05.Oct.2025
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Aminet uploads until 04.10.2025
The following files have been added until 04.10.2025 to Aminet:
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05.Oct.2025
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OS4Depot uploads until 04.10.2025
The following files have been added until 04.10.2025 to OS4Depot:
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05.Oct.2025
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AROS Archives uploads until 04.10.2025
The following files have been added until 04.10.2025 to AROS Archives:
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05.Oct.2025
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 04.10.2025
The following files have been added until 04.10.2025 to MorphOS-Storage:
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05.Oct.2025
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WHDLoad: New installers until 04.10.2025
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 04.10.2025:
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05.Oct.2025
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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AmigaRemix: Further files added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news item, the following mp3 files have been added:
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[News message: 05. Oct. 2025, 08:26] [Comments: 0]
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05.Oct.2025
Peter Sznapka from Sordan.ie (ANF)
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TS500 & TS1200: New Mechanical Keyboards for Amiga 500 and Amiga 1200
Press release: The Sordan store's offering has been updated with the first batch of 200 units of TS500 mechanical keyboards (designed for the Amiga 500) and TS1200 (for the Amiga 1200).
Online sales will begin after the official launch, which will take place on October 18-19 at the Amiga 40 Germany in Mönchengladbach.
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[News message: 05. Oct. 2025, 08:26] [Comments: 0]
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05.Oct.2025
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Blog: Working with the Amiga's RAM and RAD disks
In his latest blog entry, Carl Svensson pays tribute to the Amiga's RAM and RAD disk and recalls that the latter was used, for example, for the pinball game Slam Tilt: Since there would be too little RAM left after the Workbench had been fully loaded when starting from the hard disk on an unexpanded Amiga 1200, the latter is avoided by performing a minimalistic restart of the computer.
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05.Oct.2025
Hoffman
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Video: Demo coder Blueberry talks about the "No-CPU Challenge"
Following enrichment of the demo scene with productions that do not use the main processor (amiga-news.de reported), Ian 'h0ffman' Ford discusses this topic in the video at the title link with demo scene legend Aske Simon 'Blueberry' Christensen.
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04.Oct.2025
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File transfer via MIDI: AmigaMidiRec
AmigaMidiRec uses any available MIDI adapters and cables to transfer files from modern computers to the Amiga. The transfer speed is limited by the MIDI standard; the author specifies a duration of 15 minutes for the transfer of a 1.6 MB file. Although Workbench 1.3 is supported, the Amiga used must have more RAM than the size of the file to be transferred. The current status of the software is described as "experimental".
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[News message: 04. Oct. 2025, 22:08] [Comments: 0]
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04.Oct.2025
Olaf Schönweiß (ANF)
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Final version of AROS Vision for UAE
Olaf Schönweiß writes: "I have published the final version of AROS Vision for UAE on my website. AROS Vision is based on AROS 68k and combines AROS components with software from the Amiga world, e.g. applications, GUIs and libraries. In addition, the Wanderer, Magellan and Scalos desktops are integrated. You can switch between them. The integration of common Amiga solutions creates a convenient solution. A selection of the new features and characteristics:
- from AROS: Network, RTG (cybergraphX), USB (Poseidon), MUI (Zune), AHI, Windows outside of the visible screen area, Themeing, XAD/XFD (Packer)
- WHDLoad (aros ROMs preinstalled, works with a lot of Slaves)
- Up-to-date Datatypes (24bit)
- DiskImage Device (mount ADF und ISO images)
- a lot of libraries added
- a lot of filetypes added (show or play them via doubleclick or context menus)
- time syncrhonisation
- IMP3 integrated
- radiostreams (Tunefinder)
- using Hollywood for various features like displaying TEX or PDF
- large number of commodities and tools preinstalled
- tons of online help files simply accessible via ALT-H
- file format specific context menus with many predefined options, like converting between formats
- open or extract archives via a doubleclick
- Wanderer, Magellan and Scalos desktops are included. you can switch between these desktops
- ...and a lot more
This distribution serves as the basis for an Apollo version and a 3.1 ROM-based version. Further details and downloads are available on my website.
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04.Oct.2025
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Amiga Shell on Windows: Windows Subsystem for Amiga (WSA)
The "Windows Subsystem for Amiga" (WSA) is a Python-based replica of the Amiga Shell that recreates the classic Amiga command line with its commands and keyboard shortcuts on modern computers – under Windows, drive C: can be accessed as DH0:, for example. There is also an implementation for the WWW that can be executed in the browser, but it lags significantly behind the other versions in terms of functionality.
