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26.10.2021 - Long awaited: 'Briley Witch Chronicles' for C64 released
'Briley Witch Chronicles' from Sarah Jane Avory's (Neutron, Santron, Zeta Wing, Soul Force) has finally arrived. Take control of Briley as she explores her new life, aided by Smokey, her grumpy talking cat - and best friend. Features: - Japanese-inspired RPG, with full-screen scrolling. - Hours and hours of gameplay (16+ with normal play). - Story-driven, following the plot of the first four Briley Witch novels. - Turn based combat, also with cats! And cats can learn new skills... - Gather ingredients to make powerful potions. - Lots of characters to talk to. - Supports 2-button C64GS or compatible joysticks. - Can be played entirely with a one-button joystick. - Save/load to either cartridge or disk. - Includes a full manual. - PAL and NTSC compatible. - TheC64 Mini & Maxi compatible.
'Briley Witch Chronicles' from Sarah Jane Avory's (Neutron, Santron, Zeta Wing, Soul Force) has finally arrived. Take control of Briley as she explores her new life, aided by Smokey, her grumpy talking cat - and best friend. Features: - Japanese-inspired RPG, with full-screen scrolling. - Hours and hours of gameplay (16+ with normal play). - Story-driven, following the plot of the first four Briley Witch novels. - Turn based combat, also with cats! And cats can learn new skills... - Gather ingredients to make powerful potions. - Lots of characters to talk to. - Supports 2-button C64GS or compatible joysticks. - Can be played entirely with a one-button joystick. - Save/load to either cartridge or disk. - Includes a full manual. - PAL and NTSC compatible. - TheC64 Mini & Maxi compatible.
26.10.2021 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'MiSTer MINI6 128MB FPGA computer' re-stocked
Re-stock: November 28th. MiSTer uses a powerful FPGA board to implement classic computers, game consoles, and arcade machines. It provides video output through HDMI and VGA, SD card slot, and connections for audio, USB, and retro devices. The MINI6 board version is an alternative from the official ones with several improvements: the IO board includes a RGB888 R-2R DAC with VGA output, jack audio output (analog and optical), jack audio input (for tape loading), secondary microSD slot, DB9 joystick port, leds and push buttons. A full configuration "ready to run" and the RTC (real time clock) board are available as option.
Re-stock: November 28th. MiSTer uses a powerful FPGA board to implement classic computers, game consoles, and arcade machines. It provides video output through HDMI and VGA, SD card slot, and connections for audio, USB, and retro devices. The MINI6 board version is an alternative from the official ones with several improvements: the IO board includes a RGB888 R-2R DAC with VGA output, jack audio output (analog and optical), jack audio input (for tape loading), secondary microSD slot, DB9 joystick port, leds and push buttons. A full configuration "ready to run" and the RTC (real time clock) board are available as option.
24.10.2021 - 'Kung Fu Flash' Firmware v1.28 released
'Kung Fu Flash' is a cartridge for the Commodore 64 by Kim Jorgensen that packs a punch. It can emulate different cartridge types, load PRG files and use D64 disk images. Just place your desired CRT, PRG or D64 files on a FAT formatted microSD card and use the built-in launcher to execute them. New in this update: - Fix broken EasyFlash VIC-II/C128 mode. - Improve detection of C64 clock signal.
'Kung Fu Flash' is a cartridge for the Commodore 64 by Kim Jorgensen that packs a punch. It can emulate different cartridge types, load PRG files and use D64 disk images. Just place your desired CRT, PRG or D64 files on a FAT formatted microSD card and use the built-in launcher to execute them. New in this update: - Fix broken EasyFlash VIC-II/C128 mode. - Improve detection of C64 clock signal.
23.10.2021 - New C64 game 'Galaxian DX' released as free digital download
After finishing Galaga, Arlasoft intended to work on Robotron 2064 and Funfair Inc, however a post on the C64 Facebook group about Galaxian got him thinking whether it would be easy to convert Galaga to play like its older brother and improve on the existing, jerky character-based Atarisoft port. The enemy movement is very different to Galaga. They have smooth sweeping movements that gradually change speed and direction, and are slightly different with each attack. The only way to reproduce this authentically was to port the arcade code for enemy movements and timings directly.
After finishing Galaga, Arlasoft intended to work on Robotron 2064 and Funfair Inc, however a post on the C64 Facebook group about Galaxian got him thinking whether it would be easy to convert Galaga to play like its older brother and improve on the existing, jerky character-based Atarisoft port. The enemy movement is very different to Galaga. They have smooth sweeping movements that gradually change speed and direction, and are slightly different with each attack. The only way to reproduce this authentically was to port the arcade code for enemy movements and timings directly.
