25.Jul.2025
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Windows: GUI for Greaseweazle Tools - ADFDiskBox 2.6.3
ADFDiskBox is a graphical user interface for the Greaseweazle Host Tools and is intended to simplify the reading and writing of Amiga disks and disk images (ADF, SCP:AmigaDOS, RawSCP).
With version 2.6.3, saving settings should now work again. (dr)
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25.Jul.2025
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Spillhistorie: Interview with Fredrik Liljegren zu Pinball Dreams (englisch)
The Norwegian games magazine Spillhistorie has published an interesting interview with Fredrik Liljegren, in which the co-founder of Digital Illusions (later DICE) talks in detail about the development of the Amiga classic Pinball Dreams. Liljegren takes a close look at the game's beginnings, from its origins in the demo scene to the technical concept and the selection of a publisher.
He describes how the team was able to faithfully simulate real pinball tables using an unusual design—vertically scrolling playing fields across multiple screens. The result: realistic ball physics, impressive graphics and sound design, and unexpected success with over 650,000 units sold in the first year. The game was developed entirely in the developers' spare time, which explains the long development time of over four years. He also talks about early strategies against piracy, such as special crack detectors that introduced variable ball physics or score influences for copied versions.
The interview does not only offer historical insights, but also personal memories and a behind-the-scenes perspective. (nba)
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25.Jul.2025
Seiya (ANF)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 172 (Italian/English)
The PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is available in English translation as well as the original Italian version. The REV'n'GE game reviews compare, where available, the conversions of classic games between different platforms of the time. An attempt is also made to pick out lesser-known retro games.
Amiga-related, the latest issue focuses on Gyruss, Speed Haste and "Warlock: The Avenger". (nba)
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25.Jul.2025
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Exhibitors announced for amiga40
The list of exhibitors featuring some big names has now been published for amiga40, which will take place on October 18 and 19, 2025, in Mönchengladbach:
- 7A3/7thSign
- AMIKIT
- individual Computers
- ACube
- A-EON Technology (AAA)
- Aged Code Studio
- Alinea Computer
- Amedia Computer (AAA)
- Amiga User Group Switzerland
- Amiga-Kit (AAA)
- AmigaLabs
- AmigaOS Dev Team
- Amitopia Amidev Team
- Andy Brenner / Amiga Germany Fanzine
- APC&TCP (Amiga Future)
- Apollo Team
- Arananet
- Badger PUnch Games
- Blitter Studio
- Boing Attitude
- Commotron
- ConsoleKabels
- CS-LAB
- David Pleasance
- Enterlogic of Sweden
- FACTOR 5
- GoldenCode
- Holger Weßling
- HomeComputerMuseum
- HunoPPC
- Hyperion Entertainment
- KAIKO
- Kryoflux
- LOOK BEHIND YOU
- Media-X
- Microzeit
- MorphOS Team
- MVT
- Oliver Achten
- Petro Tyschtschenko
- Phaze101 / Raster Wizards
- Pink Parrot Games
- Pistorm Team
- Pixelglass
- Relec
- Retro8bitShop.com
- RetroArts
- RetroPassion
- Return Magazin
- Richard Löwenstein / Spieleschreiber
- Sordan
- Stephen Jones / IMICA, Ltd.
- Theo Theoderich - Settle the World
- Virtual Dimension
- WolfSoft
(nba)
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25.Jul.2025
EAB (Forum)
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Workbench distribution: AKReal 9.3
AKReal can already works with 16 colours and is the inofficial adaption of the Workbench distribution AmiKit to real Amigas (AGA/RTG). The update from the previous versions 9.1 or 9.2 is for free and can be installed via LiveUpdate. New users have to pay 9.99 Euro for the download. Changes:
- ADDED: UHCTools 1.8 by Patrik Axelsson/David Eriksson 2024-11-20.
- ADDED: Two new scripts to download the 16Colors Ken's Icons or the Mattahan's Icons packs. In Sys:Internet/Downloads.
- ADDED: Xvs library 33.49 by Georg Wittman 2025-04-11
- ADDED: ImageMount 1.4 by Roger Haseth 2019-04-02. You can find it in Tools.
- FIXED: Some RadioStations Icon-Scripts not working properly.
- FIXED: Tinymeter options to play Deluxe Galaga and Deluxe Pacman.
- UPDATED: Identify library 45.0 by Richard 'Shred' Koerber 2025-05-17
- UPDATED: WHDLoad to version 19.1.6907 by Bert Jahn et al.
- UPDATED: HippoPlayer v2.62 - kpk@iki.fi. K-P Koljonen 2025-04-03.
