This is the second limiTED compo. limiTED is a on-line demo challenge, with three categories: 64 bytes, 128 bytes and 1024 bytes. And the program must run on a unmodified Commodore 264 series computer. You can send in your entries until April 4th 2009.

A new version of Yape is available for download. In this version of the Plus/4 emulator the following changes: CPU watch frame in monitor window. File association via the menu now works under Vista. Solved sound reset problem for save states. Ironed out a joystick set-up bug. A few bugs fixed when recording to tape. There is also a 64-bit Windows version available.

On the web page Commodore16.com are dozens of new articles and videos added. If you want to learn more about the C16 you should take a look at this web page.

Csaba (Csabo) has released an update for his graphics program. With this program you can draw / edit graphics on a PC (Windows OS) and make a graphics file for the Plus/4. A help-file and the full source code (Delphi 5) is included.

In this German d64 magazine the following articles: Forum, Tips en Tricks, Programs, Computer Spaß, Hardware, Games guide. On the disk are more than 10 programs available for the C16 and or Plus/4.

The Commodore16.com web page has had an update. This web page is a must for the Commodore C16 fans. On these pages you will find news items, articles, a forum, documentation, software and games. Many games have reviews and can be played on-line with the help of the Minus4j emulator.

New demo for the Plus/4. This demo is released by a new group called Monarchy. The coding was done by Attila (Csio) and the graphics are from Fischer (Derrick). The demo was 4th in the Arok 10 demo competition. You can download the demo for your Plus/4 or you can watch the demo on YouTube.

There is a new version of the Minus4j Java based emulator. Mike Dailly released version 1.4 with the following changes: Updated rendering engine and CPU processing. Added FLASH attribute. Also there are a few errors fixed with this version.

This is the Ultimate Map from SVS. This Excel file contains the complete OS ROM of the Plus/4 (and C16), a large TED Registers list, graphic plans of all allowed text/graphic modes, and a table of Plus/4 bugs. This xls file can be also be opened with Open Office without problems.

Skoro from the group Assassins released a new game called Trans Logic 2. This is a sequel to Trans Logic. You have to slide the stones so that the left screen equals the right screen. The game is made for the PAL C16 or Plus/4. The game can also be played with the VICE emulator. Music was done by Simon László (SLD) and the code work by Varga Gábor (Skoro).

The host of the Plus/4 World pages decided to end it's service. Plus/4 World is now at a new place: www.plus4world.com Take a look at the web page and update your bookmark.

Istvan Varga made more improvements to his Plus/4 emulator (Linux, MacOS and Windows). Added MPS-801 printer emulation. More accurate PAL emulation in OpenGL mode. LED display for drive emulation. ROM images are now included. There are several bugs fixed. You can download the emulator from Istvan's web page.

Istvan Varga released a couple of updates last month for his Plus/4 emulator. The plus4emu is an open source emulator of the C16, C116, and Plus/4. The program is written in C++, and supporting Windows, Linux, and MacOS X. A few of the changes are: Fixed file overwrite bug. New option for saving the printer output to a text file. New set of Windows icons (by SVS).

Gaia Attila converted the 1 kilobyte Boulderdash game to the Plus/4. The original C64 version was made by S.E.S. of Genesis Project and is 1023 bytes. The Plus/4 version is a bit bigger with 1116 bytes. You can download the game and the source files from the web page.

In this English disk magazine about the Plus/4 and C16 the following articles. News: Club-Info, Limited 2007, Demos, Emulators, Chris Snowden. Charts: Best Team, Coders, Graphicians, Musicians, Magazines, Utilities, Demos and Games. Tedsound 1 and 2. Interview: Csio.

You can download and play the first level of XeO3 on your Plus/4. You will have to fight with hordes of baddies in order to clean up the scene, collect coins to keep your weapon up, and reach the end of the level. The sources of the game are included, to allow you to modify the game. For more information visit the web page or XeO3's Wiki.

There is a new DVD available for C16 and Plus/4 fans. It contains 10 demos and 92 photos. The total time is about 2 hours long and will show the following: 8 Shades of Black, Notizen aus de provinz, Adventures in mono, Zenith of Puberty, Oldschool, Halassa, Crackers demo 4, Shade, Monopsy and Threeve. You can download the complete DVD from the web page.

