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News and Events / AMIGA/040 - Amiga 40th Anniversary Expo - August 1 & 2, 2025 - California, USA !
March 12, 2025, 12:36:56 AM
The organizers of Amiga 30 have teamed up with VCF West to bring you AMIGA/040 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, USA.  The event takes place on August 1, 2025 and August 2, 2025.


Bookmark this webpage to stay informed of new developments - e.g. show schedule, hotel details:

https://amigameditation.guru


VCF West announcements:

https://vcfed.org/2025/03/05/vcf-west-2025-save-the-date

https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west


Computer History Museum:

https://computerhistory.org


Only Amiga !
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Amiga General Topics / 3D Library for PiStorm-equipped Amigas
February 26, 2025, 11:12:42 PM
There's a crowdfunding campaign that's aiming to deliver a 3D library for PiStorm systems equipped with Pi4 or Pi CM4:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/3d-for-pistorm


The campaign organizer is Steffen Haeuser, creator of the AmigaOS ports of Quake II and Heretic II.

The developer is Dennis Boon, who is very experienced with Amiga low-level hardware development.  100% of the net campaign funds will be going to Dennis, as compensation for his time and effort in the project.

The finished library will be made open-source.  This 3D hardware acceleration will bring a higher resolution, faster fps, and more stunning visuals to 3D gaming on PiStorm-equipped Amiga systems.


The campaign has surpassed its original modest funding goal, so the project is going ahead full steam.  There are a little over 50 backers so far, but fortunately the campaign is open for late pledges.  If this project piques your interest, even a contribution of $10 or $20 would be fantastic.  What's most important is to increase the number of backers to something closer to 100.  Doing so will motivate the organizer and developer to push through the challenges described on the campaign page.


If you've got any questions about the campaign, please email Steffen Haeuser directly at:  tirionareonwe@gmail.com


Thanks for reading!
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News and Events / Re: SHADOW GANGS ZERO - Kickstarter for retro-style ninja action game !
February 10, 2025, 07:54:38 PM
ShadowTeam has posted an update for the upcoming Shinobi-inspired game Shadow Gangs Zero.  The first bit of news is that the graphics development is coming along very nicely.  The second major takeaway is that porting from the lead system Neo Geo to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive has now begun!


Catch up on the exciting details here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jkmcorp/shadow-gangs-zero/posts/4310516


Enjoy the latest music tracks from the game:

https://soundcloud.com/user-723778647/shadow-gangs-zero

https://soundcloud.com/user-723778647/boss-level


If you haven't made a pledge to the campaign yet, what are you waiting for?

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General Discussion / Re: Vision BASIC v1.1 - Major Update - Commodore 64 Compiler !
February 03, 2025, 01:33:13 PM
An interesting offer has been posted on the Vision BASIC website.  The publisher is selling a batch of Vision BASIC v1.1 packages at an extreme discount, because the boxes and manuals are slightly damaged.  No floppy disks and no thumb drive are included.  You'll be downloading the software directly from their website.

From what I'm reading, the advantage of this 1.1dm clearance package over their 1.1e "economy" package is that the 1.1e manual is only 300 pages, while the 1.1dm manual is 352 pages long to provide the sprite editor content.

According to the publisher, buyers of this 1.1dm package will also receive a download of v1.2 for free when that update is released in a few months.  Also included is access to their private forum where you can interact with other users and the developer Dennis Osborn himself, if you'd like to receive or give help regarding Vision BASIC programming.

Worth checking out:

https://visionbasic.net/product/vision-basic-1-1-dm/
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News and Events / Re: SHADOW GANGS ZERO - Kickstarter for retro-style ninja action game !
November 11, 2024, 12:07:12 PM
2-player co-op gameplay has been unlocked.  Thanks to all backers for making this happen!

Late Pledges are being accepted for a bit longer, so make sure you join the club while you still can.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jkmcorp/shadow-gangs-zero
#6
News and Events / Re: SHADOW GANGS ZERO - Kickstarter for retro-style ninja action game !
October 19, 2024, 01:57:44 PM
Less than £1,000 away from unlocking:  2-player co-operative gameplay.

Join the party:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jkmcorp/shadow-gangs-zero

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News and Events / Re: SHADOW GANGS ZERO - Kickstarter for retro-style ninja action game !
October 06, 2024, 12:15:21 PM
The core campaign ended on September 14, 2024 and was a smashing success.  Not only was the project fully funded, but it also surpassed the stretch goal for having the female ninja included as a playable character!

Due to extremely strong demand, the developer has decided to accept Late Pledges for those who missed out during the core campaign.  Here's the exciting part... The project is around £2,000 away from reaching the next stretch goal:  2-player co-operative gameplay.  This will be a revolutionary feature, as none of the arcade and console Shinobi games had this 2-player simultaneous gameplay.

Join the revolution here:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jkmcorp/shadow-gangs-zero
#8
News and Events / Re: SHADOW GANGS ZERO - Kickstarter for retro-style ninja action game !
September 10, 2024, 02:41:48 PM
Only a few days left in the campaign, so please help out if you can:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jkmcorp/shadow-gangs-zero

Thanks!


#9
General Discussion / Vision BASIC v1.1 - Major Update - Commodore 64 Compiler !
August 27, 2024, 11:32:22 AM
Vision BASIC v1.1 for the Commodore 64 has just been released:  https://visionbasic.net/vision-basic-1-1-has-arrived/

What's new:

- Support for GeoRAM as an alternative to REU, for the expanded RAM required to run Vision BASIC.

- Support for battery-backed GeoRAM variants (e.g. NeoRAM) to store a copy of C64 RAM, enabling instant access to Vision BASIC and loaded programs at all times.

