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Thrust - C16 | Matt Young programmed the Commodore 16 version of the game Thrust in 1987. But the game had a bug with the scrolling of the screen. Matt has now released the improved version including the source code.

Plus4IDE v1.64 | There is an update available of Plus4IDE (Plus/4 Integrated Development Environment). The update concist of bugfixes and cosmetic improvements. For people who want to know more about Plus4IDE or want to contribute can also download the source-code.

Maze of Mazes | RoePipi released a new game for the Commodore Plus/4. You can play the mazes or build your own! Features: Built-in maps (38). 4-Way infinite scrolling. Stairways and goal objects. Including a maze editor. 3 Different sounds with adjustable volume.

Yape 0.84 | There is a update of the Plus/4 emulator Yape available: Implemented a simple assembler in the external monitor. Tape head adjust dialog for wave samples. Optionally invert tape sample input signal. Tape fast forward and rewind in 15 sec steps. TAP's with non-native encoding now supported (C64, VIC20 frequencies) and bugfixes (sound, tape).

Container - Plus/4 | Chronos made a conversion of the Commodore 64 game Container for the Commodore Plus/4. Container is a C64 entry for the Minigame Compo edition 2009. Originally coded by Charles Grey. Container is smart and cute action game in just 1 Kilobyte.

Club Info 112 | In this German d64 magazine for the Commodore C116, C16 and the Plus/4 the following articles: Forum, Tips en Tricks, Programs, Computer Spaß, Hardware, Games guide. On the disk are more than 10 programs available for the C16 and or Plus/4.

C16 - Highscore challenge | The Commodore16 web page has started a challenge. You can post your high scores. There are a few rules: 1. No Cheating, 2. Screen shot of your score, 3. Must be a C16/Plus4 game, 4. Most important, don't take it seriously and have fun.

Plus4IDE v1.63 | A new version of Plus4IDE, the Commodore Plus/4 Integrated Development Environment is now available. In this version: Better documentation. Re-definable shortcut keys. Window position is remembered. CTRL+TAB allows cycling between tabs. Any editor window can be closed. Comment/uncomment code block works more intuitively. The program can be used on a Windows computer.

SVS-Calc 1.0 | SVS-Calc 1.0 is a spreadsheet system for the Plus/4. The program is written by Valentino and gives you an intuitive interface, powerful calculation engine, graphics generator, color themes, and much more. You can download the spreadsheet program from the Plus/4 World web page.

Csabo's Gfx Edit v0.64 | The Csabo's graphics editor has been updated to V0.64. This program can be used to make images or logos for the Plus/4 on a PC (Windows). In this version: Preview window added. Screen update optimization for faster performance. PRG file import and export works better, saves extra color information like Multi-Botticelli. A few minor bugfixes.

Yape 0.83 | A new version of the Plus/4 emulator is available. In this version the following changes: SID card DigiBlaster (8bit DAC) support. Immediate exit on pressing F12 now optional. Separate version for Win9x / NT machines. Occasional GCR data corruption problem fixed. The new version can be downloaded from Attila's web page.

C16 - Plus/4 books | There are more books about the Commodore C16 and Plus/4 available for download. The latest additions are: Commodore Plus/4 User's Manual. Commodore Plus/4 Integrated Software Manual. Write your own adventure programs. GEOS Inside and Out. The Commodore 16 Games Book. Beginners Micro Guides - Commodore 16. An Introduction to Basic - Part 1. C16/Plus 4 Reference Book.

C16-Plus/4 BASIC programming | On the Commodore16.com web page you can now download 4 pdf's about programming BASIC on the C16 and Plus/4. In these pdf's the following articles are included: Slow and Fast, Restore key, Window Command, Screen Codes / TED Text modes, Default and your own Character Set, Escape codes, ROM, Kernal jump table, 3-plus-1 and TedMon.

Yape 0.82 | A new version of YAPE is available. In this release a couple of bug fixed and performance improvement. The changes are: Emulator optimization (up to 30% speed increase). Improved the tape system. Bug solved in the CPU level of the 1551. XP/Vista theme support restored. Solved a TED idle cycle read inaccuracy. The Plus/4 emulator can be downloaded from Attila's web page.

D64 Recall | D64 Recall is a collection of C16 and Plus/4 software. This time Bushrat made a collection of 380 diskettes. Besides games there are Graphics programs, Viewers, Tools and Recipes.

Club Info 110 | In this German diskette magazine (d64) for the 264 range the following articles: Forum, Tipps and Tricks, Programme, Computerspaß, Hardware, Games Guide and Systeme.

Csabo's Gfx Edit v0.63 | The Csabo's graphics editor has been updated to V0.63. This program can be used to make images or logos for the Plus/4 on a PC (Windows). In this version: Copy/paste in the current drawing mode. Fixed problems with pixels on right/bottom. Fixed problem with the drawing mode menu. Saving color maps in odd sizes is now working.

limiTED 2 | This is the second limiTED compo. limiTED is a on-line demo challenge, with three categories: 64 bytes, 128 bytes and 1024 bytes. And the program must run on a unmodified Commodore 264 series computer. You can send in your entries until April 4th 2009.

Yape 0.81 | A new version of Yape is available for download. In this version of the Plus/4 emulator the following changes: CPU watch frame in monitor window. File association via the menu now works under Vista. Solved sound reset problem for save states. Ironed out a joystick set-up bug. A few bugs fixed when recording to tape. There is also a 64-bit Windows version available.

Commodore16.com | On the web page Commodore16.com are dozens of new articles and videos added. If you want to learn more about the C16 you should take a look at this web page.

Csabo's Gfx Edit v0.62 | Csaba (Csabo) has released an update for his graphics program. With this program you can draw / edit graphics on a PC (Windows OS) and make a graphics file for the Plus/4. A help-file and the full source code (Delphi 5) is included.

Club Info 108 | In this German d64 magazine the following articles: Forum, Tips en Tricks, Programs, Computer Spaß, Hardware, Games guide. On the disk are more than 10 programs available for the C16 and or Plus/4.

Commodore16.com | The Commodore16.com web page has had an update. This web page is a must for the Commodore C16 fans. On these pages you will find news items, articles, a forum, documentation, software and games. Many games have reviews and can be played on-line with the help of the Minus4j emulator.

OVH Is Our King | New demo for the Plus/4. This demo is released by a new group called Monarchy. The coding was done by Attila (Csio) and the graphics are from Fischer (Derrick). The demo was 4th in the Arok 10 demo competition. You can download the demo for your Plus/4 or you can watch the demo on YouTube.

Minus4j v1.4 | There is a new version of the Minus4j Java based emulator. Mike Dailly released version 1.4 with the following changes: Updated rendering engine and CPU processing. Added FLASH attribute. Also there are a few errors fixed with this version.

Ultimate 264 Map | This is the Ultimate Map from SVS. This Excel file contains the complete OS ROM of the Plus/4 (and C16), a large TED Registers list, graphic plans of all allowed text/graphic modes, and a table of Plus/4 bugs. This xls file can be also be opened with Open Office without problems.

Trans Logic 2 | Skoro from the group Assassins released a new game called Trans Logic 2. This is a sequel to Trans Logic. You have to slide the stones so that the left screen equals the right screen. The game is made for the PAL C16 or Plus/4. The game can also be played with the VICE emulator. Music was done by Simon László (SLD) and the code work by Varga Gábor (Skoro).

Plus/4 World | The host of the Plus/4 World pages decided to end it's service. Plus/4 World is now at a new place: www.plus4world.com Take a look at the web page and update your bookmark.

plus4emu 1.2.9 | Istvan Varga made more improvements to his Plus/4 emulator (Linux, MacOS and Windows). Added MPS-801 printer emulation. More accurate PAL emulation in OpenGL mode. LED display for drive emulation. ROM images are now included. There are several bugs fixed. You can download the emulator from Istvan's web page.

plus4emu 1.2.8 | Istvan Varga released a couple of updates last month for his Plus/4 emulator. The plus4emu is an open source emulator of the C16, C116, and Plus/4. The program is written in C++, and supporting Windows, Linux, and MacOS X. A few of the changes are: Fixed file overwrite bug. New option for saving the printer output to a text file. New set of Windows icons (by SVS).

1K BoulderDash | Gaia Attila converted the 1 kilobyte Boulderdash game to the Plus/4. The original C64 version was made by S.E.S. of Genesis Project and is 1023 bytes. The Plus/4 version is a bit bigger with 1116 bytes. You can download the game and the source files from the web page.

Lone News 20 | In this English disk magazine about the Plus/4 and C16 the following articles. News: Club-Info, Limited 2007, Demos, Emulators, Chris Snowden. Charts: Best Team, Coders, Graphicians, Musicians, Magazines, Utilities, Demos and Games. Tedsound 1 and 2. Interview: Csio.

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