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General • Stranded with Amiga on a deserted island

LemonAmiga about 9 months ago

It's year 2023.Imagine that your plane crash landed somewhere over Kiribati or Tuvalu (or similar) and you wake up on the beach. Yup, certain movie similarities are obvious, but - the twist - there is no dinghy, no several fedex packages washed ashore, ex …
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Member Introductions • Hi, and well met

LemonAmiga about 9 months ago

Just made an account here and wanted to say hello and well met, my fellow Amiga brothers and sisters. We were truly at the forefront of gaming, weren't we? So many great games and experiences. Not sure what brought on my recent trip down memory lane, but …
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General • Recommended room lights and wattage to minimize/slow down amiga yellowing

LemonAmiga about 9 months ago

Just bought a minty newish white looking amiga 500 and monitor, want to reduce the lighting or find the best one. I'm using the 9 watt and 12 watt LED bulbs in one central light holder at the top center of my ceiling in my games room. What is the best bul …

Help identifying 1.5MB trapdoor expansion board with Gary chip adapter for Amiga 500

VCFed about 9 months ago

It reports as 1.5MB slow fast ram. It seems to have 4 “jumpers” under the Gary adapter, tagged P1, P2, P3 and P4 (P1 and P2 closed, P3 and P4 open), and a via close to the cable connector (provision for a pin to connect to JP2?). I haven’t been abl …
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introduce yourself • Hi from a retired Mayhems owner.

Stardot about 9 months ago

Hi all,A little intro from my self.Brought up with the BBC at school and owned a electron. Just recently got my self 2 beebs and a electron and working my way though fixing them.I used to own and run a company called Mayhems solutions Ltd in the UK which …
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Free TF520 PCB

Tinker Different about 9 months ago

Hi guys had pcb way made up some TF520 pcbs rev 3.0 have 3 spare if you want one iv'e build up 020 @ 40 mhz (ive got a 020 20@40 running stable in a a500 with heatsink and 3m double sided termal tape) send me a pm ill post it to ya works with atari st 520 …
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new projects in development: games • [RISC OS] PowerMonger

Stardot about 9 months ago

I've been working on a little prototype of the game PowerMonger (Bullfrog/EA) that came out on ST/Amiga/PC and several other formats. Even if you didn't play the game, you could watch little people just going about, fishing, farming, etc. and it was just …

Using machines as they were vs. with modern "upgrades"

VCFed about 9 months ago

In the course of collecting and using my old machines, I've seen lots of accessories using current technology to "upgrade" them. As I'm sure you tell by my use of quotation marks, I try to use machines as was possible during it's heyday, either w …
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Rastan is still coming to the Amiga 500 and above and it’s looking very good indeed! (Demo Released)

Old School Gamer Magazine about 9 months ago

We’ve featured a number of Arcade to Amiga conversions/ports throughout the years, from the more recent Super Xevious, to Flying Shark, Green Beret and even our personal favorite Wonder Boy by AcidBottle. Well if you’re looking for even more A …

Trading Post • For Sale (family loss) Amiga 500 computer

Amiga Love about 10 months ago

Comes with original box and all the bells and whistles Atari, printers, Amiga magazines, 700 + discs n games power boxes, ,parts and more a must see collection. make offer Wichita, KS. area Belle Plains , KS. 1 316 390 seven two five nine text an emai …
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The Last Dungeon – A new Zelda like game teased for the Commodore Amiga (+Demo)

Old School Gamer Magazine about 10 months ago

The Amiga news just keep on coming, as thanks to another heads up earlier today from a good friend of ours, we have been told that Pixelplop has teased a new Commodore Amiga game via the AmiJam of The Last Dungeon; A Zelda like game in which you have to t …
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Member Introductions • Hello from Conwy, Wales

Lemon64 about 10 months ago

Hi,I've known about lemon 64 for quite some time, but I thought I'd take the plunge and properly register! It's a fantastic resource. I was a mk1 c64 owner (bought by my parents one Christmas) , on which I learned to programme, then graduated to an Amiga …
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Rediscovering Fightin’ Spirit on Commodore Amiga

Retro Arcadia about 10 months ago

We arrive here by way of the Team17 Collection 1 cartridge for Evercade, released right at the end of May 2023 and featuring a diverse mix of ten of Team17’s 16-bit titles, first published on the Commodore Amiga in the early nineties and spanning fighti …
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Games • Any curated ADF collection?

