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DolphinDos 3 - 1541-II | Silver Dream developed a DolphinDos 3 system for inside a Commodore 1541-II disk drive. The problem with the 1541-II disk drive is that it is very small and there is not much room for expansions. You can see how to install the system and how you can order the PCB for the system.

Project SIDFX | SIDFX is a hardware expansion for two SID chips inside the Commodore C64. This makes it possible to choose between two different SID chips with a simple switch. It is also possible to use both SIDs together. The system can be installed without soldering.

Sheepoid - Frozen In Time - C64 | Richard Bayliss released a new version of his game Sheepoid for the Commodore C64. Two sheep have been transported into a neon vortex inside an alien mother ship. Your mission is to help your two sheep defend each of the vortexes against the alien invaders.

Petaco'5 - C64 | Petaco'5 is a new pinball game for the Commodore C64. The code for the game was made by Maniako and Richard. And Errazking is responsible for the idea and the graphics. The SIDs in the game are: Bum Bottom Bassline, Cooksey 2009, Enigmatic Wave, Hidden Planet, QuickFire, X-Static and You Rock the Boat.

Super Pizza 2 - C64 | Roberto Ricioppo made a new game for the Commodore C64. The game Super Pizza 2 is made with the help of S.E.U.C.K. In the game you can use pizzas to shoot at your enemies.

TAB64 | Commodore1971 is working on a C64 guitar tablature book. He has been busy translating the SID's from Last Ninja and Flimbos Quest to guitar. The features are: Printed paperback or digital Download. 50 pages in full colour. 10 well known SIDs including info and pictures.

AudioEx | AudioEx combines the previous FM-radio, CD and MP3-players into one application. Additionally, there is an experimental RDS decoder included but this will only work if you have the RDA5807M chip.

Relaunch64 - v3.3.6 | Relaunch64 is a program (text editor) for programming 65xx assembly on a modern computer. This editor works together with common cross assembler like Kick Assembler, acme, dasm, c64asm or ca65. Changes in this version: Improvements for expand folded lines or sections. Edit files in external editor. And the load and save operations are more stable.

SID Adventures | GeoAnas had a interview with a SID musician. This time it is Sebastian Hirsch, a prolific musician and music producer from Germany who still uses the SID as a tool for composing his music.

Tetris - 6502 Assembler 12 | Wiebo de Wit is writing a blog on how to program a Tetris game in 6502 assembler. In each episode he explains how a part of the game works. In this episode: SID music and sound effects.

LumaFix64 | Biosrhythm tested the new LumaFix64 for the Commodore C64. The LumaFix 64 is a small PCB that is placed between the VIC-II and the motherboard. It can adjust the signals AEC, PHI0 and Chroma to hide the vertical stripes on the output image of the C64.

Jocopod interface & Speeding On The A81 | Speeding On The A81 is racing game for the Commodore C64. The game has 24 classical car models and can be played with a joysticks, paddles and even a PC steering wheel. For the steering wheel you will need the Jocopod interface.

C64 intros | The web page c64Intros has updated its intro database and added 100 new intros. The new or updated groups are: 3001 Crackings Unlimited, Avenger, Circle of Nine, D.O.A., E.C.A. Industries [ECA], The Fantastic Duo [TFD], Hoodlums, The Limit Crew, New Garfield Crew, The Nuclear Chain [TNC], R.A.P., Reflex (DE), Soft Aids Team+Soft Service Switzerland, Terminal Intelligence Agency and Verca+China Syndrome.

Bagels - C64 | Matteo Angelini made a game for the Commodore C64 with the help of SEUCK. The game is based on a game from Jim Butterfield for the KIM-1. The computer randomly chooses 4 letters (A - F) and you must type in the four letters in order to guess the hidden code. The music is from Richard Bayliss.

FunkPaint 0.44a | FunkPaint is an editor for Hires, Multi and Multicolor pictures. The program can be used with an joystick or mouse and supports memory expansions (+60k, REU, Ramcart, Georam etc.). Changes in this version: An update for the documentation, the DTV support has been removed, larger paintbrushes (8x8) and many more improvements.

Virtuoso 0.98 - C64 | Hein has released an update for his music tool for the Commodore C64. The features are: Main editor: sequencer, patterns, instruments, step and FLO programs. Jam mode: mono, poly or layered. Selection of instruments, song, octave or song speed and a diskette menu.

