2022-08-09 20:55
In our new podcast we welcome Yuba Rahamani and talk about the E-Sports scene in Ghana. Learn about some interesting insights and entertaining facts. Interview starts at minute 11:31!
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2022-08-01 12:00
The Brazilian magazine Clube MSX is starting this Monday (08/01) the pre-sale of its fifteenth edition. Copies – in Portuguese or English – can now be purchased through the publ… Read More
![Virtual ][ Version 11 Has Been Released](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/12808/1280756-3293884253.w320.jpg "Virtual ][ Version 11 Has Been Released")
2022-07-31 21:26
Virtual ][ is the best choice for Apple II emulation on Apple computers, and the many users that already own it will be happy to know that version 11 has been released. The most significant… Read More
2022-07-31 16:17
One of my favourite past times is flicking through old computer magazines, mainly from the 80s. I am currently looking at BYTE magazine circa 1985. Other than the articles and news from tha… Read More
Teknamic Releases Games For The ZX Spectrum And MSX – The Cassette Presentation Will Blow Your Mind!
2022-07-17 15:37
The summer releases from Teknamic Software have arrived, the Portuguese publisher dedicated to supporting the publication of new games for old platforms, and to reissuing classics as a tribu… Read More
2022-07-11 16:30
‘Prince’, founder of the group ‘Phaze101’, streams the assembler coding course English on Twitch and uploads the respective episodes time-delayed to YouTube. (The si… Read More
2022-07-08 17:42
TL:DNR
Put six files in a directory:
68IDE.ide
bas11.rom
coco3.rom
hdblba.rom
xroar.conf (which you will make, below)
xroar.exe (or xroar.app for Mac)
Where “xroar.conf” contains… Read More
2022-07-08 15:30
Article originally published on TRS8Bit Newsletter – September 2020.Reproduced here with permission.
Author: Ira Goldklang – www.trs-80.com
1. Make sure your volume is set right… Read More
2022-07-07 12:59
Carleton Handley has announced that all his games, including the modern blockbusters Millie and Molly and Runn ‘n’ Gunn are now available as a free download over his itch.io pag… Read More
2022-07-04 11:24
How about a relaxing game where your objective is only to take care of and develop your farm? I know there are plenty of these games for modern platforms and mobile phones, but maybe you wa… Read More
2022-06-30 20:00
This issue features Oliver Schmidt’s behind-the-scenes look at his audio-streaming app, A2Stream; Chris Torrence’s development log of his Apple II emulator, Apple2TS; C… Read More
2022-06-30 16:54
Wordle is everywhere, except on TRS-80’s. The TRS8BIT 2022 competition aims to change that.
It has two tracks called Beauty and the Beast.
Beauty entrants will make their own version… Read More
2022-06-30 13:28
Cacorm is one of those games that surprises me in a good way. At a glance, it seems like “one more of those” types of games, but when you start playing it, you see how clever an… Read More
2022-06-27 01:33
openMSX version 18.0 has been released, bringing support for a new machine, the Sega SG-1000 console. Although not an MSX machine, the console has a very similar architecture, allowing the… Read More
2022-06-02 15:24
It’s time again for a new episode and this time we welcome Dixon Wu! He is the founder of the RETRO.HK Gaming Expo and an avid videogamer since earliest childhood days. Currently resi… Read More
2022-05-31 21:15
In the new episode of our podcast we are very happy to welcome again the one and only David Pleasance! The prolific Ex Commodore + Amiga executive (and musician!) gives us some exclusive , s… Read More
2022-05-27 22:28
“Logiker” has been running some amazing competitions for people to show off their art skills using the low-res characters available on the 8-bit computers, including PETSCII (Co… Read More
2022-05-20 15:47
Cave Crusader is a horizontal shoot’em up developed in 1983 by the Italian programmer Michele “Micky” Bina for the Atari 8-bit computers. Developed in Forth and Assemble… Read More
2022-05-15 06:09
Psytronik Software is pleased to announce that Miner 2019er will be available on pre-order on Monday 16th of May 2022.
