NOTE: Files with no extensions in the C64 and DRIVES folder will not properly transfer over FTP if you are using UnleashX. So either find some other way to get them over to your xbox or temporarily switch to another FTP client and use that (XBMC for example).
First off :
Big Thanks to:
Madmab for the latest ViceX update, support, and for making it possible for ViceX to be able to use a pack far beyond the Xbox 4096 limit!
Wimpy for providing the Excellent Synopsis Editor! (Without it this would take another 40 years to finish!), and fixing stuff when needed.
Perr for the extremely swift help everytime something went wrong on Synopsis!
EmuXtras.net for all support!
The people at The C64 Scene Database and Lemon64 for their tips and advice!
RetroWizzard for some additional (Unique) Box-art! (Empire Strikes Back, Puzzle Bobble, Zetawing)---
Wimpy for providing the Excellent Synopsis Editor! (Without it this would take another 40 years to finish!), and fixing stuff when needed.
Perr for the extremely swift help everytime something went wrong on Synopsis!
EmuXtras.net for all support!
The people at The C64 Scene Database and Lemon64 for their tips and advice!
RetroWizzard for some additional (Unique) Box-art! (Empire Strikes Back, Puzzle Bobble, Zetawing)---
- 1418 New and replaced titles (again with their own unique controller configurations)
- 170 Additional Game-previews of never- or soon-to-be released games (also with configs.)
- 214 Newly added Scene-Demos
- 7110 Newly made preview-videos for all Games, game-previews and Scene-demos! (To make everything uniform, ALL former vids in the 2.1 pack were replaced with freshly created ones; lot less ugly too..)
- New additional screen- and title shots for all the new added titles and Game-previews
- Heavily updated game synopsis/ info
- Heavily updated Box-Art
- Updated to ViceX V13 (Thanks Madmab!)
* Be sure to check out brilliant new releases like Zetawing, Soul Force, Sonic the Hedgehog (!) or Lykia - the Lost Island, but also check out upcoming releases like Limbo (yes, that one), SNK vs Capcom, Red Serpent Invasion and Stoker in the PREVIEWS folder!
*100% S.E.U.C.K. free!
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- 170 Additional Game-previews of never- or soon-to-be released games (also with configs.)
- 214 Newly added Scene-Demos
- 7110 Newly made preview-videos for all Games, game-previews and Scene-demos! (To make everything uniform, ALL former vids in the 2.1 pack were replaced with freshly created ones; lot less ugly too..)
- New additional screen- and title shots for all the new added titles and Game-previews
- Heavily updated game synopsis/ info
- Heavily updated Box-Art
- Updated to ViceX V13 (Thanks Madmab!)
* Be sure to check out brilliant new releases like Zetawing, Soul Force, Sonic the Hedgehog (!) or Lykia - the Lost Island, but also check out upcoming releases like Limbo (yes, that one), SNK vs Capcom, Red Serpent Invasion and Stoker in the PREVIEWS folder!
*100% S.E.U.C.K. free!
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This 3.0 pack consists of :
- 5828 Commodore 64 Titles; 'Handpicked' & tested, including the best and/ or latest versions from groups like Genesis Project, Hokuto Force, Laxity, Nostalgia, and Triad
All Unzipped (except multi-disk) so highscores will work, & renamed.
When needed Game Images were changed to include extras (pics for example), or extra versions of a game.
- 475 game previews (From gamesthatwerent.com and upcoming releases)
- Scene-Demo Selection (561)
- 7110 Preview-Videos (XMV)
- Game-info / synopsis
- Unique controller configurations for (almost) every game and preview
- Vice64X v13
- Boxart in High quality! (Much Higher HD resolution versions,for faster systems (C64 mini,PC), are also available (not included in Xbox pack) ); REMASTERED / RETOUCHED! (A huge amount of work has gone into this; quite some Boxart is (was!) very old/ obscure and ugly.
I used the ORIGINAL release box-art as much as possible. So no budget or re-releases by other companies
- Newly made Action and Title shots. (Existing ones were often in the wrong colours, missing borders or simply very boring).
