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09.09.2026 - Firmware version 3.15 - for All Platforms: U2, U2+, U2+L, U64 and U64E2 released
Highlights of this update: - New built-in machine-code monitor, assembler and disassembler - REST API control of keyboard, joysticks and the Ultimate menu - Generated OpenAPI description for easy REST API exploration and integration - Major extensions to the Ultimate Command Interface (UCI) - New FTP client for browsing remote servers - Completely renewed software IEC subsystem - Automatic per-title configuration files - Improved USB mouse and keyboard support - Support for larger cartridge images and Megabyter cartridges - PDSID and SidKick daughterboard support - New compatibility mode for timing-sensitive cartridges - Significant networking, REST API and memory-management fixes - FPGA-level timing fixes for DMA, REU and Ultimate Audio operation

08.09.2026 - C64 game 'Motherboard ' released - free for download
Inside the Commodore 64 motherboard a battle rages. Its up to you to reset the system motherboard. Do it enough times and you can escape. POKEs will attempt to steal your life. Shoot them to claim a zero or a one which is used in the PEEK code you will need to set the system memory correctly to perform the reset.

08.09.2026 - Amiga game 'Fliegeralarm' released
'Fliegeralarm', a port of the PC Fliegeralarm, written in C on the ACE engine, is a carrier-based side-scrolling shooter for the Commodore Amiga (OCS). Nine missions across the Pacific, from Cape Engano to the last sortie against the Yamato - plus an endless-style Hell Run for anyone who wants the war without the paperwork. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

08.09.2026 - Amiga game 'Battle of Aldebaran' - demo version released
'Battle of Aldebaran' is a first-person space combat game for the Amiga 1200 / 4000, made with the help of 7 AIs. You fly from inside the cockpit of a Nordic saucer and you never leave it. There is no external camera and no map screen: everything you need is on the panel in front of you and in the sky beyond the canopy. Shields, hull, throttle, fuel, rounds remaining, a radar dish that shows you what is behind you - read the panel or fly blind.

08.09.2026 - VIC-20 port of 'Pitfall II: Lost Caverns' released
This is a homebrew adaptation inspired by the classic Pitfall II: Lost Caverns, bringing underground exploration, platforming, treasures, enemies, and adventure to the Commodore VIC-20 (+ 35K expansion). This port also includes Level 2 from the Atari 5200 version, extending the adventure beyond the original game's first level.

07.09.2026 - Amiga Tower of Power - A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing? - video by 'The Retro Collective'
The Commodore Amiga 1200 didn't get a fair chance, did it? Just as it was released Commodore went bankrupt and it was up to a succession of new Amiga owners and third-party manufacturers to keep it alive. Today 'The Retro Collective' repairs and puts together an A1200 tower to discover if there was more fight in the machine than first realized.

07.09.2026 - Protovision Shop: Commodore 64 USB Stick - Back in Stock
Great news: the Commodore 64 USB stick is back! This officially licensed gem packs 16GB of Samsung flash memory (that’s roughly 96,386 C64 floppy disks‘ worth) into a beautifully detailed breadbin-and-1541 shell, and even comes with the C64 emulator EMU64 5.0.18. A true must-have for any Commodore enthusiast.

07.09.2026 - C64 game 'Minitris' released - free for download
'Minitris' is a fast-paced, tactical logic puzzle game for the C64. Minitris is not a Tetris clone - no tetrominoes, no rotations, and no clearing by filling rows. Instead a single coloured cell falls into a compact 4 × 12 well. When it lands, forming a line of 3 or more same-coloured cells - horizontally, vertically, or diagonally - clears them from the board. Remaining bricks compact downward under column gravity, potentially triggering chain reactions that multiply your score.

06.09.2026 - 'Treasure of Usas' port for Amiga released
'Treasure of Uşas' is 1987 a side-view platform game released by Konami for the MSX2 computer platform, which was now ported to the Amiga (OCS). This is a fairly 1:1 port of the original MSX2 game. The only major difference is that the game has been modified to run at 50/60hz for a smother Amiga experience. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

06.09.2026 - Motors, Optics & Mechanical VU Meters - Amiga MOD Player Part 2 - video by 'RobSmithDev'
In the last video Rob showed you how he made the actual discs used in his physical mod player dubbed the "PRO" Tracker. In this video we're going to take a closer look at the gadget, and all of the components that are hidden within. This will cover the type of camera Rob uses, the motors, rotation encoders, switches, servos and much more!

06.09.2026 - C64 game 'Black Cave' released - free for download
'Black Cave' is an action dungeon crawler created for the C64. It draws inspiration from classic games such as Gateway to Apshai, traditional Dungeons & Dragons adventures, and an earlier Windows game called Cave of Darkness. Explore 18 deadly dungeon levels, battle monsters, collect powerful gear, and escape the Black Cave.

05.09.2026 - 'The Demon Jar' - adventure for C64, Plus/4 and Amiga released - free for download
'The Demon Jar' is a retro-style text adventure game in the format of a horror short story. You play the part of a young gentleman, Oswald Stanley, travelling to visit an old college friend on a fine summer's evening at the height of the Victorian era. As the night progresses, events take a sinister turn with the emergence of a murderous evil spirit. What follows will chill Oswald to the very marrow, but will you be able to guide him safely through the night? This game is made with DAAD adventure writing system and besides a version for C64, Plus/4 and Amiga, there are also versions for Amstrad, Atari ST, Spectrum, MSX and PC-DOS.

05.09.2026 - C64 game 'Pirate Raider' released - free for download
'Pirate Raider' is a top-down C64 game, where you sail a black pirate galleon through a randomly generated archipelago of sandy islands, hunting a treasure ship for her gold while the Royal Navy patrols the sea around you. She turns to face whichever way you steer her, and shoots the way she is sailing.

05.09.2026 - C64 game 'Pizza Boy 64' released - free for download
'Pizza Boy 64', a fun, fast action game, is a conversion to the C64 of a type-in program for the C128 originally published in the December 1987 issue of Ahoy magazine. You are a pizza boy and your job is to deliver pizza in a city between speeding motorists and rabid mongrels. Worst of all,you have to pay the difference if a pizza shows up cold.

05.09.2026 - C64 Weekly #86 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Weekly updates from the Commodore 64 Scene Including new music, demos and games. Links to all shown content in the video description.