26.Jul.2024
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Game: Snake conversion for the Amiga 1000
Paweł 'tukinem' Tukatsch has written a simple Snake game in Blitz Basic 2, which only runs on a standard Amiga 1000 with Kickstart 1.2 or Kickstart Disk 1.2. (dr)
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25.Jul.2024
Michael Rupp (ANF)
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Javascript: TAWS - The Amiga Workbench Simulation 0.37
TAWS ("The Amiga Workbench Simulation") is a Javascript simulation of the Amiga-Workbench 1.0 - 4.1 FE for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Apple-WebKit-Browser (including Odyssey). Any kind of feedback the author Michael Rupp would very appreciate. His work can be supported by a little donation from inside TAWS or via this link.
Version 0.37 includes the following changes:
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Tribute to IBrowse 3.0:
- Simulation of IBrowse 3.0 (albeit in a somewhat stripped down version, yet) by controlling an iFrame.
- Can also be called from a Shell including an URL parameter.
- When running an icon that is a link (such as «About TAWS»), you'll be able to choose to open the link with IBrowse or your «real» browser. This is also the case for weblinks called from AmigaGuide documents.
- Bookmarks are currently (still) fixed.
- Currently the languages available are German, English, Dutch and French (many thanks to Peter and Claude for translating).
- Known limitations:
- Unfortunately it is not possible for the address line to correctly follow the navigation within the iFrame, as the new URL cannot be determined for security reasons.
- Some websites don't like being embedded in an iFrame an block it (such as google.com).
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Tribute to WhatIFF?:
- All editions of the grandiose WhatIFF? AmigaGuide magazines are now hosted on the TAWS website and can be read online thanks to the TAWS AmigaGuide interpreter. The WhatIFF drive and its contents are loaded dynamically from the server using PHP scripts.
Many thanks to Roald Strauss for the idea and to Timo Paul for the good cooperation.
- New URL parameter «wbrun» to automatically start a program or open a file or directory when TAWS starts:
- Optimization of the AmigaGuide interpreter:
- Implemented dynamic loading of linked files that are not yet known to TAWS because their directories have not yet been loaded from the server (by the PHP server scripts).
- If a link points to an IFF-ILBM graphic or a music module, the navigation is retained when you click on the link, so that you can also get back to the actual document.
- Tabs are displayed true to the original, even if they are mixed with spaces.
- For underlined text, the line is in the color of the text displayed, regardless of whether the notation @{u}@{fg} or @{fg}@{u} is used.
- Bold text in the Topaz font is displayed true to the original and no longer so «blurry».
- A little more space added at the bottom of the pages.
- Optimization of the loading of the dynamic file structure using PHP server scripts:
- In the Config.php file you can specify whether .info files should be ignored.
- Added support für URL files. These need to start with «[InternetShortcut]» and contain a line beginning with «URL=...».
- If drives do not have a snapshot position, they are automatically positioned accordingly on the Workbench on startup.
- When updating a drawer (i.e. after reloading the content from the server), already open windows of subfolders remain open.
- MultiView:
- «Save as...»: The currently displayed file can now be downloaded and saved locally. Graphics (including IFF-ILBM) can be converted to all formats supported by the browser in addition to the original format (mostly PNG, JPEG and WebP, but Safari, for example, can also do GIF and TIFF, but not WebP).
- HippoPlayer .prg files (playlists) are recognized as text files and can be displayed.
- All text file extensions defined in Config.js are recognized as text files and can be displayed (new, for example, also .readme files).
- Recognition of the browser's WebP support optimized, now it's also correctly recognized for Chrome and Opera.
- In contrast to HippoPlayer, only the music module formats «MOD», «S3M» and «XM» are supported here, all other formats are now correctly treated as unknown file types if you drag'n'drop them into the window.
- «About...»: If a file with an unknown file type is dragged into the window, the file type «Empty» is displayed here.
- The optimized mouse wheel behaviour (faster scrolling) for HTML and graphic files is now activated by default, even if this differs from the actual behaviour under AmigaOS.
- HippoPlayer:
- HippoPlayer v2.59 Feature:
- When paused, the paused content is now displayed in the scopes instead of the Hippo graphic shown.
- HippoPlayer v2.60 Features:
- The list mode button is now larger for HiRes presets.
- Support for the alternative type of separator lines that do not look like one.
- HippoPlayer v2.61 Features:
- Support for loading M3U playlists
- Support for empty separator lines in playlists
- Updated to the latest version of ScriptProcessorPlayer 1.3 by Jürgen Wothke and adapted HippoPlayer and my own backends to use the new API methods.
- All backends by Jürgen Wothke updated to their latest versions, which now also support the following formats:
- SNDH
- Quartet_ST (4Q, 4V)
- SPU
- OctaMED Soundstudio (OSS)
- Support of infotext for the following formats:
- Implementation of a new backend to support MIDI files, based on the WebAudioFontPlayer by Srgy "surikov" Surkv (see https://github.com/surikov/webaudiofont/)
Please note that only uncompressed MIDI files are supported.
- Setting the order of the preferred backend for formats that are supported by UADE, MPT and XMP (default is «UADE, MPT, XMP»)
- Improved format detection for files in ZIP or LHA archives if they have neither a file post nor prefix by checking the file header.
- Special case for .sid files implemented, as these can be in either SID or SidMon1 format: First an attempt is made to play them with UADE, if this fails, the SID backend is used.
- Support for playing local ZIP files that were drag'n'dropped onto HippoPlayer.
- The default file extension when saving playlists (module programs) is now «.prg».
- Display of the «Busy Pointer» during exit and loading of the last playlist at startup.
- If the browser's window is < 520 px wide (mobiles), the main window is automatically maximized.
- Fixed maximization for OS 3.2 and 4.x. by shift-clicking on the SizeChanger gadget
- Removed compatibility and browser switches for Internet Explorer, as this browser has been completely replaced by Edge by now.
- Entering letters in a numeric input field is suppressed and an error flash is triggered.
