Tom-Cat's EF3 USB Utilities for EasyFlash 3 are now available in v1.2.
This Tool Collection contains:

• USB Test
• EF3 Send
• EF3 Copy
• EF3 Image Writer
• EF3 Image Reader

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MacGyver

A new graphic collection has been added to the Commodore Scene Database.

Followers of Star wars droids, Mazinger Z and Transformers will be happy to see his favourite robots c64ized by the new pixel art’s revelation R. International of the spanish development team "Los Burros del Soft" (now they’ll be named: "Revive!") along with a cool new short SID tribute to the music of Star wars, called "Star Wars Chronicles" made for the demo specially by masters of the SID Yogi Bear (music track) and Roland Hermans (player code). Slideshow program coded by Lobogris.

You can download the disk and watch it comfortably in your emulator or real c64, at:

http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=104615

Enjoy!

Los Burros del Soft

Join the rebel forces against the evil super computer Lincoln in Genesis Projects latest release - a game from 1990 that actually is seven games in one! The game makes little sense without docs, so they were translated from german and added for your convenience. We did also put a hiscore saver, a levelskipper and some lotion in the basket. Enjoy!

Grab it here: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=104558

G*P

The Recollection list of World Firsts and Records has quickly grown and become the epicentre of demo achievement. It will continue to expand and be refined together with the assistance of the sceners directly involved. Who was first? Who holds the current record? VIC, Graphic, SID... come and explore.

http://www.atlantis-prophecy.org/recollection/?load=world_of_demos

Jazzcat

Now available from WDC (Western Design Center) and modernized. Now clock frequency up to 14 MHz (instead of 1 MHz as in the original. Would beat now the Amiga in speed.

German original URL: http://tinyurl.com/7qv6k6k

Translated with google translator to english: http://tinyurl.com/6ng7ocs

G-Fellow

Tomi has been found out that probably on all DS-boards the transistor (Q1) soldered the wrong direction!

"It’s facing the wrong way. It should be facing away
from the PCB. Not like in the print on the PCB but the other way around."

Funny that nobody noticed yet-so please do not blame Tomi, im sure he is embarrased enough :)

Tomi says: "Luckily the circuit works even with the transistor backwards, but it is recommended to change it facing out of the PCB."

Well, with me everything is fine now (left channel was louter than right)...so off to the soldering iron and turn your transistors!

For further information: http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35311&start=75

Micha

Genesis Project give you Night Raid, a game that should have been published in Ahoy! Magazine in february 1989, but the magazine ceased to exist in january 1989. The disk for the nonexistant issue did survive though, and here you go: A fast paced action game where you must defend a military base from increasingly faster waves of enemy warships. Documentation is added for your convenience. Enjoy!

Grab the game here: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=104481

G*P

If you want to take a part in a compo where main goal is to make a continuation of a C64 game (using or not using level editor) - this compo is for You!

Details and event in English:

http://www.facebook.com/events/210007909093501/

Details and forum in Polish:

http://www.c64power.com/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=11&topic=2646

Deadline is set on 30th of April 2012.

V-12/Tropyx

C64List is a great cross-development tool for writing BASIC programs without line numbers.

Now with the release of v3.0, you can add assembly code at the end and make calls into the ML code from BASIC using the symbols in the assembly code. C64List will automatically generate the BASIC PRG file, along with assembling the ML - all in the same file so you only need to load one program.

For more information, visit the author’s blog: http://www.commodoreserver.com/BlogView.asp?BID=620460DB83BF4CC1AE7FEF4E9AB4A228

Goog

Feel free to fill up the votesheet for the next issue of the Scene World diskmag...
http://sceneworld.c64files.com/forms_onlinevoter.php

Source: CSDb News & Comments

MacGyver

A new version of the firmware for the interface 1541 Ultimate is released. This version runs only on the 1541 Ultimate II cartridge.

NOTE: Version 2.4a and 2.4c are the same, except for the update program itself.

Version 2.4c includes the fixes that TLR made to the firmware, and adds the following features:

Extra checks added in the update program: Verify after flashing the pages and checking checksum of loaded files.

Download: 1541 Ultimate II Firmware v2.4c

Source: Nightfall Blog

MacGyver

http://www.c64pixels.com/ - do you like to join?

Guess many of you have noticed that the activities on c64pixels.com are stucked for half a year by now. Due to private reasons this situation presumably will not change the next 6-8 months.

If you interested than send Veto( http://noname.c64.org/csdb/scener/?id=6936 ) a PM in the CSDb.

