News
16.01.2024 reworked virtual keyboard, improved xbox controller analogue sticks
the virtual keyboard has been restyled and technically completely reworked. It is now css grid based which allows for automatic scaling on different screen sizes.
Besides a scaling factor the user can now add a margin to the bottom. This is especially useful to not let the keyboard interfere with the home indicator (this is is the thin bar that sits at the bottom of the iPhone screen).
key stroke sound feedback and also vibration feedback
transparency of the keyboard when using the host device in landscape, so that you can see the whole c64 screen even if the keyboard is on top of it
all analogue sticks on a external controller should be recognized and work properly now. Tested with wireless xbox controller on iPad.
12.09.2023 covers iPhone notch and dynamic island, redesigned virtual joystick and keyboard mappings
the screen space around the notch and the dynamic island on modern iPhones is perfectly usable now.
redesigned the virtual touch joystick with various different selectable types and a configurable deadzone.
define your own custom key board mappings even for non Commodore 64 keys Meta+R => Runstop, Alt+J => swap joystick ports, Alt+S save snapshot
31.07.2023 wake lock and fullscreen feature
added a setting to prevent dimming or auto off on supported browsers... very useful for viewing demos
added a fullscreen button to the menu bar on supported browsers
15.07.2023 more csdb chart entries and .prg file bug fix
added a setting to increase the number of scene browser entries for each chart category.
fixed a bug when mounting .prg files which contained basic programs (#188)
24.02.2023 various bugfixes and browser requirements
sending app to background and re-entering will reset keyboard buffer.
fixed certain key combinations which did not work properly on desktop browsers
fixed a integer overflow by linking with BIGINT support. The minimum browser requirement is now Chrome 68, FF 68 and Safari on iOS 14
20.09.2022 floppy drive sounds and track display
vc64web makes the 1541 sound when the floppy head moves on... the current track number of the floppy drive is shown in the HUD
16.05.2022 virtual keyboard update
the virtual keyboard forwards now the exact duration of a key press to the C64 (before duration was a fixed value of 100ms)
... thanks to this games which rely on long keyboard presses like flight simulation "FighterPilot" do work now using solely the virtual keyboard
... the duration of the key press is animated with a nice background white LED glow effect
technically spoken the virtual keyboard has been freed from default gestures which were often conflicting (e.g. text selection, drag and drop, context menu popup gesture)
on touch screens the virtual keyboard has got the following three different touch implementations which can be selected in the settings dialog.
smartphone like native scroll gestures on keycaps (press starts after finger is lifted from keycap for a duration of 100ms)
mix of both tries to mix both worlds... i.e. exact timing and simultaneous presses but also scrolls keyboard when swiping the finger on keycaps. disadvantage: also does a keypress when only scrolling was intended
07.04.2022 vc64web can now share its snapshots
in snapshot gallery you can now export individual snapshots by clicking the export button in the right bottom corner and transfer them to another device. E.g. start to play on iPhone and continue the game on a desktop computer. Or you could send them to a friend ...
24.12.2021 vc64web got petscii keyboard
vc64web got a nice virtual petscii keyboard in its latest update
26.5.2021 vc64web moved to a new address
update your existing installation on your phones homescreen by deleting the installation from the old address and re-add from https://vc64web.github.io
25.5.2021 vc64web with new version 4.2 emulator core
this version brings more speed efficiency and awesome compatibility
31.3.2021 vc64web on your own webpage
5.2.2021 New web site in place
find features and showcases on the about page