- Performance increase for the PayPal-thank-you-surprise by recoding it and using "canvas"
- URL parameters can now also be passed to index.html and are then passed through to WB.html.
- LHA icon added
- AmigaShell on Firefox: prevent «Quick find» when entering «/».
- Amiga Early Startup Control / Boot Options: Server directories are now listed as drives if the PHP server scripts are activated.
- Bugfixes:
- When updating a drawer, containing drawer icons remain in their current position if their windows are open.
- OS >= 3.0: When starting a program, a «Busy pointer» is no longer shown.
- Correction of maximization for windows without scrollbars (Shell, HiP, ...)
- Correction of displaying the submenu symbol » for presets without submenu graphics (bug since v0.36)
- Chrome iOS: Correction of double-clicking on a ListBox
- AmigaShell: If no window is returned to the shell when starting a program (e.g. with HippoPlayer), the shell window no longer remains blocked.
- AmigaShell: Display correct error message when entering a non-existent path including drive name (e.g. «sys:x»)
- RAmiga-click on a closer gadget now only closes all Workbench windows if invoked on one.
(dr)
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25.Jul.2024
Seiya (ANF)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 160 (Italian/English)
Besides the Italian original issue, the PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is also available in English. The magazine's reviews compare, if available, the different ports of classic games to the various platforms of their time. Furthermore a focus is on rather unknown retro games.
Amiga-related, the current issue is about The Pursuit to Earth. (snx)
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25.Jul.2024
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Event: Guest list for the "ZZAP! Live 2024" in Kenilworth (England)
On 17 August 2024, The Holiday Inn in Kenilworth (England) will host the second "ZZAP! Live" event, organised by Fusion Retro Books, the South West Amiga Group and Retro Computer Museum, will take place (amiga-news.de reported). Only 100 tickets are still available for the event. There are currently no plans to sell tickets on site.
Further guests have now been announced. Among others, the following are expected:
- Rob Hubbard (Komponist, u.a. Budokan, Hard Nova, International Karate)
- Barry Leitch (Komponist, u.a. Lotus, Super Cars II)
- Jon Hare und Stoo Cambridge von Sensibe Software (u.a. Sensible Soccer, Cannon Fodder)
- Andy Davidson von Team17 (Game Designer, u.a. Worms)
- Mark Knight (Komponist, u.a. Wing Commander)
- Peter Clarke (Komponist, u.a. Bubble Bobble)
- Mike Dailly (Game Designer, u.a. Lemmings)
- Jeff Minter (Game Designer, u.a. Llamatron)
- Andrew Braybrook und Steve Turner von Graftgold (u.a. Uridium, Fire and Ice)
- Paul Docherty (Grafiker, u.a. Apocalypse, Last Ninja 3)
- David Jones (Game Designer, u.a. Lemmings, Menace)
- Mike Clarke (Komponist, u.a. Last Ninja 2, Hired Guns)
- Paul Hughes von Ocean (u.a. Batman the Movie, Jurassic Park)
- Stephen Thompson (Grafiker bei Ocean Software)
- Barry Thompson (Komponist)
- Jogeir Liljedahl (Komponist)
(dr)
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24.Jul.2024
Indie Retro News (website)
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Game: Droid
Droid is a run-and-gun platformer that appeared in 1992 as a cover disk of the Atari magazine "ST Format" and has now been ported to the Amiga (video). The version of the game released today, which is only available in PAL resolution, trades as version "Beta 2", but is considered by the programmer to be finished.
While the article on Indie Retro News still makes the previous version available for now, the current one can be accessed via the forum discussion which is linked there as well. (snx)
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24.Jul.2024
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PDF magazine: Commodore Free, issue 99
In its latest issue 99, the English-language PDF magazine "Commodore Free" reports on the "Dungeonette - The New Adventure" currently being developed by Mutation Software, which is scheduled for release at the end of 2024, in a separate chapter entitled "News Amiga". The story of the game Elite is also told. (dr)
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24.Jul.2024
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Preview video: Dungeon Crawler "The Cthulhu Project"
In a new preview video (amiga-news.de reported), developer Maurice Doerr explains what he has been working on recently: optimising the engine and adapting the dialogues and selection options. Feedback on the interface or elements of the game is welcome. (dr)
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23.Jul.2024
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Time travel at gamescom 2024: Retro Area invites you to play games and reminisce
There is one thing that cannot be missed at gamescom 2024, which takes place in Cologne from 21 to 25 August 2024: the popular Retro Area! In Hall 10.2, visitors will embark on a nostalgic journey through 50 years of video game history.
Numerous exhibitors will be presenting a large selection of retro consoles, computers and arcade machines. Whether Amiga, C64, Atari, Nintendo or Sega - fans of all eras will get their money's worth here. Visitors can play classics such as Pac-Man, Super Mario or Tetris on many original machines and reminisce about times gone by. Exciting events will take place on the Retro Area stage throughout the day. In addition to retro tournaments and quizzes, there will also be live music from artists from the retro scene.
The Retro Area is a joint project of numerous collectors, clubs, musicians, artists and developers. They all share a passion for retro gaming and want to share this enthusiasm with others.
In addition to the legendary game studios Factor 5 and Kaiko, many other exhibitors have also announced their participation. Some indie developers will be presenting their new games or games in progress, Radio Paralax will be reporting live on site, and there will be a pinball collection to see and experience.
Retro Games Ltd. from England will also be represented at gamescom for the first time, exhibiting their retro hardware A500 Mini, C64 Maxi and much more. BBG Entertainment (including the Boulderdash brand) is also expected to present new products
The book publishers Gameplan, Look Behind You and Microzeit will also be there, as will ex-Commodore UK boss David John Pleasance, who will be talking about his new book project. The two German magazine publishers Retro Gamer and Return will also be there for the first time and again respectively.
