Before releasing a new version we strive to run all regression tests described here. Since running through all the demos takes some serious effort, it might be that we are not always doing it.
| Status | Test | Done by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Basic regression tests: Main menu | AmokPhaze101 | 04/21/2025 |
| ✅ | Basic regression tests: Additional Smoke Tests | AmokPhaze101 | 04/21/2025 |
| ✅ | HDMI & VGA | AmokPhaze101 | 04/21/2025 |
| ✅ | SID | AmokPhaze101 | 04/21/2025 |
| ✅ | C64 Emulator Test Suite V2.15 | AmokPhaze101 | 04/21/2025 |
| ❕ | Demos | AmokPhaze101 | 04/21/2025 (partial, 20 demos tested) |
| ✅ | Writing to *.d64 images |
AmokPhaze101 | 04/21/2025 |
| ❕ | GEOS: REU (sim), GeoRAM (HW), mouse, disk write test | AmokPhaze101 | 04/21/2025 (only GeoRAM HW was not tested) |
| ✅ | PLA Test | AmokPhaze101 | 04/21/2025 |
| ✅ | Dedicated REU tests | AmokPhaze101 | 04/21/2025 |
| ✅ | Dedicated hardware cartridge tests | AmokPhaze101 | 04/21/2025 |
| ✅ | Dedicated simulated cartridge tests | AmokPhaze101 | 04/21/2025 |
All done by AmokPhaze101 on April 2025 (on R3A & R6)
Work with the main menu and run software that allows to test the following and make sure that you have a JTAG connection and an active serial terminal to observe the debug output of the core:
- Filebrowser
- Mount disk
- Load
*.prg - Short reset vs. long reset: Test drive led's behavior
- Stress the OSM ("unexpected" resets, opening closing "all the time" while things that change the OSM are happening in the background, etc.)
- Play with the Expansion Port settings, start a hardware CRT and an emulated CRT (there are more detailed and dedicated cartridge tests later)
- Flip joystick ports
- Save configuration: Switch off/switch, check configuration
- Save configuration: Switch the SD card while the core is running and observe how settings are not saved.
- Save configuration: Omit the config file and use a wrong config file
- CIA: Use 8521 (C64C)
- Kernal: Test all Kernal variants including Jiffy DOS.
- Audio Improvements
- About and Help
- Close Menu
- Try to mount disk while SD card is empty
- Work with both SD cards (and switch back and forth in file-browser)
- Remove external SD card while menu and file browser are not open; reinsert while file browser is open
- Work with large directory trees / game libraries
- Eagle's Nest: Reset-tests: Short reset leads to main screen. Long reset resets the whole core (not only the C64).
- Giana Sisters: Joystick and latency
- Space Lords: Support for 4 paddles
All done by AmokPhaze101 on April 2025 (on R3A & R6)
Test if the resolutions and frequencies are correct:
16:9 720p 50 Hz = 1,280 x 720 pixel
16:9 720p 60 Hz = 1,280 x 720 pixel
4:3 576p 50 Hz = 720 x 576 pixel
5:4 576p 50 Hz = 720 x 576 pixel
Test HDMI modes:
- Flicker-free: Use the Testcase from README.md
- DVI (no sound)
- CRT emulation
- Zoom-in
Switch-off "HDMI: Flicker-free" before performing the following VGA tests and check for each VGA mode if the OSM completely fits on the screen:
- Standard
- Retro 15 kHz with HS/VS
- Retro 15 kHz with CSYNC
Make sure that the Retro 15 kHz tests are performed on real analog retro CRTs.
All done by AmokPhaze101 on April 2025 (on R3A & R6)
Identical to V5.1 on both R3A & R6
- Check 6581 vs 8580 detection using the Mathematica demo
- Check the 8580 filters using the Smile to the Sky demo
- Check true stereo SID using the Game of Thrones demo
- Use Sidplay64 and dedicated stereo SID files to
test the various "Right SID port" settings:
D420.d64andD500.d64
The folder sidtests in this repo contains all the test files including D420.d64 and D500.d64.
All done by AmokPhaze101 on April 2025 (on R3A & R6)
Identical to Version 5.1 on both R3A & R6 - so we consider this as a success.
- Work with
Disk-Write-Test.d64and create some files and re-load them - Try to interrupt the saving by pressing Reset while the yellow light is on.
