Flack Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 15 hours ago, bradhig1 said: The triangle buttons on the joystick suck. I keep bumping them by accident and is there a way to turn them off? What does an up arrow in the upper right corner of the screen mean? I keep seeing it. The one of the left is the worst. My thumb naturally presses up against it and I am constantly accidentally hitting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig1 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I put this in a cjm X:64,ntsc,accuratedisk,driveicon J:1*:JU,JD,JL,JR,JF,JF,1,2,JF,A,B,C,JF,4,5 J:2:JU,JD,JL,JR,JF,JF,F1,F2,JF,1,2,3,JF,F3,F4 port 2 doesn't work in Impossible mission. How do I get it to use either port as port 1 or port 2 in any game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) Some games (most) use port 2. Some games used port 1. BITD, if the joystick didn't respond to one port, you had to plug it into the other. On The C64, the default for the joystick is port 2. You can force a game to use port 1 by adding a _J1 to the file name. Example: my_game.d64 becomes my_game_J1.d64 You can't make it universal, because Commodore 64 software did not work that way. Port 1 is less frequently used because it interferes with several keys on the left side of the keyboard. Edited January 11, 2021 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig1 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I got it working. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnuth Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I noticed these came back in stock on Amazon and I bought one just now. Figured I’d post in case anyone else has been wanting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 36 minutes ago, schnuth said: I noticed these came back in stock on Amazon and I bought one just now. Figured I’d post in case anyone else has been wanting one. i just checked amazon and didnt see it. i did see a mini selling at the price for a full size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnuth Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 i just checked amazon and didnt see it. i did see a mini selling at the price for a full size Link is on the first post of the thread: https://www.amazon.com/C64-not-machine-specific/dp/B08GMTJYXJ Sorry about that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 On 3/5/2021 at 10:31 PM, schnuth said: I noticed these came back in stock on Amazon and I bought one just now. Figured I’d post in case anyone else has been wanting one. Wow! How did I not hear about these until now! Argh, been saving to try and score a Commodore 128, but they're so hard to find. This is so tempting. No "must have" games in the list though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 7 hours ago, nadir said: Wow! How did I not hear about these until now! Argh, been saving to try and score a Commodore 128, but they're so hard to find. This is so tempting. No "must have" games in the list though... I still see an original with the right combination of original and modern peripherals as infinitely better to VICE in a nice package, but I still bought one just for the hell of it. It's a cool homage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnuth Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Swami said: I still see an original with the right combination of original and modern peripherals as infinitely better to VICE in a nice package, but I still bought one just for the hell of it. It's a cool homage. That was my mindset too, as I have many different devices that will play C64 games besides my actual C64. Plus these US editions are selling for twice the going rate on eBay if you decide you don't want it down the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 On 3/6/2021 at 12:41 AM, schnuth said: Link is on the first post of the thread: https://www.amazon.com/C64-not-machine-specific/dp/B08GMTJYXJ Sorry about that! It's strange. A few days ago it said available in April and now it is available *now*. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+HatNJ Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I ordered Late Sun Night Mar. 7 just got it this morning looking forward to playing with it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnuth Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Got mine too. Glad to see their supply issues have been resolved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 i just received mine today- the Maxi is so fantastic. Currently really sucking at David's Midnight Magic, lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiman99 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I was able to get last one on Amazon at list price, just got it today. Looks and plays pretty good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, amiman99 said: I was able to get last one on Amazon at list price, just got it today. Looks and plays pretty good. I just started getting back to my C64 stuff, for someone who has an Ultimate64, a C64 and a C128, with an 1541 Ultimate II+ on the way, is there any reason to buy TheC64? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiman99 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 2 hours ago, leech said: I just started getting back to my C64 stuff, for someone who has an Ultimate64, a C64 and a C128, with an 1541 Ultimate II+ on the way, is there any reason to buy TheC64? Probably not. But, TheC64 Maxi is better then the Mini, with full size keyboard and more usb ports. I do wish it had regular 9pin ports, I dont really like the big joystick (personal preference). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 18 minutes ago, amiman99 said: Probably not. But, TheC64 Maxi is better then the Mini, with full size keyboard and more usb ports. I do wish it had regular 9pin ports, I dont really like the big joystick (personal preference). Yeah, I kind of figure I already have a MiSTer, so don't need any other FPGA based system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 7 hours ago, leech said: Yeah, I kind of figure I already have a MiSTer, so don't need any other FPGA based system. THEC64 Maxi and Mini use a Vice type emulator. It's not FPGA. Could be an outdated emulator as the ones that come with commercial devices are usually a few version older than state-of-the art. If I read the posts at Lemon64 about the Maxi and the latest version on sourceforge, the Maxi and Mini use Vice 2.4 while the most recent version on sourceforge uses 3.5. It would be interesting if it could be upgraded to the latest version like they did with the Stella emulator used for the Retron77. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 8 hours ago, Swami said: THEC64 Maxi and Mini use a Vice type emulator. It's not FPGA. Could be an outdated emulator as the ones that come with commercial devices are usually a few version older than state-of-the art. If I read the posts at Lemon64 about the Maxi and the latest version on sourceforge, the Maxi and Mini use Vice 2.4 while the most recent version on sourceforge uses 3.5. It would be interesting if it could be upgraded to the latest version like they did with the Stella emulator used for the Retron77. I am sure it can be, software is software, right? Anyone take theirs apart and have a go at installing other things? Maybe I will buy one just to muck with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadir Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 8 hours ago, leech said: I am sure it can be, software is software, right? Anyone take theirs apart and have a go at installing other things? Maybe I will buy one just to muck with. I was kind of feeling the same, might as well get one to just mess around with. Unfortunately though, I don't see them available anywhere at the moment... Meh. Well, I want to get some kind of adapter for my C128 so I can load games on it, maybe I'll put my time into researching that and see if I can find one. It'd be more fun to play on the real hardware anyways instead of the repackaged emulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 1 hour ago, nadir said: I was kind of feeling the same, might as well get one to just mess around with. Unfortunately though, I don't see them available anywhere at the moment... Meh. Well, I want to get some kind of adapter for my C128 so I can load games on it, maybe I'll put my time into researching that and see if I can find one. It'd be more fun to play on the real hardware anyways instead of the repackaged emulator. Agreed. I have an 1541 Ultimate II+ on tge way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 20 hours ago, Swami said: THEC64 Maxi and Mini use a Vice type emulator No, straight up Vice. (Which you point out later, yes.) On another note, @carlsson, are you still able to get these over there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 1 hour ago, OLD CS1 said: No, straight up Vice. (Which you point out later, yes.) On another note, @carlsson, are you still able to get these over there? In the back of my mind, I did wonder what they used as an OS and if it and Vice were customized somehow for patenting, which might create difficulties in upgrading the Vice release. It seems to be something of the Linux on Android/Pi variety that's gone through many iterations and it turns alien for me quickly. Like, for whatever reason, the customized emulator (OS?) on Atari Flashbacks has been designed to not be upgradable to by customers with any open source software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 I shall repeat a previous wish: support the XU1541 USB-to-IEC adapter. Vice has this ability, so why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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