Vampire GOLD2.8 Core Released for V600 v2 & V500 v2(+)

Vampire GOLD2.8 Changelog:

• Improved HDMI DMA support for misaligned screen pointers.
• Minor FPU fix.
• A500 RTC fix (V500).
• Improved SDCard/SDNet support.
• V500 V2+ Expansion port enabled.

SAGA Driver v1.1 Changelog:

• Updated VampireGFX.card to 1.12
  • Adds Scanlines settings.
  • Assumes SOFTSPRITE=YES by default if not set in tooltypes.
• Updated SDNet.device to 1.1.
  • Fix for x12 cores.
• Added VampireGFX tooltypes documentation.

Download: Vampire Core & Saga Driver (1329)

source: apollo-accelerators.com

This is the official demo party results from BCC #12. See also the CSDB BCC #12 section for more informations and download.

C64 Demo:

• 1 – Psychedelic Delicacy by Delysid
• 2 – The New Ninja Skateboarders of Death by The New Ninja Skateboarders of Death
• 4 – Honey by Atlantis

C64 Music:

• 1 – $50 Shades of Gradius by c0zmo
• 2 – Ibiza Sun [2sid] by GI-Joe
• 3 – We Hover Do You Feel That by G-Fellow
• 4 – Rain of Castamere by Kompositkrut
• 5 – Redshift by Toggle
• 6 – For BCC#12 Invitation by Sonki
• 7 – BCC12 by Sonki
• 8 – Eine Kleine Popmusik by Røly
• 9 – Migraines Revenge by Gaetano Chiummo
• 10 – The Courier Remix by Uctumi

C64 Graphics:

• 1 – Neonscape by Luisa/Oni
• 2 – Ein Tag im Meer by Baracuda
• 3 – Ghost by Fabs/Salvo Bee
• 4 – Fire and Fury by Nero
• 5 – Abstract Rotation by Informer
• 6 – Monsta by Salvo Bee
• 7 – Fun and Run by Informer
• 8 – Haruko and Ayako by Luisa/Oni

Mixed:

• 1 – Game Art Beyond by Bliss (Graphics Collection)

C64 Fast Intro:

• 1 – Monitori Te Salutant II by Brainstorm    
• 2 – Courier Intro by Hokuto Force
• 3 – Party-Part by Atlantis
• 4 – Kraut54147 by Mayday!

Productions released outside compos:

• Eliminator Remix (Music)
• Pains ‘n’ Aches +8D Trainer by Excess (Tool)
• Puzznic +3P (Crack)
• The Chicken Choker +2 by Aldi Industries (Crack)

Download: BCC #12 Full Party Stuff (1197)

source: csdb.dk

Vampire GOLD2.7 Core Released for V600 v2 & V500 v2(+)

Vampire Changelog:

• Added fully pipelined hard FPU with peak 78 MFlops
• Added native support for all 68882 FPU operations without need of extra libraries
• Added new high performance memory controller, reaching 600MB/sec memory speed
• Added MapRom support
• Added Workbench Hardware Sprite support
• Added Scanlines optional mode for retro look of games on HDMI output
• Added RangerMem (A500 slow memory) for better compatibility with some old games/demos
• Added new boot picture
• Improved MPU (memory protection) with catching memory access error Enabled
• Improved AMMX2 instruction set with acceleration features for Video decoding, Image Decoding, 2D-games, 3D-games
• Improved WHDLOAD compatibility
• Improved Faster Boot time

SAGA Driver Changelog:

• Added VControl 1.1 (replace VampireTool)
• Updated SAGA driver installer
• Updated SDNet to 1.0 (Bax)
• Improved VampireGFX performance with AMMX (Bax)
• Complete VampireGFX driver rewrite in ASM (flype)

Download: Vampire Core & Saga Driver (1286)

source: apollo-accelerators.com

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….

