15.Oct.2025
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Demoparty: Assembly Winter 2026 in Helsinki (19.-22.2.2026)
From February 19 to 22, 2026, Assembly Winter 2026, a new edition of the legendary Assembly Festival, will take place in Helsinki. The focus will be on the demo scene, complemented by gaming, LAN parties, and digital cultural offerings.
The competitions include Combined Demo, Beginner Demo, Combined Music, Graphics, Fast Graphics, and a Wild category (including AI use with special rules). Remote participation is expressly permitted, which also facilitates international access.
The venue is the Helsinki Music Center, centrally located in the heart of the Finnish capital. (nba)
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15.Oct.2025
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Computer history: Commodore's Atari joystick copy from 1982
On The Silicon Underground, technology journalist David L. Farquhar sheds light on an unusual part of early home computer history: Commodore's copy of the Atari joystick from 1982, which led to Atari suing Commodore. The article describes how Commodore attempted to replicate the Atari joystick technology, which was widespread at the time, in order to use it for its own systems - with some curious deviations from the original and interesting technical modifications. (nba)
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15.Oct.2025
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Blog: Tube monitors, pixels, and signal quality
A new article entitled "The Peach meme: On CRTs, pixels and signal quality (again)" has been published on Datagubbe.se, in which Carl Svensson delves into the technical and cultural aspects of CRT displays. He covers topics such as signal processing, picture tube characteristics, and the specific aesthetics that many retro fans associate with classic monitors. (nba)
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15.Oct.2025
Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz
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Second update for AROS 64-bit / SDK update
At the end of April, the first stable version of a native 64-bit AROS was released (amiga-news.de reported). Following an initial update (U1) released two months ago, Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz yesterday made a second update (U2) available. This update contains the previous U1 update and comes with many updated and new components as well as a number of functional and stability fixes.
In addition, the developer has released an updated SDK. (dr)
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14.Oct.2025
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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New APC&TCP products at Amiga40: Amiga Joker, Freak Out, and Phantom Leap
At Amiga 40 in Mönchengladbach this coming weekend, APC&TCP will be presenting several new products that will be available for purchase on site: In addition to the new 2025 issue of Amiga Joker magazine (amiga-news.de reported) and Amiga Joker merchandise, the new game "Phantom Leap" (amiga-news.de reported), the breakout clone "Freak Out" (amiga-news.de reported), the Amiga Future Archive DVD 6 and the Amiga 38 DVD (also available as a bundle with the Amiga 37 DVD) will be first shown to the public. (nba)
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14.Oct.2025
Indie Retro News
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Axion: 3D strategy game for Amiga in development
Our colleagues at Indie Retro Games report on a promising new project for upgraded classic Amigas with 68060 CPUs: Axion by VirtualAssets is an experimental 3D tactical game for the Amiga that is currently in development.
Plans include a campaign with ten missions, around 10 hours of gameplay, and a mission editor that allows users to design and share their own scenarios.
For classic systems, it is recommended to have at least a Motorola 68060 with 100 MHz and 10 MB of free RAM under AmigaOS 3.x.
If you are interested in the project and would like to see updates, take a look at the demo version on the Axion project page on itch.io or the video on YouTube. (nba)
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14.Oct.2025
Timo Paul (ANF)
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AmigaGuide magazine: "WhatIFF?", issue 17
"WhatIFF?" is an English-language Amiga magazine in AmigaGuide format. The topics of the 17th issue are:
Reviews
- PowerShark USB
- HID2AMI v4
- Amiga 1200 Backgrounds
- Amiga OS3.2.3 Update
- SONY PCMCIA CD Drive and driver
- Game: A100
- Game: pjusk
- Game: YEET
Guides
- Creating multiple filetypes versions of yor tracks
- Most Noiseless Sine
- AmigaGuide Deep Dive
- DigiPaint: Basics Part 2
Articles
- Is the Amiga getting out of Reach?
- New Ways to Read WhatIFF?
