A new edition of the English pdf, text, seq, d64, html and Ebook magazine is now available. In this edition the following: Editorial, Commodore Free E-Cover Tape #2, News: PRESS PLAY ON TAPE, Revival Studio, AROS Vision, ACE128, SC3, PDXCUG, C64 Walkabout, ICU 64, Digital Talk, Hungarian Amiga Magazine, Space Wars, SFX Recorder, REBOL, Jack, X-bEnCh, Amiga Game Disks, PC World Reviews C64 Forever, Amiga.org, VCF East 2012, AmigaKit, Above And Beyond, Club Info, Build Your Own SID, Amiga Future, Back in Time Live DVD, AmigaOS 4.1 Update 5, History of Commodore (2), Coppa Remix, Scene World, Koules, Bochs, Galaxions, Dont Worry "We Got It All Taped", Interview with Tomi Malinen, Reviews: Swarmed, Get'Em Delux, Redrunner / Greenrunner / Retroskoi+, Soulless, SQRXZ - OCS and Avalanche.

G.E.M.Z. is a puzzle game for the Amiga. You can try the demo version, with a 5 minute time limit, for free, or you can buy the game. In the game you are Rubin, a brave knight, and you have to save princess Esmeralda. The game has more than 300 levels from Easy to Madness.

The VICE team has released a new version of the Commodore 8-bit emulator. In this version the following changes: Added support for the Pagefox, Silverrock, Business Basic, Nordic Replay, Supercard+, DS12C887 RTC and Formel64 cartridge. Improved the z80 emulation for the C128. Support for the SuperPET with 6809(/6309) CPU emulation. Visit the VICE web page for all the details.

Alienbash 2 is a new game for the Commodore C64, made by Tomi Malinen. In the game you need to defend earth from the aliens from planet HD3121. The features of the game are: addictive game play, 9 different levels, detailed sprites, spectacular music and smooth scrolling action. The game is available as a limited or standard cassette or as digital download.

BigRamPlus is an memory expansion for the Amiga 3000 and 4000 (desktop or tower). This expansion will give your Amiga 256 Mbytes of extra memory. You need to use an original daughter board, other bus boards may not work. The BigRamPlus has a price tag of 100 Euro.

Crystal Space is a new game for the Commodore C64, made by Roberto Ricioppo with the help of SEUCK. In the game you are a space miner who is searching for the Crystals of Space. But you need to fight with others who also want the crystals.

Another game from Roberto is Runners. In this game you need to stop the criminals that are driving dangerously on the roads. Can you stop them, or will your city be total chaos?

Runners - C64

The CGSC (Compute's Gazette Sid Collection) has had an update. The COMPUTE!'s Sidplayer was a music system, created by Craig Chamberlain and Harry Bratt, for the Commodore 64. The aim of the Compute's Gazette Sid Collection is to preserve as many of those Sidplayer music files in one location as possible. The current collection contains 12483 MUS, 3705 STR and 4461 WDS files.

Amigapd had an interview with Mathew Carr. Mathew is the developer of the Gravity Beam game for the Amiga. Mathew's first computer was a Sinclair, but he later used an Amiga 500. He started making games with the help of AMOS for the Amiga and DarkBASIC and Blitz Basic for the PC. You can read the whole interview on the Amigapd web page.

The Gravity Beam web page.

C64 Studio is a assembly development environment which is dependent on VICE. You can write assembly code and test this with the VICE emulator. Recent changes: Support for WinVICE 2.4 and a PDS style assembler. Added: A save warning when closing a project, a char screen for the Basic export function, invert for char/sprite editor and rotating sprites or char set. Improvements: Breakpoints and Basic normal/label mode.

Ghislain converted the Comet64 software to the Commodore VIC-20. You can use the software on a VIC-20 with an Comet64 modem and a 16 kByte RAM expansion. With the Comet64 you can connect your VIC-20 to the internet and gain access to various telnet BBS services. You can read more details on the Denial forum.

The web page c64games.de had an update. You can now find more than 5868 games on this web page. The new games are: Arcade Game Construction Kit, Assault Machine, The Argos Expedition and Monopoly online.

Jason M. Knight made a game for the Commodore C64. The game is based on the classic game PacMan. The game can be played with the keyboard or a joystick. Paku Paku is "Cardware", this means that if you like the game you can send a postcard to Jason.

