13.Jan.2021
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Self-made project: Amiga keyboard as USB input device
'Amiga500-Keyboard' uses an Arduino 'Pro Micro' or 'Leonardo' to turn an A500, A1000 or A2000 keyboard into an USB compatible input device. The program code running on the Arduino was released on Github. You can get further information regarding wiring in the forum of arduino.cc.
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12.Jan.2021
Hyperion (E-Mail)
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Hyperion: 'Hotfix' for AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition Update 2
Press release: Some users of update 2 for AmigaOS4.1 Final Edition have experienced stability issues after updating. This hotfix addresses these stability issues and fixes a couple of other minor issues found after the release of update 2.
The hot fix is free to registered users of AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition and can be found in the download area. It will also be made available via AmiUpdate.
The hotfix should only be applied on top of the original update 2 package released on December 23, 2020!
The original update 2 package has also been updated with the components in the hot fix and is now available in a new version (version number 53.14) in our download area and via AmiUpdate.
This update is the result of the continuing effort of a dedicated group of AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition developers and beta-testers. Thank you!
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12.Jan.2021
David Brunet (ANF)
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Obligement: Update of Amiga Games List
Since April 1991 David Brunet has been maintaining the "Amiga Games List". By updating the list for the 51st time, the database now includes 13.267 games, level editors, data disks, expansions and interpreters, divided into the following categories:
- 12.664 games
- 338 extensions and data disks
- 146 game or level editors
- 119 interpreters
This update has added games which have been released in 2020 or have been developed using the Scorpion Engine or Haktar. Additionally existing games have been marked which runs on AmigaOS 4, MorphOS or AROS using an interpreter ('[+Interpreted]').
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11.Jan.2021
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 148
The English and German issue 148 (January/February 2021) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed today. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.
Among others this latest issue includes reviews of "Wiz: Quest For The Magic Lantern" and "vAmiga" as well as an interview with Jacek "jacadcaps" Piszczek (Wayfarer).
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10.Jan.2021
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Free eBooks: Amiga Story in Pixels, The Story of US Gold, History of Ocean
Again Fusion Retro Books offers some Amiga books as free PDFs. You only have to create an user account in the shop: The history of Ocean Software, The story of US Gold and The story of the Commodore Amiga in Pixels. Additionally The story of the Commodore 64 in pixels is available for free.
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10.Jan.2021
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Aminet uploads until 09.01.2021
The following files have been added until 09.01.2021 to Aminet:
yWeather.lha comm/misc 229K MOS Show weather infos in screenbar
SMB-ConnectItaCat.lha comm/tcp 12K Italian catalog for SMB-Conne...
exomizer.lha dev/cross 829K MOS A cruncher for 6502/Z80/6809 ...
MuForce.lha dev/debug 293K 68k V40 Enforcer, detects illegal...
NoMoreDiv0_Debug.lha dev/debug 19K 68k Division by Zero Debugger
OsGrind.lha dev/debug 28K 68k Configurable Os argument checker
EasyRapa.lha dev/hwood 7.6M MOS generate RapaGui simple app s...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 2.1M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
pig.i386-aros.lha game/jump 1.5M x86 Retro style platform game (SDL)
fop.i386-aros.lha game/role 692K x86 multi-player dungeon-crawling...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.3M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.6M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 4.7M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
ami-markdown.lha text/edit 635K OS4 Edit and view Markdown documents
SmartClipboard_sbar.lha util/app 229K MOS Define actions to act on clip...
NoMoreDiv0.lha util/boot 13K 68k No more Division by Zero
DirTree-cmd.lha util/cli 5K 68k Shell command displaying dire...
lgt.lha util/cli 5K 68k Turns on the light ;)
Match.lha util/cli 14K 68k Match files in a directory hi...
MMULib.lha util/libs 723K 68k Library to ctrl the MC68K MMUs
WHDLoadMenu.lha util/misc 42K 68k A WHDLoad frontend
SysinfoBoards.lha util/moni 14K 68k More Boardinfos for Sysinfo
ClipHandler.lha util/shell 8K 68k access the clipboard on the s...
ViNCEdThemes.lha util/shell 22K ViNCEd Themes
AnalogClock.lha util/time 38K 68k Analog transparent clock for ...
horloge.lha util/time 735K 68k a fugly clock made using SDL
TimeIt.lha util/time 4K 68k Shell command for timing othe...
AutoVisible_sbar.lha util/wb 10K MOS All sbars visible on AutoScro...
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10.Jan.2021
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OS4Depot uploads until 09.01.2021
The following files have been added until 09.01.2021 to OS4Depot:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
shadthecat.lha gam/mis 18Mb 4.1 An with Hollywood programmed game
detritus.lha gam/shm 4Mb 4.1 Asteroids based 3D shmup featuri...
flashmandelng.lha gra/mis 6Mb 4.0 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals ...
easyrapa.lha lib/hol 8Mb 4.0 Generate RapaGui simple app stru...
hwp_hurl.lha lib/hol 3Mb 4.0 The multi-protocol data transfer...
ami-markdown.lha uti/tex 790kb 4.1 Edit and view Markdown documents
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10.Jan.2021
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AROS Archives uploads until 09.01.2021
The following files have been added until 09.01.2021 to AROS Archives:
easyrapa.lha dev/lib 8Mb generate RapaGui simple app stru...
fop.i386-aros.lha gam/mis 692kb SDL dungeon-crawling game
pig.i386-aros.lha gam/pla 1Mb Retro style platform game (SDL)
dossizola.i386-aros.zip gam/str 1Mb Quick game to trap your opponent.
whatchanged.lha uti/fil 6kb Identifies file system changes o...
horloge.i386-aros.lha uti/mis 568kb a fugly clock made using SDL
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10.Jan.2021
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 09.01.2021
The following files have been added until 09.01.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
Exomizer_3.1.0.lha Development/Cross A cruncher for 6502/Z80...
