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Sign upCommodore 64 VIC 20 PET
The Commodore 64 is an 8 Bit personal computer introduced in 1982 by Commodore International. This model holds the world record for the highest-selling single computer model of all time.
Emulator | Rom Folder | Extension | BIOS | Controller Config |
---|---|---|---|---|
VICE | c64 | .crt .d64 .g64 .t64 .tap .x64 .zip .prg | none | /opt/retropie/configs/c64/sdl-vicerc and /opt/retropie/configs/c64/sdl-joymap-c64.vjm |
VICE
Emulator:ROMS
Accepted File Extensions: .crt .d64 .g64 .t64 .tap .x64 .prg
Place your ROMS in
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/c64
Controls
Start Game: Spacebar
Menu: F12
Select: Enter
Cancel: Backspace
Exit GUI: Escape
Changing Controls:
-Press F12 to enter menu
-Navigate to machine settings and press enter
-Navigate to Joystick settings and press enter
-Navigate to Joystick device in port 2 and press enter
-to use a numpad to play your game navigate to Numpad and press enter
-Up: 8
-Up/Right: 9
-Up/Left: 7
-Left: 4
-Right: 8
-Down: 2
-Down/Left: 1
-Down/Right: 3
-Fire: 0
-to use a Joystick (gamepad) instead, navigate to Joystick and press enter
SAVING CONFIGURATIONS:
Go into
- settings management
- save settings on exit
- save current settings
- save hotkeys
- save joystick map
CUSTOM MAPPING
- Go back to Joystick settings by pressing backspace and navigate to Joystick 1 Mapping and press enter
- Press enter on each key followed by pressing the key on your gamepad you wish to be mapped.
- Press escape to exit the menu and return to your game
Advanced Configuration
Once you've started and exited the VICE emulator at least once it will create a configuration file called sdl-vicerc
in /home/pi/.vice/
which is a symbolic link to
/opt/retropie/configs/c64/
open the file "sdl-vicerc" and to double the screen size change
VICIIDoubleSize=0
to VICIIDoubleSize=1
Troubleshooting
- There have been some reports of the emulator crashing when it exits requiring a hard reboot
Note that the VICE emulator also emulates systems other than the Commodore 64
- C128
- C64DTV
- almost all PET models
- PLUS4
- CBM-II (aka C610)
- VIC20
which can be accessed through the Runcommand Launch Menu