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Involved in Commodore computing for many years and has extensive knowledge of the Commodore 64 game scene.
Author of the Speech Box and Legends articles at TCZ.
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Impossible Mission
- By TCZ webmaster
- Published 12/2/2006
- End Zone
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Rating:
Unrated
"Another visitor, stay a while, stay forever!". Who can forget that speech which greeted you upon entering the game? If you had a wish list for the features you would want in a game, chances are most of them would be found in Impossible Mission. It was and is one of the best C64 games ever conceived. This classic game revolves around the mad Professor Elvin Atombender, who is intent on world domination. Your mission is to enter his lair and save the day. To do so, you will need to move through numerous rooms in the complex via elevator lift shafts, searching for pieces of a puzzle to stop him.
The House
- By TCZ webmaster
- Published 12/4/2006
- Little Computer People
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Rating:
Unrated
After years of speculation and months of intensive work, the Activision
Little Computer People Research Group (ALCPRG) has successfully
discovered and actually drawn out dozens of small, living creatures who
have been trapped in the confines of standard, store-bought computers
just like yours. And now, an inexpensive commercial version of
the actual laboratory design is available for your use. Yes, you can
own you very own 2 and a half storey House-on-a-Disk and that means you
can soon meet a Little Computer person residing inside your computer. Just look at some of the things you and your new-found friend can do.
Text excerpt taken from the cover of the original disk version of the Little Computer People ©Copyright 1985 Activision Inc.
Text excerpt taken from the cover of the original disk version of the Little Computer People ©Copyright 1985 Activision Inc.
LCP Disk Library
- By TCZ webmaster
- Published 12/5/2006
- The Archive
- Rating: Unrated
Please find below a list with every LCP name that was available on the C64 disk version of Little Computer People.
A hyperlink for each name will allow you to download an LCP disk with the name you want in a .zip file which contains a .d64 file which can be used on a Commodore 64 emulator or on a real C64 if you transfer the contents of the .d64 file to a real 64 disk.
TCZ hopes you find this a useful LCP resource.
ANDREW, ADAM, ANTHONY, AARON, ANDY, ALLEN, ALAN, ALEX, ALVIN, ARCHIE, ARNOLD, AUSTIN, BRIAN, BRANDON, BENJAMIN, BRADLEY, BRETT, BLAKE, BRENT, BOBBY, BRAD, BINKY, BARNEY, BART, BAXTER, BENNIE, BUTCH, BILLY, BOGART, BOONE, BORIS, BRONSON, BRUCE, BUCK, BURT, CHARLES, CORY, CURTIS, CARL, COLIN, CODY, CALVIN, CARSON, CARTER, CASEY, CECIL, CLARK, CLIFF, CONRAD, CONWAY, COREY, CURT, DAVID, DAVE, DONALD, DEREK, DREW, DANNY, DARREN, DUNCAN, DWIGHT, ERIC, EDWARD, EVAN, EDGAR, ELLIOTT, ELMER, ELROY, ELVIS, EMMETT, EUGENE, FRANK, FELIX, FLETCHER, FLOYD, FRANCIS, FRANKLIN, FRED, FRITZ, GEOFFREY, GREGORY, GARY, GEORGE, GAYLORD, GRANT, GREG, GROVER, GEOFF, HAL, HAROLD, HANK, HARRY, HARVEY, HECTOR, HENRY, HERMAN, HOBART, HOWARD, HUBERT, HUGH, IAN, IGOR, IRVING, IVAN, JOHN, JAMES, JOSHUA, JEREMY, JEFFREY, JONATHAN, JACOB, JOEL, JACK, JAKE, JASON, JAY, JEFF, JERRY, JIM, JOSEPH, JULIUS, JUSTIN, KEITH, KENNETH, KARL, KENT, KEVIN, LUKE, LOUIS, LAWRENCE, LANCE, LARRY, LEO, LEONARD, LESTER, LIONEL, LUTHER, MICHAEL, MATTHEW, MARK, MARCUS, MACK, MALCOLM, MARTIN, MATT, MAX, MAXWELL, MELVIN, MIKE, MILES, MILTON, MITCH, MITCHELL, MONTY, MORGAN, MORRIS, MORT, MURRAY, MYRON, NATHAN, NEAL, NED, NELSON, NEVIN, NICHOLAS, NICK, NORBERT, NORTON, OGDEN, OLIVER, ORVILLE, OTIS, OZZIE, PAUL, PHILLIP, PALMER, PARKER, PAT, PATRICK, PERCY, PERRY, PETER, PHIL, QUENTIN, RYAN, ROBERT, RICHARD, RUSSELL, RALPH, RANDOLPH, RAYMOND, RICK, ROB, ROCKY, RODNEY, ROGER, RONALD, RON, ROSCOE, ROSS, ROY, RUDOLPH, RUSS, RUSTY, STEVEN, SHAWN, SCOTT, SAMUEL, SAM, SHANE, SANDY, SIDNEY, SKIP, SMITH, SPENCER, STAN, STEVE, STUART, TODD, TAYLOR, TANNERR, TED, TERRANCE, THEODORE, THOMAS, THOR, TIMOTHY, TOBY, TOM, TRAVIS, TROY, TUCKER, TYLER, VANCE, VICTOR, VINCENT, WALLACE, WALT, WALTER, WARREN, WAYNE, WESLEY, WESTON, WHITNEY, WILBUR, WILLIAM, WILL, WINSLOW, WINSTON, WOODY, WYATT, ZEKE.
