01.Feb.2025
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Video: Booting from Amiga floppy disk with the A600GS
In October, Amigakit released an update for its Linux-based Amiga emulator A600GS that enables the loading of real Amiga disks via DrawBridge. In a video, an A600GS user now demonstrates this exact function: His emulated Amiga 1200 boots from floppy disk directly into the game Roguecraft. (cg)
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01.Feb.2025
2Bit Combo
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Run'n Gun: new playable demo for "Operation Steel Rain"
"Operation Steel Rain" is a Run'n Gun for AGA computers, developed with the help of the Scorpion Engine. Inspired by mecha-style games such as "Assault Suits Valken" (SNES) or "Ranger-X" (Megadrive), the game brings a platform shooter feeling to the Amiga screen. The updated demo version offers the following new features, among others:
- a new enemy capable of walking and firing
- jetpack now has a limited duration/overheats, requiring the player to land to recharge (or dissipate the heat)
- Shield Mechs cause damage and push the player, it needs a better implementation
(cg)
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01.Feb.2025
Games That Weren't
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Amiga Games That Weren't: Cult of Speed
"Amiga Games That Weren't" now features information about "Cult of Speed", a bloody motorcycle race that should be set in the Warhammer universe. (cg)
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01.Feb.2025
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Printmagazin: issue 146 of Amiga Future can be read online
The German and English issue 146 (September/October 2020) of the print magazine "Amiga Future" can now be read on the magazine's website in the form of image files of the individual pages. Remaining copies of the magazine and a higher-resolution PDF version can be purchased from the publisher. (cg)
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01.Feb.2025
Puni (ANF)
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AmigaOS 4: "Monthly Roundup" for January 2025
The blog 'Gaming on AmigaOS 4' has again published a monthly summary of all events and releases around AmigaOS 4. (cg)
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01.Feb.2025
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Individual Computers: known customers can preorder ACA1240/1260
Press release: In recent years, the start of production and sales of the ACA1240/1260 had to be postponed again and again. Last week the time had finally come and we opened pre-orders. Not all of the card's features have been fully developed yet, which is why all models are currently being offered at a reduced price of EUR 59.50 (incl. VAT). As soon as these features are available, they can be retrofitted free of charge with a simple flash update.
The ACA1240/1260 is available with different processor versions at speeds of up to 100 MHz and always comes with 256 MB RAM. A sophisticated cooling system with temperature-controlled fan ensures a stable processor temperature even when overclocked. All technical details were already published in our support forum at the end of October.
Since there have always been market participants in the Amiga sector who have only bought rare hardware with the intention of making a profit (so-called "scalpers" who offer the goods at inflated prices after selling them out), we will only sell the AC1240/1260 to known customers in the first few months. To view and order the ACA1240/1260 in our store, please create a user account and send us an e-mail so that we can activate your account. We hope that this way the small number of 68060-Rev.6 processors can be distributed fairly in the Amiga community and also customers who cannot afford the purchase price immediately have the chance to buy one of these coveted pieces. If you have previously purchased your iComp hardware from dealers, please let us know the Waranty IDs of the products - we will also use these to unlock you. (cg)
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31.Jan.2025
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Image editor: PyDPainter 2.1.0 for Windows
The image editor PyDPainter (new video) is inspired by DPaint and according to its author Mark Riale an attempt to create a usable pixel art program in Python using PyGame that can handle low resolutions and limited colour palettes and which can be as easy to use as possible (amiga-news.de reported). Version 2.1.0, among others, implements animbrushes:
- Faster animated GIF loading
- Preserve palette when converting to fewer colors
- Implement animbrushes
- Load/Save IFF ANIM (ANBR) and GIF brushes
- Grab Frames - grab animbrush from frames in an animation
- Grab Grid - grab animbrush from a sprite sheet on a single screen
- New Brush Grid requestor:
- Number of cells and offset in X and Y
- Flex grid in X and Y for non-uniform sprite sheets