- Newly made Preview-Vids (7120!)
- Manuals & Maps
- Game Info (press right thumb-stick on a Game-title)
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- GAME CONFIGURATIONS! All games will load out-of-the-(X)box; no messing around with drive settings or Joy-port settings etc.!
- ALL GAMES HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE CONTROLLER SETTINGS!
So, for example, a game like 'Cybernoid' will have weapons (F1, F2 etc) mapped under the controller, 'Renegade' won't need the keyboard anymore!
Exceptions are heavy RPG's and text heavy adventures which will need the virtual Keyboard (or xbox keyboard).
However, certain RPGs or Arcade-FlightSims like 'Ace 2' or 'Infiltrator' DO have mappings!
- Easy navigate 'trainer' menu's : besides in-game keyboard options being mapped under the controller, the various 'trainer' menu's can also be navigated easily this way. (For example answering Y(es) is right-thumb UP, N(o) is Right-tumb Down)
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CONTROLLER CONFIGURATIONS:
There's one DEFAULT setting for the XBOX-CONTROLLER:
- Left stick or Dpad for control.
- Back: 1 / start (So this could also be F7 for example to start depending on the game)
- Start-button: F1 / start (Could also be another key to start; depends on game)
- White: CBM key / other (depends on game)
- Black: RUN/STOP key /Escape /other (QUITING a TRAINER-Menu, for example, is most of the time 'BLACK')
Y : Space
X : Return / enter
B : Jump / Up
A : Fire
Right thumb stick :
Left : H (for Highscore select)
Right : L (for Load Highscore)
Down : N (for No)
Up : Y (for Yes)
Right stick UP or DOWN can also mean: CURSOR UP/ DOWN in (trainer) Menus; again, this depends on the game.
Most games have their own UNIQUE configurations though!
For example : 'Nemesis - Gradius' the M (for Music) has been mapped under 'B' , and weapon select under 'X' ,
'International Karate' has a choice of scenery (A or B) , chosen by X button or B button, F3 is mapped under 'back'(2 player game),
Pinball games use the shoulderbuttons etc.
So when not sure (for example the game asks: "use fast loader? press F on keyboard"..): just press WHITE on the controller, or try some random buttons, right stick, or even Dpad.
Left & right stick up / down simultaneously : Sound Volume
Left & Right shoulder buttons: Pinball flippers
Left and right shoulder buttons are still joystick switch (not often needed anymore though) & fast forward (unless it's a pinball game).
=================================================================================================================================
All Unzipped (except multi-disk) so highscores will work, & renamed.
When needed Game Images were changed to include extras (pics for example), or extra versions of a game.
- 475 game previews (From gamesthatwerent.com and upcoming releases)
- Scene-Demo Selection (561)
- 7110 Preview-Videos (XMV)
- Game-info / synopsis
- Unique controller configurations for (almost) every game and preview
- Vice64X v13
- Boxart in High quality! (Much Higher HD resolution versions,for faster systems (C64 mini,PC), are also available (not included in Xbox pack) ); REMASTERED / RETOUCHED! (A huge amount of work has gone into this; quite some Boxart is (was!) very old/ obscure and ugly.
I used the ORIGINAL release box-art as much as possible. So no budget or re-releases by other companies
- Newly made Action and Title shots. (Existing ones were often in the wrong colours, missing borders or simply very boring).
- Newly made Preview-Vids (7120!)
- Manuals & Maps
- Game Info (press right thumb-stick on a Game-title)
--------------
--------------
- GAME CONFIGURATIONS! All games will load out-of-the-(X)box; no messing around with drive settings or Joy-port settings etc.!
- ALL GAMES HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE CONTROLLER SETTINGS!
So, for example, a game like 'Cybernoid' will have weapons (F1, F2 etc) mapped under the controller, 'Renegade' won't need the keyboard anymore!
Exceptions are heavy RPG's and text heavy adventures which will need the virtual Keyboard (or xbox keyboard).