- UPDATED: iGame v2.5.2 by mrzammler at freemail.gr (Emmanuel Vasilakis). 2025-06-01
- UPDATED: AmigaGPT 2.6.0 "Cameron Armstrong" cameronscottarmstrong at gmail.com (Nightfox). 2025-05-06
- UPDATED: AmiSSL 5.20. AmiSSL Open Source Team. 2025-04-13
- UPDATED: IMP v3.451 juen at cdlabel.info (Pawel Nowak) 2025-04-19
- UPDATED: WBDock by Thomas Rapp. Version 2.907. 25-Jul-2023
- UPDATED: MMULib v47.9.1. Thomas.richter at alumni.tu-berlin.de (Thomas Richter). 2025-04-21
- UPDATED: AmigaAMP v3.34 -Thomas Wenzel (www.toms-home.de). 22.05.2023
- UPDATED: SoftIEEE 40.7.1. Thomas.richter at alumni.tu-berlin.de (Thomas Richter). 2025-04-21
- UPDATED: Deluxe Galaga slave for WHDLoad.
- CHANGED: AmiKit theme in Themes.
- CHANGED: WNMC radio in TinyMeter replaced by CommoRadio.
- CHANGED: ClearRam icon.
- CHANGED: Energy98 radio and CineMix radio now using AmigaAMP.
- CHANGED: Drum&Basslines Radio replaced by Drum Bass Radio.
- CHANGED: Mi-Soul Radio replaced by Ambient Radio.
- CHANGED: All of the "Start Menus" now updated with the new Radio Stations. There are 69 different Start Menus you can try out in Sys:Utilities/Expansion/Opus5/Buttons.
- CHANGED: StartMenu Radio Stations.
- CHANGED: AmiStart Logo of New_AmiStart. You can find it in the AmiKit:WBStartup/Disabled options.
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24.Jul.2025
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MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 10.4
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released a fourth update for version 10 of his Wayfarer web browser for MorphOS. (cg)
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24.Jul.2025
MorphZone
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MorphOS: E-Mail client Iris 1.47 / Contacts 1.5
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.47 of his e-mail program Iris and version 1.5 of the contact manager Contacts for MorphOS. The changes in detail:
Iris 1.47:
- Fixed offline downloader getting stuck on a disconnected session
- Fixed a race condition in the address cache shutdown code
- Fixed a crash on quit
- Improved SSL certificate validation
- Updated WebKit to 2.48.3
- Updated WebKit-related libraries
- Switched to GCC15
Contacts 1.5:
- Fixed an issue with passing UTF8 encoded strings via Arexx
- Updated to work with older versions of openssl3.library
(cg)
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23.Jul.2025
Amiga Future (website)
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Web browser: NetSurf 3.11 (68k)
Version 3.11 of the web browser NetSurf has been released for AmigaOS 4 at the end of 2023. Now the program has also been updated for AmigaOS/68k.
In addition to the general changes of the 3.11 version, also AmiSSL has been updated (version 5.20 is required), the CPU load management has been improved and a crash on exit under AmigaOS 3.2 has been fixed. In addition, a simple JavaScript engine can be used, but more for testing purposes, as it slows everything down without providing any major benefit.
Download: NetSurf-m68k-3.11.lha (6 MB) (snx)
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22.Jul.2025
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Sensible Days 2025: Official SWOS World Cup on July 26–27, 2025
The Sensible Days 2025, the official competition of the legendary Sensible World of Soccer, will take place on July 26 and 27, 2025, in Schokland (NL). This is where the SWOS World Cup for Amiga and PC versions of the classic game will be held. The venue is "De Pionier", which offers accommodation and full board for the entire weekend for participants and spectators, just one hour from Amsterdam. (nba)
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22.Jul.2025
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Event: Presentations at the "Amiga 40th Anniversary" (Silicon Valley)
Details about the planned presentations for the "AMIGA/040th" event, which will take place during VCF West on August 1–2, 2025, in Mountain View, California, have been released:
- Dale Luck and friends: Development of the Amiga and the 1984 CES Show
- Trevor Dickinson: What is an Amiga in 2025
- Perry Kivolowitz and friends: Outside Looking In
- Stefan Reinauer: Building Modern Amiga Hardware
- Dan Salvato: Magicore Engine: No Tricks, Just an Amiga and Good Tools
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22.Jul.2025
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Retro Games publishes new roadmap for product launches in 2025/2026
In a humorous video, Retro Games Ltd has presented its roadmap for new products in 2025 and 2026, explicitly naming next year as the release date for the previously announced THEA1200. Amiga-News.de expects the release in the first quarter of 2026 and a presentation of the device at gamescom (August 20-25, 2025) and amiga40 (October 18-19, 2025). The THEA1200 is said to feature a full-size case with a working keyboard. Further details have not yet been announced. (nba)
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22.Jul.2025
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Kyvos: New QEMU frontend for booting AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS
George Sokianos has released Kyvos, a new application that serves as a user-friendly front end for QEMU. The cross-platform tool for Linux, macOS, and Windows is designed to make it particularly easy for users to set up and start AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS with just a few clicks, without having to delve deeply into the configuration.
