c64 on technabob...

iphone sid player cranks out c64 8-bit chiptunes

filed under: audio | media players | retro

c64 iphone sid player 8-bit chiptune 6581

Miss the classic 8-bit sounds of the Commodore 64? Well thanks to this new app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, you can listen to all of your favorite retro sounds all over again.

Software Engineer Michael Lauer recently released SID Player, which emulates the 6581 SID audio circuit from the C64. Of course, what’s a sound chip emulator without tunes?..

click to continue reading »

January 5th, 2009 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

foldskool heroes: they’re boxy but they’re good

filed under: computing | cool toys | geek art & craft | retro | video games

foldskool heroes retro gaming computer papercraft c64 pong atari 2600

Got mad paper, scissor and tape skills? How about a fondness for old school video games and computers? Then have I got a fun afternoon project for you.

Graphic designer Marshall Alexander’s cutout characters includes a veritable menagerie fantastical creatures and critters all made from boxy paper cutouts, but his latest series, Foldskool Heroes 3, has got to be my favorite…

click to continue reading »

December 16th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

midibox sid: c64 transformed into glowing midi synth

filed under: audio | hacks-mods | retro

MidiboxSID C64 Synthesizer

The venerable Commodore 64 is well known among the electronic music community as a synthesizer modder’s dream machine thanks to its robust SID audio chipset. But most of the mods I’ve seen end up looking just like an old C64 and all the cool stuff is going on under the hood. So when I came across this mod, all those glowy knobs and buttons got me really excited…

click to continue reading »

June 8th, 2008 9 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

circuit bent commodore 64: revenge of the 80s

filed under: audio | computing | hacks-mods | retro

Bent64 Commodore 64 Circuit Bending

One of the most popular computers from the 1980s, the Commodore 64, is having a minor renaissance as an electronic musical instrument. The C64’s audio chip is famous for producing an array of warm, familiar 8-bit beats and blips…

click to continue reading »

February 16th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

guitar hero hits the commodore 64

filed under: hacks-mods | retro | video games

Shredz64 Guitar Hero on Commodore 64

If you’ve never bothered to get out of the 80’s and upgrade from that old Commodore 64, it turns out you don’t have to miss out on modern video games. Heck, why shouldn’t you be able to play Guitar Hero on your C64?..

click to continue reading »

November 28th, 2007 13 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob