As a dedicated Amiga 1200 owner and lifelong fan of the platform, this news is absolutely huge! After all the rumours, the hints, and the partial confirmations following the success of the A500 Mini, Retro Games Ltd and PLAION REPLAI have made it official: THE A1200 is coming, and it’sRead More →
No, you read that right, a new Commodore 64 is coming, available at 3 price points, and looks absolutely insane. When we learned of Christian Simpson/Perifractic’s audacious attempt to buy Commodore, I honestly thought it would be months at least before we had news of a new device. Not aRead More →
Can’t afford the C64 Ultimate? Worry not, as you can emulate any classic PC or home computer with a Raspberry Pi 500+ The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced a new version of the Raspberry Pi 500, the all-in-one SBC built into a keyboard. Following on the heels of the 500,Read More →
Despite costing around £1000, the short run of Amiga 600 replicas are gone, leaving a wedge-shaped hole in 40 wallets… While all eyes are on the upcoming global announcement of THEA1200 and the revived Commodore, the Amiga’s 40th anniversary year isn’t done with the surprises. Apollo Computers has today launchedRead More →
YouTuber Christian “Perifractic” Simpson has been busy at work since we last saw him, overseeing the first batch of C64 Ultimate computers. One of the most interesting aspects of the revived Commodore is how quickly they got off the ground with a new device. While the Ultimate 64 already existed,Read More →
Retro Games Ltd’s likely THEA1200 was unveiled at its Gamescom booth, visible until Sunday 24th August at the gaming event of the year. Update #1 RGL has issued some clarification stating that THEA1200 has a working keyboard, and more: * Yes it has a full sized working keyboard.. * WeRead More →
New Commodore CEO tells C64 Ultimate backers that “Amiga is on our radar too.” I’ve obviously been very excited about the Perifractic-lead revival of Commodore, but so far it’s all been about digital detox and a new Commodore 64. I didn’t dare dream about the Amiga… but perhaps I should.Read More →
We have a new Commodore company, courtesy of retro enthusiast Christian Simpson and a team of notables. But there is already a company claiming to be Commodore… Following news of the efforts Christian “Perifractic” Simpson and various others have gone to in order to revive the Commodore name (following aRead More →
You’ve heard of Amiga Forever, but did you know there was a C64 Forever for Windows as well? The ownership of Commodore properties is confusing, and I don’t want to get into it here. Suffice to say, one company, Cloanto, maintains and licences the Amiga OS and Commodore (or CBM)Read More →
