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Commodore Free Magazine
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Issue 77

Free to download magazine dedicated to Commodore computers Available as
PDF, ePUB, MOBI, HTML, TXT, SEQ and D64 disk image


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CONTENTS
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* Editorial
* Reader's Comments
* Commodore Free E-Cover Tape #10
* General News
- QLink Recordings
- Printable 1541 Ultimate Case
- VICE Emulator Online
- C64 Studio Updated
* C64 News
- Head On and Comet Chat 1.5
- Computer Club 2 C64
- WOW C64 Surround Sound
SIDPlayerV1.0
* VIC 20 News
- VIC-20 Flash Memory Expansion
- DOOM VIC 20
- Pooyan(20) Released For The VIC
- VIC Tunnel Released
- Fast Boy and Bolder Dan Released
* Plus/4 News
- The NST's Monitor Extension
* PET News
- Editors ROM
* Amiga News
- Amiga Emulation In Chrome Browser
- TurboFlyer 530
- Putty Squad Coming To Amiga
- WinUAE Updated 2.7.0
- Never Been So Much Fun
* Review: Bomberland
* Interview With Samar Productions
* Review: Fastboy for the VIC 20
* Review: Bolder Dan for the VIC 20
* Interview With Misfit
* Review: Pooyan for the VIC 20
* Interview With Adrian Fox
* The Assembly Line - Part $00

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EDITOR
Nigel Parker

SPELL CHECKING
Peter Badrick
Alex Leonardi

TXT, HTML & E-BOOKS
Paul Davis

D64 DISK IMAGE
Al Jackson

PDF DESIGN
Nigel Parker

CONTRIBUTORS
Richard Bayliss
Bert Novilla (satpro)

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Commodore Free Magazine
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EDITORIAL
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Here we are, back again with the first issue release of a new year, and
while I can't promise one per month, that's the goal I work toward (time
limits permitting). I hope everyone reading this issue is well, and of
course in good health and completely rested after the holiday season.

There is quite a lot to fit into this issue, with a Bomberman game and an interview with the game's creators. Now I know most of you will tut and
groan at yet another Bomberman game, however this one has been released by
RGCD (in various formats), and when I saw the demo, I knew that I had to go
out and buy the cartridge version. It's not just a mindless bomber copy;
this game really is what bomber style games should be, and with multiplayer options, slick animations; and mind-blowing music, this could be a really
tough release to beat for the year. (Although technically it was released
last year) Heck, let's not but hairs. So it's either the best release of
2013 or it could be the best release of 2014, depending on how you prefer
to look at things (Maybe it's both. Heck, I have lost the plot now so
let's move on. [or could I say GOTO the next section])!

Okay. It's a weak link to what could be a regular series in Commodore Free written By Bert Novilla (satpro), we have issue $00 of our Assembly
language programming tutorials, (Yep. We are so cool we even start the
issue talking like we know what we're doing) Of course we need to walk
before we can run, so this first lesson, or 'primer' as they call it, is
all about introductions and getting the right tools together. It's lighthearted and I am sure absolutely anyone will be able to follow it,
even if you have never programmed before.

We have more Vic-20 news, as people have been contacting me with exciting
new projects, and are really open to interviews and welcoming comments
about their work, which is great. So we have 3 Vic reviews this issue.
Now that's a first for Commodore Free!

I am, however, conscious that the Commodore PET is now getting left out of
the magazine, so If I am missing something, such as releases or news from
this machine, please drop me a line so I can share the information with the readers.

That's it for now as I have so much spell checking to do.

Yes, I do actually pretend to do spell checking sometimes.

Anyway, take care and best wishes.

Wow! I nearly forgot, if you love to read the magazine in splendid HTML5 format, maybe on one of those really expensive devices that starts with a lower-case 'i' or another Generic tablet, then I have a treat for you
courtesy of Alessandro Di Nepi, who is busy converting issues of the
magazine into a format which can then be viewed as one of those swanky
HTML5 documents. Head over to issuu.com/commodorefree and make sure you
sign up as a follower. A big thanks to all who signed up and have helped
out Commodore Free.

Nigel
Editor
www.commodorefree.com



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READER'S COMMENTS
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Sender: Kurt Johns
To: commodorefree@commodorefree.com

Hey! Thank you very much for the mention in your magazine! As you
probably know by now, the domain the games were on is no longer in service.
I have a new domain (that I should have for at least a few years!!) and the games will be available here: www.rufnoiz.com/aj&kj.html . If you could mention this in a new issue I would really appreciate it. Although I am an
old Vic enthusiast I am fairly new to the online Vic community, so I have
only read the last 4 or 5 issues of you magazine. I really enjoy it and
hope you can continue for a very long time. Thanks again.

Kurt Johns

COMMODORE FREE

Whoops looks like a domain change for these game on the Vic, Still the
great thing is they got mentioned twice in two different issues, I think secretly you changed the domain after you saw them mentioned in Commodore
Free and then thought 'Hey. If I email in and change the domain they will
have to mention them again, so I get twice as much publicity.' Hey. Your
plan worked!

Seriously, If you have a Vic take a look at the website for some great
games to buy or download.

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COMMODORE FREE

In Googling on the internet recently, I found Jim Butterfield introducing
the Commodore 64 on YouTube, not unusual as hundreds of these Jim
Butterfield and retro news items have been posted on YouTube. This one
lasts over 2 hours and is interspersed with adverts if you look here www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmnlkLc1Foc you will see the video. I was quite intrigued about a piece of software he was using, you will see it at around 1Hour:55 in the video, after a few Google searches found nothing, I am wondering if anyone could either; shed some light on the software, send me
a copy, or point me to a download; or website with further information the software. The item in question was released by HES and is called "COCO",
it seems to display the Commodore 64 registers graphically, where you can
type in short programs and the results are displayed pictorially on screen.
If anyone knows of something similar I would also be interested.



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