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• Crossing Over
  Recently I posted about how to get Altirra running on Apple silicon M series Macs using Whisky.  In this article I setup Codeweavers CrossOver in a similar fashion as I did for Whisky, on an M series Mac such that there is a 320K Atari XL computer with SpartaDOS X, … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• KansasFest 2025 Opens for Registration
  KansasFest 2025 is now open for registration! This year’s event will be virtual only from July 18–20, 2025. Join us for days and nights of sessions, demos, announcements, contests, and camaraderie. If you have a topic you’d like to present, please fill out the session proposal form. Past sessions have included … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• April Fools’ Day prank on Dark Force BBS
  Dark Lord, sysop of Dark Force BBS, tries hard to keep his users engaged. Yesterday for April Fools’ Day, he surprised them with a fun prank. He changed the board’s logon sequence to make it look like a powerful AI calling itself “The Wraith” had taken over the board. But … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• ZX80 Kong for the ZX81
  Came also out for: ZX80 Game description: ZX80 Kong is a clone of Donkey Kong that includes all four levels from the original arcade game. Kong has captured the player’s fiancé who is now held captive in a building. The player has to go after and defeat him and rescue … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• Switch 2 – EVERYTHING REVEALED! (Price, Hardware, Games, Release Date & More!)
  Nintendo Switch 2 Electric Boogaloo! We finally get all the details from the Nintendo Direct about Nintendo Switch 2 hardware, release date, price, upcoming games, Gamecube support, GameChat and yes…that those GAME PRICES. OUCH! Patreon: http://www.Patreon.com/MetalJesusRocks Facebook: http://facebook.com/MetalJesusRocks Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/metaljesusrocks.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@metaljesusrocks Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MetalJesus/ Web: http://www.MetalJesusRocks.com DISCORD CHAT: https://discord.gg/yAaAawV T-shirts: … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• Let’s work the NIGHT SHIFT for George Lucas! This week on the Atari ST SHOW!
  Strap on your tool belt, it’s time for WORK this week on the Atari ST Show! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we hit the factory floor in NIGHT SHIFT! 🏆 Please check out our Patreon to support The Atari ST Show and our other wacky endeavors! https://www.patreon.com/TheRetroRotation 🔗 … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• Space Shuttle Barber Pole Annunciators
  I bought some barber pole annunciators that were used in the Shuttle control panels, and are similar to the ones use on Apollo also. I have always been curious to see how they work and look in person. Now we’ll finally know! Stuff that supports the channel: – Support us … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• How Did THIS Game Start a Racing Legacy? | Crazy Cars – Amigos: Everything Amiga 496
  Buckle up and blast back to 1987 as we revisit Crazy Cars — the game that tried to bring arcade-style street racing to the Amiga! 🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast! https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcast 0:00 Ridiculous Banter 8:51 Crazy Cars Review 50:58 RetroRewind.ca for all your Commodore computer needs! 51:36 Amiga … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• ZX Stuff Demo for the ZX81
  Weirdly enough, ZX Stuff itself will crash. Anyways, this demo has an interactive section: The one where it gives you controls to move the character is actually interactive. … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• Kickstarter Kompilation: April 2025 edition
  Cards, clowns, and edutaining hacking software. Read More From: Retronauts
• Juiced Down Under Cancelled – Australian Apple ][ Enthusiasts Left High & Dry by Yankee No-Gooders!