Developed by Dan Avery, Miner 2019er is a prequel to Bill Hogue’s… Read More
2022-04-30 15:37
We had such a great talk with Isaiah that we decided to invite him again! This time we are talking about the recent Esports scene in Jamaica. It’s alive and kicking!
https://scene.worl… Read More
2022-04-30 15:29
Scene World #31, the C64 NTSC & PAL Diskmag has been released, downloadable for your C64 now!
https://sceneworld.org/issues/
There is also an online version, for which we strongly sugges… Read More
2022-04-25 02:47
ABBUC, the ATARI Bit Byter User Club, runs its traditional yearly software competition, and it is open to all Atari 8-Bit developers (no membership required!).
As a general rule, all entrie… Read More
2022-04-24 00:18
This time we welcome Isaiah “TriForce” Johnson, a true Esports veteran in Jamaica! He told us so many interesting things about his beginnings in Esports and it was a pleasure to… Read More
2022-04-18 19:32
To celebrate ZX Spectrum’s 40th birthday, Quantum Sheep reached out to some awesome Spectrum game developers who have very generously agreed to participate in the Game Bundle with all… Read More
2022-04-11 12:42
Dokoban for the Amstrad CPC 464 – One of the few that got almost a perfect score
The 2022 Basic 10 Liners contest is over and, once again, brings very clever and impressive programs th… Read More
2022-04-10 17:55
Jeremy Rand has released ListenerGS, a free New Desk Accessory (NDA) for the IIGS. When paired with either its macOS, iOS, or iPadOS counterparts (available for free from the App Store), Lis… Read More
2022-04-05 21:32
We’re delighted to welcome Polaria Poyon in our new episode. She’s a genius composer of chiptunes for the Sega Master System and Game Gear. AJ, Joerg, and Denis get to know about… Read More
2022-03-31 09:46
AJ and Joerg start off their series to dig into what’s going on about gaming in Jamaica – For this episode we’re happy to welcome Wayne Benjamin. He is one of the most infl… Read More
2022-03-26 21:44
Volume 27, Issue 1 (March 2022) of Juiced.GS, the longest-running Apple II publication in print, has now shipped.
This issue features a breakdown of accelerator technology and options; an in… Read More
2022-03-16 19:17
Retroaccion, the organizers of the event RetroMañía, has announced a new programming contest which objective is to pay homage to the first video game ever written – Spac… Read More
2022-03-11 10:20
Bitmap Soft has opened pre-orders for the physical cartridge edition of Zeta Wing for the Commodore 64.
Originally released as a digital only version back in September 2020, Zeta Wing has re… Read More
2022-03-09 14:01
A new release of SDCC, the portable optimizing C compiler for STM8, MCS-51, DS390, HC08, S08, Z80, Z180, Rabbit, SM83, eZ80 in Z80 mode, Z80N, TLCS-90, 6502, Padauk and PIC microprocessors… Read More
2022-03-09 04:01
When The Classics Are Getting Stale…
If you live in my world, you’ve sought out all of the classic platformers, beat ’em ups, shoot em’ ups, sport sims and arcade hi… Read More
2022-03-07 20:34
Another game entered the MSXDev’22 competition. This time is a simple, but well-made WORDLE clone. I imagine the rules are well-known: you have five changes to guess the right 5-lette… Read More
2022-03-05 15:50
This month’s RNG C64 Round-Up shows a 7-minute preview of the upcoming game Lykia – The Lost Island, an adorable and clever adventure that rivals toe-to-toe any early Legend of Z… Read More
2022-02-24 18:06
I’ve been playing catch up with some of the most interesting events in the retro community, and MSXDev’22 is one of my favourites. This year’s contest started in early Jan… Read More
2022-02-21 15:45
The Planeta Sinclair blog and the Arca Lusitana archive present: 2022 Pascalated BASIC Contest! This contest invites any interested to write a program in ZX Spectru… Read More
2022-02-17 00:04
Today I took one vacation day which is a bit unusual for me, at least right in the middle of the week. In the end, it is not a bad idea to break the week into two small chunks and I might d… Read More
2022-02-16 03:29
Thanks to MPAGD (Multiplatform Arcade Game Design by Jonathan Cauldwell), there are a lot of cool platform games created for the ZX Spectrum and one of the latest releases using th… Read More
2022-02-15 00:05
We’re delighted to welcome Kelsey Lewin to the podcast! Kelsey is a a huge nerd, preserving the history of video games with a focus on the weird and the obscure. She joins AJ, Joerg, a… Read More
2022-02-07 15:53
I am a bit late on this, but I couldn’t let it pass unreported here. On January 29th, the great Portuguese website Planeta Sinclair held an online event in which they announced the res… Read More
2022-02-05 23:27
It’s time for a look into our archives and this time we’re happy to welcome Andreas Garbe.Andreas is an acclaimed videogame journalist working for the german public sector televi… Read More
2022-02-03 16:11
One of the most expected and respected contests in the retro computing community is happening again!
