The return of the Hybrid Sid Player by xAD/Nightfall & Gianluca Renzi (RetroBit Lab)
Based on the Project and Hardware Schematic by Markus Gritsch released in the years 2011-2015 on the forum dangerousprototypes. Thanks Markus.
Changelog:
v1.21 – 29/9/2022
Added:
- A new MODE has been added and can be used with the MODE key while you are in TUNEINFO screen.
This mode allows to change the SID model in realtime while the music is playing.
Example:
If a SID music is played with the SID 8580 positioned on SOCKET #1 by choosing the ‘sid’ mode you can with the encoder turning it to the Right or Left choose the SOCKET #2 where for example where is installed a SID 6581. The led placed under the Socket will show the sid you have chosen.
An apparently useless option which, however, can be used to experiment the differences in reproduction of the piece of music with two different SID models or choose the most appropriate sid model if the SID not specified the SID to be used.
So in summary we have these choice with the mode key while you are in TUNEINFO screen.
- Single Play
- Sequential Play
- Random Play
- Intro Play
- Sid Switch
Updated:
Fixed:
- Missing the default value of the startSong in the SID Header if this value is missing. The SidPlayer sets 255 and try to play it.
I only found one SID with this strange configuration : Hammer Down by Sean Connoly. Fixed by setting it to the default value : 1.
- The player freezes while browsing file system folders with many *.sid files.
This happens when the driver scan the file system and immediately after is done the bubble sort routine that takes about 700ms for 512 entries and more for the max entries (800) in one single directory and during this time the sid player freezes.
To avoid hearing the annoying last note played repeatedly for this amount of time, i have forced the player to pause and remove it as soon as the contents of the new directory will be displayed.
Obviously if you had chosen to pause the song voluntarily with the appropriate button, it will not resume playing after the new directory is displayed.
A new version of the firmware for the Kung Fu Flash Cartridge by Kim Jørgensen is released.
Changelog:
- Super Snapshot 5 performance optimization.
- NTSC timing adjustments. Thanks jpcompton, gillham, and adrianglz64.
This release should address stability issues on some NTSC machines. This is not a perfect solution and there may still be issues with some C64C machines (#135).
Please let me know if this release is less stable than v1.42 on your NTSC C64
Download:
source: github.com/KimJorgensen/KungFuFlash
A new version of the firmware for the Kung Fu Flash Cartridge by Kim Jørgensen is released.
Changelog:
- Support 128k Super Snapshot ROM. Thanks jpcompton and gillham
Download:
source: github.com/KimJorgensen/KungFuFlash
A new version of the firmware for the AVGCART (SD multicart for 8bit Atari) by tmp is released.
The AVGCART is a FPGA based multicart for 8bit Atari computers, extensible with SIO and/or ECI/PBI cables.
- supports CAR (cartridge dump) files up to 1MB and most bankswitching types
- supports XEX (executable) files
- supports ATR (floppy image) files (read/write) – support is limited without an optional SIO or ECI/PBI cable due to Atari cartridge port constraints (e.g. SW that uses RAM under OS does not work)
- supports ATX (protected floppy image) files (read-only, SIO cable required)
- supports CAS (cassette) files (SIO cable required)
- supports AVF (video) files
- supports PDM (audio) files
- fast file search, file shortcuts, randomizer and tons of other features
- when used with optional ECI/PBI cable, it can expand ATARI memory to up to 576kB, it can also provide extra 48kB RAM to stock 16kB 600XL machines (some limitations apply)
- firmware upgradeable via SD card (no additional hw needed)
- SIDE2 emulation (compatible with U1MB and SpartaDOS X)
- ability to stack emulated cart with emulated SpartaDOS X cart, together with SIDE2 emulated HDD
- unlike some other products, most of the functionality is running inside the cart and not on the host machine’s CPU which makes it faster and more versatile (it can do stuff in parallel with host machine without having to gain 6502 control and doesn’t require soldering extra internal upgrades like Ultimate 1MB for some basic functionality like ATR emulation or memory expansion)
- compatible with 600XL, 800XL/XE, 65XE, 130XE, XEGS (cartridge shell is too wide for 1200XL, bare pcb will fit, it is also too tall for 800, can be used with cartridge door opened and door switch triggered)
Changelog (v0027):
- When used on 16kB 600XL with EXTMEM enabled, it tries to expand it to 64kB base RAM (if enough cart ram is free)
- Changed key autorepeat delay/rate
- Some fixes related to EXTMEM
- EXTMEM tweak (not all SRAM chips are made equal)
Download:
source: atariage.com
NEW TAG: C64 BIG GAME PACK
Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.
