Similarly, a tape image is a digital copy of the contents of a c64 tape, usually stored as a t64 file or a tap file. Perspective 1stperson genre racing driving description turbo 64 is a racing game which allows you and eight other friends to each race. Theres detailed information about current and upcoming c64 related events and past developnments within the scene and game culture in general. And it was possible to see if a file was normal tape or turbo tape. I was given some c64 turbo tapes yesterday which i successfully dumped using my 1541uii and 1531 datasette. To understand how turbotape works, it helps to first understand how normal tape saves and loads operate. This is a set of programs to manipulate commodore 64 datasette tape files. Here you can find almost anything which was ever made for the commodore 64, and more is being added. Dump commodore 64 tapes from wave to tap, supporting most formats of turbo loaders.
C64 standard tape interface this is an interface which lets you connect your c64 to any standard tape player instead of the custom made c1531 device, which can be hard to get today. When i foolishly sold my c64 in my youth, i really foolishly included all the disks and tapes with my own stuff that i wrote in t. A fast loader is a software program for a home computer, such as the commodore 64 or zx spectrum, that accelerates the speed of file loading from floppy disk or compact cassette. Select the tape i want on the tapuino, there is an led screen for navigation purposes. Using compact cassettes as the storage medium, it provides inexpensive storage to commodores 8bit homepersonal computers, notably the pet, vic20, and c64. It is designed not to require any custombuilt cables. Recommended to use with ide64 cardridge or other similar hard disk solution. The commodore 64, also known as the c64 or the cbm 64, is an 8bit home computer introduced in january 1982 by commodore international first shown at the consumer electronics show, in las vegas, january 710, 1982. Turbo speed select one of the 5 fast turbo tape speed. Mtap and ptap for loading and saving tap files download. Since the cpu in the c64 ran at approximately the same speed as that in the 1541 disk drive, it was sufficient to synchronize only at the beginning of each byte, rather than at each individual bit. C64 tapeloading rom loader and turbo tape how does it. You can play these roms on your android ios windows phone device.
The car has also the ability to burn a certain amount of turbo. The chameleon cartridge can also be used in standalone mode. Theres detailed information about current and upcoming c64related events and past developnments within the scene and game culture in general. Cockroach turbo rom for the c64, aside from taking out the tape routines, it also took out rs232 routines as stated in the manual. Cheat engine cheat engine is an open source development environment thats focused on modding, or modifying singl. Oct 23, 2012 this video was a lot of work to do, but i didnt find anything similar on youtube, so i made it. C64 turbo tape dumps general discussion tosecdev forum. C64 xlfiles the ultimate commodore 64 download source. This is a fully native port not using sdl and implements features needed to run the majority of games with additional functionality coming in the future. The archive contains three versions on the program that can be loaded into different areas of memory and full instructions on how to use the software. Here you can find almost anything which was ever made for the commodore 64, and more is being added every day. Approximately 10,000 commercial software titles have been made for the commodore 64 including development tools, office productivity applications, and games. Browse by genre, rating, and more with our advanced rom browser. This is quite different from the tape turbo used on backups.
Invadeaload was a fast loader for cassettebased games which not only accelerated the loading of blocks from the tape, but also contained a minigame in this case, a clone of space invaders that could be played while waiting for the main game to finish loading. Instead of this, i and all i knew around here used this one v3 turbo tape. A fast loader, also called turbo loader or floppy speeder, accelerates the loading of programs. Loading from an abc turbo tape on the commodore 64.
You can load disk and tape images in a c64 emulator just like you would load real floppy disks and datassette tapes on a real commodore 64. I didnt think this post was appropriate for the marketplace if not, please move im looking for a favour specificially in the form of a copy of turbo tape 64. This item does not appear to have any files that can be experienced on archive. Commodore 64 games and emulators for free download. Also it means you can connect your c64 to any pc with a sound card and let the pc act as a tape player with a perfectly clear sound so there are no load errors. Winvice c64 emulator and turbo assembler c64 youtube. C64 tapes roms free download get all commodore 64 tapes. Nice idea to replace rs232 with turbo tape routines, including a head alignment. Turbo tape on the c64 classic computing atariage forums.
C64s is one of the oldest and best commodore 64 emulators for msdos. This website hosts big collections of commodore 64 games, demos and magazines for download. Alternatively, you can download one of those three highly recommended c64 emulators. This item does not appear to have any files that can be experienced on. To browse c64 tapes roms, scroll up and choose a letter or select browse by genre. Section type is determined by the optional secondary address used to save the file to tape. I dont know if theres anything rare, but none of the. I used to play that had narration on the audio track of the tape. Theyre not listed anywhere that i can find online as abandonware. It has been listed in the guinness world records as the highestselling single computer model of all time, with independent. The tmp editor is an almostfull screen linebased text editor. The latter can only be done if the tape is in a format supported by an existing plugin. Although its not necessary to know how turbotape works in order to use it, this months article explains the inner workings of the.