The 11th of the BASIC 10-Liner has started and already waiting for your submission… Read More
2022-01-30 18:07
It’s time for a look into our archives. – a talk with Andreas Escher (Rainbow Arts): Working since the 80s in the German game industry, he’s a pioneering graphic artist res… Read More
2022-01-25 18:58
Simon Carless is a former Amiga musician and founder/owner of the Monotonik netlabel, which rose to prominence in the late ’90s and early ’00s. Joerg and guest co-host Martin Wis… Read More
2022-01-22 19:51
We actually missed the v6.0 release date by a few days, but it is never late to let you all know that the excellent Atari emulator for macOS has been updated (now version 6.0.1) adding n… Read More
2022-01-22 11:06
Two classic Amiga demos have been ported to the Chloe.Sponsors on Patreon got an early look at Chloe ports of two classic Amiga demos (Boing and Juggler) late last year, but they are now ava… Read More
2022-01-21 05:35
I haven’t really introduced myself since I started writing for VITNO back in October 2021, but my name is Adam Dorough (loves retro games, vintage technology and short walks to the ref… Read More
2021-12-31 07:00
Bitnamic, through its European branch, Teknamic, is releasing three new games for the ZX Spectrum in the very last day of the year.
The first one is a relaunch. Published as a “… Read More
2021-12-21 21:23
Darren Melbourne returns to the podcast – 5 years after, this time with Retro Games’ CTO Chris Smith, they are talking about the upcoming A500 Mini. I this episode, they talk abo… Read More
2021-12-11 06:11
I don’t know about you, but I hated school. I found it overly dramatic, full of bullies and overall drawn out. I didn’t get along with most kids my age either. I found homework… Read More
2021-12-04 00:09
It has only been a week since Roger Taylor announced his project to reverse engineer the custom ASIC Radio Shack used in their Color Computer 3 and we have already learned a few interesting… Read More
2021-12-02 21:30
In our new episode we welcome Gunnar Vonn Boehn from the one and only Apollo Team. They are known for their stellar Vampire cards which are a must for every Amiga fan. Interview starts at 37… Read More
2021-12-02 14:51
Yandex Retro Games Battle is a game development contest, organized by the Yandex Museum that brought to life amazing games for the ZX Spectrum, like Marsmare: Alienation and White Jaguar… Read More
2021-11-30 06:00
When Radio Shack released their third and final version of the Color Computer, the Tandy Color Computer 3, it included a custom ASIC chip. This chip, called the GIME (Graphics Interrupt Memo… Read More
2021-11-25 06:00
Well, this is getting a bit silly.
Awhile back I posted an article discussing the alternate color set available in the 32 column text mode on a Radio Shack Color Computer. It was (mostly)… Read More
2021-11-19 04:06
Even when I look back and think about the best game developers of my youth, my memories gravitate towards companies like Electronic Arts, Activision, Epyx, Lucasarts, Capcom, Konami and even… Read More
2021-11-18 12:42
In a previous article I discussed the Radio Shack Color Computer’s lesser known text mode screen colors. Below you can see the normal, normal reversed, alternate and alternate reversed… Read More
2021-11-16 20:01
As you all know, I am pretty much retired from Vintage is the New Old these days, however I couldn’t resist logging in today to share some interesting News. Found by pure accident… Read More
2021-11-12 11:04
Find out by watching our new video series called “Phaze101 Retro Quiz”.