LemonAmiga about 10 months ago

I am trying to load up some games on my A500 Mini using ADF. I've tried AGS, Pandorry, and it just crashes all the time. However ADF via the whdload drivers seems to do just fine. So I am looking for a collection.But Oh. My God. So far I have run into one …
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Emulation • The Quest for a working game of Battle Chess in 2023

LemonAmiga about 10 months ago

Hello Amiga people! My inner 12 year old is dying to try and play Battle Chess as I remembered and loved it on my old Amiga 500. A tiny bit of background on me:I am a tiny bit experienced with emulation, but I confess that I am lost in the sea of options …
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Rastan – Another Alpha update to a fabulous WIP Amiga 500 and above Arcade game!

Old School Gamer Magazine about 10 months ago

Last week on Indie Retro News we gave you the heads up about a new alpha demo of ‘Rastan’ that was made available by basementApe for the Commodore Amiga. Well fast forward to today and if you’re hoping for some new updates in regards to …

Amiga (Minimig) • Any A500 Mini owners want to help test AmigaVision?

MISTerFPGA about 10 months ago

Apologies for going slightly off-topic, but I’m guessing that there are some MiSTer users out there that also own an A500 Mini.We are considering adding support for the A500 Mini to the AmigaVision you know and love. It is not the most powerful emulatio …

Amiga (Minimig) • Let’s make Amiga CD32 support happen

MISTerFPGA about 10 months ago

After purchasing the A500 Mini console the other day (it was on sale, it’s adorable, and runs CD32 games), I was reminded that we still don’t have CD32 compatibility in the Amiga (Minimig) core, and that there are quite a few games on that platform th …
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Member Introductions • Hello from Spain

Lemon64 about 10 months ago

Hi all, I'm writing from Spain (Madrid). Back in the day, when I was 15 I had a C64, upgraded with a 1571. Unfortunately my parents sent to trash this super machine when it was subsituted by an Amiga 500.Last year I bought a C64 Maxi and I've recover the …

Rastan - Another Alpha update to a fabulous WIP Amiga 500 and above Arcade game!

Indie Retro News about 10 months ago

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HP3000 A500 MPE/iX Only?

VCFed about 10 months ago

Hi, I'm wondering... The HP3000 A500 and the HP9000 A500 look pretty much identical to me except that the HP9000 front bezel is beige and the HP3000 is kind of dark greyish colored. HP3000 appears to be MPE/iX only and HP9000 seems to be HP-UX/Linux. Is t …
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Member Introductions • Greeting From Ireland

LemonAmiga about 10 months ago

Hello, I have been a long time fan of Commodore. I had an Amiga 500+ in the early to late 90's, and for some reason decided to sell it and get a Super Nintendo. A great console so not wholly a bad idea, but the Amiga could do so much more.I have been tryi …

HP e3000 A500 won't boot from DDS DAT ?

VCFed about 10 months ago

Hi vintage computer enthusiasts! I recently got hold of a HP 3000 A500 including a Storage Works Tape Array drive rack and two HP AutoRaid 12H SCSI storage systems. Unfortunately the array failed due too many failed disks so I had to reformat the whole ar …

Rastan - An Alpha update to a fabulous WIP Amiga 500 and above Arcade game!

Indie Retro News about 10 months ago

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Member Introductions • Back in the fold

LemonAmiga about 10 months ago

Hi,Just acquired an Amiga 1200 after being out of the game since 1992 when I sold my A500.Going to do some minor refurbishment, and then some upgrades to be able to use Whdload properly.Already have a Mister which does a really good job with the Amiga, bu …