10.Apr.2021
Indie Retro News (Website)
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Arcade game in 60 KB: Wrong Way Driver
In 'Wrong Way Driver' (Video) you have to avoid oncoming vehicles. The game was made by pink^abyss, who was already responsible for Tinyus, Tiny Invaders, Tiny Galaga und Tiny Bobble.
'Wrong Way Driver' is written in C++ and is only 60 KB in size. The game runs on any PAL Amiga with at least 512 KB memory.
Download: aYs_WrongWayDriver.adf (880 KB) (cg) (Translation: bb)
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10.Apr.2021
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Source code editor: Hollywood support for Visual Studio Code
An extension for Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (Windows, Mac OS, Linux) has been published on Github, which enables the development of Hollywood programs with the free source code editor. The extension can be installed with the extension manager of Visual Studio Code, just filter by the keyword "Hollywood". The author asks to use the Github bug tracker in case of problems, alternatively the discussion thread in the official Hollywood forum can be used. (cg) (Translation: bb)
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10.Apr.2021
Indie Retro News (Website)
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Commercial platformer: Boxed edition of 'Putter' available (AGA)
'Putter' (video) is a Soccer Kid inspired platformer developed with the construction kit RedPill. The "Boxed Edition" is now available from Polish vendor allegro.pl for the equivalent of 10 Euros. Putter requires an AGA computer, according to manufacturer's information an "overclocked 68020 processor" is needed for optimal speed. (cg) (Translation: bb)
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10.Apr.2021
Scene World Podcast (ANF)
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Podcast: Scene World Episode 113 - Oliver "V3to" Lindau (Starbyte)
Oliver 'V3to' Lindau is a graphic designer and has worked for Starbyte on titles like 'Rolling Ronny', he is also very active in the demoscene. In the interview with the podcast 'Scene World' he talks about the difficulties of porting 'Eye of the Beholder' from Amiga to C64. (cg) (Translation: bb)
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09.Apr.2021
commodore.news (Website)
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Print/PDF magazine: Amiga Addict, issue 4
The fourth issue of the British "Amiga Addict" is currently being printed and can be ordered. Topics of this issue include an interview with Marcus Dyson from "Amiga Format", a test of the new 'Amiga Forever' edition and the story of the very rare A1200 expansion 'CD1200'. Amiga Addict is published monthly and is available as a single issue or by subscription, either in printed form or as PDF. (cg) (Translation: bb)
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09.Apr.2021
Aminet
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Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.87
RedPill developed by Carlos Peris is a Game Construction Kit written in AmiBlitz 3.8, which can help developing games of diverse genres - see our little review of two games. Recently a preview video of the forthcoming game "Putter" has been released being also developed with RedPill. RedPill is compatible to AGA and ECS, the "player" requires a total of 1,5 MB RAM.
Changes since version 0.85:
- Help information is available in the editor, press the (i) button in the bottom of the screen.
- Fix in Force NTSC flag that can be used from the CLI or the Icon Tooltype.
- Added Stamp action trigger that prints an object to the brackground of the level.
- Change in screen refresh when the camera position moves abruptly.
- Added HUD Refresh trigger to fully repaint he hud. Only use it when changing labels.
- Editor stack increased to allow the sprite editor to cut bigger sprites.
- Now it is possible to copy and paste objects. It should work between projects too.
- Added C64 menu color scheme.
- Fix in games not using HUD.
- Fixes in the copperlist.
- Fix small glitch in the bottom of the menu.
(dr)
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08.Apr.2021
Amiga-Shop.net (ANF)
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Alinea: transparent hard plastic covers for Amiga CD32
Press release: We are pleased to announce that as of today we can offer the new transparent hard plastic covers for the Amiga CD32. The covers were developed in cooperation with Retronics and fit perfectly on both versions of the Amiga CD32 - i.e. with and without a protruding bar on the CD drive.
The covers protect the Amiga CD 32 from all external influences such as sun (UV rays), dust and moisture. They are made of high-quality plastic in Poland and are delivered well protected in high-quality packaging. (cg)
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07.Apr.2021
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Demo party: Results and releases of "Revision"
Last weekend the 19th 'Revision' took place, again only as live stream event. Despite of it, many demo productions took place, among others 22 Amiga demos in the categories 'Amiga Demo', 'Amiga Intro', 'Oldskool Intro' and 'Wild Demo'.
Download links of the demos can be found on pouet.net. The source code of the winner of the category Amiga-Intro - Planet Disco Balls created by von 'Planet Jazz' - already has been released on Github.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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07.Apr.2021
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: E-mail client Iris 0.116
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek's "Iris" is going to be the standard e-mail client for MorphOS. It supports IMAP and can display as well as create HTML e-mails.