  April 1, Sydney, Australia – In a shock development minutes before the expected announcement of the rebranding of WOzFest to Juiced Down Under and its inclusion in what had been previously presented to organisers as the “highly lucrative” inclusion in the JuicedFest range of events, Juiced.GS Editor and general gadabout … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• Juiced.GS ends annual Apple II convention
  APRIL 1, 2025 — LEOMINSTER, MA — Juiced.GS, the longest-running print publication dedicated to the Apple II, has announced the closure of JuicedFest, the longest-running conference dedicated to the longest-running print publication dedicated to the Apple II. “For thirty years, we’ve been hosting the best, most inclusive Apple II convention … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• Open Apple #86 (July 2018): John Keoni Morris of Applesauce FDC
  In this lost episode of Open Apple, recorded 14 July 2018, Em Maginnis and Quinn Dunki are joined by John Morris, creator of the Applesauce floppy disk controller. The post Open Apple #86 (July 2018): John Keoni Morris of Applesauce FDC first appeared on Open Apple. … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• ZX Puyo for the ZX81
  Came also out for: Game description: ZX Puyo is a variant of the falling block puzzle game Puyo Puyo. Blocks consisting of two tiles fall from the top of the screen and the player has to arrange these so that clusters of four or more tiles of the same … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• A Conversation with Ken Williams (Sierra Online / Colossal Cave)
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  As I drove to work one morning, I noticed some interesting abbreviations being used on my traffic report phone app. (I’d normally say “GPS app” but then folks always say “you need your GPS to get to work?” No, it’s not about navigation. It’s about traffic reports, police incidents, closed … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• Retronauts Episode 680: Axiom Verge
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• ZX LOAD (demo) for the ZX81
  Not bad, but I think it could’ve been more. … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• ZX Draw (demo) for the ZX81
  Nice drawings. … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• Animation & music
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• 406 – The CoCo Nation Show – Type In Hawk
  This week we talk Color Computers.  Then news with El Curtis Boyle. —-more—- The CoCo Nation Show (TCN) – a weekly live and interactive discussion about the Color Computers, Dragons, MC-10, clones, and cousins! Website: https://thecoconation.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_CoCo_Nation Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thecoconationshow FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theco… Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCoCoNation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecoconati… PodBean: https://thecoconation.podbean.com/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast… iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/105011302/ MeWe: https://mewe.com/join/thecoconation Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qx9Nx7… TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_coco_nation Email: mailto:show@TheCoCoNation.com Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=83010467 … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• Is there an Apple emulator for Windows that will print?
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• ZX Compendium for the ZX81
  Came also out for: Game description: ZX Compendium is a collection of six games and programs that contains: Hangman: Based on the pen and paper game, you can compete against the computer or another person as you try to guess a word without being hanged. A word is generated … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• ZX Chess II for the ZX81
  Came also out for: Game description: ZX Chess II is an improved version of ZX Chess I, a single-player chess game. In addition to the features of the previous version (custom board setup, printing etc.), the code enhancements include additional difficulty level, faster move calculation and an option for … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• 3-D Ultra Minigolf · Retro PC Minigolf Mayhem!
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• Transylvania
  Hammer HouseI’ve been a fan of this adventure game for years, even though I’ve never played it. I sound crazy, right? Visually, it has a blend of 8/16-bit styles I’ve always found curiously captivating (something you only get from early ST games). Plus it reminds me of the adventures I played … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• Chess I for the ZX81
  Came also out for: ZX80 Game description: ZX Chess I is a single-player chess game. It features six levels of difficulty, castling and en passant capture rules, custom board setup (for solving chess problems) and printing. The player may also load a previously saved game. … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• Floppy Days 149 – The HP97 Programmable Calculator – Part 2 – With Wlodek Mier-Jedrzejowicz
  The HP97 Programmable Calculator – Part 2 – With Wlodek Mier-Jedrzejowicz Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics  Arcade Shopper   FutureVision Research  New Acquisitions 1027 print heads – https://forums.atariage.com/topic/271589-revive1027-order-thread/  ABBUC (Atari Bit-Byter Users Club) – https://www.abbuc.de  Best … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• Branson, Missouri…
  Any CoCo folks near Branson? There is a place there called Retromania which is an 80s themed “attraction” with some 1980s arcade games, a few pinball machines, an 80s horror movie themed haunted house, VR and lots of 80s memorabilia. While I didn’t see any CoCo related stuff on display, … Read More From: Retro Roundup
• Ep. #211 – Professional Cosplaying with Eden Craft
  In our new episode we welcome Eden Craft, a fulltime cosplayer from Germany since 2015. She talked with us about her passion and her work and gave us some fascinating insights. Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 58:07 … Read More From: Retro Roundup

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