18.Aug.2024
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Aminet uploads until 17.08.2024
The following files have been added until 17.08.2024 to Aminet:
amigassh.lha comm/net 103K 68k SSH2 for the Amiga
dizzytorrent2.lha comm/tcp 650K 68k BitTorrent client with MUI/AREXX
ld80.lha dev/cross 63K MOS L80 replacement linker
AmigaMicropython.lha dev/misc 239K 68k Micropython for the Amiga cla...
c2plib.lha dev/misc 186K 68k chunky2planar as an Amiga sha...
F1GP2024Carset.lha game/data 9K 2024 Carset for F1GP
WhatIFF3.14.lha mags/misc 3.7M What IFF? #3.14-August-2024
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.9M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.2M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
Mame106MiniMixBeta2.lha misc/emu 5.2M MAME 0.106 MiniMix Beta 2
Biochem.zip mods/crash 6.2M Heavy/dramatic/chip. 8 bit me...
Bloated.zip mods/crash 172K EDM with gutteral noises. 8 b...
Dementia.zip mods/crash 75K Moody/Progressive 8ch mod. 8 ...
hplague2.zip mods/crash 100K Angry Orchestral part 2 of 3....
hplague3.zip mods/crash 110K Moody Orchestral part 3 of 3....
n2depths.zip mods/crash 52K Old school jam with Leads. 8 ...
Necrocracy.zip mods/crash 65K Heavy and Melodic. 8 bit xm
NewHexico.zip mods/crash 9.1M 8 channel western triphop. (+...
retrograde.zip mods/crash 105K Rocking Metal rhythms. 8 bit xm.
TheAbsoluteValue.zip mods/crash 5.1M 6 channel med w/ moody beats....
TheCount.zip mods/crash 4.5M 8 channel metal drumnbass. (+...
zapperng.lha util/cdity 60K 68k Change the behaviour of the z...
AmigaGPT.lha util/misc 109K AOS App for chatting to ChatGPT
pfetch.lha util/moni 21K Pretty fetch for MorphOS
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18.Aug.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 17.08.2024
The following files have been added until 17.08.2024 to OS4Depot:
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
amigagpt.lha net/cha 221kb 4.0 App for chatting to ChatGPT
zapperng.lha uti/wor 60kb 4.0 Change the behaviour of the zoom...
yt.lha vid/mis 868kb 4.1 YouTube URL Extractor script
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18.Aug.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 17.08.2024
The following files have been added until 17.08.2024 to AROS Archives:
sfsobject.i386-aros.zip uti/mis 35kb SFSobject AROS i386 ABIv0 version
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18.Aug.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 17.08.2024
The following files have been added until 17.08.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
ZapperNG_1.3.lha Ambient/Commodities Change the behaviour of...
WinAction_1.5.lha Ambient/Utilities Perform an action to a ...
ld80_0.7.lha Development/Cross L80 replacement linker
AmiArcadia_33.10.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
Iris_1.33.lha MorphOS-update Iris, the MorphOS email...
YouTube-Extractor_2.9.lha Multimedia YT.rexx is a script for...
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18.Aug.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 17.08.2024
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 17.08.2024:
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18.Aug.2024
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AmigaRemix: Further file added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 file has been added:
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18.Aug.2024
Commodore News (website)
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Crowdfunded book: Retro Gaming Library - Amiga Edition
The already fully financed project for printing of the book "Retro Gaming Library - Amiga Edition", which is still running for more than two weeks, promises over 400 pages in almost A4 size (8x10") with short reports and photos on over 300 selected Amiga games released from 1985 to 1997.
Depending on the prominence of the game, it is presented on either one or four pages. One or more screenshots, title screen and packaging are shown in each case. Including worldwide shipping, which is estimated at an average of 20 US dollars, the book costs the equivalent of around 51 euros, including an additional PDF version. (snx)
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17.Aug.2024
IntuitionBase
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AmigaOS 4: IntuitionBase updated
George 'walkereo' Sokianos has extensively updated the IntuitionBase website, which provides an overview of AmigaOS 4 compatible software and hardware: it is now based on what he considers to be one of the best CMS available, Drupal 10, which makes the site easier to manage and at the same time offers a high level of security.
A new section called "Featured Software" has been added: it lists the software that will help the end user to have the best experience with their new system, in an easily accessible way. All applications are logically categorised based on their use and have all the information about who created them, where to find them, how to buy them or how to support the developer. Furthermore, software and hardware lists are now searchable, and there is also a global search function.
Users are asked to write manuals or transfer some of their old manuals here. Entries in the new "Featured Software" section are welcome, as well as documents related to the AmigaOne systems, e.g. technical data sheets for the CPUs and hardware, hardware fixes etc. (dr)
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17.Aug.2024
itch.io
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Text adventure: The Ghosts of Blackwood Manor v14
Stefan Vogt has released another update to his text adventure with graphics, "The Ghosts of Blackwood Manor" (amiga-news.de reported). This wil fix a bug in the game that affected all versions of the game. All users are recommended to install the update. (dr)
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16.Aug.2024
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Video tutorial: Using speech in AMOS programs
In another video in his series of tutorials on AMOS Pro, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' shows how to use speech in AMOS programs using the Say, Set Talk, Talk Misc and Talk Stop commands. (dr)
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16.Aug.2024
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: E-Mail client Iris 1.33
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.33 of his e-mail client Iris for MorphOS. Changes:
- Restored context menus over folder and message list title rows
- Narrow view message list title row now has a sleeker menu for quicker access to sorting and filtering modes
- Implemented the ability to add a custom button to the toolbar
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14.Aug.2024
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Adventure: "Geo's Quest" box set
Paul Golian's graphic adventures Geo's Quest 2 - In Search of Queen Lorraine and Geo's Quest 3 - Gateway to Nowhere can now be purchased as a box set for 22 euros plus 18 euros shipping to Europe. The colour-printed box and glossy sleeve contain:
- CD with both full games (GQ2 & GQ3) in PAL & NTSC and PDF's of each Manual
- SD with both full games (GQ2 & GQ3) in PAL & NTSC and PDF's of each Manual
- Color Glossy printed 9" x 6" Game Manuals for both Games
- Color Glossy 9" x 17" Game Maps for both Games
Once Chapter 6 "There be Cows" is completed, (anticipated to be Early 2025) the Box Set purchaser will be emailed a zip of the Chapter along with a PDF of the Chapters Manual for free. (dr)
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13.Aug.2024
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Amiga Kit: Super Skidmarks now pre-installed on the A600GS
The classic Amiga racing game "Super Skidmarks", developed by Chris Blackbourn, will now be pre-installed on the new A600GS from AmigaKit. Users who already own the A600GS system can add the game to the game menu via a free update.