Titles:
- Quod Init Exit IIm +8D [rev20220526]
- Lykia – The Lost Island (free version)
- New Rally-X 64 RC1 +3D
- Twenty +1H
- Sydney Hunter and the Sacred Tribe Multicolor +7DW [HF]
- Rowman 1.1 +2H
- Operation Fireball +1DH [HF]
- Exterminator
- New Rally-X 64 RC1.1 +2
- S.P.R.E.R.O. V1.4
- Topsy Turvy +2DT
- Minesweeper
- Doctor Who Quiz +MFG
- Stellar Manager +2DT
- Little Nippers Deluxe +4HD
- Jungle Joe +1D
- Jungle Joe +3HP
- X-Change +
- Doctor Who Quiz +MFG
- Mike Quarter (The Kitchen Porter) +1H
- Party Speedway
- Party Speedway +
- T-Rex 1.0 + [HF]
- Shallow Domains +PD
- Shallow Domains +2DP
- Party Speedway +F
- T.R.S.I. – The Red Serpent Invasion Preview
- T.R.S.I. – The Red Serpent Invasion Preview +2
- Last Duel +6DFGHI [HF]
- Madzag
- Rescuer Preview +
- Madzag +
- Madzag &D
- Mike Mech +5D
- Mike Mech +2
- Clear 250
- 2022 ‘Craptastic’ 4kb Compilation
- Silk Dust +DPS
- Afterburner +2D
- Tenno +2DS [german]
- Dream Walker +D
- The Exorcist +3D
- Johnny +2G
- Sub Chase 64 +
- Sub Chase 64 +5HD
- Let´s do the Wankman!
- Mega Pixel Bomber Blitz
Download: All Games in One Archive (2404)
source: csdb.dk
A new firmware update for the ARM2SiD/ARMSID has been released by Nobomi.
ARM2SID firmware 3.14:
- Please don’t forget to download also a new configuration program.
- Fixed a bug in tone pitch when generating noise (reported for example in Crazy Comets and Paperboy in FW 3.11 and 3.12).
- Fix in SFX emulation (some tracks were missing percussion).
- Unified SFX emulation sample rate for all settings (with correct FM frequency reference set) to approx. 49.7kHz as on original card.
- Optimization for speed, not only for running the emulation itself, but also the bus response.
- Application start-up is also faster, instead of hundreds of milliseconds, the ARM2SID is fully functional in less than 15 milliseconds from power connection !
- CS signals from both sockets are handled as independent accesses (important for use in synthesizers).
- Added the possibility to “fix” the so-called ADSR bug, i.e. a bug in the envelope generator, which is inherent to the original chips and is reproduced in ARMSID too. This is not needed in the C64 for compatibility reasons, but if you use ARMSID in synthesizers, you might be interested in this feature.
- It is possible via configuration to disable the automatic extension of the left channel sound to the right channel if it is not playing for a long time (again, important for use in synthesizers).
- There is also an option via configuration to have only the data from the left channel play fixed to both SID channels (the emulation settings for each channel remain).
- Slightly modified quality (Q) of filter circuits for even more faithful reproduction of MOS8580.
ARMSID firmware 2.14:
- Please don’t forget to download also a new configuration program.
- Bug fix – lower noise waveform tone pitch (reported e.g. in games Crazy Comets and Paperboy when using FW 2.11 to 2.13).
