10.Nov.2020
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Early video preview: Jump'n Run 'Duckstroma'
In Erik 'earok' Hogan's jump'n run 'Duckstroma' the player controls a duck which can use its eggs for jumping in higher levels. The game already has been released for MSX and ZX Spectrum using the flip-screen feature.
Now a video of the Amiga prototype was published showing smoothly scrolling levels. The port for the Amiga is written with Hogan's Game Construction Kit Scorpion Engine.
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09.Nov.2020
commodore.news (Webseite)
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Competition: Submissions to the 'Amiga Art Contest 2020' released
For the graphic competition "Amiga Art Contest 2020", started in July, all submissions in the categories "hand drawn artworks", "Photographic" and "Raytracing" now are available on the website of the organizers. The tracks do not seem to be available but some of them can be listened to in a video.
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09.Nov.2020
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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3D-Shooter: Another early Tech-Demo from 'Blask'
'Blask' (video) is a 3D-Shooter written in AMOS which is still in the very early stage of development and is supposd to be run on an Amiga 500. In a discussion on ppa.pl (Polish) the developer has talked about the latest progress of the game. He has already released two pre-versions of the game under the former name "Alien Enemy: Dangerous".
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09.Nov.2020
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Little discourse on render-library
In our report about the game AmiBrixx we have attended the auhor Jörn Renkert on the fact that under usually an OS3 port of a Hollywood application requires a graphics card and therefore pushing a port for AGA Amigas.
Unfortunately we did not succeed in running the game on an Amiga1200 equipped with Blizzard 1230 and 128 MB FastRAM. All required libraries have been installed as mentioned by the author. Before this test, on the Amiga of our editor version 40.8 of the render.library was installed but disabled. Instead of it, version 30.0 was active. After even the last edited version released by the author crahed we did remember the previously disabled version 40.8 render.library.
After resetting the system to version 30.0, the game started without problems. We then found two diiferent versions of the library on Aminet:
- Version 40.8, released in 2005, and
- version 32.0, released this year.
Contrary to the information given there in the readmes, version 40.8 was written by Timm S. Mueller (e.g. graphics card picture viewer Mysticview), version 32.0 by Henryk Richter (e.g. author of the music player Eagleplayer). Getting more information about the different versions, we asked the authors for a statement. Kindly enough both oh them replied. Hendryk Richter has summarized it:
"Version 32 of the render.library are virtually identical to 30.0/31.0. After consultation with Timm, the version bump from 31 to 32 was done to merge the different versions of the v30 branch available on Aminet. Only a build for 68060 without FPU was added since the last upload. I do not know any program (68k) which requires a version >30 of the render.library.
The development branch V40 of the render.library was Timm's rewrite in C of the assembler version for providing the option of porting it to PPC platforms. As mentioned in the readme, this re-implementation the much slower on 68k Amigas with processor <68040. It is recommended to use V30-V32 with 68k."
After the installation of version 32.0, the game also worked fine. Therefore we do not only recommend version 32.0 for 68k Amigas - considering the crashes we must advise against this version 40.8.
On request of amigas-news.de the author Timm S. Mueller explained that currently he is not going to deal with it again.
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08.Nov.2020
Amiga.org (Forum)
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Video: 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast #79 - Ultimate Floppy Emulator
In issue 79 of his videocast 10MARC, Douglas Compton has introduced the Ultimate Floppy Emulator developed by Edu Arana and compares it with the GoTek drive. The floppy emulator can be connected internally or externally to the computer, the AFD files can be provided on an USB stick or on a MicroSD card.
Currently the Ultimate Floppy Emulator is sold out, but preorders for the next batch are possible.
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08.Nov.2020
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Aminet-Uploads until 07.11.2020
The following packages have been added to Aminet until 07.11.2020:
tok64.lha dev/lang 56K MOS C64 Basic Converter
partcopy.lha disk/misc 13K 68k copy partitions from/to HD to...
F1GP2020Carset.lha game/data 9K 2020 Carset for F1GP
GemRB-Morphos.lha game/role 3.1M MOS Portable Bioware's Infinity E...
scr2gif.i386-aros.lha gfx/conv 97K x86 Converts ZX Spectrum screens ...
st2iff.i386-aros.lha gfx/conv 106K x86 Atari ST NEOchrome/DEGAS to I...
RGetSize.lha gfx/misc 9K MOS Outputs width and height of a...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.1M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
EvenMore.lha text/show 349K 68k V0.94: Freeware Textviewer
EvenMore_MOS.lha text/show 442K MOS V0.94: Freeware Textviewer (M...
EvenMore_OS4.lha text/show 432K OS4 V0.94: Freeware Textviewer (OS4)
ShowGRexx.lha util/dtype 10K Simple batch converter for Sh...
