Is there anyone like me that can't get into... the C64?

[AB Positive]

I mean, for being one of the most well known in the classic computer genre... I just CAN'T seem to get my head around it. Like, at all. Like, I can't get WinVICE to boot a damn thing bad.


I've had 'em, played with the hardware, couldn't get much working there. Yes, I know how to do "Load "*",8,1". Hell, had a FastLoad cart with one once, which yes reduced loading, but still only got maybe 3 or 4 games working. Apart from Maniac Mansion - none were too exciting.


I thought maybe I'm missing something as I struggle with hardware. So I get WinVICE and some TOSEC images. No dice, I can't get any image to run past the cracktro. Grab some no-intro images - same thing. I'm not picking obscure games either:

Turrican
Alternate Reality: The City
Turrican II
Last Ninja series
Armalyte
Mayhem in Monsterland...



I dunno. I've had no problem with real amigas or emulated ones. Same with the A8. I'm not a total noob to this stuff but the C64 stymies me at every turn. I have no vendetta against it, it looks like a great system. A great system that seems to refuse to run anything for me.



So... am I missing something or is this the "C64 experience"?

[Kitsune Sniper]

I tried C64 emulation and couldn't understand a thing.

But I'll give the system props for the amazing amount of musical genius that it was host to.

[tom]

I only work with original hardware, never any probs, so I can't help, sorry

[Gapporin]

If you're having trouble with emulation, one thing that I might suggest is trying to swap the gameports used. Some C64 games used port 1, some used port 2. There was never a definite standard. So, if you can't get past a cracktro or it seems like the game is being unresponsive, check that first.

Otherwise, I'd suggest using MESS, but that's probably another step up or two on the learning curve.

Actually, now that I think about, I think Flack wrote a C64 emulation guide somewhere...ah, here we are. It's pretty expansive, so I'd recommend reading through it to get a good idea of how C64 emulation works.

The C64 is definitely a great computer, though, and worth getting into. I'd put it in my Top 3 US/European computers.

[Trebuken]

Try a differnt emulator.

http://www.zophar.net/c64.html

Definitely not the C64 experience. Perhaps the C64 emulation experience...

Retro Computing takes a great of determination if you are coming into it for the first time...

The Commodore 64 bridged the gap between the Atari 2600 and the NES. It was essentially THE gaming system of the time and it's gaming library is among the best there is...

[AB Positive]

Try a differnt emulator.

http://www.zophar.net/c64.html

Definitely not the C64 experience. Perhaps the C64 emulation experience...

Retro Computing takes a great of determination if you are coming into it for the first time...

The Commodore 64 bridged the gap between the Atari 2600 and the NES. It was essentially THE gaming system of the time and it's gaming library is among the best there is...

I guess - but it just seems odd to me how different the learning curve is to get it up and running. It completely blindsided me considering how I've not had any issues getting A8 or Amiga stuff up and running (via emulation or, as I have, the real hardware)

I'm going to read Flack's guide, as before I invest yet again in C64 stuff I want to be certain I can a) get it running and b) want something to run



EDIT: Welp, never mind. Apparently, I just suck at getting working images. I guess I'll see if I find anything neat now. Stay tuned!

[Soviet Conscript]

I only work with original hardware, never any probs, so I can't help, sorry

same here

i used to have ALOT of problems getting disks to read with the old 1541 drives but after i hooked up a 1541-II i rarely have any problems getting a game to load up.