22.10.2021 - 'Popeye' V1 - Unreleased Atari 400/800 conversion for C64 finally released
Even after well over 20 years since the formation of the GTW64 digital archive, there are still often surprises by what turns up from time to time. In October 2021 is yet another surprise thanks to preservationist Ken Van Mersbergen. He got in touch with GTW recently and provided two early versions of Parker Brothers titles that he recovered, including this very different and early Popeye prototype that hasn’t been seen for almost 40 years - until today!
Even after well over 20 years since the formation of the GTW64 digital archive, there are still often surprises by what turns up from time to time. In October 2021 is yet another surprise thanks to preservationist Ken Van Mersbergen. He got in touch with GTW recently and provided two early versions of Parker Brothers titles that he recovered, including this very different and early Popeye prototype that hasn’t been seen for almost 40 years - until today!
22.10.2021 - New C64 game 'Rocket Away 2' released - available as free digital download
Rocket Away 2 is a public domain game, written under the Blazon label for a change. This game is a party game sequel to the original Cassette 50 Charity Compo entry, called "Rocket Away". Unlike the original mini game that was, written back in December 2020 (Due to the competition rules). This game sequel is more enhanced and consists of the following features: - Loading bitmap with loading music (Disk and tape).- Cool front end presentation. - Smooth scrolling with detailed graphics. - Much better game play (compared to the original). - Hi Score table (Plus Hi Score Saver on disk version). - Upbeat music and sound effects. - PAL/NTSC and compatible with theC64 mini, full size or theVIC20 (in C64 mode)
Rocket Away 2 is a public domain game, written under the Blazon label for a change. This game is a party game sequel to the original Cassette 50 Charity Compo entry, called "Rocket Away". Unlike the original mini game that was, written back in December 2020 (Due to the competition rules). This game sequel is more enhanced and consists of the following features: - Loading bitmap with loading music (Disk and tape).- Cool front end presentation. - Smooth scrolling with detailed graphics. - Much better game play (compared to the original). - Hi Score table (Plus Hi Score Saver on disk version). - Upbeat music and sound effects. - PAL/NTSC and compatible with theC64 mini, full size or theVIC20 (in C64 mode)
22.10.2021 - Is This The Retro Chip Tester For You? - new video from 'Noel's Retro Lab'
Let's have a look at the BackBit Chip Tester Pro. It definitely has a unique twist to it that makes it stand out. It's particularly aimed at Commodore enthusiasts, but it goes much beyond that. Which one is the ideal retro chip tester for you?
Let's have a look at the BackBit Chip Tester Pro. It definitely has a unique twist to it that makes it stand out. It's particularly aimed at Commodore enthusiasts, but it goes much beyond that. Which one is the ideal retro chip tester for you?
21.10.2021 - New teaser of coming C64 RPG 'Briley Witch Chronicles' uploaded
To celebrate over 1000 subscribers, here's a little video from Briley Witch Chronicles, Sarah Jane Avory's (Neutron, Santron, Zeta Wing, Soul Force) soon-to-be-released Japanese-inspired RPG for the Commodore 64. Briley and Smokey are having a pleasant chat when Balen Whitehead appears. And since Balen hates witches..
To celebrate over 1000 subscribers, here's a little video from Briley Witch Chronicles, Sarah Jane Avory's (Neutron, Santron, Zeta Wing, Soul Force) soon-to-be-released Japanese-inspired RPG for the Commodore 64. Briley and Smokey are having a pleasant chat when Balen Whitehead appears. And since Balen hates witches..
20.10.2021 - 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64) October 2021 update
This month the update is a bit quieter than normal. We have 2 new entries added: People from Sirius, Unnamed game and 7 updates added: Base, Bloid Bros, Tiger Road 2, Typhoon Thompson, Undead, X-Men, Zrenite
This month the update is a bit quieter than normal. We have 2 new entries added: People from Sirius, Unnamed game and 7 updates added: Base, Bloid Bros, Tiger Road 2, Typhoon Thompson, Undead, X-Men, Zrenite
20.10.2021 - C64 game 'Katabatia' V1.1 released
'Katabatia' is a free rogue-like game by Malcontent, available as free digital download. Last touch for V1.1 was loading/saving from the disk device number used to boot the game, if you load from tape saving and loading from disk will default to drive 8.