Do this with the OSM open and also with the OSM closed. Watch if the
<Saving>is being influenced by the reset attempt. - Katakis: High score saving/loading
All done by AmokPhaze101 on March 2025 (on R3A & R6)
Identical to V5.1 on both R3A & R6
As a reminder, with 5.1 on R3A we identified a difference with V5.0 and V4.0 : This was investigated GitHub issue #133 and since at that time the involved change had no impact on the core behaviour, we considered it as a success. However, later, we have identified and investigated two issue directly related to it : GitHub issue #135 GitHub issue #164.
This issue is planned to be fixed in V5.3/v6.0 as it impacts the behaviour of a few demos only.
| Status | Detail | Done by | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Disc 1: Complete | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ✅ | Disc 2: From start to and incl. "Trap15" | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "Trap16" | AmokPhaze101 | GitHub issue #133 |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "Trap17" | AmokPhaze101 | GitHub issue #133 |
| ✅ | Disc 2: "Branchwrap" to "MMU" | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "CPUPort" | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ✅ | Disc 2: "CPUTiming" to "Cntdef" | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "CIA1TA" | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "CIA1TB" | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ❌ | Disc 3: "CIA2TA" | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ❌ | Disc 3: "CIA2TB" | AmokPhaze101 |
All done by AmokPhaze101 on April 2025 (on R3A & R6)
Identical to Version 5.1 on R6 & R3A - so we consider this as a success.
All done by AmokPhaze101 on April 2025 (on R3A & R6)
| Status | Demo | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Dark Mights - Movie 32 | CSDB be sure to enable REU : the demo will not complain if REU is disabled but won't display anything ! |
| ✅ | Expand by Bonzai | CSDB |
| ❌ | fREUd | CSDB In the part with boucing balls all the backgrounds are screwed up. Same issue on MiSTer C64_20221117.rbf. Perfectly runs on real Commodore C64 with Ultimate Cartridge. |
| ✅ | Frontier | CSDB |
| ✅ | Globe 2016 | CSDB Takes a few minutes to be fully rendered |
| ✅ | Life will never be the same Digidemo 286K_1 | CSDB |
| ✅ | Qi | CSDB if loading disk 2 does not result in demo moving forward, reload disk2 again |
| ✅ | REU demo Zelda | CSDB |
| ✅ | Treu Love | CSDB Ensure to use this file: TreuLove_ForReal1750Reu.d64 |
All done by AmokPhaze101 on April 2025 (on R3A & R6)
| Status | Game | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Sonic The Hedgehog v1.2+5 | CSDB |
| ✅ | Creatures II +9Hi - Mystic | CSDB |
| ✅ | Exterminator_1991_Audiogenic_(REU) | CSDB |
| ✅ | From the West | CSDB |
| ✅ | Ski_or_Die_1990_Electronic_Arts_REU | CSDB Takes ages to load but it's ok |
| ✅ | Walkerz +3 | CSDB |
All done by AmokPhaze101 on April 2025 (on R6 only)
Identical to Version 5.1 on R6 - so we consider this as a success.
| Status | Test | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Using a correct core #0: Test if we can directly boot to a hardware cartridge | |
| ✅ | Using a correct core #0: Test if the hardware cartridge is ignored in case simulated REU or simulated cartridge is selected | |
| ✅ | Test a bunch of original old game cartridges | Tested Grid Runner, Avenger |
| ✅ | Test an old Ultimax game | Tested Pinball Spectacular, SeaWolves |
| ✅ | Test a bunch of new game cartridges | Tested A pig quest, ZetaWing, Sam's Journey, Galencia, Soul Force, Robot Jet Action, Super Bread Box |
| ✅ | Save game and load game to/from the original Sam's Journey cartridge | |
| ✅ | Final Cartridge III | |
| ✅ | Action Replay Professional 6.0 | |
| ✅ | Power Cartridge | |
| ✅ | Flash the EasyFlash 1CR with a small (<64k) and large (>512k) game and playtest these games | Flashed and successfully run many small and big cartridges to EF1 "all through all" and smd versions (flashed 6 different EF1 devices) |
| ✅ | Flash the EasyFlash 3 with a small (<64k) and large (>512k) game and playtest these games | Flashed and successfully run many small and big cartridges to 3 different EF3 devices |
| ✅ | EasyFlash 3: Test all freezers that the EF3 supports as described in cartridges.md | Only tested with Super Snapshot V5 and could trigger the monitor after having started a demo. |
| ✅ | Kung Fu Flash | Success: No workaround needed on R6 in contrast to R3A |
| ❕ | Work with GEOS and GeoRAM | Not tested this time (last test: Version 5.0) |
| ❕ | Xpander 3 with Datel Midi interface, Cynth Cart 64 and Midi Keyboard | Not tested this time (last test: Version 5.1) |
All done by AmokPhaze101 on April 2025 (on R3A & R6)
5 new cartridge types supported and all previously supported formats are ok on both R6 & R3A - so we consider this as a success.
