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The AmiWest 2023 Report - The biggest Amiga show in the USA!

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast @10MARC I am reviewing the really fun AmiWest 2023 #Amiga show in Sacramento California!

Take a peek at the official Amiwest streams:

Day One:

Day Two:

https://www.youtube.com/live/0vuWLU56sLU?si=PLiSQA2eT6oweiIZ

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http://amigakit.com/

https://www.rabbitholecomputing.com/

https://github.com/A4091

https://amiwest.net/

http://www.a-eon.com/

here is some info on the twin stick UniJoysticle!

https://gitlab.com/ricardoquesada/unijoysticle2

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ReShoot Proxima 3 for AGA Amigas Review

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast @10MARC I am reviewing the awesome new Amiga AGA game "ReShoot Proxima 3" for AGA #Amiga computers. Join me as I talk about the game itself and play through a few levels!

Buy any of the versions right here:

Discover more about Richard Lowenstein on his website:

https://www.spieleschreiber.de/

Learn more about Kevin Saunders here:

patreon.com/KevinSaunders

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ZuluSCSI Hard Drive Replacement for the Amiga Review

This week on @10MARC I am reviewing the fairly new ZuluSCSI hard drive replacement from our friends at RabbitHole Computing. Come join me as I go over the features and show you how to use this nifty goodie!

Want to buy one? Here are a few good sources!

https://www.amigakit.com/zulu-scsi-adapters-c-182_27_189.html

Here is the Github for it:

https://github.com/ZuluSCSI/ZuluSCSI-firmware

Here is that SCSI Prefs editor for the Amiga 3000

http://aminet.net/package/driver/media/SCSIPrefs

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Amiga Art Contest 2023 - What are this years prizes?

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am announcing what the prizes are for this years Amiga Art Contest! Why don't I just tell you right here? Well then you would not watch the darn video!

@10MARC #Amiga @AmigaArtContest

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Freeway Triton Lite for ZORRO2 and ZORRO 3 Amigas Review

This week on @10MARC I am reviewing the awesome Freeway Triton Lite USB card for your big box #amiga computer. This should work on most ZORRO enabled machines with at least a 25 Mhz 68030 CPU and at least 8 MB of RAM. Matthias Hampel did a great job on these!

Want more info on the Freeway USB for the Commodore Amiga?

Want to buy one of these beauties? There are a few choices:

Thorsten Freund is making them, but prefers toss around his contact info. Get in touch with me and I will hook you up with Thorsten.

There is a thread on A1K where they can be requested too:

https://www.a1k.org/forum/index.php?threads/87657/

Want to build your own, or pay someone to build it? here is the interactive BOM:

http://freeway.mattymuc.de/boms/FreewayTritonLite_1.1.html

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Rogue Declan Zero from AmigaGameJam Review

This week on 10 Minute AMiga Retro Cast I am reviewing the fun new game from myt friend at Nivrig Games "Rogue Declan Zero" - a fun Roguelike adventujre with hints of Berzerk. Join me as we take a close look at the game!

Download the game here!

You can upload your High Scores to Nivrigs website here:

https://retro.nivrig.com/roguedeclan.html

Check out the other Amiga Game Jam entrants!

https://itch.io/jam/amigamejam

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https://nivrig.com/page/about.html

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New Dig Dug Revival for the Commodore 64 Review

This week on The ChickenHead Chronicles I am reviewing the new Dig Dug Revival game for the Commodore 64 from LC Games. How does it stack up to the original? Stop by and find out!

Head over to itch.io and buy the game!

Want to check out the update of the original version from Hokuto Force?

https://csdb.dk/release/?id=225869

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Commodore 16 and 1551 drive unboxing, while being judged by Angela the Cat.

This week on "The ChickenHead Chronicles" I am unboxing some awesome Commodore "TED" class equipment and software, all the while being silently judged by my cat, Angela. Huge thanks to Sven Pook for finding and selling me this awesome stuff!

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Saturday, June 24, 2023

Amiga Art Contest 2023 Announcement

The time has finally come! #amiga Amiga Art Contest 2023 is a go! Sharpen your virtual Dpaint Crayons and get your 4096 colors ready to rock and roll!

