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Commodore & Retro Computing Links
A big curated link library for Commodore 8‑bit, Amiga, preservation, docs, emulation, and modern hardware projects. Tip: bookmark this page
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Commodore 64
- Lemon64 – C64 hub: games database, forum, articles.
- CSDb (Commodore Scene Database) – demos/cracks/music/scene releases database.
- GameBase64 – massive C64 games database and front-end ecosystem.
- C64 Wiki – technical articles, programming, hardware info.
- C64.com – classic C64 nostalgia + downloads/info (varies by page).
- Games That Weren’t – unreleased/lost game preservation stories + recovered builds.
Commodore Amiga
- Amiga.org – community forums + news.
- English Amiga Board (EAB) – large Amiga forum: hardware, WHDLoad, emulation, development.
- Aminet – giant archive of Amiga software (PD/shareware/tools).
- Hall of Light (HOL) – Amiga games database (scans, metadata, reviews).
- Big Book of Amiga Hardware – expansions/peripherals encyclopedia with jumper/settings info.
- Amiga Hardware Database – hardware reference listings.
VIC‑20 / PET / C128 / Other Commodore
- Denial (VIC‑20 community) – VIC‑20 forum/wiki/projects.
- Zimmers CBM archive – huge FTP mirror (software, ROMs, docs, many CBM models).
- Commodore 128 community – C128 resources and discussion.
Emulation
- VICE – emulates C64/C128/VIC‑20/PET/Plus‑4 (multi-platform).
- WinUAE – high-end Amiga emulator for Windows.
- FS‑UAE – cross-platform Amiga emulation with a friendly launcher.
- BMC64 – “bare metal” C64 experience for Raspberry Pi (low latency).
- Internet Archive – C64 Software Library – browser-playable C64 collection (availability varies).
Preservation & Archives
- TOSEC – cataloging/preservation project; datfiles are useful for auditing collections.
- Software Preservation Society (SPS) – preservation group (disk imaging, tools, history).
- Internet Archive – huge general preservation library (software, magazines, manuals).
- Ultimate Tape Archive (C64) – large C64 tape preservation project.
Documentation & Manuals
- Bombjack – Commodore Archive – scanned manuals/books/magazines for Commodore systems.
- Retro‑Commodore.eu – high quality scans for preservation.
- Project 64 – large collection of Commodore manuals / documentation.
- Codebase64 – C64 programming wiki: code snippets, tutorials, tricks.
- Classic Computer Magazine Archive – magazines like Compute!, Gazette, RUN, Ahoy! (searchable archives).
Communities & Forums
- Lemon64 Forums – active C64 help/programming/hardware discussion.
- English Amiga Board – major Amiga forum.
- Amiga.org Forums – Amiga community forum.
- Denial Forum – VIC‑20 discussion and releases.
- Vintage Computer Federation Forums – multi-platform vintage computing community.
Hardware / FPGA / Modern Builds
- MiSTer FPGA – FPGA platform with many classic computer cores.
- 1541 Ultimate / Ultimate‑64 – modern C64 hardware solutions (FPGA, drive emulation, etc.).
- MEGA65 – modern open hardware project inspired by the Commodore 65.
- Minimig – classic FPGA Amiga core/project lineage.
- PiStorm – Raspberry Pi-based accelerator for classic Amigas.
Dev Tools & Coding
- cc65 – popular C compiler toolchain for 6502/6510 targets.
- Kick Assembler – powerful 6502 assembler (commonly used for C64).
- VirtualC64 – accurate C64 emulator (macOS focus) and a great reference project.
- CSDb – follow new releases, groups, and party comps.