Commodore News Page - News: C64

Jan Beta - C64 ALDI repair

Jan Beta has made a video about the repair of a Commodore C64 ALDI.

2019-04-12 - 13:06:00 - Week: 15 - Item number: 7031 - Category: C64, Repair

Propaganda List 2019/1

A new edition of the Propaganda List is now available in the Commodore Scene Database.

2019-04-12 - 13:01:00 - Week: 15 - Item number: 7026 - Category: C64, Magazine

Daniel Renner - Turbo Chameleon - Amiga core

Daniel Renner made a video about running an Amiga core on the Turbo Chameleon cartridge.

2019-04-05 - 13:14:00 - Week: 14 - Item number: 7024 - Category: C64, Emulator

RetroManCave - C64 Game System

RetroManCave made a video about the Commodore C64 Game System.

2019-04-05 - 13:12:00 - Week: 14 - Item number: 7022 - Category: C64, Podcast

Highway Hoppers - C64

Highway Hoppers is a new game for the Commodore C64 computer. The game is developed by Romwer in Basic. The game reached the 1st place in the C64 1K Game Competition at BASIC 10Liner Contest 2019.

2019-04-05 - 13:05:00 - Week: 14 - Item number: 7015 - Category: C64, Game

The Age of Heroes is a new arcade game for the Commodore C64. The game is developed by Achim Volkers (code), Trevor Storey (graphics), Saul Cross (music) and Jason Mackenzie (packaging design). The game is available as a download, diskette and cassette.

2019-04-05 - 13:03:00 - Week: 14 - Item number: 7013 - Category: C64, Game

SEUCK Compo 2019 - Legion of the Damned

The game Legion of the Damned is a new game in the SEUCK Competition 2019. The game is developed by Eleanor Burns, and it is a horizontal scrolling shooting game.

2019-04-05 - 13:00:00 - Week: 14 - Item number: 7010 - Category: C64, Competition

SEUCK Compo 2019 - Fulgur

The game Fulgur a new game in the SEUCK Competition 2019. The game is developed by Alf Yngve, and it is a vertical scrolling shooting game.

2019-03-29 - 13:08:00 - Week: 13 - Item number: 7004 - Category: C64, Competition

Sheep is a Key - C64

Sheep is a Key is a new game for the Commodore C64. The game is developed by thesuperfrog (code), Mr. Mouse (music) and Raffox (graphics).

2019-03-29 - 13:06:00 - Week: 13 - Item number: 7002 - Category: C64, Game

C128 forum is a forum for Commodore C128 users with the following sections: Games, General info, Herdware, Wheel and deal, Programming, .D?? Depo, Cross platform, Emulation, Demo scene, Useful Links, Alternate OS's and Go64.

FREEZE64 - 26

FREEZE64 is a fanzine for Commodore 64 gamers and hackers. In this edition: Psycho Hopper, Planet Attack, Badlands, Bits 'n Bytes, Julian Rignall - Zzapback!, Blue Max, Jack the Nipper, John Buckley, Games of Thrones, Mancave, The Age of Heroes, Star Trooper, Pokes 'n Codes and Mark Hellewell.

2019-03-29 - 13:00:00 - Week: 13 - Item number: 6996 - Category: C64, Magazine

8-Bit Show & Tell - Epyx Fast Load

Robin Harbron has made another video. This time the video is about the Epyx Fast Load cartridge for the Commodore 64.

2019-03-22 - 13:12:00 - Week: 12 - Item number: 6991 - Category: C64, Podcast

A modern Commodore 64

Eric Hill built himself a modern Commodore C64. He used an Individual Computers MK2 Reloaded, Kickstarter C64C case and the Mechboard64.

2019-03-22 - 13:08:00 - Week: 12 - Item number: 6987 - Category: C64, Hardware

GoatTracker V2.75

A new version of GoatTracker is now available. Changes in this version: More options for octave division and note names. Added a isomorphic key layout.

GoatTracker V2.76 Stereo

2019-03-22 - 13:04:00 - Week: 12 - Item number: 6983 - Category: C64, Program

Sven Petersen - C64 Power Supply

Sven Petersen has developed a replacement power supply for the Commodore C64. You can built the power supply yourself. The schematics, parts list and PCB lay-outs are available on GitHub.