Changes of version 0.116 include improved stability - especially with Iris running in the background - and an "iconify on close button" setting. Feedback to the author can be given at the corresponding forum thread at MorphZone. (snx)
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06.Apr.2021
Github (ANF)
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Crowd funding: LLVM supports Motorola 68000
In 2019, the m68k-backend of GCC was successfully financed. Now another crowd funding campaign has been successfully completed for implementing a m68k-backend for the compiler LLVM: The code has been already added to the official source archive. Thus all future version of LLVM can also create code in all supported programming languages for Motorola's processors.
(cg) (Translation: dr)
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06.Apr.2021
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
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Hollywood APK Compiler 3.3 and Remedios 1.1 released
Press release: Airsoft Softwair, the hardest working men in code business, are proud to announce the immediate availability of Hollywood APK Compiler 3.3 and Remedios 1.1. The Hollywood APK Compiler is an add-on for Hollywood that allows you to compile your Hollywood scripts into stand-alone APKs for Android, ready to be distributed via the Play Store! Remedios does the same for iOS, i.e. it compiles your Hollywood scripts into app bundles ready to be run on iOS devices like the iPhone or iPad. The Hollywood APK Compiler requires an x64 Windows system and Remedios requires a macOS system.
The major new feature in Hollywood APK Compiler 3.3 and Remedios 1.1 is support for Hollywood 9. Both programs support the full Hollywood 9.0 command set and runtime now. Furthermore, Remedios 1.1 adds support for Xcode 12 and Hollywood APK Compiler 3.3 adds support for Android Studio 4.1.
The updates are available free of charge for all existing customers and can be downloaded from the restricted download area. Note, however, that both programs require Hollywood 9 now.
(dr) (Translation: dr)
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05.Apr.2021
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)
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Workbench distribution: AmiKit XE for Raspberry Pi 4/400
The Workbench distribution AmiKit XE now also supports the mini computer Raspberry Pi 4/400, which has been integrated into its keyboard. The pre-configured software collection is available for nearly twenty Euros. (snx)
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04.Apr.2021
Scene World Podcast (ANF)
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Podcast: Scene World, Episode 112 - Interview with Jim Drew
While keycaps for the C64 are the initial topic of episode 112 of the Scene World podcast, the man behind this project, Jim Drew, also created "Emplant", for example, a Mac emulator hardware for the Amiga. (snx)
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04.Apr.2021
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Aminet uploads until 03.04.2021
The following files have been added until 03.04.2021 to Aminet:
amigaterm_enh.lha comm/term 29K 68k Serial port ANSI Terminal fro...
lubricator.lha comm/www 46K 68k HTTP search + download, write...
COP.lha dev/debug 165K 68k Low Level Debugger
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 2.1M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
BootWB1x.lha disk/misc 18K 68k Minimal boot into Workbench 1...
F1GP2021Carset.lha game/data 7K 2021 Carset for F1GP
fanwor.i386-aros.lha game/role 644K x86 Zelda clone (SDL)
Fanwor.lha game/role 413K MOS Zelda clone (SDL)
dMagnetic.i386-aros.lha game/text 3.5M x86 Interpreter for Magnetic Scro...
dMagnetic_OS4.lha game/text 3.4M OS4 Interpreter for Magnetic Scro...
FlashMandelNG_OS4.lha gfx/fract 11M OS4 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals AOS4
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.3M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.6M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 4.8M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
MasterBlaster.lha mods/med 29K MasterBlaster by Stefano Mari...
AmigaAMP3.lha mus/play 1.9M OS4 Multi format audio player wit...
AmigaAMP3-68k.lha mus/play 375K 68k MPEG audio player with GUI
EP98-GUI.lha mus/play 33K 68k Classic Eagleplayer GUI remix
IFFPBMdt.lha util/dtype 32K 68k IFF PBM picture datatype 47.2
ILBMdt.lha util/dtype 47K 68k IFF ILBM picture datatype 47.3
AmiSSL-4.9.lha util/libs 5.9M OS4 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
modplug-68k.lha util/libs 98K 68k Renders mod music files as ra...
WHDLoadMenu.lha util/misc 485K 68k A WHDLoad frontend
Mu68060_Ex.lha util/sys 33K 68k MuLib aware experimental 6806...
MAA4SIC.lha util/virus 5K 68k MOS/AROS/AOS4 System Info Col...
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04.Apr.2021
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OS4Depot uploads until 03.04.2021
The following files have been added until 03.04.2021 to OS4Depot:
amigaamp3.lha aud/pla 2Mb 4.1 Multi format audio player with GUI
drawing_dt.lha dat/ima 215kb 4.0 Structured art superclass + DR2D...
warpjpegdt.lha dat/ima 331kb 4.0 JFIF-JPEG datatype V45.15
warppngdt.lha dat/ima 160kb 4.0 PNG image datatype V45.23
warptiffdt.lha dat/ima 546kb 4.0 TIFF and BigTIFF image datatype ...
warpwebpdt.lha dat/ima 288kb 4.0 WebP image datatype V45.2
amiread_no1.lha dem/mag 128Mb 4.0 Polish magazine
oo.lha dev/lib 1Mb 4.1 Bring easier programming to C an...
