Kilobyte Magazine
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Zur Navigation springenZur Suche springenDas englischsprachige Kilobyte Magazine wird von Boris Kretzinger für 8-Bit Enthusiasten herausgegeben. Die erste Ausgabe erschien im Juni 2016. Es kann im Internet kostenlos als Download bezogen werden. Bisher (Stand Juli 2021) sind dreizehn Ausgaben erschienen. Die Themenschwerpunkte sind 8-Bit Konsolen und Handhelds, Heimcomputersysteme von Commodore, Atari, Sinclair oder Amstrad und weiteres interessantes für alte Computersysteme.
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2016[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
- Ausgabe 01/2016 Erstausgabe "FLOPPY-DISKS" (01. Juni 2016)
- PORTRAIT: Alan Shugart, father of the 5.25" floppy disk.
- DISCOVER: The art of floppy disk sleeves: start of a seriers presenting the nicest disk covers.
- ONEINETYNINE: A new Kickstarter campgaign seels to fund a history book about Mastertronic games. And yes, all of them.
- DUST: New plastic dust covers for old computer like Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Atari XE and more.
- INSIGHT: Short overview about magnetic fields, ferric particles and antistatic fleece.
- SIXTYFAKE: New 64 aim to be a modern C64 sucessor. Is it a real computer for the price of a toy?
- Ausgabe 02/2016 "CHIPS 'N' GAMES" (26. September 2016)
- PORTRAIT: Alan Sugar, founder of AMSTRAD and father of the CPC computers.
- DISCOVER: The art of floppy disk sleeves: presenting the nicest disk covers.
- LASTGEN: Nintendo's newest console is an old one: The NES comeback and what we can expect from it.
- CHIPDESIGN: Istvan Hegedus created a TED replacement on FPGA basis.
- REPLICASES: An interview with Jens Schoenfeld from Individual Computers about the upcoming new C64 cases.
- GAMESCOM: How the world's biggest video game fair is truly just about retro gaming anymore.
- GAME ON: New 64 games: Shotgun, Barnsley Badger, Eye of the Gods, Maze of the Mummy, My Life
2017[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
- Ausgabe 01/2017 "ALTERNATIVE MEDIA" (17. Februar 2017)
- COLLECTIBLES: Some suggestions to complete your personal nerdvanas
- DISCOVER: The art of floppy disk sleeves: presenting the nicest disk covers
- TURN DISK OVER: Have former manufacturers of floppy disks any stock left someplace?
- TAPECART: Martin Wendt and Ingo Korb make the tape port great again with this special cartridge
- PRESS PLAY: How CD games found their way into the C64 – and who was behind it
- SUNGLASSES: Not only useful at night, but also with green text on black screens
- CHINESE CHIPS: Ever wondered where all the supply for old MOS chips comes from?
- GAME ON: C64
- Return of the Feelies: Athanor
- Fly me to the Moon: Moonspire
- Get civilized: 8bit Civilizations
- Ausgabe 02/2017 "It's On Tape!" (23. August 2017)
- Discover: The art of floppy disk sleeves: presenting the nicest disk covers
- Board Wars: Two new C64 mainboard concepts 35 years after the initial release of the machine itself - great time!
- Loaded: Brand new ferric tapes made in Germany
- Prototype: How a prototype board of a C16 showed up online - and what the fuzz is all about
- First: All the hype with freezers really started way before Action Replay or Final Cartridge way back in 1984
- Dirty Deeds: Don't throw dorty disks away, clean them. With windex and cotton buds
- Gamescom: It really should be renamed to Retrocom because there is so much going on there
- Game On:
- Rez for the Breadbin: Slipstream (C64)
- Legalized it: Defender of the Crown (ZX Spectrum)
- Doomsday Echoes: Cyberpunk Adventure Time (CPC)
- Ausgabe 03/2017 "Control Issues" (30. Dezember 2017)
- Discover: The art of floppy disk sleeves: presenting the nicest disk covers
- Logo: 50 years of LOGO: More than a child‘s game
- Virtual reality: How a Commodore 64 can produce VR images
- Print: Book review: Making games for the Atari 2600
- A rare kind: How to make scrolling possible on the Interton VC4000. Programming the Signetics 2650A
- Game On:
- One Jump‘n‘Run to rule them all: Sam's Journey (C64)
- A RPG to Lord Britishs liking: Nox Archaist (Apple II)
2018[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
- Ausgabe 01/2018 "Playig with Power" (15. April 2018)
- Discover: The art of floppy disk sleeves: presenting the nicest disk covers
- Playtime: Mattel is best known for Hot Wheels and Barbie. But did you ever hear about Computer Warriors?
