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MIK
on 2014-11-24
07:45:19
 Re: Newbie! Get-going questions

Yes, a Vic20, C64/128 & C16/Plus4 all use .prg and .d64 files. A .prg is native to all these Commodore machines, also known as a program file. A .d64 is a collection of .prg's on a floppy disk, or rather a digital copy of a floppy disk. If you save a single Basic made program to tape without the use of any fast/turbo loader then you are saving a .prg to tape, the same as it would be if it was saved to floppy disk/.d64


For the most part C16/Plus4 use single .prg files.

.d64's are used for multi loading programs such as Last Ninja, Turrican, Rick Dangerous 2, games that use more than the machines internal memory to load in full. On C16/Plus4 such games are Winter Events, Summer Events and Adventures In Time that come on .d64, of course many Demo's on all formats do as well.

.tap files are digital copies of actual tapes.

Don't go using Megadrive pads or any joystick with flashy lights and crazy auto fire settings ect... on a C16 or Plus/4 as you will damage the TED chip, the joyports are not shielded like a C64. Keep it simple and basic such as Zip Stik, Competition Pro or Konix style of sticks.

The C16 and Plus/4 use the same software, providing a C16 has enough memory for the bigger programs. They also share the same common chips such as the TED and CPU.

Enjoy your new Plus4!



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