MEGA65 Resource Page (v2.2)

This page is a quick reference and start point for “all things MEGA65.” Bookmark/Favorite this page for quick access and I’ll keep the updates coming.

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My Blog Posts

View my MEGA65 blog posts.

My MEGA65 Videos

View my MEGA65 YouTube channel playlist.

My MEGA65 BASIC Programs

Use the links below to view my MEGA65 BASIC programs:

• MEGA65 Color Palette - Short program, with sound effect, that displays the standard and extended color palette of the MEGA65.
• Submarine Tracking Program - This program is a recreation of the submarine tracking program found in the Commodore 128 Programmer’s Reference Guide. More information is here and here.

MEGA65 Links

The sections below contain sorted links to MEGA65 content. Send your link recommendation via email to retrocombs@icloud.com.

Official

• MEGA65 Homepage - The official MEGA65 page.
• MEGA65 YouTube Channel - The latest update videos and development streams from the MEGA65 team. MUST WATCH!
• MEGA65 on Twitter - Read the Tweets and Retweets.
• MEGA65 on Facebook - Still available but not up-do-date.
• MEGA65 filehost - Growing collection of titles and utilities for the MEGA65.
• Making a C64/C65 compatible computer - Paul Gardner-Stephen’s MEGA65 blog.
• What is the MEGA65 - PDF that explains the history and why of the MEGA65.
• MEGA - Museum of Electronic Games & Art - Where’s MEGA come from? The MEGA65 sponsor organization, the Museum of Electronic Games & Art.

Essentials

• MEGA65.ROM - The latest MEGA65.ROM file.
• Freezer V2 - Still in development next generation of the MEGA65 Freezer utility.
• SD Card Essentials - All the files an SD Card needs to operate a MEGA65.
• SD Card Intro Disk Extras - All the fun demos and software that come with the MEGA65’s SD card.
• GEOS 65 - Beta version of GEOS for the MEGA65.

Technical Documents

• MEGA65 book - The entire reference collection all in a single PDF ready for reading, searching, and printing.
• MEGA65 GitHub - All the official repositories for the MEGA65 project. Highlights include the user’s guide, tools, and Xemu.
• What are “alternative” MEGA65 cores? - All the known cores available or in development.
• MEGA65 Style Guide - A GitHub GIST for writers, bloggers and those contributing to the official instruction manuals.

Tools

• Xemu - Use this emulator on your Mac, Linux, or Windows PC to run a virtual MEGA65 environment. A great way to get started with zero cost.
• M65 Connect - Available for Mac, Linux and Windows, this GUI connects your MEGA65 to your PC to manage files and your MEGA65.
• MEGA65 Tools - Includes m65 and * mega65_ftp* so you can yse your PC’s command line to manage your MEGA65. Geeks only need download!
• matrix65 - crates.io: Rust Package Registry - MEGA65 Tools is a wonderful collection of CLI tools and now there’s a RUST alternative.

Community

• MEGA65 Discord channel - Home to the friendliest community of MEGA65 developers and users on Discord. Think 8-bit BBS level support without the communication delay.
• MEGA65 - Forum64 - Old school forum for MEGA65 content.
• Keeping up with the MEGA65 - by Dan Sanderson - Dan’s MEGA65 newsletter. Subscribe vial email or RSS.
• MEGA65 on Reddit - The Reddit location for all things MEGA65.

Gear

• MEGA65 Products Trenz Electronic GmbH Online Shop (EN) - Purchase your MEGA65 here.
• COMMAND Webshop - Purchase MEGA65 gear such as t-shirts, mugs, and USB drives.
• MINI MEGA65 Keychain - Show your MEGA65 support with a mini-MEGA65 keychain.
• mouSTer - Modern mouse adapter for retro computers - Finding a tank mouse is tough, but this adapter will let you use any USB mouse. Perfect for GEOS.a Here’s my experience with the MouSTer.