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FREEZE64 - 73 | FREEZE64 is a fanzine for Commodore C64 gamers and hackers. In this edition: Phantoms of the Asteroid, Andrew Braybrook, John Rowlands, V - The Computer Game, Bomb Jack, The Comet Game, Neptune's Daughter, Samantha Fox Strip Poker, Martin Ellis, Avalan, Ice Busters and Operation Vostoka (Chris Stanley).

Old VCR - C64 Soft modem | You can read a new blog about using the audio from a Commodore C64 computer to connect to a modem. The project is based on an idea from John Iannetta that he had in the 1980s. It uses the SID chip to modulate the data into sound at rates of 300 baud.

Tiburoncy v1.1 - C64 | Tiburoncy is a game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Juan Castiñeira (code), Adrian Bonnette (pixels) and Esteban Trujillo (music). In the game you must rescue the friends of Tiburoncy, who were trapped by the fishing boats. You must touch the enemies from above and the eagle is touched from below.

Centipede Emulator - C64 | Centipede Emulator is an emulator of Atari's classic arcade game Centipede from the year 1981 running on the Commodore C64. The original game is developed by Lyle Rains, and the emulator is developed by Norbert Kehrer.

Root42 - C64 repair | You can watch a new video on the Root42 YouTube channel. In this video: The repair of a Commodore C64 computer that has multiple issues, but is working mostly. The colour on the screen is shimmering a lot though. This might be a colour RAM or PLA issue.

C64games.de | The web page c64games.de had an update. You can now find 7342 games on this web page. The new games are: Castle Blackstar, Cat n Bombs, Concours Hippique, Cricket Maths, Deathflood - Dungeon of Doom, Defender (64er), Defenders of the Earth, Depths of Zimroel, Der Wildkatzberg, Die Bohrinsel, Die Polarstation, First Strike (Crystal Microsoft), Ghost Valley, Mech-64, Peninsula, Slalom (Commodore), Snake vs Bomb, Snake vs Bomb 2 and Strip Poker Construction Kit.

Commodore History - C64 number of sales | You can watch a new video from the Commodore History YouTube channel. In this video, a look at how many Commodore C64 computer were sold. Also in this video Don Greenbaum, the former Treasurer of Commodore International Limited, to help out with the sales information.

VirtualC64 v5.1 | Dirk Hoffmann has released a new version of his VirtualC64 emulator. This emulator can turn your Mac (OS X) into a Commodore C64.

Schreckenstein - C64 | Schreckenstein is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer. The game is developed by rsquared68 and is based on the game for the Atari 800 computer by Peter Pinzel from the year 1985.

Golf Dash Extended - C64 | Golf Dash Extended is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer. This is an updated version of the 4k craptastic competition game. New features: New obstacles, 30 levels, level passwords and a new soundtrack / sound effects. The game is made by Docster (code & pixels), Rotteroy (pixels, music & sfx), Magnar (music), Six (linking) and Osylisor (idea).

C64.ch | The demo portal C64.ch has added new demos for the Commodore C64 computer. The new files are: SIDFEST'89, House, Trees, Garff, Mutated Druid, Yanexpanded, Max Headroom, Big Ones, TC3.13, Megaunit, Byterapers, Henrysoft, Laxity, Shango, Farming Simulator 64, Retaliate, ODYsseus, Payday, DMF, Extend, Art Design, Don Lemingo, ICS, TND, Century, Exbeat Boy, Time Hour, Master Body and We have Balls.

SPL HD-64 | The HD-64, designed and manufactured by SPL, is a modern modulator replacement for the Commodore C64 computer, that creates crystal clear HDMI output, by digitally creating the video signal directly from an existing VIC-II chip or Kawari. Features: Micro HDMI, Full-HD (PAL / NTSC) HDMI output with stereo audio, < 1ms latency, configurable colour-palette / scan-lines, aspect ratio and mono-stereo audio, analogue to digital audio conversion up to two SID channels, automatic PAL/NTSC detection and firmware updates via USB-C.

SEUCK competition 2025 | A new year a new SEUCK competition. You can now submit your game for the SEUCK competition 2025. The closing date is 30th April 2025.

Hoxs64 v1.1.2.7 | David Horrocks released a new version of his Hoxs64 emulator. The latest changes are: Added an option to always quickload host .PRG files and added REU size and REU file image options to the save settings.

Multipaint 2025 | Multipaint allows you to draw pictures with the colour limitations of 8 bit computer platforms. Changes in this version: Improvements for handling files, recent files, increment filename, save, single project - single folder.

DART v1.4 - PC | DART is a simple command-line tool that imports directory art from a variety of source file types to D64 disk images. Accepted input file types are D64, DART will import all directory entries from the input file and PRG, DART accepts screen RAM grabs and $a0 byte terminated directory entries.

Old School Cracker Vol. 1 | Old School Cracker (OSC) is a PDF magazine for all C64 enthusiasts who, back in the days of the C64, never mastered the craft of cracking but always wondered how it really worked. It's also for anyone curious about how things were done on the real machine - without modern tools like VICE. In this edition OSC dives into cracking of the tape version of Pitfall II released in 1984 by Activision.