Additionally a manual of 70+ pages is provided with all the details and the steps to setup AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS. (nba)
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22.Jul.2025
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Seligenstadt Pinball and Arcade Museum: Fundraising campaign for reopening
The Flipper and Arcade Museum in Seligenstadt is calling for support: Due to roof damage and the associated risk of collapse, the museum has had to close temporarily. While the exhibits have been moved to an external warehouse, the non-profit association For Amusement Only e.V. is in urgent need of funds.
That is why the "Museumsretter 2025" ("Saver of the Museum") campaign has been launched. You can support the museum by:
- Purchase of the limited edition "Museumsretter 2025 - Insert Coin to Continue" T-shirt (price: ¤22, available in various colors)
- Direct donations via PayPal or bank transfer
- Supporting membership in the association
Supporters will receive a donation receipt upon request. The association hopes that with this assistance, repairs can be completed within a few months and the museum can reopen to visitors. Further information about the campaign and merchandise is available online via the title link. (nba)
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22.Jul.2025
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Retro Gaming Week 2025 on How-To Geek
How-To Geek magazine is dedicating its Retro Gaming Week 2025, from July 21 to 27, 2025, entirely to the classics of video game history. During this themed week, numerous articles, recommendations, and background reports on retro consoles and games will be published. (nba)
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21.Jul.2025
Indie Retro News
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Whispers of the Woods: New action RPG for the Amiga currently in development
Developer Hoogames2017, known for the Scorpion Engine game "Dr. Dangerous", is currently working on a new game called "Whispers of the Woods". The atmospheric action RPG for the Amiga is still in the prototype stage, but a video on YouTube already gives a promising impression. The prototype can be played and takes players into an enchanted forest full of puzzles, mystical creatures, and dark legends - much in the style of Zelda or Speris Legaxy. An Amiga with OCS/ECS and 1 MB RAM is required. (nba)
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20.Jul.2025
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Aminet uploads until 19.07.2025
The following files have been added until 19.07.2025 to Aminet:
apccomm.lha comm/misc 205K OS3 transfers files between...
OpenURL.lha comm/www 4K OS3 OpenURL - Get that URL!
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 8.4M OS3 Game Creator with AGA s...
vmsbackup.lha disk/bakup 62K MOS This program reads a VM...
rkrm-dos.pdf docs/misc 1.6M GEN RKRM AmigaDOS
SimulantUKKeymap.lha driver/inp 14K GEN British keymap for Simu...
PcmciaCD.lha driver/med 13K OS3 ATAPI PCMCIA CD driver ...
PcmciaFD.lha driver/med 13K OS3 PCMCIA Sony FA-P1 flopp...
Radeon.lha driver/vid 13K OS3 Radeon P96 driver
Hundra.lha game/jump 914K OS3 Hundra
HundraWHD.lha game/jump 922K OS3 HundraWHD
AGF-04.lha mags/misc 31M GEN Amiga Germany Fanzine
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 11M OS4 Signetics-based machine...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 10M OS3 Signetics-based machine...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 10M MOS Signetics-based machine...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.9M OS3 Simulates OpenVMS comma...
RetroArchCores_Inst_3x.lha misc/emu 180M OS3 Cores for RetroArch 68k...
qoatoaiff.lha mus/misc 9K OS3 Decodes Quite OK Audio ...
AmiModRadio.lha mus/play 5.2M OS3 Play modules from Inter...
MisterMartin.zip text/tfont 369K GEN Mister Martin Font
unshield.lha util/arc 104K MOS Extract/list InstallShi...
iffchunktool.lha util/misc 12K OS3 Tool for manipulating I...
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 8.3M OS3 Versatile Amiga Testpro...
rexxfetch.lha util/moni 1K GEN Generic fetch
isomount.lha util/rexx 103K GEN Mounting ipf,dms,adf,hd...
WBShortcutMaker.lha util/wb 818K OS3 Create shorcuts for Wor...
