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`10.Mar.2026`	Amiga Games That Weren't: Aftershock The website "Games That Weren't" has documented another previously unknown title from Amiga history. "Aftershock" was an early top-down shooter developed around 1990 by Lance Abson at Lightsource Productions. The game was intended to be a multidirectional shooter with a zoom function for the landscape, similar to the arcade title Metal Hawk. However, the project never progressed beyond a very early prototype: the player can only control a spaceship over a test landscape, while enemies, sound and many game mechanics are missing. The preserved prototype and further information have now been published as part of the archive project. (nba) [News message: 10. Mar. 2026, 12:01] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`07.Mar.2026`	Universal USB disk controller for DIY soldering: FLUXTEEN FLUXTEEN is designed to enable “flux-based copying of hard and soft sectored floppy disks via USB,” i.e., reading the magnetic layer of a floppy disk regardless of the format used. The controller is connected to a PC via USB, and programs such as FLUXCOPY or FLUXDUMP then enable the reading and writing of disk images. In contrast to solutions such as Greaseweazle or Kryoflux, however, FLUXTEEN currently only works with ADF images—i.e., unprotected disks—when it comes to Amiga disks. A (German) description and download links for the associated software can be found on the website of the Association for the Preservation of Classic Computers, and a detailed discussion of the project and the circuit diagrams can be found in their forums. (cg) [News message: 07. Mar. 2026, 23:51] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`06.Mar.2026`	Music tip: New LukHash track "Megawave" 'LukHash' is a musician based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He describes his music as "fusion of digital 8-bit chaos and 80s-inspired synthesiser music, combined with modern sounds and cyberpunk aesthetics" (amiga-news.de reported). Today he released his new track "Megawave", about which he writes: "This one blends influences from Commodore 64, Amiga, and Sega Genesis / Mega Drive games and it's like the soundtrack to a game that never existed, somewhere between the worlds of Mega Man, Sonic the Hedgehog, and The Great Giana Sisters." The track is available for free on Bandcamp, but if you support the musician with a donation on today's "Bandcamp Friday," he will receive 100% of the proceeds. (dr) [News message: 06. Mar. 2026, 22:29] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`06.Mar.2026`	FPGA-based Amiga clone: AmiCUBE 1200 becomes MiST ITX In a video dated 25 February, developer Ranko Rodics announced that his "next-generation FPGA-based Amiga clone" (his own description, amiga-news.de reported) that the capabilities of the originally used Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA have been exhausted, so that the Xilinx SP701 (Gen 7 platform) will be used in the future. In addition, the developer has changed the name of the board from AMICUBE 1200 to MiST ITX, as the original schematics and design originate from MiST. By changing the name, he hopes to reduce confusion and also to respect the work of Till Harbaum. In another video from three days ago, he also announced that he had published the Gerber files and circuit diagrams for the MiST ITX on his website minimig.ca. (dr) [News message: 06. Mar. 2026, 20:57] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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