- Align brushes in X and Y for flex grid
- Visual representation with draggable grid
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- Settings:
- forward/backward/ping-pong/random
- set duration (skip or duplicate animbrush frames)
- set current frame
- Add shift-F11 to not grab mouse
- Improve Fill Type requestor:
- Gradient fill direction was rendered backwards
- Added new fill direction gadget
- Ghost controls that don't make sense
- Improve grid:
- Add number spinners
- Add "From Brush" button to Grid requestor to get grid size from the brush
- Shift-G sets grid offset to cursor
- Added ExclBrush pref so a brush grabbed while in grid mode is one less pixel in both X and Y directions
- Added window shade gadget to draggable requestors: Stencil, Palette, and Brush Grid
- Bug fixes:
- fix stencil events falling through requestor
- Fix recovery mode crashing sometimes
- Fix stencil clipping for pictures larger than the screen
- Fix stencil brush pick-up to be like Deluxe Paint III
- Avoid lock-up on flood fill
- fix [ and ] keys for AZERTY and add keyboard F12 debug
(dr)
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31.Jan.2025
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Sound editor: ProTrekkr 2.8.1 for AROS and MorphOS (update)
ProTrekkr is a tracker program that combines a software synthesizer with a traditional sample tracker. It can mainly be used to create electronic music (such as psytrance, trance, goa, hard acid, IDM, chip, techno, jungle, etc.) for small intros, demos or games. Version 2.8.1 has now been released for AROS (and other systems). Changes:
- Channels LFO carriers are now properly reseted at playing start.
- Channels LFO data can now be sent to the channel filter cutoff, volume and panning.
- Added a channel LFO frequency scaler.
- Added these effects:
- 43: Set channel LFO frequency.
- 44: Set channel LFO frequency scale ratio.
- 45: Set channel LFO amount to send to the channel filter cutoff.
- 46: Set channel LFO amount to send to the channel volume.
- 47: Set channel LFO amount to send to the channel panning.
- Fixed a very old NoiseTrekker bug where LFO values sent to the channels filter were lost because they were too big and clamped.
- Fixed a nasty regression that occurred in 64 bit compiled versions.
Direct AROS download: ptk_v2.8.1_aros_x86.zip (13 MB)
Update: (02.02.2025, 18:46, dr)
Meanwhile 'BeWord' has ported it to MorphOS. (dr)
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29.Jan.2025
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Video: PiStorm68K - Dual 68000 CPU & PiStorm with Physical Switch Demo (update)
The PiStorm68k can accommodate any Raspberry Pi of the generations 3 and 4, and contains an integrated WLAN module and a real-time clock as well as a DIP64 slot to accommodate a 68000 processor. Using a simple switch, it is possible to switch between the emulated and the real CPU.
Ranko Rodic has now published a second video on his project at the title link, which will be made available open source. It shows the aforementioned switching between the two processor types. He has currently ordered the production of 100 PCBs of version 1.2 of the PiStorm68k.
Update: (08:08, 02.02.25, snx)
In the original version of this news item, it was erroneously stated that "any" Raspberry Pi could be used. However, only 64-bit models below generation 5 can be used, whose GPIO lines are controlled via an external chip for the first time, which enables a higher throughput but causes higher latencies. (snx)
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29.Jan.2025
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Do it yourself: Retro joystick USB adapter DualJoy
DualJoy is a firmware for the Rapsberry Pi Pico that turns it into a USB adapter for two D-Sub 9 joysticks, as they are used with the Amiga. (snx)
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29.Jan.2025
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Restoration report: The first perfect computer - Amiga 1000
At the title link, Celso Martinho describes in a longer report with many photos how he restored and upgraded a second-hand Amiga 1000. (snx)
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29.Jan.2025
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Announcement: New issue of German print magazine Amiga Joker in October 2025
After the revivals of 2017 and 2019, another special issue of the German print magazine "Amiga Joker" is going to be published in October. They are still looking for letters to the editor, picture contributions for the gallery and a few articles. Interested parties can contact them by e-mail at joker@spieleschreiber.de. (snx)
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28.Jan.2025
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Jump'n'Run: Absolute Zero 1.1.1
In "Absolute Zero", a jump'n'run game created with RedPill, the player has to collect batteries for "climate reactors" in a frozen world (Video).
