Sidekick64: A Versatile Software-Defined Cartridge for the C64, C128, C16, plus/4, and VIC20
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):
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.
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:
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).
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.
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:
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)
Sidekick64 features/updates:
Note:
Sidekick64 now runs on C64, C128, C16, Plus/4 and VIC20
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
updates all over the place, mainly support for Raspberry Pi Zero 2, more cartridges and C128 features
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.
Search files in browser, Kernals everywhere, ... Magic Desk CRT 1MB bugfix
Sidekick64 SD-Image 0.46a (includes C128, C16/+4 versions), includes a bugfix