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A "Missing" Amiga Port Of Codemasters' Stuntman Seymour Has Just Been Recovered

Time Extension about 5 months ago

Games That Weren't rescues a lost piece of Codemasters' history.Games That Weren't, the incredible online resource for lost and cancelled games, shared the news earlier today that it has recovered a missing Amiga port of Codemasters' side-scrolling platfor …
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Stuntman Seymour – Amiga version recovered

Yolkfolk.com about 5 months ago

... really Dizzy-related as such, but its still eggcellent news.Games That Weren’t have been given the unreleased Amiga version of “Stuntman Seymour” by Ash Hogg.“Stuntman …

introduce yourself • Hello from Lincolnshire, UK

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hello all,Just joined the forum and thought I'd say hello and give a quick intro! Had the computer bug since first getting my hands on a Commodore PET at school, they later got a RM 380Z - like a lot of school's pre Beeb days I guess. The school also had …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • Latest ZXNext OS Core Not Working with MiSTer Core

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

It looks like there is a bit of an issue with the MiSTer ZXNext Core not working with the latest ZXNextOS Firmware.Details here - https://github.com/MiSTer-d... have any information about the issue or potential resolution? …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • ZX Spectrum Top 100 games collection (feat. 274 titles)

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

This is a little something I made to have a fun break from my more long-term archival projects. From the description: This collection contains games from 5 different Top 100 ZX Spectrum games lists. Overall it features 274 games altogether (full list belo …

the complete BBC games archive • Forest by Scetlander (1990)

Stardot about 5 months ago

This is a long shot, but I was looking for a game that I played when I was ~8 years old. It was a Forest ecology management simulation and I suspect that it was the BBC Micro game "Forest" by Scetlander that was released in 1990. However, searches for the …
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Jeff Minter's udderly amazing The Llamasoft Story coming 2024

Portable Gaming Roundup about 6 months ago

Jeff Minter is one of gaming's forces of nature and his trippy experiences, let's not be rude and call them mere games, have sound-tracked and lit-up many of our digital lives. That story will be told in full on "modern systems" soon with a release in …
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Bushido Warrior

Games That Weren't about 6 months ago

1988 Ariolasoft / U.S. Gold Platform: Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, PC, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 Bushido Warrior (or potentially just Bushido) was a new oriental themed Gauntlet clone that was due out for a wide number of … Continue rea …
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new projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • The Lords of Midnight : Landscaping

Stardot about 6 months ago

The Lords of Midnight was a popular and epic graphic adventure game by Mike Singleton for the ZX Spectrum (and other platforms - but not for the Beeb) originally released in 1984.Here's a few screenshots of what it looked like:-I never completed the game …
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A New Book Is Set To Chart The History Of Firebird Software

Time Extension about 6 months ago

'Memories of Firebird' is available to preorder now.If you happened to be around in the days when microcomputers were king, you may be aware of Firebird Sofware.The British publisher was established in 1984 as a publishing arm of Telecomsoft and was respon …

ZX81 RS232 interface

VCFed about 6 months ago

I know a few options existed back in the day, I'm looking for something that will let me hook up and use a wimodem device to a ZX-81 (Timex Sinclair 1000) either in kit form or fully assembled. …

acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Booking thread: ABUG North, 26th-28th January 2024. Manchester

Stardot about 6 months ago

n.b. I've unapologetically pinched JudgeBeeb's format for this post, imitation is the most sincere form of flattery!ABUG NorthWe're pleased to announce that booking is now open for the next in person ABUG North. The event will run from 2pm on Friday until …
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New Releases • New (Old) Release - Tower of Evil by Creative Sparks released by Excess

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

https://www.indieretronews... ... .html#morePer Indie Retro News:nother Commodore 64 port to grace our home computer screens and mentioned by Excess, is the Commodore 16, Plus/4, ZX Spectrum and VIC 20 game of Tower of Evil. A top down action ga …
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Impact! (Audiogenic, 1987)

Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog about 6 months ago

Written for the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga by John Dale with graphics by Martin "Spiny Norman" Day. Originally released by Audiogenic in 1987. Also published as "Blockbuster" in North America by Mindscape.Acorn BBC Micro/Electron conv …
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TZXCassette Is A 'Universal Cassette Emulator' For Your C64, Spectrum Or BBC Micro

Time Extension about 6 months ago

"Accurately feeds a tape deck head with an ideal loading stream".Serial tinkerer @RealJamHamster has created a "universal cassette emulator" which can be used with cassette-based systems such as the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64.Very much like a flash cart …