12.Mar.2025
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AmigaOS 4: Review of the SiI3112 PCI SATA card from Rabbit Hole
George 'walkero' Sokianos has published a review of the SATA PCI card from Rabbit Hole under AmigaOS 4 at the title link at IntuitionBase. The card is based on the SiI3112 chip from Silicon Image. (snx)
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12.Mar.2025
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Puzzle game: Pjusk
The aim of Pjusk is to find your way through a labyrinth by tackling enemies in a carefully considered sequence in order to open doors and collect resources.
The game comprises 24 levels and requires at least an Amiga 500 with 512 KB of additional slow mem. (snx)
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11.Mar.2025
amiga.org
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3D polygon models: 3D Object Converter 1.106 for AmigaOS 3.x/4.x
3D Object Converter is a tool for wireframe objects that was first released last year (amiga-news.de reported). The software is available as shareware at a price of 40 euros for AmigaOS 3.x and 4.x. The innovations of version 1.106 since the last news update at a glance:
New modules
- ASPRS LAS *.LAS Load
- CloudCompare Binary v1 *.BIN Save
- CloudCompare Simple Binary Format *.SBF/SBF.DATA Save
- Heroes of Annihilated Empires *.C2M Load
- Loksim3D *.L3DOBJ Load
- OpenBVE *.B3D Load
- Point Cloud Data ASCII *.PCD Save
- Point Cloud Data Binary *.PCD Save
- PolyNova3D *.SCN Load
- Screamer 4x4 *.SPL Load
- Skoki Narciarskie 2006 *.XBN Load
New features
- Texture converter: DirectDraw Surface .dds (DXT1,DXT5) to Skoki Narciarskie 2006 .texture converter
- Texture converter: Skoki Narciarskie 2006 .texture to DirectDraw Surface .dds (DXT1,DXT5) converter
- Texture converter: Skoki Narciarskie 2006 .texture to DirectDraw Surface .dds (DXT1,DXT5) converter
- Geometry transformation (Tools/Geometry transformation)
Texture converters
- Ridge Racer Unbounded (.bmap) to DirectDraw Surface (.dds) converter
- Microsoft Windows Bitmap (.bmp) to Laghaim (.wxy) converter
- Kill la Kill IF .cvt to .dds (DXT5) converter
- DirectDraw Surface .dds (DXT1,DXT5) to Abyss Engine .aei converter
- DirectDraw Surface (.dds) (DXT1,DXT3,DXT5) to Aika Online (.jit) converter
- Aika Online (.jit) to DirectDraw Surface (.dds) (DXT1,DXT3,DXT5) converter
- Fantasy Tennis .tex to DirectDraw Surface .dds (DXT1,DXT3,DXT5) converter
- Custom Maid 3D 2 .tex to Portable Network Graphics .png converter
- Fast and Furious 8 .zbp to Better Portable Graphics .bpg converter
(nba)
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10.Mar.2025
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Music tips
To kick off the new week, we would like to present our readers with a few music tips:
The Swedish software and hardware developer 'mbitsnbites', who for example has published SoundBox, a synth music tracker and editor written in HTML5 for creating music for small JavaScript demos, had written an Amiga song called Old Fashion as a teenager in the early 90s, which he gave a "Facelifting".
One of Metin Seven's favourite Amiga tracker music modules is Piggie's Hut, released by Romeo Knight in 1993: according to Seven, it is an energetic composition that uses various heavy metal-style sound samples. And it shows that "computers don't just produce bleeps and bloops".
Tell Me Lies (video) by XCOPY was created on a Commodore Amiga with ProTracker 2.3f. As the author writes: "There is no beginning or end, you can listen on loop. Let synesthesia emerge."
