• Commodore Free Magazine, Issue 81 - Part 6

    From Stephen Walsh@39:901/280 to All on Sat Jul 5 17:34:52 2014
    BOH 5TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION RELEASED
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    FEATURES

    * immersive & thrilling gameplay

    * 48 missions + 12 secret missions to unlock

    * missions divided in 5 levels of difficulty

    * multi-phase missions

    * multi-floor battlefields of any size/shape

    * mind-blowing puzzles and deadly traps

    * many and varied power-ups

    * several different kinds of enemies

    * hand-pixelled 2D graphics

    * real-time field of vision and lighting

    * atmospheric audio and rich soundtrack

    * 7 themes

    * online world standings

    * possibility of creating missions and themes

    * Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian,
    Polish, Spanish and Swedish translations

    BOH is a unique retro-flavoured puzzle-riddled dungeon you move around searching for the Evil Masters, who throw countless enemies at you and you
    must then face them in the final battle, various power-ups are scattered around.

    Website: www.retream.com/BOH


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    "MARCO GREGORIO'S ADVENTURES TO
    UNUSUAL PLACES" RELEASED
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    "Marco Gregorio's Adventures to Unusual Places" has been released.

    The game has 5 levels, 3 of them are location levels and 2 are walking
    levels.

    The music is from Sound Terrific MOD compilation

    The game has been tested on A1200 68030 50MHz clock on Marco icon.

    You can download the game from here

    www.copy.com/s/Yoa8sTgApTiu2meN/marco.lha


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    XENON: BITMAP BROTHERS' (MEGA)
    BLAST FROM THE PAST
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    News from The Register

    Antique Code Show Xenon marked the beginning of a distinguished career for
    The Bitmap Brothers, legendary developers from the Commodore Amiga and
    Atari ST era. Overhead, vertically scrolling shooters were doing great
    trade in arcades across the land, and with its exposure on Saturday morning kids' show Get Fresh (you don't remember Gaz Top and Gilbert the alien?),
    Xenon was always going to do well.

    Read more via the link below.

    www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/19/antique_code_show_xenon/


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    THE 14 PIECES OF SOFTWARE THAT
    SHAPED MODERN MUSIC
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    Buried in the midst of these (well it's item 4, but…) is the Famous OctaMED tracker. Some readers may be surprised that hit singles were crafted from
    the software!

    The website says

    OCTAMED (1989)

    Anyone who dabbled with music on the Commodore Amiga will likely still have
    a fondness for trackers......

    Read more here

    www.factmag.com/2014/04/21/the-14-pieces-of-software-that-shaped-modern-mu sic/4/


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    GALAHAD INTERVIEW - PUTTY SQUAD
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    The Codetappers website has an interview with Galahad. In 1990 System 3 developed the game Putty Squad but the game was never released for the
    Amiga. Then, in 2013, System 3 announced the game would be released for
    modern consoles. Galahad contacted System 3 to offer his help and to make
    an Amiga version. You can now read how the Amiga version of Putty Squad
    was created.

    www.codetapper.com/amiga/interviews/galahad-masters-amiga-putty-squad/


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    AMIGA 3000 STYLE CASE FOR THE
    RASPBERRY PI
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    Pierluigi Ceruttis (Fynsya) has developed an Amiga 3000 case for the
    Raspberry Pi. Made from strong impact-resistant ABS plastic and fits both model A and model B PI boards exactly, you can order one online

    www.etsy.com/nl/listing/184951976/3d-printed-amiga-3000-style-case-for



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    RAY CARLSEN UNIVERSAL POWER SUPPLIES
    Mini Review
    By Robert Bernardo
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    Ray Carlsen, Commodore repair technician, is building a small number of universal C64/128/VIC-20CR/Plus4 power supplies. Here are the details for
    the RC p.s.:

    * Input - 120V, 60Hz (or alternate version 220V, 50 Hz for
    Europe/Australia)

    * Output - 5VDC @ 5A, 9VAC @ 1A

    * Fuse-protected, current-limited 5 volt supply

    * built-in surge suppressor (Computer Saver)

    * metal case, vented

    * PS cable has C64 DIN connector for the C64 and VIC-20CR. C128 adapter to
    C64 DIN available for those who buy the RC p.s. and at extra cost. (For
    the Plus/4, the user is to send in the DC full-length cable of the original
    CBM power supply for attaching to the new RC p.s...)

    * One-year warranty - If this RC power supply is not acceptable or fails in
    any way, send it back for repair, replacement, or refund.

    * RC power supply price - $100 US (not including shipping)

    * C128 adapter to C64 DIN - $15 US (not including shipping)

    For more details and photos, go to

    personalpages.tds.net/~rcarlsen/cbm/universal%20ps/

    Check/money order preferred in USA. PayPal accepted for overseas orders.



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