Commodore News Page - News

CBMSTUFF - Blingboard64

CBMSTUFF has started an Indiegogo campaign to produce a new keyboard for the Commodore C64 and C64c. The first goal of the Blingboard64 has already been reached, but more advanced versions are possible with more funding.

2024-05-10 - 12:19:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12372 - Category: C64, Hardware

Amiga Future #168

A new edition of the English and German Amiga magazine Amiga Future is now available. In this edition: Interviews: David John Pleasance, Steve Quartly and Paul Huxham, Special SmallWeb, Planetary Void, Parallax-Scrolling on the Amiga, Final Fight, Ghosts of Blackwood, Subbuteo, Donkey Kong, PhotoFolio, Compression, AmigaOS 3.2 - The Manual, Redit, SimpleIDE, Trevors Soapbox, Amiga 4000TX and the Amiga 1222 Plus.

2024-05-10 - 12:18:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12371 - Category: Amiga, Magazine

Reviving Retro - C64 repair

You can now watch a new video from the Reviving Retro YouTube channel. In this video, the repair of a Commodore C64 computer with a lot of bad IC's.

2024-05-10 - 12:17:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12370 - Category: C64, Repair

Omino Stage Game - Icaros Desktop

Omino Stage Game is a new game for Icaros Desktop, developed by Giovanni Iacobelli. In the game you must guide our hero through the levels, and fight with the evil virus in the final level.

2024-05-10 - 12:16:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12369 - Category: Amiga, Game

SEUCK Title Screen Maker V1.7 - C64

With the SEUCK Title Screen Maker you can make a title screen for your own SEUCK game. The features are: Music, Koala or OCP Art studio logo, character sets, credits, scroll text and a comprehensive manual.

2024-05-10 - 12:15:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12368 - Category: C64, Program

Report+ v8.46

Report+ is a utility for the Amiga computer. The features are: Bug reporting tool, Edit A3000/A4000-type battery-backed memory. Edit the manufacturer and product ID registries. View IFF/RIFF-files, Batch processing on icon files and an ASCII-converter.

2024-05-10 - 12:14:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12367 - Category: Amiga, Program

The History of Commodore computers poster.

Plus/4 World is a web page for the Commodore Plus/4 (but also the C16 and the C116). On the web page: news items, manuals, articles, a forum, general info and much more.

CLASS 2024

You can now watch a set of photographs from CLASS 2024 - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show.

2024-05-10 - 12:13:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12366 - Category: Commodore, Event

Laird's Lair - 10 Amazing Amiga 1200 facts

You can watch a new video from the Laird's Lair YouTube-channel. In this video: 10 Amazing facts about the Amiga 1200 computer.

2024-05-10 - 12:12:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12365 - Category: Amiga, Information

Commodore Nightmares

Chris Wilkins started a Kickstarter campaign to make a new book about those games on the Commodore C64 computer that kept you up at night. The book is written by well known author and journalist, Andrew Fisher.

2024-05-10 - 12:11:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12364 - Category: C64, Book

GadgetUK164 - Amiga SID card v2

You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video, the build of the SID Card version 2, designed by Call286.

2024-05-10 - 12:10:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12363 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

My Developer Thoughts - C64 IDE

You can now watch a new video from the My Developer Thoughts YouTube channel. In this video, you can see how to set up a PC to use Kick Assembler and Visual Studio Code to write Commodore C64 Assembly Language.

2024-05-10 - 12:09:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12362 - Category: C64, Program

Snes9x - AmigaOS 4

Snes9x is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System / Super Famicom emulator specially ported and optimized by HunoPPC on AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition. Changes in this version: Improvements for the renderer, GUI, Skins, keyboard and icons.

2024-05-10 - 12:08:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12361 - Category: Amiga, Emulator

Castle Quest - C128

Castle Quest is a new text adventure game for the Commodore C128 computer, developed by Richard J. Derocher. In the game you must rescue the kidnapped princess.

2024-05-10 - 12:07:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12360 - Category: C128(D), Game

wipEout Rewrite - AROS

The game wipEout is a re-implementation of the 1995 PSX game for AROS. If you want to play the game you need to add the assets (textures, 3d models etc.)

2024-05-10 - 12:06:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12359 - Category: Amiga, Game

Retrospex 0.0 - PC

The program Retrospex, developed by Michel de Bree, can convert an image to match Commodore C64 graphic modes specifications. The program is designed to be used as part of a development toolchain.

2024-05-10 - 12:05:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12358 - Category: C64, Program

Amiga Addict 29

Amiga Addict is a digital and printed Amiga magazine. In this edition: Éric Chahi (Another World), François Lionet (AMOS), Future Wars, North & South, Extase, Éditions 64K, Final Fight Enhanced, Revision 2024, Ravenlordess (Amiga cosplay), Sony Vaio CD driver and the Bodega Bay case (A500).

2024-05-10 - 12:04:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12357 - Category: Amiga, Magazine

C64 intros

The web page c64Intros has updated its intro database and added more new intros. Updates: 50 new intros and 11 new groups.

