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Post by RetroBiker on May 1, 2018 19:44:41 GMT
Looks like nobody has posted this here, yet, so here goes. Vinny of Freeze64 has done an amazing job of creating loads of disk images packed full of games. The reason for the need for these hacks is that the Mini configures the joystick to port 2 if you just have one and many games assume you are using port 1. These hacks make the games work with port 2. freeze64.com/c64mini-hacks/While you’re there, checkout the fanzine and consider subscribing! (I’m not affiliated, just a fan!) |
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Post by gurce on May 1, 2018 21:36:35 GMT
Good of you to post this. Yep, Vinny has done c64 mini owners a great service in helping to satisfy their cravings for functioning external games (and lots of them per disk in many cases!).
I feel like if he didn't do that, there would have been far more posts from upset and angry gamers about not being able to play their fave games, or how clumsy it is to swap between external games.
So he has done the c64 team a great service with his efforts, and I subscribed to his fanzine as a way of thanking him for that effort.
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Post by tomxp411 on May 2, 2018 6:05:33 GMT
PLAYING IN VICE You can play Vinny's hacks and multi-disks in VICE, too. But you need to name the files correctly and configure VICE correctly: First, the 1.01MB D64 files are actually D82 files. Rename the file with a D82 extension. I also name them based on the collection, so the first Multi-Game collection should be MULTIDISK-1.D82. Now open VICE and pull down Settings. Check the "Virtual Device Traps" menu item. Pull down Settings again, select Drive Settings, and UNcheck True Drive Emulation. You can now attach the D82 files in VICE. I'd suggest saving your configuration as a file, so you can quickly load this setup. PLAYING ON REAL C64 or C128 You can also play those hacks and multi-disks on a real C64, using an SD2IEC adapter. This is a mini drive that plugs into your disk drive port and reads SD cards. The simplest place to get them is to order one on EBay; several people manufacture and sell them. However, the SD2IEC can't handle D82 images (at least as far as I've been able to determine), so you need to convert them. Grab Dirmaster from style64.org/dirmasterRename the multidisk with a .d82 extension, something like MULTIDISK1.D82, then open it in DirMaster. Create a new 1581 disk image in DirMaster (press the 8 key or select New D81 from the file menu). Copy about half of the files to the new window. Make sure the first file is FIBR (this is the menu program). Now create a second D81. Copy "FIBR" to the new image window. Now copy the remaining files you couldn't fit on the first disk. Finally, save both of the D81 files. If the original was "MULTIDISK1", you might save the new D81 images as "MULTIDISK1-A" and "MULTIDISK1-B". |
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