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Commodore Free Magazine
http://www.commodorefree.com/
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Issue 86
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
* Commodore Free E-Cover Tape #17
* General News
- World of Commodore Blog+Pictures
- BX720D Project
- ET Game "Was" Buried in Desert
- TOSEC Is Updated
- KIM Uno
- Commodore Test
- RIP Ralph Baer
- VU-sette
- ASM80 / IDE Website
- GeekTunes for Android
- Mastertronic Chronicles
- Ricardo Puerto Interview
- The Spectrum is Re-Released
* C64 News
- CC65 Optimizations
- C64 Endings Website Updated
- Honey Bee - Redux
- Kick Assembler v3.36
- Paper Plane
- Bitfire V0.1
- Disk Magazine Afterlife #10
- Reset Issue 5 Released
- Scene World Podcast Episode #2
- PlayIt64 V0.9 Released
- Sopwiths and Pterrordons
- Aircraft Patrol 3 Released
- Sprite Pad v2
- D71 Ultimate v0.4
- IO 95
- The C64 Webresource Games Updated
- GOS 95 Information
- LSR 64 v0.31 Information
- SD-Card Tape Adapter
- Hi65 Announced
- DS1307 RTC
- Retro Asylum Podcast 106
- Project 64 Reloaded
- C64 HP Calculator Emulators
- Ultimate 1541-II Mini Blog
- Memwa Project
- Boulderdash
- GEOS and Laser Printing
* VIC 20 News
- Cassiopei
* C16 and Plus/4 News
- Club Info 136
- SVS-Calc 2.5 Released
* Amiga News
- FIRE V0.24 released
- Oricutron v1.2 Released
- Rys USB Adapter
- Atoms-X
- Amiga Future 110
- Netsurf 3.2 Released
- Icaros Desktop 2.0
- The Open Racing Car Simulator
- Renegades 2104
- TileWorld - Aros
- GuideMaker
- Almost Forgotten Story of A2000
- Goatlizard DX
- ADTWin
- SpiderCave
- Smokin' Guns - AmigaOS4
- Boxx
- Disk Image Device - AmigaOS 4
* Review: Wacky Waste
* Review: Galaxians of Xiabex
* Review: Rabid Robots
* Review: Donkey Kong Junior
* Foresight Brings Hindsight to a
Commodore Program
* Book Review: Ready Retrospective
* Review: Super Starship Space Attack
* Review: Tank Battalion
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EDITOR
Nigel Parker
SPELL CHECKING
Peter Badrick
Bert Novilla
TXT, HTML & E-BOOKS
Paul Davis
D64 DISK IMAGE
Al Jackson
PDF DESIGN
Nigel Parker
CONTRIBUTORS
Richard Bayliss
Lenard R. Roach
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EDITORIAL
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The start of a fresh year brings in
many things. I was hopeful after a
number of people contacted me that
one of those new people would be a
staff writer. I received a number of
people who claimed they wanted to
write for Commodore Free, and after a
number of emails and to-ing and
fro-ing , as to what to write and the
format etc, I became excited that the
magazine had moved up a level. Sadly
as the emails slowly dwindled down to
2 people my hopes became dashed, I
guess some people underestimate the
amount of work required in even just
a simple article, the research and
time needed to devote to such
articles can quickly catch up time on
the writer. Then the emails stopped,
it not unusual, this happens every
few months, however with the large
number of volunteers I was sort of
hoping at least one would be genuine.
So at the start of the New Year, its
back to my good self as the emails
have dried up. I used to keep chasing
people and geeing them on, however
this takes more time from me writing
and editing, so I just put it down to
one of those things that happens and
guessed they have lost momentum or
steam, after there generous efforts.
Still, enough about "these guys" and
more about this issue......
The usual news from around the globe,
a book review, and we then have a
review of the splendid Donkey Kong
Junior on the Commodore 64. The Cover
Tape also makes a short lived
comeback and then fades with this
issue. Leonard Roach comments on one
of his programs, we have some Vic
games to review and another Alf Yngve
and Richard Bayliss game that looks
quite classy. So that's about all I
would like to say and I will leave
you with the following:
Volunteers are always welcome!
Contact me for more information.
I would like some help with Amiga
Games reviews. The 8-bit games I have
mostly covered on my own, Should you
feel compelled to write contact me
for more information and we can work
something out. Remember it will take
a great deal of your time so please
think carefully before you volunteer.
I would like to continue the E-tape
and have decided after being
contacted that I will take any form
of program not just in TAP format, so
8-bit guys... that means D64 or PRG
files are welcome. Remember, the game
must be your own; exclusives are most
welcome and try to throw together
some instructions. I note that Vic
users never sent any programs for
inclusion in the magazine. Well, to
be fair, neither did plus 4 or Pet
users so c'mon guys - letss have
those submissions.
Thanks to my usual Crew of helpers
(listed in the rear of the
publication) and for your time in
helping out.
With the start of the New Year and
another later-than-normal issue I
would like to close by shutting up
and letting you continue with the
magazine
Regards
Nigel (editor)
www.commodorefree,com
Commodore Free Magazine
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COMMODORE FREE E-COVER TAPE #17
By Richard Bayliss
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Tape loader source by Martin Piper
Once again, here's yet another cover
tape for you. The bad news is that
this issue's cover tape will be the
final cover tape that I (Richard
Bayliss) will compile for the
time-being. Reason being; that it has
been really difficult finding Public
Domain content of good quality. Not
only this, we hardly had any
submissions for future cover tapes.
Therefore I have decided to call it a
day in compiling the tapes. However,
there's some pretty good PD games for
you in this issue to relax and enjoy.
As promised, no SEUCK games. We do
hope you will like these fun games.
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HELL RACER (ENCOUNTER 2)
(C)2012 DataLand
Programming: Dataland
Graphics: Dataland
Music: N/A
Okay, hands up! Who remembers
"Encounter" by Novagen? Anyone?
Good. Hell Racer is a tribute to the
classic game, and it is a Hell Race.
WELCOME TO HELL RACER. A catchy and
action-packed hunt in 3 different
atmospheres during night and day.
Before you start your engines and
blast away, you should know the
following basic procedures.
Steering of your hover bike can
simply be done by using a joystick,
plugged into port 2. You can move
left o
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