- 40 Years of Amiga: A Personal Viewpoint
Interviews
- Boris Krizma: Furia Developer
- Frank Neumann: A100 Developer
- Szilard Biro: Game developer
Cover Disk
- DigiPaint 3 PAL and NTSC
- Disk label PDF
- New music in the playlist drawer
- Perfume HiresLaced backgrounds
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14.Oct.2025
Amigans
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Emulation kit: MagicUAE 26 features 22 preconfigured WinUAE settings
MagicUAE 26 is a comfortable bundle for using WinUAE 5.3 and 6.0, offering 22 ready-to-use WinUAE configurations for Classic Amigas and enhanced Amigas. Setups for PowerPC Amigas with AmigaOS 4.1 are also included in the collection. The package bundles the required WinUAE versions and configurations; users must manually add the necessary ROM files. (nba)
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13.Oct.2025
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Amiga40: Live stream service
Amiga40 will take place in Mönchengladbach this coming weekend. For anyone who is still undecided about attending, there is good news on two fronts.
As things stand at present, afternoon tickets (admission from 4 p.m.) can still be purchased at the box office on Saturday. Tickets for Sunday are still available both in the ticket shop and at the box office.
For those who live too far away or don't have the time, Alisha from AUGS and Vitus from BBSindex will be providing a live stream of both days:
The two use more than 1 km of fibre optic cable, 12 video sources and three video mixing consoles. And they do it all at their own expense.
Here is an overview of the planned schedule for Amiga40:
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13.Oct.2025
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Dodge throwing stars: Full version of "Fight!"
In "Fight!", which was created using the Scorpion Engine, the aim is to dodge ninja throwing stars. The player controls two characters at the same time, unless they have a human opponent to play against. Following the demo version, 'Docster' has now released the full version, which consists of three different levels with three different difficulty settings. The high score is also saved. (dr)
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13.Oct.2025
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Video: Using the AMOS AMAL editor
In his last video, Keith 'Yawning Angel' Elcombe explored creating a game using the "AMOS Animation Language" (AMAL) for graphic animation. In his latest video, he takes a closer look at the AMAL editor, fixes a bug and writes three AMAL programmes within the editor. The code shown can be downloaded free of charge from the developer's website. (dr)
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13.Oct.2025
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Encryption protocol: AmiSSL 5.25
The open source encryption protocol AmiSSL has been adapted to version 3.6.0 of OpenSSL, released on 1 October 2025. Version 5.25 includes the following changes:
- Switched to OpenSSL 3.6, with full compatibility with the latest OpenSSL 3.6.0 (1.10.2025) version, which provides new features and improvements, including:
- Added NIST security categories for PKEY objects.
- Added support for EVP_SKEY opaque symmetric key objects to the key derivation and key exchange provider methods.
- Added EVP_KDF_CTX_set_SKEY(), EVP_KDF_derive_SKEY(), and EVP_PKEY_derive_SKEY() functions.
- Added LMS signature verification support as per [SP 800-208].
- Added an openssl configutl utility for processing the OpenSSL configuration file and dumping the equal configuration file.
- Deprecated EVP_PKEY_ASN1_METHOD-related functions.
- Optimised amisslmaster.library for size as it contains no speed critical code, whilst making the logic for opening the libraries easier to follow and maintain.
Download:
AmiSSL-5.25-OS3.lha (4 MB)
AmiSSL-5.25-OS4.lha (4 MB)
AmiSSL-5.25-SDK.lha (2,5 MB) (dr)
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13.Oct.2025
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Platformer: Chaotic Crazy Castle for Amiga 500
Following Press Fire PONG, developer Alberto '(4)Seasons' Sgaggero has now released a platformer that he wrote in AMOS Basic within two weeks: Chaotic Crazy Castle (Video).
In this game, you control a little wizard with a big hat on his quest to find magical herbs with which he can brew a potion that will make him grow taller. The wizard must avoid ghosts and mushrooms along the way. The game is inspired by the 8-bit classics Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy by Matthew Smith. (dr)
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12.Oct.2025
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Aminet uploads until 11.10.2025
The following files have been added until 11.10.2025 to Aminet:
Amitube_SPA.lha comm/misc 18K GEN Spanish catalog for Ami...
apccomm.lha comm/misc 206K OS3 transfers files between...
Sevgi_Engine.lha dev/c 912K OS3 Open source video game ...
evo.lha dev/e 714K OS3 E-VO: Amiga E Evolution
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 8.4M OS3 Game Creator with AGA s...
