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>Manuals
>About C64DTV
>Games on the C64DTV
>Hacking and Modding
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| Most versions of the C64DTV shipped with an English
manual as standard, with variations dependent on the country it was
sold in. We've made available here the manuals that we have in PDF
(adobe Acrobat Format) |
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English (107k) |
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German (1.14MB) |
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French (220k) |
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Dutch (220k) |
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Spanish (107kb) |
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Italian (1.08MB) |
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| Tell me more about the C64 DTV |
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The
Commdore 64 DTV was the latest innovation in the Direct-to-TV
Video Game
Market. All the games are pre-loaded, all you do it add batteries
and plug into your television. The controller is instantly
recognisable as your favourite Competition Pro 5000, C64
controller and, not only has the look, but has the feel of
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Remember
that the Commodore 64 was not a video game system, it was
a home computer which was orginally developed as a business
machine.
This is how the games were able to break the mold in terms
of playability. Some games require more key input than the
simple
left, right,
up, down fire of many competitor systems. So, we've added
additional buttons to the unit to aid gameplay with such
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Sounds complicated,
eh? You couldn't be more wrong. Whether you remember sitting
with your cassette player and loading tape after tape, or whether
you're new to the C64, you won't be disaapointed. The C64 DTV
is easy to set-up and doesn't take more than 10 seconds. Plug
straight into your A/V sockets on your TV and switch-on. |
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Once you've switched on you'll
be amazed how true to the original the C64 DTV is. The games
are not replicas of the orginal or re-codes as with many similar
systems. The games are actually the originals with the same sound,
music and graphics. Check-out those original game credits and
those 1983 copyright lines! |
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The chip in the C64 DTV unit
is unique as was designed specifically for this project and is
considered a complete recreation of the C64 including the VIC
chip, the SID chip and the CIA's. The result is full emulation
of the 1541 drive on board the chip. The programmers have even
enhanced the system beyond the original by facilitating megabytes
of ROM for game storage and near instant loading. |
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So what does that mean for the
games? Full support for all C64 gaming modes including Sprite
multiplexors, border removal, character and hi-resolution screens.
The enhanced 6510 on board chip offers increased processing speed
over the original. The result is a chip that can handle the original
C64 hits and deliver a truly faithful Commodore 64 experience. |
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| Which games come on the C64 DTV? |
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Head The Ball
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1989, Hewson
Platformer
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Mission Impossibubble
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1989, Hewson
Arcade Collect 'em-up
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AlleyKat
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1989, Hewson
Shoot 'em-up
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California Games
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1987, Epyx
Multi-Event Sports
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Marauder
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1988, Hewson
Shoot 'em-up
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Maze Mania
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1989, Hewson
Arcade Maze/Labyrinth
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Netherworld
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1988, Hewson
Shoot 'em-up
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Impossible Mission
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1984, Epyx
Arcade Platformer
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Impossible Mission 2
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1988, Epyx
Arcade Platformer
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Jumpman Junior
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1983, Epyx
Arcade Platformer
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Paradriod
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Pitstop
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1983, Epyx
Racing, Formula One
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Pitstop 2
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Speedball
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Summer Games
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1984, Epyx
Sport, Olympics
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Winter Games
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Uridium
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1986, Hewson
Shoot 'em-up
Review: 94%, Zzap 64, Mar '86
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Nebulus
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Cyberdyne Warrior
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1989, Hewson
Shoot 'em-up/Platformer
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Cybernoid
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1988, Hewson
Shoot 'em-up
Review: 93%, Zzap 64, May'89.
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Cybernoid II
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1988, Hewson
Shoot 'em-up
Review: 91%, Zzap 64, Nov '88
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Super Cycle
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1986, Epyx
Racing, Motorcycles
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Zynaps
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1987, Hewson
Shoot 'em-up
Review: 90%, Zzap 64, Dec '85
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Sword of Fargoal
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Gateway to Apshai
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Exolon
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1987, Hewson
Shoot 'em-up/Playformer
Review: 64%, Zzap 64, April 64
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Eliminator
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1988, Hewson
Shoot 'em-up
Review: 74%, Zzap 64, April '87
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Firelord
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1986, Hewson
Adventure
Review: 68%, Zzap 64, Feb '87
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Championship Wrestling
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1986, Epyx
Sports, Fighting
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Rana Rama
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1987, Hewson
Shoot 'em-up/RPG
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| Tell me about hacking and modding
my C64DTV |
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Since the C64 DTV launched in 2003
a real community sprung up to analyse how real was unit and was
it really a C64 inside. It didn't take them long, and withit weeks
of the first few units hitting retail, pictures were emerging on
the internet of keyboards and disc drives soldered onto the joytsick's
board.
We can't give you any advice on hacking and modding your DTV, but
we know the people that can. Here is a short list of resources
on the web, you may find more my searching "C64 dtv hacking".
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| Petscii.com |
Jeff Ledger and his contributors are the most-knowledgable on the
web, ask away and you'll get a friendly answer - most of the time! |
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| David
Murry |
An
excellent site with tonnes of resources, including videos. If something
is missing, email David- he's a damn nice bloke and he'll reply
with enthusiasm. |
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| How to |
A great 'how to' site with lots of excellent pictures. |
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| Wikipedia |
A history and explanation of the DTV and scroll down, there are
lots of links to hacking resources too. |
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| Google |
if you need more help, there is always the BIG ONE! |
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