Category: Commodore News

C64 cartridge dumper

Rob needed a way to get the data from a Commodore 64 cartridge. He made a device that can dump standard 8 kByte cartridges. He uses an Arduino that is connected to the cartridge to retrieve the data and transfer it to a PC via the USB connection. The schematics and firmware are available from the link below. Website: https://github.com/segrax/Arduino-C64-Cartridge-Dumper

Commodore Format Power Pack 63!

The guys over at Commodore Format Archive are so pleased with the responce they received from releasing Powerpack 62, that they have decided to work on another one which of course will be Power Pack 63!Commodore Format Power Pack 63 will be released in October. And just like before, they want to fill it with your software. Have you written…

Commodore Format Power Pack 62!

After 19 years the Commodore Format Power Pack is back!Commodore Format Power Pack 62 contains the following free games as a free download!Big thank you to Richard Bayliss and all the crew over at Commodore Format Archive for making this happen, happy memories revived :) Super Pac Twins House Case Sub Hunter Cosmic Ark Download: Power Pack 62Website: http://www.commodoreformatarchive.com

WinUAE 2.8.2 beta 3

– Selected chipset extra didn’t match what dialog box shows (b2). This broke many configs..– CD32 FMV 16-bit display mode support.– A590/A2091, A3000, A4000T and A4091 SCSI was not initialized unless at least one device was connected (b1).– Added Picasso IV flash rom v7.4 image to rom scanner. It does not need to be called picasso_iv_flash.rom anymore.– Added Blizzard 1230-IV…

CSDb Latest Releases

Latest releases over at CSDb are as follows: Super Pac Twins (Special Edition) 101% +5F [pal/ntsc], Onslaught Shooter Collection [Easyflash], Machiromanticarium, Alter Ego 101% +5, 256b Real Norwegian Flag ;-), 256b Norwegian Flag, Dark Force – Redux, C-m- -l -v- f-n-x !, Oxyron Logo ‘Minotaur’, Prg2Sid 0.90, Oxyron Logo ‘Eyes’, Game Corner Q2/2014 [pal/ntsc], Magic Duel (DoReCo Edition 2014) +F…

Full version: "Erben der Erde" available for download

The website ‘Amiga Future’ offers the full version of “Erben der Erde” for download. Due to the size of the file, you have to register at amigafuture.de to access the download-link. Website: http://www.amigafuture.de

MorphOS: Installation guide for E-UAE and WHDLoad (English)

Paolo ‘Jambalah’ Russo has written a detailed English language tutorial about E-UAE-installation under MorphOS and about launching WHDLoad-games out of Ambient. Additional to the PDF-file there is also a Word document giving you the chance to translate the text. Download sites: E-UAE_installation_on_MorphOS.pdf E-UAE_installation_on_MorphOS.docx

New Demo: Multiplayer Coop-Shooter "Chaos Guns"

[youtube _CGOF-QDZjQ nolink] “Chaos Guns” combines the four independently playable characters from “Hired Guns” with the bird’s-eye view from “Alien Breed”. Due to the feedback, the second demo version was highly reworked compared to the first preview. According to the authors the demo now offers a real preview to the game. The first release was called a “Tech-Demo”. The most…

Commodore Free #81

Issue 81 of ‘Commodore Free’, the magazine dedicated to Commodore computers is now available for download. The magazine is available in the following formats; PDF, ePUB, MOBI, HTML, TXT, SEQ and D64 disk image. Website: http://www.commodorefree.com

Aminet Latest Releases

Latest releases over at Aminet are as follows: xoxo.zip, AmiArcadiaMOS.lha, AmiArcadia.lha, Xenomorph_1.0.lha, MCE-OS4.lha, Fussball-WM-2014.lha and amath.lha. Download, more details and more files can be found over at http://aminet.net