27.May.2024
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Demoparty: Results of "68k Inside"
The "68k Inside" demoparty took place in Finland last weekend. Among other things, competitions in the "Intro" and "Demo" categories took place there. The organisers have now published the results lists. Amiga productions also made it to the top places:
Intro
Demo
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27.May.2024
George Sokianos (ko-fi)
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AmigaOS 4: Code analysis with Cpppcheck V2.14r1
Im September 2022, George 'walkero' Sokianos made an AmigaOS 4 port of Cppcheck, a static code analysis tool for the C and C++ programming languages, available for the first time. The tool is designed to be able to analyze your C/C++ code even if it has non-standard syntax common in embedded projects. The latest official version 2.14 has now been ported (release notes). (dr)
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26.May.2024
Amiga.org (forum)
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Zoom meeting: Dave Haynie as guest of the Toronto Users Group
The next online meeting of the Canadian Amiga users of the Toronto Users Group on May 30th via Zoom will again feature a prominent guest, Commodore developer Dave Haynie. Access information for participation can be found at the title link. (snx)
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26.May.2024
Amiga.org (forum)
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PDF magazine: Amiga Point of View 5
Amiga Point of View is a 72-page PDF magazine. The fifth issue contains, among other things, a Magnetic Fields interview, various game reviews and the start of a series that briefly introduces 50 games that have been released exclusively for the Amiga.
A 16-page preview allows to get an idea of the magazine before buying it. (snx)
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26.May.2024
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Aminet uploads until 25.05.2024
The following files have been added until 25.05.2024 to Aminet:
MicroExcel_2.0.lha biz/spread 1.9M MOS A Spreadsheed Editor
amigassh.lha comm/net 66K 68k SSH2 for the Amiga
asm48.lha dev/cross 71K MOS Assembler for the Intel 8048 ...
GIMineAros.zip game/board 375K x86 classic game of mines
GIMorraCineseAros.zip game/board 408K x86 GI Morra Cinese Game
GIPokerAros.zip game/board 451K x86 Poker game
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 4.6M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
D1X_Rebirth_AGA.lha game/shoot 3.5M 68k Amiga port of Descent (D1X-Re...
D1X_Rebirth_RTG.lha game/shoot 3.5M 68k Amiga port of Descent (D1X-Re...
FreeSynd_AGA.lha game/strat 3.0M 68k Amiga port of Syndicate (Free...
FreeSynd_RTG.lha game/strat 3.0M 68k Amiga port of Syndicate (Free...
OpenDUNE_RTG.lha game/strat 394K 68k Amiga port of Dune 2 (OpenDUNE)
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.6M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.0M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.2M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
0pal.zip mods/crash 82K Blast beat, fast leads. 8 bit xm
AmigaGPT.lha util/misc 221K OS4 App for chatting to ChatGPT
rxmui.lha util/rexx 706K 68k RxMUI - MUI GUIs in ARexx macros
(snx)
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26.May.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 25.05.2024
The following files have been added until 25.05.2024 to OS4Depot:
rxmuis.lha dev/mis 1Mb 4.0 Definitive solution to create GU...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
a1222_abstract.lha gra/mis 11Mb 4.0 Abstract backdrop for AmigaOne A...
amigagpt.lha net/cha 221kb 4.0 App for chatting to ChatGPT
witchcleaner.lha net/mis 3Mb 4.0 Clean temp data from OWB, IBrows...
litexl.lha uti/tex 2Mb 4.1 A lightweight text editor writte...
(snx)
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26.May.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 25.05.2024
The following files have been added until 25.05.2024 to AROS Archives:
gimine.i386-aros.zip gam/boa 375kb Classic Games of Mines
gimorracinese.i386-aros.zip gam/boa 408kb Morra Cinese
(snx)
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26.May.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 25.05.2024
The following files have been added until 25.05.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
AmiArcadia_32.51.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
FreeSynd_0.8.0.lha Games/Action FreeSynd is a cross-pla...
