Members program_insect Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Apologies if this is old news, but it's cool enough to risk being redundant: http://www.prophet64.com/ These guys just released a cartridge for the C64 (!) which includes a modern-style sequencer, 303-style SID interface, and a 909ish drum interface. Way better (and cheaper) than a sidstation! And it just blows me away that they're still making new software for the C64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members protues9 Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 yea, I plan on getting that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Analog Kid Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 now that is cool. Hmmmn, the front page of KSS is all about Mac SE's, Atari ST's and Commodore 64's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Awake77 Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Oh now this is just plain wicked! Ive been planning on building my own SID box, but this will be a great alternative till then! Cheaper than a Hardsid card and retro-cool too!! Ordering it now... ...and dusting of my Commodore64's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members protues9 Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 ive noticed a trend round here ... when someone will say "hey.. anybody know about the.." and then it seems everyone is talking about it .. I guess it inspires people to look at something they otherwise would have overlooked or not known about .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Analog Kid Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 ooooooh, it supports dual SIDS... heh, Core Duo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J3RK Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 I've got a stack of 7 C64Cs, and a 128 sitting in a closet. Now I'm going to have to pick one of these up, and give it a whirl. Maybe I'll get two of them, buy a DJ mixer, and go on tour. I saw something about this quite a while ago, and it looked pretty cool. I like that they put it on a cartridge. That makes it a lot easier since you don't need a 1541 attached. I also have two pass-through cartridges that allow file acces to SD flash cards, so the combo should be quite cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members protues9 Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 why do you have 7? lol I have a hard enough time keeping my mac, C64 and other crap organized.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J3RK Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 I do a lot of C64 and SID related projects. Those are my experimentation devices. They are also a good source of 8580 SID chips, (which I like a lot better than the 6581 revisions.) A few friends and I bought up a bunch of them, and will be switching parts around, modifying, and adding interesting additions to them (like the SD flash cartridge.) We have all been using them since they were released in 1983, we all have TONs of games, demos, music, etc. and we all enjoy mucking about with them still. Nothing more fun than a drunken game of M.U.L.E. or Archon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members syncretism Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 i ordered one awhile ago; i'll let you know how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Awake77 Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Nothing more fun than a drunken game of M.U.L.E. or Archon. Hell yes;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SylvStuart Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Please forgive me but I just unloaded a stack of C64's, boxes and boxes of floppies and fully loaded 3rd party drives(Lt. Kernal?), a couple of SX's, and a pile of Amiga's/toasters. Just didn't have the room or the time. I did manage to keep one SX for myself though!Archon? Whew...I'm old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangefunk Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Originally posted by HomeInMyShoes Haha, Archon. That game rocked. I'm always up for a couple rounds of Blue Max and for drunk games, Racing Destruction Set is the original beer out the nose laugh-fest.As an added bonus, you can also use the C-64 power supply brick to toast marshmallows. Wow Blue Max... that brings it all back... I remember playing that game over Xmas 1984... I found the game to be pretty confusing... sometimes I'd think I'd got a great score to receive some terrible rating then I'd play it not thinking too much and get the Blue Max status... odd... was exciting to see that final screen for the first time... I also really enjoyed- Forbidden Forest - awesome music too..- Super Huey- Winter Games- Summer Games II- Pitstop II- Suicide Express- Decathlon (Activision one... boy did I lose a lot of joysticks!)- Kickstart (brilliant game.. could imagine it being awesome on a PSP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Awake77 Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 - Forbidden Forest - awesome music too.. Still one of the best games ever, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J3RK Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 I liked quite a few of those Cosmi games. They weren't written that well, but they had a lot of atmosphere. Jumpman was always nice, Below the Root, Pharaoh's Curse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Awake77 Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 http://www.lemon64.com/index.php?mainurl=http%3A//www.lemon64.com/games/list.php%3Ftype%3Dpublisher%26name%3DCosmi I had Caverns of Khafka on tape for my datasette, oh the memories:D (and the load times!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J3RK Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 That was a good one. You could cheat, and fly by shooting when you jumped. Aztec challenge was another one like those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Originally posted by HomeInMyShoes Haha, Archon. That game rocked. I'm always up for a couple rounds of Blue Max and for drunk games, Racing Destruction Set is the original beer out the nose laugh-fest.As an added bonus, you can also use the C-64 power supply brick to toast marshmallows. The C64, IMO, had some of the coolest game soundtracks EVER ... what some of those guys did with four voices is incredible ... they were so stripped down and economical ... anyone remember M.U.L.E.? Even before PSB, that game more than anything else taught me how to layer sounds/lines with skill and elegance ... Anyone remember The Rocky Horror Picture Show game for the C64? ... really rare and not very playable ... but it's still my favorite version of Time Warp. (I'd love to hear it again to refresh my memory, though.) I really wish I could still go into my Mom's basement and grab the C64 (and the Amiga!) but sadly, they were both victims of selling the childhood house and cleaning out the basement. Sometimes you don't know what you had until it's gone. Like I couldn't find replacements. But still, it'd be so nice to have those ones again. Computers without porn. It seems impossible to imagine. (Although I did have one photorealistic f--k loop on the Amiga that lasted about 3 seconds.) (VOICE OFFSCREEN) Thanks for sharing. You're welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members program_insect Posted June 13, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Originally posted by syncretism i ordered one awhile ago; i'll let you know how it is. You're in the US, yes? What kind of shipping charge did they slap you with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members syncretism Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 you lot should check this out: http://www.mcld.co.uk/flatfour/chiptunes/ podcasts surveying the past and present of atari, nintendo, commodore and spectrum audio - good listening, if you're into that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members syncretism Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Originally posted by program_insect You're in the US, yes? What kind of shipping charge did they slap you with? it cost me 39 euro, total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J3RK Posted June 13, 2006 Members Share Posted June 13, 2006 Originally posted by Diametro I really wish I could still go into my Mom's basement and grab the C64 (and the Amiga!) but sadly, they were both victims of selling the childhood house and cleaning out the basement. Sometimes you don't know what you had until it's gone.Like I couldn't find replacements. But still, it'd be so nice to have those ones again. That is what emulation is for: http://www.winuae.nethttp://www.viceteam.org (I'll leave it up to you to find or transfer the software.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members program_insect Posted June 14, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 14, 2006 I still can't believe I missed out on the C64 era the first time around. I guess my family was too cheap to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members protues9 Posted June 14, 2006 Members Share Posted June 14, 2006 That is what emulation is for Im going to vegas on thursday... on my laptop i've got an NES, MAME, Sega, Atari setup with like a billion games. Ive got custom USB joysticks as well.. but i'm just taking a playstation like all in one controller on the plane. That and I can write music on this thing as well as watch movies and play games.. kick ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J3RK Posted June 14, 2006 Members Share Posted June 14, 2006 Originally posted by protues9 Ive got custom USB joysticks as well.. Here's mine: It's going to have two small detachable (Super Sprint) style steering wheels on the front. It will use a socket-wrench style connection to attach the wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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