hdaudio_ahi.lha dri/aud 105kb 4.1 Generic HD audio driver for Amig...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
dmagnetic.lha gam/adv 3Mb 4.0 Interpreter for Magnetic Scroll ...
donkeykong.lha gam/mis 4Mb 4.0 LCD game conversion
gunfight.lha gam/mis 5Mb 4.0 2 player western game
runaway.lha gam/mis 3Mb 4.0 LCD game conversion
citygenerator.lha gam/uti 88kb 4.1 Fantasy city population generator
flashmandelng_os4.lha gra/mis 11Mb 4.0 Mandelbrot & Julia fractals ...
shaderjoy.lha gra/vie 4Mb 4.1 Display fragment shaders
amissl.lha lib/mis 6Mb 4.0 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared library
omanko.lha net/mis 2Mb 4.0 web tool made to get the MD5 and...
zitaftpserver.lha net/ser 11Mb 4.1 A fast and secure FTP(S) server.
ign-addon-ods.lha off/spr 207kb 4.1 ignition addon for access ods-files
ignition.lha off/spr 5Mb 4.1 A modern spreadsheet
uhctools.lha uti/mis 39kb 4.0 UHC Tools installer
alignwindows.lha uti/wor 20kb 4.1 Workbench tool to stack windows
assignview.lha uti/wor 30kb 4.0 A simple tool to list all curren...
hexview.lha uti/wor 20kb 4.0 A utility to view a file in a he...
taskview.lha uti/wor 20kb 4.1 View currently running tasks
wbkillwin.lha uti/wor 13kb 4.0 An interactive program to kill w...
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04.Apr.2021
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AROS Archives uploads until 03.04.2021
The following files have been added until 03.04.2021 to AROS Archives:
starfighter.i386-aros.zip gam/act 3Mb 2D side-view space shooter (with...
dmagnetic.i386-aros.lha gam/adv 3Mb Interpreter for Magnetic Scroll ...
lettersfall.i386-aros.zip gam/puz 4Mb OpenGL. Make words of falling le...
fanwor.i386-aros.lha gam/rol 644kb Zelda clone (SDL)
omanko.lha net/mis 2Mb web tool made to get the MD5 and...
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04.Apr.2021
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 03.04.2021
The following files have been added until 03.04.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
FrozenLiquid_1.2.lha Audio/MIDI Soft audio synthetiser ...
Omanko!_1.10.lha Files/Show A tiny web tool made to...
Postal1.lha Games/Action MorphOS port of Postal,...
Fanwor_1.15.lha Games/Adventure Zelda clone (SDL)
OpenTTD_1.11.0.lha Games/Strategy A clone of Transport Ty...
Jedi_MorphOS-20210327.... Screenshots Jedi_MorphOS-20210327.jpeg
AmiSSL_4.9_68k.lha System/Library/SSL OpenSSL as an Amiga sha...
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04.Apr.2021
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WHDLoad: New installers until 03.04.2021
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 03.04.2021:
- 2021-04-01 improved: Test Drive 2 - The Duel (Accolade) added keyboard controls, trainer added (Info)
- 2021-04-01 improved: Cyberblast (Innerprise) interrupts fixed, new imager, uses fast memory, saving highscores, trainer, manual and icon added (Info, Image)
- 2021-03-31 improved: Gauntlet 2 (Atari/U.S.Gold) new imager, splash window options, 68000 quitkey, manual and icon added (Info)
- 2021-03-30 improved: R-Type (Rainbow Arts) splash options enhanced (Info, Image)
- 2021-03-30 improved: R-Type 2 (Activision) blitter waits added, speed adjustment (Info)
- 2021-03-30 improved: Nightdawn (Magic Bytes) new imager, splash window options added, manual and icon added, new install script (Info)
- 2021-03-29 improved: R-Type (Rainbow Arts) new imager, 68000 quitkey, trainer and icon added (Info, Image)
- 2021-03-29 improved: Dr. Cube's Magic Lands (Scienide) level 13 crash fixed, trainer and manual added (Info, Image)
- 2021-03-29 improved: Disc (Loriciel) uses less chip memory, 68000 quitkey, supports another version (Info)
- 2021-03-28 improved: Tom And Jerry (Magic Bytes) logo animation restored, uses less memory (Info)
- 2021-03-28 improved: Tom And Jerry: Hunting High And Low (Magic Bytes) logo animation restored, uses less memory (Info)
- 2021-03-28 new: Sci-Fi (Light Source) done by CFOU! (Info)
- 2021-03-28 improved: Legend Of Kyrandia (Westwood Studios) supports more versions, 68000 quitkey, quit menu fixed, uses less chip memory, new install script (Info)
- 2021-03-28 improved: King's Quest 2 (Sierra) rewritten to use real files, 3 versions supported (Info)
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