https://dustlayer.com/c64-knowledge-base daily 0.75 2013-04-03 https://dustlayer.com/test-pages daily 0.75 2013-04-21 https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials daily 0.75 2015-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1365110577906-WDRH0S413YUHG329BW7W/DSC00975.jpg Tutorials Articles https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/5/24/episode-3-9-greetings-acknowledgments-and-links monthly 0.5 2014-05-04 https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/5/24/episode-3-8-if-the-sid-doesnt-fit-use-a-bigger-hammer monthly 0.5 2013-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368192072072-SLH92I5T5N54JM746S5G/Screen+Shot+2013-05-10+at+3.20.57+PM.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-8: If the SID doesn't fit, use a bigger Hammer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368192035580-PK7OCEFI4FUS6IOZQD0Y/Screen+Shot+2013-05-10+at+3.18.36+PM.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-8: If the SID doesn't fit, use a bigger Hammer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368192048329-51DB0DVH1JJAY9H6VQHX/Screen+Shot+2013-05-10+at+3.19.20+PM.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-8: If the SID doesn't fit, use a bigger Hammer https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/5/24/episode-3-7-creating-pseudo-timers-for-color-cycle monthly 0.5 2013-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1369228209020-8TSJV74SW9FLOXY7MP97/dustlayer.com-color-cycle-spritro-c64.png Tutorials Articles - Epsiode 3-7 - Creating Pseudo Timers for Color Cycle another color cycle effect for text and side borders https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/5/24/episode-3-6-custom-character-sets-hello-charpad monthly 0.5 2013-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1369224528925-Y24W0NVP9SJ8PICDQQKO/dustlayer.com-charpad.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-6: Custom Character Sets - Hello CharPad CharPad after loading the Rambo Font https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/5/24/episode-3-5-taking-command-of-the-ship-controls monthly 0.5 2013-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1369219614957-CZ7FU715PJH28C0S3UXN/dustlayer.com-keyboard-matrix-c64.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-5: Taking Command of the Ship Controls It's easy to check for a pressed key with the CIA-1 https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/5/24/episode-3-4-flying-the-space-ship-off-course monthly 0.5 2013-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1369200786051-68H4GBVKPVA35MZ9V4RE/dustlayer.com-sprite-pointer-memory-addresses.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-4: Flying the Space Ship off Course The location of each Sprite Shape maps perfectly fine to valid Sprite Pointer when the location is divisible by 64 or $40 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1369149714829-YBDVFSAYUGSM6TV52AWC/dustlayer.com-opening-top-bottom-borders-c64.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-4: Flying the Space Ship off Course We opened the Top/Bottom borders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1369199082589-MVRP9OJJWYEWR3JK2T00/dustlayer.com-formula-memory-address-sprite-pointer-c64.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-4: Flying the Space Ship off Course Retrieving the Sprite Pointer Value is simple math. https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/5/24/episode-3-3-loading-shapes-and-grasping-symbols monthly 0.5 2013-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1369130384477-H9E0M2KTUPWUOQW7UBOC/whatever-you-like.jpg Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-3: Loading Shapes and grasping Symbols A reference to "Coming to America" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1369135111667-Z7N1AV722ZWB5GFWK3LB/dustlayer.com-sprite-position-start.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-3: Loading Shapes and grasping Symbols Our Ship starts in the lower left corner of the screen - invisible at Start. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1369319985481-BHQBB38A0IOHCYRAYINZ/dustlayer.com-inclusion-flow.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-3: Loading Shapes and grasping Symbols index.asm first loads all external binaries and puts them in defined memory locations, then sets up a basic loader and includes all other code starting at $c000 https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/5/24/episode-3-2-creating-the-shapes-hello-spritepad monthly 0.5 2013-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367932126597-1WQCLJ3AO03PH3SYU6CS/dustlayer.com-c64-coding-multicolor-sprite.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-2: Creating the Shapes - Hello SpritePad A Multicolor Sprite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368189375511-MY1AORAUJO0GMSL9C28X/dustlayer.com-c64-coding-manta.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-2: Creating the Shapes - Hello SpritePad The Manta Class Space Ship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367931534503-SU254LAMPVYP5CPH5RK3/dustlayer.com-c64-coding-uridium-spritesheet.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-2: Creating the Shapes - Hello SpritePad This is the Uridium spritesheet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368189527560-2DD2ER235O0M1S5E4TCM/dustlayer.com-spritepad-181-format.