The High Voltage SID Collection (HVSC) is a freeware hobby project which organises Commodore 64 music (also known as SID music) into an archive for both musicians and fans alike.
The work on the collection is done completely in the Team and contributors’ spare time and is proudly one of the largest and most accurate computer music collections known.
This update features (all approximates):
- 464 new SIDs
- 20 fixed/better rips
- 1 repeats/bad rips eliminated
- 49 SID credit fixes
- 94 SID model/clock infos
- 4 tunes from /DEMOS/UNKNOWN/ identified
- 2 tunes from /GAMES/ identified
- 17 tunes moved out of /DEMOS/ to their composers’ directories
- 6 tunes moved out of /GAMES/ to their composers’ directories
Download:
source: www.hvsc.c64.org
ARM2SID SIDs (until 3) & SFX Sound Expander (OPL FM synthesis) emulator.
Nobomi still amazes us with the ARM2SID a new TWO or THREE SIDs and SFX Sound Expander (OPL FM synthesis) “emulator”.
The socket size of the ARMSID is DIP28 and is absolutely the same of the original chip and therefore fits perfectly in all situations.
The audio quality is really good for both; SFX Sound Expander (OPL FM) and the SID emulation.
It also possible add a second socket as the second SID if you have Stereo/U64/Reloaded adapter or connect wires directly to your Commodore computer.
- A next logical step after succesful ARMSID. ARM2SID is based on the same blocks as ARMSID but one step more advanced blocks.
- Thanks to them, it added the possibility of emulating up to two additional chips and / or FM synthesis with OPL2.
- Like ARMSID, ARM2SID is a replacement for the MOS6581 and MOS8580 circuits used in Commodore C64/C128. It comes again in a minimalist form, but it can do a lot more.
- It can replace up to 3 chips at the same time, it can also emulate SFX sound expander as well as the newer FM-YAM clone.
- SIDs emulation itself is the same as with ARMSID, so emulation features can be read on its page.
- Up to 12 channels music (two or three SIDs or FM or one SID and FM)!
- Works with all C64 and C128 boards (please read manual)
- Stereo in any combination of SID 6581 or 8580 models.
- Automatic fall-back to dual mono if second SID is not used.
- Configuration and upgrades by software utility in C64/C128.
More information can be found on the Nobomi website or RETROCOMP.cz
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Hoxs64 written by David Horrocks is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/Vista/Seven (DirectX 9+)
The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail.
Changelog (v1.0.21.1):
- The debugger now displays and parses all numbers using the current selected radix (hex or dec) while permitting the use of “$” and “.” as radix overrides.
- Fixed broken loading of a cartridge with in a save state file.
- Bug fix for randomly distributing keyboard and joystick input into the video frame.
- Changed ANE to use 0xEF as the magic constant as recommended by Groepaz.
Download:
source: hoxs64.net
Retro Things that was given to me before thrown away.
I thank Robert for the donation.
List of the Retro Things:
- Commodore Amiga 500 (PSU/Manual/Floppy Disk/Mouse/Joystick Slik Stik)
- Commodore A501 REV 6C (Espansion Memory)
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum 16k (PSU/Cables/Manuals/Tape/Joystick)
- ZX Spectrum Joystick Interface.
- Sony Playstation DualShock (Boxed)
- Sony Playstation 2.
- Keyboard IBM 8525.
- Esternal Floppy Drive 5″1/4 IBM.
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Commodore A501 (REV 6C) Expansion Memory Unit Kissed by luck.
Why “lucky”? because the battery used in this Expansion Ram Unit (A501) was not VARTA but GP, these batteries resist slightly to aging and release less acid.
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NEW TAG: C64 BIG GAME PACK
Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.