- New commands in the add-on pack for accessing GeoRAM memory in your own programs.

- Custom NeoRAM cartridge available for purchase as part of a Vision BASIC package.

- Improved default Vision BASIC editor colors.

- Compile speed doubled when compiling on a C64.

- Compile speed quadrupled when compiling on a C128 in C64 mode.

- New commands: GSAVE, CATCH, ALLMOBS, DEF, POLL, LABEL.

- Existing commands improved: LISTER, BLANK, NORMAL, VIDLOC, PANX, PANY, PADDLE, VERSION, RND, RANDOM, BYTES.

- New format for user-defined commands to improve assembly language programming.

- Asterisk (*) now allowed for declaration of assembly program starting address.

- System clock no longer resets during program compilation.

- Filename length now restricted to 12 characters during program compilation to disk, allowing proper appending of file extension.

- SHIFT - RUN/STOP key combination no longer causes potential data loss.

- Overflow of variable information in designated RAM space is now detected.

- RUN/STOP - RESTORE delay implemented to avoid accidental exit out of Vision BASIC editor.

- Improved startup experience for PAL users unable to use the on-disk fast loader program.

- Variable names can now be of unlimited length, provided everything fits on a single program line.

- Vision BASIC manual now includes a command index.

- BUTTON command now supports the programming of 2-button and 3-button game controllers - e.g. joysticks, gamepads.


Featured Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY1t9qOR6Lw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onQlDP5YBIA

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News and Events / SHADOW GANGS ZERO - Kickstarter for retro-style ninja action game !
August 18, 2024, 12:26:17 PM
If you enjoyed games like Shinobi (1987) and Shadow Dancer (1989) in the arcades (or at home on consoles and computers - e.g. Sega, C64, and Amiga), take note of this series.

In 2020, a Shinobi-style action game called Shadow Gangs was released for Steam, Switch, PS4, PS5, and Dreamcast.  Its success has now led to the development of a prequel named Shadow Gangs Zero, and it'll be released for Steam, Switch, PS5, Xbox, Neo Geo, Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, and Dreamcast.

The Kickstarter campaign has achieved full funding, but it still needs to reach a series of stretch goals, the first of which is:

Second Playable Character
Introducing Hikaru, the ninja girl!  Play as this new character and experience the game from a fresh perspective.


Take a look and see if you might be able to help out!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jkmcorp/shadow-gangs-zero



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News and Events / Re: Kickstarter Book - Dare to Dream: Commodore and Amiga Today?
July 22, 2024, 08:21:35 PM
Now 68% funded!
#12
News and Events / ONLINE EVENT (short notice): AmigaBill - Thursday, July 18, 2024 - 7:00PM ET !
July 18, 2024, 12:46:58 AM
Toronto PET Users Group (TPUG) normally doesn't meet up in July, but we've made an exception this year as we couldn't pass up the opportunity to chat with Bill Winters, a.k.a. AmigaBill - the world's greatest ambassador for everything Amiga.  We're trying something new this month, hosting the meeting through Google Meet instead of Zoom.  Join us for a fun summer evening over the Internet, where you can watch, listen, and interact with AmigaBill.


Mark your calendars:
The meeting takes place on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 7:00PM ET.  (Toronto)

Join the event here:
https://meet.google.com/wqi-xcmy-buw


The Google Meet link is also available at the TPUG website:
https://www.tpug.ca

A video recording will be uploaded to YouTube afterwards, so please subscribe to the TPUG channel to stay informed:
https://www.youtube.com/@TorontoPETUsersGroup


Among Bill's community contributions:

- Founded the Westchester Amiga User Group (WAUG) in 1988, still going strong today 36 years later.

- Co-founded the Guru Meditation YouTube channel.

- Streaming the ultimate online Amiga party on Twitch every Sunday throughout the year... "Sunday Funday!"



Thanks for attending !


P.S.  Bill is also an Emmy Award winning Director of Photography, which you can read about here:
https://billwinters.net



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#13
General Discussion / Blingboard64 - New keyboard for the Commodore 64
June 16, 2024, 09:02:48 PM
If you're in the market to replace your old, broken C64 keyboard, check out this campaign:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keyboard-for-your-commodore-computer#/

The campaign originally ended May 31, 2024, but has been re-opened for a limited time due to overwhelming demand from Commodore fans worldwide.

In addition to the Blingboard64 keyboard replacement, also check out the BlingBox on the same page, which is a standalone keyboard that can be attached to SX-64, C128D, Amiga, PC, MiSTer, BMC64, etc.

#14
News and Events / ZOOM MEETING: Commodore Engineer DAVE HAYNIE - Thu, May 30, 2024 - 7:30PM ET !
May 24, 2024, 02:28:16 PM
Come hang out with TPUG as they host an informative chat with Dave Haynie, the legendary Commodore chief engineer who began with the company in 1983 and stayed until the very end in 1994. He began his time at Commodore under Bil Herd, but soon carved a legacy of his own at our favourite computer company.


Mark your calendars:

Date / time: Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 7:30PM ET (Toronto).

Zoom details: https://www.tpug.ca


If you've already got other commitments, please watch the video recording later on YouTube by subscribing to TPUG's channel to be notified: https://www.youtube.com/@TorontoPETUsersGroup


Thanks for attending !
#15
General Discussion / SPEED TEST: Simons' BASIC vs. C128 BASIC vs. Vision BASIC
May 17, 2024, 05:35:28 PM

Retro Old Guy has released a new video comparing Simons' BASIC with C128 BASIC and Vision BASIC:




There's a mismatch clearance sale over at the Vision BASIC website, where they're practically giving away a few copies of the product:

https://visionbasic.net/purchase/

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