Skidmarks was first released in 1993 and was well-known and popular for its top-down multiplayer races and graphical quality. Two years later, Super Skidmarks followed with new features, more tracks and new vehicle types, including such absurdities as cars with caravans or cows on wheels.
Chris Blackburn has also announced Epic Skidmarks, which will allow players to race in multiplayer races in a web browser, according to the New Zealand developer. (nba)
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13.Aug.2024
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Issue 144 of Amiga Future readable online
The German and English issue 144 (May/June 2020) of the print magazine "Amiga Future" can now be read on the magazine's website in the form of image files of the individual pages. Remaining copies of the magazine as well as a higher resolution PDF version can be purchased from the publisher. (nba)
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13.Aug.2024
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Operating system for the Amiga: Second alpha version of "Serena OS"
At the end of 2022, we reported on the start of Dietmar Planitzer's project to write "Apollo", an experimental operating system for the Amiga 3000/4000. The developer has since renamed his project "Serena OS" and released a second alpha version, which is now available as a fully compiled ROM. Basically, all Amigas with a 68030 (or faster) processor are now supported. He has kindly provided us with the following comments on the new version:
"Version 0.2-alpha marks the first binary release of Serena OS. I think that the OS has now reached a point where you can actually play around and have fun with it, and where you may even be able to get something useful out of it.
Serena OS should run on any Amiga hardware with a 68030 or better processor. The kernel supports floating-point coprocessors like the 68882 too. However, the mathematical library libm is currently very incomplete.
The OS comes with a C99 compatible libc and an interactive shell. Please keep in mind that you are looking at an alpha version of the OS and that you are in fact witnessing the very early days of a new OS. Thus, there are bugs and incomplete features. However, the goal is to improve things as time progresses.
This version of the OS is distributed as a ROM image and the system boots from a disk image that is stored in ROM. This disk image is copied to a RAM disk at boot time. So it's possible to create files and directories. Just keep in mind that none of the things you create will survive a system restart.
People who feel adventures may build a version of the OS that boots from an ADF disk image. To do this, check out the project sources, comment out the BOOT_FROM_ROM:=1 line in the project Makefile and then build the project. This will give you an 880KB ADF file plus a new ROM image in the build/product folder which you can then load into an emulator.
Just keep in mind that right now the speed of the floppy disk is not great because there's no disk cache yet in the kernel and the floppy driver doesn't support writing to disks yet.
So how is Serena OS different from the original Amiga OS?
The most important difference is that Serena OS is far closer to the POSIX standard in terms of functionality and behavior than the original Amiga OS was. This is most noticeable (from the viewpoint of an app developer) in the sense that Serena OS does full resource tracking. This means that the OS automatically reclaims resources such as memory when an application terminates.
Another notable difference is that Serena OS is designed and built on modern ideas, development principles, practices and goals. For example, it implements pervasive preemptive concurrency in the form of virtual processors and dispatch queues rather than threads. Serena OS has completely moved beyond threads.
Additionally, the kernel is implemented using object-oriented design and implementation techniques, which makes it easier to create new drivers and file systems. There's also a stricter separation between kernel and user space in preparation for future virtual memory support.
Finally, the kernel and the user space portion of the OS are designed with 64bit processors and multiprocessor systems in mind. There's no specific support for multiprocessing in the system at this time. Though the system is designed and implemented in such a way that supporting this kind of hardware in the future is possible without having to introduce many changes to the system.
The Interactive Shell
Serena OS comes with an interactive shell that is very different from your typical Amiga OS or Unix shell: the shell implements a formally defined language. The advantage of this is that the language is easier to use and that its syntax doesn't follow arcane and incomprehensible rules that are a consequence of ad-hoc language design. Instead, the Serena shell language was designed with consistency and ease-of-use in mind.
This language, too, is based on modern design principles and practices: it is strongly typed, fully scoped, expression based and makes a clear distinction between mutable and immutable data. Expressions and commands may be freely mixed and even conditionals and loops are treated as expressions.
All that said, again, keep in mind that this is an alpha version of the shell that is still incomplete. Things like pipes and generic auto-capture of command results are things that are not yet supported. Nevertheless, it is possible to write shell scripts and do useful things, not just in the sense of juggling files around, but also in the sense that you can easily evaluate mathematical expressions right in the shell and shell scripts.
What's Next?
I've got many ideas lined up for the future of Serena OS. Though the next version will be primarily focused on fixing bugs, structural cleanups to enable the implementation of the next generation of features and full floppy disk support."
If you would like to test the ROM, it is best to use the profile for the Amiga 3000 under WinUAE and then set the path to the Serena ROM under ROM. If you enter the command 'list', you will see a few shell scripts as above, which act as a small "demo".
(dr)
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12.Aug.2024
Mastodon
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Online chiptune and music module player: Pixeltune
Back in 2014, Tomás Pollak, a journalist, developer and musician, released a first version of Pixeltune: a web-based player for chiptune and video game music that builds on a large collection of music that has been carefully archived over the years and indexed for quick and easy access. The sound is generated directly from the original files by emulating the sound chips that were actually used to render these files in the good old days.
He started his project because he loves music and MIDI and nerdy chiptunes on the one hand, and because he's a big fan of the demo scene and tracker music on the other. They would all "bring fond memories from the early days of the Internet-- the era of guestbooks, webrings and beautifully ugly pages, when it was a crazy place filled with weird and cool stuff!"
But also, there's a secondary goal and that is preservation. A big chunk of the music you'll find was hosted on websites that no longer exist. He wants to help preserve the history of sequenced music, and to honor all the incredibly talented composers whose creations still blow our minds decades later.
Under the title link you can find more than 250 pieces of Amiga music. Playing tip: Xenex (xenextitle.mod)! (dr)
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12.Aug.2024
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Puzzle game: AmiBrixx v2.3 for all Amiga systems
Jörg 'Evil' Renkert has released version 2.3 of his puzzle game AmiBrixx. The player's task is to eliminate the stones stacked on the board by clicking on groups of the same colour. In doing so, the tiles above fall down and form new groups. The game ends when no more groups can be eliminated (amiga-news.de reported).
The new version was released due to some server updates. Some minor bug fixes and speed improvements are also included. The author welcomes feedback and is open to suggestions and requests for improvement. (dr)
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11.Aug.2024
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Aminet uploads until 10.08.2024
THe following files have been added until 10.08.2024 to Aminet:
mandel_and_julia.lha dev/amos 7K mandelbrot and julia
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 5.7M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
WhatIFF3.14.lha mags/misc 3.7M What IFF? #3.14-August-2024
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.2M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
RockMeBaby.lha mods/misc 600K 16bit 4ch Blues Jazz Rock by ...
