Task: Launch Amiga Games, Demos, and Music from Workbench Using TinyLauncher Needed: Amiga Computer, TinyLauncher Software Time: 15-30 to Install and Set Up Introduction One of the great advantages of using an Amiga with a hard drive is WHDLoad, which makes it possible to run thousands of classic Amiga games
Read postPlay Centipede on a Commodore VIC-20 Computer (5-10 mins)
Task: Play Centipede on a Commodore VIC-20 Needed: VIC-20, Centipede cartridge, disk, ROM, or Penultimate 2/3 Cartridge Time: 5-10 minutes or more Introduction I grew up with Atari home computers and received the Centipede cartridge one year for Christmas. I loved playing this game and am pretty good at it
Read postSearch for and Download Amiga Games and Software Using the Turran FTP Site (10-15 mins)
Task: Search for and Download Amiga Games and Software Using the Turran FTP Site Needed: Web Browser Time: 10-15 minutes Introduction Google searches for Amiga games and software can be frustrating when you are looking for a single file. This is partly because many files are part of large compilations
Read postInstall the Amiga Game Selector as a Custom System for Booting Games and Software on Your AmigaKit A1200 NG Emulator (15-30 mins)
Task: Install the Amiga Game Selector as a Custom System for Booting Games and Software on Your Amiga A1200 NG Emulator Needed: A1200 NG from AmigaKit, Compact Flash card, AGS 3.0 or later Time: 15-30 minutes. Longer if you need to download AGS Introduction I have previously posted about the
Read postDownload and Play the Castlevania Modern Remake for Amiga Computers with AGA Graphics (15-30 mins)
Task: Download and Play the Castlevania Modern Remake for Amiga Computers with AGA Graphics Needed: Amiga computer with AGA graphics (e.g. A1200 or later) or emulator (e.g. WinUAE) Time: 15-30 minutes Introduction Castlevania is a side-scrolling video game developed by Konami for the Nintendo and later ported to lots of
Read postExplore Christmas-Themed Games, Demos, and Wallpaper on the Amiga Christmas Tree Website (30-60 mins)
Task: Explore Christmas-Themed Games, Demos, and Wallpaper on the Amiga Christmas Tree Website Needed: Web browser, Amiga emulator or real hardware Time: 30-60 mins or less Introduction The Amiga community developed a ton of fun Christmas-themed software in the 1980s and 1990s. This includes games modded with Christmas content as
Read postInstall iGame on Your Compact Flash Hard Drive for Booting Games on an Amiga 600 or 1200 Computer (15-30 mins)
Task: Install iGame on Your Compact Flash Hard Drive for Booting Games on an Amiga 600 or 1200 Computer Needed: Amiga with IDE Support, Compact Flash Card with Workbench 3.1 and WHDLoad games installed, IDE-CF Adapter, WinUAE and Windows PC, iGame files Time: 15-30 Minutes Disclosure: Note that as an
Read postExplore the Amiga Computer Pixel Art and Graphics of Jim Sachs (10-15 mins)
Task: Explore the Amiga Computer Pixel Art and Graphics of Jim Sachs Needed: Web browser Time: 10-15 minutes Introduction I am new to the Amiga computers and have been blown away by their graphics and sound. I recently ran across a well-known artist named Jim Sachs who developed extensive graphical
Read postDownload and Install the Amiga Game Selector (AGS) for the WinUAE Amiga Emulator (30-60 mins)
Task: Download and Install the Amiga Game Selector (AGS) for the WinUAE Amiga Emulator Needed: Amiga Game Selector, WinUAE, Windows PC Time: 30-60 minutes (or longer for the download wait) Introduction I have previously posted about the WinUAE Amiga computer emulator for Windows. In that post I describe loading games
Read postPurchase an 8BitDo Wireless Controller for Use with Retro Computer Emulators (10-15 mins)
Task: Purchase a Wireless Controller for Use with Retro Computer Emulators Needed: Wireless controller Time: 10-15 minutes Introduction I am not a big user of emulators. I much prefer to use original hardware. However, there are times when I want to try a game or some software quickly without setting
Read postPlay Arkanoid on an Amiga 16- or 32-Bit Computer (10-15 mins)
Task: Play Arkanoid on an Amiga 16- or 32-Bit Computer Needed: Arkanoid software, Amiga computer or emulator Time: 10-15 minutes Introduction I grew up playing breakout on the Atari 2600 and the Atari 8-bit home computers. Breakout is a classic example of a game that is super easy to play
Read postPlay Turrican II on an Amiga 500 Using the PiStorm CPU Accelerator, Caffeine OS, and WHDLOad (15-30 mins)
Task: Play Turrican II on an Amiga 500 Using the PiStorm CPU Accelerator, Caffeine OS, and WHDLOad Needed: Amiga 500 or similar, PiStorm with Raspberry PI, Caffeine OS with WHDLoad and Turrican II Time: 15-30 minutes Introduction The Amiga was known for its cutting-edge graphics and sound when it arrived
Read postPurchase and Play the New Roguecraft Roguelike Game for your Amiga Computer (15-30 mins)
Task: Purchase and Play the New Roguecraft Roguelike Game for your Amiga Computer Needed: Web Browser, Amiga Computer or Emulator Time: 15-30 minutes Introduction One of the things I love about the Amiga community is the endless supply of newly programmed games. I got interested in Roguecraft from Thalmus Digital
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