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NinjaKat

2025 Mar 06 06:15:13
March GOTHEM is finally up - a Ghosts and Goblins clone made in Australia! - Belial  ;D
 

NinjaKat

2025 Feb 01 18:17:29
February already!  Another GOTHEM in action - this time, another random pick, and a PD game from 1989 - Cave Runner! Have fun!
 

NinjaKat

2025 Jan 02 07:36:09
It was very 'smart' of the random picked game from AGS this month, with the Australian Open tennis event coming up.  The GOTHEM for January is 'Advantage Tennis'!  a great old tennis game! Have fun!
 

intangybles

2024 Dec 25 14:19:41
Merry Christmas to all from the ARB Crew!
 

NinjaKat

2024 Dec 01 20:55:19
Unbelievable - December already!  This month, a random game from the wonderful Amiga Game Selector - Future Tank!  Good luck!

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GOTHEM - Game Of THE Month / Re: February 2025 - Cave Runner
« Last post by ARB Forum Admin on March 01, 2025, 09:46:48 pm »
Quote from: NinjaKat on February 28, 2025, 06:18:06 am
Enjoyed my very short amount of time with this.  Best I got was 75 in 28 seconds.

Played on my Amiga 1200, no cheats or passwords used.

Apologies again NinjaKat! Just could not get to the Game!

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GOTHEM - Game Of THE Month / Re: February 2025 - Cave Runner
« Last post by NinjaKat on February 28, 2025, 06:18:06 am »
Enjoyed my very short amount of time with this.  Best I got was 75 in 28 seconds.

Played on my Amiga 1200, no cheats or passwords used.
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General Discussion / 3D Library for PiStorm-equipped Amigas
« Last post by Marcio D. on February 27, 2025, 09:46:23 am »
There's a crowdfunding campaign that's aiming to deliver a 3D library for PiStorm systems equipped with Pi4 or Pi CM4:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/3d-for-pistorm


The campaign organizer is Steffen Haeuser, creator of the AmigaOS ports of Quake II and Heretic II.

The developer is Dennis Boon, who is very experienced with Amiga low-level hardware development.  100% of the net campaign funds will be going to Dennis, as compensation for his time and effort in the project.

The finished library will be made open-source.  This 3D hardware acceleration will bring a higher resolution, faster fps, and more stunning visuals to 3D gaming on PiStorm-equipped Amiga systems.


The campaign has surpassed its original modest funding goal, so the project is going ahead full steam.  There are a little over 50 backers so far, but fortunately the campaign is open for late pledges.  If this project piques your interest, even a contribution of $10 or $20 would be fantastic.  What's most important is to increase the number of backers to something closer to 100.  Doing so will motivate the organizer and developer to push through the challenges described on the campaign page.


If you've got any questions about the campaign, please email Steffen Haeuser directly at:  tirionareonwe@gmail.com


Thanks for reading!

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General Retro Computing Chatter / Re: SHADOW GANGS ZERO - Retro-style ninja action game for Shinobi fans !
« Last post by Marcio D. on February 12, 2025, 08:19:29 am »
ShadowTeam has posted an update for the upcoming Shinobi-inspired game Shadow Gangs Zero.  The first bit of news is that the graphics development is coming along very nicely.  The second major takeaway is that porting from the lead system Neo Geo to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive has now begun!


Catch up on the exciting details here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jkmcorp/shadow-gangs-zero/posts/4310516


Enjoy the latest music tracks from the game:

https://soundcloud.com/user-723778647/shadow-gangs-zero

https://soundcloud.com/user-723778647/boss-level


If you haven't made a pledge to the campaign yet, what are you waiting for?
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C64 Forever / Re: Vision BASIC v1.1 - Major Update - Commodore 64 Compiler !
« Last post by Marcio D. on February 05, 2025, 05:26:52 am »
An interesting offer has been posted on the Vision BASIC website.  The publisher is selling a batch of Vision BASIC v1.1 packages at an extreme discount, because the boxes and manuals are slightly damaged.  No floppy disks and no thumb drive are included.  You'll be downloading the software directly from their website.

From what I'm reading, the advantage of this 1.1dm clearance package over their 1.1e "economy" package is that the 1.1e manual is only 300 pages, while the 1.1dm manual is 352 pages long to provide the sprite editor content.

According to the publisher, buyers of this 1.1dm package will also receive a download of v1.2 for free when that update is released in a few months.  Also included is access to their private forum where you can interact with other users and the developer Dennis Osborn himself, if you'd like to receive or give help regarding Vision BASIC programming.