Version 1.1.1 has just been released. Since the initial version 1.0 in summer 2023, new particles have been added, performance has been improved, a loading image has been added and versions for 68000 and 68020 processors have been made available.
The game can be downloaded for a voluntary fee. (nba)
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28.Jan.2025
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Action game: "Operation Steel Rain" playable demo has been released
"Operation Steel Rain" is a new run'n'gun action game in development for AGA Amigas. Inspired by mecha-style games like "Assault Suits Valken" (SNES) or "Ranger-X" (Megadrive), the game brings platform shooter action to the Amiga screen.
The project, created with the Scorpion Engine, is still in its early stages of development, but the recently released demo already allows players to run, jump, fly and even destroy some enemies with a mech. The demo shows the first approaches to the planned gameplay mechanics, even though it is currently still quite simple, but still promising.
The demo version of ‘Operation Steel Rain’ is currently available for AGA Amigas as an ADF file and for the A500 Mini as an LhA archive. (nba)
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28.Jan.2025
Games That Weren't
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Amiga Games That Weren't: Darkland
"Darkland" was an advanced action role-playing game developed by New Deal Productions in the early 1990s. The game was intended for the Amiga, but never reached commercial release.
Thanks to the website "Games That Weren't", which specialises in unreleased games, new insights into the development of "Darkland" are now available. The website recently discovered extensive material, including screenshots, concept art and detailed information on the planned game mechanics. The project was heavily inspired by titles like "Shadow of the Beast" and promised a mix of combat, puzzles and exploration. According to "Games That Weren't", it is unclear whether a version of Darkland was released for the Atari ST.
Although the game was never released for the Amiga, the newly discovered materials provide a fascinating insight into what might have been. (nba)
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28.Jan.2025
BitFellas
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Demoparty: Lovebyte 2025 (15-16 February)
On the weekend of 15-16 February 2025, the virtual demoparty "Lovebyte" will take place on Discord and Twitch - an event dedicated entirely to so-called sizecoding, i.e. programming with as few bytes as possible. Under this year's motto "Blind Date", all competition entries will be presented anonymously so that the works can be experienced independently of their creators.
The event includes exciting intro competitions in size categories from 32 bytes to 1024 bytes, as well as other competitions such as Tiny Executable Graphics, Bytebeat Music and Wild Showcase. In addition, seminars, a Bytejam, DJ sets and intro shows are offered. The party is open to all interested people and for all platforms, including Amiga. (nba)
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28.Jan.2025
Seiya (ANF)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 166 (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.
The latest issue 166 contains numerous game reviews for other retro systems as well as a review of the Polish Amiga game "Cyber Kick". (nba)
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28.Jan.2025
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Video: Interview with "Ports of Call" developer Rolf-Dieter Klein
Rolf-Dieter Klein set new benchmarks for manager simulations with "Ports of Call", developed by him and Martin Ulrich and released in 1987 under the Aegis label. In the YouTube video interview with Magisthans Spielekiste, Klein provides insights into the development of this ship management game, the challenges faced during development and the compromises made during the creation process.
Of particular interest are the concept art images, which have not been shown before and are being exclusively presented in the video. The video also offers a glimpse of possible new versions of the game.
The interview is held in German, but subtitled in English, making it accessible to an international audience. (nba)
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27.Jan.2025
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AROS: Sound editor ProTrekkr 2.8.0
ProTrekkr is a tracker program that combines a software synthesizer with a traditional sample tracker. It can mainly be used to create electronic music (such as psytrance, trance, goa, hard acid, IDM, chip, techno, jungle, etc.) for small intros, demos or games. Version 2.8.0 has now been released for AROS (and other systems). Changes:
- Added a function to negate the current palette.