| Status | Game Name | Cartridge Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Beamrider | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ✅ | Centipede | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ✅ | Gridrunner | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ✅ | Gyruss | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ✅ | Pac-Man | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ❌ | Action Replay v6.0 Professional | 1 - Action Replay | GitHub issue #69 |
| ✅ | Black Box V8 | 3 - Final Cartridge III | |
| ❌ | Final Cartridge III | 3 - Final Cartridge III | GitHub issue #71 |
| ✅ | Simon BASIC | 4 - Simon BASIC | |
| ✅ | Kung Fu Master | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Ghostbusters | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Batman The Movie | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Robocop 2 | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Soul Force | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Codemasters - Fast Food, Pro Skateboard, Pro Tennis | 7 - Fun Play, Power Play | |
| ✅ | Microprose - Soccer, Rick Dangerous & Stunt Car Racer | 7 - Fun Play, Power Play | |
| ✅ | Colossus Chess, International Football & Silicon Syborgs | 8 - Super Games | |
| ✅ | Vegetables Deluxe | 8 - Super Games | |
| ✅ | Fiendish Freddy's Big Top o' Fun, Flimbo’s Quest, Klax & International Soccer | 15 - C64 Game System, System 3 | |
| ✅ | Last Ninja Remix | 15 - C64 Game System, System 3 | |
| ✅ | Myth - History in the Making | 15 - C64 Game System, System 3 | |
| ✅ | After the War | 17 - Dinamic | |
| ✅ | Astro Marine Corps | 17 - Dinamic | |
| ✅ | Narco Police | 17 - Dinamic | |
| ✅ | L'Abbaye Des Morts | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | Archon II - Adept | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | Arkanoid - Revenge of Doh | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | Park Patrol | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | Super Bread Box | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | Comal 80 | 21 - Comal 80 | |
| ✅ | Structured BASIC Waterloo 1984 | 22 - Structured Basic | |
| ✅ | Mikro Assembler | 28 - Mikro Assembler | |
| ✅ | A Pig Quest | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | Bruce Lee II | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | Monstro Giganto | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | Muddy Racer | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | ZetaWing | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | Freaky Fish DX | 60 - GMod2 | |
| ✅ | Metal Warrior Ultra | 60 - GMod2 | |
| ✅ | Outrage | 60 - GMod2 | |
| ✅ | Polar Bear | 60 - GMod2 | |
| ✅ | Sam's Journey | 60 - GMod2 | |
| ✅ | BMP data turbo 2000 | 83 - BMP data turbo 2000 |
All done by AmokPhaze101 on April 2025 (on R3A & R6)
Since running through all the demos takes some serious effort, we only tested 20 of the most demanding demos for this V5.2 minor release.
| Group | Year | Demo | Download | Instructions | V4.0 status | V5.0 status | V5.1 status | V5.2 status | Issue description | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arise | 2022 | E2IRA | Download on csdb.dk | Use Use this specific version | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Arise | 2024 | 3SIRA | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ||||||
| Bonzai | 2021 | Bromance | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| Bonzai | 2022 | All Hallows' Eve (coop demo) | Download on csdb.dk | Requires joystick in port 2 to play the game at the end. | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Booze Design | 2008 | Edge of Disgrace | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | there are glitches but observables on both core and true c64. | ||
| Booze Design | 2008 | Codeboys & Endians | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | there are glitches but observables on both core and true c64. | |||||
| Censor Design | 2015 | ComaLand 100% | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | there are glitches but observables on both core and true c64 | ||
| Censor Design | 2023 | Wonderland XIV | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| Censor Design | 2024 | What is the matrix 2 | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ||||||
| Censor Design, Fairlight, Offence | 2018 | We come in Peace (coop demo) | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| Fairlight | 2024 | 13:37 | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ✅ | |||||
