The commodor was a very popular computer in it's days and because it's was easy to program on there were a lot of games available. But how to use these games? (Searched the net for a ancient c64 manual to figure this out 😉 )
The installing of the frodo app isn't that hard (frodo is the emulator) it works just like any other app.
Now we need some games. The games are packed in a file called blahblah.d64. This d64 file can be placed anywhere on your communicator.
Now start up the frodo app.
click on prefs (cba button) and go to 1541.
go to any of the drive boxes like for my example 'drive 8' press get file and point to the d64 file.
Now this d64 file behaves like a disk/drive on the commodor.
so when we return to the emulator we'll need to load the drive.
Type:
[code:1]
LOAD "$",8
[/code:1]
8 is the drive number
frodo should respond with something like:
[code:1]
Loading from 0801 (2049) to 087f
Ready.
[/code:1]
now press "list"
it will display the installed apps on the drive
In my example it contains this line:
[code:1]
170 "GIANA" PRG
[/code:1]
now load the app by typing
[code:1]load "giana"[/code:1]
after the system says "ready"
type
[code:1]
run
[/code:1]
the game will now launch.
In order to work with the arrows in this game, you need to press "caps" first (the button on your keyboard above shift 😉 )
I've added the emulator, the game and a screenshot of the game in stretched view.
BTW be patient when using this 😉
Thanks Dazler,
being a gaming freak i now have zillions of crappy games to play with!!! Thanks!!!
...and pls dont forget to inform me if u found any good ones!!! 😉
WOW! a commodore64 emulator for communicator.
I love my c64, still using it occasionally, loads of great games 😃
this makes me think of buying a 9210.
Hopefully they make 7650 version 😃
[quote="JyriK"]I love my c64, still using it occasionally, loads of great games [/quote]
so any recommendations???
Paradroid, Pharaos curse, Parallax, Bagitman, Bruce Lee, Cauldron II,
Impossible mission, Jet Set Willy, Montezuma's Revenge, Pitfall(s),
Monty mole, Pyjamarama!, Shamus, Spelunker,
And all Boulder Dashes, those are absolutely the best !!
try to find those from:
http://www.c64.com or http:/www.lemon64.com/
😃 Have tested many games now... it seems that E32 Frodo only supports .d64 files (images of C-64 floppies).
It doesn't work with another popular format : .t64 (tape images)
...but i heard we can actually copy files from .t64 to .d64 using many of C-64 emulators for PC ... like "VICE". :-?
I also realized that we can load the game easier by loading the "snapshot"...
Basically a "Snapshot" is something like a "Saved Game"...
so what u have to do is make a "snapshot" when u manage to start the game...
save it and u can load it later without having to cracked your mind typing the codes... 😉
:P More discoveries... Function keys - F1 to F8 are actually under Chr + A, S, D, F etc.
Damn how fast things are going. Did you all 10 years ago or so ever thought that we will arrive to play games on mobile phones? Wow.. I do not intend to dowload any of these.
Last time I begun by quitting school because was addicted to gamming. I still have 100`s of tapes with games :fadein: 😉
Nice, Nice
Try to find this program:
64COPY 3.4b1
copyright by Peter Schepers 1994-2001
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
A C64 image file converter that handles
most emulator image formats (D64, T64,
D71, D81, LNX, PC64, X64, ARK, LBR, ARC,
SDA, SPY, CPK and the ZipCode family) as
well as DOS binaries, and converts
between them. It also has a Text/HEX
Editor, File Viewer, BASIC unlister, D64
HEX Editor, 6502 Disassembler, Directory
Customizer, CheckTape, CheckDisk,
CheckZipCode (4 & 6-pack), CheckCRT,
CheckG64 and decoding HQX and UU files.
Many DOS functions are also included, as
well as lots of other goodies.
8) Thanks for this GREAT info... will check it out later...
How do i get $ character from frodo? In Commodore 64 it was shift+4 but when i try that combination in my 9210i nothing happens.
[quote="Nosferatu"]its simply Chr+4... 😉[/quote]
Still pressing "Chr+4" on the main screen of Frodo does absolutely nothing on my phone(i have 9210i and Frodo version 0.41). I may be just guessing here but could it be that phones sold in different countries/regions have different keymapping and this could prevent some keys not working? My communicator has been bought from Finland and i also know another finn who has asked help for this very same problem as i do. In addition to this i remember seeing someone's post in the sourceforge forum asking help as well. So peugeot309.. if it makes u feel any better.. at least u can be sure don't need to be alone with the problem 😊
I have tried to type LOAD"*",8,1 but it does not work on even 50% of all C64 disks. This is what makes "$" -sign is so essential here. Some C64 apps/games do really require that you list the contents of the disk with LOAD"$",8 to be able to run it at all.
I hope someone comes up with the solution because it would improve the usability of Frodo significally. Frodo is open source app(isn't it?) so tweaking the code a bit to enable "$" -sign (prehaps even through whole different keys?) shouldn't be a problem if only we could find someone voluntary capable of doing this...
I'm using the english communicator and my $ is chr-4. Does your keyboard have the $ ?
Nope, "$" does not even exist on my phone. Everything there is painted on top of key "4" is white \and green ~
😉 Here's a sample shot of my 9210 keyboard... (If possible, pls post yours too...) as u can see... the "$" is together with "4" and its actually in green...
[quote="Celock"]Nope, "$" does not even exist on my phone. Everything there is painted on top of key "4" is white \and green ~[/quote]
The jeyboard layout depends on RAE Language Version.
I suggest that you open a text file(word for example) and do a Keyboard search for $ Character by typing all the keys with shift and ctrl.
Let us now, for further topics:
What Language do you have on 9210
Where did yoy find it
😉
Ok, i did some search for a pic in the internet since i do not own a digital camera. Luckily from www.nokia.fi (nokia site dedicated to finnish consumers) i managed to take this screenshot from a flash introduction video of 9210i:
Its not the clearest one but you can see the differences if u look really closely.
[quote="TheSpecialBoy"]I suggest that you open a text file(word for example) and do a Keyboard search for $ Character by typing all the keys with shift and ctrl.[/quote]
I tried this but couldn't find it anywhere😞 .I think the phone i own is Scandinavian version where some useless letters to us (like the US dollar $) have been replaced by Scandinavian letters (�, � and �). If i need special letters in Word i can find them from "character set" behind key Chr. Unfortunately "character set" is disabled in Frodo so this only works in apps like Word and Note :[quote="TheSpecialBoy"]oy"]What Language do you have on 9210[/quote]
Ive set language to english.
[quote="TheSpecialBoy"]Where did yoy find it[/quote]
My phone? As i already said i bought it from a mobilephone store here in Finland 😉
I use C64 emulator on pc to find the correct prg-file. Do you guys(girls) have problems using games on Frodo 0.41? For example my favorite game Test drive doesn�t work on Frodo 0.41 but runs great on my pc(ccs64). Also Skate or die and Grand prix circuit doesn�t work on my nokia. I have also terrible delay in sound in some games. I tried to change settings but they don�t effect on the sound.
Thanks!
Sorry for my bad english 😉
Change your keyboard Layout using a locator programs.
More details here:
http://nokia-9210-software.epocware.com/InterKey.html
Hope it heled 😉
Pressing CHR+J types automatically: Load"$",8,1 😃
😮 wow... another great discovery!!! thanks...
Hm.., Seems That I will start using C64 games on my 9210.
They are free afterall.
So, What I will need?
I must note that I am not passing a well period, so forgive my ignorance.
Link to emulator
Link to download c64 games
Dam, I am not feeling well :cry:
Yes, that keyboard "problem" exists in Frodo. In the future versions, it could be useful to have some config file in the future where you can map the keys as you like in Frodo.
There are luckily some useful shortcuts:
chr+j = load"$",8
chr+a = list
shift+esc = load"*",8,1: run
I also recommend using snapshots. In File Manager you can add snapshots to Desk and start a game in seconds!
😮 Im speachless, astonished but frustrated at the same time. So many hours trying to find the solution and this is how simple it ended up to be. Awww.. why can't they ever print these into manual 😉
To TheSpecialBoy:
Frodo(the emulator) can be found from this link:
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/software/directory/viewsoft.php?id=70
And for the games.. here's a nice list of C64 emulationsite links i found the other day. Apparently its garhered from some newsgroup but overall really comprehensive and definetly worth checking out:
http://www.heechee.net/c64/cbm-game-ftp-list.txt
And lastly I wish you quick healing and more joyfull moments among playing nostalgic C64 games. :P
Oops.. forgot to login for a change. So the post above that came from Guest is actually from me. :roll: