Hoxs64 written by David Horrocks is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/Vista/Seven (DirectX 9+)

The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail.

Changelog:

• Fixed an EasyFlash cartridge fault when loading a 4KB banked CRT file or state file.

Download:

• Hoxs64 64 bit v1.0.8.6 (887)
• Hoxs64 32 bit v1.0.8.6 (901)
• Hoxs64 Ansi Win98/2K v1.0.8.6 (906)

source: hoxs64.net

Hoxs64 written by David Horrocks is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/Vista/Seven (DirectX 9+)

The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail.

Changelog:

• Added emulation state file save, load and restore facility.
• Added Epyx Fastload cartridge.
• Added screen border hide options.
• Fixed Retro Reply cartridge banking fault.
• Reworked the CPU code to accommodate XAA/ANE for a MOS8500 as reported by Visual6502.org

Download:

• Hoxs64 64 bit v1.0.8.5 (1183)
• Hoxs64 32 bit v1.0.8.5 (1172)
• Hoxs64 Ansi Win98/2K v1.0.8.5 (1224)

source: hoxs64.net

Attitude is a disk magazine for the Commodore 64 computer by Triad. We hope you enjoy this issue as much as you did the previous ones!

Download: Attitude Diskmagazine #14 (1111)

source: noname.c64.org

Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.

Titles:

• Elidon +7DM
• Conway’s Game Of Life
• Harrier Strike +3
• Locomotive Preview
• Deep Star +4
• Codename Desert Storm +3
• Liberator Preview
• Mission Moon +2J 101%
• Megapede +DG
• Gigamaze +ED
• 911 Tiger Shark +2 [ntsc]
• Agent-X II +1DG
• Submarine Rescue +5
• Submarine Rescue
• Mission Moon
• Sheep vs. Fox DX +2H
• Job Race +2D
• Press It!
• Angry Birds Style
• Murray Mouse +26D
• Quod Init Exit v1.4
• Flin Flon
• Assembloids (Retail Version) +2HD

Download: All Games in One Archive (2602)

source: csdb.dk

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CBM prg Studio Version 2.8.0 is released. There are a lot of new features in this version. I’d really appreciate it if you report any bugs you find or have any suggestions/comments.

CBM prg Studio allows you to type a BASIC or Machine Code program in using a nice Windows environment and convert it to a ‘.prg’ file which you can run on an emulator, or even a real C64 / VIC20 or PET if you’re feeling brave and have the right kit.

CBM prg Studio is the result of merging C64PrgGen and VIC20PrgGen. Adding new features and fixing bugs in two apps which were 95% similar was a bit of a nightmare so merging them made sense.

It was also a good opportunity for a face lift and to add some new features, such as:

• Programs are project based, meaning all related source files, sprite files etc. are kept in one place and multiple source files can be linked more easily.
• Tabbed MDI.
• Syntax highlighting.

What CBM prg Studio isn’t is a front-end for tok64, cbmcnvrt, bastext or any other tokeniser / detokeniser / assembler. It’s all been written completely from scratch.

New features:

• Screen RAM viewer for debugger.
• Ignore/truncate REM statements during code generation switch.
• Project comments.
• The character editor’s scratch pad can be imported to the screen editor.
• Save/load configuration settings.
• Import multicolour bitmaps into the sprite editor.
• Export binary files from the character editor.
• Much improved BASIC and assembly generation time.

See the help for a complete list of bug fixed.

Download: CBM prg Studio v2.8.0 (953)

source: ajordison.co.uk

This program works as a program launcher for Commodore machines. Even if it was originally intended for a device with sd2iec firmware, it works also with any CBM drive (without sd2iec functions of course).

It is a multi-system version derived from the discontinued sd2brwse v.0.6 by Hannu Nuotio (fork() of sdbrowse v.0.7)

The Vic-20 Mega-Cart Installer is based on sys.asm sources of mega-tools by Daniel Kahlin, sort routine by Michael Kircher.

Current supported machines:

• C64.
• C64DTV.
• Vic-20 unexpanded.
• Vic-20 +3K RAM.
• Vic-20 +8K RAM or plus (for FE3 use this version)
• Vic-20 with Mega-Cart.
• C16 / C116 / Plus4.
• C128 in 64 mode.
• C128 80 Columns.

