01.Aug.2025
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Pacman variant: Deluxe Collector's Edition of Fast Food 2 (AGA)
In November 2024, the Pacman variant "Fast Food 2" (video) was released as the unofficial successor to the Codemaster classic Fast Food (amiga-news.de reported). The game, created with the Game Construction Kit Scorpion Engine, can now also be pre-ordered as a physical Deluxe Collector's Edition for around 46 euros.
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01.Aug.2025
Frank Mariak (Mail)
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Updated chronology of MorphOS
Back in 2010, Mickaël 'BatteMan' Pernot created a chronology for the tenth anniversary of MorphOS, which he has now updated and expanded to mark the 25th anniversary.
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01.Aug.2025
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Shoot'em Up: "Rex and the Galactic Plague" released
"Rex and the Galactic Plague" is a vertical scrolling shooter developed using the Scorpion Engine (video). After several demo versions, the full version has now been released.
According to the developer, the game's origins date back to 1993. It was the first game he ever created, and he had to familiarise himself with the Scorpion Engine, pixel art and animation creation. What originally started with four small levels grew over time to nine, with new enemies, bosses, dangers and weapons.
The current release requires an Amiga 1200 due to memory requirements, but a version for the Amiga 500 is also planned.
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01.Aug.2025
Ephemeral Enigmas
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On focus: Three Core Design games
Core Design was a British computer game developer and occasional publisher that existed from 1988 to 2006. The website "Ephemeral Enigmas" takes a closer look at three games that were also released for the Amiga:
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01.Aug.2025
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Background: Maniac Mansion was released 37 years ago
In 1987, Lucasfilm Games released the point-and-click adventure Maniac Mansion, initially for the C64 and later for the Amiga and Atari ST, among others. The website "Home Computer" has published a detailed background article on this game, which set new standards with its user interface and cinematic sequences.
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31.Jul.2025
English Amiga Board (Thomas Richter) (ANF)
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RTG driver: P96 3.6.0
Press release: The new version 3.6.0 of the Amiga-RTG system P96 contains new drivers for Matrox cards (thanks to Tim Schattkowski!), Radeon R200 cards by ATI, and the budget version of RageXL cards with 32-bit memory interface, which are available for an affordable price.
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31.Jul.2025
Puni (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: "Monthly Roundup" - July 2025
The blog "Gaming on AmigaOS 4" has published another monthly summary of all events and releases around AmigaOS 4.
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30.Jul.2025
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Amiga Future: Amiga40 Special Edition / Offer for Programmers
As with the last two events, Amiga Future will once again be publishing a special edition for Amiga40 in Mönchengladbach, Germany, which will be distributed free of charge to all visitors.
To support programmers, they can submit a screenshot of their application or game for a corresponding gallery in the magazine. You can find more details at the title link.
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30.Jul.2025
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Tetris variant: A100 - Version 1.03 and source code
In the Tetris variant "A100" new blocks are placed by the player on a square playing field; the falling blocks of the original game are omitted. Once all positions in a column or row are filled, that column or row is cleared.
In version 1.03, the short delay when repeatedly pressing the same key has been eliminated. In addition, the source code for the game is now available.
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30.Jul.2025
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Video: Amiga Tech - Bitplane Modulo Tricks
At the title link and in a video, Jeroen Knoester shows various effects that were used for Amiga demos and games and are based on manipulating the bitplane modulo registers.
The source code used is also provided.
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30.Jul.2025
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Video: Der Amiga - Teil 1, Wie der Amiga entstand (German)
Also the Stay Forever podcast is dedicating itself to the Amiga on the occasion of its anniversary. The first part of the German podcast, which is almost two hours long, is once again devoted to the Amiga's origins. Part two of the Amiga series then deals with the introduction of the computer, its reception by the market, and the technology that sets it apart.
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30.Jul.2025
Dirk Hoffmann (Mail)
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vAmigaDOS: Web-based tool for analysing andediting ADF and HDF files
Dirk Hoffmann, author of the Amiga emulator vAmiga, explains: "vAmigaDOS is a new, web-based tool that allows you to analyse and edit ADF and HDF files. To do this, simply drag an ADF or HDF file into the browser window. A text-based shell will then open, offering several commands for analysis and editing. You can get an overview of the commands by pressing the TAB key twice. An online help window will appear, explaining all the commands.
If you want more information, e.g. about the file command, simply type file and press the TAB key twice again. The shell also supports autocompletion for file names, which makes navigation much easier. Under the hood, vAmiga provides all file system functions. The tool is currently at version 0.9.4, and I hope to get lots of beta testers."
This version is a pre-release version. Bug reports can be submitted on GitHub.
