Category: Commodore 64

Alwyz released a new version of Strikterm. Striketerm is an improved version of the Novaterm 9.6c communications program. Changes in this version: REU detection on start-up. Support for Commodoreserver.com and IRC support. And it is now possible to select terminal mode options from inside the terminal. Website: http://1200baud.wordpress.com

VOTE HERE: http://www.vitno.org/cia/forum/showthread.php?4074-CiA-BANNER-COMPETITION-VOTING-POLL Please Note: Anyone found to be cheating in any way will be instantly disqualified from the competition. However we have implemented security to avoid this and we have ways to monitor cheaters, you have been warned. Competition has now ended. We have 57 banner entries, excellent work everyone, they all look awesome! Voting will last for one…

Paul Gardner-Stephen is working on an FPGA version of the Commodore C65. His goal is to make an 8-bit computer for the 21st century. The features of the C65 – FPGA will be: 1920×1200 @ 60Hz resolution, 256 colour palette from 4096 colours, 8 normal or enhanced sprites, faster CPU, 16MB RAM, multiple SID’s and more. Website: http://c65gs.blogspot.com.au

Leif Bloomquist released his game Vortex 2 for the testing phase. This game can use the internet to play against another person. In the game you can fly with your ship and shoot at the enemy, but nothing will happen at this stage in the development of the game. The game is auto-updating. You need an RR-Net or compatible cartridge…

The CGSC (Compute’s Gazette Sid Collection) has had an update. The COMPUTE!’s Sidplayer was a music system, created by Craig Chamberlain and Harry Bratt, for the Commodore 64. The aim of the Compute’s Gazette Sid Collection is to preserve as many of those Sidplayer music files in one location as possible. The current collection contains 13552 MUS, 4038 STR and…

David Horrocks released a new version of his Hoxs64 emulator. The latest changes are: Resizable main window for windowed mode. Improvement for the Ultimax VIC fetch. Fixed an EasyFlash cartridge fault when loading a 4KB banked CRT file or state file. Website: http://www.hoxs64.net

Latest releases over at CSDb are as follows: Commando, Cooking Witch, Commando Arcade, Mayday! Intro, The Darkness Original Soundtrack, Darkipede +2, Darkipede +, Darkness +6DS, Darkness +6, Amazon 100% +5EF [pal/ntsc], Censor Design Logo “Zooscape”, 30 Years of Mom, Offence Intro, Gnom [norwegian], Scuba Dive HS &D, Bellringer III V1.5 +4HFD [pal/ntsc], Fantasy 1, The Item Is The Totem, Relaunch64…

Todays updates over at Games that weren’t 64 are as follows: 3D Pool V1 Playboy – The Game Here and there with the Mr Men Jet Set Willy V1 Xenon 2 Purple Saturn Day Panic Stations Gremlins Dragon Slayer 10-yard Fight Source: http://www.gamesthatwerent.com

You can now vote for your favourite game in the SEUCK competition 2014. The entries for this year are: Another Day, Another Zombie (Carl Mason), Hero time 2 (IndyJR/FanCA), Double or nothing (Alf Yngve), Noxus (Alf Yngve), Shaken – The Tale of the Swordless Ninja (Roberto Dillon), Vampire Hunter 2 (IndyJR/FanCA), 1941 – The Secret Conflict (Gibranx) and Last Hope…

Ray Carlsen has developed a universal power supply for the Commodore C64, VIC-20, Plus/4 and C128 computers. Features: Input 120V, 60Hz or 220V, 50 Hz. Output: 5VDC – 5A, 9VAC – 1A. Built in Computer Saver. The whole system is built inside a sturdy metal casing. Website: http://personalpages.tds.net