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Newcomers Forum • Converting MiSTer to MiSTerCade

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

Tried searching on this topic but can’t figure out the search function properly, so sorry in advance if there already is a ton of info on this I have decided to convert my MiSTer to a MiSTerCade and was wondering if I have do anything besides switchin …

Most advanced BIOS that works on a IBM 5150 to support the cassette interface

VCFed about 5 months ago

Hello everyone, I am working on a project to recreate the IBM 5150 in a more expanded modern form, similar to my other projects. This project will be done by my daughter so I am using this as an educational CAD design example. The reason why I am especia …

ffmpeg v6.1 and ffmepgGUI v3.5 now available on OS4Depot

Amigans about 5 months ago

Mickjt was kind enough to update the AmigaOS4 version of ffmpeg fromthe previous version 4.2.1 to the most current version 6.1. (v6.0.1 foraltivec version).In parallel ffmpegGUI has been updated to support some of the new codecs and filters. Some small G …

development tools • Tokenizing BASIC into memory with beebasm

Stardot about 6 months ago

On occasion, I have wanted to include machine code on the end of a basic program using beebasm, but it was rather clunky!PUTBASIC only works to a disc image, so do that, PUTBASIC, extract the file from .ssd, INCBIN, assemble after it, SAVE concatenation!L …
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In Super Mario 64, the “Stop Camera” function can be activated in the pause menu, which allows the…

Supper Mario Broth about 6 months ago

In Super Mario 64, the “Stop Camera” function can be activated in the pause menu, which allows the camera to be held in place by holding the R button.If the camera is held at Mario’s eye level, it is possible to appoach it as closely as p …
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PPSSPP Setup Guide For Windows PC

How To Retro about 6 months ago

In this PPSSPP setup guide, I show you how to configure the Windows PC version. PPSSPP is a brilliant emulator for beginners because of its straightforward interface and with there also being no need to use BIOS files to play PSP games, it’s one …
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PPSSPP Setup Guide For Windows PC

How To Retro about 6 months ago

In this PPSSPP setup guide, I show you how to configure the Windows PC version. PPSSPP is a brilliant emulator for beginners because of its straightforward interface and with there also being no need to use BIOS files to play PSP games, it’s one …
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PPSSPP Setup Guide For Windows PC

How To Retro about 6 months ago

In this PPSSPP setup guide, I show you how to configure the Windows PC version. PPSSPP is a brilliant emulator for beginners because of its straightforward interface and with there also being no need to use BIOS files to play PSP games, it’s one …

Input Devices • Remapping of Buttons

MISTerFPGA about 6 months ago

Hello!The jamma standard has got 4 buttons for player one and player two. When navigating through the mister menu I need topress either the space bar or return on a keyboard in order to select an option.There is the remap keyboard function in the mister m …
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Scene • Graphics routine - Basic wedge

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

This adds the following commands to basic HGR Hires Grahics On HGROFF Hires Graphics Off HFCOL Hires Fore Color HBCOL Hires Back Color HCLS Hires Clear Screen HLINE Hires Line HPLOT …
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Help & Support • Converting my Assembly program on tape to Turbo loaded format?

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

Hi all,I have saved my own built .PRG file on tape (by loading it in memory, and then issuing a KERNAL ROM SAVE function, giving it the start and end ranges of my program).But it loads at a very slow speed (completely opposite from what the "'Commodore is …
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The Ultimate Roundup of Pinball Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals

This Week in Pinball about 6 months ago

We’ve scoured the web and collected all the pinball-related Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals we could find! Email twip@kineticist.co if we’ve missed a deal that should be here, and we’ll do our best to add it in. As a special b …
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Flashback: "We Couldn't Put Hamburgers On The Ground" - How McDonald's Sabotaged Its Own Game

Time Extension about 6 months ago

"We were told not to treat McDonald's burgers with such disrespect".This year gave us a welcome instance of a major commercial brand doing something fun with a video game when McDonald's commissioned Grimace's Birthday for the Game Boy Color. The title – …
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Flashback: "No Hamburgers On The Ground" - How McDonald's Sabotaged Its Own Game

Time Extension about 6 months ago

"We were told not to treat McDonald's burgers with such disrespect".This year gave us a welcome instance of a major commercial brand doing something fun with a video game when McDonald's commissioned Grimace's Birthday for the Game Boy Color. The title – …
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Scene • What could cause keyboard input to stop working?

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

I am developing a text editor, and am hunting a programming bug that I believe is some kind of memory corruption, which manifests in an odd way: the program hangs by the C64 text cursor stopping blinking, and user cannot enter any more input in the applic …

Another BASM question if anyone knows it

VCFed about 6 months ago

I have a function that returns a long which is dx:ax. I am calling DOS 42h to set/get the file position and I already have dx:ax prepared by that function call. Other functions I've done just return AX with a simple: return _AX; but when I am trying to …

dBase III-Plus - Can Anybody Help Me with this Program?

VCFed about 6 months ago

Hi Everyone, Thanks for your consideration. I'm trying to use the "Query" function of dBase III-Plus in DOSBox. There seems to be a missing program file that I need to create Queries. I though I had all program components, but seems like I …
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Help & Support • Labels in kickassembler

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

I am confused about the function of variables in KickAssembler. I've read the manual, but I am unable to find out how.Can I use a variable as a substitute for a memory address? Like Code: .var xcoord = 2 - instead of Code: ldx #$00 ldy #$04 stx $80?stx hi …
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In Super Mario 64, it is possible for Mario to become stuck under the rolling log in Tall, Tall…

Supper Mario Broth about 6 months ago

In Super Mario 64, it is possible for Mario to become stuck under the rolling log in Tall, Tall Mountain in the manner shown in the footage. Whenever Mario is squished and cannot move, a failsafe function is activated that automatically kills him after a f …

Borland Turbo C BASM / x86 question

VCFed about 6 months ago

I am trying to figure out BASM so I am making a test function, in this case a simple DOS_Open function. I've worked out how to make it work with different memory models, but the one thing I'd like to see how to do is how to get AX into the AHandle pointer …

Hardware Setups • SDRAM Question

MISTerFPGA about 6 months ago

Hi all. I have a really old 32MB SDRAM XS module (V1.1) that I thought I might be able to use in the secondary slot on my MiSTer with digital IO (V1.2). I noticed that aside from having the usual 40 pin GPIO header it also has 3 pins on the backside of th …
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Supermarket • [For Sale] C64 system (UK)

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

I've accumulated a number of C64s, time to pass them on to someone else.Working ones on eBay seem to be going for silly money, I'd rather not add to the price inflation and sell here at a more modest price.For this one, I'm looking for £150. For this you …
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Scene • How to programmatically write PRG files on tape?

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

I think I have now figured out how to write and load from tapes, but I find that I can only produce SEQ files, and I then cannot load those files from BASIC as programs.I'd like to be able to write PRG files as well, and I'd like to do so without the SAVE …
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Scene • Font overriding: CHROUT() KERNAL function "stops working" after changing screen RAM address?

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

Hi,The CHROUT KERNAL function can be used to print a character to the screen.However, I find that if I change the VIC bank address at $DD00 (bits 0-1), or the "pointer to screen memory" field (bits 4-7) at $D018, CHROUT effectively stops working. Presumab …
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Small daughter board Model 1 Level II

VCFed about 7 months ago

On some TRS-80 Model 1 Level II boards there is a small daughter board mounted as shown in the photo. Can anyone tell me if that was originally installed (from the factory)? And what is the function of the board? …