2024-05-10 - 12:03:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12356 - Category: C64, Demo

Zombie Survivor - Amiga

Zombie Survivor is a new game for the Amiga computer developed by 8080. The game is still in development, but you can already play it. The features are: Amiga RTG (640x360), AmigaOS3.x, 1 world and 99 levels.

2024-05-10 - 12:02:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12355 - Category: Amiga, Game

The Retro Hour - Sam Dicker

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: Sam Dicker who made the music for the games like Defender and Sinistar, and making the legendary Amiga Boing Ball demo.

2024-05-10 - 12:01:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12354 - Category: Amiga, Podcast

8Bit Retro ReFix - Amiga Go-Drive

You can now watch a new video from the 8Bit Retro ReFix YouTube channel. In this episode: Installing and testing of the Go-Drive for the Amiga computer.

2024-05-10 - 12:00:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12353 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Sprite Castle - Congo Bongo

Rob O'Hara has made a new podcast. The subject of this episode is the game Congo Bongo (1983/5) from Sega for the Commodore C64 computer.

2024-05-03 - 12:21:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12352 - Category: C64, Podcast

Tech Time Traveller - KIM-1 repair

You can now watch a new video from the Tech Time Traveller YouTube channel. In this episode the repair of a Commodore KIM-1 computer.

2024-05-03 - 12:20:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12351 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Rotor Rampage - PET & C64

Rotor Rampage is a fresh and exciting video game designed specifically for the Commodore PET and Commodore C64 computers. The game is developed by Ken McIlveen and Dave Duke. The features are: Joystick and sound support (PET & C64), map-editor and disk & tape versions.

An introduction to the game on YouTube.

2024-05-03 - 12:19:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12350 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Game

AmiArcadia - v32.4

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.

2024-05-03 - 12:18:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12349 - Category: Amiga, Emulator

Impossible Mission III (preview) - C64

ICON64 is working on version 3 of the game Impossible Mission. You can watch a short video of the work in progress on YouTube.

2024-05-03 - 12:17:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12348 - Category: C64, Game

AmiKit XE 12.5

A new version of AmiKit is now available as a download. The changes in this version are: WinUAE, Startup, SonosController, AmigaGPT, AmiSSL, HEIF Converter, IsoMount, DOpus5, JPEG2000, PCX, SysVars, Demos, AmigaAMP, AmiKick, Codesets Library, DOSBox, Identify Library, iGame, Image2PDF, Infinite Music Player, Mnemosyne, RNOEffects, ScummVM, Discord and YAM.

2024-05-03 - 12:16:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12347 - Category: Amiga, Program

Martin Piper - SEUCK Left scrolling

You can now watch a new video from the Martin Piper YouTube channel. In this episode: Martin is showing how he adapted SEUCK for the Commodore C64 computer so it can scroll to the left, instead of down or right as the previous releases did.

2024-05-03 - 12:15:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12346 - Category: C64, Program

CBMCAL - CBM/PET, C64 & C128

CBMCAL is a new BASIC program for the Commodore CBM/PET, C64 and C128 computers. The features are: Month and Day view, an integrated help screen and it saves the calendar entries on diskette.

2024-05-03 - 12:14:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12345 - Category: Commodore, Program

Bronx - C64 & Plus/4

Bronx is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Carmine. The game is a conversion of the ZX-Spectrum game, by Gian Battista Aicardi (1988). The game is available in the Italian and English language.

The Commodore Plus/4 version of the game.

2024-05-03 - 12:13:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12344 - Category: Commodore, Game

RobSmithDev - Amiga Break

You can now watch a new video from the RobSmithDev YouTube channel. In this episode, Rob is testing a device that can stop or slow-down your Amiga computer.

2024-05-03 - 12:12:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12343 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

ANT&TEC - 1084 repair

You can now watch a new video from the ANT&TEC YouTube channel. In this episode: Repairing a Commodore 1084 monitor that has a broken power-switch.

2024-05-03 - 12:11:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12342 - Category: Commodore, Repair

Yawning Angel Retro - AMOS

You can watch a new video from the Yawning Angel Retro YouTube channel. In this episode: How you can use an IFF file as a screen.

2024-05-03 - 12:10:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12341 - Category: Amiga, Information

Castle Belmar - C64

Castle Belmar is a new text-adventure for the Commodore C64, developed by Geir Straume (code) and Lobogris (translation). The game is available in the English and Spanish language.

2024-05-03 - 12:09:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12340 - Category: C64, Game

Multi-game Character Editor - Amiga

With the Multi-game Character Editor you can edit character files, saved games and high score tables for more than 100 Amiga games.

2024-05-03 - 12:08:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12339 - Category: Amiga, Program

Formula V20 '85 - VIC20

Formula V20 '85 is a racing computer game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by Huffelduff. You can choose from seven different racing teams and four different circuits. Join a single race or compete in the world championship. You will need a 24 kB RAM expansion and a joystick to play the game.