In each video you will be asked a short question about a retro game and shown three possible answer… Read More
2021-11-10 18:56
In our new podcast episode we are happy to have Nicola and Anthony Caulfield: a filmmaking team from London, responsible for awesome documentaries like From Bedrooms To Billions and its sequ… Read More
2021-11-05 12:41
The Brazilian magazine Clube MSX is a common subject here on ViTNO since we love supporting their efforts to create one of the best magazines out there. One of the common messages we oft… Read More
2021-10-29 20:04
N10, a small indie developer team has released today a new game for the ZX Spectrum to celebrate their love and passion for Speccy and Duck Tales.
In Duck Tales: Webby To Th… Read More
2021-10-29 13:47
By now I hope you have all have heard of the Amiga 68000 Assembly Course, if not please read and see how you can get it.
First a little story and how it all started by coincidence. I… Read More
2021-10-27 11:16
Menu screen
A long awaited Japanese-style RPG was released for the Commodore 64 on 26 October 2021: Briley Witch Chronicles, by Sarah Jane Avory. It’s a huge game, taking up more th… Read More
2021-10-25 05:06
Hey readers! This article has a sibling, an episode of the Retro Gaming Bygones podcast titled “Before They Were Monoliths: Activision”. Check it out at https://www.anchor.fm/ret… Read More
2021-10-25 01:50
After two years of intense development, one of the most important games of all time, Prince of Persia, is now available for the Atari XL/XE.
Created by Jordan Mechner, Prince of Persia wa… Read More
2021-10-14 23:37
On October 9th, 2021, the ScummVM (https://www.scummvm.org) team celebrated the 20th Anniversary of their brilliant game engine emulator with a new 2.5.0 release. This release brings along m… Read More
2021-10-09 21:37
Retrocomputaria (http://www.retrocomputaria.com.br) is a Brazilian podcast and website which has been around since 2010, talking about retrocomputing way before retro was mainstream!… Read More
2021-10-05 18:49
Welcome back Gwénaël Godde aka Fonzie! The Watermelon Games chief talks with us about his plans to port the furious Sega Genesis / Mega Drive brawler Paprium to current-gen conso… Read More
2021-10-02 17:10
Example PunyInform code
We held a PunyInform game jam in April/May and it was a great success, so now we’re doing it again. Each participant (a person, a pair or a team) writes thei… Read More
2021-09-22 00:40
It was announced today via email that the Mega65 will be available for pre-order next week at the Trenz Electronic webshop http://trenz.org/mega65. The exact date is not yet defined… Read More
2021-09-09 02:38
Image captured directly from a CRT monitor
Dread, a very promising clone for the Amiga 500 and 1200 just got some new developments that might interest you. The developer is making availab… Read More
2021-08-26 08:10
Andrew Fisher is an author, journalist, coder, musician, and scholar of all things Commodore. He’s a contributor to Retro Gamer Magazine, and also one of the main editors of Scene Worl… Read More
2021-08-10 11:40
Teased last year, the Amiga 500 mini-console has been finally confirmed for early 2022. The new product from Retro Games Ltd, the creator of TheC64 is not surprisingly called TheA500… Read More
2021-08-06 14:09
Espectro Magazine is a printed Portuguese-speaking magazine about the ZX Spectrum. Published quarterly, the magazine now reaches its 6th issue. The publication is a bit late but the edit… Read More
2021-07-30 23:18
Clube MSX magazine started on July 10th accepting pre-orders for its 13th issue. This time around, the publisher is using a crowdfunding website called Catarse to kickstart the publicati… Read More
2021-07-28 18:20
Nox Archaist, an Ultima-inspired, 8-bit, tile-based, role-playing game, developed on the old-school Apple II and playable on the Apple II, MAC and PC, was launched at the end of last yea… Read More
2021-07-22 18:38
Scene World Podcast Episode #121 – Chris Abbott – The Little Books Of SoundchipsWe’re happy to have Chris Abbott in our new podcast episode, a british chiptune musician and… Read More
2021-07-13 21:05
