C64 - OneLoad64 Games Collection v5 - Over 2100 Games Included! StatMats Vidz 2024-01-06 | OneLoad64 version 5, the best Commodore 64 games / roms collection is here! With all of the games included converted to cartridge format for the fastest loading possible, it's quite literally game changing!It has over 2,000 games, including many multiload conversions. So whatever you're using, be it emulators including the MiSTer FPGA, or real hardware with the likes of the Ultimate64, EasyFlash, Kung Fu Flash, TeensyROM, SD2IEC etc, be sure to download this massive collection of C64 retro gaming goodness and check it out, it's completely free! :DDon't forget to share your suggestions and feedback in the comments section below and subscribe to my channel to show your appreciation. :)Update 6th January 2024:Fixed Cyberdyne Warrior and Mission Impossibubble (thanks to mmhh and redmist77 for the issue reports)Added Log!cal to MultiLoad64 (thanks $olo1870!)Renamed due to being released since 2000 (thanks to Snarko for the issue report):Keystone Kapers (Antonio Savona - 2019)Bomberman C64 (Samar Productions - 2007)Donkey Kong Arcade (Oxyron - 2016)Donkey Kong Junior (Mr. SID - 2014)You can download the collection here:drive.google.com/file/d/1Ef6J-yyzE14stEaqjK7XlYuutDDBOCyr/view?usp=sharingormega.nz/file/WZUV2ApA#JFoFB3vVCcfiKe02TkTqq3JOR2OoWLWBGA2B8m_bxbIHere's the new features and changes:Reworked the cartridge boot code for better stability and tweaked the loadingraster bar simulation for a more authentic look.Assault Machine and Castle of Terror now have working MultiLoad64 conversions, so I've finally started to help with this part of the collection! I certainly plan to be more active in this area in upcoming releases. :)$olo1870 has been busy adding many more games to MultiLoad64 himself, which is great to see. Many thanks to him and all those giving him suggestions for games to add, as well as testing his conversions. He has also tweaked many of his conversions such that the games now load much quicker and have extras such as intros etc. He even managed to produce an 11th hour fix for Tintin on the Moon. Awesome stuff!hellboy73 has also added Gumball, Hostages and Muncher Eats Chewits to MultiLoad64. All excellent additions I'm sure you'll agree.And thanks to redmist77, we not only have a working conversion of HardBall! in the collection now, but also conversions of all the Leaderboard games. Very nice work indeed.Many thanks for everyone's support and I wish you all a very Happy New-Year! :)
TeensyROM NFC Game Loading System on the C64 StatMats Vidz 2024-02-24 | Here is an overview video for the awesome new NFC Loading System on the TeensyROM using real Commodore 64 hardware. It is inspired by the fantastic TapTo project for MiSTer (github.com/wizzomafizzo/tapto ).Many thanks go out to Sensorium for his invaluable assistance in getting this feature added to his TeensyROM device. And many thanks for the support and assistance from the TapTo team members and community. :)You can follow Sensorium's channel here: youtube.com/@TravsterORAnd his TeensyROM Discord to stay up-to-date on the latest news: discord.gg/sdSGS9EdXsFor info on the available NFC readers, cases, tags and labels, please see the NFC Loading System docs: github.com/SensoriumEmbedded/TeensyROM/blob/main/docs/NFC_Loader.mdYou can also purchase the TeensyROM here: tindie.com/products/travissmith/teensyrom-cartridge-for-c64128My Twitter - twitter.com/StatMat01Hope you enjoy! And don't forget to like and subscribe! :)
OneLoad64 Games Collection v4 - dont miss out, its game changing and free! (C64) StatMats Vidz 2022-12-25 | Okay guys, the day has come, the waiting is over - OneLoad64 v4 is here! The best Commodore 64 games / roms collection is back! Now with over 2,000 games, including nearly 100 new multiload conversions bringing MultiLoad64 to life! So whatever you're using, be it emulators including the MiSTer FPGA, or real hardware with the likes of the EasyFlash, Kung Fu Flash, SD2IEC etc, be sure to download and check it out, it's completely free! :DYou can download the collection here:mega.nz/file/GVlTFb4S#6GVUBDlojgWiUgKW9Q-7f40hpRMFftoBJPL96Kj0D44Here's the new features and changes:Given that the root folder was becoming rather cluttered, its structure has been simplified and some folders have been renamed for better clarity. Here are the old to new path mappings: BINs -- AlternativeFormats\BINs EasyFlash -- AlternativeFormats\EasyFlash PRGs -- AlternativeFormats\PRGs Tapecart -- AlternativeFormats\Tapecart Originals -- Dumps\SourceFiles Screenshots -- Extras\Images\Screenshots Extras\OriginalCRTs -- Extras\OfficialCRTsNearly 100 multiload game conversions are now included in the MultiLoad64 folder. Many thanks to $olo1870 and hellboy73 for their hard work to put this first batch of games together. As we add more multi-load games to future versions of the collection, they will be included here.The AlternativeFormats\BINs folder now contains a further subfolder containing BIN files for use with Hucky (RGCD) cartridges. As these are limited to 64kb, they do not contain any added extras such as loading screens or music.Loading screens for games which have them have been added to theExtras\Images\LoadingScreens folder.Thumbnail images for the Sidekick64 device have been added to theExtras\Images\Sidekick64Thumbnails folder in TARGA (TGA) format. This includes an additional file in slideshow format where the game also has a loading screen. These should be placed in the same folder as the CRT files for the Sidekick64 to use them. Thanks to Frenetic for the addition of the slidehow feature to the Sidekick64 firmware and his general assistance and advice. When the new firmware update is ready, it will be available on the github project page here: github.com/frntc/Sidekick64Where a game was released after the year 2000, this info has been added to the filename to allow more recent games to be identified more easily. Thanks to Snarko for the suggestion.Happy Christmas to everyone. I hope you get to enjoy all the season has to offer, including some C64 goodness! And don't forget to share your suggestions and feedback in the comments section below. :)
OneLoad64 v4 on the Sidekick64 (Commodore 64 / C64) StatMats Vidz 2022-12-20 | Here's a quick demo of OneLoad64 games on the Sidekick64 device using a real C64, including the new thumbnails included in v4.If you haven't subscribed to the channel already, doing so will give you exclusive access to v4 before the general release on Christmas day! :)
StatMats Commodore 64 Setup and Ramble (C64) StatMats Vidz 2022-04-26 | As I received some new goodies through the post recently, including a nice new shiny custom Space Pilot cart kindly made by hellboy73 today, I thought I'd share my original C64 setup with you guys and give you one of my rambles on the subject! I hope you enjoy and don't forget to subscribe to my channel and enable notifications to receive future project updates. I'd really like to hit 1000 subscribers! ;)You'll see a number of references and after market devices shown in the video, so here's some links to the good guys who made them if you're interested in obtaining them or finding out more:OVPC (Overvoltage Protector) by kopsec: ebay.co.uk/itm/233502047690?hash=item365dce7dca:g:PcoAAOSwachdd6EOTapecart by Raf at C64Lover.com: https://allegro.pl/uzytkownik/c64powerKung Fu Flash by The Future was 8-Bit: thefuturewas8bit.com/kung-fu-flash.htmlArcadeR Joystick from RetroRadionics: retroradionics.co.uk/#!/DELIVERY-FROM-EU-%E2%80%A2-ArcadeR-9-pin-ATARI-standard-Joystick-%E2%80%A2/p/317483452/category=0C64 Dreams Games Collection by Zombeaver: zombs-lair.com/c64-dreamsTake care and see you in the next video!
OneLoad64 Games Collection v3 (Commodore 64 / C64) StatMats Vidz 2022-02-26 | The best Commodore 64 games collection is back! Version 3 is here!Now with 1500 games!Download link:mega.nz/file/rFlC1KqQ#vjOMOiQiZkht1lvSXVqinM8yuv6g9nM-BqivIXdIZ-8Subscribe to my channel to receive all future updates! :)New Features or Changes------------------------------------------Added support for loading music and raster bars to the Magic Desk CRTs which are combined with loading screens for a simulated tape loading experience (these can be skipped with any key or either fire button just like the plain loading screen images). This means that games with loading music such as the classic Ocean loaders can now be enjoyed with the CRT files.The MagicDeskBINs folder now contains two subfolders, one which contains plain 64kb files, along with another which contains larger files where games have added extras like loading screens or music. This allows more flexibility when choosing which EPROM size to use when writing the games to a physical cartridge.Games using joystick port 1 for primary control are now denoted by having the (J1) suffix in their filename. This not only acts as a visual cue to the user, but is also automatically used by emulators such as LR-VICE to swap joystick ports (github.com/libretro/vice-libretro#joyport-control).All screenshots have now been replaced with new images at 384x272 to ensure the borders are included. Many thanks to the volunteers who helped to perform this task (CentralPerk, CommFor, cringle, docbobo, nls, nc513, oldschooljoe, Remzi and ricky006).The crunched PRGs no longer have the "-[ex]" suffix in their filename, asthese were rather redundant and made the process of maintaining the collection a little harder than it needed to be (i.e. when renaming files in conjunction with the new primary control suffix above).Added the use of $D030 to switch to 2Mhz mode on the C128 and the MiSTer C64 core to speed up the decrunch of the crunched PRGs (has no effect on a real C64).
Rambo OneLoad64 Loading Tune Demo (Commodore 64 / C64) StatMats Vidz 2021-03-25 | Here's another demo of the new Magic Desk CRT format for OneLoad64 games for the Commodore 64, including simulated tape loader raster bars and music, with today's example Rambo: First Blood Part II from Ocean!You can download the CRT image here to try yourself: drive.google.com/file/d/1zWzhxr6dRN_gZoOTjcTQJm_EHEtYTJKN/view?usp=sharingLet me know what you think in the comments below. And as always, don't forget to hit that subscribe button to be kept up to date on my retro projects. :)
OneLoad64 Ocean Loader Prototype Cartridge (Commodore 64 / C64) StatMats Vidz 2021-03-12 | Here's a sneak peek of the new prototype Magic Desk CRT format for OL64 games for the Commodore 64, including simulated tape loader raster bars and music, with Wizball and the original Ocean Loader music as an example!You can download the CRT image here to try yourself: drive.google.com/file/d/19cvepbLhpr4lc4oWo_Jn4eJzHOhRexO8/view?usp=sharingLet me know what you think in the comments below. And as always, don't forget to hit that subscribe button to be kept up to date on my retro projects. :)
OneLoad64 + RR-Net (Commodore 64 / C64) StatMats Vidz 2021-02-26 | Whilst the uncrunched PRGs in the OneLoad64 Games Collection had been successfully tested on many devices, it remained non-functional with an RR-Net setup using Codenet to transfer the PRG to a real C64. Well today that has been fixed! ;)I have now modified the original Codenet source code such that it now handles the OL64 uncrunched PRG files, allowing them to be transferred and booted correctly. This video demonstrates an emulated environment using VICE and the RR-Net functionality and the modified Codenet executable.The prototype build can be downloaded here: drive.google.com/file/d/1hsD0pOB2TlI3vpTwPsCYd8pb4cpzGCr_/view?usp=sharingI will release a finalised version along with the source code shortly.Thanks goes to Marc Larue for nagging me to get this working. Just one more way to enjoy OL64! :)
OneLoad64 v2 Has Arrived! (Commodore 64 / C64) StatMats Vidz 2021-02-22 | Okay, so the day has finally come to release v2 of the OneLoad64 Games Collection for the Commodore 64 into to the wild! Apologies it's taken longer than originally anticipated! There are now 1001 unique games included. ;)Anyway, the key points of note are:The primary uncrunched games are now in Magic Desk CRT format for even quicker loading. These also support the display of loading screens, which wasn't always possible with the original PRG format due to space limitations. The uncrunched PRGs are still included for use when Magic Desk cartridge support is not available on a specific platform or device.Screenshots are now included for all the core games in the collection. Future work is planned to improve these by replacing with larger resolution files which capture the full C64 screen, including the borders which are used by some games. But for now, they are the traditional 320x200.Original cartridge images are now included in Extras\OriginalCRTs (thanks to Mayhem for his assistance in putting this set together)Other cartridge images of interest (e.g. multiload games converted to CRT format etc) are now included in Extras\OtherCRTsPlease see the Docs\history.txt and Docs\Readme.pdf files for more info.You can download a copy of the updated collection here: mega.nz/file/OdNQHRRB#lehTZXweBwpQNwzDQ2Alf4fpUo0_B7gFZMcezy_94eAThanks to everyone who has supported the project thus far, it is really appreciated. I fully understand this collection is not for everyone, as many people prefer scene releases with intros and trainers. But I am still confident that there are use cases where people will also enjoy this type of collection. Now I just need to start prepping for v3! Please do keep the game suggestions coming in.Enjoy! :)
OneLoad64 Dizzy Cartridges (Commodore 64 / C64) StatMats Vidz 2021-01-14 | To give you an idea of how the new OneLoad64 Games Collection for the Commodore 64 is shaping up, here's all the Dizzy c64 games converted to the new Magic Desk CRT format including loading screens.For those who would like to try them out, they can be downloaded here: drive.google.com/file/d/1sewyyaWB-sGPeKgq-Tzhb9fk42xcQWcA/view?usp=sharingWhere there isn't a loading screen for the actual C64 version, the Spectrum version has been used instead.Either way, it's 8-bit goodness!Don't forget to hit that subscribe button to receive all future updates regarding OneLoad64. :)
OneLoad64 Magic Desk CRT File Demo (Commodore 64 / C64) StatMats Vidz 2020-12-05 | I have been busy working on multiple other projects recently, but I'm back on v2 of the collection again now to add some more Commodore 64 goodness! Having taken a look at the Magic Desk cartridge format specs and studying some other examples people have produced, I have now written a loader to have the uncrunched dumps as CRT files which allows for even faster loading.Additionally I have also added support to display the loading screen before a games starts. This was something I really wanted to include for all games which have one, as I think it makes it a more complete preservation. But of course, these could only be shown before with the PRGs from v1 if they were still present in memory after the game had loaded, which in many cases they weren't. However, with the extra storage the Magic Desk cartridge format provides, it's straightforward to add a couple more memory banks to store the bitmap data. This will become the default uncrunched format in v2 of the collection.The files from this video can be downloaded here: drive.google.com/file/d/18Ru8B8nbg8qH2Dwdj4oN7sonmLx6bBd1/view?usp=sharingI've also got quite a few other goodies planned for the new collection, including a screenshots pack and a tool to create custom compilations for devices such as the EasyFlash and TapeCart, and even as turbo .TAP files for recording back to real tape for those nutty enough to want to! v1 was just the beginning... ;)