| Fairlight | 2024 | The Demo Coder | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ||||||
| Genesis Project | 2020 | Memento Mori | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| Genesis Project | 2023 | No Bounds | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| Kryo | 2025 | Nine | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ||||||
| Lethargy | 2020 | Gamertro | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| Lft | 2016 | Lunatico | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| Nah-Kolor | 2024 | Multiverse 100% | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ✅ | there are glitches but observables on both core and true c64 | ||||
| Performers | 2018 | C=BIT18 | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| Performers | 2023 | Next Level | Download on csdb.dk | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Status | Test | Done by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Basic regression tests: Main menu | AmokPhaze101 | 6/25/24 |
| ✅ | Basic regression tests: Additional Smoke Tests | AmokPhaze101 | 6/25/24 |
| ✅ | HDMI & VGA | AmokPhaze101 | 6/25/24 |
| ✅ | SID | AmokPhaze101 | 6/25/24 |
| ✅ | C64 Emulator Test Suite V2.15 | AmokPhaze101 | 6/25/24 |
| ✅ | Demos | AmokPhaze101 | 6/25/24 |
| ✅ | Writing to *.d64 images |
AmokPhaze101 | 6/25/24 |
| ✅ | GEOS: REU (sim), GeoRAM (HW), mouse, disk write test | AmokPhaze101 | 6/25/24 |
| ✅ | PLA Test | AmokPhaze101 | 6/25/24 |
| ✅ | Dedicated REU tests | AmokPhaze101 | 6/25/24 |
| ✅ | Dedicated hardware cartridge tests | AmokPhaze101 | 6/25/24 |
| ✅ | Dedicated simulated cartridge tests | AmokPhaze101 | 6/25/24 |
All done by AmokPhaze101 on June 2024 (on R3A & R6)
Work with the main menu and run software that allows to test the following and make sure that you have a JTAG connection and an active serial terminal to observe the debug output of the core:
- Filebrowser
- Mount disk
- Load
*.prg - Short reset vs. long reset: Test drive led's behavior
- Stress the OSM ("unexpected" resets, opening closing "all the time" while things that change the OSM are happening in the background, etc.)
- Play with the Expansion Port settings, start a hardware CRT and an emulated CRT (there are more detailed and dedicated cartridge tests later)
- Flip joystick ports
- Save configuration: Switch off/switch, check configuration
- Save configuration: Switch the SD card while the core is running and observe how settings are not saved.
- Save configuration: Omit the config file and use a wrong config file
- CIA: Use 8521 (C64C)
- Kernal: Test all Kernal variants including Jiffy DOS.
- Audio Improvements
- About and Help
- Close Menu
- Try to mount disk while SD card is empty
- Work with both SD cards (and switch back and forth in file-browser)
- Remove external SD card while menu and file browser are not open; reinsert while file browser is open
- Work with large directory trees / game libraries
- Eagle's Nest: Reset-tests: Short reset leads to main screen. Long reset resets the whole core (not only the C64).
- Giana Sisters: Joystick and latency
- Space Lords: Support for 4 paddles
All done by AmokPhaze101 on June 2024 (on R3A & R6)
Test if the resolutions and frequencies are correct:
16:9 720p 50 Hz = 1,280 x 720 pixel
16:9 720p 60 Hz = 1,280 x 720 pixel
4:3 576p 50 Hz = 720 x 576 pixel
5:4 576p 50 Hz = 720 x 576 pixel
Test HDMI modes:
- Flicker-free: Use the Testcase from README.md
- DVI (no sound)
- CRT emulation
- Zoom-in
Switch-off "HDMI: Flicker-free" before performing the following VGA tests and check for each VGA mode if the OSM completely fits on the screen:
- Standard
- Retro 15 kHz with HS/VS
- Retro 15 kHz with CSYNC
Make sure that the Retro 15 kHz tests are performed on real analog retro CRTs.
All done by AmokPhaze101 on June 2024 (on R3A & R6)
Identical to Version 5.0 on R3A - so we consider this as a success.
- Check 6581 vs 8580 detection using the Mathematica demo
- Check the 8580 filters using the Smile to the Sky demo
- Check true stereo SID using the Game of Thrones demo
- Use Sidplay64 and dedicated stereo SID files to
test the various "Right SID port" settings:
D420.d64andD500.d64
The folder sidtests in this repo contains all the test files including D420.d64 and D500.d64.
All done by AmokPhaze101 on June 2024 (on R3A & R6)
Identical to Version 5.0 on R3A - so we consider this as a success.
- Work with
Disk-Write-Test.d64and create some files and re-load them - Try to interrupt the saving by pressing Reset while the yellow light is on.