Download:
source: nobomi.cz/8bit/arm2sid nobomi.cz/8bit/armsid
The return of the Hybrid Sid Player by xAD/Nightfall & Gianluca Renzi (RetroBit Lab)
Based on the Project and Hardware Schematic by Markus Gritsch released in the years 2011-2015 on the forum dangerousprototypes. Thanks Markus.
Changelog:
v1.20 – 30/7/2022
Added:
- Combo buttons to go up of one directory.
The new feature working when you are in FILE BROWSING display mode and by holding down the button MODE and at the same time press the button of the ENCODER you can go up of one directory.
This mode is very useful if you have a list of many files or directory and would like to easily go up of one directory, currently you should scroll at the beginning or at the end of the list and then click on the double dot to go back, really boring.
Updated:
- Modified the way for the horizontal scroll of the sid filenames list.
I was not very convinced by the system that i have made for scroll the filenames horizontally, so i changed the mode, in my opinion much nicer.
By holding down the MODE key when you are in FILE BROWSING display mode you can move the entire screen with the filenames list left and right using the same encoder that is used to scroll the filenames list up and down.
Moreover the horizontal screen position is maintained also after the switching of the display mode or if you go up of one or more directory.
NEW TAG: C64 BIG GAME PACK
Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.
Titles:
- Stoker Preview 2 +1D
- Times of Lore +5DI [HF]
- Skate Rock +2DGHM
- Doctor Who Quiz [german]
- Zoomies!
- Zoomies! +3H
- Zoomies! +2
- The Crypt, Castle Master 2
- Zoomies! +3 [HF]
- Zoomies! +
- Slip Off +H
- Gold Quest 6 – Extended Version
- Hot Wingbatz
- Shoot the Rapids +2DH [HF]
- Don’t Punish Me! V1.1
- Don’t Punish Me! V1.1 &DS
- Chubby Gristle +1DG [HF]
- Operation Neptune Preview +2
- Petaxian Preview 2 +3D
- Cacorm +3
- Poing Ultra
- Poing Ultra +2D
- Infinirail
- Skyhigh the Prequel – Muck in the Stratosphere
- Skiddy
- Snake Break
- Little Nippers 4K +1HD
- Mimizuku Saga 4k
- Bring Back More Bones 4k
- Catch 22
- Circles
- Be a Bear 4k
- Little Nippers 4K
- Old Mine Hoist +1HD
- Infinirail +
- Jump Course +
- Old Mine Hoist
- Circles +
- Bring Back More Bones 4k +
- Be a Bear 4k +1D
- Skiddy 4k +D
- Skyhigh the Prequel – Muck in the Stratosphere +2D
- Space Invaders V1.2 + [HF]
- Marble Boy +2D
- BrumBrum +1HD
- Be a Bear 4K +2 [HF]
- Mimizuku Saga 4K +2D
- Snake Break +2HD
- Germany 1985 2.0 [HF]
- Sir Arthur Preview +2
- Delve!: The Goblin’s Grotto +1D
- Delve!: The Goblin’s Grotto
- Sir Arthur Preview
- POKE 4K
- POKE 4K +1HD
- DICE8 Game – Revision 2
- Nurikabe +D
- Heli ’83 Director’s Cut +5D
- Head Hunter +1CD
- POKE 4K +1D [HF]
- Morubotto +1D
- Head Hunter +2D
- Hard Foam +D
- BrumBrum +1HD
- Skyhigh the Prequel – Muck in the Stratosphere +2DF
- Robocop 2 [EasyFlash]
- Attack of the Mutant Cabbages +1D
- P-47 Thunderbolt +4DFGI [HF]
- Jolly Jumper
- Dicing With Death 4K +2D
- Brownfinger +1H
- Brownfinger
- Jolly Jumper +1H
- Brownfinger +
- Jolly Jumper +
- Tupouni 2 [czech]
- Tupouni [czech]
- Dicing With Death V1.01
- BrumBrum V1.01 +1HD
- Dicing With Death 4K V1.01 +2D
- BrumBrum V1.01 +3DH
- Movie Quiz Preview 2 +
- Dicing With Death V1.2
- Dicing With Death 4K V1.2 +3D
- Mean Streets +6DW [tapecart]
- POKE 4K V1.2
- Pong Clone
- POKE 4K V1.2 +1HD
- Creatures +10DFH [tapecart]
- Creatures 2 +10DFH [tapecart]
- Quod Init Exit IIm +8D [rev20220526]
- Lykia – The Lost Island (free version)
- Quod Init Exit IIo Preview 2 +5
- Mayhem in Monsterland +10DF [tapecart]
Download: All Games in One Archive (2740)
source: csdb.dk
This is the official demo party results from Gubbdata 2022. See also the CSDB GUBBDATA 2022 section for more informations.
