13.Sep.2024
Spillhistorie (E-Mail)
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Interview with Jim Sachs
Following on from the double interview on Ports of Call conducted together with Hans Arne Jacobsen (amiga-news.de reported), Joachim Froholt has now spoken to Jim Sachs again for their Norwegian website “Spillhistorie” at the title link in order to trace his career.
The article begins with the former Air Force pilot's first C64 game, Saucer Attack, which he describes as a game that everyone owned but nobody bought. Regarding his first Amiga game, Defender of the Crown, Jim Sachs already explained in an earlier interview that it took him a whole week to create his first background screen with the original Amiga painting programs and that Deluxe Paint later reduced the comparable effort to three to four days.
After dropping out of his last direct project for Commodore due to conflicting specifications, and also completing "Defender of the Crown II", further stations were the CompuTrainer software for exercise bikes, which provided a corresponding racing bike landscape simulation, and especially his 3D aquarium screensavers, which were finally taken over by Microsoft and brought him to the realization that one should never do business with this company without a lawyer. Returning to the games market, though, he rules out - being born in 1949 he would be too old now for that. (snx)
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13.Sep.2024
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Linux: Stable long-term kernel 5.10.225 for AmigaOne X1000/X5000
Parallel to the current kernels (amiga-news.de reported), Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky also provides the latest version of the stable long-term kernel for the AmigaOne X1000 and X5000. It is suitable for old Linux distributions that do not work with the latest kernels, such as Ubuntu 10.04, or if users have problems with the latest kernels. He has now released version 5.10.225 with PowerPC fixes. (dr)
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13.Sep.2024
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Aracade classic: Elevator Action for AGA Amigas
After the publication of two preview videos (amiga-news.de reported), the first playable version of Jean-François 'jotd' Fabre's Amiga port of the Taito arcade classic Elevator Action is now available for AGA Amigas. Currently music and sound FX are still missing and some colours still need to be adjusted. At the moment you can start the game on the Workbench, an ADF version will follow. Source code is available on GitHub. (dr)
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12.Sep.2024
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Video: Compiling the Menace source code, part 1
In a first video, the YouTube channel 'Dave Poo 2' presented the commercial Shoot 'Em Up Menace, which was released in 1988. The source code was later published in several issues of the British Amiga Format magazine.
In the current video, an attempt is made to assemble the source code and then compile it. (dr)
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11.Sep.2024
heise.de Newsticker (ANF)
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Heise article on Andy Warhol's Amiga graphics (German)
As reported some weeks ago, one of the two art prints with Debbie Harry's portrait is for sale. Now Heise has also published an article about Andy Warhol's work with the Amiga at the title link - and adds that a sales price of 26 million dollars is being speculated for the picture including the signed floppy disk. (snx)
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11.Sep.2024
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Image editor: PyDPainter 2.0.1 for Windows, Linux and macOS
The image editor PyDPainter (new YouTube video of version 2.0) 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 2.0.1 fixes the following bugs:
- Anim files from PPaint missing last two frames
- Unable to draw when magnified when changing frames
- Anim save issues with palette and blank frames
- Smear mode crash
(dr)
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10.Sep.2024
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MorphOS: E-Mail client Iris 1.34
Just under a week ago, Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek released version 1.34 of his e-mail client Iris for MorphOS. The changes in detail:
- Fixed a crash during update check on some configurations
- Fixed a crash when editing a message in a locally mapped folder
- Fixed not to duplicate messages when editing a message in locally mapped folder or local storage
- Increased mail filter string length limit
- Updated WebKit and associated libraries
- Shows a popup window w/ progress bar when downloading an update
(dr)
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09.Sep.2024
Amigaworld.de (ANF)
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Amigaworld.de: Alternative riser cards for the A604n memory expansion
Press release: AMIGAworld is pleased to announce the availability of two alternative riser cards for the A604n memory expansion for the Amiga 600 from Individual Computers (photo).
These new riser cards are designed for WiFi (PicoWyfy) and USB (Subway/Freeway/RapidRoad) expansions, which can be used in the Amiga 600 by simply plugging them in without a cable. The cards can be ordered for private use as a DIY project at the title link. (snx)
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09.Sep.2024
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Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.9.42
RedPill, developed by Carlos Peris, is a game construction kit written in Amiblitz 3.99, which allows the development of games from various genres (e.g. Agonman). RedPill (YouTube video) is compatible with AGA and ECS, the "player" for playing the finished creations requires a total of 1.5 MB RAM. Jens 'Farbfinsternis' Henschel has written a tutorial.