A hyperlink for each name will allow you to download an LCP disk with the name you want in a .zip file which contains a .d64 file which can be used on a Commodore 64 emulator or on a real C64 if you transfer the contents of the .d64 file to a real 64 disk.
TCZ hopes you find this a useful LCP resource.
ANDREW, ADAM, ANTHONY, AARON, ANDY, ALLEN, ALAN, ALEX, ALVIN, ARCHIE, ARNOLD, AUSTIN, BRIAN, BRANDON, BENJAMIN, BRADLEY, BRETT, BLAKE, BRENT, BOBBY, BRAD, BINKY, BARNEY, BART, BAXTER, BENNIE, BUTCH, BILLY, BOGART, BOONE, BORIS, BRONSON, BRUCE, BUCK, BURT, CHARLES, CORY, CURTIS, CARL, COLIN, CODY, CALVIN, CARSON, CARTER, CASEY, CECIL, CLARK, CLIFF, CONRAD, CONWAY, COREY, CURT, DAVID, DAVE, DONALD, DEREK, DREW, DANNY, DARREN, DUNCAN, DWIGHT, ERIC, EDWARD, EVAN, EDGAR, ELLIOTT, ELMER, ELROY, ELVIS, EMMETT, EUGENE, FRANK, FELIX, FLETCHER, FLOYD, FRANCIS, FRANKLIN, FRED, FRITZ, GEOFFREY, GREGORY, GARY, GEORGE, GAYLORD, GRANT, GREG, GROVER, GEOFF, HAL, HAROLD, HANK, HARRY, HARVEY, HECTOR, HENRY, HERMAN, HOBART, HOWARD, HUBERT, HUGH, IAN, IGOR, IRVING, IVAN, JOHN, JAMES, JOSHUA, JEREMY, JEFFREY, JONATHAN, JACOB, JOEL, JACK, JAKE, JASON, JAY, JEFF, JERRY, JIM, JOSEPH, JULIUS, JUSTIN, KEITH, KENNETH, KARL, KENT, KEVIN, LUKE, LOUIS, LAWRENCE, LANCE, LARRY, LEO, LEONARD, LESTER, LIONEL, LUTHER, MICHAEL, MATTHEW, MARK, MARCUS, MACK, MALCOLM, MARTIN, MATT, MAX, MAXWELL, MELVIN, MIKE, MILES, MILTON, MITCH, MITCHELL, MONTY, MORGAN, MORRIS, MORT, MURRAY, MYRON, NATHAN, NEAL, NED, NELSON, NEVIN, NICHOLAS, NICK, NORBERT, NORTON, OGDEN, OLIVER, ORVILLE, OTIS, OZZIE, PAUL, PHILLIP, PALMER, PARKER, PAT, PATRICK, PERCY, PERRY, PETER, PHIL, QUENTIN, RYAN, ROBERT, RICHARD, RUSSELL, RALPH, RANDOLPH, RAYMOND, RICK, ROB, ROCKY, RODNEY, ROGER, RONALD, RON, ROSCOE, ROSS, ROY, RUDOLPH, RUSS, RUSTY, STEVEN, SHAWN, SCOTT, SAMUEL, SAM, SHANE, SANDY, SIDNEY, SKIP, SMITH, SPENCER, STAN, STEVE, STUART, TODD, TAYLOR, TANNERR, TED, TERRANCE, THEODORE, THOMAS, THOR, TIMOTHY, TOBY, TOM, TRAVIS, TROY, TUCKER, TYLER, VANCE, VICTOR, VINCENT, WALLACE, WALT, WALTER, WARREN, WAYNE, WESLEY, WESTON, WHITNEY, WILBUR, WILLIAM, WILL, WINSLOW, WINSTON, WOODY, WYATT, ZEKE.