C64 Demo:
- 1 – The World Is Not Enough – We Need More Scrollers by Bonzai
- 2 – 30 Years by Booze Design
- 3 – Sidelined 2 by Censor Design
- 4 – Lifecycle by Offence, Prosonix
- 5 – Breadbinked by Atlantis, Pretzel Logic
- 6 – Coppernicus by Triad
- 7 – Urbaniac by Mahna Mahna
- 8 – Megademo 7 by Hack n’ Trade
- 9 – Vovve by Rebels
- 10 – Uffelicious by Ancients, Camelot, Pretzel Logic, The Supply Team
- 11 – KaosLike by Hokuto Force
- 12 – Back From The Dead by Babygang
- 13 – Bananasours by Dinasours
- 14 – Fria bad BBS by Judas
- 15 – GubbLIIITCH [46 bytes] by MultiStyle Labs
C64 Music:
- 1 – Pilgrimage to Paradise by Flex
- 2 – Bruce Printscreen by Fegolhuzz
- 3 – Sommargubbe by Lft
- 4 – Hardwood by Stinsen
- 5 – Hot Earwax by MCH
- 6 – Gunnar Ö by Mutetus
- 7 – Liquid Sun by Vincenzo
- Farewell Nova Berg by Xiny6581
- 9 – A Strange Dream by Hein
- 10 – Grass Between Toes by psych858o
- 11 – Singularity by Proton
- 12 – Rising Planet by JCH
- 13 – Lai by The Syndrom
- 14 – The Battle by Nordischsound
- 15 – Italic Disco by Goto80
- 16 – Life! by Moraff
- 18 – Solving 20 Knots by ZZAP69
- 19 – GUBBJÄVEL!!! by DeMOSic
- 20 – Enter VX0 by ZZAP69
C64 Graphics:
- 1 – The Wanderer by Mikael
- 2 – SkyFall by Facet
- 3 – Fear Treatment by The Sarge
- 4 – Lovegun by Sulevi
- Tom Loves GB by The Sarge
- 6 – Uqbarensis by Twoflower
- 7 – Weather Balloons by mwambi
- 8 – Voidsurfer by Archmage
- 9 – Two Minds Frozen by Prowler
- 10 – Friday the 1st by Razorback
- 11 – Jack by Honcho
- 12 – Last Caller by grip
- 13 – Driller Date by christwoballs
- 14 – Mating call by Rail Slave
- 15 – Asteria by Sarahboev
- 16 – In a Lake by Katon
- 17 – Adelle by Katoyama
- 18 – 30 Years Excess by Almighty God
- 19 – GrotesQ by Quiara
- 20 – Das Geweih Wurde Verpfändet by Stabile Altbauten
- 21 – C64 Stripes by Katoyama
- 22 – There Will Never Be A Rainbow by Swistak
WiLD Demo:
- 1 – Sir Arthur Preview by PET SCIIENTISTS
- 4 – Retro SID-Cover Essentials by Finnish Gold, Onslaught
- 5 – Hollandaisesås by Judas
Mixed:
- 2 – Hakan (Eddie Meduza) by Ron/Wolk/makkan (Music)
- 3 – Dra skinnet bakåt by TDM/Icon/Twoflower (Music)
- 4 – Reaktorn läck i Barsebäck by theK (Music)
- 5 – Va’ den grön får du en ny by TDM/Icon/Twoflower (Music)
Mixed Graphics:
- 1 – Salem’s Lot by Triad
