Commodore News Page - News: C128(D)

Stunt Car Racer - C128

Stunt Car Racer is a new game for the Commodore C128 computer, developed by cobbpg. In the game you drive your V8 powered stunt car over a roller coaster track, with huge drive-ups and descents as well as banked corners and jumps.

2025-11-14 - 12:16:00 - Week: 46 - Item number: 14014 - Category: C128(D), Game

André Fachat - 8bit-times #36

You can now watch a new YouTube video from André Fachat. In this episode of 8-bit-times: Andre looks at the program he developed in 1989 called BDOS. With BDOS you can copy files to and from PC type disks on the Commodore C128 computer with a Commodore 1571 disk drive.

2025-11-14 - 12:00:00 - Week: 46 - Item number: 13998 - Category: C128(D), Program

The8BitTheory - C128 Videotext / Teletext

You can watch a new video from the The8BitTheory YouTube channel. In this episode: Watching Videotext or Teletext pages on the Commodore C128 computer. The program will fetch the data from a server via a WiC64 Wi-Fi modem, process the HTML, and then displays the data on the screen with a resolution of 640 x 225 pixels (Characters: 16 x 9 pixels).

2025-10-31 - 12:23:00 - Week: 44 - Item number: 13973 - Category: C128(D), Program

Ultra36 Multi Rom System - C128

Lukas is working on a multi-ROM system for the Commodore C128 Computer. The system will support 6 x 16 kB or 14 x 8 kB ROMs, and the menu is available after a 3 second reset. It is still in development, but you can follow his progress on the C-128 forum.

2025-08-22 - 12:15:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 13755 - Category: C128(D), Hardware

Idun - C64/128

The Idun is a cartridge for the Commodore C64/128 computer. The cartridge will connect a Raspberry Pi to the C64/128 and the features are: Virtual disk drive, RAM expansion, VDC options, Telnet BBS, SID player and LUA integration. Changes in this version: Support for CP|M (C64/128), Software 80-column text (C64) and improvements for shell, drives and search.

2025-05-09 - 12:04:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 13436 - Category: C128(D), Hardware

Planet of Demise - C128 (CP|M)

Planet of Demise is a text adventure for the Commodore C128 computer. The game is based on the text adventure Planet of Death for the ZX Spectrum, and is converted for the C128 in CP|M mode by The Retro Programmer.

2025-04-18 - 12:15:00 - Week: 16 - Item number: 13383 - Category: C128(D), Game

Arctic retro - C128 - U36 & Luma fix

You can now watch a new video from the Arctic retro YouTube channel. In this video: A test of the Luma fix for the Commodore C128 computer, and an explanation of the possibilities of the U36 ROM in the C128.

2025-03-28 - 12:16:00 - Week: 13 - Item number: 13324 - Category: C128(D), Hardware

C128 (310381 R7) SRAM Adapter

Hkzlab has developed a Commodore 128 SRAM adapter board for the 310381 R7 motherboard. You will have to remove your DRAM ICs and place IC-sockets to install this board.

2025-03-28 - 12:04:00 - Week: 13 - Item number: 13312 - Category: C128(D), Hardware

Akalabeth - C128

Akalabeth is a new game for the Commodore C128 computer, developed by Wil. The game is based on the game Akalabeth: World of Doom (1979) for the Apple II, by Richard Garriott.

2025-03-21 - 12:15:00 - Week: 12 - Item number: 13300 - Category: C128(D), Game

Aminet is a webpage for Amiga users where you can find freely distributable Amiga software.

GadgetUK164 - Power supply repair

You can now watch a new video from the GadgetUK164 YouTube channel. In this video: The repair of Commodore power supplies for the Commodore C128 and the Amiga computers.

2025-01-24 - 12:13:00 - Week: 4 - Item number: 13132 - Category: C128(D), Repair

Legend of the Drunken Snake - C128

Legend of the Drunken Snake is a new game for the Commodore C128 computer, developed by June (Nybbles and Bytes). You can play together with a friend to become the longest running snake player ever, dodging booze and eating apples, but be careful, not everything is without consequences.

2024-12-20 - 12:19:00 - Week: 51 - Item number: 13033 - Category: C128(D), Game

Retro Tech Insanity - C128 - Z80

You can watch a new video from the Retro Tech Insanity YouTube channel. In this episode: A explanation on how to double the Z80 CPU clock speed in your Commodore C128 computer.

2024-09-27 - 12:00:00 - Week: 39 - Item number: 12765 - Category: C128(D), Hardware

Retrobits - GEOS128 REU Autoboot

A new video from the YouTube channel Retrobits is now available. In this video the mystery of the auto-boot function of GEOS 128 with an REU.

2024-08-02 - 12:09:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 12609 - Category: C128(D), Information

COREi64 - CMD SuperCPU128 MMU reproduction

COREi64 has shown the first pictures of the CMD SuperCPU128 MMU reproduction he has developed. The next step will be the licensing.

2024-07-19 - 12:17:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 12576 - Category: C128(D), Hardware

ANT&TEC - C128 Power supply repair

You can now watch a new video from the ANT&TEC YouTube channel. In this episode: Repairing a Commodore C128 power supply.

2024-06-21 - 12:10:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 12486 - Category: C128(D), Repair

Arctic retro - C128D keyboard restoration

You can now watch a new video from the Arctic retro YouTube channel. In this video, the restoration of a keyboard for the Commodore C128D computer.

2024-05-31 - 12:12:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 12427 - Category: C128(D), Repair

Castle Quest - C128

Castle Quest is a new text adventure game for the Commodore C128 computer, developed by Richard J. Derocher. In the game you must rescue the kidnapped princess.

