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by Marcio D.
Tue Sep 10, 2024 11:05 pm
Forum: General Retro Chat
Topic: SHADOW GANGS ZERO - Retro-style ninja action game for Shinobi fans !
Replies: 1
Views: 1457

Re: SHADOW GANGS ZERO - Retro-style ninja action game for Shinobi fans !

Just a few days left in the campaign, so please help out if you can: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jkmcorp/shadow-gangs-zero Thanks! https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/046/102/299/e9f547736d88e966781b3979609f2761_original.gif?fit=scale-down&origin=ugc&q=92&width=680&sig=53dwDvq...
by Marcio D.
Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: General Retro Chat
Topic: Vision BASIC v1.1 - Major Update - Commodore 64 Compiler !
Replies: 0
Views: 1828

Vision BASIC v1.1 - Major Update - Commodore 64 Compiler !

Vision BASIC v1.1 for the Commodore 64 has just been released: https://visionbasic.net/vision-basic-1-1-has-arrived/ What's new: - Support for GeoRAM as an alternative to REU, for the expanded RAM required to run Vision BASIC. - Support for battery-backed GeoRAM variants (e.g. NeoRAM) to store a cop...
by Marcio D.
Mon Aug 19, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: General Retro Chat
Topic: SHADOW GANGS ZERO - Retro-style ninja action game for Shinobi fans !
Replies: 1
Views: 1457

SHADOW GANGS ZERO - Retro-style ninja action game for Shinobi fans !

If you enjoyed games like Shinobi (1987) and Shadow Dancer (1989) in the arcades, or at home on consoles and computers, the following game series might pique your interest. A Shinobi-style action game called Shadow Gangs was released in 2020, and its success has now led to the development of a prequ...
by Marcio D.
Tue Jul 23, 2024 3:14 am
Forum: General Retro Chat
Topic: DARE TO DREAM - A new book co-authored by Dave Haynie and David Pleasance !
Replies: 0
Views: 1842

DARE TO DREAM - A new book co-authored by Dave Haynie and David Pleasance !

There's a Kickstarter campaign going on right now, with less than two weeks left. The book is titled, "Dare to Dream - The Vision of What Commodore and Amiga Could Have Been... Should Have Been..." Check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/daretodreamhardback/dare-to-dream-commod...
by Marcio D.
Thu Jul 18, 2024 9:06 am
Forum: General Retro Chat
Topic: ONLINE EVENT (short notice): AmigaBill - Thursday, July 18, 2024 - 7:00PM ET !
Replies: 0
Views: 1175

ONLINE EVENT (short notice): AmigaBill - Thursday, July 18, 2024 - 7:00PM ET !

Toronto PET Users Group (TPUG) normally doesn’t meet up in July, but we’ve made an exception this year as we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to chat with Bill Winters , a.k.a. AmigaBill - the world’s greatest ambassador for everything Amiga. We’re trying something new this month, hosting the meetin...
by Marcio D.
Mon Jun 17, 2024 5:58 am
Forum: General Retro Chat
Topic: Blingboard64 - New keyboard for the Commodore 64
Replies: 1
Views: 1118

Blingboard64 - New keyboard for the Commodore 64

If you're in the market to replace your old, broken C64 keyboard, check out this campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keyboard-for-your-commodore-computer#/ The campaign originally ended May 31, 2024, but has been re-opened for a limited time due to overwhelming demand from Commodore fans wo...
by Marcio D.
Fri May 24, 2024 10:45 pm
Forum: General Retro Chat
Topic: ZOOM MEETING: Commodore Engineer DAVE HAYNIE - Thursday, May 30, 2024 - 7:30PM ET (Toronto) !
Replies: 0
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ZOOM MEETING: Commodore Engineer DAVE HAYNIE - Thursday, May 30, 2024 - 7:30PM ET (Toronto) !

Come hang out with TPUG as they host an informative chat with Dave Haynie , the legendary Commodore chief engineer who began with the company in 1983 and stayed until the very end in 1994. He began his time at Commodore under Bil Herd, but soon carved a legacy of his own at our favourite computer co...
by Marcio D.
Fri May 17, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: General Retro Chat
Topic: SPEED TEST: Simons' BASIC vs. C128 BASIC vs. Vision BASIC
Replies: 0
Views: 1187

SPEED TEST: Simons' BASIC vs. C128 BASIC vs. Vision BASIC

Retro Old Guy has released a new video comparing Simons' BASIC with C128 BASIC and Vision BASIC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJiK-EI7ed0​ There's a mismatch clearance sale over at the Vision BASIC website, where they're practically giving away a few copies of the product: https://visionbasic.ne...
by Marcio D.
Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:58 am
Forum: General Retro Chat
Topic: ZOOM MEETING: Brian Dougherty - Founder of Berkeley Softworks - GEOS - Thursday, April 18, 2024 !
Replies: 1
Views: 1044

ZOOM MEETING: Brian Dougherty - Founder of Berkeley Softworks - GEOS - Thursday, April 18, 2024 !

TPUG (Toronto PET Users Group) is pleased to reconnect you with one of the most intriguing entrepreneurs of the mid-1980’s home computing era. Brian Dougherty was the founder of Berkeley Softworks, the company that developed GEOS (Graphic Environment Operating System) for the Commodore 64, C128, Plu...