2019-03-22 - 13:02:00 - Week: 12 - Item number: 6981 - Category: C64, Hardware

Park Adventure - C64

Park Adventure is a new adventure game for the Commodore C64. The game has been developed by Iceout.

2019-03-22 - 13:00:00 - Week: 12 - Item number: 6979 - Category: C64, Game

C0pperdragon - C64 Video Enhancement

C0pperdragon has developed a modification board for the Commodore 64 with a YPbPr video output. This device passively listens to 22 pins of the VIC-II and uses an FPGA to create a pixel-perfect video image.

2019-03-15 - 13:16:00 - Week: 11 - Item number: 6976 - Category: C64, Hardware

Daniel Renner - Turbo Chameleon v2

Daniel Renner made a video about the new Turbo Chameleon v2 cartridge from Individual Computers.

2019-03-15 - 13:14:00 - Week: 11 - Item number: 6974 - Category: C64, Hardware

ReGame 64 #3

ReGame 64 is a printed book about Commodore C64 games and game creators. The articles are: Sam's Journey, Chester - Steel Ranger, Cadaver - Pains 'n' Aches, Mikael - Sydney Hunter and the sacred tribe, Saul Cross - Mah, Simone - Graphic Pixel Art, The C64 Mini and Best 2017 C64 game.

2019-03-15 - 13:07:00 - Week: 11 - Item number: 6967 - Category: C64, Magazine

Forum64.de is a webpage for Commodore and Amiga users with a forum, a picture gallery, a market-place and an events-calendar.

C64Studio v6.0

C64 Studio is an assembly development environment which is dependent on VICE. You can write assembly code and test this with the VICE emulator. Recent changes: Improvements for the screen editor, BASIC editor, file manager, sprite viewer, macro viewer and BASIC renumber.

2019-03-15 - 13:04:00 - Week: 11 - Item number: 6964 - Category: C64, Program

PETSCII Video Generator - C64

PETSCII Video Generator is a new graphics tool for the Commodore C64 developed by LDX#40. This program draws PETSCII-based patterns which you can control yourself or you can let the computer make random patterns.

2019-03-15 - 13:02:00 - Week: 11 - Item number: 6962 - Category: C64, Program

SIDFX

SIDFX is a device that makes it possible to install two SID chips inside your Commodore C64, SX-64, 128, 128D or C64 Reloaded. The features are: No soldering required, direct audio-output, automatic detection of different type of SID's and easy configuration.

2019-03-08 - 13:18:00 - Week: 10 - Item number: 6959 - Category: C64, Hardware

Bruce Lee - Return Of Fury - C64

Return of Fury is a continuation of the original game Bruce Lee, developed by DataSoft Inc, in 1984. It features all of the classic gameplay, but now in a brand new world. The improvements were made by Vidar Bang, Rune Spaans, Anders Rodahl, Kåre Johansen, Roy Widding, Andrew Fisher, Vinny Mainolfi, Chris Stanley, Tom Roger Skauen and Paul Hughes.

2019-03-08 - 13:14:00 - Week: 10 - Item number: 6955 - Category: C64, Game

Cosmic Force - C64

WavemStudios has started a Kickstarter campaign to make a new game for the Commodore C64. The game will be a shoot 'em up game in the classic arcade style of Galaxian, Galaga, Defender and Star Wars.

2019-03-08 - 13:07:00 - Week: 10 - Item number: 6948 - Category: C64, Game

MagicFlash64

The magicFlash64 is a kernal replacement for the Commodore 64. The features are: 64 x 8 KB slots (writeable from the C64), flash memory and a Atmega48 micro controller.

2019-03-08 - 13:04:00 - Week: 10 - Item number: 6945 - Category: C64, Hardware

SEUCK Compo 2019 - Summit Fever

The game Summit Feveris a new game in the SEUCK Competition 2019. The game is developed by PIEVSPIE and it is a vertical scrolling shooting game.

2019-03-08 - 13:02:00 - Week: 10 - Item number: 6943 - Category: C64, Competition

Tenebra Macabre - C64

Tenebra Macabre is a new game for the Commodore C64. The game is developed by Majikeyric (code), Mibri (music) and na_th_an (graphics). This game is one of the competitors in the RGCD C64 16KB Cartridge Game Dev Compo.

RGCD C64 16KB Cartridge Game Dev Compo

2019-03-01 - 13:14:00 - Week: 9 - Item number: 6939 - Category: C64, Game

Starfysh Remix - C64

Starfysh Remix is a new game for the Commodore C64. The game is developed by Richard Bayliss (code & music) Shaun Pearson (graphics) and Jonathan Eggleton (graphics).

2019-03-01 - 13:07:00 - Week: 9 - Item number: 6932 - Category: C64, Game

Amiga Scene is a Dutch webpage for Amiga users with news, a forum, picture gallery, technical articles, magazines, events-calendar and music.

SEUCK Compo 2019 - PROTOX-1

The game PROTOX-1 is a new game in the SEUCK Competition 2019. The game is developed by VG VOX and it is a vertical scrolling space shooting game.

2019-02-22 - 13:12:00 - Week: 8 - Item number: 6920 - Category: C64, Competition

Herbert Midgley - C64 & Midi

Herbert Midgley made a video about using the Commodore 64 as a synthesizer with the use of Midi. In this episode: STATION64, CynthCART 64 v2 and Retroskoi.

2019-02-22 - 13:10:00 - Week: 8 - Item number: 6918 - Category: C64, Podcast

SID-Spieler

SID-Spieler is an German web page about SID music. You can find information about SID music, composers, magazines, meetings. software and much more.

2019-02-22 - 13:07:00 - Week: 8 - Item number: 6915 - Category: C64, Web page

Super Toboggan Challenge - C64

Super Toboggan Challenge is a new SEUCK game for the Commodore C64. The game is developed by Richard and is a racing game.

2019-02-22 - 13:06:00 - Week: 8 - Item number: 6914 - Category: C64, Game

FREEZE64 - 25

FREEZE64 is a fanzine for Commodore 64 gamers and hackers. In this edition: Herobotix - Hewson/Rack-It, Moby Dick - Cymbal Software, Bits 'n' Bytes, Julian Rignall's Zzapback!, Sizzler, L'Abbaye des morts, Steve Collins, Toilets in games, Martin Walker, Rupert, The Toy Maker's Party, Pokes 'n' Codes and Steven Lyons.

2019-02-22 - 13:05:00 - Week: 8 - Item number: 6913 - Category: C64, Magazine

Scene World Podcast #59

Scene World Podcast is a podcast about the Commodore scene. In this episode: Farming Simulator - Martin Rabl, FPGASID, Kryoflux, MechBoard64, The 128RM, Uncle Art and RIP Joel West.

2019-02-22 - 13:04:00 - Week: 8 - Item number: 6912 - Category: C64, Magazine

Daniel Renner - SRAM64

Daniel Renner made a video about replacing the memory of the Commodore C64 with the SRAM64 module.

2019-02-22 - 13:02:00 - Week: 8 - Item number: 6910 - Category: C64, Hardware

Super Galax-I-Birds - C64

Super Galax-I-Birds is a new game for the Commodore C64. The game is developed by aNdy (code), w0rm (test) and Moloch (help).

2019-02-22 - 13:00:00 - Week: 8 - Item number: 6908 - Category: C64, Game

A hobbyist guide to the C64 Mini

Holger Weßling wrote a book about the C64 Mini. In this book: Update Firmware, Disk management, Operating systems, Programming languages, Emulators, Hardware, USB, Modding, Hacks, Tips & Tricks, Demo's, Wiki's and FAQ. The book is now also available in a printed version (English & German).

The book as an eBook:

2019-02-15 - 13:18:00 - Week: 7 - Item number: 6907 - Category: C64, Hardware

Plus/4 World is a web page for the Commodore Plus/4 (but also the C16 and the C116). On the web page: news items, manuals, articles, a forum, general info and much more.

Cainers Commodore Capers - C64 repair

On the Youtube channel Cainers Commodore Capers! you can watch the repair of a Commodore C64.

2019-02-15 - 13:11:00 - Week: 7 - Item number: 6900 - Category: C64, Repair

Reset64 Magazine Game compo 2018

The people behind the Reset 64 magazine have chosen the best Commodore C64 games of the year 2018. The top 5 is:
#1 - Rocky Memphis
#2 - Hunter's Moon Remastered
#3 - Space Moguls
#4 - Shadow Switcher
#5 - Hibernated 1: This Place is Death

2019-02-15 - 13:07:00 - Week: 7 - Item number: 6896 - Category: C64, Competition

Hoxs64 v1.0.17.0

David Horrocks released a new version of his Hoxs64 emulator. The latest changes are: Improvement for the VIC emulation.

