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16.03.2025 - Amiga: From AlgoMusic to AI - A Little Musical Journey - video by 'RobSmithDev'
In this video we're going to explore the Amiga program AlgoMusic, written by Thomas Schürger in 1995, that could automatically generate pseudo-random songs automatically and we follow his later work to include SoundHelix. After that, we take a quick look at "state of the art" AI generated computer music, and wow, things sure have moved on.

15.03.2025 - Video: Wardner - Amiga AGA/OCS (WIP March 2025)
This video shows footage of the current work in progress on bringing 'Wardner', a side-scrolling platform arcade game developed by Toaplan and published in arcades worldwide by Taito in 1987, to the humble Amiga platform. Work started just 1 month ago and there is already a lot of level 1 to see.

15.03.2025 - Video: Ultimate Violence WIP v0.02 - 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 in this video are: - exploding barrels, - zappers, - flag carrying (capture the flag)

15.03.2025 - VIC-20 game 'Formula V20 1981' released
Formula V20 '81 is a racing computer game for the 16k expanded Commodore VIC-20. It’s the prequel to Formula V20 '85. There are eight tracks, and the main goal is to beat the clock. Traverse each track while avoiding the competitor racing cars. There are tunnels where visibility is limited and sections where ice and sleet cover the track, which causes the player to skid wildly. You can get the game as digital downloads for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.

14.03.2025 - Amiga game 'Phantom Leap' - demo version released
'Phantom Leap' is a WIP platformer game for Amiga 500 (512 KB Ram extension) made by using Scorpion Engine. The game is still in development. Currently, there are only four playable levels, but more content and challenges will be added in future updates. You can get the game in current state as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

14.03.2025 - X-Out Resurfaced vs X-Out C64 vs X-Out Amiga - video by 'RetroGamerNation'
Video game showcase of X-Out Resurfaced for the PC. In this video 'RetroGamerNation' compares it with X-Out for the Commodore 64 and Commodore Amiga.

12.03.2025 - Amiga game 'Hyper Wings' - V 2.2 (final) for download
Hyper Wings is a fast space shooter for Amiga (1MB RAM). It is developed completely in assembly language and was optimized for Amiga 500 (OCS), but also runs on all other Amigas. The game was influenced by Spacewar (B. Seiler) and other space shooter games like Asteroids. The intention was to get a fast space shooter game on Amiga with high framerate (50fps) and lots of action which is just fun to play.

12.03.2025 - A broken Commodore 1551 disk drive - video by 'Adrian's Digital Basement'
The Commodore 1551 is a floppy drive Commodore made to work with the 264 series of computers, the Plus/4 and Commodore 16. It promised fast speeds over the 1541, but this 1551 disk drive isn't in good shape.

12.03.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Captain Slim' released - free for download
'Captain Slim and the Strange Island' is an arcade adventure, inspired by Treasure Island, where you control the titular character (who is actually quite chubby and cute). He's stranded on a mysterious island after a shipwreck; your goal is to gather five ancient relics to unlock a gate and escape, all while navigating dangerous creatures and discovering valuable treasures. There's no real "game over", losing all your health simply means losing some score and returning to the beginning. Can you make it all the way to the end? Be sure to check out the full-sized map, it will be essential for navigating the island!

12.03.2025 - Golden Years : Featuring Windham Classics (1984-85 / Commodore 64) - video by 'BastichB 64K'
This 2nd episode of the series "Golden Years" dedicated to highlighting the short lived software companies of the early C64 gaming scene from about 1982-1986. This 2nd episode features the US company Windham Classics.

11.03.2025 - Amiga game 'Pjusk' released
'Pjusk' is a small puzzle game with 24 levels for Amiga 500 KS1.3 (+512 slow mem) and upward. Bump into enemies to attack them but be careful because some are strong, and some will weaken you to the point that you can't continue. Use pick-ups to your advantage in your fight against evil dungeon-dwellers. You can get the game as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

11.03.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Venture Lite Remastered' released - free for download
Venture Lite Remastered is an improved version of Venture Lite from 2020. Collect the treasures in every room, then make your way back to the start and escape!

11.03.2025 - Plus/4 game 'Bertalan-Simulator' released - free for download
'Bertalan-Simulator' is a cat simulator ("Bertalan" is a Hungarian male name with no English equivalent). Includes a dedicated 16K version.

11.03.2025 - The PocketWriter Review for the Commodore 128 you never knew you wanted - video by '10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast'
This week on "The ChickenHead Chronicles" Doug is reviewing and showing you the cool features of PocketWriter 3.0 Word Processor for the Commodore 128.

10.03.2025 - C64 game 'XenoRogue' released
You are Xeno, an alien sent to the planet Delabertainter on a crucial mission: to recover the sacred relics stolen by a group of intergalactic predators. To complete your quest, you must find 20 relics, each hidden within one of the 20 levels of the planet. You can get the games as digital downloads for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer.