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In order to compete with the Minimig on the Amiga-side, the MCC-216 also needs a considerable boost in game compatibility. At the moment, only ~30-50% are working properly. Please note that the compatibility list linked above only lists games which are working or at least partly working. Arcade Retro Gaming is working an a big improvement step for the AMIGA core. According to the unofficial MCC forum:http://www.retrorebooted.com/mcc/forum/index.php the work on a brand new very powerful 68000 CPU implementation. This will be the most powerful 68k ever implemented in an FPGA with a wide compatibility range. With this they will boost the compatibility to a new level which should exceed the MiniMig implementation. Can't wait to see this new AMIGA core.

Please note that the new ATARI 2600 core supports the ArcadeRetroGaming Joypad (Basic and Advanced). This is no generic USB implementation. It has been optimized for real time performance which is very important for a great gaming experience. You can order one via our E-Bay store ot the ARG store: eBay Seller: arcaderetrogaming http://www.arcaderetrogaming.com/ Direct Link to the product: http://www.arcaderet...aid%3D300800%26

The real time behavior is the tricky part if you use a software based emulation. With the MCC-216 you get a real hardware based emulator based on an reimplementation of the whole ATARI 2600 chip set. We support the VGA output port and with this you get a very crisp picture way better as the original ATARI 2600 console itself. You can add easy all you favorite ATARI2600 games. Simple copy it under the User folder on the SD-card. Enjoy now the MCC-216 with an USB Joypad similar to X-Box and PS-3. More fun for Retro Games ! More to come....

Latest news from the Multiple Classic Computer MCC-216 from Arcade Retro Gaming at the Midwest Gaming Classic 2011. Please watch the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK_m2EMaVKY&feature=youtu.be The AMIGA is getting closer and closer to it's release to the public. ENJOY !

Our Easter week special now you get FREE SHIPMENT inside the USA for each shopping cart value over 25$. Please visit our Online store. ONLINE STORE Do you need a BRAND NEW original ATARI 2600 controller ? Here it is: and the link: ATARI 2600 JOYSTICK HAPPY RETRO GAMING !

Fantastic stuff, though the old C64 still maintains all its appeal to me, despite the clumsiness of the 1541 drive Yes the C64 was and is a great machine. Integrating the 1541 and using the new SD-card capacity to fit all C64 software on one card is a really nice technology enhancement. We like especially the simple switch between discs with a button on the keyboard. No shuffling of 5 1/4 discs any longer.

You might be on the right track I would buy this in a heartbeat if I knew when that was coming. (Or could be a beta tester.) If you like to be a beta tester for the AMIGA core and own an MCC-216 either as S-video or as VGA version please contact us under [email protected] and we will add you to the list. Happy Retro Gaming

NEW video for the Commodore C64 implementation on the Multiple Classic Computer MCC-216 from ArcadeRetroGaming. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7FX2YaAcTI Enjoy the differences in technology and performance between the original Commodore C64 from the 80 and the revival from 2011. Happy Retro Gaming and Classic Computing.

You might be on the right track

Arcade Retro Gaming will be present at this years Midwest Gaming Classics show. The show takes place from March, 26th to March 27th in Brookfield, WI. Please check the link for more details. http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/location/ We hope we meet a lot of classic computer fans at this show. If everything works as expected we will have a great surprise which we will unroll during this show. Stay tuned for more details.

Nice idea we will see what's possible. thanks !

NEWS ! Please check out out BLOG for the latest product news. We have now an MCC-216 Pong Limited Edition which ships with more than 255 C64 games. In addition the ATARI 2600 core is included. Our Designer created as well a special label for this Limited Edition. BLOD Arcade Retro Gaming ENJOY !

Hi Cliff, we just updated our download section with the C64 and the ATARI 2600 folder structure. Please check out the following link: MCC Download Page Maybe you figured it out already thanks to the support from the community. Happy Retro Gaming and Enjoy the ATARI 2600

Our current focus is on the AMIGA implementation. We are looking towards the community to send us their features. Please check out our BLOG for comments and requests: AMIGA feature whish list. We plan several releases this year with increasing feature content. The initial release is planed for Q1/Q2 2011. If you like to support us please mention the features you like to see and post your experience with the MCC on our BLOG. Happy Retro Gaming !

We are happy to announce that you can find a new ATARI 2600 release for the MCC-216 in the download section. Download page More about new features in our BLOG: BLOG ENJOY the new ATARI 2600 core on the MCC-216

ANNOUNCEMENT ! We have a new ATARI 2600 core for download: Please check out our BLOG for more details: http://www.blog.arcaderetrogaming.com/?p=239 ENJOY the all new ATARI 2600 !

NEWS for the ATARI2600 Fans !! We got some mails from the community and work currently on some feature enhancements for the ATARI 2600. 1.) We will support more than 8 character file names in the USER menu. 2.) Someone mentioned to us if we could support as well .a26 file in addition to the .bin files as they are physically identical we will support them in the next release. 3.) People have seen some loading issue with an SDHC card with high speed class 4 access. We will support the class 4 SDHC card in the next release. Topics to do: TIA timing adjustments, bank switching for bigger images. If you have any additional comments or feature suggestion please send us a mail to: [email protected] Enjoy the ATARI 2600 and don't forget to start using our new BLOG under: www.BLOG.ArcadeRetroGaming.com

ANNOUNCEMENT ! Arcade Retro Gaming is proud to present to the Retro Gamer, Arcade Fan and Multiple Classic Computer user his own FORUM. In this FORUM you can chat with friends, post your fun experience with the MCC and classic games, ask technical questions, join the growing development community, check the schedule for retro gaming events, post your own setup and your classic computer selection, talk about retro games and development, sell/buy/trade and much, much more. :thumbsup: Don’t miss out on this and SIGN UP today on our BLOG home page. www.Blog.ArcadeRetroGaming.com Let’s preserve the classic computer and retro gaming history together and build the bridge into the 21st century. We invite you to post your ideas and wishes for the future of the Multiple Classic Computer. Please distribute this news to all your retro gaming and classic computer fans. :!:

ANNOUNCEMENT We released today a new update for the ATARI 2600 core. Now you can download the ATARI 2600 core for the VGA version and the S-video version for FREE from or download page: http://www.mcc-home.com/3.html The picture quality of an ATARI 2600 with VGA out is amazing. You need to try it. Booth cores support now as well a USER menu. This means you simply copy all your .BIN ROM files to the SD-card into the folder ATARI260/USER/... and you can start them with a simple button click. Control the ATARI 2600 with the Joystick * up and down scrolling into game selection menu * Fire loads the game * left and right changes difficulty settings for player 1 and player 2 (fire confirms) * If game is loaded the MCC will scroll to the different game option (select button will be automatically triggered) * Fire button starts the game Control the ATARI 2600 with the Keyboard and Joystick Game selection menu * up and down key scrolls to the game selection menu * left and right changes difficulty settings for player 1 and player 2 (fire confirms) * key press on "A" will select Advanced and a key press on "B" will select Beginner * Return loads the game During the ATARI 2600 emulation * Select Game - F1 * Reset Game - F2 * Left Player Difficulty B - F5 * Left Player Difficulty A - F6 * Right Player Difficulty B - F7 * Right Player Difficulty A - F8 In general do we follow the Stella Emulator Key mapping: http://stella.sourceforge.net/docs/index.html#Keyboard ENJOY