'Katabatia' is a free rogue-like game by Malcontent, available as free digital download. Last touch for V1.1 was loading/saving from the disk device number used to boot the game, if you load from tape saving and loading from disk will default to drive 8.
20.10.2021 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'Turbo Tomato Boxed Edition'
Classic Amiga game compatible with Amiga OCS/ECS computers with 1MB of RAM and Kickstart 2.0+. Boxed Edition includes glossy big box, floppy disk, full colour manual, fridge magnet, stickers, A4 poster, and digital download.
Classic Amiga game compatible with Amiga OCS/ECS computers with 1MB of RAM and Kickstart 2.0+. Boxed Edition includes glossy big box, floppy disk, full colour manual, fridge magnet, stickers, A4 poster, and digital download.
19.10.2021 - Furia Accelerator in an upgraded Amiga 600 - new video from 'Jan Beta'
Jan installed a Furia 68EC020 33MHz accelerator card in his previously modded Amiga 600. Things went surprisingly well!
Jan installed a Furia 68EC020 33MHz accelerator card in his previously modded Amiga 600. Things went surprisingly well!
19.10.2021 - VIC-20 game 'Creepers' released
'Creepers' is a survival shoot-em-up game for the unexpanded commodore VIC-20. Stop the creepers from reaching the bottom of the screen, they will try to deflect your shots and will get faster as time goes by. Let the creeper get too long and it will toughen and be harder to shoot down. You can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).
'Creepers' is a survival shoot-em-up game for the unexpanded commodore VIC-20. Stop the creepers from reaching the bottom of the screen, they will try to deflect your shots and will get faster as time goes by. Let the creeper get too long and it will toughen and be harder to shoot down. You can get it as digital download for a bargain (name your own price).
19.10.2021 - Amiga Germany Fan'zine - #1 - new Amiga magazine released
Here comes the first issue of a new fan'zine sees the light of day. It's currently only in german language though. The contents of #1, on 36 A5 pages, are a banging 80s/90s design and the following topics: - Raffle (win aMiSTerMIGA and more). - Re-play Review "Apidya", - Re-play Review "Dogs of War", - Re-play Review "Firepower", - Re-play Review "Dune 1", - Report Demoscene - The Beginnings, - Preview THEA500Mini. - Useless knowledge. - Interview with Pittrock the founder of the Amiga Germany Facebook group. - Lots of cool memories
Here comes the first issue of a new fan'zine sees the light of day. It's currently only in german language though. The contents of #1, on 36 A5 pages, are a banging 80s/90s design and the following topics: - Raffle (win aMiSTerMIGA and more). - Re-play Review "Apidya", - Re-play Review "Dogs of War", - Re-play Review "Firepower", - Re-play Review "Dune 1", - Report Demoscene - The Beginnings, - Preview THEA500Mini. - Useless knowledge. - Interview with Pittrock the founder of the Amiga Germany Facebook group. - Lots of cool memories
19.10.2021 - Amiga Future magazine - Issue 153 available for pre-order
The Amiga Future is available as either a single issue or by subscription, either with or without a cover CD in german or english language. Content for #153: - Interviews: Guido Henkel, Frank Röchter & Makin Of Falconia. - Show Reports: Passione Amiga Day. - Previews: A500 Mini. - Reviews:
Board game vs Amiga - Hanse / The Hanseatic League, Slayers of High Toro, Falconia, Cybersphere - A Cyberspace Adventure, Athanor 2 - Legend of the Birdmen, Super Cars 2 AGA, Inca Man, The Dark Eye, Pacman 500, Witch Cleaner, Aminet News, AmigaOS 3.2. - Special: Trevors Soapbox, A note from the editor. - Workshops: Managing Legos - The Source. - Others:
Editorial, Contents, News, Imprint, Letters to the editor, Readers CD content.
The Amiga Future is available as either a single issue or by subscription, either with or without a cover CD in german or english language. Content for #153: - Interviews: Guido Henkel, Frank Röchter & Makin Of Falconia. - Show Reports: Passione Amiga Day. - Previews: A500 Mini. - Reviews:
Board game vs Amiga - Hanse / The Hanseatic League, Slayers of High Toro, Falconia, Cybersphere - A Cyberspace Adventure, Athanor 2 - Legend of the Birdmen, Super Cars 2 AGA, Inca Man, The Dark Eye, Pacman 500, Witch Cleaner, Aminet News, AmigaOS 3.2. - Special: Trevors Soapbox, A note from the editor. - Workshops: Managing Legos - The Source. - Others:
Editorial, Contents, News, Imprint, Letters to the editor, Readers CD content. 
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