The biggest addition of version 0.9.42 is the possibility to add UI bars to the objects, this way you can display Health, Energy, Stamina etc.
This could be very useful for RPG and strategy games, but also for other kind of games:
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Alle changes:
- UI Bar is a new type of object that allows to show energy&health bars above
the game objects. They can be attached to the object they need to represent.
- A project example ex_UIBar has been added to show the usage of this new
object type.
- Added action trigger Follow Me to allow an object request the camera focus.
- Camera triggers have been moved to the Input&Canera cathegory in the editor.
- Camera follow now has a parameter to specify if the camera should move
immediatly to the targetted object.
- Set Parent trigger now allows to target a non static object. In this case it
will attach to the first that it finds.
- Fix in the slope code that was introduced after some optimizations.
- Fix for slope peaks, where the character could move downwards in the level.
- Fix for HUD not being aligned with the main display when using a reduced
screen width.
- Fix for CD32 buttons mapping to Fire 1 and Fire 2.
- Fix for custom font when used in the HUD.
- Fix for a one pixel stripe in the left of the screen where the background
sprite layer would be visible
- Fix in FX layer
- Some unused code was removed
(dr)
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09.Sep.2024
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Preview video: Amiga port of arcade classic Elevator playable
In addition to an Amiga port of Galaga, Jean-François 'jotd' Fabre is also working on a conversion of Taito's arcade classic Elevator Action (amiga-news.de reported). The video now published under the title link shows that, apart from a few graphic errors and inaccuracies, the game logic works completely. (dr)
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09.Sep.2024
Fabio Falcucci (Mail)
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Developer log: First map of the game "The Gate" completed
At the beginning of October last year , we introduced the AMOS game "The Gate" by Fabio 'Allanon' Falcucci, a mixture of "Impossible Mission" and "Project Firestart" with his own ideas and concepts. The developer reports on his progress on Patreon, but has kindly summarised the current status for us:
"I spent the last 2 weeks working on the first map (Mastodon screenshot) and I have also fixed several bugs I saw only during the map testing phase. I also added some missing functionalities to the engine to make easier for me to create and handle the game contents, here is a list of the most important things:
- I've completed the 5 door types available in the game, If I need to I can add more types, nothing is hard coded anymore.
- I've optimized the game especially using graphics blocks to clear areas instead of using the slow drawing commands (BAR for example).
- I've started to work on a game editor: the initial idea was that this would helped me to create the game contents faster, but I soon realized that this would take up a lot of my time and I was anxious to see if the engine worked well, so for now I will continue to create the content manually.
- Terminals and dialogues are using a scripting language created from scratch by me, it supports strings and numeric variables, but they were local to the currently executed script. I needed some persistent space to store stuff so I implemented Map Variables (which are reset every time the map is loaded, but I can share values between map-scripts) and Global Variables (which are reset at the game beginning and can share data between script on different maps).
- In the Terminal scripting language I also added a JUMPSUB/RETURN pair of commands to recycle repetitive code sections and make the scripts smaller.
- I've adjusted all the graphics I have to make it proportional with the character's size, I've enlarged all of them manually to make pixel perfect (at my best).
- I fixed a nasty bug in my script parser: empty lines was causing dead loops blocking the program flow.
- Dialogue definitions now supports actors declaration, this means that dialogs executed by triggers can be between several actors (and not just 2!).
- Some bugs related to the secondary weapons/devices are fixed, as well as the damage computation of the hit enemies.
I'm very happy because when I finished the first map and started testing it, everything worked as intended: Dialogues followed the programmed branching, triggers worked, animations worked and most importantly, the terminal simulator worked too!
