Using character graphics,  Masters Of Electric City & Sector One & Scoopex have created a C128 80-column demo called, "Uneasy."  Download it at

https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=106307

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
June 20-21 Pacific Commodore Expo NW 2026 - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex

Just two weeks to the Pacific Commodore Expo NW!  Gather your gear, gather yourselves and join us at the Old Rainier Brewery Intraspace, 3100 Airport Way S., in Seattle, Washington, USA..  Bask in all the Commodore and Amiga goodness.  Learn new software and hardware.  Listen to the presentations.  Meet with fellow Commodorians/Amigans.  Exchange gossip and news.  Play with all the computers.  Sell/trade/give away your items.  Have a chance to win a door prize.

Admission is free (though donations are accepted to pay for the room), and the show runs 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.  Thanks to SDF.org and the Interim Computer Museum for their support!

Updates are still trickling into the website.  Look at http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
organizer - Pacific Commodore Expo NW

Iowa Jack and the Crystals of Chaos is now at version 1.5.  Still downloadable at

https://rickyderocher.itch.io/iowa-jack-and-the-crystals-of-chaos-commodore-128

Truly!
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
June 20-21 Pacific Commodore Expo NW 2026 - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex

------------Forwarded message -------------
From: Fredrik Ramsberg

I have released a new version of Adventure, 350 point version. The game was
originally released in 1977, and was one of the very first text adventure games. 

There are plenty of hints and walkthroughs available online, e.g. this should work
perfectly: https://mipmip.org/advfamily/Universal350.html

This specific version was built with the Inform 6 language and the PunyInform text
adventure library. It is very close to the original in terms of game play - it has
the same rooms, same objects, same NPCs etc. Type HELP in the game to learn more
about the history of the game.

This version has been optimized for performance on 8-bit computers, and includes
disk images for dozens of platforms, including the C64, C128, Plus/4, PET, Vic 20
(fully expanded), MEGA65 and Commander X16. 

The C64 and C128 versions can use an REU for caching the game if you have one, so
there's no disk access during game play. The C128 version is playable in either 40
or 80 columns, uses the extra RAM and the 2 MHz CPU speed.

The game is in Z-code format, Infocom's virtual machine that was used to release
Zork, Planetfall, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy etc for many different platforms.
The game file is ~80KB, and the game motor ("Z-code interpreter") uses virtual
memory to make it possible to play it on platforms with as little as 32 KB of RAM.
More RAM makes for less pauses for loading data though.

(snip)

You'll find the game at https://microheaven.com/advent/

    The last video from CLASS 2026!  It is

Democompo Results - CLASS 2026

https://youtu.be/spWzfw8qofQ

        Truly,
        Robert Bernardo
        organizer - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show

    Today's batch of videos from the Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2026!

Rifkin, C64 Ultimate, and C64OS - CLASS 2026
https://youtu.be/XsXulVLJ_go

Stern, Word Perfect, and Amiga - CLASS 2026
https://youtu.be/Y7o7hArCaWE

          One more video to post,
          Robert Bernardo
          organizer - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show

    Some more videos uploaded for your viewing pleasure!

Rubin and Doodle for C64 - CLASS 2026
https://youtu.be/nqR9lWPsvMA

Programming Amiga games, GlowPoint and RebelStar 2 - CLASS 2026
https://youtu.be/MWXsYp4k1UE

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          organizer - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show

    The first CLASS 2026 videos have been posted!  See

Pocek and C64 replacement - CLASS 2026
https://youtu.be/HrN78J_PT0s

Rivera and TeensyROM NFC - CLASS 2026
https://youtu.be/R00xQVbMQbc

Goedeken and C128 game Busted Boulders - CLASS 2026
https://youtu.be/b52qgeBsCRE

          More videos to come!
          Robert Bernardo
          organizer - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show

    And my photos of the event are at

http://blog.retro-link.com/2026/04/more-photos-from-commodore-los-angeles.html

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          organizer - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show

P.S. Check out the photos of the 80-column C128 game, Busted Boulders.

    The first photos from CLASS 2026 have been posted!

http://blog.retro-link.com/2026/04/first-photos-from-commodore-los-angeles.html

Stay tuned for more photos and also video.

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          organizer - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show

Greetings, C= and Ami aficionados, from warm California!

    In just one week, we will have the seventh, annual Commodore Los Angeles Super Show!  CLASS 2026 is coming to the Burbank VFW hall at 1006 W. Magnolia Blvd. in downtown Burbank, California.  Our two-day event is packed with Commodore and Amiga computers and packed with special presentations from our guest speakers.  Have a look at

https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:presentations_guests

We're still rounding up more freebies, door prizes, and raffle prizes!  So, our prize webpage will continue to get updated.

    To defer the cost of the room, admission to the show is $25 cash, check, or Paypal, and that's whether you come for one day or both days.

    Remember to check out our CLASS commercial 2026 found at

https://youtu.be/uEQj5Aglnx4

    Come to CLASS and commiserate with fellow Commodorians/Amigans, play around with computers, listen to the presentations, and ask questions!