'LukHash' is a musician based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He describes his music as a "fusion of digital 8-bit chaos and 80s-inspired synthesiser music, combined with modern sounds and cyberpunk aesthetics." He created his current Chiptune Raster Bar on a C64 with Evo64 and SID Wizard (plus FL Studio on the PC). And even though no Amiga was involved, it's a fantastic feel-good song. Listen to it (and buy it)! (dr)
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10.Mar.2025
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Project introduction: Floppy disk reader for AmigaOS 4
Andrea 'afxgroup' Palmatè has adapted Robert Smith's project "DrawBridge" (amiga-news.de reported) for reading Amiga floppy disks with the help of an Arduino board so that it can now also be used under AmigaOS 4 (GitHub project page). Above all, he had to make changes to the USB communication.
There will most likely also be a commercial version of the "Waffle Reader" for a few euros, although the project will remain open source. (dr)
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10.Mar.2025
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Turn-based strategy game: New demo version 03/25 of "Ecliptic"
Ecliptic is described by the author as "a mixture of turn based tactical combat and role playing" (amiga-news.de reported) being a visually reminiscent of the retro-futuristic science fiction of the 1970s and 1980s. Now a fifth demo has been released for the game.
As the developer reports, the game now offers three complete levels. At the start, the player can decide which one they want to begin with.
The game requires 1MB RAM, recommended is an Amiga 1200 with HD and Fast RAM. (dr)
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10.Mar.2025
Thalamus Digital
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Rogue-like game: Roguecraft 1.5
The Rogue-like game Roguecraft (video, amiga-news.de reported) has been updated to version 1.5, providing the following changes:
- There is now a Highscore screen.
- The high scores are saved when exiting the Highscore screen after Game Over or completing the game.
- Faster transitions between rooms. On a stock A500 you will notice a delay after the transition, but for faster CPUs the transitions will be faster. Transition is hiding unpacking and was timed to A500. Now it is timed to A1200.
- Some changes to the end boss to make it more of a challenge.
- The Teleport ability of Rogue does not cost a turn anymore.
- The Teleport ability and potion now teleports to a random door area, so it is more useful to get out of a tight situation.
- Monsters that walk into traps actually walk into the traps instead of just getting insta-killed.
- Added sparkles on the title screen!
- Updated Wizard animation (less crooked back and improved walk animation)
- Updated Gluthulhu animation (an animation was played backward in previous version)
- Updated wall tiles for secret rooms. These should be a little more visible now!
- Updated main font.
- Updated some level graphics assets.
- Some minor text tweaks where there was inconsistent casing.
- Also fixed some gfx garbage in transitions between screens.
(dr)
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09.Mar.2025
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Aminet uploads until 08.03.2025
The following files have been added until 08.03.2025 to Aminet:
amigassh.lha comm/net 111K OS3 SSH2 for the Amiga
HHH-AmTechLQ.adf demo/sound 880K OS3 Borschtsch - Amerikansk...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 8.4M OS3 Game Creator with AGA s...
prism2v2.lha driver/net 412K VAR Driver for 11Mbps wirel...
F1GP2025Carset.lha game/data 7K GEN 2025 Carset for F1GP
TunnelsAndTrolls.lha game/role 18M OS3 Implementation of Tunne...
untangle.lha game/wb 36K OS3 Untangle set of dots jo...
Protrekkr_AROS_i386.zip mus/edit 13M ARO Tracker/Synth hybrid Pr...
NAFCYI1992S1-00.zip text/bfont 1.7M GEN NAFCYI Spring 1992 (BMP...
vma.lha util/arc 113K MOS VMARC Utility
GetMimeType.lha util/cli 1K MOS Get MimeType of a file ...
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 8.6M OS3 Versatile Amiga Testpro...
xvslibrary.lha util/virus 100K OS3 External Virus Scanner ...
ColorPicker.lha util/wb 12K OS3 get color from Workbenc...
(snx)
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09.Mar.2025
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OS4Depot uploads until 08.03.2025
The following files have been added until 08.03.2025 to OS4Depot:
prism2.lha dri/net 412kb 4.0 Driver for 11Mbps wireless netwo...
blender-src.tar.bz2 gra/ray 36Mb 4.1 Blender Source
sdl3.lha lib/mis 10Mb 4.1 Simple DirectMedia Layer 3
(snx)
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09.Mar.2025
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 08.03.2025
The following files have been added until 08.03.2025 to MorphOS-Storage:
vma-22.204a.lha Files/Archive VMARC Utility
Tower-of-Hanoi_1.1.lha Games/Think Port of Tower-of-Hanoi
Untangle_1.2.lha Games/Think A logic puzzle, where t...