- Added two functions to rotate the current palette on the left or right.
- Re-arranged bitchbiker.ptk and added it into the official list of modules.
- Changed the behaviour of the single step mode, plays only stops when enter (or return) key is depressed and only the current pattern is played
(press Left Shift to go into song mode).
- Added a function to transpose a range of instruments.
- Patterns modifications functions are only active when edition mode is on.
- Transposition functions now keep track of last used instruments to be able
to transpose relevant notes used without instruments.
- Stopping step mode will keep edit mode intact.
- Sample "Maximize" (Max) is now called "Normalize" (Norm) in samples editor.
- More visual feedback for currently played sample in samples editor.
- Added the option to show/clear leading zeroes digits in patterns.
- Added patterns sliders edition mode (check manual for explanations).
Note: This mode can be quite CPU intensive.
- Fixed various bugs in patterns edition.
- Channels VU meters were drawn way to many times over each others, fixed.
- Fixed the audio levels of the channels VU meters.
- Modified the reverb (should sound better (?)) also added a damp parameter
(had to rework some modules due to this).
- Added effect 2C: Set reverb damp ratio.
- Improved the volume ramping.
- Added LCTRL + LALT + HOME / END keyboard shortcuts (jump to top/first track or bottom/last track of a pattern).
- Added Enter or Return keys for single step play.
- Fixed channels multi polyphony allocations.
- Fixed the fullscreen mode switching under AROS.
- Added an OpenGL executable in AROS distribution (ptk_aros_ogl) for some reason i don't explain it may be slower than the regular one,
your mileage may vary.
Direct download: ptk_v2.8.0_aros_x86.zip (13 MB) (dr)
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27.Jan.2025
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AmigaOS 4: SDL 3.2.0 Release Candidate 2 (update)
Just last week SDL 3 was officially released with version 3.20. As usual, Juha 'capehill' Niemimaki is implementing the multimedia library for AmigaOS 4.1 and has now published a first release candidate which contains the following Amiga-specific changes:
- Add localized system menus to SDL windows.
- Prefs program can be started from menu. (Settings are not real-time as they are based on environment variables.)
- Support 4th and 5th mouse buttons.
- Remove MiniGL renderer. (It might make a comeback later if FBO is not required anymore)
- Implement dialog, iostream and process APIs.
AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition and optional MiniGL and OpenGL ES 2.0 are required.
Update: (29.01.2025, 19:00, dr)
Meanwhile Release Candidate 2 is available fixing a crash when scanning environment variables on some systems.
Direct download: SDL3.lha (9,2 MB) (dr)
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27.Jan.2025
Patrick Schwedt (E-Mail)
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Amiga-500-Guide: Version 2 of the manual for (re-) beginners (German)
Last year Patrick Schwedt wrote a German PDF file with all kinds of tips for those who have bought an Amiga 500 for the first time or are starting to use it again after a long time. Version 2 is now available on Aminet, which has been expanded and now contains 61 pages. Almost all the pictures have been revised. A new feature is an illustrated guide to installing hardware extensions.
Download: Amiga_500_Guide_V2.0.pdf (5 MB) (snx)
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27.Jan.2025
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Managing ADF files: Rust library "adflib" V0.1.5
In March 2023, we reported on Volker Schwaberow's project to convert ADFlib, written primarily in C by Laurent Clevy, into the Rust programming language, and meanwhile he has gained some progress. He has now released version 0.1.5 with the following changes:
- chore: improve the bitmap handling, replace write_bitmap_blocks with initialize_bitmap and update bitmap initialization logic
- fix: change adf variable to mutable for proper data manipulation
- feat: implement file writing functionality and directory management in ADF
- feat: implement create_directory function and enhance file listing with protection flags
(dr)
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27.Jan.2025
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Strategy game: LightTheLEDs
Rodrigo Vertulo, who previously published "Skinny Marley" (amiga-news.de reported), now wants to remind Amiga fans of their creative spirit with "LightTheLEDs" and offers an "electrifying challenge" with his new game, in which you have to connect batteries to LEDs, but have to go through at least one resistor to ensure that the circuit works correctly.