Bereft - C64 | Bereft is a new adventure game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by ComSha (code & pixels), Razy (music), Logiker (help) and Wil (help). You are an investigator, but someone broke into your house and stole all the evidence in a case you are working on. It's your responsibility to retrieve the evidence.

Games That Weren't 64 | The GTW64 webpage has had an update. New: Wacky Races V1, Apprentice, Aladdin's Cave, 666 - Number of the Beast, Bundesliga 2, Insect Kill and Clean All, Keith Purkiss archive, Super Hang-On V1, Super Hang On (US edition), Computer Theatre, Footy game, Gee Bee Air Rally - tape release, Goofy's Word Factory, Grand National, Quest for Truth, Street Football and Test Drive 2 - scenery tapes. Update: Alloyrun, Armalyte 2, Back in the USSR, Boxing Champion, Colony, Custodian, Devious Designs, Diabolik, Eye Of The Moon, Fight Night V1, Fire & Forget, Force Of The Vulcan, Galactic Conqueror, Garden Wars, Gargantuan, Gauntlet 3, Giana 2 - Arthur And Martha In Future World, Great Giana Sisters, Illusions, Joan Of Arc: Siege And The Sword, Jonny Quest and the Splinter of Heaven, Judge Death, Katakis, Knight Force, Koshimo, Lasertrain, Mars Cops, Minder, Morgol, Off Shore Warrior, Parasol Stars, Parisian Knights, Picnic Paranoia, Pong Mini, Reach For The Moon, Roadwars V2, Scooby Doo, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Star Tech Games, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, The Omnicron Conspiracy, Trojan, Undead, Unicorn Software titles and Virgin Atlantic Challenge.

PixelKraken - PC | PixelKraken is a simple yet powerful pixel ripper that dives deep into C64 memory to surface with your precious sprites, tiles, and fonts. You can load a memory snapshot from your favourite Commodore C64 emulator, and watch your pixelated treasures.

Vandalism News #75 | In this English diskette magazine the following items: News, Awards, World of Demos, the list, interviews with Cycleburner, Didi, jmin, Quiss and Serato, and party-news from Deadline, Evoke, Fjälldata, Gerp, Moonshine Dragons, Mysdata, Revision, Syntax, Transmission64, X'2024/2026, Xenium and Zoo.

Sparkle v3.1 - C64 | A new version of Sparkle is now available for the Commodore C64. This trackmo loader for the C64 is developed by Sparta.

JSIDPlay2 V4.11 - JavaScript | JSIDPlay is a Commodore C64, cycle-exact, emulator optimized for SID sound reproduction. It is also a SID player for music collections like HVSC and CGSC. Changes in this version: Better performance, Picture In Picture Mode, Assembly64 API, Sub tune, Music recognition, SID Identity Scanner, PSID64 settings detection, Status line, SID info tab, USB hardware playback, Printer, Screenshot and Turbo tape.

Chip SID show | You can now listen to a new episode of the Chip SID show with Max Hall. In this 90 minutes podcast the best classic and new SID music.

Retro Debugger V0.64.70 | Retro Debugger is a code and memory debugger that works in real time. The program works together with the VICE emulator. In this version: Improvements for remote debugging, C64 mouse, current value (hex, dec, binary), search, VicEditor and a lot of various bug fixes.

Final Spook - C64 | Final Spook is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by ComSha, Ipok, Logiker, Demesos and Razy. You have one minute to explore the castle and prepare for the three guests. When the guests arrive you must decide what is the best way to scare them.

HVSC #82 | There is an update available of the High Voltage SID Collection. There are now 59,271 SIDs in the collection. In this update 582 new SIDs, 41 better rips, 260 SID credit fixes, 27 SID model/clock info's, 7 tunes identified and 25 tunes moved. You can download the update from the HVSC web page.

Sprite Castle - Bard's Tale | Rob O'Hara has made a new podcast. The subject of this episode is the game Bard's Tale (1985) from Electronic Arts for the Commodore C64 computer.

Zapped to the Past | You can now listen to a new episode of the Zapped to the Past podcast. In this episode: Force Seven, Space Doubt, Star Ball and Subway Vigilante.

Zzap!64 - #23 | A new edition of the English Zzap! 64 magazine has been released. In this edition: China Miner Xmas, Deep Star, Deus Ex Machina, Drip 2, Minestorm, Night Mission Pinball Extended, Santa's Troubles, Santa's Workout 3, Spelunky64, Stargate, Craptastic game contest 2024, Deadline party (1), Get Loaded (3), Nostalag Zzap, Adventure, Art Gallery, Tech Bit in the Middle and the demoscene.

Captain Ishtar vs. The Federation's Most Wanted - C64 | Captain Ishtar 2 is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer, developed by Alf Yngve (code, pixels & SFX) and Richard Bayliss (music). In the game you must help Captain Ishtar to hunt down the wanted interstellar criminals like Zartharn and the Cozzi Clone gang.

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