Tested drives:

• MMC2IEC
• SD2IEC
• uIEC
• C64-SD (any version, with ITS modules too)
• 1541 (with JiffyDOS too)
• 1541-II
• 1571
• 1581

Changelog:

• v.0.1 – 01-Sep-2009 (Start of project, C64/C64DTV only)
• v.0.2 – 21-Oct-2009 (First working version for Vic-20 +8K RAM)
• v.0.3 – 06-Jan-2010 (Added memory config auto-detection for Vic-20 selected program)
• v.0.4 – 19-Jan-2010 (Added support for Vic-20 with Mega-Cart and manual start mode)
• v.0.5 – 10-Feb-2010 (Added support for Vic-20 unexpanded and Vic-20 +3K RAM)
• v.1.0 – 05-Mar-2010 (First public version, minor issues fixed, C64 and Vic-20 supported)
• v.1.1 – 22-Jun-2010 (Added support for D41 and DNP file images, sd2iec firmware v.0.9.0 or higher required)
• v.1.2 – 09-Oct-2010 (Added SJLOAD speed-up option to the manual mode of the Mega-cart version)
• v.1.3 – 31-May-2012 (Added support for C16/C116/Plus4, Sort directories, cosmetic changes)
• v.1.4 – 19-Jul-2012 (Added JIFFYDTV speed-up support for C64-DTV, Clear screen before RUN)
• v.1.5 – 03-Mar-2013 (Added support for C128, and uppercases disk images D64,D81,D71 etc.)
• v.1.6 – 20-Aug-2013 (Added support for Tap files using ITS modules, case insensitive disk images Dnp, TaP, m2I etc.)

Download: CBM FileBrowser v1.6 (3508)

source: vic20.it/cbmfilebrowser

Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups: Sitzgruppe, TRIAD, Lifeless Incorporated, Prof. Pi^2, Onslaught, Nostalgia, Genesis Project and Laxity.

Download:

• Pimple Panic Preview (992)
• Defmon &D (989)
• Motor Massacre / Road Raiders 101% +18DIR (1047)
• Warriors +6 101% (960)
• Stalingrad Campaign +D and Map (998)
• The Vice Squad (preview) (989)
• Bunker Runner (992)
• Schloss-Geist +4H (959)
• Hells Bells +H (975)
• Frospi +4 (1013)
• Cuby +3H (989)
• The Great Escape +2H (988)
• Lemmings [unofficial] Preview + (995)
• The Vice Squad Preview +4 (980)
• Dictator 101% +h (1005)
• All Games in One Archive (2614)

source: csdb.dk

If you are the lucky owners of these eprom: Motorola MCM 68766C you can do something really cute, hardware permitting. Example: use this EPROM like a ROM for some Devices and Computers Commodore without using an adapter ;-D

I had to use the EPROM programmer Promenade C1 for Commodore 64 to burn these eprom because all my programmers don’t support these type of eprom.

Download:

• Eprom Motorola MCM68766C Datasheet (1809)
• Prom-Shell v2.00 (676)

Some new games (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups: Metalvotze, Genesis Project, S.E.U.C.K. Trainers United, Really Proud Lamers, Dinasours and Laxity.

Download:

• Sheepoid DX +7HFD [pal/ntsc] (963)
• Mysterix +1ED [english+onefiled] (939)
• Pimmelsafari (966)
• Return of the Jedi (926)
• Fast Food Preview (937)
• Ultimate Cops +2 (952)
• Scramble 1k +3 (915)
• Berzerk + (959)
• Moondog +1 (970)
• All Games in One Archive (2549)

source: csdb.dk

Commodore Free Magazine Issue #70 and #71

Free to download Commodore magazine dedicated to Commodore Computers.

Download:

• Commodore Free Magazine Issue #70 (D64) (1030)
• Commodore Free Magazine Issue #70 (PDF) (1218)
• Commodore Free Magazine Issue #70 (TXT) (956)
• Commodore Free Magazine Issue #71 (D64) (962)
• Commodore Free Magazine Issue #71 (PDF) (1281)
• Commodore Free Magazine Issue #71 (TXT) (1067)

source: commodorefree.com

CBM prg Studio Version 2.7.0 is released. There are a lot of new features in this version. I’d really appreciate it if you report any bugs you find or have any suggestions/comments.

CBM prg Studio allows you to type a BASIC or Machine Code program in using a nice Windows environment and convert it to a ‘.prg’ file which you can run on an emulator, or even a real C64 / VIC20 or PET if you’re feeling brave and have the right kit.

CBM prg Studio is the result of merging C64PrgGen and VIC20PrgGen. Adding new features and fixing bugs in two apps which were 95% similar was a bit of a nightmare so merging them made sense.

It was also a good opportunity for a face lift and to add some new features, such as:

• Programs are project based, meaning all related source files, sprite files etc. are kept in one place and multiple source files can be linked more easily.
• Tabbed MDI.
• Syntax highlighting.

What CBM prg Studio isn’t is a front-end for tok64, cbmcnvrt, bastext or any other tokeniser / detokeniser / assembler. It’s all been written completely from scratch.

New features:

• Debugger:
  • Keyboard shortcuts.
  • Instruction cycle counter.
  • Overlay files.
  • VICE Snapshot files (for C64 and VIC 20 only).
  • Better execution control, e.g. step over, into etc.
  • Change SP and SR registers.
  • Memory viewer.
  • Much better performance.
  • Updated tutorial.