SysInfo is the diagnostic tool for Amiga users. After 19 years it has been updated. Recent changes: Removed a small error with accessible memory. Updated memory size calculation (64MB+). Optimizations of the program code. Added support for 68060. Identification of UAE and Individual Computers autoconfig boards.

Wilfred Bos released a new program, that can identify SID players. Player Identifier is inspired by the SIDId tool written by Cadaver of Covert Bitops. Player Identifier makes use of all available cores of the CPU and uses the BNDM search algorithm to search through SID files very quickly.

WHDLoad offers a way to play Amiga diskette games from your hard disk. New: Space Ace Demo (ReadySoft), The Scene 1 (Mystix), Beam (Magic Bytes) and Sixiang (Kingsoft). Improved: Sound Engine (Absence), Insanity Fight (Microdeal), Citadel (Arrakis/Virtual Design), Franko (World Software), Doman (World Software) and RVF Honda (Micro Style).

The Plus/4 World web page added or updated many items. A few examples are: Short Message, Tarzan Converter, The Final Deleter V3.2, Re-Ass +4 V3.0, Multi-digitizer V1.0, Logo-editor V1.0, Single File Backup, Fast Save, Horror Times 01, Transector, Pizza Pete, Newstadt Demo, Tape-listen, Top Gun, The Sweet: Ballroom Blitz, Marrs, Lachsack, Greetings To B, Fantastic Screens, Chrome That Boring Steal, Axel F and many, many more.

Sysmon is a system monitor for AmigaOS 4 made by Guillaume Boesel. Recent changes: Benchmark Tab added. New Tool Types: INTERFACE, ABOUTBOX, VOLUMES, ASSIGNS, STARTHOSTNAME, DEBUG, PRIORITY, WANIP, DEBUGSLEEP, STARTWINDOW, STARTTASK, STARTNETSTAT, STARTVOLUME, STARTASSIGN and STARTSYSTEM. Max In/Out network bandwidth.

Bart Venneker is experimenting with "tap" files. A tap file contains the digital data from a compact cassette that is used in a Datassette. With a PC you can transfer the tap file to a real compact cassette. And with a special interface you can connect a standard cassette player to the Commodore C64. In the video you can see how the system works (Dutch language).

Video about the use of the C64 Tape Interface.

Dan Wood made an review of the Amiga 1200. In the 30 minute video you can see the connections and interfaces, the inside, keyboard, disk drive and the mouse. He also shows programs and games for the Amiga 1200.

SID-Wizard is a Commodore 64 music tracker made by Hermit (Mihaly Horvath). Changes in this version: NTSC support. More configuration options in the menu. Colour-themes, Raster-bars on/off. Instrument autotyping. GT/DMC piano-keyboard layout. Raster-time measuring. Fast-forward playback. Improved help function. Start-up menu with selectable players: normal/light/medium/extra.

You can listen to new remixes on the AmigaRemix web page. In the last weeks they added the following Amiga music: Odyssus Returns, Shadow of The Geek, Black Lamp, Jupiter’s Masterdrive, Signia, Weird Dreams, M1 Tank Platoon, Turrican, Darkmere, Dylan Dog and many versions of Spiral Hands On III.

Steve from the C64 Copy Protection web page made a video about the ZoomFloppy. The ZoomFloppy can be used to transfer files from your PC to a Commodore disk drive or vice versa. The ZoomFloppy is connected to the PC via a USB port. In the video you can see how the system works and which software you need.

On the web page Flashtro.com you can see many cracker intro’s with your browser. The original intros from the Amiga, Atari-ST, Dreamcast, PC, Playstation etc. are converted to Flash. The most recent flashtro's are: Dragons - WallStreet and Seven Gates of Jambala, Crack Band Crew - Speedball, Thrill Kill Kult - Bunny Bricks, Slipstream - Amnios, Skid Row - Cracktro, Valhalla & Skid Row - Operation at Pruance, Rebels - Leathal zone and Back to the Future 2, Tarkus Team - Oilmania, Paradox - Pro Titler, Paradox Version MAD - Iron Lord, Tarkus Team - Kick Off 2.

In this (English language) podcast the following items: Play Expo Day 1 Wrap Up, James On James, Auction Talk, Guinness Gaming Records, C64 Wizball (Martin Galway), Keith Robinson Interview, The Great And Powerful Oz, Top Ten Spectrum Games, Gaming Trivia, Hardware Review: Tempest 2000 Jaguar Rotary Controller, Live News And Listener Views, Optimistic (8bit Radiohead) and URLs / Emails.