The maps page at Plus/4 World now has 67 maps of games! Reuben Cornwall contributed a lot new ones to the collection. Some of them are: Split Personalities, Blagger and the all 5 parts of Magician's Curse. And there is a new map for Invincible.

Valentino Zenari released a new version of BalSys. BalSys is a language, and development system package designed for C= Plus/4 (or expanded C= 16). In this release 2 new features and bug fixes. The package is a complete all-in-one tool: Editor / Debugger / Executer.

Chizman build an interface that makes it possible to use paddles on a Plus/4. He made a game for the paddles called Paddle Shooter. You can download the schematics for the interface. The software that is needed for the interface is also available.

In this German pdf magazine all about the 264 series of Commodore computers. Articles are about the C16, C116, Plus/4, C232, C264 and the V364. Emulating on the PC. The best demos. Interview with Marcus and the opinions of C16chris.

The Plus/4 emulator has had an update. New fancy Vista ready icons (courtesy of Chronos). Preliminary MPS802 printer emulation. Improved file association dialog. Optional 1:1 sound sampling (111150 Hz, PAL only for now) and a couple of bugs fixed.

Minus4 has been updated quite a bit, although only in a development sense. The debugger has improved a lot and a realtime profiler is added. The NEW source to Minus4w (complete with profiler) is released so you can change things yourself. Snasm has also been updated, and now sports 65816/65c02 support, along with some new undocumented ops and bug fixes.

This is a portable emulator of the Commodore 264 familiy of computers (Plus/4, C16, and C116), aiming for high accuracy and compatibility. In this version: Implemented the ACIA 6551 registers at $FD00-$FD0F, which are automatically enabled for configurations with 64K or more RAM. Video recording in RLE8 format now. Added new command line option for selecting the GUI style and colors. Various minor improvements and bug fixes. This emulator can be used on Windows NT, 2K and XP or on Linux, BSD and UNIX.

If you want to know what the best game, utility or demo is for the Plus/4 then take a look at the Top List page of Plus/4 World.

plus4emu is an open source, emulator of the Commodore Plus/4 computer, written in C++. Available for Linux, Mac and Windows. In this version: Implemented Digi-Blaster emulation. Added limited support for error information in D64 files. P00 format files can be loaded. CPU Speed and Track, side, and sector can be displayed in a window.

The German Plus/4 magazine reached a land mark. Issue 100 is out now. In this double D64 magazine: Tips and Tricks , Programs, Computerspass and Hardware.

A new game for the Plus/4 made by Gábor, Róbert and Csaba. Your goal is to get through all of the 50 caves. Each fifth level you will earn a code.

This is a portable emulator of the Commodore 264 family of computers (Plus/4, C16, and C116), aiming for high accuracy and compatibility. Plus4emu is made by Istvan Varga and can be downloaded from his developer web page at Sourceforge. The emulator will run on Linux, BSD, UNIX and MS Windows (NT/2000/XP).

Chris Snowden released a new adventure called Church Of Death. Make a journey to the hunted church of Death. The game can be downloaded. And for the real game collector you can order the game on a real cassette.

This demo for the Plus/4 won the demo competition at Arok 9. The demo was made by Larry, Chronos and Gaia from the group Wilds.

Another release of the Plus/4 emulator. Here's a list of the changes made: Support for custom drive ROM images. Added parallel 1541 drive emulation. Optional breakpoint opcode ($F2). /BREAK command line parameter now accepts hexadecimal addresses (0xADDE). True drive emulation and high accuracy mode are now the default. Couple of bugfixes (custom joystick keys etc.).

The German disk magazine (D64) for the 264 range has the following articles: Forum, Tips and Tricks, Programs, Computerspass, Hardware, Games Guide and more

Another new release. This time with the following changes: Custom joystick controls. Customizable RAM startup patterns. Adjustable interlaced line shade in double sized VDU emulation mode. Slightly improved SID filters and improved mixing of audio channels. And a couple of little bugs fixed.

Just 1 day to vote in the limiTed demo competition. There are 12 entries in the 64 bytes section. 9 entries in the 128 bytes and 5 entries in the 1024 bytes. So get your vote in on time.

