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Maybe it's just me but I'd be much more interested to see a bare-metal C65 emulator. The C65 was a far more interesting computer than the C64 or the C128 IMHO,
by lproven 3y ago
Maybe it's just me but I'd be much more interested to see a bare-metal C65 emulator. The C65 was a far more interesting computer than the C64 or the C128 IMHO, and if all you want to do is play games then the C65 can run C64 stuff in its C64 mode anyway.
There are existing C65 emulators -- MAME supports it and there's the standalone Hi65:
https://devilmaster.altervista.org/hi65.html https://devilmaster.altervista.org/hi65.html
There seem to have been discussions about incorporating C65 into VICE, which BMC64 is based on, but it doesn't seem to have happened yet. That would be, for me, much cooler and more fun to experiment with.
- scruss 3y agoThing about the C65 is … what do you emulate? Since it only ever got to prototype stages, the original C65s that are out there run a bewildering array of slightly buggy systems. All have quite different capabilities. Was it supposed to have a UI? We'll never know, and you won't get a unified answer from the ex-Commodore folks
- lproven 3y agoThis is apparently a FAQ when it comes to C65 emulation, and as such, the developer of Hi65 has answered it in quite a few places already. There aren't _that_ many -- few leaked, so it's not a big array of kit. The latest ROM would be preferable, and possibly fixing any outstanding bugs in it. Another alternative is simply to emulate the Mega65. https://mega65.org/ https://mega65.org/ This could be the chance for a rebirth for the machine and thus set the standard rather than trying to follow it.