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VIC20 Game: Realms of Quest I – Anniversary Edition

August 27th, 2011 No comments

Welcome to the 20th anniversary edition of the original Realms of Quest I.

Nearly 20 years to the day that the original was completed, here is a very special edition of the inaugural game of the CRPG franchise for the Commodore VIC-20.

There are vast improvements:

  • User-friendly instructions.
  • A unique name for each of the 36 magic spells.
  • Much better interface, display and text.
  • Instructions and a “Book of Beasts” (bestiary) can be read from the main game menu.

Download: Realms of Quest I - Anniversary Edition (1235)

source: sleepingelephant.com

Yape Plus/4 Emulator v1.0.2 updated

August 27th, 2011 No comments

A new version of YAPE is available. YAPE is a Windows emulator for the Commodore Plus/4.

The changes in this version are:

  • Printer job window (for now #4 only)
  • Turn off variable length buffering properly when recording media (fixes occasional clicks)
  • Not scanning joysticks when unavailable (Message Queue driver slowdown)
  • Column width and line feed bug for MPS803 emulation fixed.
  • Regression bug in the printer cycle counter ironed out.
  • Awkward TED drawing bug patched.

Download: Yape Plus/4 Emulator v1.0.2 (Win32) (1539)

Download: Yape Plus/4 Emulator v1.0.2 (Win64) (1437)

source: yape.homeserver.hu

Sidplay64 v0.7 (SP64) by Grg/Shape

August 25th, 2011 No comments

GRG/Shape has released a new version of the SidPlay64 for Commodore 64.

This version include many new features and bug fixes.

SIDPLAY 64 v.07 (25/08/2011):

  • Added: Real PAL/NTSC detector.
  • Added: “D64″ detector for long filenames (1541u + netdrive.)
  • Added: “DIR” sorter for directory displayer.
  • Added: Native dir browser and disk image browser (d64,d71 etc.) for netdrive, 1541u, iec, cmd and ide64.
  • Added: Long filenames support (Vice and Windows file system)
  • BugFixed: RunStop key doesnt stop loading. (Jiffydos will stop)
  • Updated: Keyboard scanner – key delays works much better now.
  • Added: Keyboard scanner – “Instdel key” goes back a dir level.
  • Added: Device selector – device #6 up to #30
  • Updated: Alot of things in background code was optimized to save memory.
  • Updated: Timer IRQ updated, more available cpu time, its now possible to play Jeff’s 12 speed song.
  • Updated: TOD Clock + Shuffle modes moved out of timer irq and into keyboard scanner subroutine.
  • BugFixed: RunStop+Restore will not crash when hardware IRQ interrupt is running (0314-0315).
  • Updated: “Memory Error” detection: Fixed a bug where SP64 code was relocated when loading a file with not enough relocation pages.

Download: Sidplay64 v0.7 (1711)

source: CSDb

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Pet Me true type fonts by Rebecca Bettencourt

August 20th, 2011 No comments

Pet Me is a collection of true type fonts made by Rebecca Bettencourt.

This new collection includes:

  • Commodore PET fonts.
  • VIC-20 fonts.
  • C64 and C128 fonts.
  • Berkelium 64/128 GEOS fonts.
  • Giana (Great Giana Sisters) fonts.

Download: Commodore 64 Pet Fonts (1063)

Download: Giana (Great Giana Sisters) fonts (977)

Download: Berkelium 64/128 GEOS fonts (1046)

You can find more retro-fonts from Rebecca here.

source: kreativekorp.com

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