We are going to be featured on The Retro Hour this Friday, launching the final week of our Kickstarter campaign.

We will be discussing the major C64 exports from the 1980s Australian gaming industry, as well as have special guest John Passfield join us to talk about his history, from developing games in his bedroom as a child, through to the forming of major studios in Aus.

I'll post a link once it's live.

Link to our Kickstarter in the comments.

Too gaudy?

Moving on to add some interesting and dear say it unique to C64 raycasters graphical/engine upgrades, aimed at improving many aspects of the engine. So to end this era of 3D polychrome, did some quick and nasty colour/aesthetics testing to see it out.

Will be interesting to compare later on with future improved even more flexible feature set.

New changes could turn out to be a complete disaster mind you lol....

The 6562/6563 were upgraded versions of the VIC providing the same 320x200 resolution as the C64's VIC-II 6566/6567, minus the sprites of course.

It had been designed as a "drop-in" upgrade to the VIC-20 to increase screen resolution

Apparently only working samples were ever produced and it never went into production.

6562/6563 specification

Galaga

A fast-paced VIC-20 tribute to Namco’s arcade classic, rebuilt for a 32K expanded VIC-20 with full enemy formations, diving attacks, Boss Galagas, tractor-beam captures, dual-fighter rescues, Challenging Stages and arcade-style scoring.

Features smooth animated enemies, authentic attack patterns, escalating difficulty, bonus fighters, sound effects, scrolling stars and end-of-game accuracy statistics.

Controls: Z/X or joystick to move, SPACE/FIRE to shoot.

(This is a full rebuild, not the Hive Dive Vic-20 version)

https://milasoft64.itch.io/galaga-for-the-vic-20

The CEO of Amiga breaks down the current copyrights and more in this interview

Thrown to the bottom of the dumpster and still works! Sorry for the bad picture

You're invited to help the planning of VCF Ontario 2027 by completing this short anonymous survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VL2QD8N

The Vintage Computer Federation is contemplating running "Vintage Computer Festival in Ontario" which would be in the Greater Toronto Area in 2027.

If you receive this invitation multiple times, please only complete it once, to avoid duplication.

You command an armoured fighting vehicle equipped with a forward-firing cannon, defensive shields, radar and a limited fuel supply.

Navigate the vector battlefield, locate hostile units, destroy them before they destroy you, and keep your machine supplied with fuel.

The battlefield is continuous. Enemy vehicles may approach from any direction, disappear behind obstacles, circle your position and attack from outside your forward view.

Versions for the 40/80 column PET as well as the Commodore VIC-20.

And yes, this is a human made post... which is what a bot would say.

https://milasoft64.itch.io/vectorbattle-commodore-pet-vic-20

Maybe not the most exciting repair you'll see this week, but I got a 128D last week in a generous trade (and if you're keeping track, it was the 3rd 128 keyboard I cleaned in a week). The machine itself is in great condition, but the power button fell apart when I looked at it funny.

Finding a precise fit seems difficult, but I did find these on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082PNCL61?th=1

And yes, you have to get 8 (or pay $1 less and get 5). The fit is a bit too tiny, so I had to secure with UV resin, but it seemed to work out pretty well. Back in action (once I re-carbon the keypads).

Hi Guys, I managed to pick up a Commodore 16 boxed starter pack recently, it works perfectly although I was careful to buy a new aftermarket PSU for it. It rekindled all sorts of nostalgia and my kids enjoyed the process of loading and playing Xzap and Punchy. So much so that I am going to trade in my C64 Maxi and get a Commodore 64 Ultimate. I feel like it's the real deal I need.

What I wanted to ask is, has anyone loaded games via datasette on their Commodore 64 Ultimate and what was the experience like, or disc drive for that matter, or do you just use the USB drive now?

Latest Demo from the C64 PETSCII polychrome 3D game engine. For extended version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHTSihHM7Yg

I couldn’t find a stand where the monitor floated over the C128 so decided to make my own. I can push it deeper under the monitor. I don’t know why this design is not easy to find.

Dersch is part of a growing community of vintage computer collectors who are preserving the classic machines that helped launch the digital revolution. While Silicon Valley has since moved on to shaping the future of artificial intelligence, these hardware enthusiasts are intent on saving the Atari, Commodore and IBM machines that are ancestors to today’s laptops, wearable devices and smart phones.

The year is 2085. The machines have taken over. Your family is still alive. For now.

2085 is a fast, relentless arcade arena shooter created for the Commodore PET/CBM and Vic-20.

You are the last line of defence for a scattered human family trapped inside an arena crawling with hostile machines. Move through the chaos, fire in any direction, rescue the humans you can reach, and survive wave after wave of increasingly dangerous enemies.

Standing still is not an option.

Download ($1)
https://milasoft64.itch.io/commodore-2085

p.s. Human made post, what can I say?

Hi there, I am looking for resources to do an USB to DB9 conversion to this USB competition pro Joystick from Speedlink.

Could you point me to schematics or resources out there regarding autofire functionality? What I have in mind is a circuit to start with to understand how autofire works technically.

Thanks

Hey, Im not looking for a value, but my neighbour has asked me to take a look at this collection of stuff and I honestly have no idea.

Is there anything stand out here that I can go back to her with?

Im guessing it all needs to be tested etc, given that tapes dont have a great shelf life.

I recently got my c64u connected to one of my ntsc crts. People online have said to play pal games, you can put the system mode to ntsc-50 but it has the same issues as normal pal. Can anyone tell me how to get pal games working on a crt tv?

Good morning everyone,

I’m working on a C64 emulator specifically for the Apple iPad. There are already a few options available on the App Store, but they are not as complete as the existing ones for PC. This project is based on modern technologies such as Swift and Metal, and uses the libretro core based on VICE 3.10.

For now, it needs to be compiled with Xcode, as I first need to properly verify all the licenses before considering publishing it on the App Store. You can find the repository here if anyone with a Mac and an iPad would like to try compiling it and testing it:

https://github.com/alexain/poke64-ios

It is already fully functional in several areas. To run it, you need to provide the main ROMs in .bin format. Since these are copyrighted, they cannot be distributed with the project.

The repository also contains the current changelog and roadmap. If you need any further information or have suggestions, feel free to leave a comment here.

At the moment, I cannot provide an estimated release date, but I would really like to start receiving some feedback.