OneLoad64 v1.0 Demo (Commodore 64 / C64) StatMats Vidz 2020-10-24 | And so here it is, the culmination of 6 months' work! I present the OneLoad64 Games Collection v1.0 for the Commodore 64!The games in this collection load super-quick without any intros and such, making their use feel a little more like using cartridge images. It currently contains 520 unique games.It contains a set of single-load games in PRG format, each of which has been dumped from an original image using the machine-code monitor in a C64 emulator. There's one PRG in the main folder to be used with emulators, as well as the BackBit and Ultimate II for the quickest loading times, even on real hardware! There's also crunched versions of the games for use on real-hardware in conjunction with devices such as the EasyFlash, SD2IEC, Tapecart etc. The details for each game dump can be found in an XML file in the Dumps folder along with each dump file. In this way, the project also serves to document the dumping process for future readers.[Note: Version 2 of this collection has now been released using even quicker booting Magic Desk CRT images. The download link for the new collection can be found in the description of it's release video here: youtube.com/watch?v=l-tmhh4TvvM ]Special thanks go out to the following people for their contributions and support:The PD Staff for their support of the projectkarokin and Pezz82 for helping me track down the issues with the quick-loading PRGs on the C64 MiSTer corePer Håkan Sundell for his CCS64 emulatorThe VICE Team for their C64 emulatorMagnus Lind for his excellent Exomizer crunching toolThe Gamebase64 Team for providing many of the original game imagesThe Lemon64 Team for their comprehensive databaseHope all you enjoy! I'm off to play me some more IK+... ;)
OneLoad64 Games Collection Demo (Commodore 64 / C64) StatMats Vidz 2020-04-19 | I've had the intention of putting together a single-load PRG games collection for the Commodore 64 for a long time. Spending more time at home recently as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has given me the impetus to finally make my idea a reality. And thus the OneLoad64 Games Collection is born.The key objectives of this project are:- Have single-load games that can be loaded up quickly in C64 emulators with a minimum of fuss.- Make the loading experience feel a little more like using cartridge images.The games have been dumped from the C64s memory using emulators and their built-in machine code monitors (I use both CCS64 and Vice for this task). The general process involves finding a games starting address and dumping memory right at the point the game is about to start. This allows a clean start of the game without any of the glitchiness associated with dumps or snapshots created just after the game has started running. I've written a tiny loader stub in 6502 assembly which utilises the technique of modifying the C64s jump vector table for auto-loading, which complements the ability of C64 emulators to inject them directly into the emulated C64s memory for fast loading. I have written a tool in C# which processes the memory dump and converts it into an executable PRG file.Each entry includes the original image file (.TAP, .D64, .G64), the memory dump, an XML metadata file recording the dump specifics (e.g. initial memory bank and interrupt setup, patching notes etc), plus two PRG files:- The first contains the tiny loader stub and is to be used with emulators. These are not intended for use on real hardware due to their size (they represent almost the full 64kb of memory). They may also not play nicely with other hardware such as cartridges due to their arbitrary modification of the system jump vector table.- The second is a crunched self-extracting version which can be used on real hardware, using floppies or newer storage solutions such as the EasyFlash cartridge, SD2IEC or the 1541 Ultimate. These are created with the fantastic Exomizer compression tool which adds an additional short decrunching step when loading and are denoted by the trailing "-[ex]" in their filename.
Mig-Gen Skin Editor StatMats Vidz 2017-01-29 | This is the Mig-Gen skin editor component allowing the customisation of my AGS derivative native Amiga frontend for WHDLoad. It is written in C#.
AGS2 DEMO (Native Amiga Frontend) StatMats Vidz 2016-05-13 | A demo of my new AGS2 derivative native frontend running on the Android based GPD-XD handheld console.The frontend is written in AmigaE and was originally created by MagerValp.The video shows games being run with the excellent WHDLoad on an emulated A1200, although it can be used with custom scripts to run pretty much anything, even on real hardware including the CD32.