Original contact thread: http://noname.c64.org/csdb/forums/?roomid=7&topicid=89100#89111

G-Fellow

The year is 2141. Earth is dying. Now you have the chance to save the human race by blasting the evil robotic defence system of a planet in Section Pi. If you are successful we will be able to move there and leave this Earth to rot. To help you and the human race Genesis Project trained and fixed this game from 1990. Docs are also added for your convenience.

Grab it here: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=104396

Enjoy!

G*P

Brian Bagnall, author of the book, "Commodore: a Company on the Edge" reports that the eBook version will be undergoing price changes in about 2 weeks. Prices of the eBook will probably be higher than when first released. To read his full message, go to

http://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3503

RobertB

Nostalgia just released :

PROJECT FIRESTART +6 Easyflash

One of the best games ever made for c64 is now on EF cartridge. No more disk swapping or slow loading times. Enjoy this game as it was meant to be played!
Also save and load the game from the Easyflash memory. You can even backup/restore the save games to the floppy or mass storage devices if you need to flash your cartridge for some reason.

Download here:
csdb.dk/release/?id=104387

Source: Lemon64 Forums

MacGyver

The Revision party's new website is online! So have a look and register yourself. More information regarding the hotels and the events will follow soon.

www.revision-party.net

The official Invitation Demo Epsilon by Mercury is still available at YouTube.

Source: Revision Facebook page

MacGyver

The mighty H0ffman at Datastorm

Take shelter! The DATASTORM is forming over Europe - they got news that it just swept over UK and brought with it some UK jungle talent!

UKs finest, H0ffman/Unstable Label will bring a badass box full of C64/Amiga stompers and punish the speakers during friday night! He might toss in a curve ball or two in the DJ set as well!

Aaaaaiight junglists!

Jucke will ofcourse play his set as usual. This year more boombastic and psychotic than ever!

C64 invitation is still available at CSDb.

Source: C64/Amiga scene Facebook group

MacGyver

While throwing out the christmas tree Genesis Project found a forgotten present hidden in a dusty corner:

Cybercop is a game from 1989 that give you the oppertunity to kick some robot ass in the future, or at least in the 21st century as stated in the game, with your Laz-gun and Blasterang.

Grab in here: http://csdb.dk/release/index.php?id=104356

Enjoy.

G*P

The story of FCopy for the C-64
by Thomas Tempelmann, reprinted with permission.
A real stoy to be read here: http://www.pagetable.com/?p=647

St0rmfr0nt

Genesis Project give you Robowar, a nice two-player game from 1996 that you can use to settle all kinds of disputes, like whose turn it is to do the dishes or clean the stove.

Get it here: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=104322

Enjoy!

G*P

First update of 2012, and yet more unreleased goodies for you thanks to Ruben Spaans and Jazzcat, as well as other quick new entries:

(*) Arwag preview released!
(*) Remains of ’Civilization’ conversion released
(*) New version of Strobe added
(*) 4 entries from Ruben Spaans
(*) 4 more new entries

http://www.gtw64.co.uk

Frank

hack a day featured the announcement of the prototype of my USB programmable cartridge for the C64:
http://hackaday.com/2012/01/11/universal-commodore-64-cartridge-speeds-up-demo-production/

Frank

Genesis Project are proud to be the true supplier of gubbdata games in the year of 2012. So get yourself and your best cognac, tweed suit and pipe tobacco out of the closet and join WWII in Guderian. We have added docs (pdf and txt) and map for your convenience.

Grab the release here: http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=104286

And remember: Enjoy, but don’t mention the war!

G*P

It’s perfect time to release 100% version of the "I Love the Cube", a very important part of our lives. Please, enjoy.
http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=104283

Isildur/Samar

Genesis Project give you unlimited nukes to protect you and your population in Missile Attack, a game from 1990, now available here:

http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=104240

Enjoy!

G*P

The beautiful game built in 1987 by Durell Software called Thanatos has been restored for the modern gamer. The game now is fully file copyable to disk or modern hardware and has been adorned with three trainers. The original tape contains a dormant highscore saver that was fossilized in the game. The highscore saver has been restored and is now fully functional from and to disk. A template has been added to make the game enjoyable on NTSC machines too. Included also is a map in jpeg form.

The Shadow

Here’s another brainkiller for you - Alien Zoo - which was supplied and onefiled by Lynx/TRIAD. Go and train your grey ones!

