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Chris<p><strong>Lykia is one of those games that look stunning, but that I could never get into.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://feddit.uk/post/32916034" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">feddit.uk/post/32916034</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
The Universe of Commodore 64<p>ReSeed – SID music for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4</p><p>This external expansion device allows Plus/4 enthusiasts to experience the iconic three-channel synthesizer sound of the Commodore 64 while preserving the authentic retro experience.</p><p><a href="https://cplus4universe.com/2025/07/03/reseed-sid-music-for-the-commodore-16-and-plus-4/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cplus4universe.com/2025/07/03/</span><span class="invisible">reseed-sid-music-for-the-commodore-16-and-plus-4/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a></p>
Ice Breaker<p>I just came across Retrocomb's video on how to connect to the BBS via a Plus/4. Thanks for the callout! <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daoAllAv9qo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=daoAllAv9qo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a></p>
Commodore manía<p>Retrokiosko #60 - Especial 5o aniversario y juegos veraniegos <a href="https://youtu.be/SPExHno6i1Q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/SPExHno6i1Q</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c64</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amiga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a></p>
Durandal<p>I have reworked RetroBBS's Weather plugin, it now uses open-meteo.com API, displays.<br>It now have an optional second screen displaying the temperature curve for the next 7 days.<br>Additionally, if the terminal supports drawing commands, the curve will be drawn on the terminal side instead of prerendered on the BBS.</p><p>Video shows the new features on an emulated Plus/4</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroterm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrobbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrobbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Durandal<p>Working on adding drawing primitives to the Turbo56K command set.<br>Currently only for the Commodore Plus/4 and MSX ports of Retroterm.<br>Here's a little demo of the line command in action with a recreation of a classic 3D routine from the 1980's<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroterm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroterm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrobbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrobbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
root42<p>If you have a dead 8501 CPU I can absolutely recommend the 6502 adapter by MCes. It is very compatible and uses a regular 6502A CPU (or 6502 known to be working at 1.8MHz) and fits nicely inside the C16. There is also a variant with slightly modified layout for the Plus/4.<br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/c16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c16</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a></p>
Ice Breaker<p>Was made aware of this reproduction book from a couple of years ago for the Commodore Plus/4 and C16. I just grabbed the hardback book version and am anxious to check it out. </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Commodore-Games-Book-Retro-Reproductions/dp/1837911770" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/Commodore-Games-Boo</span><span class="invisible">k-Retro-Reproductions/dp/1837911770</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/c16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c16</span></a></p>
Patai Gergely :c64:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@electron_greg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>electron_greg</span></a></span> It would be cool to adapt this for the Commodore <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a> and produce DFLI pictures that can display 2 freely chosen colours out of a palette of 121 in every 8x2-pixel area. The TED chip also makes it easy to play digital samples.</p><p><a href="http://plus4world.powweb.com/plus4encyclopedia/500027" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">plus4world.powweb.com/plus4enc</span><span class="invisible">yclopedia/500027</span></a></p>
Patai Gergely :c64:<p>Obscure trivia time! It turns out that Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil fame wished for a <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a> as a child but got a <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a> instead. If only she had known how far the homebrew scene would take the latter!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXbxb4m_k9U&amp;t=238s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=zXbxb4m_k9</span><span class="invisible">U&amp;t=238s</span></a></p>
Commodore manía<p>Retrokiosko #58 - Gameplays y más <a href="https://youtu.be/B7ekVo2BLpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/B7ekVo2BLpg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c64</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amiga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a></p>
Charlie Balogh<p>All images were recorded using a RetroTink 4K, outputting a 1080p signal image, captured with an Elgato Game Capture HD60S+ and OBS. The Commodore 16 was hooked into the HD15 input via a quality Commodore DIN to SVideo cable, using a Laser Bear Industries SVideo/CVBS to HD15 adapter.</p><p>(The HD15 input of the RT4K has slightly better image quality in its Y/C mode, than its regular SVideo input - which is still very good.)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Charlie Balogh<p>Here are some comparison shots. The left is always before image - using the original modulator - the right is always the after image - using a TheRetroChannel RF-OFF modulator replacement, with luma bypass.</p><p>Second two test pictures are from "Carrion's 121 colors" slide-show, by Censor Design &amp; Exceed, released at Arok Party 2023, Hungary.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Charlie Balogh<p>Finally got around installing a TheRetroChannel RF-OFF modulator replacement into my Commodore 16. I ordered this a while back... The ground plane around the modulator put up a bit of a fight, but managed to do it in the end.</p><p>I'm not too comfortable with that tower of the Saruman TED 64K expansion, plus the luma bypass adapter on top of each-other, crowned by the TED chip, but it seems to work and it even fits under the keyboard in the black breadbox.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Commodore manía<p>Retrokiosko #58 - Especial: Juegos que nos gustan pero al resto del mundo no <a href="https://youtu.be/uu53LVMQzGo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/uu53LVMQzGo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c64</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amiga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a></p>
Charlie Balogh<p>One more Commodore 116 keyboard screw conversion - check.</p><p>It looks good, but it isn't perfect. 2 or 3 screws can't be tightened fully. Maybe the piece moved slightly. The tolerances are very tight, the screw is M1.7 in size, and the drill-bit is 1.3mm... If it wobbles by a fraction of a mm, it can already cause this problem.</p><p>They're still holding though, and with all screws in, it feels solid. It will be good enough, I think. cc: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@iszell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>iszell</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/c116" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c116</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a></p>
Charlie Balogh<p>Oh no, they're multiplying!</p><p>One of these Commodore 116 doesn't belong to me, and overall it's in a much better nick than mine. Works perfectly, and looks very unmolested - but of course someone had a go at the keyboard already, and some of the plastic pins holding it together are already broken. No surprises there.</p><p>I will do the screw-conversion on it, now that I can, and have the tools for it, and then we'll see what else.</p><p>cc: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@iszell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>iszell</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/c116" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c116</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a></p>
Everything C64 :verified:<p>Commodore Plus/4 Emulator YAPE 1.2.6 released <a href="http://yape.homeserver.hu/index.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">yape.homeserver.hu/index.htm</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Credit <a href="https://x.com/Commodore_lives" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">x.com/Commodore_lives</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plus4</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Commodore16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore16</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
Everything C64 :verified:<p>Kye - A <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C64</span></a> port of Colin Garbutt's puzzle game from 1992 [UPDATE &amp; <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plus4</span></a>] <a href="https://www.indieretronews.com/2022/12/kye-c64-port-of-colin-garbutts-puzzle.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">indieretronews.com/2022/12/kye</span><span class="invisible">-c64-port-of-colin-garbutts-puzzle.html</span></a></p>
Commodore manía<p>Commodore Plus/4 -=Kye=- <a href="https://youtu.be/JmUvK9t8F2g" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/JmUvK9t8F2g</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a></p>