Worth checking out:

https://visionbasic.net/product/vision-basic-1-1-dm/
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GOTHEM - Game Of THE Month / February 2025 - Cave Runner
« Last post by NinjaKat on February 01, 2025, 06:12:51 pm »
Game of the Month for February 2025: Cave Runner

Picked from a random selection from the fantastic Amiga Game Selector!

Cave Runner is a single player Boulder Dash type of game

The player characters digs through dirt and has to collect all stars before the exit opens up. Naturally there are obstacles and enemies which make this seemingly simple task more challenging. Rocks abound and are subject to gravity so they fall down when the player removes the dirt under them. This can not only be used to open the path, or close it if the player makes a wrong move, but also to kill enemies by crushing them.

The game has sound, a high score table and twenty-six levels each of which has to be solved within a time limit.

Information:
  • Amiga Hardware: OCS
  • Relase Year: 1989
  • Disks: 1
  • WHDLoad: Yes
  • Players: 1 Only
  • Publisher: -
  • Developer: Rudi Martin

Links to game information:

Please refer to the 'Game of the Month Rules and Participation' post for information on how to participate!  Good Luck!

* To qualify: just play, on any real Amiga or equivalent emulator.  The winner will be the player with the best score in the best time.

As per the GOTHEM rules, please confirm the qualification rules in green above, the machine/emulator you used, your score, screenshot/photo with score shown, and confirm you have not used cheats or passwords.  If the game does not keep score, please let us know where you got up to (without spoilers) with a brief review of your time with the game.  Also state any additional qualification rules stated above, such as playing on a certain mode with certain rules, just so we have a better feeling that you are playing fairly!
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GOTHEM - Game Of THE Month / Re: January 2025 - Advantage Tennis
« Last post by NinjaKat on February 01, 2025, 06:42:23 am »
Hey joey, well done!

I also played, and didn't score a point.  Very strange not to see my entry here this morning as I am positive I posted it a few days ago!...  Perhaps I did not click the good old Post button  ::).  I'll attach my screenshot anyway but will obviously give the win to you!

I'll pick something more playable this month.

NinjaKat!
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GOTHEM - Game Of THE Month / Re: January 2025 - Advantage Tennis
« Last post by joey on January 31, 2025, 11:57:58 pm »
This seems like it's probably a decent game.  I couldn't figure it out though.

My best score is NO SCORE  :D

I didn't win a single game   :(

It's been a busy month for me with family dramas and a couple of projects I'm trying to finish.

Hopefully I will have more time in the next month.

I played a training match on grass court, against Kurisch.

Played on my A1200 TF1260, no keys, passwords, skill, talent or cheats were used.
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GOTHEM - Game Of THE Month / January 2025 - Advantage Tennis
« Last post by NinjaKat on January 02, 2025, 06:44:22 am »
Game of the Month for January 2025: Advantage Tennis

Picked from a random selection from the fantastic Amiga Game Selector!

Equipped with your finest racket you are competing for Grand Slam and exhibition matches.  Your opponents are highly skilled but so are you.  The court is ready, your public awaits... so now it's up to you!

Information:
  • Amiga Hardware: OCS
  • Relase Year: 1991
  • Disks: 1
  • WHDLoad: Yes
  • Players: Max 2, Sim 2
  • Publisher: Infogrames
  • Developer: Unknown

Links to game information:

Please refer to the 'Game of the Month Rules and Participation' post for information on how to participate!  Good Luck!

* To qualify: play a training match, 1 set, against Kurisch on a Grass Court, on any real Amiga or equivalent emulator.  The winner will be the player with the best result (take a screenshot once you see 'game, set, match' - note that there is no results screen).

As per the GOTHEM rules, please confirm the qualification rules in green above, the machine/emulator you used, your score, screenshot/photo with score shown, and confirm you have not used cheats or passwords.  If the game does not keep score, please let us know where you got up to (without spoilers) with a brief review of your time with the game.  Also state any additional qualification rules stated above, such as playing on a certain mode with certain rules, just so we have a better feeling that you are playing fairly!
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GOTHEM - Game Of THE Month / Re: December 2024 - Future Tank
« Last post by NinjaKat on January 02, 2025, 06:34:25 am »
Thanks for playing all!

Results:
Winner: NinjaKat with 18250
2nd: intangybles with 16500
3rd: DaniC with 13650
4th: joey with 10450
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