Keymap_SP_FS-UAE_MBP.lha driver/inp 2K GEN Spanish keymap for FS-U...
MouseDriver.lha driver/inp 184K OS4 Some special mouse driv...
PcmciaCD.lha driver/med 14K OS3 ATAPI PCMCIA CD driver ...
openpci68k.lha driver/oth 178K OS3 PCI driver for all brid...
OpenDUNE_AGA.lha game/strat 936K OS3 Amiga port of Dune 2 (O...
OpenDUNE_RTG.lha game/strat 937K OS3 Amiga port of Dune 2 (O...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 11M OS4 Signetics-based machine...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 10M OS3 Signetics-based machine...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 11M MOS Signetics-based machine...
AmiModRadio_SPA.lha mus/play 23K GEN Spanish catalog for Ami...
Yeet-icones.lha pix/icon 147K GEN 2 classic 4 colours ico...
NAFCYI1993S3-B01.zip text/bfont 915K GEN NAFCYI Fall 1993 (BMP F...
NAFCYI1993S3-01.zip text/pfont 900K GEN NAFCYI Fall 1993 (PS Fo...
GoSnap.lha util/cdity 13K OS3 Snaps windows to screen...
TINAPAMA.lha util/cli 91K OS3 TINAPAMA is Not A Packa...
MultiRename.lha util/misc 29K OS3 Rename multiple files
CPU-M.lha util/moni 666K MOS System Information Tool
ShowMem.lha util/moni 15K OS3 Shows memory fragmentat...
ROMWak.lha util/sys 20K OS3 manipulate binary files...
OBWorkbench.lha util/wb 297K OS3 Workbench replacement f...
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12.Oct.2025
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OS4Depot uploads until 11.10.2025
The following files have been added until 11.10.2025 to OS4Depot:
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line&a...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 11Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
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12.Oct.2025
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AROS Archives uploads until 11.10.2025
The following files have been added until 11.10.2025 to AROS Archives:
vim_9.1-i386-aros.lha dev/edi 16Mb The ubiquitous text editor
vim_9.1-x86_64-aros-v11.lha dev/edi 16Mb The ubiquitous text editor
vmware-install-arosone-64... doc/man 24Mb PDF Tutorial for installing Aros...
aros64_extra_cores.x86_64... emu/gam 115Mb Additional cores for RetroArch f...
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12.Oct.2025
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 11.10.2025
The following files have been added until 11.10.2025 to MorphOS-Storage:
WebRadio_3.4.lha Ambient/Screenbar A sbar plugin to listen...
IntyBASIC-1.5.1.lha Development/Cross BASIC compiler for Inte...
AmiArcadia_35.30.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
Enigma_1.3.0.lha Games/Think Enigma puzzle game port...
IntyColor-1.4.0.lha Graphics/Convert Converter from BMP to I...
CPU-M_0.1.8.lha System/Monitoring System Information Tool
PastePass_2.1.lha System/Utilities A simple passwordmanage...
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12.Oct.2025
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WHDLoad: New installers until 11.10.2025
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 11.10.2025:
- 2025-10-06 fixed: Inviyya (Tigerskunk) an access fault removed in CD32 slave version (Info, Image)
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12.Oct.2025
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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:
- Paranoimia
- Superfrog World 3
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12.Oct.2025
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: Password manager PastePass 2.1
Stefan 'Kronos' Kleinheinrich's PastePass is a password manager for MorphOS with an encrypted database that inserts the user name and password when a corresponding keyboard shortcut is pressed. New in version 2.1 is an ARexx/LUA port for retrieving the login information for a given account.