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20.Jul.2025
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OS4Depot uploads until 19.07.2025
The following files have been added until 19.07.2025 to OS4Depot:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 11Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
pcmaziacs.zip gam/act 1Mb 4.0 Classic action adventure maze game
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20.Jul.2025
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AROS Archives uploads until 19.07.2025
The following files have been added until 19.07.2025 to AROS Archives:
hivelyreplay.x86_64-aros-... aud/pla 89kb Replayer from HivelyTracker (AHI)
libmikmod.i386-aros.zip dev/lib 1Mb Portable sound library
libmikmod.src.tar.gz dev/lib 1Mb Portable sound library (source c...
libmikmod.x86_64-aros-v11... dev/lib 1Mb Portable sound library
uhctools.i386-aros.lha uti/mis 53kb a collection of program and scripts
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20.Jul.2025
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 19.07.2025
The following files have been added until 19.07.2025 to MorphOS-Storage:
AmiArcadia_34.60.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
UHCTools_2.1.lha Misc A collection of program...
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20.Jul.2025
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WHDLoad: New installers until 19.07.2025
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 19.07.2025:
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19.Jul.2025
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Blog: The problem with modern software and big endian
In his blog post "Why Modern Software Struggles on AmigaOS PowerPC", Andrea 'afxgroup' Palmatè explains why the different endianness of the PowerPC is increasingly making software porting a problem, why he is therefore advocating a processor change, and what he is doing to combat the problem. (cg)
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19.Jul.2025
AROSWorld (Forum)
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AROS: Update on the further development of the 64-bit operating system
Since almost two years Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz is reporting on his AROS-related projects in the AROSWorld forum at the title link. In his latest article, he writes about the current status in the three areas of browser/software/hardware and gives an outlook on the goal of advancing the 64-bit version of the free operating system.
On the browser front, it would be important to be able to use contemporary web services - also in order to be able to compensate for missing software with corresponding online versions. With the beta version of Odyssey 3.0, the developers now have a browser with the same Webkit engine as Wayfarer 3.0 (its current version is 10.3, though). This allows to use YouTube, Google Docs, Discord and many other web services that were not available on AROS a year ago. He has thus achieved his first functionality goal.
With regard to other software, missing functionality would have to be supplemented either by re-compiling or emulation - whereby the aim is not to get every 32-bit program running, but at least one from each category of all areas to be covered. So far, 26 software packages would have been adapted for 64-bit by supporters.
In terms of hardware, the problem is that 64-bit systems do not yet support all components that can be used under AROS/32-bit - for example NVidia graphics cards. The aim here would be to restore that support and hopefully add newer, easily available second hand hardware. With AROS Portable, which uses virtualization technology to run AROS on modern PCs from a USB stick, there would be a significant interim solution now until it can run natively on such systems.
In the long term, the aim would be to create and maintain two lines of development: For those who want to use AROS natively, as explained above, a selection of the existing 32-bit software must be adapted and made to run on selected 64-bit computer configurations in order to serve as a basis for enabling 64-bit distributions that outperform their previous 32-bit counterparts from the user's point of view.
For friends of the AxRuntime path, a Linux-native desktop would be to be created from which a selection of AROS ABIv0 programs (32-bit) and AROS ABIv1 programs (64-bit) as well as programs newly compiled for AxRuntime (64-bit) can be used. Existing distributions could then be re-created using Linux as a base without the user having to accept any loss of functionality compared to the respective 32-bit version. (snx)
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19.Jul.2025
esb (ANF)
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dpa: 40 years of the Amiga - The beginning of the multimedia age (German)
In view of its 40th birthday next Wednesday, the German Press Agency (dpa) is also paying tribute to the Amiga, so that its article can be found not only on Heise at the title link, but also on Welt.de, for example.
Heise itself has also announced that it will be launching a series of articles on architecture, games, music and other topics to mark this anniversary from July 23, 2025. (snx)
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19.Jul.2025
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DualPNG icons: Infinite Icons Theme Pack
The Infinite Icons Theme Pack, available from today, contains almost 6,000 new DualPNG icons, which are primarily intended for AmigaOS 4, but are also suitable for the AmiKit distribution and other platforms that support this icon format. (snx)
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19.Jul.2025
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AmigaOS 4: SDL 2.32.8 and 3.2.18
The Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) multimedia library is now available for AmigaOS 4 in versions 2.32.8 and 3.2.18.
SDL 3, which was introduced in January of this year as version 3.2, offers an extended programming interface (for the GPU, system dialogs, the file system and webcams, among others) and an extensively revised audio interface compared to its predecessor. (snx)
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