[C16 PLUS4 Core] update

[DanyPPC]

A new game has been released for the Commodore Plus4: Pets Rescue

It would be nice to see it also run on MiST.

[NML32]

A new game has been released for the Commodore Plus4: Pets Rescue

It would be nice to see it also run on MiST.

Looks like an excellent game, too bad it doesn't run on the MiST.

I hope someday this core gets ported to the MiSTer.

[ericgus]

A new game has been released for the Commodore Plus4: Pets Rescue

It would be nice to see it also run on MiST.

Looks like an excellent game, too bad it doesn't run on the MiST.

I hope someday this core gets ported to the MiSTer.

There is a plus/4 core for the mist. its under its C16 smaller brothers name {I dont know if the c16 is on the mister or not you would have to check with mister users on that over in the mister sub-forum}

https://github.com/mist-devel/mist-bina ... /cores/c16

though it probably could use the recent updates to the 1541 part of the core recently applied to the fpga64 core.

[DanyPPC]

Today i want test some D64 images with this core but unfortunately they don't work.

Usual commands:

LOAD"$",8
LOAD"*",8

ore pressing F3 for DIRECTORY seem to have no effect.
It seems that support for D64 images has not been implemented.

Tested Gehstock C16 cores too.

Or am I wrong ?

[slingshot]

Seems the core uses a wrong index in the disk load config string, which means the second drive with the new firmware. It was just ignored with the old. However when I fixed this, disk still didn't work. So I decided to update the whole 1541 code from Dar. Now it has read/write support! (but I didn't test writing). Also replaced the sd card emulation with a thin wrapper based on the code from MiSTer by Soreglig, so now the 1541 code speaks directly to the MiST IO-controller without any emulation layers.

Here's the source code change:
https://github.com/mist-devel/mist-board/pull/57
Here are the binary releases:
https://github.com/gyurco/mist-board/releases

Now there are separate PAL/NTSC relases, with included Kernal. The clock multiplexer used in the combined release made Quartus' job very hard (and the compile time was 3x as now). The core had (and still has) some problems with reset, so if it doesn't boot, just press the reset button again for about 3 seconds, or reload the core.

[DanyPPC]

Wonderful fix

Loaded GunFright.d64

GunFright_C16.jpg

[DanyPPC]

I tested a JiffyDos Plus 4 rom but no advantage on loading speed. Does anyone confirm ?

[slingshot]

JiffyDos doesn't have to be present on the 1541's ROM, too?

[slingshot]

A new release with improved support for fast loaders:

https://github.com/mist-devel/mist-bina ... /cores/c16

[DanyPPC]

Good !
I have to test, many thanks for this update

[Higgy]

Nice update! - I think my friend had a C16 (long time ago!) he only had a Black & White TV and the games I played were very basic.

Would the C64 Core benefit from the updated 1541 & SD card emulation or does it already have it?
I think Soreglig released the latest C64 Core which had the updated SID.

[slingshot]

I don't know the current state of the C64 core for MiST, nor any recent source tree of it. People released cores without source code, or just I'm not aware where is it (releasing without the source not just violating the GPL, but disrespects developers, who open-sourced their code).

Upd: just found Gehstock's repo. It's definitely possible to update the 1541 there, too, but is there any problematic loaders or something else, where an improvement is needed?

[DanyPPC]

No, the C64 Core with the jiffydos rom is very fast to load games.

Tested the Plus 4 jiffydos.bin renamed as C16.ROM with current C16 Core i haven't noticed improvements on loading speed.
I think the Commodore 16 takes time to unpack the loaded files into RAM.

[slingshot]

As I wrote before, JiffyDOS has to be uploaded to the C1541 ROM, too, and currently it's not possible to override it.

[vebxenon]

Great! I'm going to run the new core now!

Thanks

Salva

[vebxenon]

A new game has been released for the Commodore Plus4: Pets Rescue

It would be nice to see it also run on MiST.

And now it runs!

[DanyPPC]

Good !

I think this is one of the best games for 264 Commodore Series.
Great game, great C16 core for Mist

[slingshot]

Today's release:
https://github.com/mist-devel/mist-bina ... /cores/c16

Now it's possible to upload custom ROMs to 1541, too, so you can use JiffyDOS.
Also the PRG loader is fixed.

[DanyPPC]

Excellent !

Purchased the correct JiffyDOS C16 rom image and created the C16.ROM, now Fast Loading on D64 files !!!
Many, many thanks

[slingshot]

Excellent !

Purchased the correct JiffyDOS C16 rom image and created the C16.ROM, now Fast Loading on D64 files !!!
Many, many thanks

You're welcome

[vebxenon]

Great update and good day for Commodore lovers! Now it only remains VIC 20 to have the Commodore 8 bit line updated!

[Gehstock]

I am Sure that will follow

[DanyPPC]

Pets Rescue commercial released with following features (works great on MiST C16 Core):

This improved commercial version is distributed on a 40 track extended disk, in order to include 4 brand new levels (i.e. a brand new world) inserted as World 2.

Further additional features are:

- improved global framerate, making the whole game much more smooth to play;

- improved player's interface inertia;

- brand new secrets to discovers along the levels;

- new password system: now any single levels has its own password, making the way to the ending far more easy;

- recalibrations, fixes, retouches almost everywhere, even the 1st level has been slightly changed in the map.

> Digital Download <

[lips2k15]

hi sorry to be a pain but I have been searching all over for jiffy dos roms and can only find a site that you have to pay... being so cloase to xmas i am so skint its unreal is anybody here willing and able to supply me a copy to use with the mist c16 core please? I asked on a couple of plus 4 groups but got the stop being a pirate lecture!!! If they knew how much I spend on my retro computers they wouldnt lol

[DanyPPC]

I bought it, it's right !

I paid about € 8 which is nothing compared to what I spend on my passion.