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Category: Amiga news
Inside THEA1200: the OS question behind Retro Games Ltd’s Amiga delay
There is something wonderfully risky about trying to bring back an Amiga, because the Amiga was…
Amiga UNIX: the story of Commodore’s forgotten UNIX Workstations
For a brief moment, Commodore tried to sell the Amiga as something more than a creative…
Fly Harder Amiga retrospective: Starbyte’s cult classic of gravity, rage and one more go
There are difficult games, and then there are games that look you directly in the eye,…
AWeb 3.6 Beta 8 brings the classic Amiga web browser back to life
There is something wonderfully stubborn about a web browser for the Amiga receiving a new release…
Retro Games Ltd delays THEA1200 to improve OS and deliver a more authentic Amiga experience
There are few communities in computing as loyal, as technically minded, or as emotionally invested as…
Amiga racer Spirit of Eternal Racer returns with big update
There is something wonderfully mad about asking an Amiga to behave like a modern racing machine.…
ZeeWolf 2 Wild Justice retrospective the cult Amiga sequel that refused to land
In 1995, the Amiga was not supposed to be doing this. Commodore had gone bust the…
Napalm Amiga Retrospective: Amiga’s bold answer to Command & Conquer
By the late 1990s, the real-time strategy war had already been won — at least that…
Amiga game development gets a modern boost with BASSM 0.9.0
There is a moment every retro developer knows well. The idea is fresh, the enthusiasm is…
5 Open-world Amiga classics that still feel ambitious today
Before every game needed a giant map, 400 side quests and a horse with emotional trauma,…
Return of the Jedi Amiga Retrospective: Domark’s flawed but charming Star Wars conversion
By the late 1980s, Star Wars on a home computer was already a dangerous promise. Put…
iGame v2.6.1 Released: essential Amiga WHDLoad launcher gets faster and cleaner
There is a very particular pleasure in scrolling through an Amiga game collection. Not the messy…
The Swamp Pact brings a new upcoming Simon the Sorcerer-inspired adventure to Amiga
A new adventure game called The Swamp Pact is officially in development for the Amiga, adding…
Classic Amiga gets a Star Wars tribute with X-Wing Simulator
Some fan games try to recreate the impossible: galaxy-sized adventures, cinematic battles, orchestral thunder. X-Wing Simulator…
GRIND development update: new standalone map released for backers
The game is still in development after all this time, but GRIND is already giving Amiga…
Jail Break Amiga AGA conversion brings Konami’s arcade shooter back
Konami’s 1986 arcade game Jail Break is on its way to the Amiga, bringing another lesser-seen…
Zeewolf Amiga retrospective: Desert Strike meets polygon chaos
When Zeewolf appeared on the Amiga in 1994, it arrived at the worst possible moment and…
The Final GuruROM: a modern upgrade for classic Amiga SCSI controllers
In the classic Amiga world, important new hardware does not always arrive as a spectacular accelerator…
AmiPulse SFX turns the Amiga into a retro sound effects workshop
There is a particular kind of noise the Amiga makes better than almost anything else. It…
Banshee Amiga retrospective: Core Design’s explosive Amiga 1200 shooter revisited
By 1994, the Amiga was not so much enjoying a golden age as it was standing…