        You'll have a grand time,
        Robert Bernardo
        organizer - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show
        http://www.portcommodore.com/class

I bought the C64 version of this game but now have discovered that there is a relatively new C128 version!  Both C64 and C128 versions of H.E.R.O. Is Back can be downloaded at

https://lowcarb.itch.io/hero-is-back-c64

In the comments on that page, the program's creator gives a few more details about the C128 version.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 25-26 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2026 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

Programmer Richard Goedeken is set to show off his new C128 game at the April 25-26 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2026!  He says that the secret, unnamed game is "using the high resolution video port to display 640x480 in 16 colors, VGA resolution!"  He also says, "The game almost certainly won't be finished by CLASS but it's playable even now and it's fun."

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
organizer - Commodore Los Angeles Super Show
http://www.portcommodore.com/class

Are you part of the GEOS community on Facebook?  They have lots of info and help.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 25-26 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2026 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

The commercial for the April 25-26 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2026 has gone live!  
To see it, go to

https://youtu.be/uEQj5Aglnx4

Think of it as a continuation of the CLASS 2025 commercial found at 
https://youtu.be/ElhM3M4-lqk



Truly,
Robert Bernardo
organizer – Commodore Los Angeles Super Show
http://www.portcommodore.com/class

P.S. My thanks to the preview audiences at the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club, the Southern California Commodore & 
Amiga Network, and the Fresno Commodore User Group.  

P.P.S. My thanks to the actors who put up with my pickiness and with the multiple takes!

     To see photos and a video link of the event, go to

http://blog.retro-link.com/2026/03/commodore-amiga-at-fresno-state-science.html

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
          April 25-26 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2026 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

https://csm.fresnostate.edu/events/science-carnivale-2026.html

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group -
          http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

Greetings, everyone!
      I just got confirmation of this yesterday.  Our hands-on exhibit has been approved for the Feb. 28 Science Carnivale at California State University Fresno, College of Science and Mathematics.  We will be displaying Commodore, Amiga, and other computers at our table, Classic Fresno Area Computers! (CFAC!).
      Here are the facts:

Date: February 28, 2026

Time: 12 noon to 2:30 pm

Location: Science II Courtyard (northern end of California State University campus at the Science II buildings, N. Barstow and E. Maple Aves., Fresno, California, USA)

    Though it's not a lengthy event, we'll squeeze as many computers as we can at our table - C128, Ultimate 64, classic Amiga, AmigaOne A1222+, and others (Tandy, Atari).
    If you are in the Fresno area, come and visit the Science Carnivale.  Admission and parking is free.

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group -
          http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm

Quote from: Hydrophilic on February 09, 2026, 02:01 PMAs far as I can tell MetaBASIC-128 just adds debugging features.  Based on description -- no download found to try.

Heh, there is the type-in listing from Compute!'s Gazette at

https://archive.org/details/1987-02-computegazette/page/102/mode/2up



Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan
April 25-26 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show 2026 - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

Ah-ha!  By looking at https://telarity.com/~dan/cbm/languages.html , I also see MetaBASIC-128 and VDC BASIC, both for the C128.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

Quote from: RobertB on January 21, 2026, 06:18 PMI have the older Stupid PET Tricks adapter, but I didn't know about the Zimmers' list of PET joystick games.

And I just downloaded the Stupid PET Tricks Easter Pack of joystick games at

https://milasoft64.itch.io/stupid-pet-tricks-easter-fun-pack

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

    The first ever demo competition for the Commodore Los Angeles Super Show is happening!  Commodore and Amiga democoders, get your programming skills up and running for the categories of

Graphics
Music
Intros
Demos

For more description on the categories and all the rules and submission details of the CLASS democompo, go to

https://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13274

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          organizer - April 25-26 Commodore Los Angeles Super Show
          http://www.portcommodore.com/class

In the January 2026 issue of the new Compute!'s Gazette magazine, Automatic Proofreader v3.0 was released as a type-in program.  Consisting of about 60 lines in BASIC 2.0, v3.0 "is a universal tool, intelligently detecting whether you are typing on a Commodore 64, VIC-20, C128, or Plus/4.  It seamlessly hooks into the operating system to provide real-time checksums for every line of BASIC you enter, using a version of the tried-and-true algorithm from the February 1986 version."

Automatic Proofreader will now be able to help those programmers who are typing in the Commodore type-in listings from the magazine.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

Quote from: Blacklord on January 20, 2026, 06:25 AM...found on zimmers.net (https://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/pet/games/english/joy/index.html).

The Coyote Electronics pin configuration is also called "PET User port adapter" in the VICE emulator, so it is expected to be wide spread. Space Invader + is the completed pin configuration of the previously mentioned games and can also be found on the "stupid PET tricks" adapter.

I have the older Stupid PET Tricks adapter, but I didn't know about the Zimmers' list of PET joystick games.

Thanks!
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan

Quote from: Hydrophilic on January 17, 2026, 01:51 PM

• BASIC 7.80 (graphics from BASIC now operate on 80-column)

On a side note, the January 2026 of the new Compute!'s Gazette magazine has a review and comparison of several BASIC enhancements for the C64.

Hmm, how many were there for the C128? 
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group - http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network - http://www.portcommodore.com/sccan