- A unique city: Dun Aarach: How realistic and vivid can a game city for an 8bit computer be?
- The last stand: Nintendo dominated the console business in the 80s since the NES. But Atari was in for one last battle...
- All clean How to clean your floppy disks with ease
- Floppy flop: The floppy standard you probably never knew existed
- Portrait Alf Yngve: Did you ever play a good SEUCK? Then this is probably the guy responsible for it
- Game On:
- Edge of Time (C64)
- Hibernated - This Play is Death (C64)
- Luftrauserz (C64)
- Seuds 4: Tau Zero Reloaded (C64)
- Seuds 4: Big Gun Number One (C64)
- Petes Rescue (Plus/4)
- Ausgabe 02/2018 "A MIND OF ITS OWN" (30. September 2018)
- Discover: The art of floppy disk sleeves: presenting the nicest disk covers
- Interview: The Power is back: An Interview with Andrzej Wisniewski who sells new power supplies for old Commodore computers
- Into sunset: Their ideal was Activision, but "Games by Apollo" burned his wings quickly
- AI in 8bit: Eliza, Turing and the limitations of artificial intelligence on 8bit machines – and why it‘s still fascinating
- Portrait: Mr. & Mrs. Atari: How a couple started collecting all things Atari, what it means to them and why it‘s all about this brand
- Joystick upgrades: Long before the Booster Boy for the Nintendo Gameboy, there was more than enough equipment for the Atari CX40 joystick
- Priceless: How did prices for vintage PCs do over the last ten years – and why you shouldn‘t was your time collecting them as an future inevestment
- Game on: Games for C64, 7800, CPC & INTV
- Hunter's Moon Remastered (C64)
- Yoomp! (C64)
- Ausgabe 03/2018 "-" (30. Dezember 2018)
- Discover: The art of floppy disk sleeves: presenting the nicest disk covers
- Microchip Strip: One FPGA to rule all 65XX processors
- Just Pretending: Emulation on 8bit machines? Is it possible, to which degree is it usable and what is out there?
- Sordplay: The Sord M5 had the potential to be a hit in the West – but it just could not beat the competition. A look back at an exotic home computer
- AI in 8bit: Eliza, Turing and the limitations of artificial intelligence on 8bit machines – and why it‘s still fascinating
- Portrait: Mr. & Mrs. Atari: How a couple started collecting all things Atari, what it means to them and why it‘s all about this brand
- Joystick upgrades: Long before the Booster Boy for the Nintendo Gameboy, there was more than enough equipment for the Atari CX40 joystick
- Priceless: How did prices for vintage PCs do over the last ten years – and why you shouldn‘t was your time collecting them as an future inevestment
- Game on:
- CPC: Jarlac, Legend of Steel, Operation Alexandra
- C64: L‘Abbaye des Morts, Portal, Aviator Arcade II, Shadow Switcher
- VCS: Arkyology - Including an interview with creator Paul Walters
- Master System: Galactic Revenge
- Atari XL: New Adventures of Laura
- VIC20: Realms Of Quest V
- Master System: Silver Valley
2019[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]
- Ausgabe 01/2019 "8 BIT IN SPACE" (10. Juni 2019)
- Discover: The art of floppy disk sleeves: presenting the nicest disk covers
- Point & Click: Did you know that the computer mouse was invented in Germany?
- Sacred Boards: Where would you send your C65 for repairs? Well, there is at least one place to call...
- To Boldly go: Many spacecrafts were partially controlled by 8bit CPUs. Which ones were selected to go to space – and why?
- SID to go: Listen to the High Voltage SID Collection online with DeepSID
- From Collection to Museum: Dreaming of your own museum – well, it's a long way to go...
