One cart for many systems. What is it? The BackBit Pro is a universal SD-card-based cartridge capable of interfacing with over 40 different consoles and vintage computers via inexpensive adapters. The existence of this cart may come as a surprise to many, as it seems to have flown under the radar of most people in […]
Last Friday (21 May 2021) Ian Ford also known as the H0ffman reported on his blog/Twitter. That he had released the long anticipated port of the MSX2 classic Metal Gear for the Commodore Amiga. The H0ffman well known for his work in the Amiga community with his coding, music and amazing DJ’ing skills. Announced in […]
A new cost effective way to boost your Commodore Amiga micro computer is being developed. This project which is known as PiStorm. Is an open source effort that aims to be an effective yet cost reduced alternative to the many expensive Amiga upgrade efforts like the Vampire or the Warp 1260 projects. The project utilizes […]
MDFourier author Artemio has summarised the busy March 240p Test Suite and MDFourier updates via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-monoscope-49474110 And within is an excellent nugget of information for Commodore Amiga fans – the very popular personal computer line that debuted worldwide in 1985 is getting a port of the excellent MDFourier audio comparison tool. The initial model, […]
Stephen Jones, the man behind the retro inspired Checkmate A1500 computer case. Has developed a new retro inspired case called the “Amiga Mini”. The Amiga Mini is a slightly smaller case when compared to the Checkmate A1500 and is designed to be more in line with the dimensions of the O.E.M. (Original Equipment Manufactured) […]
Vintage/Retro Computer and video game programmer Robin Harbron, aka 8-Bit Show and Tell recently did a video on his YouTube channel covering the late great Satoru Iwata. In his video Mr. Harbron detailed a brief history behind one of Mr. Iwata’s first coded/published video games at HAL Laboratories, Star Battle for the Commodore VIC20 8-bit […]
Retro developer Dan Kunz (a.k.a. citrus3000psi) released an installation video this week for the PS1Digital, showcasing what looks to be a completed board design. The PS1Digital is a modification from citrus300psi and chriz2600 that that adds HDMI output to certain models of the original Playstation, in addition to some mod-chip and wireless networking capabilities. While a […]
The Amiga Emulator WinUAE has recently released their latest update. Now available as version 4.4.0. This new version brings out a whole host of new features and bug fixes, as well as bringing an overall accuracy to the emulation project. Making the already attractive WinUAE even better. Here is the full feature list and bug […]
The Component Video mod for the Commodore 64 (C64) is now available for purchase at Video Game Perfection (VGP). This is a video mod that allows user to replace the existing RF modulator that is onboard the C64 and drops in a FPGA replacement solution that bypasses and interprets the video signals coming digitally from […]
c0pperdragon on their GitHub project page has released a new PCB design for a simple Commodore 64 Video Enhancement. While their other main piece to this project is for a video enhancement that will utilize component video. This is just a cheaper analog option replacing the RF modulator so users can improve the original S-Video […]