Download: PastePass.lha 125 KB) (snx)
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12.Oct.2025
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Tutorial: Using a Raspberry Pi as a USB stick adapter on an Amiga
In his latest entry on "Mingo's Commodore Blog", South Tyrolean Domingo Fivoli describes how you can transfer large amounts of data via USB stick on an Amiga that has neither a USB controller nor a PCMCIA interface for CompactFlash cards if you have a Raspberry Pi minicomputer at hand. (snx)
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12.Oct.2025
Gotek-Retro (Mastodon)
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Open Amiga Sampler: More compact design
The Open Amiga Sampler (amiga-news.de reported) for audio recording via the parallel port is now available at the title link in a more compact design, with all components mounted directly on the circuit board. (snx)
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12.Oct.2025
amigagraphics (Mastodon)
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Image collection: Update of the Amiga Graphics Archive
The collection of early Amiga graphics now includes nine images that were published in the magazine "Computes!'s Amiga Resource" between 1989 and 1991. (snx)
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11.Oct.2025
spillhistorie.no (ANF)
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Interview with Christian Bartsch: The story of X-Copy on the Amiga
spillhistorie.no spoke with Christian Bartsch from X-Copy's publisher Cachet about X-Copy, Cachet, and Bartsch's current project, "Kryoflux". (cg)
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11.Oct.2025
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Amiga Games That Weren't: NHL Hockey
Amiga Games That Weren't has been updated with an entry for NHL Hockey. The source code for the Mega Drive version has recently been found, but the port to Commodore's flagship appears never to have been started, despite being announced in Amiga magazines back then. (cg)
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10.Oct.2025
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Demoparty: Results of the Deadline 2025
Last weekend, this year's edition of the Deadline Demoparty took place in Berlin (amiga-news.de reported). As always, Amiga productions took part in the various competitions. Congratulations to Steffest for his first place in the Oldschool Graphics competition. All Amiga results:
Oldschool Demo Compo
Oldschool Graphics
Oldschool Music
Wild Competition
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10.Oct.2025
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Game Engine: Sevgi Engine v0.184
Sevgi Engine is a new open source game engine for creating of powerful Amiga games using the C programming language (video) and based on the ScrollingTricks archive by Georg Steger (amiga-news.de reported). Version 0.184 provides the following changes:
- Add Amiga CD32 JoyPad support
- Fix the handling of NUM_LEVELS
- Fix the limits set for the integer gadgets on Sevgi Editor's Bob Sheet and Sprite Sheet Creator windows
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10.Oct.2025
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AmigaOS 4: Mouse driver with horizontal scroll wheel support
Achim Pankalla has updated mouse drivers for various USB mice for AmigaOS 4 based on open source code from various authors. In addition to changing some outdated functions, the developer has modified some lines of code to adapt them to different mouse types (source code in the archive, based on the Xeromouse driver by W. Hosemann and thus also enable horizontal scrolling, which can be used in directory windows or in Notepad, for example. The following mice are supported:
- Logitech B100/M100
- Logitech RX-250
- Logitech Optical Tilt Wheel Mouse or AEON Amiga-Maus
- Cherry MC3000
- Microsoft's standard three-button mouse with scroll wheel
- PixArt: FairMouse
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10.Oct.2025
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MorphOS: Ambient tool "tdcc"
tdcc written by Ulrich Beckers is a very simple tool to set a countdown timer to shutdown the system and/or to temporarily change the display/blanker behaviour. tdcc has been written in Hollywood and requires the RapaGUI plugin.
Version 0.5 (direct download) provides the following changes:
- timer bug removed (timer counted too fast)
- countdown before shutdown prolonged to 20s
- added a clean possibilty to abort shutdown during countdown
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09.Oct.2025
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Event: Review of Amiga/040th
As part of the Vintage Computer Festival West, Amiga/040th took place on 1 and 2 August in Mountain View, California. In a blog post featuring pictures and videos, the organisers present the highlights of the event in detail: from a replica of the Amiga exhibition stand at CES 1984, when the computer was first presented to potential investors, to a Video Toaster-based professional video workstation and Amiga-based arcade machines. (cg)
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09.Oct.2025
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Enlarge and snap windows: GoSnap 0.18
GoSnap captures windows when they are moved close to the edges or corners of the screen and adjusts their size. For example, a window moved to the top of the screen is enlarged to its maximum possible dimensions. Changes since our last news item:
- 0.16 (2025-07-01): fix for window dragging detection
- 0.17 (2025-07-30): fix for the non-working tooltype SHOW_SNAPAREA_AT_START
- 0.17 (2025-07-30): added icons created by EctoOne
- 0.18 (2025-10-08: optimization fixes
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09.Oct.2025
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Browser extension: AGuide Viewer 0.7
AGuide Viewer is an open source reader for AmigaGuide documents, implemented as a browser extension for Firefox and Chrome. Version 0.7 fixes a display error if entries in the table of contents that refer to a non-existent node. (cg)
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