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-2: Creating the Shapes - Hello SpritePad SpritePad 1.8.2 Format - The three first bytes carry all shared colors. Then 504 Bits define the Shape and a last Fillbyte determines if this shape is in Standard or Multicolor and the individual Sprite Color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367931546727-67F2KTXV0MZQQP46GTA6/dustlayer.com-c64-coding-uridium-manta.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-2: Creating the Shapes - Hello SpritePad The Manta Ship of Uridium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367932569318-CW0EMNUSKCNMPMUZX4VL/dustlayer.com-c64-coding-animator-spritepad.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-2: Creating the Shapes - Hello SpritePad Spritepads Animator feature to play back animations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367931521912-69PSI05DPYU3CBRJGE9F/dustlayer.com-c64-coding-spritepad-start.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-2: Creating the Shapes - Hello SpritePad Empty Project when starting spritepad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367932136706-4SQZTYSPBPZTAYMFMPE7/dustlayer.com-c64-coding-standard-sprite.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-2: Creating the Shapes - Hello SpritePad Result when switching off Multicolor mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367933494424-VOTEQZBAIKLTCB7GJRBD/dustlayer.com-c64-coding-isolated-uridium-sprite.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-2: Creating the Shapes - Hello SpritePad Our isolated Uridium Sprite https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/5/24/episode-3-1-spritro-an-intro-with-a-sprite monthly 0.5 2013-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368735238144-ICYQXG53WUTCY7G0OKHU/Bildschirmfoto+2013-05-16+um+22.11.37.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 3-1: Spritro - an Intro with a Sprite Spritro Directory Structure https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/4/8/episode-2-5-understanding-and-including-music monthly 0.5 2013-05-07 https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/4/8/episode-2-4-reading-from-a-data-table monthly 0.5 2015-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1365965368735-LT6P1DWLLZH8FNV1UBYG/dustlayer.com+-+color+wash+halted.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 2-4: Effects using a table of data frozen color wash animation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1365951106205-V29UA8TMDJ050QGGU25V/color_cycle_example_joseph.gif Tutorials Articles - Episode 2-4: Effects using a table of data This is a wonderful example of a Color Cycle Effect. Artwork by Mark Ferrari and implementation by Joseph Huckaby. https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/4/8/episode-2-3-did-i-interrupt-you monthly 0.5 2015-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1365946865480-84N42DB4BNVFZE8BVCAF/highjacking_interrupt_3.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 2-3: Did I interrupt you? The C64 executes the system interrupt routine 60 times per second. We can integrate our custom interrupt routine into that process. https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/4/8/episode-2-2-writing-to-the-c64-screen monthly 0.5 2018-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1365881071008-9YO8VEOAFB7PZF5890MO/Bildschirmfoto+2013-04-13+um+21.22.30.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 2-2: Writing to the C64 Screen writing to Screen RAM and Color RAM using BASIC Poke command https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/2/17/a-simple-c64-intro monthly 0.5 2018-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1365169478511-1O2SJ8125PVYZ8AG7KUR/inc-d020.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 2-1: Let's compile and run C64 code If you look for first steps into C64 assembler programming, chances are high you will be offered with this super simple effect. Boring... https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/4/8/working-without-dust-environment monthly 0.5 2018-04-09 https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/2013/2/10/dust-c64-command-line-tool monthly 0.5 2013-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1361184412803-4K641L9NS3FDHC05YCUP/helloworld_dustlayer.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 1-1: Introduction to DUST - the Mac tool for C64 development https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1361358943194-VF8U2838ACAPG72LG3X0/Screen+Shot+2013-02-20+at+12.15.20+PM.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 1-1: Introduction to DUST - the Mac tool for C64 development https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1361345317328-W8OBK8I9ATXCYYBFNVC6/cmd+tools.png Tutorials Articles - Episode 1-1: Introduction to DUST - the Mac tool for C64 development https://dustlayer.com/c64-coding-tutorials/tag/beginner monthly 0.5 https://dustlayer.com/knowledge-base daily 0.75 2013-04-04 https://dustlayer.com/vic-ii daily 0.75 2015-03-20 https://dustlayer.com/vic-ii/2013/4/28/vic-ii-for-beginners-part-5-bringing-sprites-in-shape monthly 0.5 2014-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367177190054-DAQUV74TWVTPH81YIT86/dustlayer.com-uridium-sprite-priorities-c64.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 5 - Bringing Sprites in good Shape The C64 already defines priorities between sprites. Sprite#0 has the highest priority, Sprite#7 the lowest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367148221883-BAJX8TH7FSYLBINUFGMF/dustlayer.com-standard-and-multicolor-data-c64-sprites.