So naturally the first question for most people reading the title of this post is, what is Kyvos? Kyvos is an application for Linux, Mac and Windows that simplifies the setup of QEMU to emulate AmigaOne Sam 460 and Pegasos 2 to be able to run AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition. This is a big deal as a AmigaOS 4.1 Final edition user because up until now, PPC emulation of AmigaOS 4.1 was limited to the…
Like many retro computer fans out there, I was dismayed to learn this past week of Sony’s plan to stop producing physical box release games from 2028. It is a sad confirmation of what most of us already knew - like streaming is trying to kill off physical blu ray and dvd releases in favor of a ‘pay monthly for getting nothing you can keep’ model, now Sony is going to do the same to games. Clearly…
As I have been not well and not updating the blog over the last two-three months , you might assume I didn't do a lot with my Amigas during that time. Not so. First off, I have picked up a number of new release Amiga games in 2026 for starters...I am a big believer in buying and supporting new release titles for the Amiga, Mega 65 and C64 especially. First up is Tap Jewels and ARC4NERD I bought…
It's been just over two months since my last post. Thank you all for your patience while I am working through some health issues. In summary, it has not been fun and still isn't. I won't bore you with the medical details. I have been in hospital for a while, had some procedures and more tests than I have ever had, and now back home, working full time from home and still recovering. Haven't had…
Hi All. I haven't had the chance to update my blog this month as I have been in and out of hospital. Sorry about this. I have lots of blog entries in progress I want to finish, like the C64 ultimate system, Intellivision sprint console I got this year just for starters, and more I want to write besides. I have been mucking around with my Amiga systems too when I have had the chance - I even got…
Over the years I have spent considerable time upgrading all of my Amiga systems, with modern operating systems, hardware upgrades, and new software. It is wonderful we have such an active Amiga community and scene that supports the ongoing release of new games, new hardware and new Amiga operating system upgrades in 2026. That said, I also like having a simple Amiga 500 system, running Workbench…
If you read my blog regularly you may remember a post I did as part of my Amiga 4000T build in 2023 covering (amongst other things) the creation of Amiga format CDXL video files using a docker containerised application running on my Linux PC. These generated CDXL files could then be played on an AGA Amiga using AGABlaster. You can learn more about docker containers for linux, Windows and Mac on…
This is something I have never seen before - a new game in 2026 released simultaneously for Mega65, Gameboy Color and Amiga! Here is Roguecraft DX from Badger Punch Games! Actually, Roguecraft DX was first released last year as a physical game cartridge release on Evercade, which I bought as a handheld system in 2025 - here is Roguecraft DX on running on my Evercade Super Pocket handheld: If you…
Welcome to 2026! It is good to be back. I hope you all had a nice Christmas and New Year. My holiday to Japan over this period didn't go exactly to plan - having urgent surgery on my foot in a Nagasaki hospital after one week of my holiday was not on my itinerary. Neither was complications from it that left me in considerable pain the rest of the trip, and requiring further surgery in Australia on…
For my final blog post of 2025, I wanted to cover the new release Amiga games I got in the post this past week - Phantom Leap, Freak-Out, and Master of Minefields! So, with these three new release Amiga games in 2025, I got a platformer game, a breakout clone and a re-imagining of Minesweeper (on Windows 3.1) for Amiga.... In this modern era of Steam, Playstation store, Nintendo store and other…
I remember when the original Settlers was released on Amiga in 1993. I was living in Alice Springs at the time, and buying most new release Amiga titles was impossible there. So I never got to play it. Actually, in the last two years I finally tracked down a physical box release of the original Settlers for Amiga, but I haven't found the time to play with it yet! And now, in 2025, we have the…
For those Amiga users who have owned an Amiga back in the 1980's, you would be very familiar with the original Workbench 1.2 and Workbench 1.3, as AmigaOS was then called. My first Amiga, which my late father bought for the family back in 1988 was an Amiga 500 running v1.2 kickstart roms and Workbench 1.2 supplied on floppy disk. I have the original v1.1 Workbench and Kickstart disks for my Amiga…
