C64 cartridge LED mods

I’m a geek, you’re a geek, we’re all geeks.

And geeks build their own cartridges. And mod their computers.

Why not combine it all and mod their own cartridges?

Today’s article will demonstrate how to implement a few possible LED alterations to a C64 cartridge.

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What is a Commodore 64 Magic Desk Cart ?

We recently demonstrated how to build a Commodore 64 cart. This was the basic cart as originally planned on the Commodore 64, but at some point they started to develop larger-than-anticipated carts with multiple different standards; one of which is named Magic Desk.

Today’s article will discuss this standard, how it came to be, and how to build such a cart.

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Build your own Commodore 64 cartridge

I’m a geek, you’re a geek, we’re all geeks.

And geeks likes their retrogaming experience to be as similar to the good ol’ days, yet can’t wait for load up time. Particularly when it comes to Commodore 64 and it’s legendarily slow load process.

Some games were delivered by cartridge in the best days of the Commodore 64. Some didn’t and geeks from around the world had to load up from cassette tape or floppy disks, both of which are much slower to execute.

Lots of those games have since been adapted to Cartridge format either for emulation or physical carts.

In today’s article we explore the making of custom physical Commodore 64 cartridges.

2023/05/092023/10/03 by wereallgeeks Categories: 100% Geek, C64Cart, Commodore 64, Computers and technology, Games, Geekyness, Projects, Retrocomputing, RetrogamingTags: 16k, 3d-print, 64gs, C64, C64C, cart, cartridge, commodore, Commodore 64, commodore 64gs, commodore max, DIY, electronics, EPROM, games, iNimbleSloth, microchip, open hardware, pcb, PLA, programming, RAM, retrogaming, ROM, shared project, shell, T48, TL866, vice, Video game, videogames 3 Comments