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04.05.2021 - Frogger clone 'Ranatan' for C64 released
In the game you play as the frog Demetan while he is intent on saving Ranatan, who finds himself mired on the other side of the screen, with many dangers in the middle of the road. You can get the game for a bargain as digital download. Features: - "God mode": invulnerability activable in title screen. - 4 levels of increasing difficulty. - Energy bar that decreases with each contact with a hazard. It is slightly increased as you level up. - Double jump: essential to go from one log to another without falling into the water.
In the game you play as the frog Demetan while he is intent on saving Ranatan, who finds himself mired on the other side of the screen, with many dangers in the middle of the road. You can get the game for a bargain as digital download. Features: - "God mode": invulnerability activable in title screen. - 4 levels of increasing difficulty. - Energy bar that decreases with each contact with a hazard. It is slightly increased as you level up. - Double jump: essential to go from one log to another without falling into the water.
04.05.2021 - New version for WIP Amiga platformer 'Super Delivery Boy' released
'Super Delivery Boy' is a project from NEESO GAMES, made with Scorpion Engine. You can download the ADF file and play it through emulators (WinUAE, FSUAE..) or, if you have the possibility, play it on a real Amiga! New in v0.1k: - Tons of gfx changes (new title screen, copper skies and general improvements). - New type of enemy that can be killed from above (the blue one). - Added checkpoints and stability fixes to transitions. - Added a secret area, up to you to find out where ;). - Fairy can give you another box if you lost it. Jump on the green bird! - and a lot more under the hood, really!
'Super Delivery Boy' is a project from NEESO GAMES, made with Scorpion Engine. You can download the ADF file and play it through emulators (WinUAE, FSUAE..) or, if you have the possibility, play it on a real Amiga! New in v0.1k: - Tons of gfx changes (new title screen, copper skies and general improvements). - New type of enemy that can be killed from above (the blue one). - Added checkpoints and stability fixes to transitions. - Added a secret area, up to you to find out where ;). - Fairy can give you another box if you lost it. Jump on the green bird! - and a lot more under the hood, really!
04.05.2021 - Video shows 'PiStorm' - Turbo Boost Amiga 500 With Raspberry Pi
The PiStorm is an incredible new way to give your old Amiga a huge upgrade, with a CPU accelerator, 128mb of RAM, RTG support, virtual SCSI and lots more!
The PiStorm is an incredible new way to give your old Amiga a huge upgrade, with a CPU accelerator, 128mb of RAM, RTG support, virtual SCSI and lots more!
03.05.2021 - My First Paid Game Dev: Code Walkthrough of Frogs And Flies on the Commodore 64 - new Video from '8-Bit Show And Tell'
Today we'll take an in-depth look at the first commercial(ish) game Robin made, Frogs and Flies for the Commodore 64, published by Loadstar in 1997. He plays the game, explain some of the history/story behind it, and then do a full walkthrough of his 24-year-old code!
Today we'll take an in-depth look at the first commercial(ish) game Robin made, Frogs and Flies for the Commodore 64, published by Loadstar in 1997. He plays the game, explain some of the history/story behind it, and then do a full walkthrough of his 24-year-old code!
03.05.2021 - New C64 adventure 'Buccaneer's Cache' released and free for download
In this text adventure, you face big challenges and follow the tracks of a great pirate to discover his cache. Made with PunyInform, the Inform 6 compiler, and Ozmoo.
In this text adventure, you face big challenges and follow the tracks of a great pirate to discover his cache. Made with PunyInform, the Inform 6 compiler, and Ozmoo.
03.05.2021 - Turbo Sprint (Amiga AGA): New 2021 Racing Game - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
Video game showcase for Turbo Sprint for the Commodore Amiga (AGA).
This is an enhanced conversion of Super Sprint designed to run on stock A1200, A4000 and CD32 systems with peripherals disabled. Turbo Sprint will be released on 7 May 2021 and will be available from itch.io.
Video game showcase for Turbo Sprint for the Commodore Amiga (AGA).
This is an enhanced conversion of Super Sprint designed to run on stock A1200, A4000 and CD32 systems with peripherals disabled. Turbo Sprint will be released on 7 May 2021 and will be available from itch.io.
03.05.2021 - A quick look at the ZZap 64 Annual 2021 Book - video by 'GRay Defender'
Unboxing video of Zzap64 Annual 2021 Kickstarter campaign.
Unboxing video of Zzap64 Annual 2021 Kickstarter campaign.
03.05.2021 - New at AMIGAstore.eu - 'SDBox'
SDBox is a small device that plugs on the Amiga's parallel port and lets you use standard SD-Cards. SD cards shows as any other device or partition in Amiga, letting you read and save files from your Workbench desktop in a easy way. SDBox uses the FAT32 file system, so this is a great choice to transfer files between your Amiga and other devices, like PC or Mac computers.
SDBox is a small device that plugs on the Amiga's parallel port and lets you use standard SD-Cards. SD cards shows as any other device or partition in Amiga, letting you read and save files from your Workbench desktop in a easy way. SDBox uses the FAT32 file system, so this is a great choice to transfer files between your Amiga and other devices, like PC or Mac computers.