2024-05-10 - 12:07:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 12360 - Category: C128(D), Game

VDC Screen Editor 2 - C128

Xander Mol released a new version of his VDC Screen Editor for the commodore C128 computer. Changes in this version: Multiple VDC text screen modes, including 80x50 (PETSCII), import and export functions and VDCSE2PRG program generator now supports all screen sizes / screen modes.

2024-04-26 - 12:10:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 12321 - Category: C128(D), Program

This is a webpage dedicated to gathering as much information as possible about the productions, the groups, the sceners, the events and bbs's in the Commodore 64 scene.

The War of the Worlds & The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - C128

You can now play the text adventures The War of the Worlds and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes on your Commodore C128 computer with 80 columns.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

2024-02-23 - 12:04:00 - Week: 8 - Item number: 12128 - Category: C128(D), Game

The Taylor and Amy Show - C128

You can watch a new video from The Taylor and Amy Show YouTube channel. In this episode, Taylor and Amy are going to talk about the Commodore C128 computer.

2024-02-02 - 12:15:00 - Week: 5 - Item number: 12077 - Category: C128(D), YouTube

File Conductor - C128

The File Conductor is a file manager for Commodore 128 computers. It can run as a loadable program, an internal function ROM or external function ROM. It is capable of copying, moving, deleting, renaming and making directories.

2023-11-17 - 12:16:00 - Week: 46 - Item number: 11848 - Category: C128(D), Program

Bil Herd - C128

You can watch a new YouTube video from Bil Herd. In this video, Bil unboxes a Commodore C128 computer together with June from Nybbles and Bytes. This Commodore C128 was given to Bil by Commodore over 40 years ago. The computer was lost but has now been returned to Bil.

2023-09-01 - 12:09:00 - Week: 35 - Item number: 11614 - Category: C128(D), YouTube

VDCModeMania v1.2 - C128

Tokra released an extended version of the VDC Mode Mania demo. This version has the new graphics-mode:960 x 540 interlace monochrome. This mode only works with the RGBtoHDMI-device with at least Beta 59-firmware.

VDCModeMania on YouTube.

2023-08-25 - 12:14:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 11599 - Category: C128(D), Demo

ClassicHasClass - Livecam C128

ClassicHasClass wrote a blog about using a camera with the Commodore C128 and the ComputerEyes cartridge.

2023-07-14 - 12:06:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 11470 - Category: C128(D), Hardware

Planet of Demise - C128

Planet of Demise is a new text adventure game for the Commodore C128 computer, developed by The Retro Programmer. The game uses the CP/M mode of the Commodore C128 computer, and is also available for the Mattel Aquarius and the Amstrad CPC.

2023-06-23 - 12:18:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 11420 - Category: C128(D), Game

TheRetroChannel - C128 modifications

Mark Sawicki has made a new video for his YouTube channel. In this video, Mark will make some modifications in a Commodore C128D computer for JiffyDOS, drive switches and another ROM.

2023-06-09 - 12:06:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 11366 - Category: C128(D), Hardware

Idun - C128

The Idun is a new cartridge for the Commodore C128 computer. The cartridge will connect a Raspberry Pi to the C128 and the features are: Virtual diskdrive, RAM expansion, VDC options, Telnet BBS, SID player and LUA integration.

A demonstration video of the Idun cartridge on YouTube.

2023-05-19 - 12:17:00 - Week: 20 - Item number: 11314 - Category: C128(D), Hardware

The Denial forum is a forum for the Commodore VIC20 computer.

My64 / My128 - C128 games

On the My64 / My128 web page you can now find the DLOAD "128 GAMES ARCHIVE". This is an archive of games for the Commodore C128 computer. At this moment you can find more than 75 games with info on 40 or 80 column screens and how to start the game.

2023-05-19 - 12:00:00 - Week: 20 - Item number: 11297 - Category: C128(D), Game

Akalabeth - C128

Akalabeth: World of Doom is a game for the Commodore C128 computer. The original game was developed by Richard Garriott for the Apple II computer in the year 1979. The Commodore C128 conversion is made in BASIC 7.0 by FoxCunning.

2022-11-04 - 12:17:00 - Week: 44 - Item number: 10715 - Category: C128(D), Game

Triangular OS 1.30 - C128

Triangular OS is a operating system for the Commodore C128 computer. This OS is written in BASIC 7.0 and is still in development. There is also an Commodore C64, PET and VIC20 version available of Triangular OS.

2022-11-04 - 12:11:00 - Week: 44 - Item number: 10709 - Category: C128(D), Program

GoFundMe - C128D Keyboard

Brian Seeley started a gofundme campaign to build new keyboards for the Commodore C128D computer. Many C128D computers are available without keyboards, and existing computers would benefit from having new keyboards available if needed.

2022-09-09 - 12:14:00 - Week: 36 - Item number: 10541 - Category: C128(D), Hardware

Fast Hack'Em v9.9 - C64/128

Feedingdragon released an update for the disk copy program Fast Hack'Em. Changes in this version: Collected all parameters from different versions, improvements for the speed loader (NTSC), notifications, boot-sector (C128), 80 column display mode, menu and many bug fixes.

2022-09-02 - 12:15:00 - Week: 35 - Item number: 10522 - Category: C128(D), Program

Basic Bites - C128 cartridge dump

You can watch a new video from the Basic Bites YouTube channel. In this episode: How to dump a cartridge on a Commodore C128 computer.

2022-08-19 - 12:14:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 10481 - Category: C128(D), YouTube

C128 - 256K RAM expansion

Maciej Witkowiak developed a 256 kB RAM expansion MMU daughterboard for the Commodore C128 computer. This RAM expansion can be plugged into the U7 socket of a C128(D) or C128DCR computer. This expansion is based on a project by Marko Mäkelä and Pekka Pessi.

2022-07-22 - 12:17:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 10399 - Category: C128(D), Hardware