3D-Chess_1.0.lha Games/Think Port of 3D-Chess with S...
GetMimeType_1.1.lha System/Shell Get MimeType of a file ...
AMUIDiff_1.2.lha Text/Compare Displays differences of...
(snx)
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09.Mar.2025
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AmigaRemix: Further files added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news item, the following mp3 files have been added:
- The Seven Gates Of Jambala
- A Prehistoric Tale - Title
- Eggciting As Duck (Qwak Intro + Level 2 Music, Fusion Remix)
- R-Type
- Wings of death - Stage 4 - A scape of fire (MadmaX StyLE)
(snx)
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09.Mar.2025
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Windows/Linux/Mac OS: Command line programs Amiga-Tools 1.0
At the title link Robert 'Pyrdacor' Schneckenhaus has provided "Amiga-Tools" for current computer systems. Specifically, these are two command line commands for Windows, Linux or Mac OS; a user interface is planned. They can be used to create, modify, display and unpack ADF disk images or LHA archives. (snx)
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09.Mar.2025
Amigablogs (ANF)
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Video: Doom clone Grind 0.6
The Doom clone "Grind" should run on any Amiga with at least one and a half megabytes of RAM and a hard disk. The level "DevArena" shown in the video was originally created as a test area for new opponents and functions and actually serves as a stress test for the Grind engine. For this reason, at least an A1200 with Fast RAM is recommended for DevArena.
The new features of version 0.6 are listed in detail in the video description. (snx)
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08.Mar.2025
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Flip screen platformer: Trapped in the Tomb, also as a Boxed Edition
"Trapped in the Tomb" (video) is a flip-screen platformer in which the items to be collected and the player's starting position are chosen randomly each time the game is started. The game runs on any Amiga with one megabyte of RAM and at least Kickstart 1.3, but a 68020 processor is recommended.
A download is available free of charge or for an optional donation from itch.io. A boxed edition, which is also presented in the linked video, is also available and costs 25 euros plus shipping. (cg)
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08.Mar.2025
AmiKit
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Workbench distribution: AmiKit 12.8
Version 12.8 of the Workbench distribution "Amikit" is available to all registered users free of charge. The software collection has been expanded to include the Jump'n Run "Absolute Zero" and the "World Construction Set" as well as a utility that enables the use of joypads. You can now switch between different windows with the key combination LeftAmiga-Tab. (cg)
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08.Mar.2025
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Hardware project: Bluetooth-based Kickstart switch "AmigaBlueKick"
"AmigaBlueKick" is a Kickstart switch that does not require any soldering work on the motherboard or a mechanical switch: Switching between the different Kickstart ROMs is done via Bluetooth. To do this, a ready-made ESP32S3 or ESP32C3 Wifi/Bluetooth module is connected to four pins of a Kickstart EPROM (5V, ground, A18, A19). If you do not want to trigger a reset manually after every Kickstart switch, you must also connect a cable to the reset line of the Amiga.
Any Bluetooth explorer can be used for control, but the developer also offers a self-developed iOS app. The software for the Bluetooth module and the iOS app are available under a free license and the source code is available on Github. (cg)
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07.Mar.2025
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Logic game: Untangle V1.2
Grzegorz Kraszewski is in the process of writing the logic game Untangle for the Amiga. The player has a number of dots in front of him, which are connected by lines and cross each other. The aim of the game is to untangle the lines by moving the dots so that no line intersects another (amiga-news.de reported). Version 1.2 offers 25 new levels - 200 in total - and Polish localisation.
Download: untangle-1.2.lha (36 Kb) (dr)
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07.Mar.2025
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Programming competition: Developing of a RedPill game
The Spanish YouTube channel Amiga Wave has organised a programming competition for the RedPill game construction kit, which runs until 28 June: The main aim of the competition is to promote the use of REDPILL.
