C64 – Gaming Jane

🎮 C64 & DOSBox Memory Map

🖥️ Commodore 64: Still have mine—and a backup from eBay! Getting them to work is tricky, but the memories are golden.
🔄 DOSBox: Lets us emulate old systems and relive the games we grew up with (even if some players today never knew life before the internet).
🧠 Keyboard sleuthing: Many games lack clear instructions, especially without joysticks. Trial and error is half the fun.
❌ Quitting tip: X-ing out closes everything and unmounts your C: drive. Still testing ways to exit just the game window.

🧩 Disk swap required: You need a second disk (blank or pre-made) to play. No second disk, no game.
📁 Fix: Create a text file named ADVEN.HRD in the unzipped game directory. It’ll be recognized as your second floppy. 🎉
🥳 Result: Years of confusion solved with one trusty text file!

🐢 Problem: Jumpman is painfully slow—and doesn’t jump.
🔘 Fix: Hit F1 first. Then jump away!
⚙️ Speed tuning: Use CTRL+F11 or CTRL+F12 to adjust DOSBox cycles. I had to drop mine from 3000 to ~1200 for normal gameplay.

🧱 Current status: Mastered crashing into the first wall. Just like old times.
👩‍👦 Mom’s cheat: She accidentally found a way to avoid dying—others weren’t thrilled, but I was! Haven’t figured out if it works in DOSBox or not yet.
⏳ Still working on it: Progress pending…