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Aminet Explained in Amiga Addict 26

On: December 31, 2023

The latest issue of Amiga Addict is released in the New Year, and its main feature is a look at Aminet. Aminet is the world’s largest archive of Amiga-related software and files, which started out hosted on university FTP sites. Also available on CD-ROM and on the web, as ofRead More →

Amiga Addict Xmas Issue Out Next Week

By: Christian Cawley

On: November 8, 2023

In: Retro merchandise

Amiga Addict 25 is a double landmark issue. Not only is it availabe in time for Christmas 2023, it also mark’s the publication’s quarter century of editions! That’s not bad going. Furthermore, this issue has a special “cover disk” courtesy of Amiga Bill. Subscribers will receive a 3/5-inch floppy diskRead More →

Amiga Addict Celebrates 30 Years of the CD32

By: Christian Cawley

On: September 26, 2023

In: Miscellaneous retro stuff, Retro Consoles

September 1993 saw the release of the CD32, an Amiga with a CD-ROM drive and a few under-used hardware improvements. Very similar to the Amiga 1200, the CD32 outsold SEGA’s Mega-CD ahead of Christmas 1993, but failed long-term thanks to the collapse of Commodore. As such, it remains a desirableRead More →

Remembering LightWave in Amiga Addict #23

By: Christian Cawley

On: August 20, 2023

In: Retro merchandise

The early history of 3D rendering software Lightwave is explored in Amiga Addict issue 23, out this week. My son was teasing me about my continued interest in the Amiga a day or two ago, but was briefly stopped in his tracks by this bombshell: affordable CGI was not possibleRead More →

Amiga Addict Magazine 22 Features Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge

By: Christian Cawley

On: July 23, 2023

In: Retro merchandise

Magnetic Fields (developers of the Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge and Super Cars series) are the primary feature of the latest issue of Amiga Addict, out now. Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge is a particular favourite of mine. Way back in the 1990s, my best friend at school and myself both hadRead More →

Latest Amiga Magazine Features Kickstart UK and Other Events

By: Christian Cawley

On: May 28, 2023

In: Retro merchandise

The unmissable Amiga magazine for is available to preorder now. Quite simply my favourite magazine in the world is back for another issue on June 1st, with a collection of reviews, features, and interviews. After two years, the Amiga centric magazine also brings you its first readers survey. There’s alsoRead More →

Andy Warhol’s Influence Recalled in Amiga Addict Magazine 20

By: Christian Cawley

On: April 13, 2023

In: Retro merchandise

Amiga Addict #20 has been announced, with a feature on Andy Warhol’s relationship with the Amiga way back in 1985. There is also a look at the Amiga Walker, once considered the “future” of the Amiga. When I was a lad, a weekly walk into town on a Saturday morningRead More →

Amiga Addict 19 Boasts Sensible Software

By: Christian Cawley

On: March 10, 2023

In: Retro merchandise

It’s fair to say Amiga Addict remains my favourite magazine, coming along every few weeks (I think it’s six weekly?) with an issue jam-packed with Amiga goodness. One of the most highly regarded and recognized development teams in the Amiga era was Sensible Software. The brains behind Sensible Soccer, MegaRead More →

Amiga Addict #18 Now Available to Order, Hits Stores January 26th

By: Christian Cawley

On: January 19, 2023

In: Retro merchandise

The UK’s biggest magazine for the best computer of all time is approaching its 18th issue! This time, Amiga Addict tells us about hardware development company NewTek, and its groundbreaking Video Toaster software. Meanwhile, if it new hardware you’re looking for, there is a review of the officially licenced tankRead More →

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