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 5 - Bringing Sprites in good Shape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367151148966-1GWQX4TAUIXJGDP2H4HJ/dustlayer.com-sprite-canvas.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 5 - Bringing Sprites in good Shape The area where Sprites can be positioned is actually much larger as the visible screen area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366986070294-3BWR0YVIU0N5QTLP7KLC/dustlayer.com-thrust-sprite.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 5 - Bringing Sprites in good Shape Simple 24x21 sprite in Standard Mode ripped from the game Thrust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367063716547-G9W242N8KEAWY9WJMFAL/dustlayer.com-sprite-background-colission-c64.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 5 - Bringing Sprites in good Shape Registers affected when a Sprite collides with the Background and notification by Interrupt was requested. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367167349035-SFTF4YYKXTOZ27ZTBV2H/dustlayer.com-stretch-sprite.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 5 - Bringing Sprites in good Shape Four Sprites Shapes: normal, horizontally stretched, vertically stretched and both sides stretched https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366987308175-SGZE1HMU1FFKRKMU8UNF/Screen+Shot+2013-04-26+at+4.41.06+PM.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 5 - Bringing Sprites in good Shape The popular Sprite Mode is the Multicolor Sprite - here used in the game Wizball. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366987625325-HBEHTWHZMNSSGQDOHIB1/dustlayer.com-wizball-game-c64.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 5 - Bringing Sprites in good Shape The animated sprite in the game https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367067507652-DOYKZVFO5VZ2ZKF78SEW/dustlayer.com-sprite-draft-paper.jpg VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 5 - Bringing Sprites in good Shape The old-school requirements to draw Sprites is using a piece of paper, a pen and a calculator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366987241231-5Q82ZP7GOSZJOSED3344/dustlayer.com-thrust-game-c64.gif VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 5 - Bringing Sprites in good Shape Thrust sprite in the game https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367063432803-BOGTVF1WSTB5G8OFWTZD/dustlayer.com-sprite-sprite-colission-c64.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 5 - Bringing Sprites in good Shape Registers affected when two Sprites collided and notification by Interrupt was requested. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367005022020-L1DEKKRE0ASX6I18WQ54/dustlayer-spritepad-macosx.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 5 - Bringing Sprites in good Shape SpritePad is an excellent Win32-based editor to draw and animate Sprites for the C64. https://dustlayer.com/vic-ii/2013/4/26/vic-ii-for-beginners-screen-modes-cheaper-by-the-dozen monthly 0.5 2015-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366922624100-CKGOF8KY6R2GTZYQ4A1A/looktwice_pal_sn.png VIC-II Articles - 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VIC-II for Beginners Part 4 - Screen Modes Cheaper by the Dozen Source of Color Information in Extended Background Character Mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366921137662-Z229P8874KPIK8C3G5CG/dustlayer.com-%E2%80%8BC64+in+Bitmap+Mode.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 4 - Screen Modes Cheaper by the Dozen C64 in Bitmap Mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366896990342-Y23M8LXMS1J1DF72DY25/dusterlayer.com-multicolor-mode-character-c64.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 4 - Screen Modes Cheaper by the Dozen In Multicolor Mode every two bits are paired to encode one of four values pointing at the source of color information for this pair of pixels. The overlay is just illustrative to still recognize the letter A here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366984316404-KUY3K4OZG0NBWBO86O0G/dustlayer.com-Source+of+Data+and+Color+Information+in+Multicolor+Bitmap+Mode.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 4 - Screen Modes Cheaper by the Dozen Source of Data and Color Information in Multicolor Bitmap Mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366805433208-35AI9AQXLW3B48NA6JHD/dustlayer.com-c64-screen-standard-character-mode.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 4 - Screen Modes Cheaper by the Dozen Sources of Data in Standard Character Mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366805520668-3UKOT6W5LA4UEZAOLRGZ/dustlayer.com-data-source-for-standard-character-mode-c64 VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 4 - Screen Modes Cheaper by the Dozen Source for data in Standard Character Mode. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366805468184-KMSAFEJ5V85ACTHLCP9Y/dustlayer.com-source--of-data-information-in-standard-character-mode VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 4 - Screen Modes Cheaper by the Dozen Source of Data Information in Standard Character Mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366900613267-5M0UDLMRI8NKBL761X1Z/dustlayer.com-Source+of+Data+Information+in+Extended+Background+Character+Mode.