First, the very good news: Version 4.0 of The Ultimate Tape Archive, a compilation of Commodore 64 cassette-based software, has been released, with Internet Archive as the primary download!
https://archive.org/details/Ultimate_Tape_Archive_V4.0
16gb of cassette based software, scans of the cassettes and inlays and instructions.
The even better news: The collection has ALL of them, emulated!
https://archive.org/details/ultimatetapearchive
That's 2000 tapes for you to enjoy.
@textfiles Or, you can press F12, Speed Settings and select WARP MODE
Still trying to work out how to get basic joystick input working so I can play Thomas the Tank Engine :)
I figured this much out:
Machine settings > Joystick settings > Joystick device 2 > "Change to keypad 1"
and
Machine settings > Joystick settings > Define keysets > Whatever you want
Some games (like Ghostbusters) seem to have control schemes that don't map to these controls though. It's just a matter of pressing everything and seeing what works.
Thank you @textfiles, these are amazing! I'd never played C64 games before. Seeing the data encoded as video is wonderful.
Why is it device 2?
You're absolutely right, that's perfect, thank you.
Thomas the Tank Engine cleared, the Fat Controller is pleased with me, all is at peace on the island of Sodor.
Jason Scott
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