Releases · frntc/Sidekick64

20 Jun 20:18

frntc

v0.51d

e97d153

Sidekick64 SD-Image v0.51d (C64, C128, C16/+4, and VIC20) Latest

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Where did you get your Sidekick64? How to get one? (please read below)

This is version 0.51d which includes some bugfixes/minor additions (compared to 0.51c):

Eye of the Beholder: fix for NTSC C64 and C128 incl. turbo mode (might need timing adjustments, look at sidekick64.cfg)
Tuned Simons Basic (Magic Desk cart) fixed
SID/FM-emulation HDMI-output fixed
added support for second FM-digi-channel

Sidekick64 v0.51 features/updates:

MOD/YM/WAV Player (up to 48kHz stereo with dual SID-setups)
low-latency HDMI-audio output for SID-/FM-/MIDI-emulation
added YM3526/OPL sample playing emulation
user-defined Logos for freezers/kernals
hiding C128-specific folders on C64
fixed GeoRAM not-saving-bug

Note:
If you overwrite your existing SD-card, make sure to add this line to config.txt: hdmi_force_hotplug=1
when using a SIDKick with the audio player: update your SIDKick-firmware
if you downloaded this release before Sep 01, please take this version (.zip contained a wrong file, causing some PRGs to not start correctly)

Where did you get your Sidekick64? How to get one?

You’ve built it yourself? Cool, this project is for tinkerers!

If you have questions about assembling one, don't hesitate to ask!

If you can’t build one yourself, there are official sellers of Sidekick64/RAD/SIDKick: www.restore-store.de (all three projects), www.retro-updates.com (Sidekick64), jamessahm/ebay (RAD), stmlord/ebay (Sidekick64/RAD)

It is also perfectly fine and appreciated if someone sells spare PCBs (populated or not) of a PCB-order or manufactures a small batch and offers them on a forum, but I expect the price tag to be lower than that of the aforementioned official sellers.

If you bought a Sidekick64/RAD/SIDKick for the same price or even more, this clearly is a violation of the license and you should ask the seller why they are not respecting open source/CC developers' licenses.

Assets 3

23 Dec 17:28

frntc

v0.51c

c7732de

Sidekick64 SD-Image v0.51c (C64, C128, C16/+4, and VIC20)

Where did you get your Sidekick64? How to get one? (please read below)

About this release
Attention: this contains a bugfix (re-added support for unofficial .CRTs containing EEPROM data for GMOD2 carts). EOTB currently does not work on NTSC machines (use an older release until this is fixed again).

This is version 0.51c, a small update as suggested in the discussion: It is now possible to add a .tga-file containing a slide show for the TFT screen for PRGs and Magic Desk CRTs.

As before you can add a custom logo in a 240x240 with "name.tga" -- now you can add "name-slideshow.tga" which is 240 pixels wide, and N * 240 pixels high (N being the number of images in the slide show, 0<N<32). Also optionally you can add "name-slideshow.time" which contains 1 byte per image determining how long an image is shown (in 1/10th of a second).

This release also contains the fix for EOTB incl. C128 turbo mode and saving to flash. This has not yet been thorougly tested, if you experience problems let me know (and resort to 0.51a meanwhile).

Sidekick64 v0.51 features/updates:

Where did you get your Sidekick64? How to get one?

You’ve built it yourself? Cool, this project is for tinkerers!

If you have questions about assembling one, don't hesitate to ask!

If you can’t build one yourself, there are official sellers of Sidekick64/RAD/SIDKick: www.restore-store.de (all three projects), www.retro-updates.com (Sidekick64).

Assets 3

04 Dec 21:41

frntc

v0.51b

f4541c7

Sidekick64 SD-Image v0.51b (C64, C128, C16/+4, and VIC20)

This is version 0.51b with fixes for EOTB incl. C128 turbo mode and saving to flash. This has not yet been thorougly tested, if you experience problems let me know (and resort to 0.51a meanwhile).

Sidekick64 v0.51 features/updates:

If you overwrite your existing SD-card, make sure to add this line to config.txt: hdmi_force_hotplug=1
when using a SIDKick with the audio player: update your SIDKick-firmware
if you downloaded this release before Sep 01, please take this version (.zip contained a wrong file, causing some PRGs to not start correctly)

Assets 3

26 Aug 21:37

frntc

v0.51

fa79fc2

Sidekick64 SD-Image v0.51 (C64, C128, C16/+4, and VIC20)

Sidekick64 features/updates:

MOD/YM/WAV Player (up to 48kHz stereo with dual SID-setups)
low-latency HDMI-audio output for SID-/FM-/MIDI-emulation
added YM3526/OPL sample playing emulation
user-defined Logos for freezers/kernals
hiding C128-specific folders on C64
fixed GeoRAM not-saving-bug

Note:

If you overwrite your existing SD-card, make sure to add this line to config.txt: hdmi_force_hotplug=1
when using a SIDKick with the audio player: update your SIDKick-firmware
if you downloaded this release before Sep 01, please take this version (.zip contained a wrong file, causing some PRGs to not start correctly)

Assets 3

23 Mar 20:56

frntc

v0.5

5d9ac56

Sidekick64 SD-Image v0.5 (includes C128, C16/+4, and VIC20 versions)

Sidekick64 now runs on C64, C128, C16, Plus/4 and VIC20

Assets 3

28 Feb 21:19

frntc

v0.491

721ab56

Sidekick64 0.491 SD-Image (includes C128, C16/+4 versions)

compared to 0.49 (which was a major update for C64/C128):
updates in Sidekick264 for C16 and Plus/4: better SID-emulation, SID #1 at address $d400 configurable, HDMI-sound output

Assets 3

11 Feb 12:37

frntc

v0.49

547c995

Sidekick64 0.49 SD-Image (includes C128, C16/+4 versions)

updates all over the place, mainly support for Raspberry Pi Zero 2, more cartridges and C128 features

Assets 3

30 Apr 19:59

frntc

0.48

3098846

Sidekick64 SD-Image 0.48 (includes C128, C16/+4 versions)

This release includes a simplified MIDI emulation of Datel and Sequential MIDI interfaces, and a built-in SoundFont-synthesizer (using a slightly modified version of TinySoundFont: https://github.com/schellingb/TinySoundFont).

This allows you to play demos such as:
https://csdb.dk/release/?id=179366 and
https://csdb.dk/release/?id=176411
without any additional hardware besides the Sidekick64.

Assets 3