A complete list of exhibitors, including the programme, is expected to be published on the gamescom website in the next few days under the title link. (nba)
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23.Jul.2024
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Arcade port: King and Balloon V0.94
"King and Balloon" is an arcade conversion of the title King & Balloon, originally released by Namco in 1980 (amiga-news.de reported). The new beta version 0.94 that has now been released includes small bug fixes, enables joystick support (port 2) and adds a highscore load/save function (ADF & WHDLoad). (nba)
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22.Jul.2024
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Version management "Git Desktop" V0.16.29
Rafał Zabdyr has released another beta version of his graphical user interface for the version management Git for MorphOS (amiga-news.de reported). "Git Desktop" is written in C++ and based on MUI through his C++ wrapper. MorphOS 3.x and the Git component of the SDK are required.
The new version includes the following changes:
- added option 'copy file name' in file context menus
- configuration for diff colors
- configurable 'lines of context' for diff
- added 'What is New' window
- added Shell tab
- added application icon
- now Git Desktop can be run from icon
- configuration of commits history date format
- added option to save output log to file
- updated appearance of History list
- updated branch list, now shows also remote branches
- enhanced branch deletion
- enhanced branch switching
- enhanced local repository handling
- many other improvements
- many bug fixes
The developer has also published tutorials for this project on YouTube. (dr)
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22.Jul.2024
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Accelerator board projekt: Revision 0.8 of Buffee boards
The turbo card project "Buffee" (amiga-news.de reported) has been rather quiet lately. Now Renee Cousins, one of the two developers of the project, is back with a new blog entry.
They can now devote themselves full-time to development again as they have been made redundant. They are now very close to getting the board up and running, as the chip RAM can also be read 100%. Admittedly with "cheating", but it would work. In addition, revision V0.8 had passed the smoke test, which means that it could also become the final one.
Once chip RAM and interrupts were running, the whole thing would be run through an emulator to see if the board would boot. (dr)
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22.Jul.2024
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Java tool: ham_convert 1.10.2
Sebastian Sieczko's Java-based tool ham_convert converts modern graphic formats into the Amiga's HAM format and is now available in version 1.10.2. Changes:
- Faster extra HAM6 palette optimized.
- Fixed Atari 8-bit gui glitch.
- Fixed a bug that caused noticeable conversion slowdown.
(dr)
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21.Jul.2024
Amiga Future (website)
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Video: Interview with Andy Finkel
In April Dave McMurtrie did an interview with the former Amiga developer Andy Finkel about his time at Commodore, where he was working since 1981. Now the 50 minute video of the interview has been published at the title link. (snx)
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21.Jul.2024
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Hollywood plugin: Extended SVG support in Pangomonium 2.0
Pangomonium is a plugin for Hollywood that offers a modern text and graphics engine with extensive features, including support for exotic fonts and coloured emojis.
In the recently released version 2.0, Pangomonium now also supports SVG image files.
A separate SVG plugin for Hollywood has existed for over a decade. Pangomonium 2.0's SVG renderer, however, offers much more advanced feature support by using the plugin's modern text and graphics engine. This allows more complex graphics to be displayed. It also improves performance and simplifies the workflow.
nba)
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21.Jul.2024
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Aminet uploads until 20.07.2024
The following files have been added until 20.07.2024 to Aminet:
CVBasic.lha dev/cross 265K 68k BASIC compiler for Colecovision
gasm80.lha dev/cross 57K 68k Generic Z80 assembler
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 5.7M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
eurochamp.lha docs/misc 280K Statistics of Euro Champs 196...
GIMasterMindAros.zip game/board 373K x86 GI Master Mind
g17demo_68k.lha game/demo 340M 68k Demo version of the 3D strate...
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 4.5M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
TMSColor.lha gfx/conv 89K 68k Converter from BMP to TMS9928...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.8M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.4M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
BlackOcean.zip mods/crash 47K Short/Slow/Drudging/Loops. 8 ...
borg.zip mods/crash 38K Looping Action Game Music. 8 ...
bossfight1.zip mods/crash 56K Looping Bossfight Music. 8 bi...
BrokenSkull.zip mods/crash 99K Metal with synth leads. 8 bit xm
COPtheme.zip mods/crash 20K Minimalist, low-toned. 8 bit xm
DemonRobot.zip mods/crash 124K Speed Metal. 8 bit xm
dieselfuel.zip mods/crash 97K Looping Action Game Music. 8 ...
dissociate.zip mods/crash 66K 8-channel, slow and heavy. 8 ...
hplague1.zip mods/crash 66K Dark Orchestral, part 1 of 3....
niknak.zip mods/crash 68K Tribal drums/synth strings. 8...
STALKER.zip mods/crash 19K Simple, slow, and creepy. 8 b...
tank.zip mods/crash 33K Looping Action Game Music. 8 ...
wwwretch.zip mods/crash 78K Industrial Chaos. 8 bit xm
ReportPlusMOS.lha util/misc 809K MOS Multipurpose utility
Consumer.lha util/moni 223K 68k Memory Log Tool, to Screen & ...
pfetch.lha util/moni 21K Pretty fetch for MorphOS
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21.Jul.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 20.07.2024
The following files have been added until 20.07.2024 to OS4Depot:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
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21.Jul.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 20.07.2024
The following files have been added until 20.07.2024 to AROS Archives:
eurochamp.lha doc/mis 280kb statistics euro soccer 1960-2024
gimastermindaros.i386-aro... gam/boa 373kb intelligence game
terri-fried.i386-aros.zip gam/pla 610kb A game of balanced power and pre...
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21.Jul.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 20.07.2024
The following files have been added until 20.07.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
gasm80.lha Development/Cross Generic Z80 assembler
CVBasic-0.5.1.lha Development/Cross BASIC compiler for Cole...
AmiArcadia_32.80.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
MCE_15.11.lha Games/Editor Multi-game Character Ed...
TMSColor-2.3.lha Graphics/Convert Converter from BMP to T...
ReportPlus_8.60.lha Misc A Multipurpose utility ...
Iris_1.28.lha MorphOS-update Iris, the MorphOS email...
