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Hi65 | 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: SPC / TAB for the PRINT function. Improvements for LOCATE, DLOAD, INPUT and LET. System timer, SCNCLR, support for sequential files and Paths.

The SuperCPU Home | Shane from cbm8bit.com has updated the The SuperCPU Home web page. On this web page you can find information on the 20 MHz accelerator for the Commodore C64 / C128. The SuperCPU was developed by the company Creative Micro Designs, Inc (CMD) in 1996. The SuperCPU has an W65C816S CPU @ 20 MHz, and can support up to 16 MBytes of RAM. Most recent additions to the website are: Sirius 65816 V2.1 and the MIPS recompiler.

Commodore Free #80 | A new edition of the English pdf, text, seq, d64, html and Ebook magazine is now available. In this edition the following: Editorial, Cover Tape #13, News from other magazines, News for the C64, C128, VIC 20, C16, Plus/4 and the Amiga. Interview with Pixel and Dane Bills. Optimizing cc65 code, the C64p, Spaghetti Code, Never On A Commodore and The Assembly Line (3).

FRGCB | FRGCB (Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog) is a new web page that writes about retro games. But the difference is that this blog compares the games between the different computers like the C64, Amiga, MSX, NES, CPC, DOS, etc. The most recent comparisons are: Neptune's Daughters, Henry's House, Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, City Connection, Unique Games! (4) and Leaderboard.

Reset #03 | Reset is an pdf magazine (English language) for the Commodore C64 user. In this edition: Editorial, Sam Dyer, Game reviews: Darkness, Rocket Smash EX, Advanced Space Battle, Powerglove, Flappy Bird, Buggy Boy and Jim Slim, C64 Endings, Deep thoughts, Double Up!, GTW, The day the universe died, Format wars, The never say die machine, The net, A hacker's life for me, Repair by remote control, Brendan Brewer and Blow the cartridge.

CBM prg Studio v3.0.0 | Arthur Jordison has released a new version of CBM prg Studio. Changes in this version: 65816 assembler/debugger. Bitmap import/export for character editor. Binary file import to Assembly source. Line and rectangle drawing tools for the screen designer. And TASM support is added to Source Converter tool.

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. The features of the C65 - FPGA will be: 1920x1200 @ 60Hz resolution, 256 colour palette from 4096 colours, 8 normal or enhanced sprites, faster CPU, 16MB RAM, multiple SID's and more.

Universal power supply C64, VIC-20, Plus/4 and C128 | Ray Carlsen has developed a universal power supply for the Commodore C64, VIC-20, Plus/4 and C128 computers. Features: Input 120V, 60Hz or 220V, 50 Hz. Output: 5VDC - 5A, 9VAC - 1A. Built in Computer Saver. The whole system is built inside a sturdy metal casing.

Telengard | If you are a fan of the game Telengard, you should visit this web page. On this page you can find history links, Java 64 emulation (online play), a d64 with newly coded character generators for both the original Telengard and DDI Telengard, and not least of all, resources to build a DDI Telengard C64 cartridge.

QtCBM v1.0.0 | Vmark released version 1.0.0 of QtCBM. QtCBM is a GUI interface to the CBM command line tools inspired by the original GUI4CBM4WIN interface. QtCBM is written completely from new using the open source Qt GUI library. The program is available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

HandyPNP | Lovablechevy made the HandyPNP. The Handy Plug n Play is a system with an 3,5 screen, controls, batteries and a universal connector. In this connector you can plug a cartridge which contains a complete game system. The system supports the C64 DTV and many other game systems.

Retro Asylum 82 – Ocean Software 1984-1998 | In this episode of the Retro Asylum Podcast MrSid aka Sam and PressPlayOnTape aka Steve talk about one of the most popular game developers/publishers ever; Ocean Software. Starting in 1984 where it all began, and then working their way through the years right up until 1998.

RGCD 16KB Cartridge Competition 2014 | The RGCD web page is organising a cartridge development competition for the fourth time. You can enter a game until the 30th of November 2014. The prizes are: 2 times a 1541 Ultimate II Cartridge, donated by Gideon Zweijtzer and another £200 of prize money.

Retrogaming Times Monthly #120 | In this English pdf and html magazine about the retro gaming computers the following articles: Arcade USA: Elfin around in the Dungeon, ColecoVisions: There's a Smurf in my ColecoVision!, More 64: Coin-op Curios, Bad Games: Rap Jam and MAME reviews: The Adventures of Robby Roto.

Home Computer Show - 2014 | The Home Computer Show is a show for retro computer users. You can visit the show or present your own computers on the show. The activities are hardware and software demonstrations, presentations, game competitions and a market. The meeting is on the 17th of May 2014 in Hilversum, the Netherlands.

Return #17 | Return magazine is a German print magazine about the 8-bit computers from A (Atari) to Z (ZX Spectrum). In this edition: Ballblazer, Monster Buster, Vice Squad, Powerglove, Cosmic Ark, Vallation, Amstrad CPC 16KB-Competition, ABBUC-Games 2013, 8-Bit Flappy Bird, Princess Rescue, Kiwi, Sega Master System, C64 Music (2), Game & Watch, Power Drift, Sharp X68000, Battle Ships and the news and events from the scene.

FRGCB | FRGCB (Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog) is a new web page that writes about retro games. But the difference is that this blog compares the games between the different computers like the C64, Amiga, MSX, NES, CPC, DOS, etc. The most recent comparisons are: Where Time Stood Still, A History of Finnish Games, Toobin', Donald Duck's Playground, Paratroopers, Arcadia and Raid Over Moscow.

