TAC CMD ports

[dr.v]

A while back there was a website maintained by the German group TAC.  They did an amazing job of porting software to be run on CMD hardware.  A lot of the ports were PAL, but I found quite a few ports that worked just fine and were stable on my NTSC machine.  Unfortunately (about a year or so ago) the site changed a bit and the software vanished.

Does anyone know if this software (i.e., the TAC versions of the software) are still available?

[RobertB]

A while back there was a website maintained by the German group TAC.  They did an amazing job of porting software to be run on CMD hardware.  A lot of the ports were PAL, but I found quite a few ports that worked just fine and were stable on my NTSC machine.  Unfortunately (about a year or so ago) the site changed a bit and the software vanished.

Actually, it was still up, as of July of this year at

          http://come.to/cmd64

Does anyone know if this software (i.e., the TAC versions of the software) are still available?

Unfortunately, the above site does not have them right now.  Hopefully, they will be made available again.

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[dr.v]

Thanks for the information, Robert.  A few months ago (it sure seemed like a year... it's been a long semester  ) when I encountered the "new" site I couldn't believe the software links vaporized.  It's a real shame the software isn't available.  But not all is lost.  Thanks to TAC I can play defender of the crown on my CMD HD and Ramlink.  That makes it all worth it!

[wte]

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     Unfortunately, the above site does not have them right now.  Hopefully, they will be made available again.

They are working on this issue.

Regards WTE

[dr.v]

That's fantastic news!  I'm glad to hear all that hard work will still be enjoyed by people in the future.  It is a very much appreciated resource.

Does anyone have a list of which of those files are NTSC compatible?  I have had great success with a few games (notably Defender of the Crown, Castlevania, Shadow of the Beast, and a handful of others).  Some will work but aren't stable on NTSC machines (like Rastan).  And others just won't run at all on my NTSC machine (Elvira II).

Thanks.

Tom 

[RobertB]

      O.K., try this website for the TAC-modded programs --

http://members.optusnet.com.au/spacetaxi64/CMD-HD-GAMES/CMD-GAMES.htm

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[dr.v]

Nice!! Thanks, Robert.

Tom