- 2 – Octopetscii by Pretzel Logic
- 3 – Midnight Goblins by Atlantis
- 4 – 6502/680×0 Rules! by Triad
- 5 – Drink Responsibly by Worrior1
- 6 – Snack Time by Lft
- 7 – Lockdown Party 2022 by Nah-Kolor
- 8 – Fishmoose by Judas
- 9 – NewMan by Atlantis
- 10 – Abiogenesis by 4gentE
- 11 – Executive by Frida Katarina
- 12 – Brallytrattz by Trazan
- 13 – Genesis Project by Noirot
Mixed Music:
- 1 – (Use Your) Imagination [2sid] by Atlantis
- 2 – Rollin’ with Tha Mouse [fm-yam] by Atlantis, Genesis Project, MultiStyle Labs, Xentax
- 3 – Greatness is a Vision [fm-yam] by Genesis Project, Xentax
Mixed Demo:
- 1 – I the Lamer by Fairlight
Productions released outside compos:
- Digi Organizer v.3 FM by Genesis Project/Xentax (Tool)
- Fart (Graphics)
- GoatTracker V2.76 – Silver Fork V1.0 (Other Platform Tool)
- Gubbatuned by Software of Sweden (Music Collection)
- IceBro Lite V1.0 (Other Platform Tool)
- Money for Nothing (595 Dollars Remix) (Music)
- Sir Arthur Preview +2 by Triad (Crack)
Download: Gubbdata 2022 Full Party stuff (647)
source: gubbdata.se
A new version of the firmware for the Kung Fu Flash Cartridge by Kim Jørgensen is released.
Changelog:
- Support Pagefox cartridge. Thanks Axel-Schweiss and Cpt.Hardy
- Device number can be set to 8-15. Thanks Gabeki17
- Improve disk emulation to support Rack’em. Thanks CommFor
Download:
source: github.com/KimJorgensen/KungFuFlash
The High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC) is a freeware hobby project which organises Commodore 64 music (also known as SID music) into an archive for both musicians and fans alike.
The work on the collection is done completely in the Team and contributors’ spare time and is proudly one of the largest and most accurate computer music collections known.
This update features (all approximates):
- 709 new SIDs
- 24 fixed/better rips
- 1 repeats/bad rips eliminated
- 132 SID credit fixes
- 32 SID model/clock infos
- 5 tunes from /DEMOS/UNKNOWN/ identified
- 1 tunes from /GAMES/ identified
- 21 tunes moved out of /DEMOS/ to their composers’ directories
- 4 tunes moved out of /GAMES/ to their composers’ directories
After this update, the collection should contain 55,775 SID files!
Download:
source: www.hvsc.c64.org
NEW TAG: C64 BIG GAME PACK
Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.
