The Commodore Thread (Vic 20, C64, Amiga and more!)

[Dr. Zoidberg]

​In 1987 C64 and Amiga Cracking and Scene group SCA (Swiss Cracking Association) would release the first ever Amiga home computer virus after being challenged to see if it were even possible. It's impact on the Amiga and home computers had wide ramifications. In today's episode we take a close look at SCA and how the virus became a part of scene and Amiga history.

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Shadow of the Beast was a groundbreaking achievement in video games. In 1989 the concept of multi-layer parallax scrolling, and 120+ colors on screen running on a stock Amiga at 7mhz was unheard of. And yet Psygnosis and Reflections made it possible. As a game - Shadow of the Beast was a disappointment, but as a tech demo? It's one of the greatest ever made. In this episode we take a deep dive into the graphics of Shadow of the Beast.

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Having done Amiga Power in the past, here's a corresponding look at the games that Amiga Format thought were the worst on the computer -- an intriguing selection of infamous titles, CDTV obscura, the odd surprise and a couple of unreleased games. Enjoy!

Here's a collection of really quite awful rip-offs of Capcom's legendary Ghosts 'n' Goblins (and Ghouls 'n' Ghosts) that were on the Amiga! The infamous likes of Belial and Night Walk await, along with a few other hidden piles of unimpressive code. Enjoy!

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The A1200, I like it.

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Watch the first part of a story that's still unfolding - to reboot the greatest tech brand in history - as we endeavour to buy Commodore! #WeAreCommodore

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The Commodore Brand has been crying out to be saved. Here in Part 2 of "Let's Buy Commodore" find out if we managed to reboot the greatest tech company in history! #WeAreCommodore Subscribe to stay updated in this mission!

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• Compatible with 10,000+ original games, cartridges, and peripherals
• Game-reactive colour-changing LED case
• Wi-Fi game transfer & USB "cassette" bursting with classic & new games
• Transparent keyboard circuit board to let the tech speak for itself
• Original C64 creator names/autographs etched forever into the mainboard
• Spiral-bound manual, glossy classic box, and more

https://www.commodore.net/

[Hawq]

if it was cheaper that would be rather tempting, I do like how the cart port says 99% complatibility

[Dr. Zoidberg]

It is pricey but it is a level above things like the C64 Mini/Maxi.

Being 1080p is nice as well. The C64 Mini/Maxi are only 720p.

Thread title change, now that Commodore are alive again.

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