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03.03.2025 - Amiga Kit A600GS Computer - The Definitive 10MARC Review - video by '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast'
This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast ‪(10MARC‬) Doug is reviewing the awesome new A600GS computer from AmigaKit and showing you how to add games and entire operating systems. Buckle up, this is a long one!

02.03.2025 - Amiga RGB2HDMI - Adding Audio to HDMI! - video by 'RobSmithDev'
In this video Rob shows you a very simple mod you can perform that will add audio to the HDMI video picture you get from the RGB2HDMI adapter board for the Amiga. There's also a some fun with an Arduino and using it's special Input Capture mode so we can accurately measure if there is any lag introduced into the audio OR video signal as a result of using this mod.

02.03.2025 - Video: Ultimate Violence WIP v0.01 - Amiga Game Development - A500
Ultimate Violence is a multiplayer 3rd person shooter. It will expand on Extreme Violence 2 by adding additional game modes and new gameplay mechanics. New features shown in this video are: zombies, zombie generators and map loading.

01.03.2025 - Protovision Shop: Now available - Matt Gray’s original Reformation Last Ninja 2 Remix CD
Matt Gray, the master himself, re-arranged one of his most epic C64 game sound tracks, Last Ninja 2, about 10 years ago. Now his original Last Ninja 2 Remix CD is available again - directly from the Protovision shop! Physical CD - supply is limited to 100 pieces for now. And for the first time, audio excerpts of all tracks are available for you to listen on Youtube before you order your CD. Enjoy a trip down memory lane with re-created scenes from Last Ninja

28.02.2025 - C64 game 'Evil Dungeon III - Curse of the sorcerer' released
'Evil Dungeon III - Curse of the sorcerer', the third part in the 'Evil Dungeon' series by Gregor Schillinger, is a RPG-based fantasy story dungeon crawler for the C64, available in German and English language. Part 3 offers: a brand new fantasy story, a new maze, enemies, objects and puzzles, a complete redesigned UI, font and new graphical items, exclusive theme and background music by Nordischsound (Benjamin Dibbert), new magical powers, intro and outro as optional audiobook included (separate mp3 files). You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer. A boxed version is available here.

28.02.2025 - Sky Shapers - New Amiga Shoot'em Up - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
Video game showcase of Sky Shapers by Digilicious Nibbles for the Commodore Amiga.

28.02.2025 - C64 game 'Devolution - Eternal Winter' released - free for download
Devolution - Eternal Winter, the successor of 'Devolution - Global Warming', is a real-time strategy game that requires fast tactical decisions and a good long term strategy. The game can be played with up to four players, all playing at the same time. Up to two players can be human. A selection of 8 unique maps and numerous settings allow you to set up your individual challenge. You can download a digital version of the game and the manual for free, but the game will also be released as a boxed version by Komoda & Amiga Plus later this year.

28.02.2025 - Gameplay of New C64 Games from February 2025 - video by 'Retro Gaming Dino'
Presentation of new games for the Commodore 64 released in February 2025, with lots of information about the games and download links in the video description.

28.02.2025 - Amiga game 'Operation Steel Rain' - new demo version for download
Operation Steel Rain for Amiga AGA computers, made by using Scorpion Engine, is an old school mecha platform game from the snes, megadrive era, like Assault Suits Valken (Cybernator), Front Mission:Gun Hazard and Ranger-X. New in this update: - aiming control: player can fire in 45 degrees now, up and down, - infantry enemies, - a few fixes.

27.02.2025 - C64 Weekly #23 (Commodore 64 Scene Updates) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
Links to all shown games, demos and music in the video description.

27.02.2025 - Ultimate Commodore 1084 SCART modification - video by 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
Mark at "The Retro Channel" and Adrian figured out and documented how to add a SCART connector to the Commodore 1084 monitor to make it that much more useful. For a clear guide on how to do this MOD so your monitor, please check out Mark's video.

26.02.2025 - Commodore 1084 new new scart and sync mods - video by 'TheRetroChannel'
Revisiting the scart and sync mods for the 1084 (again).

26.02.2025 - New Mechanical Keyboard for the Amiga 1200 - video by 'Jan Beta'
Jan is testing the new mechanical Amiga 1200 replacement keyboard from AmigaStore.

26.02.2025 - C64 game 'Rust'n'Steel' released
Rust'n'Steel is an old school jump & run platformer like Hard Hat Mack, Miner 2049er, Mr. Robots Factory and other great stuff of our youth! It was coded in 2009, some bug fixes where done in 2015 and finally an annoying bug was killed in 2025. Now it's live! You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

26.02.2025 - 'Games That Weren't 64' (GTW64) - Magnum Force – “lost” Codemasters title found!
Right under our noses all along! The long “lost” Commodore 64 Codemasters game Magnum Force has finally been fully preserved today thanks to Nostalgia, after being hidden on the Codemasters CD compilation and undetected for over 30 years.