16.Jun.2025
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Background: cURL continues to support AmiSSL
Daniel Stenberg, initiator and main developer of cURL, a command line tool for transferring data with URLs, reported in a recent blog post that the cURL project has a long tradition of supporting a number of different third-party libraries: by May 2025, thirteen different TLS libraries were supported.
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16.Jun.2025
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Video tutorial: Using Labels in AMOS
In his latest video, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' looks at how useful it is to use Labels within AMOS programs to branch the code.
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16.Jun.2025
PyDPainter
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Image editor: PyDPainter 2.2.0 for Windows and macOS
The image editor PyDPainter is inspired by DPaint and according to its author Mark Riale an attempt to create a usable pixel art program in Python using PyGame that can handle low resolutions and limited colour palettes and which can be as easy to use as possible (amiga-news.de reported). Version 2.2.0 introduces Brush Trails for brush rotation and scaling (video) and offers an improved macOS support, clipboard paste in text tool and and tutorials. Changes:
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16.Jun.2025
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Preview video: Breakout clone Freak-Out
Michael Kafke already presented a preview version of his breakout clone "Freak-Out" at the Amiga Ruhrpott Convention (ARC) in Germany in 2023 (amiga-news.de reported). Now he shows in a new preview video the current state of his game, which is to run on an Amiga 500 and should offer 100 levels, 64-colour background graphics and a convenient level editor. He hopes to release the game on the Amiga40 in autumn 2025.
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15.Jun.2025
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Aminet uploads until 14.06.2025
The following files have been added until 14.06.2025 to Aminet:
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15.Jun.2025
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OS4Depot uploads until 14.06.2025
The following files have been added until 14.06.2025 to OS4Depot:
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15.Jun.2025
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AROS Archives uploads until 14.06.2025
The following files have been added until 14.06.2025 to AROS Archives:
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15.Jun.2025
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 14.06.2025
The following files have been added until 14.06.2025 to MorphOS-Storage:
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15.Jun.2025
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Software collection Chrysalis 3.19
Version 3.19 of Yannick 'Papiosaur' Buchy's Chrysalis, a preconfigured collection of programs, games and emulators, has been released. Besides updates of the software included, there is a new installer now, featuring a progress bar.
Download: Chrysalis.iso (821 MB)
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14.Jun.2025
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Amiga Games That Weren't: Gilbert Goodmate
"Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria" is a point'n'click adventure game that was to be released for the Amiga in 1998. "Games That Weren't" has found a playable preview of the title described as "inspired by Monkey Island", as well as screenshots and a video.
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14.Jun.2025
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future 175 - previews and excerpts
The reading samples and previews of issue 175 (July/August 2025) of Amiga Future are now online. The issue features the following topics, among others:
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14.Jun.2025
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WHDLoad frontend: iGame 2.6.0 for AmigaOS 3/4, MorphOS
iGame is a MUI-based frontend for launching WHDLoad titles. George 'walkero' Sokianos has again made some changes to the open source program:
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13.Jun.2025
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Legal dispute: Hyperion can be held liable for copyright infringements
In April 2023, Hyperion won the first lawsuit with Mike Battilana and his
partners: The judge had essentially ruled that the plaintiffs Amino, Itec and Amiga Inc. could not sue for breach of contract or copyright infringement and that the only party entitled to sue - Amiga Corporation - should not be added as a plaintiff to the current proceedings due to a technicality and that it would have to sue separately. The so-called
"Amiga parties" appealed against all three decisions.
The subsequent legal dispute (courtlistener.com)
is characterised above all by the lack of legal representation for Hyperion:
In order to respond to the Amiga parties' initial statement of early August
2023, Hyperion first had to register new lawyers and ask for an extension of
time. However, the new lawyers asked to be released from their mandate as early
as April 2024.
In October and September, Hyperion is given two four-week deadlines to
provide new lawyers - coupled with the clear warning that the company's
response to the Amiga parties' appeal would otherwise be removed from the
file and the court would have to make its decision without taking Hyperion's
position into account. Subsequently, the removal of Hyperion's "Answering Brief" is
ordered on 7 November.
It was not until seven months later that the Belgian company was able to present new legal counsel. In a motion dated 10 June, the new counsel asked for the removal of Hyperion's statement to be reversed: The "nebulous nature" of his predecessors as Hyperion's lawyers allegedly "dissuaded potential attorneys [..] to appear for Hyperion" and Hyperion had long been unsure whether its foreign lawyer Ben Hermans could take over the representation
before the court in Washington.
Only two days later, not only was this request by Hyperion's new lawyer
rejected, but a unanimous judgement was also issued: the decisions of the
previous instance to deny the Amiga parties the right to sue for breach of
contract and not to admit the Amiga Corporation to the proceedings were
upheld. However, the three judges of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
overrule their colleague on one key point: The Amiga parties can take action
against Hyperion for copyright infringement - copyright law is to be valued
higher here than the "non-aggression" clause from the 2009 settlement agreement, according to the court of appeals.
The "District Court" - i.e. the previous instance - must now once again deal
with the allegation of copyright infringement by Hyperion. Mike Battilana's
"Amiga Corporation" had already opened separate
proceedings against Hyperion in 2019, but these are on hold until the
case discussed here is resolved. We have asked both parties for statements
and will submit them if necessary.