Slime Deluxe - C64 | Mr. NOP released a deluxe version of the game Slime for the Commodore C64. The game Slime is based on the original game by Jim Summers for the Commodore PET. Featuring 1 or 2 players, high score saver, joystick or keyboard controls, in-game music by Richard Bayliss and some pretty neat sound effects.

Sprite Castle | Rob Flack O'Hara has a web page for all his podcasts. Besides the podcast you can also find the links of web pages mentioned in the podcast. The most recent episodes are: Archon (Electronic Arts) and Radar Rat Race (Commodore).

Games That Weren't 64 | The GTW64 web page has had an update. New: Captain Fizz V1, BooBer, Crowboy, Gemini Wing V1, Gung-Ho!, Star Goose, Starfighter One, Super Elite and Super Pinball. Update: Armalyte 2, Charlie Chaplin, Chiller V1, Escape From Colditz, Fast 'n Furious, Goremium, Little Beau, Murder!, Pipe Mania, Rex, Scooby Doo, Scooby Doo V1, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Space Ace, Super C, The 4th Dimension, The Punisher, Twin Range and a unknown tennis game.

C64 Endings | The web page c64endings.co.uk has added new endings of Commodore C64 games. The most recent additions are: Plural (CP Verlag), Periscope Up (Atlantis Software) and Astrobot (CBI).

SID Adventures | GeoAnas started a series about the famous SID chip in the Commodore C64. The most recent articles are interviews with: Markus (c0zmo), Jason Page, Cris Ekstrand (Xiny6581), Sascha Zeidler (Linus) and Kamil Wolnikowski (Jammer).

Stack Up - C64 | Stack Up is a new game for the Commodore C64. The game is made by nomiStake (code) and Bzyk (music). The game reached the third place in the mixed competition at BCC Party #10.

VChar64 v0.0.12 | Ricardo Quesada developed a character editor for the Commodore 64. The features are: Import, export, rotate, invert, clear, shift to left, right, up and down. Changes in this version: Improvements for Koala import and added VICE snapshot import.

Music Studio 2.2.0.2 | Music Studio 2.2 is a Windows-based SID music creator program. For an accurate C64 sound, it utilises the newest RESID-FP emulation available, both old (6581) and new (8580) SID chips. Changes in this version: Added MIDI file importing and various small bug fixes.

Spaceman Splorf: Planet of Doom - C64 | Spaceman Splorf: Planet of Doom is a new game for the Commodore C64 made by Andreas Gustafsson (code) and Vanja Utne (music and graphics). In the game you are Splorf, Space Corp Sanitation Engineer 5th Class Lavatorial Division, and you must defend the Methane station.

C64Studio v4.6 | C64 Studio is a assembly development environment which is dependent on VICE. You can write assembly code and test this with the VICE emulator. Recent changes: Visualisation for byte, cycle, fast-scroll and change marker. Group modification and a check for HiRes bitmap mode in the graphic editor.

Hessian - C64 | Hessian is a new game for the Commodore C64 made by Cadaver. In the game you are Kim, a security guard at the Throne Group Science Complex. After an attack you need medical attention and your body will be upgraded with nano-bots.

On the High Seas - C64 | On the High Seas is new SID-music for the Commodore C64 computer. The music is made by Saul Cross.

Son of Mr Cipo - C64 | Roberto Ricioppo made a game for the Commodore C64 with the help of SEUCK. In this game you are trapped in a forest and need to make an escape from the enemy toys that approach you.

Business card printer - C64 | Todd George build an business card printer for his Commodore C64. He used an Epson TM-325UD model M133A printer and a serial connection for his C64. The printer program can make an QR code and print it on the business card.

Slime - C64 | Mr. NOP released a new game for the Commodore C64. The game Slime is based on the original game by Jim Summers for the Commodore PET. Featuring 1 or 2 players, high score saver, joystick or keyboard controls, in-game music by Richard Bayliss and some pretty neat sound effects.

8-bit Civilizations - C64 | DrKhumalo is working on a Civilizations game for the Commodore C64. He has made a demo of the game that has limited game play (The Artificial Intelligence is not available yet). If you want to contribute to the project you can join the discussion on the Lemon64 forum.

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