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[News message: 04. Oct. 2025, 21:58] [Comments: 0]
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04.Oct.2025
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A500 puzzle game: YEET 1.02
In ‘YEET’ (video), the aim is to push runes off the playing field according to certain rules so that only one rune remains on the playing field. There are 50 levels, and the game can be played on any Amiga with Kickstart 1.3 and 512 KB RAM. Two updates have been released in the meantime, which fix the following bugs:
- Version 1.0.1: Fixed a bug that sometimes happen in the Enter Code screen when using a joystick.
- Version 1.0.2:Removed some debug code that caused an issue on A4000.
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[News message: 04. Oct. 2025, 21:54] [Comments: 0]
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04.Oct.2025
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Text editor: Lite XL 2.1.8r2 for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS
George 'walkero' Sokianos has updated his port of the SDL-based text editor Lite XL. Version 2.1.8.r2 includes various changes to increase working speed, additional plugins have been integrated, and the OpenGL shading language "GLSL" is now supported.
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[News message: 04. Oct. 2025, 21:52] [Comments: 0]
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04.Oct.2025
HAJ (ANF)
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Interview with cover illustrator Roger Dean (Psygnosis)
Spillhistorie.no has published an interview with illustrator Roger Dean, who has not only designed numerous game covers but is also responsible for the well-known owl logo of publisher Psygnosis.
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[News message: 04. Oct. 2025, 21:48] [Comments: 0]
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04.Oct.2025
The OASIS BBC
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Video: Trevor Dickinson at Vintage Computer Festival
At the beginning of August, the Vintage Computer Festival West took place in Mountain View, California (USA), where Trevor Dickinson gave a speech on the topic "What is an Amiga in 2025?". A recording of the presentation is now available on YouTube.
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04.Oct.2025
Darren Coiles (ANF)
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Amiga E compiler: E-VO 3.9.1
"E-VO Amiga E Compiler" is a derivative of the original E-compiler by Wouter van Oortmerssen, adding new features, bug fixes and optimisations. New features in version 3.9.1:
- Fixed issue with TextF function crashing
- Add cheeck for declaring exported variable that references a private object
- Added support for PTR to imported object types in modules
- Fixed issue with BYTE and WORD declarations followed by comma
- Array of char/int/long etc declared in module caused crash
- Array of object declared in module was not allocated the correct amount of stack space
- Added NOPROGRESS command line switch to disable printing of progress line numbers during compilation
- Updated to module format version 16
- Added EVO_3_9_1 define
- FindModule wasn't displaying PTR types correctly in older module versions
- FindModule was showing signed / unsigned types reversed
- FindModule: Add support for PTR to imported object types
- FindModule: updated to more correctly handle private objects and private globals
- ShowModule wasn't displaying PTR types correctly in older module versions
- ShowModule was showing signed / unsigned types reversed
- ShowModule: Add support for PTR to imported object types
- ShowModule: updated to more correctly handle private objects and private globals
- Added version string to FindModule
- Fixed installer script incorrectly removing assigns
- Updated module libraries/cybergraphics.m
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[News message: 04. Oct. 2025, 21:36] [Comments: 0]
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04.Oct.2025
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Amiga IFF to Bitplane converter: iff2bpl 1.0
FF2bpl converts IFF-ILBM images into various formats that are important for programmers or pixel artists:
- Raw bitplane data (.bpl) - Interleaved format for Amiga hardware (default)
- Palette data (.pal) - 16-bit words in Amiga colour register format
- Chunky pixel data (.chk) - 8-bit per pixel chunky format (optional)
- Non-interleaved planar data (.bpf) - All rows of plane 0, then plane 1, etc. (optional)
A pre-compiled binary is available for Windows; users of other operating systems must build the tool themselves from the source code.
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[News message: 04. Oct. 2025, 21:34] [Comments: 0]
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03.Oct.2025
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vAmigaWeb: Problem with Safari browser v26 resolved
Last Sunday, we reported that problems were occurring when using the Amiga emulator vAmigaWeb with version 26 of the Safari browser. The developers have now been able to locate the problem: it is related to the LinkerFlags used in the vAmigaCore builds.
To resolve the issue, the optimisation level was downgraded to -O2, which maintains a high level of performance while ensuring compatibility with Safari 26.0. An automatic upgrade mechanism has been implemented: when an app is launched and detects that it was built with a version older than 4.3.1 (the first version with -O2), it automatically triggers an update to fix the issue.
