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Matt Householder interview | The C64.com web page had an interview with Matt Householder. Matt has been creating, programming, designing and producing video / computer games for over 33 years. The games he worked on are: Krull, California Games, Barbie, GI Joe, Winter Games, Temple of Apshai Trilogy, World Games, Championship Wrestling, Vorpal Utility Kit, Sub Battle Simulator and California Games.

Lighthammer | This snapshot of an smack-a-mole arcade cabinet shows the new input device, the lighthammer. This new game and input device will be demonstrated (or you can play it yourself) on the Commodore meeting in Maarssen (the Netherlands) on june 20, 2015.

NIBTools | Pete Rittwage released a new version of NIBTOOLS. NIBTOOLS is a system to transfer data from original diskettes to a G64 or D64 disk image. These diskette images can be used with emulators or can be used to create new (real) diskettes. Changes in this version: Update for the SRQ code. SRQ nibbling is now the default. And a verify option (-V) for read and write.

TOSEC | TOSEC has been updated. TOSEC, or The Old School Emulation Center, is a group of people dedicated to the preservation of games and other programs for home computer and console systems. In this update: 14 new, 117 updated and 13 removed.

3D printed parts for Commodore / Amiga | Tommes is printing new parts for Commodore / Amiga computers. A few Examples are: Expansion Slot Cover for the Amiga 1000, Interlock Knobs for the SX-64, Commodore Monitor 1901 cover, F-Keys for C64C, etc.

Retro Commodore | The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: Computer Issue 10 (Danish),Mastering the Commodore 64,Amiga Intuition Reference Manual, IC Run Oct 1987 (Danish), Amiga System Programmers Guide, Grafik og Data Commodore 64 / 128, Piccoline, Partner (Danish), Commodore 64 Disk Companion, Amiga Bogen (Danish), Brugerporten på Commodore 64/128 (Danish), Amiga og PC-tilbehør '92 Katalog and Markt & Technik CP/M Software commercial (German).

List of Commodore Products | This is a very comprehensive list of Commodore equipment. The list was started by Jim Brain and is now being maintained by Bo Zimmerman. If you can add information to this list you can send Bo a message.

GLINK-LT | GLINK-LT is a modern clone of the Commodore VIC-1011A RS232 Userport adapter for Commodore 8-bit computers. The adapter supports 2400 Baud for BASIC and 9600 Baud for Novaterm and Striketerm. A reset button is also provided.

Tetris - 6502 Assembler (7) | Wiebo de Wit is writing a blog on how to program a Tetris game in 6502 assembler. In each episode he explains how a part of the game works. In this episode: Line Score, Play Level and Next Block.

Return #21 | Return magazine is a German print magazine about the 8-bit computers from A (Atari) to Z (ZX Spectrum). In this edition: 20 Years PlayStation, Dynamite Headdy (Mega Drive), Donkey Kong Junior (C64), Tim Wright (CoLD SToRAGE), AmigaOS 4.1 Final Edition, RGCD 16K (C64), Lindwendture (C64), Einhänder (PlayStation), Sys Check II (Atari XL), Tiger Heli, Gamescom 2014, Remix: Fist II - The Legend Continues, Crossover: Street Fighter II, Pixelkunst: Art Design and much more.

RetroWiki Magazine 11 | RetroWiki is an Spanish pdf Retro Computer Magazine. In this edition the following articles: News, ZX Spectrum Vega, Samarux, Spectrum+, Amiga: It Came From the Desert, Arcades, Galaga 88 and SEGA Master System.

Propaganda #29 | Propaganda is an English diskette magazine for the Commodore scene. In this edition the following articles: Latest gossip, the charts, an interview with Jonas Hulten - Bruce Lee II, wanted, feedback, miscellaneous, awards and the list.

Commodore Free #87 | A new edition of the English pdf, text, seq, d64, html and Ebook magazine is now available. In this edition the following: Editorial, News for the C64, Plus/4, VIC20 and Amiga users. Instant Music Scraps. Let the Magic Begin Anew. Amiga Buyers Guide. Reviews: UK1541, Stairrunner, Rush - PET Game, Scramble, Rocket Smash, Xain'D Sleena, Brick Buster!, Penultimate Fantasy V1.1, Tutti Frutti 64 and Battle Khaos II.

Kick Assembler v3.40 | The last couple of months there have been updates for Kick Assembler. The recent changes are: Improvements for ListValue.addAll(list), the .byte/.word directives, HashTable(), put() and the asNumber function.

IECATA - C64 | Edu Arana made an IECATA interface for the Commodore C64. This interface is based on the IECATA interface developed by Asbjørn Djupdal in 2002. Specifications: ATA hard drives up to 128GB. Supports standard kernel command, PRG, SEQ and sub directories.

MEGA65 8-bit computer | The MEGA65 is an open-source version of the C65 computer. The FPGA is programmed by Paul Gardner-Stephen and the system is a complete 8-bit computer running around 50x faster than a C64. The features are: HD output, SD card support, Ethernet and more memory.

Commodore monitor information | Gona updated his web page with technical information about Commodore monitors. This web page has information about: manufacturers, connectors, resolutions, introduction year and application. Recent updates: Commodore 1803, 1432V, 1432D, 1428 and 1428X.

