filters when diplaying the games.

Lüttje Bookholler is an easy-to-use program for your personal finance. It can also import your bank account via a CSV file. The program is developed by A. Pankalla.

The web page c64Intros has updated its intro database and added more new intros. Updates: 25 new intros and 7 new groups.

Heroes is a Snake game for the AROS computer, with many power-ups and options. The original game is developed by Guen, Tnk, Pollux and Alexel. The AROS version is made by cavemann.

OpenSprite is a new sprite editor program for the Windows PC. The program is developed by Jowin.

Rastan is a new platform game for the Amiga computer, and is based on the original arcade game from Taito (1987). This is a demo of the first level, featuring remastered sprites and brand new and reimagined backgrounds. The demo of the game is developed by basementApe and Tsak.