Category: Commodore 16

YAPE 1.0.10 New Release!

A new version of YAPE has been released: -show subfolders as type CBM in IEC/filesystem mode -implemented monitor watchpoint/breakpoint ranges -watchpoint context displayed when hit -improved speedometer to cater for non-standard, longer frames -occasionally stuck joystick states when emulated thru the keyboard fixed (long outstanding bug!) -uninitialized variable in a newly optimized part of SID engine patched -digitized palette in…

'Commodore Free' Issue 93 is available now!

Commodore Free 93 is out. The free digital magazine for Commodore line of computers brings news, articles and reviews for the Amiga, C64, Plus/4 and VIC-20. This issue contents: Mastering tapes Part 1: General considerations By Pixel JAM IT Commodore 64 Game review Growing Pains Part Tres – The Envelope Addressor” (TEA) v1 and v4.2” by Lenard R. Roach Commodore…

New 'CBM prg Studio' for Commodore 64 can play SIDs!

Arthur has released the version 3.7.0 of the “highly acclaimed” Windows IDE for the C64, CBM prg Studio. Two big new features in this version are: SID Emulation. Finally, after years in development, you can listen to the sounds created with the tool! Support for abbreviate BASIC commands (pO for poke, ? for print etc.) plus tools to compress and uncompress…

'Commodore Free' Magazine Issue 91 is out

Commodore Free, a magazine about the C64, VIC-20, Amiga and all C= family of computers has released the issue 91, the first of 2016. The issue has plenty of news about all C= models plus some featured articles like a review for the book “10 PRINT”, an article about Algorithms for Commodore BASIC, and much more. You can download the magazine…

'Hugohunt' – New maze game for Commodore 64, C16 and Plus/4

Hugohunt is a new maze-type game released for the Commodore 16 (and Plus/4) and also for the C64, based on the game Hugojagd XL developed for the Atari. The gameplay is simple to understand but very hard to play. You control the pac-man-looking hero around the maze, avoiding the enemies. Although they don’t move, they block you o get to certain…

Commodore Users Magazine 'K&A Plus' Issue 3 now available in PDF

The year of 2015 was a great year for the vintage computing magazine with several new magazines being published and one of my favourites has just released a new issue. The 3rd issue of Komoda & Amiga Plus Magazine is now available in PDF, both in English and Polish covering most of Commodore’s computers, including modern Amiga OS. Besides the…

A History of Commodore’s 8-bit Computers

There is always space in our heart to read about the Commodore history and my favourite part is the beginning of the 8-bit era culminating with the Commodore 64. The website LowEndMac has published a good summary of that era with the article “A History of Commodore’s 8-bit Computers” by Dan Knight. The article starts with a short paragraph about…

Retro Computer Collectible Cards

We that lived the times where we would fistfight our friends in defence of our favourite computer brand/model, know how fierce and endless these ruses can last. How about settle it in a friendly trump card game? If you wonder how, I can tell you that it is going to be possible really soon. There is an already-funded campaign running…

Emacs for Commodore Plus/4 – It is 'EmaC=s'

EmaC=s is an alternate screen editor for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4 with the Emacs bindings. Another nice thing about this editor is that it is made in Assembler and the source code is available on Github. Even if you are not an Emacs user, it might be very educative check the source code. Link: Github

'Commodore Free' Magazine Issue 89 is out!

Your favorite Commodore Magazine has just released issue 89 with lots of articles, interviews and game reviews for the C64, VIC-20, Amiga and all the Commodore family of computers. The interviews are with Steve Reed from WWW.C64COPYPROTECTION.COM and CLOAN NEWSLETTERS, and  Sean Peck, creator of Kipperterm 128. It reviews games like Meteor Defender for the Amiga and Abyssonaut for the for…