I am happy about everyone who supports my work on Patreon." (dr)
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08.Sep.2024
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Aminet uploads until 07.09.2024
The following files have been added until 07.09.2024 to Aminet:
Amidon_OS3.zip comm/net 1.8M 68k A Mastodon client for Amiga
amigassh.lha comm/net 107K 68k SSH2 for the Amiga
complex-cyboman6.zip demo/aga 36K 68k Intro - 3rd at 68k Inside 2024
satellite-naomi.lha demo/aga 25M 68k 2nd place at Xenium 2024
Artstate-PartyPack18.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Demopack April 7th 2024
Artstate-PartyPack19.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Demopack May 20th 2024
Artstate-PartyPack20.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Demopack May 27th 2024
Artstate-PartyPack22.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Demopack July 7th 2024
Artstate-PartyPack23.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Demopack August 28th 2024
AST-Party_Pack_17.zip demo/disk 807K 68k Demopack April 1st 2024
DanbosAtBBQ.adf demo/disk 880K 68k OCS/ECS demo 2nd at Shadow Pa...
gtn-cockbusters.adf demo/disk 880K 68k 1st place at Xenium 2024
lastminuteman-cosmico... demo/euro 220K 68k 1st in the @Party 2024 OCS/ECS
saxtorptrading-partyp... demo/euro 240K 68k OCS/ECS demo from Reunion (.s...
ALittleBlue.lha demo/intro 40K 68k Intro from High Coast Hack 2024
dotsdotsdots.zip demo/intro 19K 68k OCS/ECS intro August 2024
titan-20.zip demo/intro 38K 68k AGA intro August 2024 - Evoke
boom_party_2025_invit... demo/misc 162K 68k 4th place at Xenium 2024
gtn-thelostpixellersv... demo/slide 654K 68k 3rd place at Xenium 2024
chiperia11.zip demo/sound 383K 68k OCS/ECS Musicdisk
nah-diversity.zip demo/sound 32M 68k 5th place at Xenium 2024
asm-kurs_ram_jam.zip dev/asm 6.1M Assembly course, German
CVBasic.lha dev/cross 396K 68k BASIC compiler for Colecovisi...
F1GP2024Carset.lha game/data 10K 2024 Carset for F1GP
level2silhouette.lha game/jump 512K 68k Level 2 of Platformer Silhoue...
silhouette-threat-AGA... game/jump 438K 68k Level 1 of Platformer Silhoue...
untangle.lha game/wb 29K 68k Untangle set of dots joined b...
FlashMandelVE.lha gfx/fract 27M 68k FlashMandel "Vamped Edition" ...
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.9M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.2M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
Pletter.lha util/arc 39K 68k Compressor for MSX/ColecoVisi...
AmiSSL-5.17-OS3.lha util/libs 3.7M 68k OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
AmiSSL-5.17-OS4.lha util/libs 3.4M OS4 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
AmiSSL-5.17-SDK.lha util/libs 2.3M AOS OpenSSL as an Amiga shared li...
AmigaGPT.lha util/misc 221K AOS App for chatting to ChatGPT
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 22M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
FindIconsBy.lha util/wb 11K 68k Search for icons by tooltype/...
(snx)
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08.Sep.2024
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OS4Depot uploads until 07.09.2024
The following files have been added until 07.09.2024 to OS4Depot:
amissl-sdk.lha dev/mis 2Mb 4.0 SDK for AmiSSL
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
amissl.lha lib/mis 3Mb 4.0 OpenSSL as an Amiga shared library
amigagpt.lha net/cha 221kb 4.1 App for chatting to ChatGPT
deark.lha uti/arc 6Mb 4.0 Extracting data from various fil...
snoopy.lha uti/fil 95kb 4.1 SnoopDos like utility for OS4
amitranslate.lha uti/tex 5Mb 4.0 Translate text with DeepL
yt.lha vid/mis 870kb 4.1 YouTube URL Extractor script
(snx)
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08.Sep.2024
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AROS Archives uploads until 07.09.2024
The following files have been added until 07.09.2024 to AROS Archives:
standardmagicwb.lha gra/ico 2Mb Collection of MagicWB Icons
(snx)
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08.Sep.2024
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 07.09.2024
Die folgenden Pakete wurden bis zum 07.09.2024 dem MorphOS-Storage hinzugefügt:
untangle_1.0.lha A logic puzzle, where t...
CardsMakingKit_2.10.lha A little kit to make yo...
MCE_15.20.lha Multi-game Character Ed...
VirtualGP2_1.06.lha Virtual Grand Prix 2 Full
pletter_0.5c1.lha Compressor for MSX/Cole...