However, certain RPGs or Arcade-FlightSims like 'Ace 2' or 'Infiltrator' DO have mappings!
- Easy navigate 'trainer' menu's : besides in-game keyboard options being mapped under the controller, the various 'trainer' menu's can also be navigated easily this way. (For example answering Y(es) is right-thumb UP, N(o) is Right-tumb Down)
======================================================================================================================================
CONTROLLER CONFIGURATIONS:
There's one DEFAULT setting for the XBOX-CONTROLLER:
- Left stick or Dpad for control.
- Back: 1 / start (So this could also be F7 for example to start depending on the game)
- Start-button: F1 / start (Could also be another key to start; depends on game)
- White: CBM key / other (depends on game)
- Black: RUN/STOP key /Escape /other (QUITING a TRAINER-Menu, for example, is most of the time 'BLACK')
Y : Space
X : Return / enter
B : Jump / Up
A : Fire
Right thumb stick :
Left : H (for Highscore select)
Right : L (for Load Highscore)
Down : N (for No)
Up : Y (for Yes)
Right stick UP or DOWN can also mean: CURSOR UP/ DOWN in (trainer) Menus; again, this depends on the game.
Most games have their own UNIQUE configurations though!
For example : 'Nemesis - Gradius' the M (for Music) has been mapped under 'B' , and weapon select under 'X' ,
'International Karate' has a choice of scenery (A or B) , chosen by X button or B button, F3 is mapped under 'back'(2 player game),
Pinball games use the shoulderbuttons etc.
So when not sure (for example the game asks: "use fast loader? press F on keyboard"..): just press WHITE on the controller, or try some random buttons, right stick, or even Dpad.
Left & right stick up / down simultaneously : Sound Volume
Left & Right shoulder buttons: Pinball flippers
Left and right shoulder buttons are still joystick switch (not often needed anymore though) & fast forward (unless it's a pinball game).
=================================================================================================================================
This is a complete Out-of-the-Box Commodore 64 experience on Xbox!
With all the unique configurations etc, there is nothing like this on ANY system as far as I know. Something I always wanted to have myself.
A lot of work , but enjoyed making it.
Future updates will follow as new games still come out on the old Breadbin! (it's life spans from 1982 to roughly 1994 and clearly beyond!).
ENJOY!
Asphodel
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DL Links: (thanks eightiesmod!) (Also 'LITE' version) Some Configuration fixes for: Portal (Valve), Elite, Thanatos. Added: Elite (new flicker free version), Manganoid (fix), Duell der Piraten (seas of Blood; English), Sub Chase 64 (HS saver). Just Overwrite in the main folder (I did some more additional Config changes, lost track of it, so I put the complete config list in there):
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HOW TO :
I use WINSCP myself to ftp to the Xbox; Fast and no problems.
NOTE: Files with no extensions in the C64 and DRIVES folder will not properly transfer over FTP if you are using UnleashX. So either find some other way to get them over to your xbox or temporarily switch to another FTP client and use that (XBMC for example).
When you want/need to adjust your screen (because you use a CRT for example); make sure to do this FIRST when starting a game as this will then 'spill over' to all other games. Also I included some extra .ini files for 480p, 720p and 1080i.
And of course use the SD skin (and maybe turn off the Scanlines filter) when using CRT
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From pack 2.0 on everything is in place; the vixeX.ini in the pack points to the correct folders. So you don't have to do anything! Just FTP the whole thing over as is. If, for some reason, you don't want to do a clean install you can OVERWRITE the old (2.1) pack with the new one (you'll end up with a bunch of duplicate games though (where the extension of the 'replaced' one is .D64 instead of .T64 for example).
But, WHEN you want to OVERWRITE instead of a CLEAN install be sure to DELETE/ RENAME the OLD GAME-CONFIGURATIONS folder and use the new one!! (because of the 4096 folder limit)
Also Delete the old MOVIES folder (in the media folder) for the same reason.
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Again, this is NOT needed, but if you want to change locations to suit your own needs, read the instructions below:
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Put the various media into the appropriate folders (This is basically already done).