I remember when the Atari Jaguar first came out in 1993 - it proudly boasted a 64bit architecture, when all the competing systems and consoles were 16bit. I thought this must be an amazing machine for games with some much CPU power. The Panasonic 3DO was launched around the same time, but it had a CD drive, supported VideoCD playback and the games looked much the same to me. The price of both…
I remember when AmigaKit announced the A600GS system a while back. I was not so interested in it, as it is a linux based Amiga emulation installed in a generic case that unfortunately doesn't look or feel like an Amiga. Much the same as the Vampire 4 standalone - another machine I didn't buy. It was why I bought the A500 mini system when it was released - it looks like an Amiga. But then AmigaKit…
Have you been to your local newsagent to buy a magazine recently? No? You would be quite surprised if you went to a newsagent ten years ago, and then went to a newsagent these days (assuming it is still open for business). So many have closed in recent years. This is the "Computer magazine section" in a local newsagent here in Australia in September 2025: Most Newsagents I have seen in Australia…
It is hard to believe anyone would be, but I find myself in 2025 a bit nostalgic for the days using Windows NT 4 workstation systems. Yeah, I know. I should probably seek professional help. For non-business users, Windows NT 4 had endless driver problems causing blue screens, no plug and play support, limited USB support, and limited device and game compatibility due to DirectX 3 being the maximum…
For those who regularly read my blog, you would know that back in 2023 I did a huge Amiga 4000T rebuild, adding all the cool stuff I always wanted to have on it. Cyberstorm 060, ZZ9000 RTG, Ethernet, AmigaOS 3.2, AGABlaster, SCSI Scanner, MIDI, loads of software, and so much more. You can read the two parts of the blog series here and here . In the second part, I tried and failed to get not one,…
Aah, the Amiga 600. So many projects, so much pain. I promised myself after buying this Amiga 600 that I wouldn't do any more upgrades to it after the last set of upgrades back in 2023 . Well, err. umm. I changed my mind. I found that in 2025 I rarely use the Amiga 600 in its current form - I find the A500 with the ACA500 Plus a more flexible platform. I use another A500 I setup recently for…
Ah, the Evercade. A system I thought I would never buy - so why did I get one? Well, as it turns out - I judged it prematurely when it was released originally. For years I was of the opinion the Evercade is a system that was cynically cashing in on the Retro wave - re-releasing games most Retro computer fans already own (or have in an emulator), as a physical cartridge product for profit. The…
It has certainly been fun re-acquainting myself with the AmigaOne A1222 and catching up on what I have missed in 2025. Turns out I missed out on some great things - for starters with AmigaOS 4.1 we can now AirPrint PDF's graphic files and text documents from the A1222 over the network to modern printers! We also now have the ability to read and write ADF files using a real USB floppy drive using…
It is to my great shame that I have only done one blog post about Amiga related things so far in 2025 and we are already half way through the year! In my defence I have had a lot to deal with this year , and recently a backlog of other non-Amiga posts I wrote ages ago to get out too. I have certainly done plenty of Classic Amiga related things throughout 2025 so far (when time permitted), so let's…
It has certainly been a while since I played around with my AmigaOne A1222 system, so this weekend was the time to put things right! As an aside I was curious if the system is still for sale in 2025, following it's launch in 2024 - it seems so! I note that the AmigaOne A1222+ is available still from the AmigaKit France website, shipping as a complete system from Europe rather than from the UK. Not…
Back in my uni days, I moved away from my family who lived in Alice Springs. I moved to Adelaide by myself in 1994 to study and get my IT degree. I had an old second hand 386 PC my father organised for me to use. It was not the Amiga 2000 we had in Alice - which I wanted to keep. With only money from a work experience job I did over the summer in Alice Springs before moving to Adelaide, money was…
This year I have been catching up on some new release systems I didn't know about until recently! Today I wanted to take a look at the Playdate , a very interesting portable handheld system from a company called Panic. It has a greyscale screen, and a unique crank that can be used to control the system. To be honest, I didn't know what to expect when I ordered it, but have been very surprised -…
Thank you for your patience during my extended absence from this blog. I hope you understand that this past 2 months since the sudden and unexpected death of my younger brother has been an incredibly tough time for me personally and my family. I have had a lot to deal with, and it has been hard. Really hard. I got away from things for two weeks to Japan in April, for a trip already pre-arranged…