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 4 - Screen Modes Cheaper by the Dozen Source of Data Information in Extended Background Character Mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366921092862-HKZ9KUTC297XD02Y7EX3/dustlayer.com-%E2%80%8BPoke+to+set+Bitmap+Mode1.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 4 - Screen Modes Cheaper by the Dozen Poke to set Bitmap Mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366894994506-SH2Z345KR6LNXCN3QU6N/dustlayer.com-poke-to-switch-to-multicolor-character-mode VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 4 - Screen Modes Cheaper by the Dozen This poke will switch to Multicolor Character Mode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366895601094-B8WGT7X3JJXKZ5MNF2XW/dustlayer.com-Source+of+Data+Information+in+Multicolor+Character+Mode.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 4 - Screen Modes Cheaper by the Dozen Source of Data Information in Multicolor Character Mode https://dustlayer.com/vic-ii/2013/4/25/vic-ii-for-beginners-beyond-the-screen-rasters-cycle monthly 0.5 2013-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366878233518-25GDZBZWH8917G4IF8ML/dustlayer.com-screen-raster-cycles.png VIC-II Articles - VIC-II for Beginners Part 3 - Beyond the Screen: Rasters and Cycles Rasters & Cycles on the Screen - image taken from the C64 presentation by Michael Steil. 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Some of my C64 books https://dustlayer.com/blog/2013/6/26/expect-the-unexpected monthly 0.5 2014-04-27 https://dustlayer.com/blog/2013/5/10/dustlayer-photos-of-the-week-09052013 monthly 0.5 2013-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132706209-3I65J24TLQIFP4JOAA72/2.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-stairs The stairs to the basement outside my home are exactly as wide as the actual machine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132702527-LBH16IDCV1CZJ8M7FSB1/1.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-pain As I said, the stairs downstairs were as wide as the machine. There was no space left for my hand when carrying it downstairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132715372-M48CXO1VX0IBPUZ3LAYU/4.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-downstairs But I finally made it - now the unpacking started. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132716595-P1PSAAP7MJ46KCIBEVWS/5.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-unpacking unpacking was done very quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132727909-R1J09ENYRDL5T30FS6AL/7.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-location-1 The cabinet has some small wheels so moving it to the backroom location was easy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132739215-D2EUA41JRZN0BNT2U39G/8.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-location-1 The Cabinet is in the same room where I store my C64 originals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132747909-GF2WKJE1U7VLZKW24FG5/DSC01426.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-sticks close up of the original stick and buttons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132794926-H75HS83FZ31UM9RRCAH7/DSC01433.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-opened-front When you open the front you have access to all the wiring of the sticks and the test buttons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132768923-0OHPD3LRNOINSWRZCSS2/DSC01430.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-xbox-pad I use XBOX360-pads wired to the arcade controls. They work great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132765506-0BA6B6DSHQT5AUEVBSTL/DSC01429.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-buttons The connected buttons. The good thing is that spare parts are easy to buy when something breaks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132783977-I8YA15T1UOCW9H3SVHFP/DSC01431.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-coins The coin slot is not used but works of course - but only with japanese YEN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132782456-RSAVNW80G2FYK27S3VBT/DSC01432.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-testbuttons Here are the service buttons where you can set some options and Monitor configurations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132807548-NW6JX68INH34E3FHWK2H/DSC01434.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-pc Close Up of the HTPC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132896987-AD5MHMJ6NXIUEV1W7XOQ/DSC01443.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-htpc and this is how it looks - as you can see the Cabinet has just enough space to fit the PC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132886453-3VY8C3N8DLI7S0OE3XSH/DSC01442.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-htpc-2 The same from the other side https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132823653-0R692NY7XAFXLXXSPX1B/DSC01435.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-mainboard-1 The Cabinet Board has some standard connectors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132865162-LA2PF92PG6UGUR4DR7X1/DSC01439.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-mainboard-2 another angle of the board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132877782-TOETJGTYFTEUY54OM7J6/DSC01441.