AmiModRadio.lha mus/play 3.1M 68k Play modules from Internet so...
NAFCYI1991S1-01.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-02.zip text/pfont 1.7M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-03.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-04.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-05.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-06.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-07.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-08.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-09.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-10.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-11.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-12.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-13.zip text/pfont 1.7M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-14.zip text/pfont 1.5M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-15.zip text/pfont 1.7M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-16.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-17.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-18.zip text/pfont 1.5M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-19.zip text/pfont 1.6M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-20.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-21.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-22.zip text/pfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-23.zip text/pfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-24.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-25.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-26.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-27.zip text/pfont 1.8M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-28.zip text/pfont 1.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-29.zip text/pfont 1.9M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (PS Fonts)
tree-mos.lha util/dir 113K MOS Display a tree view of direct...
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 23M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
WinAction.lha util/shell 9K MOS Perform an action to a window
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11.Aug.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 10.08.2024
THe following files have been added until 10.08.2024 to OS4Depot:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
visualboyadvance.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.1 GB/GBC/GBA Emulator
yt.lha vid/mis 830kb 4.1 YouTube URL Extractor script
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11.Aug.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 10.08.2024
THe following files have been added until 10.08.2024 to AROS Archives:
whatiff3.14.lha doc/mis 4Mb amigaguide magazine august 2014
chaotic-dungeon.i386-aros... gam/rol 2Mb A roguelite dungeon crawler.
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11.Aug.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 10.08.2024
THe following files have been added until 10.08.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
WinAction_1.4.lha Ambient/Utilities Perform an action to a ...
AmiArcadia_33.0.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
Tree_2.1.3.lha Files/Dir Display a tree view of ...
CardsMakingKit_2.0.lha Games/Card A little kit to make yo...
Easy2Install_1.0b55.lha Network/PackageManager A package manager to do...
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11.Aug.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 10.08.2024
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 10.08.2024:
- 2024-08-07 fixed: A320 Airbus (Thalion Software) avoid crash at startup (Info)
- 2024-08-06 new: A320 Airbus (Thalion Software) done by RACE (Info)
- 2024-08-04 improved: Steigar (Screen 7) supports another version, fixed sound effects (Info)
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11.Aug.2024
MorphZone (forum)
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MorphOS: Continued GMail support by Iris questionable
As Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek, author of the e-mail program Iris, reports in a forum post at title link, continued support for the American e-mail service GMail is questionable. Programs that are allowed to access this Google service are subject to certain requirements, including an annual security assessment.
This external audit would cost the programmer an additional 500 US dollars every year. Although currently evaluating options he does not believe that it is worth paying this much money per year just to keep frictionless GMail access in the app. (snx)
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11.Aug.2024
BitFellas (ANF)
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Paper: Trackers - The Rise, Bloom and Later Developments of a Paradigm
Markku Reunanen, a lecturer at Finland's Aalto University, has published a paper in English on tracker music programs at the title link, examining 60 trackers and interviewing six developers. As he summarizes, his findings would illustrate the close connection between trackers and computer hardware, the reasons why the authors wanted to develop such software and the gradual development of the paradigm. (snx)
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11.Aug.2024
Mastodon (ANF)
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Team Hoi: Old sketches of the game Hoi and collection of magazine reports
Metin Seven from the Dutch game development group Team Hoi has collected on Archive.org old computer magazine reports on their Amiga and PC games published between 1988 and 1997. Two years ago, he also published five ballpoint pen sketches of the 1992 game Hoi on LinkedIn.
A report on the development of Softeye/Team Hoi he had already published as a PDF file three years ago. (snx)
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10.Aug.2024
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Arcade game: Holy Warrior
Amiten Games has released the arcade game "Holy Warrior" (YouTube video), in which you have to defend yourself as a knight against skeletons and fallen soldiers in order to recover the six holy books. These books had been scattered and hidden by evil forces and are the key to restoring balance and peace.
The game runs on ECS Amigas with 1MB chip RAM and 512 KB Fast RAM or 2MB chip RAM and is available for just under 3 euros. Kickstart 3.1 is required.
You can also pre-order the physical version for around 35 euros. The DVD box contains an automatically starting CD32-compatible CD, a USB stick, a copy of the game on disc and a 3D-printed figure of the Holy Warrior. It also includes a colour manual in PDF format and the digital download. The copies will be sent out from September 2024. (dr)
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10.Aug.2024
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Developer log: Core functions of the game "The Gate" completed
At the beginning of October last year , we introduced the AMOS game "The Gate" by Fabio 'Allanon' Falcucci, a mixture of "Impossible Mission" and "Project Firestart" with his own ideas and concepts. The developer now describes the current status of his project in a detailed article on Patreon, including a video: all core functions have been implemented. (dr)
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10.Aug.2024
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Chat software: AmigaGPT V1.6.0 for AmigaOS 3 and 4
Cameron Armstrong has written AmigaGPT, a chat program for AmigaOS 3.2 that uses the power of the chatbot ChatGPT (amiga-news.de reported). Originally written for AmigaOS 3.2, the programme meanwhile also supports AmigaOS 3.9, Cloanto's Workbench 3.X and AmigaOS 4.1. Changes of version 1.6.0:
- Add the GPT4o Mini model
- Remove the unused Accent menu item from OS4 version
- Fix bug where some voice menu items in the OS4 version fail to display a checkmark after you select it
Download: AmigaGPT.lha (221 KB) (dr)
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09.Aug.2024
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Print magazine: Passione Amiga, issue 18
The current issue of the Italian magazine "Passione Amiga" once again comprises 48 colour pages and is available in printed or digital form:
- Video games: RogueCraft, Tony - Montezuma's Gold, Temptations, King & Balloon, TankX, Ami HERO, Doom RPG, FreeSynd, Geo's Quest, Gateway to Nowhere, Hack & Slash, Cecconoid, Quake 2 for AmigaOS 4.1 and AmigaOS 3.
- Test report: Hollywood Designer 7.0
- Review: Kickstart 02
- Interviews: Numerous interviews with the authors of the titles reviewed in this issue
- Technology: Amiga and networks
- Also: Game news, tech news, reader mail, demo scene, box special...