Entwickler-X is developing a new game for the Amiga. In the game Balance Blox you must drop blocks onto a balance. If you have 3 equal blocks vertically or horizontally the blocks will disappear. But you must keep the balance in balance, if the balance hits the ground, the game is over. To make it more difficult, every block has its own weight. You can watch a preview on the web page of Entwickler-X.

Jeff Ledger made a Midi SIDSynth with a pocket mini computer. The pocket mini computer is an open source mini computer with an Parallax Propeller microcontroller as it's brain. Jeff made an manual how to build your own Midi SIDSynth. He also explains which software you need.

Demonstration video of the Midi SIDSynth, Pocket Mini Computer.

You can now look at photos of the X2012 party. The X2012 party was held in Someren, the Netherlands on 26, 27 and 28 of October. The party was attended by Jeroen Tel and Reyn Ouwehand and many people from the Commodore C64 scene from all over the world.

Patrick Nevians has developed a new game for the Amiga. The game Agent Lux, Mission Europe is an action game made with the help of the Game-Creator Backbone. In the game you must fight the enemy with your aeroplane, running or with an sub marine.

Steve started a new web page that is dedicated to the copy protection of Commodore C64 software. On this page you can find all kind of information about copy protection, interviews, technical articles and more. A few examples of the articles are: Jim Drew Interview, Adjusting the Commodore 1541 disk drive alignment, Diskbusters, Disk Surgeon by Ultrabyte and Disk Maker Plus.

HivelyTracker is a tracker program based upon the AHX format created in the mid '90s by Dexter and Pink of Abyss. AHX was designed to create a very SID-like sound on the Amiga. HivelyTracker features: Multi-channel (4 to 16 channels), Channel stereo panning, Two commands per note, Ring modulation. Version 1.7 is now also available for Windows and MacOS X.

In episode 75 of Triangulation host Leo Laporte talks with guest Jonathan Abrams. Jonathan is the founder and CEO of Nuzzel, Friendster and HotLinks. In this interview Jonathan talks about the Commodore PET, C64, start ups and more.

Thecellartroll has made a video about the replacement of the RAM chips in a Commodore 16. In the video he explains how to open the C16, take out the motherboard, remove the old defective chips and replace them with new RAM chip. The SID files played in the video are: Megtha Fix 2 (DaFunk) and Broken Bottles (Deek).

For the 1541 Ultimate is a new version (v2.5) of the firmware available. New in this version: File viewer. Selectable colours in user interface. Improved memory allocation. UltimateAudio module with 7 voices.

There are many types of games, simple, difficult, small or big. SVS has now made a simple game, and he made it in BASIC. In the game you can score extra points by hitting the ball with the edge of the bat. The game can be played on a real Commodore Plus/4 (PAL/NTSC) or with an emulator.

Frank Buss is working on a Atari 2600 for inside the Turbo Chameleon cartridge. He uses the Docking Station to connect a joystick to the Turbo Chameleon. At the moment the core is in a test phase, but you can download it to try it yourself. The video output is compatible with an VGA monitor and the audio also works.

Linus Akkeson made a new game for the Commodore C64 and a dance pad. In the game You can choose your music and the difficulty. The SIDs in the game are: Blox (Goto80), Commando (Rob Hubbard), Complications (Tomas Danko), Hawkeye (Jeroen Tel), International Karate (Rob Hubbard), Powerhouse (Jeroen Tel), R-Type & Techno (Jeff) and Shape (Johannes Bjerregaard).

Demonstration of HardSync on YouTube.

Srepmub made a printable working version of the wonderful Arcade joystick from Suzo International. You can print this joystick with your 3D printer. After printing you can add the connector, spring, steel bar, micro switches and rubbers to create you own Arcade joystick!

The polished version of the printed Arcade Joystick.

A new edition of the English and German Amiga (paper) magazine Amiga Future has been released. In this edition: Reviews: Audacious, Agent Lux, ADOM, Sqrxz, Hurrican, KOG, Ami-Ingenious, Amiga Parachute, Cybergames, AmiSystemRestore, Zormanita, AmigaOS 4.1 Update 5, Audio - OS4Depot. Workshop: Data processing with AmigaDOS (3), Mercurial (2), C-Workshop (16). Special: Classic Reflections 7 - NewTek, Caanoo (2). Others: Interview ACube, Classic Computing, Geit@Home #3 2012, Modding A600GT, Editorial, News and Up2Date.