The Specs
- By TCZ webmaster
- Published 12/5/2006
- Little Computer People
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Rating:
Unrated
Admit it. Haven't you ever wondered - even just for a second - what
really goes on inside your computer? If so, then an important
recently-announced research discovery will be of special interest to
you! The answer is fascinating. The discovery itself took dozens of
researchers, hundreds of thousands of dollars, the most technically
advanced equipment and years of scientific speculation and hard work. The precise process is based on an incredible, state-of-the-art piece
of software. It's a unique fully-equipped 2 and half storey
"House-on-a-Disk". When loaded into a computer, it will not only draw
out one of the Little Computer People but will actually become the
Person's permanent residence.
Text excerpt taken from the cover of the original disk version of the Little Computer People ©Copyright 1985 Activision Inc.
Text excerpt taken from the cover of the original disk version of the Little Computer People ©Copyright 1985 Activision Inc.
CCS64
- By TCZ webmaster
- Published 12/6/2006
- Emulators
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Rating:
Unrated
The CCS64 Emulator is the best emulator for the C64 on the PC, infact
for any computer. The quality of emulation is of such a high standard
that you soon forget that you're actually using an emulator, in many
ways its better than the real thing! The VIC chip and SID chip of the
C64 is emulated too perfection and even the most demanding demos and
games, like Mayhem In Monsterland or the Creatures series will run
without problems. The sound emulation is excellent and all the
Hubbard/Galway classics play without a hitch. CCS64 includes support
for C64 cartridges (e.g. Action Replay) and system roms (e.g. Speed
Dos). If you use CCS 64 on a regular basis then please consider
purchasing it, to ensure continued development of this superb emulator.
VICE
- By TCZ webmaster
- Published 12/6/2006
- Emulators
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Rating:
Unrated
Vice - The Versatile Commodore Emulator is an excellent emulator, it emulates the C64 graphics and sound well, but its the 1541 emulation where it excels, it will load all the "Telarium" games like Nine Princes in Amber which can cause problems on other emulators. The DOS version is more difficult to use than CCS 64 due to a more complicated interface - but the windows version does not have this problem. This is a recommended emulator and one that you should have installed on your system. Due to its astonishing versatility, it will also emulate the Commodore 128, Plus/4, PET and Vic 20, so you can load and run software for these systems as well. The inclusion of C128 emulation is a master-stroke, it will run the classic C128 only Infocom adventures, like Trinity, perfectly.
C64s
- By TCZ webmaster
- Published 12/6/2006
- Emulators
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Rating:
Unrated
One of the oldest and best DOS C64 emulators, its emulation is adequate, graphically its very good, except it does have problems with a few titles such as Mayhem in Monsterland where the screen corrupts. The sound emulation is superb. It will load most games but it does have a few drawbacks, a few titles will not run through the emulator and a few titles, like Little Computer People or Borrowed Time require the full emulation mode on which really slows down the loading process considerably. The interface is very good and is easy to use. This emulator used to compete favourably with CCS64 but it pales in comparison now. Miha Peternel the programmer of C64s is no longer supporting the software and the the full 'Seattle Labs' commercial version is overpriced.
Frodo
- By TCZ webmaster
- Published 12/6/2006
- Emulators
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Rating:
Unrated
Frodo is a good C64 emulator for Windows, as it uses DirectX to full effect, the quality of emulation is very high. Its user interface is a bit weak and not as easy to use as it should be, but it does have most of the options you will require. Running the C64 in a small window on your desktop is possible and with a fast processor the results are impressive. Other machines are also catered for, versions for Amiga and Macintosh and other computer platforms are available.
PC64
- By TCZ webmaster
- Published 12/6/2006
- Emulators
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Rating:
Unrated
Although some users rate PC64 as a very good C64 emulator. Unfortunately due to development being terminated prematurely - Its now one of the worst - it has a clumsy interface and a habbit of making the most simple tasks more complicated then they should be. The sound emulation is the worst of any 64 emulator. The graphics are reasonably handled but some games have problems, e.g. Masquerade. One advantage this emulator does have over some C64 emulators is that it does run the Spinnaker titles superbly - it was the first emulator that could run the Perry Mason game. So if you're a fan of Spinnaker titles then this emulator is worth checking out.
Power64
- By TCZ webmaster
- Published 12/6/2006
- Emulators
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Rating:
Unrated
This is the best Commodore 64 Emulator available for the Mac computer. The graphics are well implemented and the SID chip sound is handled very well. It will load most games, the 1541 emulation is excellent. This emulator is is highly recommended for Mac users. If you use Power64 on a regular basis then please purchase it, to ensure continued development of this superb emulator.
Blogs by this Author
A YAK for Christmas.
- By TCZ webmaster
- Published 12/23/2007
The Commodore Zone wishes all visitors a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.Thanks for visiting and look forward to some interesting developments next year...Over the last few months I have bee...