Titles:
- Rodmän Jr+ +2
- Ad Verbum
- Rodmän Jr+ +5
- Krakout [1351 mouse]
- VG Data Maker
- Ascend +3
- Apple Cider Spider
- Alice in Wonderland
- Alcazar
- Daleks
- Ascend +4HD
- Asterofield II +2
- Torreoscura +DS
- Escape From Mystery Mansion
- Bootskell +3HD
- Aerial +2HD
- We Are Stardust
- The Great Giana PETSCII Sisters +2
- The Great Giana PETSCII Sisters
- Bloodless on the Orient Express
- Short of Sushi
- Topografie Wereld +DT
- H.E.R.O. +1DGHM V1.1 101%
- Don’t Punish me
- Don’t Punish Me +D
- JITNOG +
- Topografie Europa +DT
- Topografie Nederland [dutch]
- Orbital Rescue +
- Tutankham Returns +6D
- New Rally-X 64 Preview +4
- Pacman +2D
- McMurphy’s Mansion &DSMap
- Munchkin 64
- Munchkin 64 +1D
- Munchkin 64 +4D
- The Empire Strikes Back +4
- The Empire Strikes Back +4H [EasyFlash Release]
- The Empire Strikes Back +6H [EasyFlash Release]
- Star Wars Compilation [EasyFlash Release]
- Dead or Alive +6D
- 8bit-Slicks (2022-05-08)
- Daleks Preview +2D
- Brick Blasta +
- Don’t Punish Me! +DS [german]
- Don’t Punish Me! [german]
- Venture +D
- Galaga V1.06 +1D
- Phoenix Recovered V1.1 +5HD
- Daleks Attack +3
- Dalle Al Dalek +2
- Dynamite Dux +8DHI
- New Rally-X 64 Preview 2 +3
- Hampstead [spanish]
- Robotron 2064 Preview
- Cosmic Guerilla Preview
- Vigilante +6DHI
- Minijump
- Shadow of the Beast + [EasyFlash]
- Amaurote Isometric 128 [C128]
- Rowman +2H
- Tenebra Extended +5PD
- Stoker Preview 2 +D
- Tenebra Extended +1P
- Cruiser-X 79 Preview 3 +4D
- Ball & Chain +HD
- Ball & Chain +1HD
- Fallen Angel +5DGHI
- Tenebra Extended
- Pipes Peak +3D
- Spare Change
- Bank Street Writer
- The Last Gladiator
- Bank Street Mailer
- Bank Street Filer
Download: All Games in One Archive (2557)
source: csdb.dk
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Many thanks to Fabs/Hokuto Force, Onslaught for a new Logo for Nightfall Crew. The photo was made using a U64 with RGB video output and a Sony monitor.
Download the Nightfall Logo in PRG format from here
This is the official demo party results from Moonshine Dragons 2022. See also the CSDB Moonshine Dragons 2022 for more informations.
C64 Demo:
- 1 – Amanita (80%) by Samar Productions
- 2 – E2IRA by Arise
- 3 – I Adore My 64= by Lethargy
- 4 – Place on Earth by BOOM!
- 5 – Pro Patria by Dream
- 6 – Basic Invitation by BOOM!
C64 4K Intro:
- 1 – Scotch by Lethargy
- 2 – Pursuit by Arise
- 3 – Twist & Shout by Faith Design
C64 Music:
- 1 – Something to Sing by Shogoon
- 2 – MultiStyleHills, 90210 by Linus
- 3 – Brooke Lynne by Jammer
- 4 – kHz by psych858o
- 5 – Do Drum Machines Dream? by Hate Bush
- 6 – Deaf Apollo by Warp 8
- 7 – Peter Goes North by MCH
C64 Graphics:
- 1 – Mask 3 by Katon
- 2 – HammerLords by Carrion
- 3 – Check Out My Balls by Carrion
- 4 – Darkness Nature by Almighty God
- 5 – Aquaplanet by Facet
- 6 – Dedicated to Hend by Leon
- 7 – Rotting by Wacek
WiLD Demo:
- 1 – Cowboy’s Dream by Elysium, Wrath Designs
- 2 – Amaurote Isometric 128 by Elysium
Download: Moonshine Dragons 2022 Party stuff (605)
source: moonshinedragons.party
A new version of the firmware for the Kung Fu Flash Cartridge by Kim Jørgensen is released.
Changelog:
- Improve search text editor and allow joystick input. Thanks mwedmark.
- Improve disk emulation with support for block read/write and custom vectors. Thanks CommFor.
- It is now possible to enter a search string using the joystick. Press fire and up to start the editor and edit the text with the following joystick controls:
- Up/down: Select a character
- Left/right: Change cursor position
- Fire and left: Delete
- Fire and down: Clear search
- Fire and right: Space
- Fire and Up: Insert
Download:
source: github.com/KimJorgensen/KungFuFlash
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