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Das 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 (PDF) bezogen werden. Bisher sind vierzehn Ausgaben erschienen. Die bisher letzte erschienene Ausgabe ist 01/2021.

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)

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


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:


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:


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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:


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


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:

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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.


2021

Ausgabe 01/2021

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