All games that have been developed with RedPill and have not yet been released may take part in the competition and will be presented at the Posadas Party 2025. Prizes include an Amiga 500 Plus with power supply and mouse or a THEA500 Mini. (dr)
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06.Mar.2025
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Cross-compiler/assembler: Calypsi 5.9
"Calypsi" is a collection of compilers and assemblers that run under Windows, Linux and macOS and can generate code for various retro platforms - 6502 and 68000 processors are supported, among others. Although the project is hosted on Github, the source code is not freely available and use of the tools is only permitted for private purposes. Changes in version 5.9:
- Addsupport for 68060 by omitting instructions not present on this variant. This includes 64-bit divide and multiply,movep, chk2, cmp2, cas2andcas`. A separate set of 68060 libraries is now included.
- Parameter numbering in inline assembly now correctly starts the input list with %0 when there is no output.
- Correct a code generator bug that could occur in some situations when a register variable was used twice in the same expression.
- 6502: Incorrect offset could be used for calculations being made of an argument to a function call. There were a series of conditions for this. 1) There were other byte sized arguments stored in the zero page area later in the argument list; 2) The expression calculation accessed a local variable on the simulated C stack; and 3) Typically the expression called a library routine such as divide and multiply. In such situation the access to the local variable on the C stack could be accessed at the wrong offset.
- MEGA65: Fixed an internal error with banked function pointers used as initializers.
- Some code generator improvements to 6502 and MEGA65.
(cg)
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06.Mar.2025
Amiga 40th Silicon Valley Organisatoren (ANF)
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Event: Further details on "Amiga 40th Anniversary" at VCF West
The "Amiga 40th anniversary" event in Silicon Valley (California) announced in December is now described in more detail by the organizers of the "Vintage Computer Festival West" in a press release. Among other things, an exhibition with "unique historical artifacts from the collection of Dale Luck" and "current innovations from the Amiga community" is announced. There will also be a series of Amiga-focused presentations, but no details have yet been announced. (cg)
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06.Mar.2025
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Antivirus software: xvs.library version 33.48
Georg Wittmann provides version 33.48 of the external virus scanner library xvs.library. Changes since the last release:
- Fixed recognition of 'Disk-Doktors' and 'Suicide Machine' boot viruses to avoid false alarms with harmless bootblocks. The new pattern for 'Disk-Doktors' recognizes all clones too, therefore removed entries 'Disk Doktors BJH', 'Disk Doktors NoFast' and 'Magic Ultra'. Thanks to Jan Andersen of VHT-DK for the sample bootblocks.
- Added 'Mosh 3.0' bootvirus. Thanks to Crashdisk for sending it.
- Added 'Silicon Penetration' bootvirus (actually just a malicious bootblock formatting the disk). Thanks again to Crashdisk for sending that stuff.
- Fixed recognition of 'Xeno' linkviruses to find modified copies too. Thanks again to Crashdisk for the report and an example file.
- Fixed recognition of 'Traveling Jack' linkvirus, the shortest strain hasn't been detected correctly. Thanks once again to Crashdisk for the example file.
- Removed 'Adam Brierley' from the bootvirus brain. This bootblock actually is just some kind of boot-loader and harmless. Thanks to Jan Andersen for the report.
- Fixed recognition of 'VKill' bootvirus to detect damaged copies too that will crash, but at least install parts in memory. Thanks again to Jan Andersen for the example bootblock.
- Added 'Disk-Doktors 2' bootvirus. This is a fixed version of the original virus that works with all Kickstart releases. Thanks to Crashdisk again for the sample.
- Fixed recognition of 'XCopy2' bootvirus to detect modified copies too. Actually this isn't a real virus as it cannot spread, but it modifies pointers and though can be harmful for other programs. Thanks to Crashdisk once again for sending the sample.
- Added 'Nemesis' bootvirus. This one I got from Crashdisk too.
- Added 'Warhawk 1 Aniga' bootvirus, another Warhawk clone found by Crashdisk.
(cg)
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