Meet us on www.triad.se and antidote.hopto.org:23

bepp/TRIAD

After the recently released firmware 2.4 there is now an update to version 2.4A. In the 1541ultimate.net forum users have reported that when executing a cartridge image, the C64 freezes. This bug should no longer occur with firmware 2.4A. Moreover, a complete failure of the 1541U may occur when attempting to install the firmware 2.4, according to the users. Let’s hope that this error has been corrected as well. Registered users can download the new firmware from 1541ultimate.net.

Source: www.mingos-commodorepage.com

MacGyver

New PSID64 version 0.9 made by Roland Hermans (Neo) ready to download!

New features:
•Added support for PSID/RSID v3 formats.
•When applicable display info for second SID.
•Prebuilt binary for OS X (Lion) available.

Get it from:
http://psid64.sourceforge.net/news.php

Click on Download.

Yogibear

EasyProg 1.6.3 and EF3-Menu 1.0.4 arrived: https://bitbucket.org/skoe/easyflash/downloads

Changes for EasyProg:

Version 1.6.3 - 07.01.2012

• New Feature: Erase KERNAL/AR/SS5
• Torture Test fixed
• When a slot is erased, the slot name is erased too (same for KERNALs)
• Slot number is a part of the address if there is more then one slot, e.g. 01:23:0:1200 for slot 1, bank $23, ROML, offset $1200

And in the EF3-Menu:

Version 1.0.3 - 07.01.2012

• Contains EasyProg 1.6.3
• Menu entries are also greyed out if the slot contains a torture test pattern

If you want to update your EasyFlash3, it is very easy this time: Simply flash ef3-menu-1.0.4.crt into Slot 0 (System Area). Reset. Done. This only replaces the menu and EasyProg. Nothing else is deleted or altered (it should not, at least ;) )

Source: Forum64

MacGyver

The Digital Talk Crew is working on a brand new issue. But they are also searching for support. If you like to contribute an exclusive text, program, logo or sid-tune just contact them. Every author gets an copy on disk. The deadline is the 15th February 2012.

digitaltalk101@yahoo.com
http://board.nemesiz.tk/index.php?page=Board&boardID=238

Source: Lemon64 Forums

MacGyver

Laxity returned. Also, Triad, Onslaught and G*P put out some releases.

Basketball Preview V2 by Genesis Project

Beam +HiD [pal/ntsc] by Laxity

Mission on Thunderhead +D [ntsc/pal] by Genesis Project

Space Shuttle +D by TRIAD

C64anabalt +D [Sales Version] by Onslaught

Enjoy!

MacGyver

Here’s the news that many of you have been waiting for... C64anabalt is finally available to buy on cartridge from RGCD!

There are two versions of C64anabalt available; one with a SID chip conversion of Danny B.’s original score by Mikkel Hastrup (Encore), and an alternative build featuring music from the PC indie game ThrustBurst by Andreas Slotte (Ghormak). Unfortunately it wasn’t possible to fit them both into a single 16KB ROM, so we’ve made two versions available to order.

More info can be found here: http://www.rgcd.co.uk/2012/01/c64anabalt-cartridge-available-c64.html

And the game can be purchased from RGCD’s shop: http://www.rgcd.co.uk/p/shop.html

Discuss:
Lemon64 Forum Thread
Forum64 Thread (German)

Heavy Stylus

Let’s admit it: There are a few things the C64 is struggling with, such as animations, samples and loading. With the demo "VQ-Mania" aka "Algodancer 3" the Briton Algorithm demonstrates how these can be accommodated - all at the same time!

For more information and download check CSDb.

Furthermore, a video clip created by the author himself is available here.

MacGyver

This May 5-6 the Vintage Computer Festival East returns to the Info Age Science Center, 2201 Marconi Rd., Wall, New Jersey, USA. VCF East 8.0 is brought to you by the Mid-Atlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists club -- http://www.marchclub.org

Commodore Business Machines engineer Bil Herd will be running a workshop on the topic of Commodore maintenance and repair. The keynote speaker will be Tom Kurtz who co-developed BASIC while at Dartmouth College in the mid-1960s.

RobertB

After 17 years Atlantis is back on the C64. The latest release can be found under: http://www.csdb.dk/release/?id=104039
More to come...!

Doc/Atlantis

Neo-Rio released three text adventures for the Commodore C64. The games are originally made for the Tandy Coco and were published in the book "Rainbow book of adventures 3". The games are converted to Commodore BASIC 2. In "An Actor’s Nightmare" you are an actor who is late for a very important performance. In "The Lost Amulet" you need to read carefully read all notes, conserve your batteries and maybe use some magic and in "The Professional" you are Joseph Benjamin Gunn, a private detective, and need to find a million dollar necklace.

