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09.10.2025 - MOS 6502: 50 Years, Top 50 Instructions - video by '8-Bit Show And Tell'
The MOS 6502 microprocessor was released September 1975, and has now turned 50 years old. To celebrate, we're counting down the top 50 instructions as ranked by use in possibly the most-executed 6502 software ever written: the built-in BASIC and KERNAL ROMs of the best-selling Commodore 64 home computer. We'll also look at a bit of microprocessor history, another contender or two for software to examine, and give a real-world use for every single instruction, as found in the 16KB of ROM code in the C64. Happy birthday to the 6502 processor family!

07.10.2025 - C64 Weekly #50 (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.

06.10.2025 - C64 game 'Bubble Bobble Remastered' released
'Bubble Bobble Remastered' is a fan-made radical enhancement - with all-new graphics - of the Commodore 64 version of Taito's Bubble Bobble, originally developed by Software Creations and published by Firebird in 1987. The game was met with critical and player acclaim upon release and is still regarded today as a great classic for the C64, as well as one of the best games ever released on the platform. You can get the remastered version as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

06.10.2025 - Commodore vs. Clone: High Density Floppy Drive Showdown - video by 'RobSmithDev'
In this vide we're going to take a look at how Commodore implemented support for High Density floppy disks on the Amiga, or rather, the hack they used. Then we're going to look at a third party after-market external floppy disk drive that also supported high density disks, but it did this in a totally different way!

05.10.2025 - C64 game 'Space Crystals' released - free for download
Space Crystals is a simple little game for the C64. Collect the rare Space Slug (TM) energy drinks to sell them for space crystals. Get rich fast! Head into enemy territory and destroy their freight pods. If you're lucky they will drop the highly sought after Space Slug (TM) energy drinks. Collect them with your trusty drone.

03.10.2025 - C64 game 'Battle for Frost' released - free for download
'Battle for Frost' from Windigo Games (who lately delivered us 'The Tribe'), is a turn based wargame for up to four players, and the successor for 'Battle for Cronos'. To be successful on the battlefield, you must effectively combine different unit types, take the terrain into account and plan your supplies strategically. Battle for Frost is the second part of the Battle-Series. Beside a complete new mission set, there are multiple improvements compared to its predecessor: Multiple new units including two new combat mechs, new abilities that allow new tactics like cloaking, atmospheric in-game music, resource based unit production, additional settings to customize your playing experience, an overall enhanced game engine. The game is published in October as a boxed version by Komoda & Amiga plus magazine along with another of our games, The Tribe. The box contains a printed manual and other extras. For details visit: https://ka-plus.pl/e/store

03.10.2025 - Video: Wings of Fear V2 - New menus
More footage of the overhauled version of 'Wings of Fear', a Shoot'em'up for Amiga which is recently in the making. All the menus and some of the images are redone, which you can see in this video. Until then you can get a playable demo version in its current state here.

03.10.2025 - New Amiga games from 2025 September - video by 'Retro Gaming Dino'
Presentation of new games for Commodore Amiga released in September 2025, with gameplay footage, lots of information about the games and download links in the video description.

01.10.2025 - Bubble Bobble C64 Remastered (Commodore 64) Review - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Review for this 2025 new Hack/Remaster of "Bubble Bobble" on the C64 , based on the classic Taito arcade game.

30.09.2025 - New C64 Games from September 2025 - video by 'Retro Gaming Dino'
Presentation of new games for the Commodore 64 released in September 2025, with gameplay footage, lots of information about the games and download links in the video description.

29.09.2025 - C64 Weekly #49 (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.

27.09.2025 - Video: Impossible Mission 3 for C64 - work in progress (4)
More footage for Impossible Mission 3, which is currently in development for C64 by Icon64. This time: finished title page.

27.09.2025 - Amiga game 'YEET' released
'YEET' is a small but challenging puzzle game for Commodore Amiga (OCS KS1.3 + 512 Kb). It is set in a fantasy world where you’ll travel across the region, visiting villages and other locations where Runemasters have prepared their challenges with puzzle runes that must be pushed off the edge until only one rune remain. Each puzzle grows more complex, testing your ability to think ahead and find the correct sequence of moves. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

26.09.2025 - Amiga game 'Tombstones' released
'Tombstones - Retirement Day' by Megastyle was originally made for C64 and in 2017. Now the game was ported to Amiga by using AMOS Professional Basic. Our hero - El Gringo has to gun down 6 outlaws on 3 different stages: The Desert, The City and The Graveyard. Each outlaw is slightly quicker than the previous, so El Gringo has to summon all his reaction, speed, and will to survive. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

26.09.2025 - C64 Demo Party - the best of MysData 2025- video by 'RetroGamerNation'
A show case of the most appealing submissions to the MysData 2025 demo party held in Sweden on 19 September 2025 to 21 September 2025.