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21.Jul.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 20.07.2024
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 20.07.2024:
(snx)
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20.Jul.2024
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Image converter: Lazzy Image Viewer v0.71 for Windows
In 2010, 'PascalVault' started to create a website that allows you to quickly convert old image formats into new ones. It was written in PHP but unfortunately "terribly slow", as he writes to us.
He is now in the process of porting the code to Pascal using the Lazarus IDE: with more formats, a "nice GUI" and some additional functions (filters, resizing, etc.). As he writes, there is still a lot to do, but the tool is already usable. With the recently released version, images can now also be loaded in Amiga format IFF/ILBM. If required and with the appropriate feedback, he would also include this format as a save option in the next version. (dr)
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19.Jul.2024
Discord
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Platform game: Test version of "Dr. Dangerous"
Inspired by the Amiga classic Rick Dangerous, hoogames has released a playable test version of "Dr Dangerous", which was created with the Scorpion Engine and offers eight playable levels (YouTube video).
It is the first project for the Amiga platform and was actually only intended to be used for testing. Now it is to become a complete game. If there is enough interest and feedback, more Amiga games will follow. (dr)
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19.Jul.2024
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Event: Commodore and Amiga Meeting (Belgium)
The "Belgian Amiga Club" is once again organising a "BAC Meeting" on 21 September in Antwerp. Admission is from 1 pm. In addition to workshops and lectures, a special focus this year will be on new hardware such as the A600GS and the A1222 Plus. Admission is free, even for users with their own computers. Catering will be provided. (dr)
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19.Jul.2024
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Game Construction Kit: Scorpion Engine 2024.1
The "Scorpion Engine" by Erik 'earok' Hogan enables the development of games. The engine itself is not open source, but all included demos and demo games are. The editor itself runs on Windows. Graphics are imported as PNG files, for level creation the editor Tiled is used. For sounds, music and animations Amiga formats (mod, 8svx, anim5) are used. Version 2024.1 was released today with numerous new features and updates.
Changes of version 2024.1
- BETA support for the NeoGeo, including the NeoGeo CD.
- ALPHA support for the Sega Pico educational console.
- New support for Melee "hurt boxes", allowing fine grained control of where an animation is vunlerable to enemy Melee attack.
- New "Attacker" class makes it easier to make enemies attack on a repeated cycle.
- "Camera Box" map events can be used to easily set the bounds of a camera in an area of a level.
- Significally reworked collision detection to be both smoother and a lot more accurate.
- New "Pattern" movement type that allow drawing of smoothly curved patterns.
- Bug fixes, minor features and performance enhancements across the board.
Scorpion Engine also now bundles RetroAnimator, an animation tool capable of making smooth and complex animations out of discrete image parts. RetroAnimator has been used for non-Scorpion titles like Metro Siege, and is now available for Scorpion-users.
Information and download links can be found under the title link. (nba)
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19.Jul.2024
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GUI for Greaseweazle Tools: FluxMyFluffyFloppy v5.0.6 for Windows
'FrankieTheFluff' has released version 5.0.6 of his graphical user interface FluxMyFluffyFloppy for the Greaseweazle Tools v1.18 (see also the video Setting up a Greaseweazle V4). Changes:
- Requires Greaseweazle 1.18
- New image format: NS Dos Northstar (nsi)
- New disc formats: "hp.mmfm.9885", "hp.mmfm.9895"
- New disc formats: "northstar.fm.ds", "northstar.fm.ds", "northstar.mfm.ds", "northstar.mfm.ds"
- Convert: Added "--hard-sectors" converts input index marks into hard sectors
- Updated "diskdefs.cfg" (2024-07-07)
- Updated disc formats syntax: "mm1.os9.80dshd_32", "..._33", "..._36", "..._37"
- Write/Convert: Small fixes with file extensions (.ipf, sorting)
(dr)
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19.Jul.2024
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Adventure: Geo's Quest "In Search of Queen Lorraine" v2.1
Paul Golian began writing his graphic adventure Geo's Quest "In Search of Queen Lorraine" in 2000, interrupted work on it in 2002 and was only able to continue it last year when he retired (amiga-news.de reported). The now released version 2.1 (YouTube trailer) contains bug fixes, which should now prevent memory-related crashes. In addition, a manual in PDF format is now available for a desired price of 2 dollars, which contains a 56-page description and a walk through each room, a description of all inventory items and an introduction to each character in the game - or can also be used as a storybook. (dr)
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19.Jul.2024
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Linux: Kernel 6.10.0 for AmigaOne X1000/X5000
Parallel to the release of the Linux-Kernels 6.10, Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky has finally compiled it for the AmigaOne X1000 and X5000 after numerous tests.
Download: linux-image-6.10.0-X1000_X5000.tar.gz (61 MB) (dr)
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19.Jul.2024
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Floppy disk images on PC and Mac: Greaseweazle Tools 1.18
Keir Fraser's "Greaseweazle" does - similar to Kryoflux - read the magnetic information on a floppy disk independently from the format used and saves as much information as possible to generate a so-called "Flux Level Image" in Supercard format (SCP), which enables reading and back-writing of copy-protected disks (amiga-news.de reported)
The adapter gets connected between a floppy disk drive - e.g. a standard 3.5" PC one - and a USB port of the PC or Mac. Version 1.18 of the Greaseweazle Tools provide the following changes:
- Windows: Improved device detection, using USB-reported device strings
- gw convert: --hard-sectors converts input index marks into hard sectors
- hfev3: correctly export hard sectors as index marks
- hp.mmfm: Codec for MMFM format used by HP 9885/9895/7902 drives
- northstar: Codec for North Star hard-sectored FM and MFM disks
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18.Jul.2024
MorphZone (forum)
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MorphOS: E-mail client Iris 1.28
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.28 of his e-mail program Iris for MorphOS. Changes include improvements in the insertion of links and graphics as well as speed improvements in the synchronization of local folders and file selection operations. In addition, as with Wayfarer, the WebKit core has been updated to version 2.44.2.