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29.Jul.2025
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Demoparty: Results of Nordlicht 2025
Last weekend, the Nordlicht 2025 demo party took place in Bremen, where various competitions were held. Several Amiga productions were also submitted:
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29.Jul.2025
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New puzzle game: Block Cannon has been published
Block Cannon is the title of the latest puzzle game for the Amiga, which developer TheoTheoderich has just released (video).
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29.Jul.2025
Sven Scheele (ANF)
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Retro computer meetup: Interface XLII near Kiel (August 16, 2025)
On Saturday, August 16, 2025, the Vintage Computer Club (VCC), the Amiga Club Schleswig-Holstein (ACSH), and the Computer Club Klausdorf (CCK) invite you to the 42nd edition of Interface in Schwentinental near Kiel - a popular meeting place for fans of classic computers and console systems.
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29.Jul.2025
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Game template based on AmiBlitz: North 2.00 has been published
Developer Sami "8080" Vehmaas has published North 2.00, a revised version of his Amiga game template (amiga-news.de reported), which is based on AmiBlitz 3 and AGA hardware. While the original version is available free of charge, version 2.00 is a paid "name your price" download. New in version 2.00:
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29.Jul.2025
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Linux: Kernel 6.16.0 for X1000/e5500
Parallel to the release of Linux kernel 6.15.0, Christian ‘xeno74’ Zigotzky has finalized the compilation for AmigaOne X1000 and e5500 machines (X5000/20, X5000/40, Mirari, and QEMU VMs). The X1000/e5500-specific changes:
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28.Jul.2025
Jens Schönfeld (E-Mail)
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Flickerfixer/scandoubler: Indivision ECS V4 software 1.1 (beta), P96 driver
Individual Computers is providing a software update for the Indivision ECS V4 scandoubler/flickerfixer, which has been available since this month. Jens Schönfeld writes:
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28.Jul.2025
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QEMU frontend for booting AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS: Kyvos V1.1.0
Just over a week ago, we reported on the cross-platform (Linux, macOS and Windows) QEMU front end "Kyvos" published by George Sokianos, which is designed to make it particularly easy for users to set up and start AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS with just a few clicks, without having to delve deep into the configuration.
With the update to version 1.1.0, it is now possible, among other things, to set up up to three different hard disk images in a virtual system via the "Media" tab. In addition, 26 pages have been added to the manual, including a brand new section on AmigaOS 4.1 FE and all the steps required to update it with the latest available software.
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28.Jul.2025
Boing Attitude
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Print magazine: Boing #10 (French/English)
40 years of Amiga, 10 years of Boing Attitude: the publisher is celebrating these two anniversaries in a special way with the tenth issue of the Boing magazine. Instead of the usual 52 pages, there are now 104 pages of news and information about all Amiga systems, not only in French, but also in English for the first time!
Among other things, readers can look forward to initial statements from Timothy De Groote, the new head of Hyperion Entertainment BV, and a comparison between THEA500 Mini and A600GS. Including shipping costs, the magazine can be ordered for ¤25.49, with shipping scheduled to start this week.
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28.Jul.2025
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AmigaOS 4: DTP program CompressionOS4 0.60 (beta)
Achim Pankalla's DTP program CompressionOS4 allows graphics and text to be placed on pages and generates PDF documents from them; a German manual is included. New features since beta version 0.50:
- new feature chain-textboxes
- Optimizing
- Now there is a frame when you insert a page-number
- No more a defective document, when you abort a termination of compression
- Hopely no longer a defective lasso-selection
- Reminde of last ARexx-Selection
- Now it is not possible to start twice
- Now also PPaint7 is supported with ARexx
- Only in the size changeable objects have two marker
- If you leave the page when size an object, the old size will be recovered
- Correct an error in the lasso-function
- If you move an object and leave the page, the old position will be recovered
- If you have multiple objects moved, every object will be deleted what is leaving the page
- If you move objects and leave the page, all positions will be reset to original position
- Little frame around the page
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28.Jul.2025
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Action adventure: Amiga 40 update of Castlevania AGA
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Amiga, Dante Mende has released a major update to his port of Konami's NES action-adventure game "Castlevania" (video), which offers features such as better color use, AGA gradients, animated backdrops, calibrated jump physics, menu toggle for weapons release method and new music tracks by IM76 and DJ Metune.
And the author points out: "Since this is a fairly big update, it's expected that it may fail in different hardware configurations or produce unexpected results. Known issues: may play the wrong animation while on stairs, or get stuck, specially if you use up/down. Prefer to use left/right and treat stairs as if they are a terrain slope (which they are, internal engine-wise)."
