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Commodore Plus/4 Stunt Car Racer screenshot
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Commodore Plus/4 Stunt Car Racer Port Released

Paul Twist0
https://youtu.be/3ZE2UL2FWKE Here at Fusion R Gamer, we find it fascinating to see just how hard retro hardware can be in order to run games that should be beyond their capabilities, such as this new Commodore Plus/4 Stunt Car Racer port.That’s right, Commodore Blog have found a real doozy in the form of Geoff Crammond’s classic 3D racing classic Stunt Car Racer being ported to the humble Commodore Plus/4.Stunt Car Racer
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Commodore 64 Theme Park screenshot
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Could Commodore 64 Theme Park Be Opening for Business?

Paul Twist0
released in 1994, Bullfrog’s classic theme park sim arrived a little too late for ports to 8-bit home computers, so we never saw, for example, Commodore 64 Theme Park, or ZX Spectrum Theme Park.C64 developer Arlasoft began to partially rectify that by creating his own unofficial Commodore 64 Theme Park port, to be called Funfair Inc. Sadly, much like his previous Commodore 64 Donut Dodo port, Arlasoft lost interest in
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Diaries of a musician featured in the latest ZZAP! Amiga – #11 Preview

Sparky0
ZZAP! Amiga #11 This issue includes reviews of Tapper, Tenebra 2, Kalle Kloakk, Chopper Duel, Xevious 1200, and Rick Dangerous Enhanced. There are more insights into the Amiga demoscene and party culture, plus Andrew Fisher reviews another publication, Crackers Chapter 2: The Data Storm. Elsewhere, Colin Bell talks about CD-ROMs, the A570 CDTV add-on and the rarest piece of Amiga hardware in existence, the CD1200. Tim Wright shares his musical
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Amiga Global Alliance cancelled
Commodore Amiga News

Amiga Global Alliance Kickstarter Cancelled

Paul Twist0
We recently reported that former Commodore UK boss David Pleasance had launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the creation of an international central hub for Amiga users, to be called the Amiga Global Alliance.After raising a little over £2,000 of its £15,000 goal, David Pleasace has taken the decision to cancel the project. Pleasance has issued a rather contrite statement on Facebook regarding the project’s cancellation.It’s fair to say that
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new retro joystick
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New Retro Joystick Launched on Kickstarter

Paul Twist0
Yesterday (7th June 2023) a new retro joystick kickstarter launched.Amiga for Mortals plans to produce the Immortal Joystick, a new retro joystick that uses the high-quality buttons and mechanisms you’d find in arcade joysticks, but complete with a moulded DB9 connection (Atari standard), which ensures compatibility with a number of retro systems, such as C64, Amiga, Spectrum (Kempston) and many more. Immortal Joysticks will be offering the joystick in a
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Amiga Global Alliance graphic
Commodore News

Former Commodore UK Boss Planning Amiga Global Alliance

Paul Twist0
David John Pleasance, who worked in senior positions at Commodore for over a decade is seeking funding for the Amiga Global Alliance, which he hopes will become a central hub for users of Commodore computers.The name of the proposed community abbreviates nicely to “AGA”, which, as Amiga fans will recall, was the name of the Amiga's 32-bit-era chipset.Perhaps appropriately for an Amiga-based project, Pleasance is seeking funding on “Kickstart”-er. Pleasance
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Amiga38
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Amiga38 information and ticket sales announced

David Simmons0
The ticket sale for Amiga38 is now open! Amiga38 is expected to be the biggest Amiga show worldwide again this year and welcomes guests and visitors from all over the world. The visitors can look forward to three main topics, which will be in the foreground during the one and a half days - the organisers want to pay tribute to the legendary and insanely active demo scene and have
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Street Fighter A500
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Street Fighter remake on the A500

David Simmons0
Mohammed Malik (msmalik681) is remaking the original Street Fighter on the Amiga 500! What was his motivation and what will be the specification? He writes posted on the English Amiga Board: "So I really hated the conversion of Street Fighter on the Amiga. I think the original could have been much better even the C64 version had the special moves. I can not emphasise enough how bad the original was
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Ooze
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Ooze: The Escape a promising new C64 title

David Simmons0
Australian developer Ali Pouladi (Haplo) and British designer Andy Johns have collaborated to bring us Ooze: The Escape. The preview has recently been released and the full game is rapidly being developed (and should be available in the next couple of months, if not sooner!). Help Ooze navigate through various corridors and laboratories, using its gravity-reversing powers to overcome obstacles and avoid the robotic guards in an attempt to escape
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Fix-It Felix Jr on the C64
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Fix-It Felix Jr. receives a massive update

David Simmons0
Originally published on the C64 back in 2020, three years later, Antonio Savona, Steven Day and Saul Cross return with a massive update in the form of v1.1. For those who came in late, Fix-It Felix Jr. was one of the most popular 2D platform games ever made. Launching in 1982, it became a pop culture sensation thanks to its colourful 8-bit graphics, simple controls, and addictive gameplay. Fix-It Felix
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