AmiTranslate_0.4.lha A DeepL interface for A...
Iris_1.34.lha Iris, the MorphOS email...
(snx)
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08.Sep.2024
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WHDLoad: New installers until 07.09.2024
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 07.09.2024:
(snx)
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08.Sep.2024
Holger Ahrens (ANF)
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Video: The year 2038 problem hits the Amiga - but not until 2046 (German)
The world will end on January 19, 2038 - at least if relevant 32-bit systems are still using the "UNIX timestamp" format then to measure time by every second. Similar to the Bismarck quote about Mecklenburg, the end of the world will not take place on the Amiga until 2046, though. (More precisely, its time calculation ends on January 19, 2046 at 03:14:07, amiga-news.de reported.)
At the title link, Holger Ahrens takes up the topic on his info portal on the year 2038 problem. In the video, Dennis Pauler from the retro channel Virtual Dimension explains the reason for this - namely that the Amiga only starts counting time on January 1, 1978. But as soon as all the bits are used up, trouble can no longer be avoided: Anything from minor glitches to constant Guru Meditations could then happen. Due to the complexity, a permanent and comprehensive solution to the problem is not to be expected. (snx)
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08.Sep.2024
AmiKit (ANF)
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Workbench distribution: AmiKit 12.6
The Workbench distribution AmiKit is now available in version 12.6 for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, PiStorm and Raspberry Pi - but not for Vampire.
Changes consist of updates of files and emulation; furthermore the Make060 command and two demos have been added. (snx)
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08.Sep.2024
Amigasystem (ANF)
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AROS distribution: AROS One 2.6 (x86)
The "AROS One" distribution based on the AROS binary interface ABI v0 is now available in version 2.6 for x86 computers. It can be downloaded as a DVD ISO file or as a USB flash image at the title link, where video recordings can also be found. The VHD image can be used as a hard disk in virtual machines such as VMware, VirtualBox and QEmu.
If you have already installed the previous version, you can now update your system as an alternative to a new installation. To do this, the "Aros-One 2.5-Fix" file must first be executed to remove files that are no longer required.
Changes:
- Update AROS One Core:
- IconList.mui
- i8042.hidd
- crt.library
- debug.library
- Keymaps Spanish
- muimaster.library
- Catalog Dutch (Icons)
- Wanderer
- New Buttons ArosPDF
- Update AROS One OS System:
- New Icon Bar AmiStart (Glow Icons)
- New splash (Grub)
- New Backdrops AROS One
- New Descriptors Datatypes
- New Def_Icons
- SMB2-Start
- New Play-List Radio (Music 60s 70s 80s 90s 00s 10s)
- Script Empty .Recycled (Also Empty Folders)
- Script Show .Recycled
- Script Hide .Recycled
- Update DOpus4 Config
- Update SMB2 Docs
- Set clock on AmiStart
- Update AROS One Apps:
- PintorWeb 5.0
- VindentiumPicta 3.5
- iConecta 5.25
- Vintage Song Player 2.60
- Omanko 1.25
- WitchCleaner 3.20
- Image2PDF 2.7
- Crono 3.0
- FIGlet 2.2.5
- SFSobject 1.6
- DeleteIcons 1.0
- Leeko (Demo Scene)
- Micery (Demo Scene)
- AnimWebConv KeyCode
- AROSDebugView (A viewer for debug messages)
- RapaGUI 2.2
- Update AROS One Games:
- BlackjuanPoker KeyCode (unblock the adult mode)
- Caveman
(snx)
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08.Sep.2024
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 170 / raffle
The English and German issue 170 (September/October 2024) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.
Content of the current issue includes interviews with Jennifer Diane Reitz and 'Tigerskunk', previews of Krogharr and The Lost Pixel as well as a workshop about HAM games. Furthermore there is a raffle with prizes by Look Behind You. Also non-readers of the magazine can take part, one has just to send an e-mail. (snx)
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07.Sep.2024
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Video tutorial: Using the AMOS command "Get bob"
In another video in his series of tutorials on AMOS Pro, retro and Amiga fan 'Yawning Angel' shows how to use the Get bob command to grab images from AMOS screen to use as Bobs in a program. This is an alternative to using the Object Editor built into AMOS Pro. The source code for the program in this video is available for free on his website. (dr)
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