Editor's note: Although an agreement had already been reached between
Hyperion - including current manager Timothy de Groote - and the Amiga parties multiple times, these failed to end the legal dispute because Ben Hermans had withdrawn his agreement at the last moment. As far as we know, there have been no talks between the two parties after the restructuring of Hyperion - according to rumours, the newly appointed director de Groote had refused to
engage in talks, stating that he wanted to wait for the outcome of the appeal hearing first.
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13.Jun.2025
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Unofficial successor: Action Replay software 5.1.0
An improved Action Replay cartridge for the Amiga 500 and WinUAE has been developed using reverse engineering. The hardware component is DeMoN, the software is called Action Replay 5 (amiga-news.de reported), which has now been updated to version 5.1.0. The changes:
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12.Jun.2025
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Shoot'em Up: new demo version of "AmiSeaFox"
AmiSeaFox (Video) is a clone of the 8-bit classic Seafox. The second demo version released two days ago features two new levels.
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12.Jun.2025
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Jump'n Run: first demo version of Robot Jet Action 2
Tomasz 'Carrion' Mielnik's Robot Jet Action 2 is the Scorpion-based conversion of the C64 title Robot Jet Action by the same author. A first demo version Video is now available, which includes 8 levels but is still described by the developer as a "early WIP version": Some things
are still simplified, others might not be working properly yet. Users should also expect "bugs or rough edges".
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12.Jun.2025
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Open Hardware: Amiga Serial Midi Adaptor 1.3
The "Amiga Serial Midi Adapter" upgrades the MIDI interfaces on an Amiga. According to the developer, it converts the RX and TX signals of the serial port into the MIDI TTL standard and should therefore be compatible with (quote) "most Amiga MIDI software". Power is supplied directly via the serial port. All the necessary documentation for building the adaptor is available on Github.
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12.Jun.2025
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Demoparty: Evoke from 15 to 17 August in Cologne
This year's edition of the demoparty "Evoke" will take place from 15 to 17 August at the AbenteuerHallenKALK in Cologne. In addition to various demo competitions for modern platforms, there will also be a competition for "alternative platforms", which explicitly includes retro computers. There are also competitions for pixel graphic artists and tracker musicians. Tickets can only be purchased directly on site; there are no plans to buy them in advance via the Internet.
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12.Jun.2025
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SMB2 handler: smb2fs version 53.9 for AmigaOS 3/4 and AROS
Fredrik Wikstrom's SMB2 handler allows remote access to files via the SMB2/3 protocols. New features in version 53.9:
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11.Jun.2025
Amiga Future (website)
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7-bit: Firmware version 0.44 for Bluetooth adapter
Already one week ago firmware version 0.44 for the BlueLink control pad adapter from 7-bit was released. As the manufacturer announces at the title link, the Bluetooth adapter is now also available from Alinea.
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11.Jun.2025
MorphZone (forum)
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MorphOS: Discord channel freely accessible / Exchange with IRC server
Since mid-May, the instant messaging provider Discord (Wikipedia) does also have a MorphOS server. After initially requiring an invitation to participate, access is now possible directly.
As Frank 'cyfm' Mariak explains at the title link, it is also possible to communicate in languages other than English in the "MorphOS Babylon" area. In addition, some channels are also mirrored to the IRC server on libera.chat so that you can also participate in them via IRC. Accordingly, the official MorphOS IRC channel is linked to its Discord counterpart as well.
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11.Jun.2025
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Video: AMOS game to insert and eject real floppy disks
In a two-part video, Robert Smith demonstrates how he created an AMOS game with five real floppy disk drives in which you are asked to insert and eject floppy disks into randomly selected drives.
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11.Jun.2025
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WHDLoad: Reinhold Kloth passed away
Reinhold 'Stingray' Kloth passed away already in November, shortly after his 50th birthday, as has only now become known. In addition to many demoscene productions as part of his membership in groups such as Scoopex, Scarab and Desire, he was also one of the most eager contributors to the WHDLOad project: 847 installations were created by him alone, and he was involved in 247 more.
Scoopex is planning a demo production in his memory and invites those who knew him to contribute a short text message at the title link.
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10.Jun.2025
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RTG driver: Preferences editor "P96Prefs" 47.21 for P96
With "P96Prefs" Thomas Richter has written an improved, alternative preferences editor for the RTG driver P96. AmigaOS 3.2 or newer is required. Since our last report on P96Prefs almost two years ago, numerous updates have been made, including support for environment variables, Matrox and Radeon card drivers, and PCI-based S3ViRGE graphics cards.
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10.Jun.2025
Games That Weren't
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Amiga Games That Weren't: Viking by New Deal Productions
A new article on Games That Weren't is dedicated to the game "Viking", an ambitious but never released project by New Deal Productions for Amiga and Atari ST from 1990.
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10.Jun.2025
Retrogamingpappa (ANF)
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Worth a read: The creation of Boulder Dash
A new article on Spillhistorie tells the story of how the legendary game Boulder Dash was created. In an interview with Canadian developer Peter Liepa, one of the game's co-developers, we learn about the background to the game – from Liepa's early experiences with computers to his groundbreaking approaches to level design.
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10.Jun.2025
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Game engine: Sevgi Engine v0.179
Sevgi Engine is a new open source game engine for creating of powerful Amiga games using the C programming language (video) and based on the ScrollingTricks archive by Georg Steger (amiga-news.de reported). Now version 0.179 is available providing the following changes:
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