The game runs on any OCS Amiga and is available for the equivalent of around 2.40 euros. (dr)
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26.Jan.2025
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Aminet uploads until 25.01.2025
The following files have been added until 25.01.2025 to Aminet:
xdump.lha dev/misc 538K OS3 Four AmigaDOS binary fi...
xmdump.lha dev/misc 555K OS3 Analyze AmigaDOS progra...
xrom.lha dev/misc 538K OS3 ROM analyze tool
The_Bible.zip docs/misc 10M GEN The Bible (Polish)
anaiis.lha driver/oth 256K OS3 ANAIIS USB Stack Releas...
anaiis_boot.lha driver/oth 260K OS3 ANAIIS USB Boot disk Re...
anaiis_massive.lha driver/oth 82K OS3 Massive release 1.25
G-WARS.lha game/shoot 7.9M OS3 Geometry Wars inspired ...
BackdPattGener.lha gfx/edit 66K OS3 Create your own backdro...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 11M OS4 Signetics-based machine...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 10M OS3 Signetics-based machine...
PrayForLA.lha mods/32bit 738K GEN 16bit 8ch Jazz Noir Cha...
k8-hologram.lha text/bfont 1K GEN Bitmap font encoding KO...
AS_Patch14.lha util/boot 12K OS3 Fix CPU/FPU Bug in Amig...
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 8.5M OS3 Versatile Amiga Testpro...
CPU-A.lha util/moni 500K OS3 System Information Tool
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26.Jan.2025
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OS4Depot uploads until 25.01.2025
The following files have been added until 25.01.2025 to OS4Depot:
aos-amigagpt-icons.lha gra/ico 574kb 4.1 AmigaOS 4.1 Style Icons for Amig...
perciman.lha uti/wor 2Mb 4.0 Person Contact and Information M...
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26.Jan.2025
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AROS Archives uploads until 25.01.2025
The following files have been added until 25.01.2025 to AROS Archives:
siddump.x86_64-aros-v11.zip aud/mis 90kb C64 music debug output utility
badapple.x86_64-aros-v11.zip dem/mis 3Mb The famous Bad Apple animation w...
sdllopan.x86_64-aros-v11.zip gam/boa 479kb MahJong clone
potrace.x86_64-aros-v11.zip gra/con 1Mb Transforming bitmaps into vector...
qlview.x86_64-aros-v11.zip gra/vie 261kb Sinclair QL Screen viewer
unlzx.x86_64-aros-v11.zip uti/arc 60kb Unpack lzx files
untarka.x86_64-aros-v11.zip uti/arc 63kb unpack tar file
grep.x86_64-aros-v11.zip uti/mis 57kb GNU Grep
sfsobject.x86_64-aros-v11... uti/mis 77kb Sets SFS object attributes
unmount.x86_64-aros-v11.zip uti/tex 36kb Device unmounting tool
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26.Jan.2025
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 25.01.2025
The following files have been added until 25.01.2025 to MorphOS-Storage:
WaveEdit_1.1.lha Audio/Editor The wavetable and bank ...
jansson-2.14.lha Development/Library C library for encoding,...
CDogs-SDL_2.2.0.lha Games/Shoot2D Classic overhead run-an...
Mahjong_0.17.lha Games/Think Port of Mahjong
OpenKropki_0.4.lha Games/Think Port of OpenKropki by P...
stream-5.10-efika.lha System/Benchmark A Memory Bandwidth Test...