(cg)
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09.Aug.2024
Thorsten Mampel (ANF)
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Event: 25th Amiga-Meeting Nord in Neumünster (Germany)
From October 31 till November 3 the 25th Amiga-Meeting Nord will take place in Neumünster, Germany. Details can be found at the title link or in our German news-item. (snx)
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09.Aug.2024
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Text adventure: "Adventure 3"
After "Adventure 1" and "Adventure 2", 'grindercowboy' has now released the third and final part of his text adventure series. "Adventure 3" is inspired by "The Hobbit", among other things: the task is to find the three rings of power and destroy them. (dr)
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08.Aug.2024
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Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.9.41
RedPill, developed by Carlos Peris, is a game construction kit written in Amiblitz 3.99, which allows the development of games from various genres (e.g. Agonman). RedPill (YouTube video shows improved support of moving platforms) is compatible with AGA and ECS, the "player" for playing the finished creations requires a total of 1.5 MB RAM. Jens 'Farbfinsternis' Henschel has written a tutorial.
All changes of updated version 0.9.41:
- Image to tiles now can open a large image containing a map, extract its
tileset, and optionally recreate this map in the current level.
- Image to tiles checksum has been improved to avoid duplicates.
- Now you can select the spritesheets to use for each Level, saving some
valuable Chip Memory.
- The used spritesheets in the level can be automatically calculated by the
editor.
- In Tileset Menu, Image to tiles can now be used to open a large image with a
game map. The routine will generate all the tiles for this map, and will give
the possibility to generate the level map as well.
- In Objects Menu, in the Advanced section you can define the maximum speed you
want your object to move. Useful for example, when you do not want your object
to fall too fast.
- Fetch mode Quadruple can now be used with Screen Widths: 320, 288 and 256.
Using it will speed up games for AGA Amigas without FastRAM.
- Added a project named BobPerfTest to be able to check performance with the
different fetch modes.
- Added action trigger Follow Object Free, works as previous one but instead of
using 8 directions for moving, movement is smooth vector based.
- When using Help key or ? button to get screen information, now you can click
More button that will open the HTML help with detailed info.
- The tool to open HTML files can be defined in the REDPILLEditor Icon.
- Project ex_mapenemies has been updated win new graphics and using the new
Follow Obj Free trigger.
- ECS parallax now supports vertical movement.
- Red CD32 button is now equivalent to normal Joypad first button.
- Vampire can usage can now be detected using the condition trigger Processor.
It will return 8 for 68080.
- Fix Triggonometry startup issue that caused Trig funcions to not work.
- Fix weird behaviour when static objects are deleted from the level.
- Fixed issue when using Inv Speed triggers.
- Giving more info about the errors in Level Properties screen.
(dr)
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08.Aug.2024
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AmigaGuide magazine: Issue 14 of "WhatIFF?"
"WhatIFF?" is an Amiga magazine in AmigaGuide format. The topics of the thirteenth issue include reviews of hardware (e.g. TF536) and software (e.g. Amiga GPT, ApolloExplorer), tutorials (e.g. Blitz Basic Basics Part 1: Introduction and Setup) and interviews (z.B. Michael Rupp (TAWS)). (dr)
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08.Aug.2024
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Using image files and discs in PC drives: DiskFlashback v1.0.2
Developer Rob Smith has written DiskFlashback, a convenient software for Windows 10/11 (64-bit) that enables PC floppy drives to read and write image files such as ADFs (Amiga Disk Files) during operation. It also allows you to process real discs in Amiga or Atari format, with the appropriate hardware extensions. To use it, you need the FloppyBridge plugin, which in turn requires additional hardware (amiga-news.de reported). Now he has released version 1.0.2 of the software. Changes:
- Sped up the Greaseweazle track reading speed by almost double
- Sped up the Supercard PRO track reading speed by almost double
- Small speed up for DrawBridge reading too!
- Sped up disk writing as well!
- Added special message for people just trying to run the DiskFlashback EXE and wondering why it doesn't do anything
- Added new "Clean Drive Heads" option for real floppy drives (cleaning disk required)
- Re-arranged all physical drive related commands into its own menu
- Added option to toggle the auto-starting up the system tray icon with Windows
- Changed how new versions of the application are detected to hopefully get around some previous false positives
- Mount physical Amiga HD/Memory Card disks as drive letters (OFS/FFS/PFS only)
- Can now detect Amiga hard disk partitions when RDSK block is not on the first block (can be upto 64 blocks in)
- Better / quicker cooldown if disk is removed from physical drive while its being read
- Added support for DSK (MSX) files as they're basically FAT12 PC disks
- Fixed a bug with some DMS files where the total number of cylinders was incorrectly read
- Fixed potential re-entry bug from aborting some operations and turning off the drive motor
- Fixed issues with SuperCard PRO board not seeking to the correct track [FloppyBridge]
- Fixed an issue where some SCP files wouldn't load at all
- Fixed some issues with some dual-format disk images not showing both parts
- Fixed issues with Tri-format disks (they're actually dual-format really)
- Fixed an issue with dual-format disks where number of heads was incorrectly used for PC/Atari side
- Fixed issue where re-reading bad Amiga sectors didn't work properly
- Fixed a strange seek issue when ejecting real floppy disks
- Fixed issue with some dialogs disappearing behind explorer after message was shown
- Fixed an issue where changing file attributes (Amiga) caused the Readable/Delete attributes to become unset
- EXEs etc are now digitally signed
(dr)
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07.Aug.2024
AmiKit (ANF)
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Workbench distribution: New Raspberry Pi installer for AmiKit
Ján Zahurančík's workbench distribution AmiKit now includes a new, Debian-based installer for the Raspberry Pi. It adapts to the actual Raspberry Pi device used, be it model 5, 400 or 4.
Features of the distribution include:
- Performance: 2500 MIPS and 800 MFLOPS on the Raspberry Pi 5
- Start: Boots into AmiKit directly
- Rabbit Hole: All Linux programs (such as modern browsers, playback software or LibreOffice) can be launched and controlled directly from the AmiKit desktop
Subscribers will already find the installer in their inbox. (snx)
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07.Aug.2024
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AmigaOS 4: Internal 10-watt amplifier for the A1222 Plus
Kevin 'ktadd' Taddeucci has purchased an A1222 Plus in addition to his existing AmigaOS 4 hardware (MicroA1, AmigaOne X1000) and reports on his experiences in a blog. Having recently tested various audio players, he now takes a short detour back to the hardware and reports on how he has equipped his A1222 Plus with an internal 10-watt amplifier and loudspeakers. (dr)
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06.Aug.2024
Hyperion Entertainment (ANF)
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Game: Heretic II (2024) to be released for high-performance 68k Amigas
Press release: Brussels – August 05, 2024. Hyperion is excited to unveil a brand-new port of Heretic II (2024) developed by Steffen Häuser, tailored specifically for high-performance 68K Amiga systems.
About Heretic II: Heretic II is the highly acclaimed conceptual sequel to the Hexen and Heretic series by Raven Software. Heretic II relies on a modified version of the Quake II engine by id Software and plays from a behind-the-back third-person perspective as in the Tomb Raider series but still controls a lot like a first-person shooter.