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[News message: 03. Oct. 2025, 21:23] [Comments: 0]
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03.Oct.2025
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SCALA-MM game: Lefty's - Stirred, not solved
Following The Angel of Death, 'Quantum Code Monk' has now released another Scala MM game adaptation as a point-and-click adventure based on Leisure Suit Larry 1 and Police Quest 1, entitled Lefty's - Stirred, not solved. The player takes on the role of police officer Sonny Bonds, who investigates missing persons reports at the notorious Lefty's Bar and uncovers a prostitution ring, leading to a deadly confrontation with his old nemesis Jessie Bains.
AmigaOS 3.x as well as Scala or the Scala Player are required. Also 4 MB RAM and a minimum resolution of 640x256.
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[News message: 03. Oct. 2025, 20:15] [Comments: 0]
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03.Oct.2025
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Sound tool: FxBox 1.14
The FxBox sound tool for 68k Amigas running AmigaOS 1.3 or higher is a real-time multi-loop processor and editor developed using AMOS BASIC. FxBox imports various file formats, supports AMOS sample banks and allows mono, stereo, quad and 4-channel multitrack editing, which is also possible in real time on accelerated machines (amiga-news.de reported). Changes of version 1.14:
- time division for any time signature Edit >> Frame >> Time Division
- metronome and beat left/right updated for time divisions
- "update macros" macro added
- macros and arexx now pass through the direct mode command processor
- added B= command (B=1..256) bank swap
- added M= command (M=1..4) mode swap
- added D= command (D=2..640) set number of divisions
- added R= command (R=1..D) choose division range
- "mixdown multi/stereo", "quad to multi" and "multi to quad" macros added
- dc offset auto scan _DCSCAN and added auto correction for lowpass
- can now play from range to end when range is a single line
- extended fxbox.cfg file
- ntsc screen corruption fixed
- perfect looping now works and also works for range/display play
- added logical shift right for correct 14bit conversion
- improved mouse wheel zoom
- bug fixes
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[News message: 03. Oct. 2025, 20:13] [Comments: 0]
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03.Oct.2025
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Mahjong clone: BlitzWays v1.3
In 2020, Sebastian Ivo Hartmann completed "BlitzWays" (video), a Mahjong-inspired puzzle game, after 28 years (amiga-news.de reported). Now he has not only released the source code on GitHub, but also fixed two minor bugs and updated the archives accordingly.
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[News message: 03. Oct. 2025, 20:12] [Comments: 0]
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02.Oct.2025
Puni (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: "Monthly Roundup" for September 2025
The blog "Gaming on AmigaOS 4" has once again published a monthly summary of all events and releases related to AmigaOS 4.
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02.Oct.2025
Duncan Murray
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Event: Workbench 2025 (25 October, Chipping Sodbury, England)
On 25 October, the annual meeting of the British Southwest Amiga Group (SWAG) will take place at Dodington Parish Hall in Chipping Sodbury, England. Guests will include Stoo Cambridge from Sensible Software, Tony Warriner (Revolution Software), musician Allister Brimble, and David Pleasance from the old and new Commodore. There will also be a Stunt Car Racer tournament and a raffle. Tickets for the event can already be purchased via the SWAG website.
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02.Oct.2025
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Interactive story as an Amiga guide: "Dark City Detective - Project Fenris"
"Dark City Detective - Project Fenris" is a 30-year-old, unfinished detective story that was developed on the author's Amiga computer at the time. After recently backing up the contents of all his Amiga disks from that period, the unfinished story has been transformed, through various twists and turns and with the help of Claude.ai, into an interactive narrative that can be played in a browser or in the form of an Amiga guide document.
The author points out that he is not a storyteller and that large parts of the story are 30 years old – essentially, he is simply playing around with new technology and has chosen the old story as a suitable test object.
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[News message: 02. Oct. 2025, 22:22] [Comments: 0]
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01.Oct.2025
68000 (ANF)
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Mounting ADF images: fuseadf 0.8
The command line program fuseadf, currently available in version 0.8, is, as its name suggests, a libfuse-based file system for mounting ADF images - both from floppy disks and hard disks; in the latter case, the respective partition can be specified. The directories and files contained therein can be browsed and read, and it is also possible to write to them.
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[News message: 01. Oct. 2025, 09:11] [Comments: 0]
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01.Oct.2025
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Encryption protocol: AmiSSL 5.24
The open source encryption protocol AmiSSL has been adapted to version 3.5.4 of OpenSSL, which was released yesterday and includes two bug fixes.