MCE_15.10.lha Games/Editor Multi-game Character Ed...
fheroes2_1.1.0.lha Games/Strategy fheroes2 is a recreatio...
LoView_2024.lha Graphics/Tools The Easy Viewer and Thu...
Wayfarer_8.6.lha MorphOS-update Wayfarer is the latest ...
MicroExcel_2.0.lha Office/Spreadsheet A Spreadsheed Editor
Lite-XL_2.1.4r1.lha Text/Edit Lite XL is a lightweigh...
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26.May.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 25.05.2024
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 25.05.2024:
- 2024-05-20 improved: Arcade Pool (Team 17) another version supported, reduced memory requirements for AGA (Info)
- 2024-05-20 improved: Pirates! (Microprose) install script rewritten, better saved games, memory upgraded, added glowicon (Info)
- 2024-05-19 improved: Sensible World of Soccer (Sensible Software) fixed crashed when tactic is changed/loaded, using "save" directory, england teams are now selectable again (Info)
- 2024-05-19 improved: Fire and Brimstone (Microprose) some delays added before text screens, better trainers and keys map (Info)
(snx)
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26.May.2024
Seiya (ANF)
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PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 158 (italienisch/englisch)
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.
Amiga-related, the current issue, which is dedicated to flight simulators, is about Shockwave and Moon Patrol. (snx)
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26.May.2024
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Amiga Games That Weren't: Der Schatz im Silbersee (The Treasure of Silver Lake)
On Amiga Games That Weren't, information, including a demo version, was compiled in English about the game "Der Schatz im Silbersee" (The Treasure of Silver Lake), an adventure about the fictional American Native Winnetou. Originally also announced for the Amiga for February 1993, it was actually only released for MS-DOS. (In German Amigaland.de had already presented the demo version two and a half years ago). (snx)
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25.May.2024
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Video: Installing a new network printer on MorphOS
'jPV' is a very active MorphOS developer, but with his software projects such as the image processing software RNOEffects or the MUI-based SFTP/FTP(S) client RNOXFER he mostly supports all Amiga systems. As he writes, it had been quite a while since he had dealt with the printer problem under MorphOS. As he had just bought a new printer - a Xerox B230 printer - he had to deal with drivers and network support under MorphOS again and recorded his results in a video.
In it, he explains how to set up the netprinter default settings and add drivers for the new printing system (PPD) and for the old TurboPrint-based system. In order for a printer to be integrated as a network printer under MorphOS, it must currently support PostScript, PCL5, ESC/P-R or SPL2/SPLc.
As 'jPV' explained to us, the new printing system in MorphOS is great because it supports all the new printer features: the printer settings GUI is created according to the provided PPD file, so you can change all the options available in any printer in MorphOS. (dr)
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25.May.2024
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Blog: Building an Amiga PSU for upgraded Amigas
As Andrew 'LinuxJedi' Hutchings writes, many users use Meanwell power supplies as a replacement for the ones supplied with the Amiga. Usually the 50W variants like the RPT-60B would be used because it fits well into an original Amiga power supply. In the first part of his report, Hutchings investigates whether a 75W power supply can also be used for heavily upgraded Amigas.
In his second blog post, he reports on corresponding tests and some improvements. (dr)
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24.May.2024
ko-fi
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Editor: Lite XL 2.1.4r1 for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS
George 'walkero' Sokianos has released version 2.1.4r1 of the Editor Lite XL for AmigaOS 4 and MorphOS (amiga-news.de reported). Changes:
Added
- Added the ability to open files and folders by drag 'n drop them on the LiteXL icon when this is on the AmiDock (AmigaOS4) / Panel (MorphOS)
Updated
- Updated the code to the upstream 2.1.4 release
Fixed
- Fix opening files from the root of a device
If you would like to follow George 'walkero' Sokiano's work on Amiga projects and buy him a coffee, you can visit his Ko-fi page.