EasyRapa_1.0.lha Development/Hollywood Generate RapaGui simple...
Doom3-sources_1.0.zip Development/Sources dhewm 3 is a Doom 3 GPL...
Iris_0.100beta.lha Email New email client suppor...
TheWidow.lha Games/Adventure The Widow, the point an...
Doom3-ProjectUAC_alpha... Games/Shoot 3D Version alpha of Doom 3...
Julius_1.6.0.lha Games/Strategy An open source re-imple...
Wayfarer_1.11.lha Network/Web Wayfarer is the latest ...
SmartClipboard_1.3.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Define actions to act o...
yWeather_1.22.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar Show weather infos in s...
AutoVisible_1.3.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar All sbars visible on Au...
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10.Jan.2021
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WHDLoad: New installers until 09.01.2021
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 09.01.2021:
- 2021-01-09 new: Outlands (Pandora) done by Abaddon (Info)
- 2021-01-09 improved: Video Kid (Gremlin) level skip fixed (Info)
- 2021-01-09 improved: Advanced Ski Simulator (Code Masters) supports another version, music fixed (Info)
- 2021-01-07 improved: Globdule (Psygnosis) protection screen completely skipped, highscore saving, trainer added, joypad/second button controls added (Info)
- 2021-01-04 improved: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (Buena Vista Software) 2 versions supported, protection really removed, music replay fixed, trainer added, using real files (Info)
- 2021-01-03 improved: Workbench 3.1 (CBM) activated Host SetKeyboard (Info)
- 2021-01-03 improved: Workbench 1.3 (Amiga Inc.) activated Host SetKeyboard, added a fix for Shell-Seg (Info)
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09.Jan.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Developer tols: vasm 1.8j and vlink 0.16g
Frank Wille has released updates of the assembler vasm and the corresponding linker vlink. A detailed change log is listed on the websites.
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09.Jan.2021
English Amiga Board (Webseite)
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Arcade shoot'em-up: 'Gradius' port 'Tinyus' announced
After Tiny Invaders, Tiny Galaga and Tiny Bobble the demo group is working on its fourth arcade port within one year: 'Tinyus' is supposed to become an true port of the arcade shoot'em up Gradius released in 1985:
Tinyus will run on an A500 equipped with 1 MB RAM but an A1200 is recommended for getting 50 frames per second. The game has been completed and could be released but according to the developers first beta testing has to be completed. Besides, 3 kb must be saved.
A short preview of the soundtrack the developers has published as MP3 file.
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09.Jan.2021
commodore.news (Webseite)
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A1000 expansion: 'Parceiro' provides Fast-RAM, SD card slot and RTC
'Parceiro' (Portuguese: "Partner") is an expansion for the A1000 which comes in a thin plastic case - fitting to the computer - plugged in the lateral expansion port of the Amigas. It provides 8 MB Fast-RAM, a micro SD slot accessible from the outside with a 2 GB FAT32-formatted SD card as well as a real-time clock.
You cannot boot from this SD card but the producer provides a detailed tutorial explaining how to create "KickWork" disk. Additional to the Kickstart image it contains a Workbench as well as all required drivers and utilities for mounting the sd card and reading the real-time clock.
According to a review on Youtube, the card seems only be produced in very small numbers. If you are interested you can pre-order a 'Parceiro' at the US American developer Dabid Dunklee via email. The price for a card is 195 USD plus shipping.
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08.Jan.2021
Lars Brämer (Forum)
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Morgue Soft stops developer activity by releasing the game "The Widow"
After more than 27 years, Juan Carlos 'Templario' Herran Martin has stopped his developer activity by releasing the game "The Widow" which is a point'n'click horror adventure written in Hollywood:
According to 'Templario' this game is "a little summary of the best games and programs made for me with my programming and graphic design skills". It is available for MorhpOS 2.7-3.x, AmigaOS4.x, AROS, Windows and Linux.
During the past years he has released software like the picture viewer Videntium Picta, the picture editing programm Pintor Web or the PDF viewer GrimoriumPDF. Furthermore he wrote diverse slot machine games and adult games.
His first projects 'Templario' wrote in AmiBlitz/BlitzBasic for his brother. Since 2010 he has used Hollywood as his main developing software. In response to our question about the reasons for his decision he answered that it "is very complicated making games for Amiga systems when there are not skilled graphic designers in this hobby, and the motivation and the input of fresh ideas is low."
Now he is enjoying his hobby as another spectator of the scene. We wish him much fun in the new period of life and all the best for the future!
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07.Jan.2021
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Playable demo: Point'n Click adventure 'Wilcza Buda'
'Wilcza Buda' (video) is a classic point'n click adventure. The demo version requires 1 MB Chip and 1,5 MB Fast RAM. For computers equipped with more Fast RAM there is a separated version. Wilcza Buda runs with Kickstart 1.2 and higher and can be played from disk or harddrive.
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07.Jan.2021
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Arcade port: Tapper, version 03A
"Tapper" (video) is an Amiga port of the classic arcade game from 1983. The latest pre-release among others provides improved animations, compressed data and the option of skipping the current level by pressing the second fire button.
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[News message: 07. Jan. 2021, 23:31] [Comments: 0]
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07.Jan.2021
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Preview video: Single screen platform game 'Inca Man'
Amiten (u.a. Cocoa Banana, Parallel Worlds 2) has announced a classic single screen platform game called 'Inca Man' (video) for Amigas equipped with at least 1 MB RAM which will be released during 2021.
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