Commodore Free #79 | A new edition of the English pdf, text, seq, d64, html and Ebook magazine is now available. In this edition the following: Editorial, Cover Tape #12, Ssg, RECOIL, ACME, C64 Take-Away Podcast 52, C64FC, DT 98, Web SID, GEOS CD, Another Day, Another Zombie, Multicart 64, EyeToy Kinetic Combat, C64 Emulator, Knights & Demons, Hero Time 2, Nordic Scene Review, Scene World, Club Info, Flashback, Saboteur, Amiga Future, Ranger, AresOne, The King of Chicago, AROS Vision, ACA500, AEROS, Hollywood, Amigatronics, FUSE, Cassiopei, Kevin Tilley, Games That Shouldn't Have Been, A.R.C.O.S., Flappy Bird, ViccyBird, Pulse, Panicman and The Assembly Line (2).

Power switch replacement Commodore 1084 | Carsten Jensen made an article about the replacement of the power switch in a Commodore 1084 or 1081 monitor. Cartsen had a replacement switch available, but it was not exactly the same as the original. But with a small alteration he could successfully repair the monitor.

Dave Haynie - VCF East 2014 | At the VCF East 2014 meeting Dave Haynie talked about the development of the various Amiga systems, up into the last days of Commodore in April 1994. The Vintage Computer Festival East and is a meeting for retro computer users that was held on the 6th of April 2014 in Wall, United states of America.

Retrogaming Times Monthly #119 | In this English pdf and html magazine about the retro gaming computers the following articles: More 64: Gamebase 64, Book of Genesis: Caliber .50, MAME: Pulsar, Broken Controllers: Bible Adventures, ColecoVisions: Donkeying Around with Kong and Apple II Incider: To Save Or Not To Save.

Retro Asylum Podcast 79 | MrSid has had an interview with legendary graphic artist Stoo Cambridge. Stoo started his career designing games on the Commodore 64 before moving onto the Amiga, Mega Drive, Jaguar and other systems. A few examples of his work are Sensible Soccer, Mega Lo Mania, Sensible Golf and of course Cannon Fodder.

RetroWiki Magazine 8 | RetroWiki is an Spanish pdf Retro Computer Magazine. In this edition the following articles:ORIC, East German (DDR) retro computers, PC to C64 data transfer, Jules Verne, Ninja Gaiden, Interview with Rod, Commodore Plus and Blasto.

Dan Phillips interview | The C64.com web page had an interview with Dan Phillips. Dan's first computer was a Commodore 64. He spend most of his time collecting and playing games. Later he started making games such as the popular game Armalyte Dan still works in the software business today (Black Tusk Studios in Vancouver). You can read the whole interview on the C64.com web page.

Retro Asylum Podcast - 77 | In this Retro Asylum Podcast: Press Play on Tape interviews music legend and industry veteran Chris Heulsbeck. Chris has written the music for many C64 and Amiga games. A few examples of these games are : Apidya, R-Type, Jim Power, The Great Giana Sisters and the legendary Turrican series.

Commodore Free #78 | A new edition of the English pdf, text, seq, d64, html and Ebook magazine is now available. In this edition the following: Editorial, Cover Tape #11, Vince Clarke, Arcade Evolution joysticks, Borderline BBS, Revival Studios, USB joystick adapter, Commodore LCD emulator, Phase Out, Demo coding, 8 Bit chord tables, PETSCII editor, Reset #2, C&A Games #8, SID-Wizard, GPS view, Crazy Dog Racing, Realms of Quest IV, Flash memory expansion, Moldi's treasure, Text resizer, Paddle Shooter, X500, Morgue Soft, Micro Hexagon, ViColumn, Android 2, Double Or Nothing, The Frog and The assembly line #1.

Forever 2014 awards | The results of the Forever 2014 party are available. The winners are C64 demo: homunculi by dream, C64 music: Lethargic by stinsen/genesis, C64 graphic: Anima et animus by jailbird/booze design and C64 1kb intro: SIL1K01 by Busy & Noro.

Retro Asylum Podcast - 75 | In this English podcast MrSid has an interview with music composer Matthew Cannon. Matthew started his musical career at Ocean and composed some great music for games such as Batman the Movie, Nightbreed, The Untouchables, Operation Thunderbolt and Elf.

ACME v0.94.8 | ACME is a cross assembler, and can produce code for the following processors: 6502, 6510 (including illegal opcodes), 65c02 and 65816. ACME supports global, local and anonymous labels, offset assembly, conditional assembly and looping assembly. New in this version: Segments can be edited inside PseudoPC sections. The old Pseudo Opcodes !cbm, !subzone and !realpc are switched off. Support for the illegal Opcode 0xab (LXA #$xx) and 120 other improvements in the code.

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: 36 new, 414 updated and 3 removed.

Bil Herd interview | Robby from MOS6502 has had an interview with Bil Herd. Bil worked for Commodore as a hardware designer and is well known for the development of Commodore C128 the C16, Plus/4 and the Commodore LCD. Bil talks about how he started in the IT industry and his work for Commodore.

Retrogaming Times Monthly #118 | In this English pdf and html magazine about the retro gaming computers the following articles: Something Old, Something New: Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Turn To Channel 3: 1942, Know Your Role: Secret Of Mana, Retro Library Review (11), Saturday At The Arcades: Growl Review. A Very Junkies Tribute: The Power Up Of Friendship.

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