Download: iris.lha (27 MB) (snx)
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18.Jul.2024
Simon Neumann (ANF)
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Alinea Computer is looking for Amiga game developers to support the Octodapter
Simon Neumann writes: "We are looking for game developers who would like to adapt their existing Amiga games or future developments to our new 10 player adapter called Octodapter.
The Octodapter provides 8 additional joystick ports via the Amiga's parallel port and will even support wireless joypads and joysticks in the final version.
Development documentation can be found on Aminet. Every developer who is willing to adapt their game to the adapter will receive a free Octodapter from us as a thank-you.
Interested developers should contact us at info@alinea-computer.de. The release date of the adapter for customers has not yet been set, but autumn 2024 is the target date." (snx)
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17.Jul.2024
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Obligement: interview with developer Kari-Pekka Koljonen
A new interview with Kari-Pekka Koljonen has been published on the Obligement website, in which the Finnish developer talks about his experiences and projects and his involvement in the demoscene. Koljonen's best-known projects include the module player HippoPlayer and the artillery game TankX. The full interview can be found under the title link. (nba)
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17.Jul.2024
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Games database LemonAmiga back online after hacker attack
The comprehensive games database LemonAmiga was the victim of a hacker attack last Sunday (amiga-news.de reported). As of today, the website is back online and fully usable.
According to the operators of LemonAmiga, the hackers gained access to the entire database during the serious security incident. The administrators have taken immediate action to close the security gaps and implement additional protective measures. Users are asked to change their passwords and enable multi-factor authentication to secure their accounts. (nba)
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17.Jul.2024
Reddit
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Arcade Attack: interview with Barry Leitch about Lotus 2
Barry Leitch is one of the world's longest-serving composers of video game music and has provided soundtracks and effects for a large number of games during his career. His best-known works include the classic racing games Lotus Turbo Esprit Challenge and Super Cars 2 for the Amiga and Horizon Chase 1 and 2, a recent retro-style racing game series for Playstation, Xbox, Switch and iPhone.
The Arcade Attack podcast previously published an interview (in English) with the musician in 2019 about his work on the classic Lotus 2 and has now republished it on YouTube with a playthrough of some Lotus 2 racetracks to accompany the talk. Barry provides exciting insights into his creative work and the process of developing his soundtracks. (nba)
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16.Jul.2024
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Demoscene: TRISTAR + TSA and DevLab-TSA makerspace archive has been launched
The members of the former demoscene group ‘TRISTAR’ have put an archive online that contains extensive material from the period 1987 to 2012, including demos (for C64, PC and Amiga), music and graphics documenting the creative history of the group. Also of historical interest are the collections of photos and videos of scene parties and reports as well as scroll texts from Tristar productions. Those interested can also find the productions of the following art group The Solaris Agency (T.S.A) under this link.
In addition, content from the joint makerspace ‘DevLab T.S.A’ is now available. This offers a platform for creative minds to realise their projects in a collaborative environment. Since 2021, the makerspace has been open to interested visitors on certain days to provide an insight into the ongoing projects and working methods. Further information and visiting times can be found on the subsite of DevLab T.S.A.. (nba)
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14.Jul.2024
Darren 'dmcoles' Coles (ANF)
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Programming: IDE Codecraft 1.15
Camilla Boemann's Codecraft is an integrated development environment (IDE). It was tested with SAS/C and E, but should also support other programming languages. The IDE is free of charge, but requires at least AmigaOS 3.2.2 as it is an extension of the program TextEdit.
The now released version 1.15 contains, among other things, additions by Darren Coles, so that there is now syntax highlighting for the E programming language. In addition to support for E-VO debugging, a register and memory browser as well as build configurations have been added and the search in files has been improved. Various bug fixes and a change of the key combination for compiling (now Amiga+B) complement the update. (snx)
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14.Jul.2024
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Games database LemonAmiga has been hacked
The games database and retro community "LemonAmiga" has apparently been hacked: both lemonamiga.com and its sister site lemon64.com are currently offline, with only a note from the operators indicating that they are currently analyzing the attack and working on securing their own systems.
According to reports in various forums, around 60 accounts of LemonAmiga users have apparently been taken over, mostly very old accounts that have not been actively used for many years. Initially, the hijacked user accounts were used to start arguments in the forum or to make the port of 'Doom' the highest rated Amiga classic in the games database. Shortly before the shutdown, the forums were simply flooded with link spam.
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Aminet uploads until 13.07.2024
The following files have been added until 13.07.2024 to Aminet:
HHH-KWR.adf demo/sound 880K 68k Borschtsch - Kuchenwurm
HHH-SBM.adf demo/sound 880K 68k Borschtsch - (Sp)BassMan
laffiks_fractal.lha dev/amos 4K Laffik's fractal set
CVBasic.lha dev/cross 265K 68k BASIC compiler for Colecovision
evo.lha dev/e 694K 68k E-VO: Amiga E Evolution
FileSystemStressTest.lha disk/misc 19K 68k Stress tests disks and file s...
TankX.lha game/2play 1.5M 68k 1-10 player tank combat (upda...
F1GP2024Carset.lha game/data 9K 2024 Carset for F1GP
MCE.lha game/edit 4.1M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 4.8M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.7M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.8M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
Elongated.zip mods/crash 96K All drums (Not a solo). 8 bit xm
ReportPlus.lha util/misc 686K 68k Multipurpose utility
ReportPlus-OS4.lha util/misc 866K OS4 Multipurpose utility
isomount.lha util/rexx 43K Mounting ipf,dms,adf,hdf,iso
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OS4Depot uploads until 13.07.2024
The following files have been added until 13.07.2024 to OS4Depot:
mce.lha gam/uti 5Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
sdl2.lha lib/mis 7Mb 4.1 Simple DirectMedia Layer 2
reportplus.lha uti/mis 866kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
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AROS Archives uploads until 13.07.2024
The following files have been added until 13.07.2024 to AROS Archives:
gocr-kens-drawer.lha gra/ico 2kb Unofficial kens drawer for Gocr
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 13.07.2024
The following files have been added until 13.07.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
sunny_0.5.lha Ambient/Utilities A commodity to makes th...