Plus4emu is an open source, portable emulator of the Commodore Plus/4 computer, written in C++, and supporting Windows and Linux. It implements accurate, high quality hardware emulation, however, the system requirements are higher than that of most other emulators.

Chris has made an adventure game for the 264 series. The goal is to break into the mansion, steal the treasure and escape with your life. The game is programmed using the GAC engine. It plays on a C16 with 32k of ram, Plus/4, Yape or VICE.

The German D64 magazine for the Plus/4 has the following articles: Forum, Tips and Tricks, Programs, Hardware and a Games Guide.

The limiTED compo is the very first Commodore Plus/4 online demo challenge ever, featuring three differently memory sized battlefields: 64 bytes, 128 bytes and 1024 bytes demo categories. This is the kind of gauntlet that hardcore coders can't refuse to raise up. We don't care if you're a beast of Plus/4 mythology, a bold newcomer from other scenes or a tiny BASIC addicted: read the rules, code at your best and upload your precious little gem.

Another new version of Yape. This time with the following changes and improvements. Implementation of exact video shift register emulation in VHA mode. Improved PAL-NTSC switch artifacts. Oversampling now also for the SID card. Selectable sound replay frequency. More fullscreen mode options. This new version can be downloaded at the Yape web site.

This is a great demo and won the first price at the 15 Years Oxyron Party. The really nice part is that this demo runs on the Plus/4. The maker of this demo is Ingo (Dr. Death) from The Electronic Knights (TEK).

A new version of the Plus/4 emulator is out. Changes are: Forced Update Overlay call introduced in 0.70 now optional, Optionally allow only one instance of the emulator to run. Two older tweaks (load vector patch and 1541 loader hack) are incorporated. Command line options: /DISK#:image for attaching an image to drive {8,9,10,11} at startup, /TAPE:image for attaching a TAP/WAV image on startup, /TYPE:text for typing 'text' on startup, NOSTART will suppress autostart. And a couple of TED bugfixes.

Four demos with digital music from the band T-rex. István (aka Hifi) made the tracks. T-Rex 2007 (1), T-Rex Telegram Sam (2), T-Rex Slider (3) und T-rex Revolution (4).

Valentino Zenari released a new version of BalSys. BalSys is a language, and development system package designed for C= Plus/4 (or expanded C= 16). Based on the B.A.L. (Business Assembler Language), an existing standard for business machines, the environment has been improved with many high-level new commands and features. The package is a complete all-in-one tool: Editor / Debugger / Executer.

Issue 96 of the German disk mag for the 264 series is out now. In this issue tips and tricks, programs, hardware and a games guide.

For the people who own a Sony PSP there is good news. ZX 81 has released a new version of YAPE the Commodore Plus/4 emulator for the PSP. Everything you need to know how to use it is included as a TXT file. And if you want another emulator for the PSP. Then ZX-81 can help you there too. Here's a list of working emulators: Atari 800, 800XL, 130XE and 5200 series, BBC Micro, CPC, ColecoVision, Intellivision , MSX(2), SamCoupé , Thomson TO7 and the Sinclair ZX 81.

The Assassins released a brand new demo for the Plus/4. This shows again that the 264 can do a real demo too. It's a 12 part demo with graphics by Luca, Code by Skoro. Also Harry, KiCHY and RRR put in a bit of graphics. If you want to listen to the music you will have to install a SID card.

Absence+Wilds are making a new game for the Plus/4. No code, graphics or music had been stolen from other systems: Bomberman boasts neat code that moves up to 4 players with smart AI, original arcade-ish graphics and, last but not least, a secret musician! You can follow the final steps of this cool project on the official Absence+Wilds homepage. They also have a promo video of their new game that you can download.

A new version of Yape is out with the following changes: Tape counter in the status bar, TED and SID mixed sound can now also be saved to AVI/WAV, Bug in 1551-IEC / file system mode fixed. Get the new version from the web site.

Mike Dailly and Luca Carrafiello are working on the ultimate shoot'em'up game running on the glorious Commodore Plus/4. They have made a teaser that you can download. Making a game on a Plus/4 has limitation, there are no hardware sprites like on the C64 and the Amiga's. You can read all about the game on the web site.