We are keeping the same categories this year:

Hand Drawn

Photographs

3D/Ray Traced

Animations

Music/MODS

#AmigaArtContest

Prize options will be announced in the next few weeks, but I already have a commitment from Lukas Remis to donate some of his great Amiga Inspired Mice!

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Sunday, June 4, 2023

Adding four IDE Channels and a CD-ROM to my Amiga 4000 - Episode 155

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am installing an adapter that gives you four IDE channels on the #Amiga 4000 and adding a CD-ROM Drive. Join me as I cover the hardware and software required to get it working.

Need an Amigakit 4X IDE device for your #Amiga 4000?

Use a standard ATX Power Supply on your Amiga 4000. They are also available for the A2000 and A3000.

https://www.amigakit.com/a4000-power-adapter-cable-amiga-4000-p-615.htm

You can download the demo of IDEFix here from Aminet

https://aminet.net/package/driver/media/IDEfix97

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Amiga tank Mouse by Lukas Remis Review - Episode 154

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am reviewing the new Tank Mouse replica from Lukas Remis - This thing is lovely!

Want to by one/. Check out Sordans website!

Check out the original (now finished) Kickstarter

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Amiga PiStorm32 Lite - New AGA Speedup - Does it help? - Episode 153

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am looking at the latest update for the PiStorm32 Lite board that speeds up AGA Chipset and CHIP RAM access - but does it help?

Get the latest PiStorm updates here:

Check out Kevin Quattro's videos on the PiStorm on his "Hold and Modify" channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@HoldandModify/videos

Check out Chris Edwards PiStorm videos on his channel:

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Commodore Amiga A10 Speakers - Can we fix them? - Episode 152

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am fixing a set of Commodore Amiga A10 speakers that I picked up last year at AmiWest - The right one is not working... Can I get it working again?

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PiStorm32 Lite for Amiga 1200 - Installation guide and review - Episode 151

#Amiga #PiStorm #A1200

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast @10MARC I am reviewing and providing an installation tutorial for the awesome PiStorm32 Lite for the Amiga 1200. Will this card live up to the hype, or will I pan it like I did in my original PiStorm review a few years back? I guess you will have to watch and see!

Want a PiStorm32 Lite for yourself? Amigakit has them!

Want a nice guide for setting these little guys up? Look here!

https://www.retro32.com/amiga-resources/080220223836-amiga-pistorm-emu68-setup-guide-tutorial

http://wiki.amiga.org/index.php/Pistorm32-Lite

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How about downloading the PiStorm EMU68 software?

https://github.com/michalsc/Emu68/releases/tag/nightly

Here is a nice source for the RTG Info. This has links to all the required downloads

https://michalsc.github.io/Emu68/tutorials/P96_Setup.html

How to get a Raspberry Pi for your PiStorm?

I dunno. Pray to some heathen god, sell a kidney, find a magic lamp with a genie in it. You figure it out.

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An end to the Hyperion / Cloanto Amiga Lawsuit! - Episode 150

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast I am discussing the recent judgment laid down by a Washington court regarding the Hyperion Entertainment / Cloanto / C-A Acquisitions lawsuit. Who are the winners and who are the losers? Take a look and see!

#Amiga @Hyperion-Entertainment

Take a peek at the court documents yourself here:

https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/washington/wawdce/2:2018cv00381/256770/141

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https://www.amigaforever.com/

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A brand new AMIGA Keyboard? Review of the new Keyboard from Simulant - Episode 149

This week on 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast @10MARC I will be unboxing the new AMIGA branded keyboard from our friends at Simulant. I will be testing it on a PC and on my USB enabled #amiga 4000.

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10MARC Goes #MARCHintosh - Introducing my new Macintosh SE/30 - Episode 148

Amiga Schmamiga! We want Macs! One Bit Color FTW! Single channel audio! No animation or sprites! That's how we roll! This week I am introducing you to my adorable new Macintosh SE/30 computer and doing my best not to compare it with my #Amiga 3000...

Want one of those lovely 32 bit clean ROM chips? Check out GG Labs on eBay.

Need some RAM for your SE/30? Look no further!

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/30PS16MB

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