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28.Jul.2025
The Oasis BBS
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Puzzle game: Master Of Minefields (AGA) v1.0
The puzzle game "Master of Minefields" (video) was originally written for AmiGameJam 2024 (amiga-news.de reported) and took second place there. It offers ten different game modes and 350 levels. The final version now released offers the following improvements over the AmiGameJam version:
- Enhanced visual and audio effects
- Full mouse support and ability to use multiple controls at once
- Refined music tracks by Simone 'JMD' Bernacchia
- Smoother graphics and sound
- Rebalanced gameplay across all modes
- Fully working Hardcode mode
- Versus mode with dual mouse support (one of the few Amiga titles to allow gameplay with two mice :)!)
- Full NTSC support
- Extensive code optimizations and tons of bug fixes
You will need an Amiga with an AGA chipset and approximately 1.5 MB of free Chip RAM. A version for the CD32 is also available. Cost: just under seven euros.
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28.Jul.2025
Ryan
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Preview video: E-mail client "AMail" v0.0.5
At the end of May, we reported for the first time on Ryan 'bluewizard' Stapleton's project to write "AMail", a modern email client for AmigaOS 3.2 that supports IMAP and SMTP. In a new preview video, he explains that the secure connection via AmiSSL now works, which took him a lot of time.
He also describes what is not yet working – emails are not stored locally, and the ability to delete emails on the server still needs to be implemented – and which features he would like to add. He expects to release a pre-alpha version by the end of September.
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28.Jul.2025
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Do it yourself: Ripple IDE update, revision A4
Matt 'LIV2' Harlum's Ripple IDE is an IDE interface for Zorro II based Amiga models (Amiga 2000/3000/4000; amiga-news.de reported). Revision A4 changes the flash package type from TSSOP to PLCC (examples), as the former is no longer available.
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27.Jul.2025
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Aminet uploads until 26.07.2025
The following files have been added until 26.07.2025 to Aminet:
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27.Jul.2025
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OS4Depot uploads until 26.07.2025
The following files have been added until 26.07.2025 to OS4Depot:
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27.Jul.2025
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AROS Archives uploads until 26.07.2025
The following files have been added until 26.07.2025 to AROS Archives:
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27.Jul.2025
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 26.07.2025
The following files have been added until 26.07.2025 to MorphOS-Storage:
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27.Jul.2025
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WHDLoad: New installers until 26.07.2025
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 26.07.2025:
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27.Jul.2025
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Nature sounds for relaxation: auraFly 1.1.1
George Sokianos' Hollywood program auraFly for AmigaOS, MorphOS and AROS/x86 allows you to mix different nature sounds to relax or work more focused (amiga-news.de reported). You can now save your selected sounds and volumes as presets, and five of these mixes are already included.
In addition, the window size has been significantly reduced to take up less space on the screen. However, the program can also be iconified without interrupting playback.
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27.Jul.2025
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MorphOS: MIDI soft synthesizer FrozenLiquid 1.3
Antoine 'Tcheko' Dubourg's FrozenLiquid is a command line program for MorphOS that plays incoming MIDI signals as sounds without requiring the corresponding hardware. CAMD and Reggae are required. The sound synthesis is based on FluidLite.
Version 1.3 now uses FluidSynth 2.4.7, updated by Bruno 'BeWorld' Peloille. In addition, the task priority has been increased to "1" to improve playback. The name of the Reggae class has also been corrected.
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26.Jul.2025
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Linux: Kernel 5.10.240 LTS for X1000/X5000
A week after the release of the Linux kernel 5.10.240 LTS ("long-term support"), Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky has compiled it for the AmigaOne X1000 and X5000. Information on the X1000/X5000-specific changes can be found at the title link.
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26.Jul.2025
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Print/PDF magazine: Komoda & Amiga plus #28 (Polish/English)
Komoda & Amiga plus is a Polish Print and PDF magazine about the C64 and the Amiga, which is also distributed in an English version. The magazine in A4 format comprises 82 pages, the main topic of this issue is games with a wild west theme.
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26.Jul.2025
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Emu68: Imager Tool 1.0.6.2 for Windows (2nd update)
The "Imager Tool" enables PiStorm users to prepare an SD card with the Motorola68K emulation Emu68 and a preconfigured AmigaOS 3 installation. Changes since our last news item:
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26.Jul.2025
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"Hst Amiga": Reading and writing Amiga partition tables, v0.5.196
Henrik Nørfjand Stengaard's "Hst Amiga" (see also his HstWB Installer) is a library for reading and writing Amiga partition table, file systems, data types and is available as a Nuget package for .Net and a console application for Windows, macOS and Linux.
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