Features:
- Quake II 3D Engine from id Software
- Software renderer and MiniGL renderer (MiniGL renderer can only be used when 3D hardware drivers are available for PiStorm). The software renderer runs 25 fps on 640x480 on Pi CM4, 21 fps on Pi 4, 19 fps lowres on Pi 3. For Pi 3 there are also 480x270 and 640x360 resolutions
- Atmospheric game music via Ogg Vorbis replay
- Localization (both text and audio output) in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish
- Improved quality of the video intro/extro
- Multiplayer support (internet or LAN for up to 32 players)
- Impressive enemy AI
- Excellent player control (mouse, keyboard, joystick), optional PSXPort support
- Expandable with new mission packs such as Quake
Technical requirements:
- AmigaOS 3.x
- PiStorm (Pi 3, Pi 4 or Pi CM4) or via emulation such as UAE
- 64 MB RAM minimum, more recommended
- Picasso96 with chunky 16-bit modes (no AGA)
- AHI 4.18
- mpega.library (game installer can install it)
- 400 MB free hard disc space
This new version of Heretic II is available as of the 9th of August via dealers and the official distributor Alinea Computer. (snx)
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06.Aug.2024
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Book: German edition of "The Making of Prince of Persia" now available
Jordan Mechner is an internationally renowned game designer whose best-known work is probably "Prince of Persia". Mechner recorded the creation of this global hit in his memoirs, which he wrote down during development and published in 2020 (amiga-news.de reported). The book has now been published in German, translated and edited by Stephan Freundorfer: "Jordan Mechner: Die Erschaffung von Prince of Persia – Tagebücher 1985-1993" (original title: The Making of Prince of Persia) invites the reader into the wild, golden 8- and 16-bit era and lets them participate in the restless life of a young creative who is looking for his place between screen and pixels – and becomes famous. Mechner's memories and sketches are historical documents, very personal insights into early game development and the emergence of digital narratives.
The officially licensed version of the 1985-1993 diaries presents Mechner's original drawings, design documents and business records. Also included in the German translation are appendices with explanations of people, companies, contemporary terms and games.
The hardcover version of the title comprises 368 pages, completely in colour, with over 300 illustrations and can be ordered at a price of 34.80 euros from well-stocked bookshops and directly from the publisher Gameplan via the title link. (nba)
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06.Aug.2024
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Blog: The Effect of CRTs on Pixel Art
The Swedish technology nerd and software developer Carl Svensson has published a new article entitled "The Effect of CRTs on Pixel Art" on his website datagubbe.se. In it, he discusses how CRTs smoothed out the hard edges and block structures of old video game graphics through their blurring and artefacts such as scan lines and colour overlays. Svensson also points out that modern techniques such as anti-aliasing and dithering, which contribute to smoothing and colour blending, enhanced the visual experience on CRTs, which is often misunderstood when pixel art is displayed on modern flat screens. To visualise these effects, Svensson also shows images from games and applications for the Amiga, including Ruff'n'Tumble, Monkey Island, Silkworm and Deluxe Paint IV. (nba)
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05.Aug.2024
Didier Malefant (Mastodon)
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Gimmick: Humourful assessment of a GitHub account
To "roast" someone means to mock and belittle them in a humorous way and is usually meant in a nice way. This tradition became particularly popular in the USA through the "Dean Martin Show" (see Wikipedia article). The user 'codenoid' has now applied this concept to GitHub accounts: all you have to do is enter the username of an account on the website set up under the title link and you will receive an amusing summary of the activities and projects (including translation into the desired language) with the help of AI.
We have been reporting on Richard Körber's projects, who also has a GitHub account, for some time now. He has kindly agreed to let us take the piss out of him here... Thank you! :)
"Richard Körber, huh? "Open Source developer and Java professional"? More like a wannabe coder stuck in a retro time warp! Your "little private computer museum" sounds suspiciously like a last-ditch attempt to gather all the discarded tech you couldn't bear to part with. With 71 public repos, it's impressive how you've managed to wring out so little attention – a whopping 0 stars on your computer museum? That's some real dedication to mediocrity!
Your stargazers count speaks volumes: maybe a grand total of 501 on "acme4j," but let's be honest; it's not like you're pulling in celebrity-level applause. A whopping 57 followers? It seems like half of them must've hit that follow button on accident! Java enthusiast? More like Java aficionado of obscurity. And what's with the retro obsession? Are you trying to resurrect the 80s or just desperately holding on to some nostalgia? Get it together, Richard - it's time to evolve from your basement's computer graveyard."
(dr)
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Video: Image and music editing possible with the A600GS?
YouTuber 'Proteque' took a look at the now available A600GS computer (amiga-news.de reported), particularly with regard to image and music editing. His conclusion: he has high hopes for the future and is happy to support the project, but currently it was not in a state he can enjoy it. In his opinion, the computer is not intended for the "casual gamer", but for Amiga enthusiasts. What bothers him most at the moment are the slowdowns in the desktop environment due to the 68k emulation and the fact that OctaMED does not start, but this should be fixed this week.
As Amiga Kit explains in response to our article, four system updates have been released since the video was published, which have fixed most of the bugs. OctaMED, for example, is now running smoothly again, as a problem with the stack of fonts in the disc font library has been fixed.
(dr)
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Sprite/Icon/Map editor: Raster Master v3.7 R104 for Windows 10/11
Raster Master (amiga-news.de reported) is a sprite/icon/map editor for Windows 10/11 which generates RayLib-, PutImagedata and Map code for gcc, AmigaBASIC, Amiga C, Amiga Pascal, QuickBasic, QB64, Quick C, Turbo Pascal, freepascal, Turbo C, Turbo Basic, Power Basic, FreeBASIC, GWBASIC, BASICA, and PC-BASIC (YouTube video of version 3.7).
Numerous changes have been incorporated since our last news item. In version 3.7, for example, the map editor panel (draw/erase) has been better centred for Windows 11 and all binaries have been compiled with Lazarus V3.4. (dr)
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04.Aug.2024
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Amiga Kit: A600GS available / Paolo Cattani games pre-installed
Press release (PDF): Cardiff, 4th August 2024
Famous Amiga games developer, Paolo Cattani (interview from 2019) has provided his classic Amiga games to be pre-installed on the new A600GS computer.
Virtual GP and Thunderhell are installed ready to play on the A600GS. Existing A600GS users can download a free update to install the games to the games menu.