Extras list of old games downloadable files, documents, manuals, image files, videos, online games and more types. Ccs64 the commodore zone for c64 emulators, games and articles. The copy i studied was written by stephan senz freiburg in 1983. Its the datasette equivalent of an sd2iec, basically. Every archive contains files that are directly usable on a c64, no need for futher file conversion or extraction. This video was a lot of work to do, but i didnt find anything similar on youtube, so i made it. Tap file or commodore 64 tape from a c64 emulator file. Loading from an abc turbo tape on the commodore 64 youtube. Fast loaders are available for the datasette and the disk drive, and with a simple fast loader on software basis the 5 to 15fold of the normal loading speed is reached for disk drives there are also hardware fast loaders. This is not only a turbo tape loader, but a full tape mastering system with the ability to add scrolling text and even graphics. While a novel idea, it was a bit too late with the popularity of cpm waning which itself had been released almost a decade earlier. It will load most games like little computer people or borrowed time with full 1541 emulation mode.
In this video you will learn how to use the windows vic c64 emulator and turbo assembler for the commodore 64. Stoats tape turbo maker is a nice way of adding a turbo loader to your programs that are saved to tape. Knoeki, this seems to be a new kernal for all the c64 enthusiasts, who love to use the datasette, especially turbo tape. All tape backups load completely independently of the cartridge. Made it yesterday using 64hdd and various roms from the web.
The commodore 64 cpm cartridge was released sometime in the early 1980s, shortly after the introduction of the c64 itself. As stated, most kernals i have come across or read about mostly took the tape routines. However the chameleon doesnt have any joystick connectors as it was designed as a c64 cartridge where the c64 machine will provide the joystick ports. Commodores scheme for storing data on tape is quite complexprobably the most sophisticated used by any microcomputer manufacturer. Turbo tape 64 was written by stephan senz freiburg and release in 1983. The entire commodore 64 library in your pocket hackaday.
The vic chip and sid chip of the c64 is emulated and even the most demanding demos and games, like mayhem in monsterland or creatures will run without problems. Jul 25, 2014 the entire commodore 64 library in your pocket. All that is needed besides the cartridge is a usb power supply, a ps2 keyboard and a vga monitor to have a complete working system. If youre feeling adventurous, try the advanced rom browser. Shoot emup construction kit 1988palace software, 120 ko. Com aim to save and store an important part of the. These are switched either between the serial bus interface serial port or. An important point to note about tape turbos is that all different tape turbos use their own special format for saving. The commodore 1530 c2n datasette, later also datassette a portmanteau of data and cassette, is commodores dedicated magnetic tape data storage device. These tools can convert a wav file to a tap file and vice versa, or extract prgseq files from a tap file. Giochi italiani per commodore 64, programmi rari, scansioni libri, manuali, recensioni, articoli e interviste. Apr 07, 2011 it took 5 mins to load a game with the turbo. As an owner, i may of course use crt image for my own. The benefit of this complexity is that the system is extremely reliable.
Soon after the c64s release, some astute programmers realized that commodores bitbanging serial kernal routines were unnecessarily sluggish. If you downloaded the standalone version of wavprg and want it to be able to do so, unzip it in the same directory where audiotap and its accompanying dll files are. This program adds a dos wedge to turbo load and save programs from a tape drive. How do you get it on tape now, as we all know tapes are the future. It has been listed in the guinness world records as the highestselling single. On the turbo tape version i also didnt know the right counter value, but i could still find the game by manually searching for it. Very helpful with the colours, it was very easy to find out where the files started. Home download wavprg download audiotap screenshots alternatives credits contacts project page documentation. Hit play on the tapuino, just like a real datasette. Search for commodore 64 tapes roms to browse c64 tapes roms, scroll up and choose a letter or select browse by genre.
Here you will find exclusive material about the commodore 64 home computer that we all know and love. Please download files in this item to interact with them on. The cartridge contained the necessary z80 chip inside to run cpm software natively. The c64 senses when the waveform goes from a value greater than zero to a value lesser than zero. Csdb commodore 64 scene database is a website which goal is to gather as much information and material about the scene around the commodore 64 computer the worlds most popular home computer throughout time. Spectacular copy was written by stephan senz and is a transfer utility for moving files from disk to tape and the other way around. Dec 06, 2006 ccs64 is a commodore 64 emulator for the pc. To connect floppy disk drive to c64, use a normal 1. I see that most of the kernals in shanes site are in. C64 emulators allow anyone with a modern computer, or a compatible video game console, to run these programs today. I would type tape to the approximate position and press play, the redblack stripes would appear on the screen, and they helped to find the right position. The information necessary to use this program is displayed on the first two help screens. In this video i try to explain how turbo tape works and why the rom loader is so slow.