THIS IS A COMPLETE READY TO GO UNIT / PLUG & PLAY FOR a COMMODORE VIC-20 INCLUDES SD CARD PRELOADED with over 40gb of COMMODORE SOFTWARE AND TESTED TO RUN ON a Commodore VIC-20, C64, PLUS 4)
VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/l7Q9bOOQQ1w
THIS IS A COMPLETE SOLUTION FOR YOUR VIC-20:
- MEMORY EXPANSION
- VIRTUAL DRIVE (READ DIRECT FROM SD CARD AS DRIVE ,9
- MOUNTS .D64, LAUNCH .PRG AND .CRT
- AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS WHAT MEMORY EXPANSION IS REQUIRED
- IT IS THE KUNG-FU FLASH FOR THE VIC-20
- HDMI DIGITAL VIDEO OUT AND SOUND (REQ SIGNAL LINE FROM CPU)
see video here - https://youtube.com/video/NDxXUHKVxXY/
- THE CART IS ALSO TOTALLY SOFTWARE DEFINED AND IS AN OPEN SOURCE PROJECT SO YOU CAN PROGRAM YOUR OWN VIC-20 CART!
ALSO WORKS WITH C64 /128 / PLUS4 AND COMMODRE 16 ALL IN 1 (REQUIRED SEPARATE ADAPTOR FOR C16/PLUS4)
HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF WHAT THIS UNIT CAN DO.
Please read up more about this project :
https://github.com/frntc/Sidekick64/blob/master/README.md
THIS UNIT WILL COME READY TO RUN ON A C16 / PLUS 4
INSERT CART IN YOUR C16 / PLUS 4 OR C64 (YOU WILL NEED TO CHANGE THE CONFIG.TXT FILE TO SELECT C64) AND TURN ON
THE SCREEN WILL REMAIN BLACK
It will boot up after 10 seconds,
THE LCD WILL SHOW THE SIDEKICK LOGO
THE SIDEKICK MENU + LEDS SHOULD LIGHT UP AT THE SAME TIME
ALL GOLD PLATED / GOLD FINGERS - PCB - LEAD FREE SOLDER USED
A CONTRIBUTION FROM EACH SALE IS MADE TO THE CREATOR OF THIS OPEN SOURCE PROJECT
There are situations where slight timing adjustments need to be made in the config file. I have tried on many c64s and not encountered problems with the default settings yet.
This is not a mass produced product, it is open source and each item is carefully made individually on a small scale.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING:
1 X COMPLETE SIDEKICK 64 CARTRIDGE INCLUDING LCD, IN 3D PRINTED CLEAR CASE, ASSEMBLED AND TESTED ON AN ORIGINAL COMMODORE VIC-20
1 X VIC-20 CART in 3D PRINTED CLEAR CASE ADAPTOR ASSEMBLED TESTED AND READY TO USE
1 X PIZERO2W AND RESIN PRINTED CASE ASSEMBLED
1 x 64gb microSD preinstalled with 40gb + COMMODORE software
1 x mini hdmi to hdmi for digital video out
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ARE NOT SURE PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE YOU BUY
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Once you have plugged in your own compatible Raspberry Pi model and loaded the SideKick software and c64 software on the Raspberry you can do the following:
(project creator found here for full info: https://github.com/frntc/Sidekick64/blob/master/README.md )
- a GeoRAM/NeoRAM-compatible memory expansion,
- freezer cartridges
- Action Replay 4.x-7.x
- Final Cartridge 3(+)
- KCS Power Cartridge
- Super Snapshot V5
- Freeze Frame and Freeze Machine
- Atomic/Nordic Power (experimental, at best)
- numerous (bank switching) cartridges such as
- plain CBM80, C16/+4 and C128 cartridges
- Easyflash (with simplified EAPI support)
- GMod2 (including EEPROM for save games)
- MagicDesk/Domark/HES Australia
- Ocean Type A and B (up to 512k)
- Dinamic
- C64 Game System
- Funplay/Powerplay
- Comal80
- Epyx Fastload
- Warp Speed (C64 and C128)
- Megabit ROM (C128)
- (Super) Zaxxon
- Prophet64
- Simons Basic
- RGCD and Hucky's cartridge
- C64 kernal replacement
- Function ROMs on a C128
- multiple SIDs and Sound Expander/FM emulation (up to 8 SIDs, e.g. to play The Tuneful 8)
- simplified Datel and Sequential MIDI interface emulation with built-in SoundFont-synthesizer (slightly modified version of TinySoundFont)
- audio player (MOD, YM and WAV files) with SID- and HDMI-output, supporting up to stereo 48kHz output on dual-SID setups (C64 and C128)