ThunderSlash.lha Games/Shoot2D A nice shoot'em up by J...
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13.Jul.2024
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: "VD aktuell" 04
Press release: Summer fun with the retro gaming illustrated magazine on 64 full-color pages!
It's getting hot outside, time for some cool, easily digestible retro snacks! In the new issue of german VD aktuell, we take an intimate look at the relationship between Indiana Jones and Sophia Hapgood - are they really just colleagues? After a detour to the beach, we then head straight into space and reminisce about retro gaming classics. But we also take a look outside the box and talk about Planet of the Apes and a non-gaming phenomenon of the 1980s and 1990s: video libraries!
As always, there's news in the retro news section, plus brief introductions to new games and new hardware. The video program for the Virtual Dimension and Fog Lake Production channels once again gives you a detailed preview of the next three months and our comic "Danger Dennis" enters its second round.
What are you waiting for? Get your hands on it! (cg)
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11.Jul.2024
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future now with 68 pages
The publisher of "Amiga Future" has announced that the size of the print magazine has steadily increased in recent months - starting with the most recent issue, the magazine has 68 pages. It is hoped that the increased size will attract more subscribers. (cg)
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10.Jul.2024
Amigaworld.net (forum)
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Crowdfunding: Book project by David Pleasance - "Dare to Dream"
After "Commodore - The Inside Story" and "From Vultures to Vampires", former Commodore UK manager David Pleasance is looking for pre-orders for a third book project at the title link. This time, however, the subject is fictional - "Dare to Dream" invites the reader to dream about what might have been if the author, together with the co-managing director Colin Proudfoot, had succeeded in taking over Commodore UK as planned following the bankruptcy of the parent company.
According to the description, former Commodore developer Dave Haynie assists him in writing the book. Participants in the crowdfunding campaign will receive the finished work for 30 British Pounds plus shipping costs (for the EU this will amount to a total of 40 Pounds, around 47 Euros), with the regular retail price being 39 pounds later. (snx)
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10.Jul.2024
MorphZone (forum)
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 8.9
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 8.9 of his Wayfarer web browser for MorphOS. This fixes six bugs and introduces a "YouTube Experience" notice, which appears when that website is visited for the first time. (snx)
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10.Jul.2024
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Test: Audio playback on the AmigaOne A1222 Plus
Due to its incompatible FPU, the use of AmigaOS 4 on the AmigaOne A1222 Plus is subject to restrictions, which also affect popular audio playback programs such as AmigaAMP. 'Ktadd' has tested a few of them at the title link.
AmigaAMP requires up to 80 % of the processor power due to frequent calls of the FPU emulation. The test report lists setting changes that enable the use of this program with an operable user interface, albeit exclusively.
TuneNet manages MP3 files - apparently the only format tested by Ktadd - with a processor load of eight to 32 %; with Ogg Vorbis files, however, Eldee 'Eliyahu' Stephens comments that CPU usage will jump and one ends up with the same responsiveness issue as well.
DAPlayer, on the other hand, is at eight to ten percent for MP3 files, while SongPlayer is only 5 % and the Hollywood program RNOTunes performs best in this regard with 3 %.
Finally, the blog article compares the general strengths and weaknesses of the programs mentioned, on the basis of which there is no generally valid recommendation as to which of them should be used on the A1222 Plus. (snx)
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09.Jul.2024
Robert Koon (ANF)
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Developer's diary: Dune II - The Building of A Remaster
Robert Koon, one of the developers involved in the Amiga conversion of Westwood's strategy classic Dune II, has set himself the goal of developing a remake for the Amiga that largely eliminates the limitations of the original release compared to the DOS original. Koon lists the following disadvantages of the existing Amiga port, among others:
- the heavily abbreviated intro
- the lack of an AGA-specific version
- constant diskette changes
- cuts to the gameplay and the soundtrack
Every two to three days Koon documents his progress in an entry in his developer diary. This journal will also be published in book form once the work is complete. If you want to support the developer in advance, you can donate one or three euros per month on Patreon and get real-time access to the developer diary.
It is not yet clear whether or in what form the finished game will be distributed. As Koon tells us, the code for his version has been written from scratch, but all assets come from the DOS version and therefore have to be licensed by Westwood.
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09.Jul.2024
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Rogue-Like "Roguecraft". Preview video, boxed edition can be pre-ordered
The 'Roguelike' Roguecraft, a revised port of the C64 title Rogue 64 from the same developer, is to be released in September in digital and physical editions. Pre-orders for the boxed edition will be accepted until the end of the month. Torque' shows the current status of the game in a YouTube video. (cg)
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09.Jul.2024
EAB (Webseite)
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Multiple-choice adventure: Ninja Carnage
In "Ninja Carnage", the player controls a constantly cursing ninja who has to execute a Yakuza boss. The game mechanics are described by the developer as "Die & Retry": decisions have to be made constantly, wrong decisions lead to one of 128 different death sequences.
The game has been translated into seven different languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek and Polish. The Amiga version uses the HAM6 mode and runs on every OCS computer.
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09.Jul.2024
IndieRetroNews (Webseite)
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Game: Chopper Duel 1.1
Chopper Duel is an Amiga version of the MS-DOS game of the same name by Addict from 1993. The helicopter duel comprises 50 playing fields with 32 colors, requires 512 KB RAM and can be controlled by joystick or keyboard. (snx)
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09.Jul.2024
itch.io
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Game template: Survival game 'CyberCity2069' with source code
According to the author, "CyberCity2069" was to be a "survival game with RPG elements", which was developed with AmiBlitz 3. The player returns to the city after three years in the wilderness and has to earn a living with odd jobs in a cyberpunk setting.
The title has been abandoned by the developer; apart from the basic elements of the strategy part, only two of the planned arcade mini-games have been implemented so far: driving through the city and collecting falling garbage. The unfinished game, including the source code, can be purchased for one US dollar.
