Just a quick update: the torrents for our latest releases are finally online!

A quick word also on torrents, for those who’ve tuned in recently: torrent downloads are available only for those registered to the boards. Registering is absolutely free and it’s a nice way to say “Thank you” to all of us for our efforts.
We’ve recently moved away from .torrent files and we’re using magnet links. If you’re using a modern torrent client you shouldn’t have issues, otherwise I strongly recommend you to update to a newer client.

Thanks to our graphic designer, Truepack, we also have a new pattern for our covers for 32X:

 

Yeah, that’s right, thanks to our partner, Project2612, efforts we’re able to rip some of the 32X games!

You can get the torrents either from the release’s post or the Master List thread.

Stay tuned for a new (tiny) release which will be out shortly!

Hi everyone,

I’m writing to tell you that a (very) small release is coming out soon!
I’ve been really really busy with lots of stuff, but mainly with The Classic Gamer.

At this point you’re probably wondering… “what the hell is this Classic Gamer thing? Tell us already!”.

At the moment we (yes, it’s something I’m doing with lots other people!) are still defining the details, but right now I can tell you one thing: this is going to be the BIGGEST thing ever happened in the retrogaming world. Ever.

Stay tuned for updates and the new release!

Just a friendly reminder that we’ve recently changed hosting, so while the old website still exists and points to this one, it will be deactivated on October.

Update your bookmarks to our new address: https://16bap.theclassicgamer.net !!

Also, update your bookmarks to our other resources:

Facebook: https://facebook.com/16bap
Twitter: https://twitter.com/16bap (@16bap)
Youtube: https://youtube.com/16bap
Forum: https://forum.theclassicgamer.net

To know more about why we moved, check out this post.

A new release for the Sonic series, and this time a surprise treat. It’s the Sega 32X exclusive release of Knuckles Chaotix, with a massive 41 track soundtrack!

For those wondering, I will be doing some more Amiga work soon. However I felt that this release was missing from our list for too long and with the rarity of the game (and the expense of the game plus a 32X) it was a perfect title to showcase after our site move.

Torrent to follow. In the meantime, please register at the board to discuss your thoughts and give suggestions for future titles you’d love to see on any 16 bit format.

After a long hiatus we’re finally back with a new release!
Behold this massive 25 tracks release: Gunstar Heroes!

On a side note, I’ve finally found a way to record releases which goes well with my tight schedule, so you won’t have to wait another 6 months to see another game released (hopefully).

Clicking on the image will take you to the release’s download page.
Torrents will follow shortly.
Also, note that we’ll probably ditch torrent files in favor of magnet links, so expect a Magnet link instead of a .torrent file this time.
Most torrent clients already support magnet links so don’t worry about it!
Remember that to download via torrent (when available) you’ll have to register in the forum.

And that’s pretty much it, enjoy our new release and stay tuned!

To keep this post reasonably short, I’ll skip the whole “what the hell is this Classic Gamer thing” and jump straight to what happened to our project.

The 16-bit Audiophile Project is now officially part of The Classic Gamer network.
What this means will be explained later  in another post.

Let’s focus on what has changed:

New hosting

That’s it, we now have a way better hosting which should be faster, more reliable and flexible. I couldn’t bear the slowness of the old hosting anymore and all you guys deserve a way better service. :-)
Make sure to update your bookmarks to 16bap.theclassicgamer.net !

The WordPress/blog part will now be used only by staff members

This means no one will be able to register on WordPress as it is restricted to 16BAP staff members and it will be used only to communicate news, articles and releases to our followers. All the accounts (besides the staff ones) have been purged and the registration turned off.

The old forum is gone

That’s it, we’ve finally got rid of that slow, buggy mess known as Mingle Forum and from its ashes…

We now have a proper forum platform!

That’s right, you can either use the side menu or go to forum.theclassicgamer.net to get to the new boards, named The Classic Boards. The forum will host all partners of The Classic Gamer and, among them, ours too (of course). But all this goodness came with a price…

The forum migration was a (almost) complete disaster

To put it short, I had to purge 50.000+ accounts, because the database had become huge due to spambots and stuff and I couldn’t discern real users from bots.
Luckily, most of the messages have been saved, so all the content is there, but the users posting them became “Lost in translation” and had to be deactivated.
This means you’ll have to sign up again.
I know, that sucks, sorry. :-(
P.S.: on WordPress things went better, as almost all the pages and stuff are intact and the old staff accounts are still there, so you can login in right away. Everything else has been mercilessly evicted.

There are probably bugs

So please report them on The Classic Boards so I can fix them. There may be links which point to “localhost” or the old domain which are obviously broken, so if you see any of them, please report them. Still, there are things which I won’t fix: images are all messed up in both old wordpress and forum posts. I won’t fix them, that would be too much of an hassle. Pages are all ok, I checked them and fixed them myself.

And that’s pretty much it.
Hopefully you’ll enjoy our new place and the improved performance and user experience brought by the new platform.

Ah, one more thing which I’m sure it’ll come handy: Sonic the Hedgehog was born on Christmas Island ;-)

See you on The Classic Boards!