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-sign The illuminated top of the cabinet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132839387-NRR2YC6YNDT6XL08QP8O/DSC01436.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-top Another shot of the top https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132903874-OACLBPISH4BFZ8KM7MCF/DSC01444.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-sticks Controls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132946976-00PACHRTDVQZJSP4XS2H/DSCN4747.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-full Full View of the Cabinet with the nice seats I bought at IKEA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132915682-XB6Y0G6X4H1X9S829D2H/DSC01446.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-mameui MAMEUIFX is the Frontend I use in the Cabinet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132935021-MUNUX0BXX4J4PVW4DHGF/DSC01448.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-thunder-cross Running Thunder Cross https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132935741-YXPFK9B9G9GMTOQYROBY/DSC01450.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-thunder-cross-2 Another angle and still running Konamis Thunder Cross https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132950957-H6FIF1SHB2BE8ZQC0LWS/DSC01451.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-CRT The CRT - actually it's quite thin and also rotatable but still HEAVY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1368132918357-HHHE8J4ZNCB9CEIENPR4/DSC01447.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 10.05.2013 - dustlayer.com-arcade-keyboard A simple wireless keyboard is all one need to select a game. I used one with a touchpad included as Mouse replacement. https://dustlayer.com/blog/2013/4/27/dustlayer-photos-of-the-week-april-27-2013 monthly 0.5 2013-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367092976522-IKNNFEURY86YMH34XKMX/dustlayer.com-c64-rob-hubbard-signature.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - Rob Hubbard signed C64 Got this nice perk when funding 'From Bedroom to Billions' - it is signed by legend Rob Hubbard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367093040558-M07VGE3XQ3TAHVPE1U8V/dustlayer.com-super-cpu-c64.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - Super CPU rev 2B another awesome device created by CMD. Sadly not very much adopted and the few demos running on SuperCPU are not good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367092976128-72S4QV6MZOW5L1YHM8OO/dustlayer.com-1541-black-c64.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - 1541 Black Edition Not actually an official edition - it was sprayed black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367092976106-8AAXDSV2N4JUWJMZDDIX/dustlayer.com-1541-ultimate-II-c64.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - 1541 Ultimate-II The perfect friend of any C64 user today - latest version. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367092976115-NJD4WGC8PPOQEGBB4XV7/dustlayer.com-1541-ultimate-plus.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - 1541 Ultimate + The perfect friend of any C64 user today - old version. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367092976174-W78RSXB0LCR3GOF6PLHT/dustlayer.com-C64-chips.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - Spare parts Depot Some SIDs, CIAs and VIC-IIs - also some Amiga Chips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367092976415-N1TLPFY0TLMN0738CQ5P/dustlayer.com-cmd-fd2000-c64.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - CMD FD-2000 Another great device by CMD. Awesome Floppydisk for the C64. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367093006434-DIM6ZVTRMO489U3LO1AT/dustlayer.com-competition-pro-5000-c64.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - Competition Pro 5000 There can only be one - Quartex and the Competition Pro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367093006583-ZPZY3PQMT5FTTQUZ92UK/dustlayer.com-datasette-1531-c64.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - Datasette 1531 Part of my initial C64 Setup in 1984 - people were more patient back then. Waiting 20 Minutes for a game to load was no problem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367093014202-5H3LGZQ3VS71W70KDM95/dustlayer.com-disketten-locher-c64.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - Disk Puncher How to double storage capacity on 5.25" disks? Just punch an additional hole into them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367093016379-COHKLKEQXSFG7O2F432O/dustlayer.com-easy-flash-c64.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - Easy Flash Great Cartridge with lots of Memory to play with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367093021649-MJ73EJHN7FXW5OKK89YB/dustlayer.com-floppy-sfd-1001-c64.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - SFD 1001 A not so known Floppy with high density support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367093023680-7ZPD2MDTKZJ2Q8AF7SXK/dustlayer.com-mbs-cp-commodore-c64-switch.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - Commodore MBS-CP Also a not common C64 item - it is a serial switch. You can use it to connect a number of C64s to share a single Floppy Drive or Printer for instance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367093033452-Q6AIK4W1KAYS3X4K5R0N/dustlayer.com-moog-song-producer-c64.