The license for the program code is simply "do what you want with it". The assets (graphics, sounds) come from third parties and can be used under various licenses; they are all linked on the Cybercity project page. (cg)
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Point'n Click adventure with photos: Holiday V1.07
Another update has been released for the Point'n Click adventure "Holiday" (video), which fixes various minor bugs:
- Discovered and fixed a bug with V1.05. If you completed a day after midnight, the day would roll over to the next day, and all mission objectives would not count towards any score. The day would then roll over again, so the next day would start 2 days later (e.g. Day 3). I added a variable for the actual day, as well as the game day, so the computer knowns what day the player is on.
- Sometimes the music would keep playing after the game was shut down. I made a fix for this in V1.05, but it only fixed a few rooms. The Launch Script how runs BastyPlayer again when you quit the program, therefore always stopping the music.
- Fixed being able to use items on the peninsula screens without being instantly taken back to Room 1.
- Added 10 more hidden click boxes to different places in the game, for example, Morgan's Bar, and some on the south beach.
- Fixed some spelling mistakes introduced with V1.05, such as Petro instead of Pedro. And 'The Day the Temperature'.
- Changed Fight Check In Desk to Hotel Check In Desk.
- Updated the version in the title of the game to V1.07
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09.Jul.2024
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Free/Libre hardware: SMD2000 "Bushfire", an A2000 in Mini-DTX form factor
SMD2000 "Bushfire" is a version of the A2000 motherboard in mini-DTX format (170 mm × 203 mm). The computer has a modular design: In order to be able to work with different Agnus revisions, the Agnus and chip RAM are located on a separate daughterboard. The processor is also on a separate board. The ISA slots have been removed; instead of the video slot, SMD2000 has an RGB2HDMI connection for plugging in a Raspberry Pi connection as well as an internal video header so that S-video capacity can be added later.
In the meantime, the documents for the motherboard, a first CPU card and two different Agnus plug-in cards have been published on Github. The official announcement also holds out the prospect of a third Agnus card that will ensure (mechanical) compatibility with the developer's preferred case: a Silverstone ML09.
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08.Jul.2024
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Interview with Rolf-Dieter Klein and Jim Sachs about "Ports of Call"
For their Norwegian website "Spillhistorie" Hans Arne J. ('Retrogamingpappa') and Joachim Froholt have conducted an interview with two fathers of the well-known Amiga game "Ports of Call", namely Rolf-Dieter Klein, one of the two developers alongside Martin Ulrich, and James D. Sachs, known as Jim, who worked alongside Richard E. La Barre as an illustrator.
Based on their answers, an article was created at the title link, which traces the development of this business simulation, which Aegis Interactive Software released in 1987 for the Amiga and only in 1990 for IBM PCs, whereby the Amiga version was graphically and tonally superior, in accordance with the then still rather limited multimedia capabilities of the IBM PCs. (snx)
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Aminet uploads until 06.07.2024
The following files have been added until 06.07.2024 to Aminet:
ign-AddOn-ODS.lha biz/spread 204K OS4 ignition addon for access ods...
ign-AddOn-XLSX.lha biz/spread 303K OS4 ignition addon for access xls...
ignition.lha biz/spread 5.0M OS4 a modern spreadsheet
ignition-src.lha biz/spread 1.2M Sourcecode ignition 1.30
HHH-GNV.adf demo/sound 880K 68k Borschtsch - Gabbanova (LQ)
lostpixeldemo.lha game/actio 413K 68k Lost Pixel 1st level Demo Game
ScummVM_AGA_060.lha game/misc 55M 68k Amiga port of ScummVM 2.3.0 (...
ScummVM_RTG_060.lha game/misc 55M 68k Amiga port of ScummVM 2.5.1 (...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.2M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmySequencer.lha mus/edit 635K 68k MIDI sequencer for the AMIGA ...
ToccataInit.lha mus/misc 15K 68k Initialize Toccata mixer from...
CreationOfMan.lha pix/anim 108M The creation of man - DPaint ...
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OS4Depot uploads until 06.07.2024
The following files have been added until 06.07.2024 to OS4Depot:
fd2pragma.tar.gz dev/mis 118kb 4.0 Tool to create pragmas and inlin...
pasm.tar.gz dev/mis 85kb 4.0 PowerPC assembler
vdam68k.tar.gz.tar dev/uti 110kb 4.0 A 68k disassembler
vdappc.tar.gz.tar dev/uti 70kb 4.0 A PowerPC disassembler
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
pintorweb.lha gra/mis 7Mb 4.0 A simple and easy picture editor
ntpsync.lha net/mis 35kb 4.0 Synchronizing clocks in the Inte...
ign-addon-ods.lha off/spr 204kb 4.1 Ignition addon for access ods-files
ign-addon-xlsx.lha off/spr 303kb 4.1 Ignition addon for access xlsx-f...
ignition.lha off/spr 5Mb 4.1 A modern spreadsheet
ignition-src.lha off/spr 1Mb 4.0 A modern spreadsheet (source)
tinyulmui.lha uti/mis 55kb 4.0 MUI-based tinybld PIC uploader (...
airscan.lha uti/pri 1Mb 4.1 Native Amiga scanner utility
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AROS Archives uploads until 06.07.2024
The following files have been added until 06.07.2024 to AROS Archives:
pintorweb.lha gra/con 7Mb A simple and easy picture editor
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 06.07.2024
The following files have been added until 06.07.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
AmiArcadia_32.71.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
ShowGeo_1.0.lha Graphics/3D A simple and unpolished...
PintorWeb_5.00.lha Graphics/Tools A little and easy web t...
Wayfarer_8.8.lha MorphOS-update Wayfarer is the latest ...
PolyOrga_1.26a.lha Office/Organizer PolyOrga is a general-p...
