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Digital Talk #76 | The 76st German on-line magazine Digital talk is released. In this issue: Quantum, Link Balloonacy 2, Amazing Maze, Falcon Invaders.

Publication #57 | Number #57 of the Civitas disk magazine is available for download.

Visual Basic 64 | There are many C64 emulators out there but Andy wanted something different. He has written an (open source) C64 emulator in Visual Basic. You can download the emulator from his website. In the original C64 the Microsoft Basic was a part of the C64 but now the C64 becomes a part of Microsoft (Visual) Basic. It's a strange world out there...

Balloonacy | Richard Bayliss made a new game for the C64 and is free for download. Based on the classic arcade game Crazy Balloon. Guide your balloon across sixteen different caverns. This game is in 2 parts. After you complete the first 8 levels, you'll be presented with a password. Enter the correct password and you will be able to play part 2, which features additional surprises :)

Cevi-aktuell 08/05 | In this German language pdf magazine the following: Demo Christmas Special Ecke, C64-Wiki, C64 D2TV, Individual Computers, MMC64 and more.

Attitude #9 | In this English diskmag the following: Scene news, demo/gfx reviews, and interview with Anonym/Padua and much more.

Hoxs64 | The Hoxs64 is a Commodore 64 emulator for Windows with DirectX7 or higher. The emulator is still under development, therefore if a feature is missing now, it will not be missing in the future. Features: Cycle based CPU, CIA, VIC and SID, Full screen mode, Configurable keyboard and joystick, TAP PRG P00 D64 file support. You can download the latest version on the website.

SwinSID2 | SwinSID2 sound module is a successor of previous C64 sound card (SwinSID). SwinSID2 has all features of original SID chip - the simple waveforms, effects and filters plus new extra additions. Polyphony was increased from 3 to max 8 channels. Sound card has 16 various waveforms from simple shapes like SID's to complex and soft sound of bass or guitar. If that's not enough, built-in waveforms processing engine can do some modulation to add flanger, chorus and other. The Prototype of this card is already working, but the software is under construction at the moment.

Demo DVD | Do you like to watch demos made on a C64 but you do not have one right now? There is a solution. Stefan Uhlmann made DVDs with lots of demos. You can download the DVDs using Bittorrent or EDonkey. There is also a VIC20 DVD planned. A few examples: Deus Ex Machina, Refugee , Bumpmania, Mathematica and many more.

Pinball Dreams Update | Werner von Loo made an update available of his pinball game. Pinball Dreams is based on the original Amiga version. The pinball machine is 160x508 pixels. So the whole pinball machine scrolls up and down while playing the game. Besides the coder Werner von Loo also Glenn Rune Gallefoss Music and Arnold Cistai Grafix have worked on this amazing game. Plans are that in 2006 the game will be finished. The demo version can be played right now and can be downloaded in the .d64 format.

Cevi-aktuell | You can download the German language Commodore magazine Cevi-aktuell issue 7 (.pdf)

C64 Games website update | The website C64 Games has been updated. On the website you can find a lot of info about the C64. There is a C64 revival section explaining everything about emulation. A download center with hundreds of games. And also a all time TOP 50 for C64 games.

Turbo Macro Pro | Turbo Macro Pro is a improved version of the original Turbo Assembler Macro, which is itself a follow up version to the original Turbo Assembler. The software can be thought of as having two distinct yet highly integrated parts - editor and assembler with many features. In addition to editing and I/O, the user is able to trigger an assembly from within this editor itself.

Boulderdash | Tired of playing the original Boulderdash game. There are lots of people who create there own Boulderdash versions. Firefox released his newest Boulderdash game it is game number 54. You can download this game at his website.

Digital Talk #75 | In the German language diskmag the following: MCC tested, Hall of Fame, Music Box and much more.

Lotek64 #15 | In the latest version of Lotek64 an interview with Jens Schönfeld (C-One), Metal Dust, Scene World: PAL and NTSC will come closer.

