A new version of the firmware for the Ultimate-64 / U2+ by Gideon is released.

Difference with previous release V1.24 / V3.6:

• This is the factory image of the latest production, with support for 1.4 board revision.
• Support for Super Games cartridge.
• Fixed KCS cart at boot time.
• Swapped audio channels, thanks Siegried.
• Improved cartridge timing which corrects the ARMSID detection.

 Download:

• U64/Ultimate-64 v1.26 - U2+ v3.6a (1085)

source: ultimate64.com github.com

Firmware upgrades for THEC64 provide new features and/or correct any technical issues.

We always recommend that you use the latest version of the firmware.

Version 1.3.1 – Changes:

• Fixes an issue when using Left Shift key and top-left arrow key for opening/closing THEC64 Menu from BASIC.
• Fixes an issue regarding the current computer model setting and different model requirements specified in a cjm file.

Download: TheC64 Firmware v1.3.1 (1361)

source: thec64.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:

• Wizard
• Star Race +3
• Bubble Bobble (Continue Fix)
• Bug Out 2019 [gkgm]
• Bug Out 2019 + [gkgm]
• Commando 2084
• Night Time
• Croaky +2HF
• Keystone Kapers
• Keystone Kapers +3D
• Mr T Tells the Time +D
• Keystone Kapers +1D
• Super Goatron V1.0
• Strider +5DHI
• Super Goatron V1.0 +6
• Arkadenoid
• Boulder Dash Junior III +2
• Eight Feet Under +D
• Bubble Mania Preview +
• Night Time
• Iceblox Plus +5HF [sales version]
• Unnamed Role-Playing Game Preview
• Micro Hexagon +HD
• Rocket ‘N Roll [seuck]
• Quasimodo – Herrscher der Kartanen [german]
• The Revenge of Moriarty +D
• Whiz Kid +2
• Danger Freak
• Danger Freak (V2)
• Let’s Make a C64 Game Preview 2
• Neon Sky Preview
• Tili-Toli
• Kissit +2DHT
• Space-Ball +2FDT
• The Last Warrior +2
• Platoon (The Tunnel System) [lightgun]
• Spy Hunt +
• Wizard of Wor (MAX V02) +3DGH
• Luna +1H
• Wizard of Wor +9DGH [c64 version]
• Wizard of Wor (MAX V01) +3DGH
• Luna +2HD
• Witch Day Preview
• Get Witchy +D
• Forgotten Forest V1.1 [seuck]
• Halloween-Breakout Preview
• Get Witchy +D
• Get Witchy
• Two Days to the Race V1.7 +D
• On the Queen’s Footsteps Preview
• Alien Research Centre 2
• Luna +3HD
• Two Days to the Race V1.7 +D
• Puralax! +1D
• Space Ache Preview +2
• Space Orbs
• Alien 8
• Space Orbs +D
• Bruce Lee – Duology
• Space Orbs &D
• Alien 8 +D

Download: All Games in One Archive (7760)

source: csdb.dk

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:

• Spaceware Shuttle Designer
• Stercore XD +1D
• Stercore 64 +1D
• Endless Forms Most Beautiful 64 +
• C64 Chess Preview
• Numen Engine Preview
• Endless Forms Most Beautiful 64 +3D
• Swarm 16k V1.1.0
• Endless Forms Most Beautiful 64 V1.1 +3D
• Swarm 16k V1.1.0 &D
• Forgotten Worlds +13DI
• SIDWAVE Shooter [seuck]
• 4M Arena [disk]
• LVDVS Preview
• Wug +
• Killer Bees V4 +2HF
• X-Out +6DGI
• War2One Preview
• Donkey Trolls Preview +3H
• Railroad Tycoon +D
• Racing Destruction Set
• Racing Destruction Set [easyflash]
• Berks Four
• Berks Four +3
• Minesweeper 2019
• Spider Maze Tutorial Preview +
• Testgame Preview +
• Let’s Make a C64 Game Preview
• Stay Alive +M
• Chopper Command +D
• Chopper Command
• Chopper Command +1D
• Chopper Command +3D
• Helicopter Game Preview
• TRogue64 Preview +3DF
• Duel Intro +1HF
• Berks Four V1.1
• Swarm 16k V1.1.0 +D
• Desatranques Jaén [seuck]
• 4M Arena +3 [disk version]
• Masquerade +D
• Budokan +3DFI
• Beat Em Up Preview 2 +
• SplatThem64
• SplatThem64 +
• Happy Blocks DX
• 4 A Win
• Bombakereső +D
• Bombakereső +CD
• Happy Blocks DX +2D
• Bombakereső (minesweeper)
• Bombakereső +1D
• 4 A Win +F
• Cruiser-X 79 Preview +2D
• Cimbo +D
• Cimbo +
• Banana Republic Preview +3D
• Cimbo +1D
• Cruiser-X 79 Preview +2D
• Mafia Assembler Edition Preview [german]
• Cimbo
• Lhasa Mountain +D
• Dragon Hunter +2D
• Crypt of the Pharaoh +D
• Brick’s Revenge Preview +2
• Mafia Assembler Edition Preview
• Mr T’s Money Box +D
• Mr T’s Alphabet Games +D
• Mr T Meets His Match +D
• Mr T’s Number Games +D
• Mr T’s Shape Games +D
• Mr T’s Measuring Games +D
• Dragon Hunter +2D
• Croaky +2
• Croaky +2HF
• The Temple of Doom +3FD
• Trogue64 +5H
• Rockball +2D

Download: All Games in One Archive (6327)

source: csdb.dk

Jean-François DEL NERO (who’s behind the HxC SD Floppy Emulator) recently has released a version of the HxC emulator firmware that is compatible with the STM32 chip used in the Gotek floppy emulators.

