Xemu Mega65 Emulator Ready to Go

Emulator for the Mega65 modern 8 bit computer,  

Commodore 65 and C64.  

Features:

 

80 Column text.  

Basic programming editor.  

Assembly language:   45GS02/GS4510/45GS10/65C02/65CE02/6502

Character & Bitplane graphics.  

Color palettes from 16 million+ colors  (24 bit)  /  4096 color (12 bit).

Stereo Audio:   Four SID Synthesizers + Quad 4/8/16-bit switchable DACs.  

Play Amiga MOD audio.  

Machine code monitor.    

Commodore 64 mode.   

Numerous free apps to download.  

How to use:  

1.  Download  mega65go.zip

2.  Extract the zip archive and enter the folder.

3.  Run  setup.bat    (double click it).

4.  Run START.bat 

The emulator will download and run in it's own folders in the User account.

Enjoy!!

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Tips:     

A few pop-up boxes will appear during setup and on the first start.

Allow it permission to continue.

SD Card image:

It will ask to create an SD card image so click Yes.

When the emulator is running:

To display the menu:

      Right click inside the window 

Update the SD card files:

     Right click inside the emulator window,  and select:

      Disks >> SD-card >> Update files on SD image 

             Navigate to the folder you extracted from the zip download, 

                      enter the "files" folder the select MEGA65.ROM

To run programs:  

Drag & drop a d81 disk image or PRG file into the emulator.

            Click  "Mount a D81"   or "Run/Inject as PRG." to run a prg file.

Alternative: 

            Right click  in emulator >>  Disks / Cart  >>  Drive-8  > Attach D81

*** I include a slideshow.d81 in the download page to demonstrate graphics 

Disk images (.D81 files) and manuals can be downloaded from :

https://files.mega65.org/html/main.php

The keyboard:

Some keys are mapped to other keys on the PC keyboard.

* (asterisk)     is at      ]         (right square bracket)   key.  

"  (quotation mark)       is at     @    (shift+2 key).

A full size keyboard is best so if you are using a compact laptop keyboard,

then you can use the windows "On-Screen Keyboard" or use a USB or bluetooth

full size keyboard for maximum control.

Game keys for joystick:

Keypad Arrow keys:   Up, Down, Left & Right.

Keypad  5:   Fire button.

Enter:  Change virtual joystick ports.

A keymap file called keymap-default.cfg is located in  

      %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\xemu-lgb\mega65

          (copy this address to file explorer, press enter)

Basic commands:

DIR          (Display the disk directory)

LOAD "*       (Load first file on disk)   

LOAD "FILENAME",8       (Load a file.  Change FILENAME to actual file name)

LIST         (Shows a program listing)

RUN        ( Run a basic program)   

go64       (start C64 mode)

F9 and F11 keys scroll a program listing up or down.

      Other keyboard functions are described in the Mega65 book.