BogoMIPS.lha util/moni 360K OS4 standalone BogoMIPS calculator
InstallerLG.i386-aros... util/sys 120K x86 Commodore Installer replacement
InstallerLG.ppc-morph... util/sys 153K MOS Commodore Installer replacement
WebRadio_sbar.lha util/wb 94K MOS A sbar plugin to listen to We...
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08.Nov.2020
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OS4Depot-Uploads until 07.11.2020
The following packages have been added to OS4Depot until 07.11.2020:
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
shooter15.lha gam/shm 2Mb 4.1 Shoot at enemies and collect (P)
kens_drawers_modern.lha gra/ico 6Mb 4.0 Ken's icon v4 style drawers...
bogomips.lha uti/ben 233kb 4.0 Standalone BogoMIPS gorbulator
whetdhrystone.lha uti/ben 2Mb 4.0 Whetstone, Dhrystone, Sieve, Bog...
reportplus.lha uti/mis 754kb 4.0 Multipurpose utility
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08.Nov.2020
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AROS-Archives-Uploads until 07.11.2020
The following packages have been added to AROS-Archives until 07.11.2020:
ccleste.i386-aros.zip gam/pla 2Mb Tough platform game with retro s...
st2iff.i386-aros.lha gra/con 106kb Atari ST NEOchrome/DEGAS to IFF ...
aya02.lha net/mis 2Mb access wolfram alpha answer mach...
ha.i386-aros.lha uti/arc 163kb The best archiver for text file ...
bogomips.i386-aros.lha uti/ben 217kb Standalone BogoMIPS gorbulator
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08.Nov.2020
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MorphOS-Storage-Uploads until 07.11.2020
The following packages have been added to MorphOS-Storage until 07.11.2020:
Chrysalis_3.14.iso Chrysalis This pack allows you to...
Chrysalis-update_FR_1.... Chrysalis Script permettant d'ins...
Chrysalis-update_EN_1.... Chrysalis Script allowing to inst...
pc105_i_1.1.lha Devices/Keyboard MorphOS Italian Keymap
GemRB_0.8.5b3.lha Games/Role Portable Bioware's Infi...
ShowCRexx_0.9.lha Graphics/Tools Arexx script for ShowCa...
VectorInk_1.0.lha Graphics/Vector A basic vector graphics...
WitchCleaner_1.40.lha Network/Web A little and easy progr...
EvenMore_0.94.lha Office/Show A freeware Textviewer C...
WebRadio_2.3.lha System/Ambient/Screenbar A sbar plugin to listen...
WhetDhryStone_1.3.lha System/Benchmark AmigaDOS commands for M...
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08.Nov.2020
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WHDLoad: New installers until 07.11.2020
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 installer has been added until 07.11.2020:
- 2020-11-05 improved: Mega-Typhoon (Bernhardt Braun / Nordlicht Edv.) adapted to whdload 17 (Info)
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07.Nov.2020
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Commerciall AGA platform game: 'Wiz' available as download or boxed edition
Adrian Cummings' AGA platform game 'Wiz' (promotion video) is now available. The boxed edition can be purchased for 21 British Pound - about 23 Euro - shipping included. The box contains two disks as well as a drinks coaster with 'Wiz' design. The USB version includes the disk image on an USB stick as well as two two disk labels and - while stocks last - a mini poster (A5) and a button badge. The download version is available on itch.io for ten USD (eight Euro).
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06.Nov.2020
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Video: "Commodore Show and Tell" featuring Dave Haynie and Bil Herd
In a video which was recorded for the this year's virtual "Vintage Computer Festival East 2020" the both former Commodore developers Bil Herd (C16, C128) and Dave Haynie (Amiga 2000, 3000) has talked about their work and time at Commodore.
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05.Nov.2020
English Amiga Board (Webseite)
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Dan Malone (Bitmap Brothers) sells signed prints
Dan Malone was graphics artist for the Bitmap Brothers. On his website he now sells signed prints of some of his work. At least one of them should be also interesting for Amiga users: The Navvie is a character from The Chaos Engine.
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05.Nov.2020
MorphZone (Webseite)
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MorphOS: Vector graphics editor VectorInk
André Siegel's VectorInk is a vector graphics editor for SVG files and mainly is meant for creating icons or basic graphics. A SVG source code editor is built-in.
Download: vectorink.lha (21 MB)
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04.Nov.2020
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 147
The English and German issue 147 (November/December 2020) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed today. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.
Among others this latest issue includes a "Special" about 68k processors as well as tests of the Raspberry-Pi adapter A314 and of the jump'n run 'Smarty And The Nasty Gluttons'.
