18.Jan.2015
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Internet via parallel port: plipbox 0.6
Christian 'lallafa' Vogelgsang's plipbox helps low-end classic Amigas connecting to a network. Linked to the parallel port, the Arduino-based adapter provides a connection to the Ethernet-port of the Arduino board. The magPLIP-protocol is used.
In version 0.6 a new parallel burst transfer mode was added which "really improves the I/O speed on this Amiga port". You can find some performance numbers of this mode under the title link.
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18.Jan.2015
Amiga68k.de (Webseite)
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Playable demo version: Parallel Worlds 2
F.J. Avicedo Martin (Amiten Software) has released a playble demo version of version 2 of the game "Parallel Worlds" (screenshot) which reminds of Golden-Axe.
The demo includes two levels and requires a 68030-processor with 50 MHz, 2 MB RAM and 10 MB free space on harddrive. For users of WinUAE it is recommended to enable the option "immediate Blitter".
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17.Jan.2015
David Brunet (ANF)
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Obligement: Updated list of Amiga Games
The "Amiga Games List" of the magazine Obligement has been complemented with other 1000 entries and now includes 12235 games, level editors, data disks, extensions and interpreters subdivided into the categories as follows:
- 11126 games
- 895 extensions and data disks
- 141 game and level editors
- 73 interpreters
According to them, it is the most extensive collection of its kind on Internet.
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17.Jan.2015
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Announcement: Sqrxz 3 as collector's edition in a box
After Sqrxz and Sqrxz 2, Frank "phx" Wille has now ported the third part of the Jump'n Run series to the Amiga. Due to the experiences with his own game Solid Gold, Sqrxz' engine was completely rewritten: it now runs with 50 instead of 25 frames per second and in contrast to the Windows and Linux version now also offers level passwords.
Both predecessors are being converted to the new engine aswell, additionally a port of the fourth episode is in progress. The games will be released in a limited collector's edition with profesionally printed disks and a traditional game box. (cg) (Translation: dr)
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16.Jan.2015
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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AROS: Icaros Desktop Update 2.0.2
Version 2.0.2 provides diverse updated files. Additionally Directory Opus now was configured for using WMV-files and the script "YouTubeCenter" was added to OWB:
- AROS core system files from Jan 6, 2015
- Updated Protrekkr to latest version
- Updated HarmonyPlayer to latest version
- DOpus 5 can now open Windows Media File with MPlayer correctly
- Added YouTubeCenter to OWB scripts
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14.Jan.2015
amigafuture.de (Webseite)
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Hardware development: External disk drive for Amigas planned
The Polish company Sakura IT is developing a new external disk drive. A prototype of the platine already has been finished. The disk drive will have the following features:
- Fully compatible with 880kB DD Amiga floppy disks; reads and writes NDOS disks
- Compatible with all Amiga systems featuring external floppy drive connector
- Fetuares new, guaranteed floppy mechanism
- Also available without the floppy drive mechanism for installation of floppy emulators like Gotek
- Free hardware (licence: Creative Commons BY-SA)
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14.Jan.2015
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Playable preview: Evil Minions
"Evil Minions" (Youtube video) is a platformer game created with Backbone about "Minions" well-known from the computer-animated comedy film Despicable Me.
Download: minions0.3.lha (164 KB)
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14.Jan.2015
MorphZone (Webseite)
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MorphOS: OpenXcom 1.0 / Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe 1.5.0-beta1
Paweł 'Stefkos' Stefański has updated his MorphOS-port of OpenXcom. It is an open-sorce clone of the Microprose game UFO: Enemy Unknown based on SDL. Additionally the original files of X-COM: UFO Defense are required.
Paweł Stefański also has updated Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe (OpenTTD). The open-source clone of the well-known PC strategy game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe" ofers many extensions - among others network support, individual graphic sets and ranslations.