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WHDLoad: New installers until 06.07.2024
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 06.07.2024:
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08.Jul.2024
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:
- Stormlord Arok Full Length
- Hybris Interstellar
- The Funky Dragon
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07.Jul.2024
Frank Röger (ANF)
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The Grid: A new Tron-clone for up to 10 players
Today, LogicalByte launched the game The Grid. This is a Tron clone with support for up to ten players simultaneously. The requirement for this number of players is an OctaPlayer adapter from Alinea Computer, which is currently still under development and is due to be released later this year. Until then, the game can currently be played against just one human opponent.
The gameplay of The Grid is based on the original game and therefore also on the classic film: players control so-called light cycles and fight for survival in intense arena duels while trying to lure their opponents into light traps.
The system requirements are a PAL Amiga with at least 1 MB Chip RAM and at least 2 joysticks.
According to the website, The Grid is undergoing further development. Open features to be implemented in the course of the year include player names, various grids, power-ups, speed options (currently only one speed is implemented) and memory optimisation (to support Amigas with only 512 KB Chip RAM).
The Grid can be downloaded free of charge from the title link. (nba)
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06.Jul.2024
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 169
The English and German issue 169 (July/August 2024) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.
Content of the current issue includes a special about power supplies for the Amiga 500, 600 and 1200, reviews of hardware (eRGB2HDMI) and applications (Hollywood Designer 7.0) as well as reviews of several new and old games including Glubble, Rogue Declan, Kondi Krush and more. (nba)
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06.Jul.2024
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 8.8
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 8.8 of his web browser Wayfarer for MorphOS which fixes a race condition in MediaSource player and video synchronization issues. (dr)
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06.Jul.2024
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Reverse Engineering: Aira Force 0.7.5 for Windows, Linux and macOS
"Aira Force" is a tool for reverse engineering Amiga 680x0 software (amiga-news.de reported). It allows binaries to be disassembled and investigated (YouTube video).
This update to version 0.7.5 mainly contains UI upgrades: DPI awareness, save/restore window settings, a choice of fonts and UI zoom. (dr)
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06.Jul.2024
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Aracde classic: Beta version of Galaga500
Jean-Francois 'jotd' Fabre has started to realise another game for the Amiga: this time Namco's Aracade classic Galaga. He has now released a first beta version, which is already fully playable, but may still have minor bugs and not all features. A standard Amiga 500 is sufficient (YouTube video) (dr)
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05.Jul.2024
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AmigaOS 4: Scanner utility AirScan V1.40
Arild Aarbakk has released version 1.40 of its AirScan scanner software, which uses the eSCL protocol developed by the Mopria Alliance Technical Working Group. The client is able to scan (or print) without having to install drivers on the client device, as the firmware provided in the scanner is used. Communication is based on the Internet Printing Protocol, a printing service over a network.
SSL support has been added in the new version. Currently, the preview image is still displayed in colour, even if greyscale or black and white has been selected. The final scan is displayed in the selected colour mode. The archive can simply be extracted and copied to the location of your choice. In our test, a Canon G6000 was found without any problems and scanned a document as required, which can be saved as either a jpeg or pdf file.
(dr)
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05.Jul.2024
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Retro Supplies: Updates of hardware projects
Andrew 'LinuxJedi' Hutchings and his shop "Retro Supplies" visited the Kickstart 02 event in England last weekend and presented updates of his hardware projects:
He has developed a new version of the RGBtoHDMI board for the Amiga 500, which enables pixel-perfect HDMI output from the Amiga 500 using a Raspberry Pi Zero (not included).
Version 2 of his floppy emulator "GoFloppy" (amiga-news.de reported) is now available, which has an additional special adapter for Amiga computers. This adapter makes it possible to place the GoFloppy on the Amiga 500 / 600 / 1200, and a flex cable supplies the data and power through the ventilation opening of the Amiga. In addition, a switch on the GoFloppy allows you to switch between the internal drive and the GoFloppy as the primary drive in the Amiga (the internal drive is disabled when the GoFloppy is the primary drive).
Finally, he offers various scented candles to "enhance the player's experience of Amiga games." (dr)
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05.Jul.2024
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Video: Review of A600GS
In a detailed video, the YouTube channel "Toohey's Tech & Gaming" presents the announced A600GS computer (amiga-news.de reported). (dr)
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04.Jul.2024
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Synth-Pop mit Amiga-Beteiligung: "Bleakwave" von Vogue Renege
Amiga musician Paulee Alex Bow has released an EP called "Bleakwave" under the artist name 'Vogue Renege'. The songs can be purchased on Bandcamp, a CD version can be ordered from the author by e-mail.
As Bow tells us, a whole series of Amiga computers (A500+, A1200 and A3000) were used for the production. Trackers are responsible for a large part of the rhythm work, but Amiga-based software synthesizers, real-time effects programs and MIDI software are also used on each track, which together produce a "very special sound" according to the artist.
(cg)
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04.Jul.2024
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AmigaOS 4: ignition OpenDocument addon V0.40, Excel addon V0.12
With the release of the spreadsheet ignition 1.30 (amiga-news.de reported) Achim Pankalla has also updated two addons:
The ods-addon enables tables to be loaded and saved in OpenDocument format, which is used in LibreOffice/OpenOffice Calc, among others. In this version 0.40, a bug has been fixed and new functions of the current ignition version have been implemented.
The xlsx add-on for importing MS Excel files is now available in version 0.12, which also supports new functions of the recently released ignition version. (dr)
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04.Jul.2024
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AmigaOS 4: Spreadsheet ignition 1.30
Achim Pankalla has released version 1.30 of his spreadsheet ignition which at least requires AmigaOS 4.1 update 6. Changes:
- Some GUI-errors are corrected.
- The printing prozess can now be stopped.
- Some Guru-failures are eliminated
- The number of copies field in the printer dialog now works.
- The zoom factor in printer dialog accepts now manual set values.
- A new function for replacing text in a string was added.
- New functions for number conversions.
- Error in "select" function was fixed.
- An error in the 3D column diagram was fixed.
(dr)
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