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26.Jan.2025
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WHDLoad: New installers until 25.01.2025
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 25.01.2025:
- 2025-01-25 fixed: Ghost Battle (Thalion) character position on map when using level select option fixed, unlock door without key with Up fixed (Info)
- 2025-01-23 improved: High Steel (Screen 7) second version supported, multiple game bugs fixed, invulnerability cheat, 2nd button support (Info)
- 2024-12-18 new: Think Twice (Magic Soft) done by DJ Mike (Info)
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26.Jan.2025
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Do it yourself: Programmable ROM module KickSmash32 for the Amiga 3000/4000
KickSmash32, currently available in version 1.4, is a Kickstart ROM replacement module for the Amiga 3000 and 4000, which can be programmed directly under AmigaOS as well as via USB-C from Linux and provides eight flash banks for different ROM files. (snx)
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26.Jan.2025
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Windows: WavConvert4Amiga 1.3 (update)
The Windows program WavConvert4Amiga is used to optimize audio files in Wave format for use on the Amiga or with tracker music programs. The range of functions includes any sample rate when converting to 8-bit mono format, support for both PAL and NTSC frequencies and note conversion from C-1 to B-3 for ProTracker.
Update: (27.01.2025, 07:00, dr)
Meanwhile version 1.3 is already available, which adds the Amiga ST-xx sample format: it is now possible to load 8svx and original Amiga St-xx sample formats directly into wavconvert. (snx)
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26.Jan.2025
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Music competition: Winter edition of the Boozedrome
On February 22nd, the next Boozedrome will not take place on location in Helsinki, but this time purely on YouTube. Music modules of a maximum length of three minutes and a maximum size of 2 MB that can be played by HippoPlayer 2.45 without additional libraries can be submitted. They will then be played on an Amiga 600 with an 68020 processor and some Fast-RAM. (snx)
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26.Jan.2025
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Music: An introduction to Amiga (techno) hardcore
At the title link, Jude Noel has written an overview of the Amiga techno hardcore music scene in English and links to corresponding tracks for direct listening. (snx)
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26.Jan.2025
The Oasis BBS (website)
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Video: Why the Commodore Amiga CD³² failed
In the video at the title link, 'The Matrix' once again addresses the failure of the Amiga CD³². Picking up on this, 'Havok' has also written a text on the subject for The Oasis BBS, which he co-runs. (snx)
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26.Jan.2025
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Picture collection: Update of the Amiga Graphics Archive
The "Amiga Graphics Archive" is dedicated to all kinds of pixel graphics created with the Commodore Amiga between 1985 and 1995 (amiga-news.de reported).
In this January update, some level graphics were added for the game StarRay and, for comparison, the graphics of the Atari ST version, as these are better than the Amiga version despite the technical disadvantages. (dr)
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26.Jan.2025
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Open source project: IDE driver lide.device 40.9
The open source project lide.device provides a new IDE driver for the Amiga, which offers some improvements (amiga-news.de reported). Now version 40.9 was released:
Driver
- Performance improvements
- Add support for AIDE
Lideflash
- Add support for RIDE
- Add support for Zorro-LAN-IDESATA
- Support bank erase on Matze TKs
- Support more flash models
- Support programming CDFS to 68EC020-TK
- Fix 68EC020-TK detection
- Inhibit DOS devices during programming
- Add version string
(dr)
[News message: 26. Jan. 2025, 07:08] [Comments: 0]
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24.Jan.2025
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Video player: Amos Anim Player v2025
The "Amos Anim Player" of the group "ELECTRIC BLACK SHEEP" is a very simple IFF-ANIM player that runs on any Amiga. It can play compressed IFF-Anim formats synchronised with a separate IFF Audio Sample (or MOD) (amiga-news.de reported).
The latest version 2025 provides the following changes:
- Palette could change between frames in movie version
- Litle optimization....Proper version a bit faster
- Different timing method?!
(dr)
[News message: 24. Jan. 2025, 05:55] [Comments: 0]
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