Knaecketraecker - TED | Knaecketraecker is a new cross-platform TEDsound tracker developed by Degauss. The features are: Multi speed, partial and global playback. Export to .ASM/.BIN/.PRG files. Load / save single instruments for your own sound database. Virtual 3rd voice editing and a piano keyboard mode for easy entering of notes.

Hi65 - v6.0 | Hi65 is a high-level Commodore 65, BASIC 10 emulator. The Commodore 65 is an proto type 8-bit computer with an 4510 CPU (3.54 MHz), 256 colour graphics and 8 MB of RAM. This emulator does not emulate the whole C65, but it will run programs that are written in BASIC. Changes in this version: Added a CLR instruction, EXP mathematical function, HELP instruction, CHR$, HEX$, LEFT$, MID$ and RIGHT$ string operations.

Turrican with two pianos | In Germany there was a concert with two pianos where you could listen to the music from Chris Hülsbeck. The following music was played: Welcome to Turrican, Loading Screen 1, Thunder Plains, Loading Screen 2, The Great Bath, Loading Screen 3, Laser and Enemies, Loading Screen 4, Tower of Morgul, The Final Fight and Credits.

C65 - FPGA | Paul Gardner-Stephen is working on a FPGA version of the Commodore C65. His goal is to make an 8-bit computer for the 21st century. In the last month he has been working on the problems with accessing the SD card and diskette emulation.

The Games-Coffer | On the Games Coffer web page you can find games, demos, animations, slideshows, diskette magazines, history, FAQ, emulators, reviews and advert Scans. New games: Blood Brawl, County Racers, Darts 501, Floaty, Odds on Favourite, Paws N Claws, and Rumble Revenge, Boscar, Bounce, Dark Obsession, Double Bobble, Fishing Fun, Quasar Wars, Rattlesnake and Spaceball 2000.

History of Personal Computing: Commodore VIC-20 | A new episode of the Personal Computing podcast is available. In this episode: The Commodore VIC-20 with general information on the VIC chip and detailed information on the register of the VIC chip.

C64Warez.com | The web page C64Warez.com has had an update with many new programs: Rescratch, CBM Command v2.3, C64 Color Term v.5d, Cadgers Noter v4.3, Meganoter v3.0, WinVICE-2.2-x86, Network Flyer Users Guide, Quickstart, Cheat Sheet, Telnet64 and Client v1.02, I-Port v1.54, Lt. Kernal / Read, Unzip 128 & 64 v1.80, C64S Game Archiver, KCS Power Cartridge, CCS64 v1.09 DOS, etc.

New keyboard keys for the C64 | Michael started a project to make new keyboard keys for the C64. The new key-caps will be available in a variety of colours. The key-caps can be used on the C64, C64c, VIC20, C16 and some PET / CBM models. If you are interested you can support the project.

Komoda & Amiga Plus #001 | Komoda & Amiga Plus is an pdf magazine for the Commodore user. In this edition: Alter Ego, Aviator Arcade, Little Sara Sister Trilogy, The Vice Squad, X-Force, Evil Wizard, Wacky Waste, Arctic Shipwreck, Mr. Robot and his Robot Factory, Memento, History Line: 1914-1918, Tetris, C64Persian, Stars and Planets a’la Commodore, Mortal Kombat, Computer hardware and emulation.

WIFI joystick | Solo761 is working on a WIFI connected joystick. The system has two parts with each an ATMega 8 microcontroller and NR24L01 send and receive module. The receiver uses the power of the computer and the transmitter uses a USB connection for power.

Commodore Smartphone | A new company is creating a smartphone with the name Commodore. The smartphone will have the following specifications: Andriod OS, Dual SIM, 5 screen (1080 x 1920), 1.7 GHz Quadcore Cortex A15, 13 MPixel camera. Visit the Commodoresmart web page for more information.

DAN64 | Juan J. Martínez is developing a 8 bit computer with the help of an ATmega328 microcontroller from Atmel. The virtual CPU is an MOS 6502 that was used in the Commodore VIC20, Atari 400, BBC Acorn, Apple II, NES and many more computers. The features are: Composite video 256 x 192 pixels, 32 x 24 characters, PS/2 keyboard support, 64KB memory, integrated 6502 assembler / disassembler and Basic shell.

FunkPaint 0.43b | FunkPaint is an editor for Hires / Multi / Multicolor and DTV pictures. The program can be used with an joystick or mouse and supports memory expansions (+60k, REU, Ramcart, Georam etc.). Changes in this version: Improvements for the zoom function. Block copy function. Removed errors in the C128 version and a monochrome mode for the hires zoom.

Amiga 500 - LEGO | Fbsarts made a LEGO version of the Commodore Amiga 500 computer. This mini Amiga 500 is in scale, with all the stuff in the right place: keys, disk drive and ports. The 3.5 diskettes are available and you can open the top to check the motherboard.

Retro Commodore | The web page retro-commodore.eu has many high quality scans available for the Commodore user. The latest additions are: COMputer type-ins, GVP ioExtender User’s Guide, Tapuino now built into a C=1530, AGA Supplement Multilanguage, A1200 Floppy-Only System addendum, Dansk Amos Bruger Gruppe, SOFT Type-ins, Comal 80 for Commodore 64, Commodore 64 GS Software Manual, Commodore 64 GS Quick Connect, Vic 20 Programmers reference guide, etc.

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