Virtual GP was sadly Paolo's last production for the Amiga range of computers shortly after Commodore's bankruptcy. He wanted to to contribute to the Amiga games scene so started the development of Virtual GP (codename AlienF1). VGP would have to accomplish two missions: on the one hand, it would implement a fast 3D engine aimed at hi-specification Amigas (AGA and 68030 required) featuring gouraud shading, texture mapping, billboarding, curved surfaces and all the things that were "hot" at those times; on the other hand, it had to be the most realistic simulation of a Formula One car available on the Amiga.
Thunderhell is a classic shoot-em-up game. The game is an horizontal scrolling (with three levels of parallax), fast paced shoot'em up full of enemies, bullets, explosions and all the bells and whistles that one could expect from a game of that genre.
Matthew Leaman, MD of AmigaKit Ltd commented on the collaboration: "We are thrilled that Paolo has agreed to include his great games with the A600GS.
We are grateful for his support of our project."
Paolo Cattani added: "As a pioneer in the development of video games for the Amiga range of computers I'm very glad and honoured to give my contribution to an amazing project which keeps alive the memory of a machine that was such a glorious milestone of the IT history."
The A600GS is available for around 130 euros (plus shipping) at AmigaKit.com or for around 155 euros (plus shipping) at AmigaKit.fr. (dr)
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Aminet uploads until 03.08.2024
The following files have been added until 03.08.2024 to Aminet:
amrss.lha comm/www 804K MOS amrss - MorphOS RSS w/ SSL cl...
zodiac-demo.zip demo/ecs 143K 68k Demo by Zodiac (Nov. 1989)
keystate.lha dev/amos 1K AMOS code to read key states
wavetables.lha dev/amos 4K Wavetable generator
MemLog.lha dev/debug 4K 68k trace unmatched allocs to fin...
RogueDeclanDemo.adf game/demo 880K 68k Rogue Declan (Demo)
TurboTomatoDemo.adf game/demo 880K 68k Turbo Tomato (Demo)
banana.lha game/jump 544K 68k Cute platform game like Rainb...
KillEmAll.lha game/shoot 750K 68k Platform shooter based on Ali...
traitor4.lha game/shoot 293K 68k Hanger 18 prequel, Syndicate ...
Turtleminator.lha game/shoot 995K 68k V1.1 Cannon Fodder style game
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.8M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.4M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
CFlavor.zip mods/crash 118K Music from the STROBE II demo.
CrysJung.zip mods/crash 107K Dramatic/cinematic. 8 bit xm.
DeathSquad.zip mods/crash 71K Angry synths and beats. 8 bit xm
DreamBurn.zip mods/crash 184K Low toned, hiphop, dark. 8 bi...
DriveBY.zip mods/crash 87K Metal from 1993. 8 bit xm
Exposure.zip mods/crash 95K A metal epic. 8 bit xm
eyesocket.zip mods/crash 77K Noise instr./driving rhythms....
FlameSheep.zip mods/crash 98K Old school music from '92. 8 ...
Infexion.zip mods/crash 84K Evil horns/synths & heavy dru...
MagneticWaste.zip mods/crash 159K Long expermiental electro 8 b...
psychor.lha mods/crash 119K Fast and furious breakbeat. 8...
AS_Patch.lha util/boot 12K 68k Fix CPU/FPU Bug in AmigaStart
ScreenTime.lha util/time 73K 68k Screen clock with calendar
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OS4Depot uploads until 03.08.2024
The following files have been added until 03.08.2024 to OS4Depot:
cardsmakingkit.lha gam/uti 3Mb 4.0 This is a SDK to make your decks...
dirmeup_demo.lha uti/fil 17Mb 4.1 Amiga Files Explorer
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AROS Archives uploads until 03.08.2024
The following files have been added until 03.08.2024 to AROS Archives:
cardsmakingkit.lha gam/uti 3Mb This is a SDK to make your decks...
beebase_kensv4.zip gra/ico 13kb Unofficial kensv4 icon for beebase
more_icons_kensv4.zip gra/ico 274kb application and drawer icon kens...
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 03.08.2024
The following files have been added until 03.08.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
SDL_2.30.5_Libraries.lha Dependencies/Library/SDL All Libraries SDL : SDL...
fheroes2_1.1.1.lha Games/Strategy fheroes2 is a recreatio...
Iris_1.32.lha MorphOS-update Iris, the MorphOS email...
YouTube-Extractor_2.7.lha Multimedia YT.rexx is a script for...
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WHDLoad: New installers until 03.08.2024
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 03.08.2024:
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04.Aug.2024
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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:
- Castlevania Vampire Killer Tyros Edition
- Thexder (Dark Side of the C)
- Formula One Grand Prix Tyros 3 Edition
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04.Aug.2024
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AROS: Review of July 2024
In his blog, Andrzej 'retrofaza' Subocz has published a summary of AROS/x86 news for the month of July at the title link. (snx)
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04.Aug.2024
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Tutorial: Creating a Kickstart disk for the Amiga 1000 with WinUAE (German)
Already in mid-July Domingo Fivoli has described how to create a Kickstart disk for the Amiga 1000 in his german Commodore blog at the title link. For this he used the emulator package Amiga Forever and the Amiga Explorer, whereby the kickstart data was read from an Amiga with GrabKick, transferred with CrossDOS and finally written to a disk image file using the program WriteKickDisk. (snx)
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04.Aug.2024
IndieRetroNews (Webseite)
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Game announcement: Video about "Dungeonette - The New Adventure" (update)
Adrian Cummings (Mutation Software) has published a short video at the title link on the current state of development of his game "Dungeonette - The New Adventure", which is announced to be released at the end of the year for AGA Amigas including the Amiga CD³².
In a forum the author explained: "It will run on stock Amiga AGA and CD³² with 2 MB Chip-RAM and of course [on THEA500 Mini] etc. It is a hybrid of many games in reality and has some roots in Diablo for sure but also many others as a hack & slash dungeon crawler. Just for the record... Originally the basic game was written for Apple Watch many years back and then also a version was released for Spectrum Next back in 2017/18. This version is all new just for Amiga however and only resembles those previous titles in name only."
Update: (18:54, 07.10.24, dr)
The release date has now been specified as Friday, 6 December 2024. Since the video under the title link is no longer availale, this Video introduction was done by the German YouTube channel 'MagisthansSpielekiste'. (snx)
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02.Aug.2024
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Tutorial: Setting up a cross-compiler for AmigaOS 4
Around three months ago, Hans De Ruiter announced a membership programme in which software and electronics tasks are to be discussed and solved (amiga-news.de reported). He has now launched this programme with Kea Campus and, as promised, has also set up an Amiga corner on YouTube in which instructions etc. will be published at different times.