• Character editor:
  • Edited characters indicator.
  • Copy groups of characters.
  • Scroll the scratchpad.

• BASIC:
  • Batch mode added.
  • Constants can be defined/redefined in code, and use hex values.
  • Auto line numbering inproved.

Bugs fixed:

• ‘£’ was in invalid BASIC character.
• $(nn),y was not being assembled properly, whereas ($nn),y was.
• Casted offsets (offsets which are based on other offsets) were broken.
• Problems renumbering BASIC programs with ON..GOTO/GOSUB with spaces in the line number list.
• PC relative offsets (e.g. bvc *-2) fixed.
• ‘Align’ directive not working.
• Load/save in character editor.
• Multicolour issues with the screen/character/sprite editors.
• Including sprite files (IncBin) into assembly source only generated 63 bytes.

See the help for a complete list of new features and fixed bugs.

Download: CBM prg Studio v2.7.0 (896)

source: ajordison.co.uk

Some new games (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups: Alpha Flight, Nostalgia, Dév, The Mad Scientist, Dinasours, Didi, Unreal, The Hidden Farts and Laxity.

Download:

• Glider Rider +4/D/P/TL (959)
• Arcade Fruit Machine 101% +4DFH (1080)
• Immensity Preview (930)
• Jet Set Willy Bugfixed - TAPES (969)
• Jungle Jack +2 (925)
• Superbike +P (955)
• Titanic (978)
• Z-Zone +2 (919)
• Dina\'s Dinosaur Math (910)
• Electra-Ship +2 (940)
• Fetris 100% [pal/ntsc] [bugfixed] (921)
• Chopper Command + (953)
• Schlimeisch Mania (916)
• Schlimeisch Mania +F [pal/ntsc] (915)
• Guardian +2DH (913)
• Trance Sector CE +10HFD 100% [pal/ntsc] (939)
• All Games in One Archive (2417)

source: csdb.dk

Autopsy:

I have to thank my friend Damiano for sending me the ITS Module with a low serial number, which like the previous one (C64SD v2.0) i really appreciate it.

The ITS module is a interface that enables SD2IEC to play .TAP files version 1 and version 2 to a commodore machine. The ITS module was designed to fit into the pass-through tape connector of C64SD Infinity and to be connected to the C64SD by a four wires cable that allows C64SD to manage it.

SD2IEC firmware has been modified in order to add the commands and the routines needed to control the external ITS module without removing any of the original SD2IEC functionalities

Features:

• Play back any V1 or V2 standard .TAP files in order to load them into a commodore machine belonging to the “classic” or “264” series including: VIC-20, VC20, C64, C16, C116, C128 (all
• versions) and Plus/4. Note: some models of C128D doesn’t have the tape edge-card connector, of  course ITS is not compatible with these machines.
• Rebuild the original tape grabbed into all the .TAP version 1 and for most of the version 2
• Work permanently connected between the tape port of the commodore computers and the corresponding datassette (either 1530 white model flat plug or 1531 black model mini-din plug) acting
• As a pass-through transparent gateway or activated in order to play back .TAP files: no need to connect and disconnect the module to use your datassette.
• Play back .TAP content with optimal accuracy and completely in digital format without the hassle of file conversions or level adjustment
• Simulate tape motor activation logic fully so that the play back of the tape is managed as it would be in a real C2N tape. An override button has been provided able to stop the play back of the “virtual tape” at any time when necessary.
• Work with either 1530 (White model, flat plug) datassette recorder as well as with 1531 (Black, mini-din plug) datassette
• Load .TAP with multiple programs recorded one after the other (like the classic tape compilations sold in the 80′s)  

What Can’t You Do:

• Create a .TAP file representing the content of a Tape (i.e. ITS is not a “tape content grabber”)
• Fix the content of a TAP file in case it’s broken. Broken .TAP won’t load on your Commodore box. Since there are literally thousands of utilities to create and manipulate .TAP files there is the possibility to come across non-standard or incorrect .TAP files.
• Play back the content of .TAP of version V0. Use an utility to convert V0 .TAP files to V1 such as TapClean then you will be able to use the converted .TAP file with ITS module.
• Manage programs saved on tape that are based on the tape-counter management or on the time of wind-rewind of the tape.

The ITS Module can be purchased on the Manosoft site.

ITS Tape Loading video:

source: manosoft.it

Some new games (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups: Onslaught, INFERIOR Software International, Antarctica and Laxity.

Download:

• Up in the Air Preview 2 +4 (890)
• Triangle +1D (931)
• Ball Preview (924)
• Flubble & Squij (+Remix) +8HD (964)
• Gold Quest 5 (956)
• All Games in One Archive (2345)

source: csdb.dk