02.05.2021 - AmigaKit 8MB RAM & Flash ROM card for the A1200 Review - Episode 94 - new video from '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast (10MARC)'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast Doug is reviewing the nifty Amiga 1200 add on, the "8 MB RAM and Flash" card from out friends at Amigakit.com - join him as he covers the neat features of this expansion card and goes over how it works and what you can do with it.
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast Doug is reviewing the nifty Amiga 1200 add on, the "8 MB RAM and Flash" card from out friends at Amigakit.com - join him as he covers the neat features of this expansion card and goes over how it works and what you can do with it.
02.05.2021 - New C64 game 'Space Panic' free for download
'Space Panic' is a C64 conversion of a game with same name for Colecovision and was made for the 'CSDB C64 Fun Compo 2021'. Your goal is to dig up holes, trap the aliens in them, and bury them for good! On a single player game, the player can use any joystick port. On a two player game, player 1 is on port 1 and player 2 is on port 2. Press Run/Stop to pause/unpause the game.
'Space Panic' is a C64 conversion of a game with same name for Colecovision and was made for the 'CSDB C64 Fun Compo 2021'. Your goal is to dig up holes, trap the aliens in them, and bury them for good! On a single player game, the player can use any joystick port. On a two player game, player 1 is on port 1 and player 2 is on port 2. Press Run/Stop to pause/unpause the game.
02.05.2021 - 'Winterdane' - new WIP C64 game announced
'Winterdane' will be a first-person rogue style dungeon crawler coming up for the Commodore 64. Levels are randomly generated. Team working on the project: - Saul Cross (idea, design, graphics and sound), John Christian Lønningdal (code). Release date: TBA
'Winterdane' will be a first-person rogue style dungeon crawler coming up for the Commodore 64. Levels are randomly generated. Team working on the project: - Saul Cross (idea, design, graphics and sound), John Christian Lønningdal (code). Release date: TBA
01.05.2021 - 'SEUCK Title Screen Maker V1.0' (C64) released - free for download
Are you a creative Commodore 64 user who likes to make games using the Shoot Em Up Construction Kit or Sideways Scrolling S.E.U.C.K Engine or perhaps you have made a game you made many years ago using the editor, but want to jazz up the presentation and you cannot code? The New Dimension is very proud to present to the S.E.U.C.K Title Screen Maker. A fun tool which can help you make cool new front ends and link them to your very own standalone games, created with S.E.U.C.K (Or perhaps your very own programs). A manual PDF has also been included with guidance on how to use this tool. Side 3 of the disk image comes with some example games with the new front ends bolted onto the games.
Are you a creative Commodore 64 user who likes to make games using the Shoot Em Up Construction Kit or Sideways Scrolling S.E.U.C.K Engine or perhaps you have made a game you made many years ago using the editor, but want to jazz up the presentation and you cannot code? The New Dimension is very proud to present to the S.E.U.C.K Title Screen Maker. A fun tool which can help you make cool new front ends and link them to your very own standalone games, created with S.E.U.C.K (Or perhaps your very own programs). A manual PDF has also been included with guidance on how to use this tool. Side 3 of the disk image comes with some example games with the new front ends bolted onto the games.
01.05.2021 - 'Backdrop Designer' - Tool for C64 Image Conversion
Backdrop Designer is a Windows tool, that you can get for little money. It is designed for the non-artist (or artist) to make life easy when making simple custom skylines, backgrounds and even assets, that can also be converted to native C64 format.
Backdrop Designer is a Windows tool, that you can get for little money. It is designed for the non-artist (or artist) to make life easy when making simple custom skylines, backgrounds and even assets, that can also be converted to native C64 format.
01.05.2021 - 'Spred64' - C64 Sprite Editor - V1.13Beta released
'Spred64' is a Commodore C64 Sprite editor, compositor and animator for Windows, that you can get for little money. New in V1.3: - Fixed a bug with the offsetting due to the ascii codes to reaching a lower limit with character base. To fix up an old file with old offsets, press shift+L or shift+Open icon to correct the offsetting, please resave. (Better than the 1.2a previously uploaded). - Added X/Y sprite Expansion: Shift+X / Shift+Y over the composited image/Layer (icons coming soon)
'Spred64' is a Commodore C64 Sprite editor, compositor and animator for Windows, that you can get for little money. New in V1.3: - Fixed a bug with the offsetting due to the ascii codes to reaching a lower limit with character base. To fix up an old file with old offsets, press shift+L or shift+Open icon to correct the offsetting, please resave. (Better than the 1.2a previously uploaded). - Added X/Y sprite Expansion: Shift+X / Shift+Y over the composited image/Layer (icons coming soon)
01.05.2021 - C64 game 'Jump Out' released
'Jump Out' is a brand new Commodore 64 game. Jump off all tiles in 30 different puzzles. Jump Out has a password system to load already played levels. Password for the puzzle is given at the start of the level. The game is tested on TheC64 and VICE emulator. Compatible with PAL & NTSC. You can get it for a bargain as digital download.
'Jump Out' is a brand new Commodore 64 game. Jump off all tiles in 30 different puzzles. Jump Out has a password system to load already played levels. Password for the puzzle is given at the start of the level. The game is tested on TheC64 and VICE emulator. Compatible with PAL & NTSC. You can get it for a bargain as digital download.
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