- Game on:
- Ausgabe 02/2019 "GHOST IN THE MACHINE" (8. September 2019)
- Discover: The art of floppy disk sleeves: presenting the nicest disk covers
- Not so floppy: Combining art and gaming history, these wooden floppies look great
- A new zealand story: Atari clone systems are pretty common – unless they are not: The SilverStar is quite rare and seems to be exclusive to New Zealand
- Happy collecting: Why collecting retro stuff feels so good and why it‘s almost addictive
- Still on tape: Where are new cassette players manufactured?
- Game on:
- Ausgabe 03/2019 "SQUEEZING ELECTRONS" (30. Dezember 2019)
- Discover: The art of floppy disk sleeves: presenting the nicest disk covers
- Squeezing electrons: Why you should keep up with Acorns little one – and what makes it so special to code for
- Collecting craze: An interview with a collection who might very well own the largest vintage computer collection in Latin America
- The queen‘s footsteps: Davide Bucci about his passion for 8-bit computers and his latest text adventure: The Queen‘s Footsteps
- Prepper os: Why learning Z80 assembler might be valuable for rebuilding everything during the post-apocalypse – or so they say
- Tweet it: Where all the cool kids get their retro updates: Why Twitter is worth exploring if you want to stay up-to-date in the retro community
- One man and his banjo: Talking with Banjo Guy Ollie about his passion for 8-bit tunes that he makes sound like they were folk music
- Cry me a valley: Valley of Rains for the ZX Spectrum looks and plays fantastic
- Pedal to the metal: New racing games for 8-bit hardware are sparse. But fans of pixelated racetracks may rejoice: Drift for the ZX Spectrum is a fabulous example of what can be done with the good old Sinclair
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- Ausgabe 01/2020 "COMMODORE HISTORICAL SOCIETY" (7. Juni 2020)
- Discover: The art of floppy disk sleeves: presenting the nicest disk covers
- A hisorical society: Dave McMurtrie does not only collect Commodore stuff. He also unites Commodorians
- Collecting craze: An interview with a collection who might very well own the largest vintage computer collection in Latin America
- Stiff competition: A new joystick for 8bit micros with 9pin joystick port. How good is it?
- An the count of ten: A closer look at Atari‘s latest Flashback console, its games and if it‘s worth buying.
- Kickstart or full stop: Kickstart is a great platform if you want to make your dreams come true. We look at the good, the bad and the ugly sides of retro Kickstarter campaigns
- Boxed rarity: Texas Instruments went head to head with Commodore back in the early 80s, but their TI 99/2 was a bridge too far for them
- Vampire Hunter: The Curse of Rabenstein is a new graphic adventure for many 8bit micros. And it‘s worth your time!
- Back to the past: Into Hinterland World came out of nowhere and could be one of the nicest additions to the C64 shmup library in a while
- Collectible stuff: It took nearly 30 years, but Metalstorm finally got its international release for the NES. Let‘s take a look at the collector‘s edition
- Hurdles in space: Planet Death on Gameboy takes you back to a Galaxy far, far away
- Ausgabe 02/2020 "MAINFRAMES FOR YOUR SHELF" (11. Oktober 2020)
- Discover: The art of floppy disk sleeves: presenting the nicest disk covers
- A mainframe for your shelf: Why Nicolas Temese built a minature version of IBM’s 1401 mainframe.
- Minipet: Tynemouth Software designed a replacement mainboard for your PET, even if you don‘t have one
- Golden boy: Bitbitplus makes art out of old gaming hardware. Golden controllers are fitting for a golden era of gaming.
- I got five on it: How to build a new 8bit home computer with only five chips? That is exactly what the Amethyst is all about.
- Dawn of cracks: Why is cracking new and old games for 8bit systems still a thing? What makes it fun? kilobyte magazine takes a closer look – not only at the C64 point of view.
- Magic puzzles: Heroes against Demons wins the SMSPower competition 2020 and delivers a great puzzle game!
- Another brick in the wall: Brick Rick is a nice arcade platformer reminiscent of Bubble Bobble.
- What a blast!: Zeta Wing by Sarah Jane Avory is a fast-paced vertical Shmup that delivers some great effects and entertaining gameplay on the C64.
- Back in white: How a snowboarding game rocks your MSX in 2020 any why this is a very welcome title that gamers on other platforms should want as well.