Download:
AmiSSL-5.24-OS3.lha (4 MB)
AmiSSL-5.24-OS4.lha (4 MB)
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01.Oct.2025
Amigasystem (forum)
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AROS distribution: Instructions for installing AROS One on VMware
If you want to install the AROS distribution AROS One 1.1 64-bit on a virtual machine, you will find an archive with instructions for VMware in the form of two PDF files at the title link. With English and Italian headings, the procedure is shown step by step with images.
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01.Oct.2025
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Feature: Irving Gould - the controversial financier behind Commodore
In a new article, US journalist David L. Farquhar sheds light on the central but often misunderstood role of Irving Gould in the history of Commodore International. Gould, who joined the company as an investor in the 1960s, was its majority shareholder for decades and ensured its survival on several occasions. At the same time, he was considered a controversial figure whose decisions contributed significantly to Commodore's later decline.
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01.Oct.2025
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Classic remake: "X-Out: Resurfaced" available on GOG.com
The underwater shooter "X-Out: Resurfaced," released in February, is now also available on GOG.com, currently with a 25% introductory discount. The revised version of the classic game released by Rainbow Arts in 1990 brings the legendary underwater shooter to current platforms in a modern reinterpretation (amiga-news.de reported).
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30.Sep.2025
Games and Consoles
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New platformer: SwitcherBoy 1.1 for AGA Amigas
The puzzle action game SwitcherBoy has been released in its final version 1.1. The title was developed by C.R.A.N.E. for AGA-equipped Amigas with some Fast RAM. An adaptation for ECS/OCS computers is planned.
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30.Sep.2025
Markus Tillmann (ANF)
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Event: Repair corner at Amiga40
For the first time, Amiga40 will feature an official repair service where visitors can have their Amiga systems checked and repaired on site. Led by renowned Amiga experts Andy "Botfixer" Bandel, Carsten "Mallet" Hanning, Mirko Schäfer, and Johannes Franke, the service area offers support and assistance with fault diagnosis, maintenance, and upgrades. The focus will be on tips and tricks and support for beginners and those returning to the Amiga.
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[News message: 30. Sep. 2025, 15:53] [Comments: 0]
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29.Sep.2025
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Four games from Loriciel as free downloads
Mirko Engelhardt has made four games from the former French video game developer Loriciel available on his website Amigaland.de:
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[News message: 29. Sep. 2025, 22:15] [Comments: 0]
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29.Sep.2025
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Amiga emulator for macOS: vAmiga 4.4b4
Dirk Hoffmann has released version 4.4b4 of his Amiga emulator "vAmiga" for macOS. Changes:
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[News message: 29. Sep. 2025, 19:47] [Comments: 0]
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29.Sep.2025
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Linux: Kernel 6.17.0 for X1000/e5500
Parallel to the release of Linux kernel 6.17.0, Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky has finalized the compilation for AmigaOne X1000 and e5500 machines (X5000/20, X5000/40, Mirari, and QEMU VMs).
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[News message: 29. Sep. 2025, 19:02] [Comments: 0]
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29.Sep.2025
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AmigaOS 4: MediaVault 1.6.0
MediaVault is an open source application for AmigaOS 4 which can be used to discover online radio stations and also to listen to podcasts. An external player like the free AmigaAmp or the commercial Emotion and the jansson.library v2.12.1 are required. Now George 'walkero' Sokianos has released version 1.6.0 which provides the following changes:
- Added Autoinstall script for AmiUpdate
- Compiled with gcc11
- Disabled the self-update process
- Fixed the radio stations discovery
- Updated the list of supporters in the About window
- Updated used libraries
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[News message: 29. Sep. 2025, 18:51] [Comments: 0]
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29.Sep.2025
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Pong variant: Press Fire PONG for Amiga 500
As developer Alberto '(4)Seasons' Sgaggero writes, "Press Fire PONG" (video) for the Amiga 500 is not just another Pong clone, but a "reimagined arcade experience with unique gameplay mechanics and dynamic visual effects".
Unlike traditional Pong, in this version the paddle is moved upwards by holding down the fire button and downwards by releasing it. This is intended to make the game more exciting. In addition, the screen does not remain static, but moves. In addition, the ball reverses its trajectory when it bounces off grey edges and disappears, only to reappear on the opposite side when it bounces off dark grey edges.
It is possible to compete against the Amiga or against a friend. A solo endurance mode is also available. The game is written in AMOS.
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[News message: 29. Sep. 2025, 06:24] [Comments: 0]
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