ANNOUCEMENT A new C64 core for the MCC 216 is available for FREE download at our download page: http://www.mcc-home.com/3.html Please download it and update your MCC 216 for the best performance. With this core you get the following features: * Fixed a bug in the VHDL code for the joystick port #2 * RP-INDEX.INI file, GAME list and DEMO lists are optional. If they are not present, the corresponding menu does not show up. * Empty USER directory displays correctly * Up to 10 D64 images can be selected with the USER menu. * One level of sub-folder is supported in the /C64/USER/ folder. Sub-folders show up with yellow color Please note that you still have all the features from the former version: * Multiple keystrokes are supported by the new driver * Num Lock enables/disables the numeric keypad, when the keypad is disabled, it can be used as joystick * F10 swaps the joyticks inputs - If the numeric keypad is disabled, joysticks are cycled this way : Port#1,Port#2 / Port#2,Port#1 / Port#1,Keypad / Keypad,Port#1 / etc... - If the numeric keypad is enabled, joysticks are cycled this way : Port#1,Port#2 / Port#2,Port#1 / etc... * New USER menu - D64 images stored under the folder /C64/USER/ are displayed under this new list - Starting the BASIC with Fire button or Return * New settings menu - S-Video output can be tweaked (it does not tweak anything on the VGA core) -> Color saturation : color output can be tuned from B&W (0) to highly saturated (31) -> Brightness level : brightness can be changed from 64 to 223 -> Blanking level : it can be changed from 32 to 127 the blanking level has an impact on brightness too, since : blanking + brightness <= 255 -> Burst level : it can be changed from 2 to 31 - Keyboard layout can be changed : 4 layouts are supported : CBM-US, PS2-US, CBM-DE, PS2-DE - Kernal options to speed up things -> Fast reset in USER mode (it disable the kernal's memory check) -> JiffyDOS kernal in USER mode : it loads alternate ROM images KERNALJ.BIN and 1541ROMJ.BIN You can obtain those ROM images on Jim Brain's website : http://www.jbrain.com/ -> Fast drive seek : it patches the 1541 ROM (normal or Jiffy) to reduce the head seek time to the minimum -> Fast drive spin : it patches the 1541 ROM (normal or Jiffy) to reduce the motor ON/OFF wait to 20 ms -> Disable checksum : it disables the sector checksum calculation in the 1541 ROM (normal or Jiffy) ENJOY the C64 implementation in the Multiple Classic Computer for retro games and applications. P.S.: We will take a look a the saving on the 128MB micro SD-card.

We like to thank all Arcade Retro Gaming friends for supporting us in our efforts to preserve the classic computer and classic game consoles for the future. Thanks to faithful friends like yourself, this past year has been very successful. We have a Christmas present for everyone who owns already the Multiple Classic Computer™. We got a lot of questions about the ATARI 2600. It’s on and it’s going to be a big deal! The ATARI 2600 implementation is now available online for FREE download. MCC Download As this wouldn’t be enough another release of the C64 is planned between Christmas and New Year! HAPPY RETRO GAMING :cool:

You can test the save function with BC Quest for Tire. If you load the game and press F12 you see the disc menu coming up. Now press (H)ighscore and Reset yes. You will see the DISC image going into reverse image. After wards press the menu button on the keyboard (one between ALT right key and the right CTRL key). You see the disc goes back to normal. Reset the MCC and start the BC Quest for tire normal. Press Highscore and if you asked for Reset hit N for no. You see an empty high score list. Now play the game and enter your name in the empty high score. Press F12 and the Disc:x text get inverse. WAIT until all sectors completely written to the 1541 drive (RAM). After wards press the menu button on the keyboard (one between ALT right key and the right CTRL key). You see the disc goes back to normal. Reset the MCC and start the BC Quest for tire normal. Press Highscore and if you asked for Reset hit N for no. You see your name in the high score list. Hope that helped !

We updated the web page and the 404 error is fixed now. You can download the release note and this has the instruction. Anyhow you figured it out on your own. We are in the final touches for the ATARI 2600 core. We discovered some issues we like to fix before we launch it officially. However it shouldn't be long now. Let's see if we can have an additional Christmas gift under the tree. Really, I'm still getting error 404 when trying to down load the Menu file. Tried IE and FireFox. Even dumped cache. Did you reload the page ? Looks like our provider has some issues with linking uploaded files. Please try again in 1h.

We updated the web page and the 404 error is fixed now. You can download the release note and this has the instruction. Anyhow you figured it out on your own. We are in the final touches for the ATARI 2600 core. We discovered some issues we like to fix before we launch it officially. However it shouldn't be long now. Let's see if we can have an additional Christmas gift under the tree.

ARG NEWS :!: We are pleased to announce that we make excellent progress with the new release for the ATARI 2600 core for the MCC. We implemented the game selection menu for games on the SD-card and support now a special .INI File for the ATARI 2600 ROMs. We are in the process to finalize the bank switching implementation for the bigger ROMs >4k. A initial release is planed during the World of Commodore Expo in Toronto Canada next weekend Dec. 4th 2010. Please come and visit us at the World of Commodore. www.worldofcommodore.ca We are looking forward to meet you. You will find the 1st ATARI2600 release with instruction to install it on our download section after the official release next weekend. Download Page for the Mutliple Classic Computer HAPPY RETRO GAMING