Titles:
- Super Mario Bros 64 +5D (CRT/D64)
- 1337 Karate +3DF
- 1337 Karate
- Vegetables V1.1 +1D
- Conflict in Vietnam + Manual
- Gyruss +7HDG
- Panzer +
- Panzer + (Excess)
- Panzer
- Mashed Turtles V3 +F
- Barbie +1F
- Accolade Card Sharks +2D
- Let’s Invade 2 +7D
- Frantic Freddie II +2
- Frantic Freddie II
- Frantic Freddie II +4
- The House on the Other Side of the Storm +D
- Let’s Invade 2
- Up Preview +
- Learning to Add & Subtract +D
- Frantic Freddie II : Frantic Edition (C128)
- Neutron +2D
- Neutron +
- Mission XZ1 +1T
- Xerons +4DFH
- Color Overload +2
- Neutron +6D
- Frantic Freddie II +3
- Alter Ego Male [1581]
- Space Comets +
- ALF – The First Adventure +5
- Behind Closed Doors 3 +DS
- Behind Closed Doors 2 +DS
- Behind Closed Doors 6 +S
- Behind Closed Doors 5 +DS
- Fuddo and Slam +DS
- Behind Closed Doors +DS
- Galaxy +2D
- Vegetables V1.3 +1D
- Barbie +1DF
- Scarper! +5DH
- PET Snake
- Goldrake + [seuck]
- Nono Pixie
- 1nvader +1H
- Mr. Robot Junior +2
- Trzask Tensorskiego +1T
- Tensor 64 +1TG
- Hellcat Ace +D
- Skilat
- Air Rescue +2FD
- Nono Pixie
- C64 Games System
- Star Fortress +2
- X-Invaders +T
- Crazy Cars 2 +2DI
- Fire Breath V1.1 +5HD
- The Silence of the Stones +D
- The Great Escape 115%
- Mig Alley Ace +D
- Top Gunner Collection
- Robots Rumble +6D
- Diamond Bucket
- Robots Rumble +6D
- Robots Rumble [16kb cartridge]
- Tenebra Macabre V1.1 +4D
- Lala Prologue +4DG
- Minimike Preview V2 +
- Tenebra Macabre V1.1 [16kb cartridge]
- Nono Pixie v1.1
Download: All Games in One Archive (6908)
source: csdb.dk
I was very curious what ZeroPaige has written in the description of the Super Mario Bros 64 game, the game on the C64 DTV use the Turbo mode.
I have tried the game on my upgraded C64 DTV and in fact is much more fluid, i would say perfect except for a few graphics glitches.
Below what ZeroPaige writes about the Turbo mode:
Since the NES-processor is clocked (roughly 70%) faster than a stock C64 there can be slowdowns during gameplay. A pixel indicates this on the time-watch graphics in the status bar.
This port will try to detect and use any kind of turbo functionality, such as:
- Commodore 128 (2 MHz in the border)
- C64 DTV
- Schnedler Systems Turbo Master CPU (untested)
- Swisscomp Turbo Processor (untested)
- Rossmoeller Flash 8 (untested)
- CMD SuperCPU Accelerator (untested)
Gallery:
source: lemon64.com
Hoxs64 written by David Horrocks is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/Vista/Seven (DirectX 9+)
The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail.
Changelog (v1.0.21.0):
- Fix ANE opcode for Turrican 3
- Added debugger step over JSR and step out with stack instructions functionality.
- Fixed incorrect memory map while using the debugger that allowed the VIC to read from IO space. This caused Emufuxx0r to fail while using the debugger.
Download:
source: hoxs64.net
DirMaster is a Windows-based GUI application designed to help Commodore enthusiasts explore and manage their disk image collections.
DirMaster supports common (and uncommon) emulator disk image formats (such as .d64, .d81, .d2m, etc), almost every native Commodore archival format (such as .arc, .sda, .lnx, etc), and many native graphic formats (such as koala, doodle, amica, etc).
DirMaster was designed to give users a perfect blend of familiar appearance (e.g. natural looking disk image contents using the PETSCII character set) and modern GUI functionality (e.g. drag and drop, opening multiple disk images at once). The first version of DirMaster was released in 2006.
v3.1.2 addresses a few bugs reported by users:
- Workaround for high dpi issues reported by users on Windows 10 (Windows 7/8 still affected, known issue)
- Drag/drop from a disk image to the file system handles “broken” files more gracefully.
- Corrects issue moving .cvt files between disk images.
- Page up/down works in the petscii column on the sector editor.
- Tweaks: hexedit font toggling, BAM view, Explorer preview font size.
Download: DirMaster v3.1.2 (595)
source: style64.org/dirmaster
NEW TAG: C64 BIG GAME PACK
Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.
Titles:
- Knight Lore V1.10 +D
- Bruce Lee Trilogy
- Doc Cosmos +2D
- Lions of the Universe
- Stoppt den Calippo Fresser +
- Metal Gear (testversion x1)
- Doc Cosmos +D
- RoboZZle64_b190313
- Zagor and the Fortress of Smirnoff +1GMTW
- TKO +3DG
- Doc Cosmos V1.1 +4D
- Smurfs +3HDF
- Trump Tower Extended Version +1H
- Crusade in Europe +D
- Nono Pixie Preview 4 &D
- Crusade in Europe +D
- Decision in the Desert +D
- Outlaw +FD
- Sheep is a Key
- Sheep is a Key V1.19
- Emergency Breakthrough +2
- Park Adventure
- RoboZZle64 Preview +D
- Bruce Lee Trilogy V2
- Sheep is a Key +
- Sheep is a Key + – Laxity
- Yet Another One Button Game Preview +
- Yet Another One Button Game V0.0
- Astroclash
- The Pit +6DGH
- Yet Another One Button Game Preview 2 +
- Yet Another One Button Game V0.1
- Summer Games I & II +DI
- DUBCRT +3D
- Boulder Dash Senior +2
- Race7 Preview
- Lala Prologue [16kb cartridge]
- Lala Prologue +4DG
- ISS Emergency!
