r/Commodore

We are going to be featured on The Retro Hour this Friday, launching the final week of our Kickstarter campaign.

We will be discussing the major C64 exports from the 1980s Australian gaming industry, as well as have special guest John Passfield join us to talk about his history, from developing games in his bedroom as a child, through to the forming of major studios in Aus.

I'll post a link once it's live.

Link to our Kickstarter in the comments.

The 6562/6563 were upgraded versions of the VIC providing the same 320x200 resolution as the C64's VIC-II 6566/6567, minus the sprites of course.

It had been designed as a "drop-in" upgrade to the VIC-20 to increase screen resolution

Apparently only working samples were ever produced and it never went into production.

6562/6563 specification

You command an armoured fighting vehicle equipped with a forward-firing cannon, defensive shields, radar and a limited fuel supply.

Navigate the vector battlefield, locate hostile units, destroy them before they destroy you, and keep your machine supplied with fuel.

The battlefield is continuous. Enemy vehicles may approach from any direction, disappear behind obstacles, circle your position and attack from outside your forward view.

Versions for the 40/80 column PET as well as the Commodore VIC-20.

And yes, this is a human made post... which is what a bot would say.

https://milasoft64.itch.io/vectorbattle-commodore-pet-vic-20

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hi am an art student and i start school in september i really wanne start an artwork based around the new flip phone the callback 8020 that’s coming out. it will be a sort of performance modern art scene, still needs to be worked out but really wanne do this. Only problem im not one of the first preorderers. So i wont be able to get one in september, oktober the first date that’s now available is december. This would be to late i really need to be able to start in the beginning of the school year or i will not be able to make the deadline. So that’s why im asking you guys how would i be able to get one from the first batches? if somebody is selling or anyone knows how to get it sooner? Please let me know anything helps

Dersch is part of a growing community of vintage computer collectors who are preserving the classic machines that helped launch the digital revolution. While Silicon Valley has since moved on to shaping the future of artificial intelligence, these hardware enthusiasts are intent on saving the Atari, Commodore and IBM machines that are ancestors to today’s laptops, wearable devices and smart phones.

Hi Guys, I managed to pick up a Commodore 16 boxed starter pack recently, it works perfectly although I was careful to buy a new aftermarket PSU for it. It rekindled all sorts of nostalgia and my kids enjoyed the process of loading and playing Xzap and Punchy. So much so that I am going to trade in my C64 Maxi and get a Commodore 64 Ultimate. I feel like it's the real deal I need.

What I wanted to ask is, has anyone loaded games via datasette on their Commodore 64 Ultimate and what was the experience like, or disc drive for that matter, or do you just use the USB drive now?