The C64.com web page had an interview with Jonathan Temples. Jonathan is a graphical artist who worked for Codemasters, Zeppelin Games, Choice Software and Genesis Software. His first computer was a Commodore VIC20 that was later followed by a C64. Some of the games he worked on are: SpellCast, Spikey in Transylvania, CJ in the USA, Stuntman Seymour, DJ Puff’s…
The Dutch Commodore User Group had a meeting on June 21th. This Commodore user group is a very active group with six meetings every year with around a hundred or more visitors at each meeting. You can look at the photos and see how the meeting was. And this time the special guest was Robert Bernardo. Website: http://commodore.hcc.nl
Turbo Chameleon 64 is an extremely user-friendly cartridge that can be used without opening the computer. You just plug it into the expansion port of the C64.The Turbo Chameleon 64 cartridge can also be operated as a stand-alone unit (since it’s basically an FPGA computer like the C-One or the Minimig in a C64 cartridge case), replacing the computer, the…
In a nutshell, the RetroChallenge is a loosely disorganised gathering of RetroComputing enthusiasts who collectively do stuff with old computers for a month. The event is very much open to interpretation… individuals set there own challenges, which can range from programming to multimedia work; hardware restoration to exploring legacy networking… or just plain dicking around. It really doesn’t matter what…
Todays updates over at Games that weren’t 64 are as follows: The Pinz Victory Road (UK version) Sigue Sigue Sputnik Seal Cull Search For Sharla Streethawk Pluff Graham Gooch World Class Cricket Batman 3D Arcade Classics 2 Source: http://www.gamesthatwerent.com
Latest updates from Vinny over at c64endings.co.uk are as follows: Clystron by CP Verlag / X-Ample Slightly Magic+39D by Hackersoft Captain Blood by Infogrames Beyond Dark Castle by Activision Magicland Dizzy+43D by Hackersoft Astro Marine Corps by Dinamic Website: http://www.c64endings.co.uk
Latest news updates over at The New Dimension are as follows: New SEUCK REDUX Framework Updated TAU OMEGA REDUX by Alf Yngve COCKMAN by Roberto Ricioppo DRUMO IN ADVENTURE LAND by Roberto Ricioppo New SEUCK REDUX Framework Released Tau Zero Redux Released Dark Force – Special Edition released Loader Game Tape Master Kit 2 released Website: http://tnd64.unikat.sk
I’ve learned few weeks ago about the Retrochallenge that happens every winter and summer, which is , according to its website, a loosely disorganized gathering of RetroComputing enthusiasts who collectively do stuff with old computers for a month. The challenge will be held from July 1st to 31st. Excited about it, and with tons of interesting stuff to do but very little…
Based upon the Epyx Fastload Cartridge. This hybrid also includes a reset button and a custom ROM. Disk loading speeds on a Commodore 64 are painful, but not once you have one of these! Loads the average game in less than 8 seconds. Simple to use, just plug it in and GO! Commodore Key and Run/Stop to boot from SD2IEC…
Firmware update for the Cassiopei. The new version supports the PET2001 series, and the 40XX series is no longer in the beta stage. Also some small bug-fixes for speech synthesizer and the sample player. The Cassiopei manager has an improved progress-bar and allows batch file (add/delete) processing. Website: http://jderogee.tripod.comSource: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