The first post he has published there is a video explaining how to get a cross-compiler for AmigaOS 4 up and running quickly. He has also published a short summary in text form under the title link. (dr)
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02.Aug.2024
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: E-Mail client Iris 1.32, Contacts 1.40 (update)
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.31 of his e-mail client Iris and version 1.4 of the contact manager Contacts for MorphOS. Detailed changes:
Iris V1.31
- Don't show a 'Failed to obtain message body' error message if message doesn't have a body
- Updated cURL
- Implemented folders list context menu
- Mail list context menu improvements
- Implemented attachment icons in message lists
- Delete/Backspace keys may now be used to quickly delete messages (disabled by default)
- Added more spacing before quoting the original mail in replies
Contacts V1.40
- Fixed a bug that prevented various I/O operations from working after transitioning from a background service to a full-blown MUI application
- Contact editing fixes and improvements
- Fixed a regression when editing a photo of a contact
- UI layout fixes in main window
Update: (08:12, 03.08.24, dr)
The developer has released Iris version 1.32 which fixes a regression with read/unread flags not being updated correctly when the remote state changed. Additionally the folder list context menu was improved. (dr)
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01.Aug.2024
Mastodon (ANF)
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Python program: Pymod plays Amiga modules
The Python program Pymod, released in version 1.1.1, uses PortAudio (via PyAudio) to connect to the respective audio hardware. The emulation of ProTracker's behavior goes so far that even its bugs are optionally taken into account when playing music modules.
Thanks to Python's "import" function, Pymod can also be used by other programs to play modules. (snx)
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01.Aug.2024
Nils77 (e-mail)
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Debbie Harry portrait by Andy Warhol and picture files resurfaced
Following the discovery of further computer graphics on the Amiga of pop art icon Andy Warhol ten years ago, one of the presumably only two copies of the Debbie Harry portrait that have been printed back then has resurfaced now, created at the presentation of the Amiga 1000 in 1985 - the other one is owned by the Blondie singer herself.
Jeff Bruette, a Commodore technician at the time, who lives in the US state of Delaware and taught Andy Warhol how to use the computer, is going to sell the painting that has been hanging on his wall for almost forty years now. It also includes an original floppy disk with pictures created later by the artist. (snx)
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01.Aug.2024
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Platform game: Test version 3 of "Dr. Dangerous"
Inspired by the Amiga classic Rick Dangerous, hoogames has released another playable test version of "Dr Dangerous" (new YouTube video), which was created with the Scorpion Engine (amiga-news.de reported).
The new version 3 adds three more levels (9 to 11). The code system for the in-game codes has also been revised: you now have to find the codes in each level (big computers). In addition, a new enemy and a small intro have been added and levels 1 to 8 have been revised. (dr)
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01.Aug.2024
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AROS: First public version of Odyssey browser (64-Bit)
For the first time, the beta version of the 64-bit Odyssey browser is available for those who want to try it either hosted on AROS or directly on Windows 11 or Linux. Detailed instructions for installation on each of the supported platforms have been prepared under the title link. (dr)
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01.Aug.2024
'jojo073' (Mail)
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Game: Agent 357
José 'jojo073' Gonzáles has released another game, "Agent 357": Agent 357 has received a tip from headquarters asking her to investigate a company facility deep in the forest. It is an area that is difficult to access and it is rumoured that there are underground laboratories where experiments are being carried out with drugs. She needs to get there to confirm this.
The game has 3 levels and different types of enemies. In addition to zombies, you also have to avoid other dangers. The game is created in 32 colours and can be controlled using both the keyboard and the joystick. You can also find sketches of the game by the graphic designer on the game website.
If you would like to have the ADF file or buy the physical edition of the game, please send an enquiry to the email address shown in the picture. The physical edition contains a 3.5" disc, manual and a coloured slipcase. (dr)
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31.Jul.2024
itch.io
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Rogue-like game: Rogue Declan v1.3.1 and demo version (update)
After winning AmiGameJam 2022, Nivrig Games continues working on its twin-stick shooter (YouTube video) and released version 1.3.1 with fixes, optimisations and refinements. Detailed Changes:
- Overhauled boot loader
- Improved font
- Fix pits not animating at times
- Fix gem items in shop sometimes showing zero cost
- Fix potential memory access errors
- Fix CD32 PLAY/PAUSE not working in game
- Add fix for rare copper blitter wait hardware bug
This update resolves two cosmetic bugs in the physical editions of the game published by Poly.Play (v1.3.0). Neither of these bugs affect gameplay. The other fixes are already included in the physical editions.
There is now also a demo version with which you can play five levels that are limited to the main game mode.
Update: (06:36, 01.08.24, dr)
The developer has now also provided a WHDLoad version. (dr)
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30.Jul.2024
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Print/PDF magazine: Amiga Addict, issue 31
Issue 31 of the British magazine "Amiga Addict" is now available at the newsstands in the UK and directly from the publisher addict.media. The cover story is the Amiga's history with wargames and military titles, from early strategic titles like Gettysburg to more light-hearted affairs like North and South. The magazine also includes reviews of new games (Geo's Quest 3 and Glubble) and tools (Final Writer 7.0), an interview with journalist Matt Bielby (Amiga Power), the story of Immortal Joysticks, a catch up with the Amiga-inspired rock band Fastloaders and lots more. Three downloadable coverdisks feature full versions of Tanks Furry and Bridge Strike.
Amiga Addict is published every six weeks and is available as a single issue or as a subscription, either in printed form or as a PDF document. (nba)
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30.Jul.2024
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Podcast: The Retro Hour talked to Bart van den Akker
In the latest episode 438 of The Retro Hour podcast, the hosts talk to Bart van den Akker, the founder of the HomeComputerMuseum in the Netherlands, about his impressive collection of retro computers.
The museum houses one of Europe's largest collections, including the world's largest PC games archive, which was delivered in a 6-metre truck. Van den Akker talks about the challenges of restoring and maintaining old machines, the importance of the Dutch Estatos computer and nostalgic experiences such as LAN setups with MSN Messenger. He also talks about the role of piracy in preserving historically significant software.
For more information and insights into the HomeComputerMuseum in Helmond, the Netherlands, please visit the museum's website. The podcast can be listened to and downloaded as an MP3 file at the title link. (nba)
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30.Jul.2024
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Crono 3: Creation of printable calendars
Crono is a program for quickly and easily creating calendars for printing on an A4 or A3 page in portrait or landscape format.
It allows you to create both annual and monthly calendars, with the option of building several months in one go. The design outbut can be in the form of a grid or a list. Photos, a selection of fonts and the paper colour can be added and customised. The basic selection and display of holidays and the selection of Mondays or Sundays as the first days of the week are also supported. The program is available in 26 languages. The edited calendars are then output in PDF format.