GoDot Update (v1.27) | GoDot is a C64 image processing program written by Arndt Dettke. GoDot will do anything that a normal drawing programm will do but has a lot of extra's. It can use RAM expansions like GeoRAM or the PageFoxe module. It also can LOAD and SAVE many formats like Amica Paint, FLI, IFLI, Koala. In total more than 50 formats are supported.

C64 Preservation Project | The main goal of this project is to archive pristine versions of original Commodore 64 software, including copy protection. A secondary goal will benefit of this will be to catalog and document all the different copy protection methods used. This information will be used to improve emulation, as well as remastering software onto disks for you to enjoy on the real thing. Of course, to reach these goals, we need your help. If you have a 1541 or 1571 disk drive and a XEP, XAP, or XMP cable, we can send you the latest mastering software. You can then send us the resulting image and statistical data for analysis and inclusion in the archive.

GameBox64 | GameBox64 has a collection of scanned packaging and media for Commodore 64 games. The aim is to be the complete resource for scanned items from C64 games. The scans come from instructions, inlays, catridges, disks, tapes and miscellaneous items.

Cevi-aktuell | From the German Commodore magazine Cevi-aktuell issue 6 is available for download (pdf). In the current magazine: Interview with Werner van Loo, Programmer of Pinball Dreams / C64 Wiki-Kurs (Teil 2) / Commodore-Comeback / Democorner / Joystick Jockeys / Insider / and more ...

Quantum-link reloaded | Jim Brain did it. He brought Quantum-link back online. For the people outside the USA Quantum-link was a very early internet-type system. You could connect to it with a C64/128 via the telephone. Download software, chat, send mail , play games and much more. Later the name was changed in AOL and was opened up to PC's. After that Quantum link was shut down. But now it's back.

SwinSID | You need a SID but you don't want to take it out a C64. Now there is an alternative. Put in a SwinSID. SwinSid is a replacement for the good old SID and has the following features: Compatibly with SID chip. Wavetable synthesis High quality audio DAC - 16bit stereo.

Digital Talk #74 | The latest issue of the german diskmag Digital Talk is available. Download it from the website.

WarpCopy64 | WarpCopy64 uses RR-Net for high speed disk image transfer. Instead of using standard protocols like FTP or HTTP it uses it's own protocol which allows highest transfer speeds and proper error handling which makes it the perfect tool for mass transferring. It currently is the fastest way of reading/writing disk images from/to real 1541 hardware, and you don't even need any special cable or 1541 modification.

Attitude #8 | Also Attitude released a new disk magazine, they are at #8. In this edition: The Charts, LCP 2005 Party Report, Demo Reviews, IDE64, Music Tutorial and a interview with WVL.

Scene World #15 | The disk magazine Scene World released their 15th edition. Download are available in d64 or d81 format. News about the party-scene, DTV, NTSC and a interview with Oliver Achten, developer of the MMC.

Project C64 cartridge | Arjen Vellekoop has made a universal PCB for the C64. You can put a 32 kbyte eprom on it. It has the following features: 8k, 16k, or 32k (E)PROM, EXROM / GAME, ROML / ROMH, RESET Switch, You can order a empty PCB or a fully build and tested PCB.

CynthCart v1.0 | CynthCart v1.0 is a program that turns your Commodore 64 into a synth that you can play like a keyboard! Its available on cartridge. Features are 3 voice polyphony, works with the C64 piano keyboard overlay, change patches and settings while playing, filter cutoff control via paddle controller, whammy and more.

WDPaint / WDStudio | WDPaint is a graphics program for Windows. But you can draw or edit bitmaps with it for the Commodore 64. After drawing your picture you can save it to a .d64 format. You can download the program for free.

JAVA C64 | If you have Java installed on your computer you can play C64 classics on-line. You can choose from a lot of games like Zaxxon, Stix, Blue Max and many more.

Cevi-aktuell | From German Commodore magazine Cevi-aktuell issue 4 is available for download (pdf). In the current magazine: interview with Brain Bagnall, report about the Old Computer Video Game Expo 2005, demo corner, game reviews, PETSID

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