- Polybius Preview
- Behind closed Doors Seven +DP
- Retarded Creatures and Caverns +D
- Sheep is a Key V1.19 +3D
- King’s Valley Preview 2 +
- Sixgun Shootout Version 1.2 [IDE64]
- Funghevolissimevolmente +2DGT
- Retarded Creatures and Caverns +D
- Behind Closed Doors Seven +DP
- Bulbo and the Lizard-King +DS
- Microfair Madness +Bonus Adventures +D
- Balrog and the Cat +DS
- The Secret of Little Hodcome +DS
- Aliens +
- From Out Of A Dark Night Sky +D
- RoboZZle64 Preview 2 +D
- RoboZZle64 Preview 2 +MD
- Vegetables Preview +1D
- Wormwood Preview +2
- Memory +TD
- Vegetables +1D
- Vegetables
- Wormwood Preview +2D
- Super Mario Bros 64
- Frogger +
- Toccata +
- Super Mario Bros 64 +2
- Bandersnatch Preview
Download: All Games in One Archive (6891)
source: csdb.dk
The new version of the PenUltimate+ cartridge even if apparently it seems identical to the previous version, is not, because the new version has some modifications and a software update made to support the DeadTest+ Diagnostic software.
All cartridges produced since December 2018 supports the DeadTest+ diagnostic software.
The DeadTest+ Diagnostic software can be lauched via the menu or by holding Reset button down for 10seconds at power on.
Compared to the first version this new one brings even more ROMs (70+) and a brand new user interface.
Some tfw8b games have been included (The Future Was 8Bit) including Cheese & Onion, RodMan, Pentagorat (Easier edition) and many others.
And of course, it’s still the best ram pack you’ll ever stuff into your VIC20. 3-35k expansion ram can be selected direct from the menu.
Many thanks to Dave Curran of Tynemouth Software and tfw8b (The Future Was 8Bit)
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My name is “jaundice” and my last name is “lucky”. :-)
Why “lucky”? because the battery used in this Amiga was not VARTA but GP, these batteries resist slightly to aging and release less acid.
The only defect of this Amiga 500 Plus was the Floppy Drive which did not read any Floppy Disk, the motor running slower than normal, it was enough replace a 4.7uF electrolytic capacitor to make it work again.
I thank my friend Igor for the donation.
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Hoxs64 written by David Horrocks is a Commodore 64 emulator for Microsoft Windows 2K/XP/Vista/Seven (DirectX 9+)
The emulator substantially reproduces this legacy machine in minute detail.
Changelog (v1.0.19.0):
- Fix track wrap around disk image corruption to the file produced with “Save as D64″.
Download:
source: hoxs64.net
This Amiga 2000 is arrived in my lab in very poor condition in April 2016, the computer has been repaired and stored in an antistatic envelope.
Tested after almost 3 years, the computer does not show signs of life.
Having no video output, i have used the Chucky DIAGROM which through a serial connection i was able to identify 2 different problems with the RAM’s.
Defect:
Repair:
- Rebuilt track on the 68000 DX side near resistor pack RP900 (previously good)
- Rebuilt track RAM U529 signal CAS (previously good)
- Replaced RAM LM 33256 U501 with TMS 4256 (previously working)
Below some random photo of the repair.
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First of all i have to thank Filippo Santellocco (Philsan) for this unexpected gift that i really appreciate.
AVGCART – SD multicart for 8bit Atari features:
- Supports CAR files up to 1MB (most bankswitching types are implemented)
- Supports XEX files.
- Supports ATR files (read/write) – support is limited due to cartridge port constraints.
- SIDE emulation (works with U1MB and SpartaDOS X)
- Firmware is upgradeable via SD card.
Keyboard reference:
- arrows to navigate the list, with CTRL jump to beginning/end of page/list
- BACKSPACE for parent dir
- ENTER and letters choose item
- TAB to select multiple ATR files (right cart button to cycle them afterwards)
- ESC disables cart and resets Atari
- / for recursive search, use ESC to return to full navigation
- SHIFT-S enables SIDE CCTL registers and resets
Use left cart button to return to file selector (after reset), right cart button resets current cart’s bank (also cycles ATR files)
Titles of the songs in the video:
- AC/DC – Back in Black
- Narada Michael Walden – Tonight I’m Alright
- Kungs & Cookin’ On 3 Burners – This Girl
- Sucker Punch (Dubstep Remix)
The songs are complete from beginning to end but for reasons of length of the video i have cut the songs.
The video can be only downloaded, because Youtube and Facebook have blocked the video streaming for copyrighted content, really ridiculous as the audio tracks are not complete and certainly not faithful to the original.
My personal note; the only two home computers that i follow with passion are Commodore & Atari.
…have a good listening
Download: AVG Cartridge PDM Player Atari Video (1021)
source: atariage.com
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