2024-05-03 - 12:07:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12338 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Game.X - Amiga

Game.X is a game for the Amiga computer, developed by Franck Charlet. The game can be played on an Amiga AGA with 2 MB of RAM and a 14mhz CPU.

2024-05-03 - 12:06:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12337 - Category: Amiga, Game

RMC - PC20-III

In this episode of the RetroManCave YouTube channel: The design, producing and building a new motherboard for the Commodore PC20-III computer.

2024-05-03 - 12:05:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12336 - Category: Commodore, Hardware

Amiga-HDDLW

The Amiga-HDDLW is a project to convert a PC-disk drive into a HD disk drive for the Amiga computer, including detection for HD diskettes. The modification is possible for the Sony MPF920-E and TEAC FD-235HF disk drives.

2024-05-03 - 12:04:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12335 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Chip SID show - 67

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

2024-05-03 - 12:03:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12334 - Category: C64, Music

Amiga Bill - Podcast

You can now watch a new episode from the Amiga Bill podcast. In this episode: An interview with Ravi Abbott about Kickstart 02, Amiga news and the games Grind by Pixelglass and Phoenix by JOTD.

2024-05-03 - 12:02:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12333 - Category: Amiga, Podcast

Games That Weren't 64

The GTW64 webpage has had an update. New: Bacillus, Beat Em Up, Bruce Lee 2, Galencia Khaos Sphere, Infared and Strider USA. Update: ABC, Arthur, Breaker, Bushido Warrior, Chart Breaker, Euchre for Four, Field of Fire, Goremium, Habitat, Horror Drive, Koshimo, Lotya, Mindsmear, Orbital Run, Piracy, Quest for Cyrus, Starfighter One, Starglider 2, Super Elite, Super Pinball, Super Stardust, Time Scanner V1, Twintris and Ultra Games.

2024-05-03 - 12:01:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12332 - Category: C64, Game

Retronaut - Fastlane Z3 & BlueSCSIv2

You can now watch a new video from the Retronaut YouTube channel. In this episode: Using the Fastlane Z3 and the BlueSCSIv2 in an Amiga 4000 computer.

2024-05-03 - 12:00:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12331 - Category: Amiga, Hardware

Hasty Climber - C64

Hasty Climber is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed in the BASIC programming language by Massimo Bonucchi. In the game, you must climb the building to get to the balloon, avoiding the closed windows.

2024-04-26 - 12:19:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 12330 - Category: C64, Game

Retro Commodore

The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high-quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Klett Software Pricelist and Catalog, Plot&Fit - Projektet, Physik mit dem C-64, Brinch Elektronik Prisliste Jan 1990, BMP Commodore Club nr 1 1989, Installation af Harddiske i A600 & A1200, Amiga Priceslists and Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual Libraries and Devices Revised and Updated.

2024-04-26 - 12:18:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 12329 - Category: Commodore, Book

TankX - Amiga

TankX is a 1-7 player game for the Amiga computer, developed by K-P Koljonen. In the game you can fight with other players or against the computer, the game is inspired by the MS-DOS game Tankkk.

2024-04-26 - 12:17:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 12328 - Category: Amiga, Game

C64 Take-away podcast 60

A new episode of the C64 Take-away podcast is now available. In this podcast: Vandahlia - Robocop 3, AMJ - Selfmade Executable, Eivind Sommersten - Blue, Linus - Sheds on a Sea-Girt Isle, SoundLogic - The Beginning, Dr Future - Plastic Pop, Dan Tootill - Crazy Comets, Reyn Ouwehand - Flimbo's Quest, Eivind Sommersten - Stableraster, ROTY 2023 Awards, Datahits Rewound and Remix64 on Discord.

2024-04-26 - 12:16:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 12327 - Category: C64, Podcast

Amigos: Everything Amiga

You can listen to new episodes of the Amigos: Everything Amiga podcast: Lure of the Temptress - The complete review, Rainbow Islands Review - A pixel-perfect port?, F17 Challenge - Formula One Racing from Team 17! and Final Fight Enhanced - The complete review.

2024-04-26 - 12:15:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 12326 - Category: Amiga, Podcast

Stray Pointers Podcast - Jim Brain

You can now listen to a new episode of the Stray Pointers Podcast. In this episode, an interview with Jim Brain from Retro Innovations.

2024-04-26 - 12:14:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 12325 - Category: Commodore, Interview

Flashtro

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: Abyss - Import, The Breakfast Club - Dugger, Haddoc - Great Courts ex, Subway - Powerdrome, The Breakfast Club - Super Hang On, Subway & Scoopex - Dragons of Flame, Subway - Trainer, Spreadpoint - Face The Music and Skid Row - Intro.

2024-04-26 - 12:13:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 12324 - Category: Commodore, Demo

Image2PDF - Amiga

Image2PDF is a program to convert images like PG, PNG, BMP, IFF/ILBM, GIF, TIFF or PCX to a PDF file. But it can also convert a PDF file to an image file. Image2PDF is developed by Bernd Assenmacher, and is available for Amiga OS3, OS4 and MorphOS.

2024-04-26 - 12:12:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 12323 - Category: Amiga, Program