Download:
openxcom.lha (6 MB)
openttd-1.5.0-beta1.lha (11 MB)
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13.Jan.2015
Indie Retro News
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Playable demo: Ghosts'n Goblins clone "Defeated"
"Defeated" is a Ghosts'n Goblins clone developed with Backbone which will be probably finished in 2015:
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12.Jan.2015
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Web browser: Netsurf 3.3 Dev 2
Artur 'Arti' Jarosik has updated his 68k-port of the web browser NetSurf. Changes in version 3.3 Dev 2 (an updated archive of the AGA-enhanced version still is not available):
- updated libs: libpng 1.6.16; libcurl 7.38.0; libssl 1.0.1j
- new theme by Ken Lester
- new cursor and throbber animation
- fixed dissappearing pointer
- fixed crash on muidev.de
- removed getvideo. Replaced with mp4.ee API. Use youtube_autoplay:1 option to enable autoplay after download, Video is saved to ram:video.mp4
- moved scroll*.png to theme/icons
- various bugs and memory leaks fixed
- core: *add trivial maps facilitator at about:maps
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11.Jan.2015
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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AmigaOS 4: Arcade-Emulator FinalBurn Alpha 0.2.97.34 R4
FinalBurn Alpha emulates diverse arcade machines as well as video game consoles. Version 0.2.97.34 R4 for AmigaOS 4 fixes some bugs and introduces the feature to quit a game by pushing the buttons 1&2.
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11.Jan.2015
mihcael (ANF)
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New Game Demo: Maxwell Mouse
Press release: Finally, Remainder Software are pleased to announce the release of the demo of Maxwell Mouse - a small game called Maxwell Mouse And The Missing Game Mystery. It's a flip-screen platform/adventure game with influences from Dizzy and old 8-bit platformers, and this is a demonstration of the game engine we've developed. A full game with new levels and a new storyline will begin development soon.
It features a 29-screen level, with a number of puzzles to solve and characters to converse with, as Maxwell the Mouse attempts to retrieve an Amiga game mysteriously taken from his home. The game should run on any Amiga with 1 MB of RAM. (snx)
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11.Jan.2015
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Aminet-Uploads until 10.01.2015
The following archives have been added to Aminet until January 10th, 2015:
webdav-handler.lha comm/www 1.2M OS4 DOS handler for accessing Web...
sgit.lha dev/misc 1.0M OS4 A simple and incomplete git c...
diskimage.i386-aros.t... disk/misc 622K x86 Disk image device (adf,dms,is...
diskimage.m68k-aos.ta... disk/misc 172K 68k Disk image device (adf,dms,ip...
FourPlayerGames_DE.pdf docs/misc 79K Games supporting 4 joysticks ...
FourPlayerGames_EN.pdf docs/misc 78K List of games supporting four...
comedesert-data.zip game/data 1.0M 68k Did IT come from the desert? ...
Boxx2.adf game/jump 880K 68k Boxx 2 Platform game (Bootabl...
Boxx2HDD.lha game/jump 267K 68k Boxx 2 Platform game (HD Inst...
Maxwell.lha game/jump 249K 68k Demo of Dizzy-style adventure
HHexen.lha game/shoot 914K 68k Port of HHexen I (GL and RTG ...
svg2dr2d.lha gfx/conv 317K OS4 Convert SVG to IFF DR2D format
gnuplot-MOS.lha gfx/misc 899K MOS Interactive function and data...
68030iob.lha pix/3dobj 2.2M Imagine: Motorola 68030 objec...
68040iob.lha pix/3dobj 1.2M Imagine: Motorola 68040 object
EvenMore_OS4.lha text/show 502K OS4 V0.85: Freeware Textviewer (OS4)
Ambient_AddShortcut.lha util/batch 10K Add shortcuts to files/urls t...
MMULib.lha util/libs 634K 68k Library to ctrl the MC68K MMUs
MuMin.lha util/libs 66K 68k Minimal MuLib archive for red...
Mu680x0Libs.lha util/sys 350K 68k MuLib aware 680x0.libraries
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11.Jan.2015
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 10.01.2015
The following archives have been added to OS4Depot until January 10th, 2015:
sgit.lha dev/uti 1Mb 4.0 A simple and incomplete git client
whack-a-mole.lha gam/puz 8Mb 4.1 Mascot character apps contest 2014
svg2dr2d.lha gra/con 317kb 4.0 Convert SVG to IFF DR2D format
webdav-handler.lha net/mis 1Mb 4.0 DOS handler for accessing WebDAV...
assist.lha uti/mis 5Mb 4.1 A knowledge base for AmigaOS users
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11.Jan.2015
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 10.01.2015
The following archives have been added to AROS-Archives until January 10th, 2015:
geoface.i386-aros.zip dem/mis 110kb move muscles on OpenGL face.
diskimage.i386-aros.tar.bz2 dri/sto 622kb Disk image device (adf,dms,iso,...)
whobecomesamigaguru.i386-... gam/mis 23Mb Game about a fictitious tv show
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11.Jan.2015
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MorphOS-Files-Uploads until 10.01.2015
The following archive has been added to MorphOS-Files until January 10th, 2015:
E-UAE JIT 1.0.0 uti/emu 3213 UAE (Amiga emulator) for no...