Downloads:
LiteXL2_MOS_2.1.4r1.lha (1,2 MB)
LiteXL2_OS4_2.1.4r1.lha (1,8 MB) (dr)
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24.May.2024
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Game collection: Arcade Classics for CD32
Jean-François 'jotd' Fabre has gathered all his previous arcade ports and released them for the CD32 (YouTube video). (dr)
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23.May.2024
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Print/PDF magazine: Komoda & Amiga plus #25 (English/Polish)
"Komoda & Amiga Plus" is dedicated to retro gamers and deals mainly with Commodore's 8-bit computers and Amigas. Among the topics of the current issue 25 (spring/summer) are several game reviews as well as an interview with Paolo Cattani (former interview).
The magazine is available as printed edition for 12,89 Euro (plus ca. 5 Euro shipping) and also as digital edition for 3,52 Euro. (dr)
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23.May.2024
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Music tip: "Grogon - Hoppy Cardiocore"
'no9' has been working in the audio sector for years and occasionally composes music for games. He also regularly publishes his own compositions on his YouTube channel, such as now the track "Grogon - Hoppy Cardiocore". He uses the "ProTracker 2" clone for Windows by Olav Sorensen (amiga-news.de reported). (dr)
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21.May.2024
EAB
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Beat 'em Up: Update of Final Fight Enhanced
In late January, developer 'Prototron' released its improved version of Capcom's Final Fight written in machine language (amiga-news.de reported). Now some small fixes, a new move and a new music track have been added.
An overview of the changes:
- added new music to the elevator stage
- added guy and Maki's "off the wall jump"
- fixed a bug that crashed the game when Belger was killed with a regular punch
- removed some superfluous collision checks from Belger in an attempt to fix the stall bug
- some minor animation fixes, plus checks added to prevent some bugs that didn't halt the player during level transitions
The developer points out that the realisation is explicitly a private, non-commercial project. An ECS or AGA Amiga with 2MB Chip RAM and 512KB Fast RAM is required.
YouTube-Video: Final Fight: Enhanced - Maki (Full Game - Amiga 600 ECS)
Download: Final Fight Enhanced.rar (2,8 MB) (nba)
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21.May.2024
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Video: Installation of Internet tools and game tests on a PiStorm Amiga
Even though George 'walkereo' Sokianos concentrates mainly on the development of AmigaOS4 software, he also has classic hardware at his disposal. In a detailed video he shows how he equips his Amiga 1200 equipped with a PiStorm-lite with the necessary Internet software and tests it. He also tests some WHDLoad games. (dr)
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21.May.2024
Christian 'TheoTheoderich' Wiegel
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Turn-based strategy: Bugfix update May 2024 for "Settle the World"
Christian 'TheoTheoderich' Wiegel writes about his recently published update:
"The bugfix update is finished and is recommended for everyone who is still playing on the April 2024 version.
In addition to fixing bugs, the movement system of units has been reworked.
Units can now move a little more, and the player should now receive the message about too few movement points much less frequently.
Furthermore, Settle the World can now be played completely in the German language.
This also lays the technical basis for additional translations into other languages.
Of course, the game still contains bugs or features that do not yet work properly.
Settle the World is far from finished...but with this bugfix update it is much more playable than ever before.
I would be very happy to receive feedback from players about this update. The amount of work involved in creating this update was really enormous.
As always, Settle the World can be downloaded free of charge from the project page." (dr)
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20.May.2024
ANF
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Video: Another Robin Hood port preview by Apollo team
The Apollo team is working on a port of the game "Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood" (amiga-news.de reported) for the Apollo V4 equipped with SAGA chipset. A preview video of the second beta version has now been published under the title link. (dr)
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20.May.2024
Mastodon
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Modplayer: Minimod V1.2
Harry 'piru' Sintonen has written a minimal Protracker command line modplayer using Frank Wille's ptplayer routine that runs on AmigaOS 1.3 and higher. (dr)
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