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c64 preservation disks

Postby basetta » Sun Jul 27, 2014 12:15 am

Getting back into retro.


There's format called "nib" = original master disk 1:1 - the current platinum standard. Time to toss those old cracktro d64 images. You can get authentic images from this server:
http://cbm8bit.com/8bit/commodore/serve ... owse/Disks
(or get a recent no-intro c64 pp collection, but that might be lacking some new releases like Parallax ntsc,pal)
(note: i'm not sure if the other platforms at cbm8bit have "master" disk images also)


To make nib work in vice, you'll need to get this:
http://c64preservation.com/files/nibtools/

For nibtools-msvc-opencbm5-win32-r598 version, just drag-drop your nib onto nibconv.exe and you'll get a g64 vice-friendly disk (should be near 100% copy protection copied).


To check which nib games have been preserved
http://c64preservation.com


Tip for vice: svn nightly builds
http://vice.pokefinder.org/

01. Use x64sc - it's the pixel cycle-accurate version which fixes strange bugs like Jumpman stats
02. C64 games can be =very slow= to load - use warp speed to avoid old habit of having to make dinner and come back later to play.
03. Use small(est) sound buffer fragment size - tends to be less glitchy on my setup
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Re: c64 preservation disks

Postby DJ Speedstar » Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:41 pm

Good to know about this NIB format.
Let me know if you know more download sources.
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Re: c64 preservation disks

Postby basetta » Tue Aug 26, 2014 3:34 am

Couldn't find any new sources, other than supposed gamebase torrent that has updated d64 + nib disks.


There's another format called nbz (nib variation, uses same nibtools for g64 emulator conversion) - 300 more preserved disk images. Fills in some missing disks (like Wizball NTSC or Vendetta).
http://cbm8bit.com/8bit/commodore/search?query=nbz
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Re: c64 preservation disks

Postby DJ Speedstar » Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:26 am

Thanks.
NIB is similar to other raw formats (in practice its probably container) like TAP (for tapes) and G64 (for disks).
I added some sources to Old Games Finder.
Raw (NIB/TAP/G64) resources can be search here: http://www.oldgamesfinder.com/?m=-19
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