Firmware STM32 USB HxCFloppyEmulator v3.1.9.1a -> v3.1.16.1a cumulative changelog:

• User interface part :
  • Code Refactored
  • Better buttons behavior.
  • Better/faster rotary behavior.

• Normal mode :
  • Press both buttons shortly to jump to the first entry of the current folder. (“..”)

• Normal mode :
  • When returning to parent folder (“..”) the position in the folder is restored.

• Autoboot mode :
  • Press both buttons shortly to jump to Autoboot.hfe / Press both buttons more than 2 seconds eject/insert the disk.

• Indexed mode :
  • Press both buttons shortly to jump to DSKA0000.HFE / Press both buttons more than 2 seconds eject/insert the disk.

• 7 segments screen : Now show when an image is inserted (“—”) or ejected (” – “)
• OLED : init algorithm revised for diymore.cc screens.  (Press the right button at power up at the first diymore.cc screen installation).

• Various user interface fixes.
• Normal mode : key auto-repeat delay increased.
• Revert filtering changes (Rotary support)
• Keys debouncing filter increased.
• Normal mode : Wait the select key release after a directory change.

• New interface modes :
  • IBMPC_DD_HD (PC Mode with auto density selection)
  • S950_DD_HD  (Akai / Shugart-Like Mode with auto density selection)

• New Family :
  • Ensoniq ASR10 (Ensoniq Auto DD & HD support)

• New 7 segments config menu 1 (Interface mode) entries :
  • 0F = S900/S950 (Density Auto)
  • 10 = PC DD/HD  (Density Auto)

• New 7 segments config menu 0 (System family) entry :
  • 11 = Ensoniq ASR10 (Ensoniq Auto DD & HD support)

• Some file system & disks access sanity checks added.
• New menu setting interface menu for normal 7-segments Goteks :
  • To access it, remove the USB Stick and press both buttons.
  • Choose the sub menu number – wait some seconds for the selection validation.
  • Check and/or change the setting – wait some seconds for the selection validation.

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

Download: USB Stick STM32 (Gotek) HxC Firmware v3.1.16.1a (1026)

source: hxc2001.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:

• Cabal +8DFHIR
• Tetris MP [2in1] +F
• Retaliate Preview 2 +2
• Retaliate Preview 2 +
• Retaliate V0.2 Beta
• Lemmings +15DF [easyflash]
• UFF +2TPDF [english]
• Number King
• Ratekoenig
• Axe of Rage +10DMHF
• Retaliate V0.2.1 Beta (Hotfix)
• Find The Pussy
• Jake the Snake V2.2
• Retaliate Preview 2 +3H
• Snake 360 Preview +
• Snake 360 Preview
• Painter +4DH
• Kevin in the Woods Preview +
• Steel Ranger Preview +C
• Balloon Flight +HF
• Wizard
• Trainsmission +1
• Trainsmission +
• Crazy Cars III +6D [easyflash]
• Tink Tonk Castle Clobber +
• Killed Until Dead +D [easyflash]
• Steel Ranger +3C Trainer
• Retaliate Preview 3 +3
• Fallout Hacker
• H.E.R.O. II Preview 2
• Fallout Hacker +1D
• Pirates! [german] [1581]
• Iceblox Plus +5HF
• Killed Until Dead +D [easyflash]
• Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego [easyflash]
• Battle Command [sd2iec]
• Metro Blitz +3DH
• Zork (53 Columns)
• Alien 3 [easyflash]
• Gindevmbly
• Border Blast 3 Enhanced +2H [seuck]
• Dark Destroyer 2117 RX +2 [seuck]
• Delta Run RX +2DH [seuck]
• Valentine’s Day Shopping Simulator +
• Navy Moves +7DFHIRW
• Indeflataball +7HF
• Vitamin +4CTD
• Bounder (Competition Edition)
• Zork III (Proportional Font)

Download: All Games in One Archive (5837)

source: csdb.dk