Crono was developed by Domenico Lattanzi and is available in versions for AmigaOS 4, MorphOS and AROS. (nba)
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29.Jul.2024
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Beat'em Up: Demo version of "Metro Siege"
The side-scrolling beat 'em up "Metro Siege" was announced at the end of 2019. Following various status updates and further preview videos, a playable demo version is now available, which contains three playable levels with a choice of two characters (YouTube video). The gameplay and assets in this preview are still a work in progress and will be subject to change until the final release.
Three versions of the game are included in the archive:
- (1) The ADF version suitable for any 1M Amiga
- (2) The Hard Drive version suitable for 020+ Amigas with MB of RAM
- (3) The CD32 version - suitable for CD32 consoles
In addition, the impatient or all those who do not want to start the Amiga or the emulator can now play the demo directly in the browser. (dr)
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29.Jul.2024
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Video: AmiKit for PiStorm
Even though George 'walkereo' Sokianos mainly focuses on the development of AmigaOS4 software, he also has classic hardware at his disposal. In a detailed Twitch recording, he takes a look at the AmiKit workbench distribution for his Amiga 1200 upgraded with PiStorm. (dr)
[News message: 29. Jul. 2024, 08:31] [Comments: 0]
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28.Jul.2024
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Aminet uploads until 27.07.2024
The following files have been added until 27.07.2024 to Aminet:
Crono_AROS.lha biz/misc 4.4M x86 Generator of printable calendars
Crono_MorphOS.lha biz/misc 4.2M MOS Generator of printable calendars
Crono_OS4.lha biz/misc 4.7M OS4 Generator of printable calendars
ignition-src.lha biz/spread 1.3M Sourcecode ignition 1.30
dizzytorrent2.lha comm/tcp 640K 68k BitTorrent client with MUI + ...
mandelbrot.lha dev/amos 4K Mandelbrot set
HWP_Pangomonium.lha dev/hwood 14M 68k Powerful text & gfx engine fo...
GitDesktop.lha dev/misc 1.8M MOS Git (version control system) ...
GIPuzzleBallsAros.zip game/board 383K x86 GI Puzzle Balls
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.1M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
airlock.zip mods/crash 5.7M 6 channel spacey jazz. 16 bit...
Anoqia.zip mods/crash 58K Ambient/experimental. 8 bit xm
Burglary.zip mods/crash 219K Sneaky with sfx. 8 bit xm
GumDisease.zip mods/crash 61K Grungy Heavy Electronic. 8 bi...
HalfLife.zip mods/crash 168K Monstrous/Dramatic. 8 bit xm
Narcotomy.zip mods/crash 29K Electro dnb. 8 bit xm
OberoN.zip mods/crash 51K Loud and fast electro. 8 bit xm
ToolsMenu.lha util/cdity 79K 68k Add tools to the Workbench To...
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 23M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
ScreenTime.lha util/time 73K 68k Screen clock with calendar
BaseConv.lha util/wb 66K 68k Convert numbers between bin/o...
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[News message: 28. Jul. 2024, 11:22] [Comments: 0]
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28.Jul.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 27.07.2024
The following files have been added until 27.07.2024 to OS4Depot:
crono.lha gra/mis 5Mb 4.1 Generator of printable calendars
hwp_pangomonium.lha lib/hol 14Mb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for advanced te...
file_io.lha uti/scr 16kb 4.0 file I/O in dos scripts
yt.lha vid/mis 831kb 4.1 YouTube URL Extractor script
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28.Jul.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 27.07.2024
The following files have been added until 27.07.2024 to AROS Archives:
gipuzzleballs-i386-aros.zip gam/puz 383kb Game of skill
crono_kensv4_icons.zip gra/ico 3kb Unofficial kensv4 drawer and app...
crono_aros.lha gra/mis 4Mb Generator of printable calendars
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28.Jul.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 27.07.2024
The following files have been added until 27.07.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
Pangomonium_2.0.lha Dependencies/Hollywood a plugin for Hollywood ...
rxcharsets-0.1.lha Development/Arexx An Arexx library bridge...
Easy2Compile_1.3.lha Development/C A GUI to compile C sour...
GitDesktop_0.16.30.lha Development/Tools A graphical git fronten...
AmiArcadia_32.90.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
OpenFodder_1.9.2.lha Games/Action Open Fodder: An open so...
Crono_3.0.lha Office/Organizer Generator of printable ...
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28.Jul.2024
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AmigaOS 4: SDL 2.30.5 Release Candidate 1
Juha 'capehill' Niemimaki has published a first release candidate of version 2.30.5 of the multimedia library SDL for AmigaOS 4.1 (amiga-news.de reported). The library is intended to make it easier for programmers to develop portable applications and is used by numerous open source games. SDL requires AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition and optionally OpenGL ES 2.0. Changes: Änderungen:
- Fix an ISI exception caused by missing SetTextureScaleMode implementation
Download: SDL2.lha (7,2 MB) (dr)
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27.Jul.2024
Boing Attitude (Mail)
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AmigaOS 4: File manager "Dir Me Up" V4.00
Press release: Five years after its last update (amiga-news.de reported), the modern explorer for AmigaOS 4, Dir Me Up, is back in version 4... with more than 130 new features, optimizations and fixes! More than ever, it will be your faithful companion to explore, copy and transform your data...
Dir Me Up now has a new graphic theme, Retro, which smells of the original Workbench. The standard theme has been completely redesigned and redesigned accordingly. And of course, AISS aficionados will still be able to use it. The software is now also available in Portuguese, making it accessible in nine languages!
Dir Me Up now has a cache to store thumbnails in order to greatly speed up the display of photos, even in very high resolution (such as 4000x3000 for example). You can of course choose the reserved disk space, purge it or disable it if necessary. Other optimizations have been made to the icon view to make it even more pleasant to use. The internal viewer has also been extended with zoom or full-screen display options. As you can see, the visuals have greatly improved!
Copying has also been optimized, especially for small files: the gains observed range from 20 to 50%. The replacement confirmation window in the event of a conflict now allows you to replace a file only if it is more recent. Favorites management has been improved with the ability to give a personalized name to each location. The preferences window has been extended and redesigned.
The list of new features is far too long to mention them all here, but you can read an (almost) exhaustive list under the title link.
Dir Me Up is, of course, compatible with the brand-new A1222+ from A-EON Technology!
As usual, this update, free for all registered users, has been put online. To install it, just run Dir Me Up.
You can download a demo allowing (only) browsing or purchase the full version for 19,99 Euro. Dir Me Up, enhance your Amiga! (dr)
[News message: 27. Jul. 2024, 23:06] [Comments: 0]
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