* Point the emulator to the media folders : CONFIGURATION > CHANGE DEFAULT DIRECTORIES > SET MEDIA DIRECTORIES
* Point the emulator to the 'Game Configurations' folder : CONFIGURATION > CHANGE DEFAULT DIRECTORIES > Save Game Directory > (Game Configurations > Saves)
Be sure to point the emu correctly! (go INTO the first 'saves' folder and press 'start' there).
If correct, all games should load instantly (no menu when selecting). Except for the mentioned text adventures and (heavy) RPGS's, the idea is that you shouldn't have to use the (virtual) keyboard EVER (including (trainer) menu's!).
it looks like this : 'Game Configurations' folder with 'Saves' and 'Saves01'. The emu looks automatically into 'Saves01' if nothing is found in the first 'Saves' folder.
SO go INTO the FIRST 'Saves' folder and press start there. Pressing start in the 'Game Configurations' folder itself would simply result in the Emu making an additional (empty) 'game configurations01' folder.
Also. : Remember there are a few games (about 5 or 6) that require Jiffy-dos to load in the current core. Also some recent Scene-Demos.
* Select Skin configurations : CONFIGURE SKIN > LOAD SKIN CONFIGURATION
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** NOTE : When starting for the first time, it may be a good idea to set the screen size etc. first, this will then 'spill over' to all games.
---
NOTE: Files with no extensions in the C64 and DRIVES folder will not properly transfer over FTP if you are using UnleashX. So either find some other way to get them over to your xbox or temporarily switch to another FTP client and use that (XBMC for example).
When you want/need to adjust your screen (because you use a CRT for example); make sure to do this FIRST when starting a game as this will then 'spill over' to all other games. Also I included some extra .ini files for 480p, 720p and 1080i.
And of course use the SD skin (and maybe turn off the Scanlines filter) when using CRT
========================================================================================================
From pack 2.0 on everything is in place; the vixeX.ini in the pack points to the correct folders. So you don't have to do anything! Just FTP the whole thing over as is. If, for some reason, you don't want to do a clean install you can OVERWRITE the old (2.1) pack with the new one (you'll end up with a bunch of duplicate games though (where the extension of the 'replaced' one is .D64 instead of .T64 for example).
But, WHEN you want to OVERWRITE instead of a CLEAN install be sure to DELETE/ RENAME the OLD GAME-CONFIGURATIONS folder and use the new one!! (because of the 4096 folder limit)
Also Delete the old MOVIES folder (in the media folder) for the same reason.
========================================================================================================
Again, this is NOT needed, but if you want to change locations to suit your own needs, read the instructions below:
========================================================================================================
Put the various media into the appropriate folders (This is basically already done).
* Point the emulator to the media folders : CONFIGURATION > CHANGE DEFAULT DIRECTORIES > SET MEDIA DIRECTORIES
* Point the emulator to the 'Game Configurations' folder : CONFIGURATION > CHANGE DEFAULT DIRECTORIES > Save Game Directory > (Game Configurations > Saves)
Be sure to point the emu correctly! (go INTO the first 'saves' folder and press 'start' there).
If correct, all games should load instantly (no menu when selecting). Except for the mentioned text adventures and (heavy) RPGS's, the idea is that you shouldn't have to use the (virtual) keyboard EVER (including (trainer) menu's!).
it looks like this : 'Game Configurations' folder with 'Saves' and 'Saves01'. The emu looks automatically into 'Saves01' if nothing is found in the first 'Saves' folder.
SO go INTO the FIRST 'Saves' folder and press start there. Pressing start in the 'Game Configurations' folder itself would simply result in the Emu making an additional (empty) 'game configurations01' folder.
Also. : Remember there are a few games (about 5 or 6) that require Jiffy-dos to load in the current core. Also some recent Scene-Demos.
* Select Skin configurations : CONFIGURE SKIN > LOAD SKIN CONFIGURATION
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** NOTE : When starting for the first time, it may be a good idea to set the screen size etc. first, this will then 'spill over' to all games.
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Have fun! :
Asphodel
