Until recently I have been using an Atari 2600 joystick on my C64, while this works the Atari joystick leaves you wanting more I was/am planning on build an arcade style joystick but in the mean time I figured I would try a Sega Genesis controller. After digging around a bit I found an article published in Commodore World Issue 05 (page 45) which had a simple schematic for addressing the slight differences in the Genesis vs Commodore wiring. (more…)

I have been tinkering with different ways to get my C64's online, I have been using Jim Drew's WiModem on my one C64 and it works great. I decided to try and make my own after following a discussion on Afterlife BBS about esp8266 modules being used as wifi modems, I decided to try and make on myself. (more…)

Until recently I have been using an Atari 2600 joystick on my C64, while this works the Atari joystick leaves you wanting more I was/am planning on build an arcade style joystick but in the mean time I figured I would try a Sega Genesis controller. After digging around a bit I found an article published in Commodore World Issue 05 (page 45) which had a simple schematic for addressing the slight differences in the Genesis vs Commodore wiring. (more…)

I have been tinkering with different ways to get my C64's online, I have been using Jim Drew's WiModem on my one C64 and it works great. I decided to try and make my own after following a discussion on Afterlife BBS about esp8266 modules being used as wifi modems, I decided to try and make on myself. (more…)