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`28.Apr.2026` Markus Dierolf / Amiga Germany (Facebook)	Railway strategy game: Iron Rails CopperByte Games has launched Iron Rails, a strategy game for the Amiga inspired by the board game genre of route planning and rail connections. Fans of "Ticket to Ride" will feel right at home. On a map of North America featuring 36 cities and over 100 routes, players collect train cards, claim routes, and fulfill secret objective tickets. The game supports two to five players with AI opponents at three difficulty levels and runs on any Amiga with Kickstart 2.04+ in PAL mode. It is available for free download on itch.io as ADF and WHDLoad versions. (nba) [News message: 28. Apr. 2026, 11:22] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.Apr.2026` EAB	Web-based tool for DMS-to-ADF conversion: dms2adf The user oRBIT has made a browser-based tool available on their website that converts DMS files into ADF images via drag-and-drop. The conversion takes place entirely within the web browser using JavaScript; no data is transferred to a server. Faulty files are detected and reported based on the checksums contained in the DMS. Errors may still occur during the conversion of individual files, which are currently being addressed. (nba) [News message: 28. Apr. 2026, 11:07] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`28.Apr.2026`	Action game: Railblaze Dion Guy has published a new action game for Amiga PAL systems called Railblaze. The goal is to collect blue orbs across 20 levels while dodging enemy fire to unlock the exit to the next level. Developed in AmiBlitz3, the game runs on any Amiga with 1 MB of RAM (512 KB of chip RAM and 512 KB of slow/fast RAM) and is available for free download on itch.io in ADF and LHA formats. (nba) [News message: 28. Apr. 2026, 10:55] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`26.Apr.2026` MorphZone (forum)	AirScanner 0.63: Scan programm for the eSCL protocol (AirScan) Tomasz Paul is working on a program for scanners that support the eSCL protocol ("AirScan") in versions 2.5 and 2.62. The Epson models XP-322 and ET L3160 as well as the Canon G6050 have been confirmed to work. As a Hollywood program, it is available for AROS, AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS. With version 0.63, the TIFF format is also available, provided the scanner supports it. In addition to minor fixes, German, French, Italian, Polish and Spanish catalog files are now available. (snx) [News message: 26. Apr. 2026, 08:52] [Comments: 1 - 26. Apr. 2026, 18:50] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`23.Apr.2026` Simon Neumann (E-Mail)	Puzzle game by Developer X: "Tap Jewels" available as box and download version Press release: Developer-X and Alinea Computer are delighted to present the boxed and download versions of Tap Jewels for the 68k Amiga. Developer-X is responsible for development, whilst Alinea Computer handles distribution. Tap Jewels is a classic match-3 gem game which, with its simple, tried-and-tested gameplay, offers plenty of fun and is highly addictive. Adjacent gems of the same colour can be removed from the board to score points. The more jewels you clear at once, the more new jewels appear on the board, thereby extending the game. By skilfully combining jewels and using special tiles (RowCleaner, ColumnCleaner, CrossCleaner), you can prolong the game and secure a good spot on the high score list. When you clear many jewels and play quickly without making mistakes, a mana gauge at the bottom of the board fills up; when it is full, the game switches to bonus mode and rewards the player with double points for a period of time. During this time, the pressure of the game builds further; gameplay must be more focused and faster to keep the bonus going for as long as possible. The integrated achievements (Awards), which can be earned by reaching various goals, offer high replay value. The game modes "Puzzle" and "Time Master" offer players two ways to play. Whilst "Puzzle" focuses on combining large numbers of jewels to keep the playing field filled for as long as possible, "Time Master" requires a slightly faster pace due to the time pressure. Mistakes when clicking are penalised with a loss of time and lead to increased pressure as the game progresses. On the technical side, the EntwicklerX team deliberately chose a basic Amiga configuration as their foundation. An Amiga 500 with a 512 KB memory expansion and a floppy disk drive is entirely sufficient. From the programming and graphics to the music, all elements are handmade. No AI, no graphic assets or pre-made music were used. Frank Menzel and Thomas Claus from EntwicklerX deliberately set out to learn the unique features of the Amiga through this project and aim to expand and improve their skills in future Amiga projects. In Sven Thoennissen, they have also found a musician for Tap Jewels who was active on the Amiga until the 2000s and has now, after more than 20 years, composed his first Amiga MOD files again. Back to the roots! (cg) [News message: 23. Apr. 2026, 23:20] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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