In our new podcast episode we speak with Jeri Ellsworth, an American entrepeneur and chip designer. She is very well-known for ‘C64 Direct-To TV’, a complete Commodore 64 system… Read More
2021-07-13 21:02
In our new podcast episode we speak with Deniz Orbay who is not only one of the most well known Neo Geo collectors, but also THE expert for retrogame imports from Japan. Get ready for some i… Read More
2021-06-13 21:03
It’s time for another bit of Scene World history – a talk with Tommy Tallarico: He is not only one of the most prolific game music composers of all time (think about Earthworm Ji… Read More
2021-05-24 13:18
Other platforms have usually a lot of visibility regarding ASCII art (or its variants like the Commodore PETSCII) but the Amstrad CPC doesn’t seem to receive the attention they deserve… Read More
2021-05-23 14:08
The Internet Archive has announced an online fundraiser event “Game not over!” that will happen on June 23rd. The event features a fireside chat with John Carmack, independent AI… Read More
2021-05-23 12:31
Hello World! We are happy to have one of the most prolific Chiptune musicians in our podcast – Tronimal. He released music for the Gameboy, ZX Spectrum and even the TI-82 calculator! B… Read More
2021-05-16 10:34
Roy Shildt is back with some more insights about Twin Galaxies – especially regarding Missile Command scores and the people behind them… Hear some stories, conclusions, theories… Read More
2021-05-06 05:40
Graeme Cowie, the talented coder behind recent Amiga conversions of Rygar AGA and Bomb Jack Beer Edition, is about to release Turbo Sprint – an enhanced conversion of Super Sprint for… Read More
2021-04-22 21:07
Chapters: 01 , 02 , 03, 04. The story so far: graphic performance is great! We have a notion of memory consumption and the base game idea direction, meaning, we have a de… Read More
2021-04-19 01:31
Today we received an email from the ABBUC organizers that the Atari Bit Byter User Club website was attacked, and it looks like all usernames and passwords are compromised. To avoid further… Read More
2021-04-12 20:53
Double Sided Games has added two great games to their catalogue: Don’t Break The Balls for the Commodore 64 and Vegetables Deluxe for the ZX Spectrum. Don’t Break The Balls for t… Read More
2021-04-10 09:13
Oliver ‘Ve3o’ Lindau is a a veteran graphic artist. He’s best known for working with Starbyte on titles like Rolling Ronny and since 10 years also very active in the demosc… Read More
2021-04-08 21:30
Bitmap Soft are pleased to announce that they will be bringing Doc Cosmos to the Game Boy Color in a physical cartridge format. Doc Cosmos is an award winning game originally developed for t… Read More
2021-04-07 20:43
In this tutorial we use daemons to implement a microwave oven that can heat food and a plate of spaghetti that cools off over time. We also explore techniques to describe objects Read More
2021-04-07 12:20
With the huge number of projects happening nowadays, it is hard to keep up with all available to make your life with your Commodore machines easier and more fun. We try to post news about ma… Read More
2021-04-01 09:36
The eagerly anticipated Monstro Giganto for the Commodore 64 is back on pre-order after RGCD had sold out of its initial release round of cartridge copies within one hour. Monstro Giganto is… Read More
2021-03-31 20:36
Game jam starting on 9 April. Welcome to join! Read More
2021-03-31 16:39
Have you been burnt by the 2015 keycaps Indigogo of Phase5 from Austria like us and many others? Jim felt the pain as well and went out creating his own C64 keycaps project. Having a long hi… Read More
2021-03-29 23:08
Fresh from our vaults:A historic interview with Gary Penn, a video games industry veteran and former games reviewer for Zzap!64. Fun fact: The first Grand Theft Auto game would have been end… Read More
2021-03-27 15:02
We’re back with another book review! This time Merman takes a look at ARCADE IMPERFECT – a book by Jerry Ellis and Andrew Fisher, published by Golem Books in 2021 with cover artw… Read More
2021-03-27 09:01
Bitmap Soft have made a major move by producing their first cartridge release on the label – Freaky Fish DX by DESIGN/chaos. Freaky Fish DX is a fun arcade style game that sees you pla… Read More
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