This means that the great functionality of the HxC SD emulator is now available on cheaper and more widely available hardware.

The bootloader to convert the Gotek floppy drive in HxC compatible must be purchased on the website HXC 2001 by sending an email to Jean-François DEL NERO. The price of the bootloader is one-off 10 Euro per Gotek that you want to update. Future updates of the software are free and can be made from a USB stick

The HXC Usb (Gotek) firmware supports: + many more….

USB Stick STM32 (Gotek) HxC Floppy Emulator Firmware v3.3.1.2a -> v3.4.4.6a cumulative changelog:

• QuickDisk support : Fixes/Timing improvements. Data masked outside the read window.
• OSD : Keys/Rotary regression fixed.
• QuickDisk support : Various write enhancement for Roland machines support (Roland S-10,S-220,…)
• OSD : Keys/Rotary wake-up behavior changed/enhanced.
• QuickDisk support : More Fixes again ! Blank.qd image : Ready window increased from 5s to 5.5s
• QuickDisk support : More important write support fixes !
• QuickDisk support : Write support fixed (DMA descriptors fixed).
• Work in progress : QuickDisk emulation support added !
• A new build variant is now available to emulate QuickDisk drive !
• The Gotek floppy port to the QuickDisk interface is:
  • – Shugart pin –          — QuickDisk Machine–
  • Pin  2 (/DC)           ->  /MS (/MediaSense)
  • Pin 10 (/DS0)          ->  Connect it to GND/VSS
  • Pin 16 (/MotorOn)      ->  /MO
  • Pin 20 (/Step)         ->  /RS (/Reset)
  • Pin 22 (/WriteData)    ->  /WD (/WriteData)
  • Pin 24 (/WriteGate)    ->   WG (WriteGate)
  • Pin 28 (/WriteProtect) ->   WP (WriteProtect)
  • Pin 30 (/ReadData)     ->   RD (ReadData)
  • Pin 34 (/Ready)        ->  /RY (/Ready)
  • Pins 4,6,8,12,14,18,26 and 32 can be left unconnected on the Gotek.
  • Odd pins Gotek pins (1,3,5,7,…,33) should be connected to the GND/VSS.
  • The jumper must be set to “MO”.
  • A Blank QuickDisk floppy disk can be found in the firmware archive in the /QuickDisk folder.
• Fix 3.3.8.14a PC Floppy interface mode regression.
• Faster disk-change state head-step clear and mask ready during the diskchange delay. (Fix Yamaha Clavinova diskchange issue)
• USB stick browser : Faster/smoother files/folders browsing.
• USB stick folder Auto mount : Faster files copy/image generation.  
• You can hide HXCSDFE.CFG, AUTOBOOT.HFE and /mount/emptyfat.img files on the stick now.
• Default 7 segments screen standby / powerup can changed on the custom firmware page : https://hxc2001.com/custom_fw/
• Fix non-working v3.3.6.1a firmware !
• On screen display : Separated HSYNC/VSYNC signals support added:
  • For machines without CSYNC (Composite Sync) signal.
  • Once this option is enabled the Gotek video IOs are mapped as this :
  • OSD Video out : Gotek U8 Pin 5 (PB15).
  • OSD Video HSYNC in : Gotek “JTCK-SWCLK” pin (PA14).
  • OSD Video VSYNC in : Gotek U8 Pin 1 (PB12).
• New system family raw file support : Roland W30/W50/S50/S330/S550. (7 digits display menu entry -> 019)
• Fix floppy IO pins state when the select line is permanently low (v3.3.4.1a regression).
• Write codes speed optimizations.
• HFE : Format support : Fix the “too early index” issue.
• Raw files : Fix interface mode settings. (v3.3.4.4a regression)
• File sorting : Ignore file name case.
• Direct access : Fix the “set index” command.
• OSD : CSYNC Pull-up enabled.
• Fix some possible format issues.
• Some more optimizations.
• Head settling time default value fixed on the custom firmware page : https://hxc2001.com/custom_fw/
• “Interface CFG” LCD/OLED/OSD menu entry fixed.
• OSD:
  • Code speed optimizations (CPU pipeline + Flash prefetch optimizations).
  • OSD Polarity can be now set with the “OLED screen polarity” parameter.
• Better/lower lines jitter while floppy emulation is running.
• USB : Code speed optimizations (read & write Fifos, ISR).
• ASM ISR (Step, Drive Select…) : Many code speed optimizations (CPU pipeline + Flash prefetch optimizations).
• The firmware is now stable with both OSD and floppy emulation working in the same time !
• “Normal mode” / Direct disk browsing : Files entries are now alphabetically ordered. Folders appears first then the files images.
• “Load Last selected image” : Fix reload issue with some long file names.

This is only a little part of the changelog. The original one is very long and you can read it here. (instruction manual here)

The HxC Floppy Emulator Firmware Customization page: https://hxc2001.com/custom_fw/

Download: USB Stick STM32 (Gotek) HxC Firmware v3.4.4.6a (1156)

source: hxc2001.com

I used the 22Disk & TeleDisk software for writing the Floppy Disks for the Grundy Newbrain.

The Floppy disk writing software & the Grundy Newbrain software can be downloaded here: newbrainemu.eu

Gallery:

What can I do with this?

With the new Ultimate 64 firmware (>=1.1c) there is an option to receive video frames & audio over a network connection at 50fps.

You can use this tool to capture those frames into an image, audio or video file.

Changelog v1.1a (21/07/2019):

• Added audio capture

Download: U64 Streamer v1.2 (935)

source: u64streamer