Audiotap is a M$ Windows program for conversion between .TAP files and samples of Commodore 64 tapes. Audiotap can read/write WAV files containing the sampled sound of a tape, and can also record tapes from the sound card and play sound to the sound card.

Changelog:

• New pulse detection algorithm.
• Support for triangular, sine and the usual square waves.
• Experimental support for C16 semi-wave files.
• DMP files (DC2N) can be read.

source: wav-prg.sourceforge.net

“Yes VIC can” is a demo for VIC20, this demo has got the 5th place (out of eight) at the Revision Party 2011. This demo show a new graphics mode “VIC Hires”.

Requirements: VIC-20 (PAL) with 16K RAM expansion (24K for Basic Extension, 32K for SJLOAD).

source: sleepingelephant.com

64COPY is an all-purpose DOS and C64 emulator file manager, modelled after Norton Commander, and runs fine under the Windows XP/2000 DOS VDM, or in real DOS.

64COPY will run in a Windows Vista 32-bit VDM, but Vista 64-bit has no VDM support at all. It specializes in converting and manipulating emulator files between various formats.

64COPY does not do any communication to the 1541/71/81 floppy drives to read disks. If that is what you need, download Star Commander for that task.

Some of what 64COPY does includes:

• File conversion between D64 (all types, including the F64 variant), D71, D81, D80, D82, DNP, D2M, T64, G64, ZipCode (all types), PC64 (Pxx, Sxx, Uxx, Rxx), LNX, DOS binaries, ARC, CRT, SDA, X64, LBR, ARK, SPY and CPK files.
• A very powerful 6502 Disassembler.
• TEXT, HEX and D64 HEX editors.
• FILE viewer.
• BASIC unlister.
• D64, D71, D81, D80 & D82 directory customizer.
• Check disks and T64, ZipCode, G64, F64 and CRT files for errors.
• A whole lot more!

source: 64Copy homepage

EasyProg is a program for the C64/C128. It is used to write (“burn”) cartridge image files (*.crt) onto an EasyFlash.

Version 1.5.1 – 27.04.2011:

• Driver for AMD Am29F040 also supports ST M29F040.
• Changed color scheme to make it more readable.

source: easyflash homepage

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:

• Fixed broken 320×200 and 320×240 modes.
• Added option for disabling DWM (Aero) for full screen mode.

source: hoxs64.net

Char Pad is a cross-development tools aimed squarely at developing graphics for Commodore 64 games and will hopefully ease and inspire the production of new games software for this immortal and unique platform.

New features:

• Per-Tile-Cell colouring mode – Each tile cell can have it’s own colour and mode.
• Tile area clear, cut, copy, paste.
• Extended collision materials – Each tile cell can now be assigned any one of 16 materials.
• Tile size change without data loss (when possible).
• Tile “Safe Swap” – Use the right mouse button to safely re-arrange a tile set without map corruption.
• Tile tidying – Options to clear or remove unused tiles.
• Many more fixes and improvements.

source: code.myby.co.uk

A new game called “Cropky” has been released for the Atari 8 bit machine.

Credits:

• Xeen (Code)
• Piesiu (Graphics)
• Caruso (Music)
• Kaz (Concept)

source: atariage.com

Xebin is a small command-line utility for manipulating atari binary (executable) files. It can list contents of binary file, merge several files into a single loadable file, or pack file in a way similar to Piotr Fusik’s FlashPack.

xebin is written in D programming language and tested under Windows and Linux (x86). However, it should be possible to build and run it on any platform, for which D compiler is available. It is designed to be easily embeddable in build scripts.

Changelog:

• Fixed bug in auto address setting for packed data.
• Command line options and parameters work according to description.
• Added support for hexadecimal addresses.
• Added simple disassembler.
• Added option to extract block from binary file.
• Added option to list contents of compressed blocks.
• xebin pack -v shows some statistics.
• Build process simplified by incorporating xasm in xebin.

source: github.com/epi/xebin

FAIL is a portable viewer of several 8-bit Atari image formats.

Changelog:

• Fixed decoding of ILC, AP3, RIP, PIC, CPR, HIP and CIN.
• Added support for MCH, IGE, 256, AP2, JGP, DGP, ESC, PZM, IST and RAW.
• Created Windows thumbnail provider.
• Fixed user interface issues in FAILWin.
• Fixed compilation errors with the new libpng.
• Updated installation for new ImageMagick.
• Moved source code from SVN to Git.

source: fail.sourceforge.net

Luigi Vicari., alias Med64, is working on a new platform game for the Commodore 64. On his blog you can watch a video of the game “Mission Extreme”.

source: med64.wordpress.com

SpartaDOS X (or SpartaDOS 4.0) is a disk operating system for the Atari 8-bit family of computers, that closely resembles MS-DOS. It was developed and sold by ICD, Inc. in 1987-93.

Ten years later SpartaDOS X considered abandonware has been picked up by its enthusiasts, and developed further. These unofficial revisions, incorporating many of the utilities written since 1992, cleaning many identified problems and including numerous improvements, are: 4.31 (2005), 4.39RC (2006), 4.40 (a leaked-out beta, 2006), 4.41 (Feb. 2008), 4.42 (Dec. 2008), 4.4.3 (Apr.2011).

Changes in SpartaDOS X 4.43:

• SpartaDOS X should now work on SECAM Ataris (equipped with FGTIA).
• ARCLOCK.SYS will now reset the clock to 1-Jan-2000 00:00:00 when it discovers that the current setting is invalid (i.e. when the chip is first powered).
• Fixed buggy ATARIDOS.SYS code that was to be finding end of VTOC on MyDOS disks. Plus the driver will now report to the system the correct value of total sectors on disk (previously it was equal to the initial number of free sectors).
• DOSKEY has a new parameter: when you pass an /X switch at the end of  the parameter line while loading DOSKEY, a special shortcut will get activated: every empty line (containing EOL character alone) will be translated to a “DIR” command, and executed.
• COPY /M will now always clear the archived-bit (+A) on moved files.
• … more info here

source: trub.atari8.info wikipedia

This is a ArtField 2011 party invitation demo. It’s going down on the the 28:th of May 2011 and keeps going until the 29:th of May 2011.

The place of the Demo Party is the city of Voronezh in Russia.

source: zxpart.nedopc.com noname.c64.org

CTetris4 is a very Nice Tetяis clone for Atari 8 Bit Computers. The game is developed by Hayden Doan.

What’s new in this version:

• Fixed .atr file format (instead of .xfd)
• Fixed sound issue after high score saves.
• Tested “OK” on Real Atari 800 and popular Atari 800 emulators.
• On Altirra v1.8 emulator the disk image was mounted as R/O (Read-only) by default. Change it with Alt+Shift+D.

from Wikipedia:

Tetris is a puzzle video game originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union. It was released on June 6, 1984, while he was working for the Dorodnicyn Computing Centre of the Academy of Science of the USSR in Moscow.

He derived its name from the Greek numerical prefix tetra- (all of the game’s pieces, known as Tetrominoes, contain four segments) and tennis, Pajitnov’s favorite sport.

source: atariage.com wikipedia

This is a demo compilation for the Easyflash cartridge.

I have picked up the best demo’s from csdb site and i have made a compilation in .crt format.

Download: Nightfall - EasyFlash One file Demo #1 (2091)

PVCF/Reflex, composer of SID tunes, is back with some great demo soundtracks.

Listen to his new tune in this little one-file demo done together with Conrad & Celtic

source: noname.c64.org