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Squarez – A new abstract arcade game released for the Commodore Amiga
Fancy something different other than the usual genres we’ve been posting about these last few weeks, then come and check out la1n.ch’s endless top down arcade(?) game of Squarez. A new Commodore Amiga game which was created in connection with the CHLudens research project. A project in which the website describes as a research game that…
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STERN OF THE UNION ADDRESS – OCTOBER 2024
The Stern of the Union Address, your monthly resource for news, information and highlights on all things Stern Pinball. Without further ado my fellow pinheads: The Uncanny X-Men: To me, my X-Men! Check out all of the latest news on Stern’s latest and greatest game, The Uncanny X-Men. Stay tuned for upcoming details on the…
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Alien Fish Finger – Check out this brilliant Amiga action platformer from 1995 which had a number of enhancements!
To be honest I’ve heard about most games that were released on the Amiga, especially ones that were either platformers or my personal favorite dungeon crawlers. However this game which caught our attention and worthy of a write up, was not only released in 1995 and a further enhanced update in 2011 but it’s a…
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Pinball Machine out of Legos
Each year at the Pinball Expo in Wheeling, IL, there is a unique item that draws attention from huge crowds. The Pinball Expo in 2019 had one of those attention grabbers. 16-year-old high school student Luke Horwath brought a full scaled pinball machine. Why is that special, because Luke built the whole machine out of Legos.…
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Halloween X – The first Halloween game appears, and it’s for the Commodore Amiga (Demo)
Ai art booooo! ;pYou can certainly tell that Halloween is approaching as more and more creepy games with pumpkins, ghouls and ghosts start to appear for your gaming enjoyment. One such game by the developer 8080 certainly has that ghostly appeal! As they have released a demo for the upcoming Commodore Amiga game of ‘Halloween…
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Mijadore 2 The Key – EdD has released another high quality ZX Spectrum platformer!
It’s been a while since we featured any decent ZX Spectrum games, but looking through our messages this morning, we’ve been told that EdD has released the high quality ZX Spectrum game of ‘Mijadore 2 The Key’. A game in which you play as Milko Jone,s and must find a way of removing an ancient…
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Jersey Jack Pinball Officially Launches Avatar: The Battle for Pandora Pinball Machine
Today at noon Eastern Jersey Jack Pinball officially launched its newest game, “Avatar: The Battle for Pandora.” In the game, players play the role of one of the natives of Pandora, the Na’vi and battle along with well-known characters from the movie like Jake and Sully against invaders. Callouts in the game were done by…
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Boomer Shooters vs Modern Shooters: The Evolution of the Genre
Video game enthusiasts have always considered shooters an important segment, especially from the gaming industry’s origin era. In the 1990s, it was characterized by those games we can term ‘boomer shooters’ today, which are the subgenre of first-person shooters with little mechanics, many reflexes, and fast decisiveness. However, shooters have changed a lot since the…
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The Electric Playground Reveals Officially Licensed Attack From Mars Topper
If you follow this website, you’ve probably seen me talk about the cool aftermarket toppers from The Electric Playground (TEP) in the past. They are pretty well known for their neat Twilight Zone and Godzilla toppers. This morning the Company announced that it has reached an agreement with Planetary Pinball to produce officially licensed toppers…
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Elevator Action – JOTD’s latest Arcade to Amiga conversion gets a final ECS build!
It’s Commodore Amiga news time! Welcome to Elevator Action for the Amiga! A new conversion update by JOTD and team which has now been released as a final ECS build ( Previously released as AGA). A game that was originally released in 1983 in the arcades. Basically you are a spy who has must infiltrate…
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