A new version of the firmware for the 1541 Ultimate II cartridge is released.

Changes are:

• Update fixed => C64 should be taken out of reset otherwise keyboard won’t work.
• RTC speed correction implemented.
• Screen flicker removed by not clearing the screen upon “draw()”
• Double file name fixed at create D64.
• C64 kept in reset to avoid basic screen before cart screen.
• C1541 rom load fixed.
• Delete file implemented.
• Sorting of dir entries (DIR first) still needs to be tested.
• REU Filetype added.
• Double filenames fixed.
• Rename fixed.
• Error handling improved, error strings added.

Download here or for more information click here.

The New Dimension (TND) released their new game, Bionik Granny Returns.

Bionic Granny is a kind of hack and slash game … this time with an old Granny for a change.

Using a joystick in port 2, help Granny clobber the passers by (using the fire button) and collect those falling coins.

Watch out for the hazards.

Watch out for the hazards. If you clobber 5 people (when the coin is not visible) then it will be released. However, if a coin is still on screen, you can keep on clobbering the folk to score more points where possible. Collect enough coins to complete a level, and move on to the bonus stage. There are 8 levels in total. Let the clobbering commence!

Jeff Daniels released a new VIC20 game, Pillow Fight,  (shelved for some time) which can be played on a unexpanded Vic and features multichannel sound.

Remember Pro Wrestling? Maneuver the protagonist by “bouncing off the ropes” and changing directions during travel to collect all the round objects. The trick is you can only collect them when the color is right.  Avoid the sharp objects. There are 12 levels, each with a time limit to complete. Bonus objects will send you to bonus levels or allow you to skip levels.

Download here.