Download: An Actor’s Nightmare, The Lost Amulet and The Professional.

Also see Lemon64 Forum Thread.

Source: www.commodore-news.com

MacGyver

The Feeling of Power is a new game for the Commodore C64. The game was written by TheRyk, Fredrik made the music and the graphics are from LZwerch and TheRyk. The game was released at the Maximum Overdose 9 meeting, 28 - 30 December 2011 in Germany. The game reached 4th place in the Executable/Demo section.

Source: www.commodore-news.com

MacGyver

A quick invite to try out our Commodore 8bit search site, Want more then let us know! we are open to adding requested features.

http://search.cbm8bit.com add it to your 8bit bookmarks.

Happy Holidays.
Shane.

zap

Asia, New 3Screener by JSL to be found on CSDb:
http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=104203

JSL/ROLE/TROPYX

New EF release from Nostalgia:

A compilation of several games found in the arcades and that were previously released by them. All games with highscores will save them to the Easyflash cartridge.
Includes the following games:
- Ghosts’n’Goblins +5 HI
- Slap Fight +7 HI
- Bionic Commando +7 HI
- Congo Bongo +5
- Tiger Mission +12 HI
- Operation Wolf USA +6 HI
A special "Backup and Restore" tool is included so you can save your high scores to disk and back to EF.

Grab from here:
http://csdb.dk/release/?id=104100

Source: Lemon64 Forums

MacGyver

I have been working on "Cracker’s Map" for quite sometime, now I can finally present the online version (thanks to Elder0010 for the php assist and Sander/Focus for some pixels!) complete with download packs for each group. This section of my website is a great overview of the major cracking groups on the C64, their history and trivia (of which I will edit/add to over time). Go check it out!

http://www.atlantis-prophecy.org/recollection/?load=crackers_map

Jazzcat

Although the results of the RGCD 16KB Cartridge Development Compo were announced over at the Commodore Scene Database some time before Christmas, until now I’ve not had a chance to update the website. So, here at last are the long-awaited full results including feedback from the judging panel.

http://www.rgcd.co.uk/2012/01/2011-c64-16kb-cartridge-game.html

Thanks again to everyone who was involved!

James Monkman/Heavy Stylus (RGCD)

A new firmware for 1541 Ultimate (versions I and II) has been released. The update contains fixes which are already included in the custom firmware v2.3 (tlr). In addition, the following functions were added:

• CRT load
• EasyFlash support (read only)
• Flashing and running custom FPGAs (1541U-II only)

According to the changelog there has been quite some work "under the hood". The new firmware is available for registered users in the Download section at www.1541ultimate.net.

Discuss:
• 1541U Forum Thread (registered users only)
• Lemon64 Forum Thread
• Forum64 Thread (German)

MacGyver

Very interesting: Ninja's talk about Error 23 on the annual CCC end-of-year congress in Berlin: www.youtube.com/user/28c3#p/u/42/po9IY5Kf0Mo

Source: CSDb News & Comments

MacGyver

Maximum Overdose 9 took place on 28th to 30th December 2011 in Lübeck, Germany.

Executable/Demo top 3:
1. Omega 2 / Future Concepts (C64 Demo)
2. 20 Years Oxyron / Oxyron (C64 Demo)
3. Meet Linus / TRSi (C64 Music Collection)

For the full official results and most releases check CSDb.

MacGyver

tUM*11 took place from 27th to 29th December 2011 in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Check out the complete results. Mention there were no seperate C64 compos.
Ächzzeit by Nuance won the Combined Low-End Demo Competition.

For downloading C64 releases, go to CSDb.
For photos check out the AfterParty page and of course slengpung.com.

MacGyver

The EasyFlash 3 is now available at the retro-donald.de web page. The EasyFlash 3 is a kit, but the work you have to do is not difficult and a manual is available. The new version is bigger and you can now load 7 normal EF images into the system. With the EF 3 you can also replace the built-in Kernal with an alternative Kernal. The USB connection will be implemented in the future.

More information about the Easy Flash 3.

Source: www.commodore-news.com

MacGyver

2012 - here we come! Genesis Project celebrates the new year with two new releases: one demo and one crack.

The demo, Everlasting Star, can be found here:

http://www.csdb.dk/release/?id=104027

And the crack, Mystic Cave-Quest +2, can be found here:

http://www.csdb.dk/release/?id=104032

Genesis * Project

A very small and little, but cute Happy New Year 2012 demo released from G-Fellow.

Get it on: http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/index.php?id=104031

G-Fellow