2019-02-15 - 13:02:00 - Week: 7 - Item number: 6891 - Category: C64, Emulator

ReMETA #4 - Demobit 2019

ReMETA is a diskette magazine for the Commodore C64. In this episode the Demobit 2019 Party. The magazine is made by d'Avid, Visage, DOS and Grass.

2019-02-15 - 13:00:00 - Week: 7 - Item number: 6889 - Category: C64, Magazine

SD-BOX v2.3

The SD-BOX is a cartridge with an SD card interface for the Commodore C64. The cartridge has many functions for the disk drive and the Datassette. Recent updates: Added a function for formatting diskettes.

2019-02-08 - 13:13:00 - Week: 6 - Item number: 6886 - Category: C64, Hardware

IntroBase v3

K.C. has updated his IntroBase64. All (10024) intros available at intros.c64.org are now available in IntroBase64. The intros will have screenshots, music/sound info (SID file) and a link to the online version. The VICE, CCS64 and Hoxs64 emulators are included and pre-configured.

2019-02-08 - 13:11:00 - Week: 6 - Item number: 6884 - Category: C64, Program

Turbo Chameleon 64 - v2

Individual computers has announced the Turbo Chameleon 64 version 2. The features are: VGA, Turbo (9.8x), 16MB REU, 4MB GeoRAM, MMC/SD card, PS2 keyboard & mice, realtime clock, USB and cartridge emulation: Action Replay, Retro Replay, KCS Power cartridge, Final Cartridge 3, Expert Cartridge, SuperSnapshot 5, etc.

2019-02-08 - 13:07:00 - Week: 6 - Item number: 6880 - Category: C64, Hardware

Kami - C64

Kami is a new game for the Commodore C64. The game is based on the iOS/Android game KAMI and is made by DnP (code & graphics) and Zonix (music).

2019-02-08 - 13:03:00 - Week: 6 - Item number: 6876 - Category: C64, Game

JITT64 v1.03

There is an update of JITT64 available, you can read the details on the JITT64 web page. Java Ice Team Tracker 64 is a java based music tracker (editor) for creating music for SID chip of Commodore 64. Instruments are totally based onto tables for full control of sound generation.

2019-02-08 - 13:02:00 - Week: 6 - Item number: 6875 - Category: C64, Program

On this page you can find news items that are related to Commodore. Every week there are new news items. The items can also be viewed by category and there is a search function available.

SEUCK Compo 2019 - Robo Form X

The game Robo Form X is a new game in the SEUCK Competition 2019. The game is developed by VG VOX and it is a vertical scrolling space shooting game.

2019-02-08 - 13:01:00 - Week: 6 - Item number: 6874 - Category: C64, Competition

The ChickenHead Chronicles - SX-64

A new episode of The ChickenHead Chronicles is now available. In this episode: The Commodore SX-64.

2019-02-08 - 13:00:00 - Week: 6 - Item number: 6873 - Category: C64, Podcast

SX-64 mini

Christian Steenken has built a mini version of the Commodore SX-64. The features are: Excellway EF01 case, Raspberry Pi, 3.5" LCD, WiFi, keyboard, SD card an USB.

2019-02-01 - 13:18:00 - Week: 5 - Item number: 6871 - Category: C64, Hardware

Virtuoso 1.02 - C64

Hein has released an update for his music tool for the Commodore C64. The features are: Main editor: sequencer, patterns, instruments, step and FLO programs. Jam mode: mono, poly or layered. Selection of instruments, song, octave or song speed and a diskette menu.

2019-02-01 - 13:16:00 - Week: 5 - Item number: 6869 - Category: C64, Program

LDX#40 - Vint

LDX#40 made a limited number of CD's with SID music to celebrate his 20 years in the SID music. On this CD: Labataan, Ghoxrin, Kelompok Dua Puluh and Count von Ghox.

2019-02-01 - 13:11:00 - Week: 5 - Item number: 6864 - Category: C64, Music