You can now use a nice retro app for your iPhone. This app will take pictures in the 16 original colours from the Commodore C64. Features: Retina interface (iPhone 5), Real-time pixellation, colour-mapping and dithering. Snap a picture, save it to your photo roll, or share it on Facebook, Twitter, iMessage or via e-mail. An extension for this app can also emulate black and white TV sets and amber/green monitors.

There is a new version of WimBASIC available. WimBASIC is a BASIC extension for the Commodore VIC-20. The program is loaded in BLK5 of a RAM memory expansion or you can use a ROM cartridge. The changes in this version are: Improvements for the ROUND() function, defined function keys, FIND command and the SuperNumbers implementation.

C64-Archiv is an easy to use file manager for C64-files on your PC. This program can work together with emulators such as VICE, CCS64, HOXS64 and EMU64 to start programs. New in this version: Picture files (BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIFF) can be stored. Profiles for Micro64. MD5 hash. Preview. Improved views and much more.

SketchBlock is a drawing program for AmigaOS. The aim of this project is to create a sophisticated application for digital painting. Changes in this version: Smooth (Gaussian blur for brush). Definable keyboard short cuts. Path objects can now be added to projects. Experimental Text Tool. New brushes: Pencil, Hoops, Arrow and PinMan. And more export possibilities.

The game Space Lords is now available on cartridge for the Commodore C64. Space Lords is a game for 1 to 4 players. In the game you need to destroy many space stations. The game is NTSC and PAL compatible includes a cartridge case, a printed manual and a vinyl Space Lords sticker.

The video of Space Lords, Centaurus on YouTube.

Starship XNBIO is a new game for the Commodore C64 made by Roberto Ricioppo with the help of Sideways SEUCK. The music in the game is from Richard Bayliss. In the game an alien empire will attack the planet Zorz. Your need to destroy the aliens with your Starship XNBIO and get out alive. But be careful because all aliens have pulse laser beams.

The TND web page.

The web page Plus/4 World has a special section for C16 and Plus/ game endings. The newest additions are: 007, Dudaorru Patric, Rázós Út, Supremacy, Sun Street, Escape Pro, Escape 2 Tape, Kikstart (Messe-Soft), Citadel Of Chaos, Pokoli Torony, Bernát A Nyomozó, Oliver Otthona, Idõlabirintus, Flash Gordon, Hexenkuche, Jet Set Willy, Jet Set Willy II, Saboteur C16, Goonies, Fortress Underground and Clone.

The Player Dies at the End is a new game for the Commodore C64 made by Alf Yngve with the help of Sideways SEUCK. The music in the game is from Richard Bayliss. This game is specially made for Halloween. Your mission is to fight the evil spirits and creatures, with your pistol, and defeat the evil darkness that lurks around you. Can you reach the end of this huge nightmare, or will you face death?

The TND web page.

The Codetapper's web page had an interview with Marc Djan. Marc was the head of Ocean France, and kindly answers some questions about the company including why so many of their games were never released!

In this English pdf and html magazine about the retro gaming computers the following articles: Press Fire To Begin, Cavity, Avalanche,Down!, Sqrxz, Houston Pinball Arcade Video Game Expo, CORGS-CON 2012, Apple II Incider - My Strange Fascination With Baseball Games, Pixelated Mage - Contra Band DVD and Game Over.

The AmigaPD web page had an interview with with Rob Hewitt. Rob is the developer of the Amiga game Timebomb. He also worked on the games JetHunt, Coagulus Pairs AGA, Hard Ammo, Skulldriller, Mr.Earth and A-Bomb. You can read the complete interview on the AmigaPD web page.

The AmigaPD web page also had an interview with the Retroguru team. Retroguru made the game Sqrxz for the Amiga.

Interview with Retroguru.

The web page c64endings.co.uk has added new endings of Commodore C64 games. The most recent additions are: Action Fighter (Firebird), Law of the West (Accolade), Quari (Jetsoft), Rapid Fire (Mastertronic), Space Rider (Hi-Tec Software), Victory Road (Data East), Wally Goes To Rhymeland (Interceptor Software) and Zoids (Martech).