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02.Nov.2020
CGPress (ANF)
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Illustrated book: The Making of 'Prince of Persia'
Jordan Mechner who developed the classic game Prince of Persia on the Apple II has released his diaries and developer documents. Additional to digital versions (PDF, ePub) a printed book is available as well.
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02.Nov.2020
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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AMOS: Overlaying different layers with ALS
Simone 'saimo' Bevilacqua has written "ALS", the AMOS Layers System, which "turns the screens of AMOS Professional into layers that can be laid over one another, with complete control of order, colors and opaqueness, while keeping them renderable as usual." (video).
It was written in AMOS and thus is available as a source code library.
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01.Nov.2020
David Brunet (ANF)
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New articles on Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the website of the french Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement during the last two months. All translations are welcome. Please contact David 'Daff' Brunet for more information.
- Septembre/October 2020 news
- Old articles from Joystick 10 to 12:
- News: The blitzkrieg of Storm Computers
- Interview with Marc Djian
- Review of Total Recall
- Review of Metal Masters
- Review of Globulus
- Report: Salon De La Micro 1990
- Interview with Brian Fargo
- Review of Death Trap
- Review of Ultima 5
- News: Simulation of the London subway
- Report: SICOB Micro 1990
- Review of Cadaver
- Review of Super Skweek
- Interview with Richard Lowenstein (Reshoot developer)
- Interview with Manuel Fernández Higueras (SiDi designer)
- Interview with Andy Smith (Amiga Format/Sega Power)
- Review of Wayfarer
- Review of Mr Beanbag
- Hardware: Turbo Chameleon 64 V2
- Point of view: My real story of Grand Theft Auto
- File: Classic Reflections - What happened to Phase 5? (1st part)
- DIY: An Amiga 1200 in a DVD reader
- Tutorial: Utilization of the new MorphOS 3.10+ print system
- Misc: Manual of the Action Replay MKIII
- Special quiz about RoboCop 3
Articles in english:
- Interview with Richard Lowenstein (developer of Reshoot)
- Intervuew with Entrevue avec Manuel Fernández Higueras (SiDi's designer)
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01.Nov.2020
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Aminet uploads until 31.10.2020
The following packages have been added to Aminet until 31.10.2020:
Shrinkler.lha dev/cross 987K MOS Shrinkler executable file com...
freealut.lha dev/lib 714K OS4 Free ALUT (OpenAL utility) li...
MorphOS_PRINTING.lha docs/help 1.6M Printing with MorphOS (Englis...
AtapiMagic.lha driver/med 2K 68k Use 4 way IDE devices
F1GP2020Carset.lha game/data 9K 2020 Carset for F1GP
JumpBesiJump.adf game/misc 880K 68k Jump on platforms and dont fa...
Toki_is_not_dead-V3.lha mods/xm 10M Mod by Pseudaxos - Toki is no...
DeviceLoaded.lha util/cli 9K 68k Checks wheter a device is loaded
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01.Nov.2020
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OS4Depot uploads until 31.10.2020
The following packages have been added to OS4Depot until 31.10.2020:
freealut.lha dev/lib 714kb 4.0 Free ALUT (OpenAL utility) library
shaderjoy.lha gra/vie 4Mb 4.1 Display fragment shaders
sshterm.lha net/mis 158kb 4.1 SSH client with builtin terminal...
ctlg2ct.lha uti/tex 45kb 4.0 Decompiles catalogs back into .c...
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01.Nov.2020
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AROS Archives uploads until 31.10.2020
The following packages have been added to AROS Archives until 31.10.2020:
zxsna_datatype.i386-aros.lha dat/ima 28kb ZX Spectrum .sna DataType
arexxreference_1.32.lha doc/dev 33kb ARexx command/function reference...
installer_dev.lha doc/dev 81kb Amiga Technologies V43.3 Install...
opentyrian2.1.zip gam/act 6Mb Open-source port of the DOS game...
jvgs.i386-aros.zip gam/pla 24Mb Short OpenGL minimalistic game w...
povray_manual_eng.tar gra/ray 6Mb Manual of Povray on english lang...
aya01.lha net/mis 2Mb access wolfram alpha answer mach...
consize.i386-aros.lha uti/she 65kb Print out the size of the CLI wi...
winsize.i386-aros.lha uti/she 46kb Short app shows the size of the ...
jbanner.i386-aros.lha uti/tex 69kb Makes banners using any system font
autoactivate.i386-aros.lha uti/wor 64kb Activate window under mouse on k...
scrollscreen.i386-aros.lha uti/wor 43kb Scrolls the public screen by X a...
zapperng.i386-aros.lha uti/wor 59kb Change the behaviour of the zoom...
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