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - Moog Song Producer Another Rarity and I think the only Moog product for an 8Bit-Computer ever released. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367093044101-0SXH4TZZM6P6EYXJBDP8/dustlayer.com-system-3-releases-c64.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - System 3 Games Some System 3 Games https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1367093036755-0R2EPIX2VXRGJR6Q2ALQ/dustlayer.com-rainbow-arts-releases-c64.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 27.04.2013 - Rainbow Arts Games Some Rainbow Art games including infamous Giana Sisters and Katakis. https://dustlayer.com/blog/2013/4/20/c64-photos-of-the-week monthly 0.5 2013-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366480892733-06AP8VYX61FKPH00OL4R/c64-1.jpg Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - C64 Games https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366480892700-WTPF2R0BRXA526GM1KAI/c64-2.jpg Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - C64 Games https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366480892749-IZI4NSJ92U5OE09HO7TX/c64-3.jpg Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - C64 Games https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366480892867-Q0PX9CYM2H0TITI0YNC2/dreamcast-games.jpg Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Dreamcast Games and Hardware Pretty complet - only a dozen games or so are missing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366487729106-AX2G8C2XPLR4QFY6JFOI/DSC01158.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Current Setup April 2013 This is how the retro corner looks today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366488150335-TMTL9PIX1RBZ9C4TMDMN/DSC01100.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Consoles From VCS to Dreamcast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366487729111-T4W24D92N5GZRCTC9R44/DSC01164.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Sega New Net City Cabinet I converted it to a MAME Cab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366487729271-LT8QP3MQBDLJC0LERY4N/DSC01167.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Bubble Bobble 3 I love Bubble Bobble Memories - it had terrible Backgrounds but the game was just great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366480977145-JGDVPCFT9VTG0JHCCWSL/retro-konsolen.jpg Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Lots of Consoles from the past I owned all of them when they were released. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366486401765-2XB7LALS4RN16ZGOFPTD/twofloors.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Two Floors of Retro As I ran out of space on my table I had to add a second floor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366480965015-PEVSGGA7TRJAQNGWD7OQ/retro-computer.jpg Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - old C64 & Amiga Setup This was my old setup from a few weeks ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366480968285-WTHAJWD1T1DCDKIQXI64/retro-ecke.jpg Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Old setup during Daytime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366480892990-3W96K5UHRM4B6ZBGKJCY/newgen-games.jpg Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Current Gen I am also playing current gen some times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366486374637-PS0XLE3DDWPCPFZG3MS9/Atari.JPG Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Some Jaguar Love Nobody liked the console - me neither, except for Tempest 2K and AvP that is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366486734859-Y21H557FGC5H31NQC6HF/621498_10151228911961974_999436238_o.jpg Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Good old Vectrex still working - 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Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Pinball moved Also put a nice lamp on it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366486735007-E26N8A3BNLF26QEABEZD/281069_10151228911466974_583916430_o.jpg Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366486735211-F29TCM7SGFOGWPNQRSJG/201554_10151228911376974_1912620772_o.jpg Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Archimedes Which Amiga-User was not jealous when watching somebody playing Zarch on Archimedes? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366486735234-2VJ197ETDBCLC3N9NQOE/462487_10151228908916974_507669401_o.jpg Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Virtual Pinball in Action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366486735826-GQ050N4WE2BZ6IJVRLAY/334560_10151228908821974_1611238375_o.jpg Blog - Dustlayer Photos of the Week 20.04.2013 - Last Years Setup This was taken last year where I have not installed most of the consoles yet https://dustlayer.com/blog/2013/4/17/dust-050-released-removed-win32-emulation monthly 0.5 2013-04-17 https://dustlayer.com/blog/2013/4/16/dust-046-released monthly 0.5 2013-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1366114091241-5QBGR6E405YX7NOOPD5J/Screen+Shot+2013-04-16+at+2.03.55+PM.png Blog - 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Press Play On Tape Shift+Run Stop opened the world to C64 games https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/511651d6e4b0a31c035e30aa/1365248727325-FXSEMKNK6YC9V348XLBT/DSC01008_correct.jpg Blog - Press Play On Tape My current setup in the basement. 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