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11.Jan.2015
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WHDLoad: New archives until 10.01.2015
Using WHDLoad, you can install games, scene demos and intros from cracking groups on your harddisk that were not compatible with anything but floppy disks. The following installers have been added until January 10th, 2015:
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09.Jan.2015
Olaf Schönweiß (ANF)
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AROS: 68k-Distribution AROS Vision 2.9
Version 2.9 of the AROS/68k-distribution AROS Vision provided by Olaf Schönweiß includes several software updates. Additionally there are some minor improvements. The maintainer wishes a Happy New Year to the readers.
Changes in AROS Vision 2.9:
- new versions of ROMs and some libraries
- new versions of WHDLoad and its ROMs
- Netsurf now can be launched from desktop (seems to run faster)
- New version of MUIBase, InstallerGen, Free Pascal and icon.library
- GCC added, C-Files can be directly compiled with GCC
- new versions of E-modules, added new ones
- HivelyTracker/MED/MP3-files are supported
- Arexx-port of SimpleMail is used
- some other minor improvements
Direct download: Aros_Vision.zip (1 GB)
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08.Jan.2015
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Graphics software: PersonalPaint 7.3a (AmigaOS 3/4)
A-EON has released a free update of the 8-Bit graphics software Personal Paint which fixes some minor bugs. The version for AmigaOS 4 can be purchased in the Amistore or updated (download and installation of the Amistore application required). The m68k-port can be purchased on ppaint.com. The update is available for registered customers in the download section of A-EON.
Changes in version 7.3a:
- PPFM_Mem.c libs/#?/mem.c: Fix 68k only memguard hits die to incorrect size on releasing memory. NB: If the code is taget to 3.x and above in the longer term this custom code can be replaced with AllocVec() calls.
- PPFM_FileIO.c: No longer saves a corrupt alternate image when saving thumbnail icons.
- PPaint/PP_Prefs.c: Add ASL Screen Mode Requester to allow user to choose bestmode on first startup. If mode in Startup_1 is 0xFFFFFFFF the Workbench mode will be tried first then if not supported by PPaint an ASL requester will open and offer suitable modes.
- PPaint/PP_Prefs.c: The PRINTSYS settings are now clamped to min / max legal values rather than throwing an error, so that saving preferences with
no valid printer setup, doesn't create an unloadable Startup_*.set
- Change default setting in startup mode requester to 256 colours
- PPaint/PP_Menu.c: Autmatically save both environments on first exit if the mode requester was accepted.
- Make68kMake.rexx: Add -fomit-frame-pointer to CFLAGS. Fixed crash in editing stencil due to register a5 being clobbered.
- libs/req/req_messages.c: A test for the new true screen mode caused TOGGLE objects to be highlighted (inverse image) on both mouse down and mouse up, giving the appearance that they weren't toggling when on
a non truescreen mode. Fixed.
- PPFM_GfxFill.c: The TmpRas buffer was allocated via the custom CreateBitmap function this worked on AGA/ECS and AmigaOS4 but when run on other RTG systems, the buffer was of an incorrect memory type. Now allocated via AllocateRaster when 'SafeDisplay' is set. Fixes freehand and polygon fill tools on RTG systems.
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08.Jan.2015
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Text viewer: EvenMore 0.85
EvenMore is a textviewer written with ECX in Amiga E and by Chris Perver. Using the latest version 0.85, the OpenURL-links now should also work under AmigaOS 4.
Download:
EvenMore.lha (425 KB)
EvenMore_OS4.lha (441 KB)
EvenMore_MOS.lha (502 KB)
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08.Jan.2015
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: MomosIRC 2.3
MomosIRC written by Marian 'MaaG^dA' Guc is a MUI-based IRC-client. Version 2.3 is a bug fix release. Any problems with fonts now should be fixed.
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