Do this with the OSM open and also with the OSM closed. Watch if the
<Saving>is being influenced by the reset attempt. - Katakis: High score saving/loading
All done by AmokPhaze101 on June 2024 (on R3A & R6)
Different from V5.0 and V4.0 on R3A - However this was investigated GitHub issue #133 and since the involved change has no impact on the core behaviour, we consider this as a success.
| Status | Detail | Done by | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Disc 1: Complete | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ✅ | Disc 2: From start to and incl. "Trap15" | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "Trap16" | AmokPhaze101 | GitHub issue #133 |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "Trap17" | AmokPhaze101 | GitHub issue #133 |
| ✅ | Disc 2: "Branchwrap" to "MMU" | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "CPUPort" | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ✅ | Disc 2: "CPUTiming" to "Cntdef" | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "CIA1TA" | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "CIA1TB" | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ❌ | Disc 3: "CIA2TA" | AmokPhaze101 | |
| ❌ | Disc 3: "CIA2TB" | AmokPhaze101 |
All done by AmokPhaze101 on June 2024 (on R3A & R6)
Identical to Version 5.0 on R3A - so we consider this as a success.
All done by AmokPhaze101 on June 2024 (on R3A & R6)
| Status | Demo | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Dark Mights - Movie 32 | CSDB |
| ✅ | Expand by Bonzai | CSDB |
| ❌ | fREUd | CSDB In the part with boucing balls all the backgrounds are screwed up. Same issue on MiSTer C64_20221117.rbf. Perfectly runs on real Commodore C64 with Ultimate Cartridge. |
| ✅ | Frontier | CSDB |
| ✅ | Globe 2016 | CSDB Takes a few minutes to be fully rendered |
| ✅ | Life will never be the same Digidemo 286K_1 | CSDB |
| ✅ | Qi | CSDB |
| ✅ | REU demo Zelda | CSDB |
| ✅ | Treu Love | CSDB Ensure to use this file: TreuLove_ForReal1750Reu.d64 |
All done by AmokPhaze101 on June 2024 (on R3A & R6)
| Status | Game | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Sonic The Hedgehog v1.2+5 | CSDB |
| ✅ | Creatures II +9Hi - Mystic | CSDB |
| ✅ | Exterminator_1991_Audiogenic_(REU) | CSDB |
| ✅ | From the West | CSDB |
| ✅ | Ski_or_Die_1990_Electronic_Arts_REU | CSDB Takes ages to load but it's ok |
| ✅ | Walkerz +3 | CSDB |
All done by AmokPhaze101 on June 2024 (on R6 only)
Better than Version 5.0 on R3A - so we consider this as a success.
| Status | Test | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Using a correct core #0: Test if we can directly boot to a hardware cartridge | |
| ✅ | Using a correct core #0: Test if the hardware cartridge is ignored in case simulated REU or simulated cartridge is selected | |
| ✅ | Test a bunch of original old game cartridges | Tested Grid Runner, Avenger |
| ✅ | Test an old Ultimax game | Tested Pinball Spectacular, SeaWolves |
| ✅ | Test a bunch of new game cartridges | Tested ZetaWing, Sam's Journey, Galencia, Soul Force, Robot Jet Action, Super Bread Box |
| ✅ | Save game and load game to/from the original Sam's Journey cartridge | |
| ❕ | Final Cartridge III | Not tested this time (last test: Version 5.0) |
| ❕ | Action Replay Professional 6.0 | Not tested this time (last test: Version 5.0) |
| ✅ | Power Cartridge | |
| ✅ | Flash the EasyFlash 1CR with a small (<64k) and large (>512k) game and playtest these games | |
| ✅ | Flash the EasyFlash 3 with a small (<64k) and large (>512k) game and playtest these games | |
| ✅ | EasyFlash 3: Test all freezers that the EF3 supports as described in cartridges.md | |
| ✅ | Kung Fu Flash | Success: No workaround needed on R6 in contrast to R3A |
| ❕ | Work with GEOS and GeoRAM | Not tested this time (last test: Version 5.0) |
| ✅ | Xpander 3 with Datel Midi interface, Cynth Cart 64 and Midi Keyboard |
All done by AmokPhaze101 on June 2024 (on R3A & R6)
Identical to Version 5.0 on R3A - so we consider this as a success.
| Status | Game Name | Cartridge Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Beamrider | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ✅ | Centipede | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ✅ | Gridrunner | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ✅ | Gyruss | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ✅ | Pac-Man | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ❌ | Action Replay v6.0 Professional | 1 - Action Replay | GitHub issue #69 |
| ❌ | Black Box V8 | 3 - Final Cartridge III | |
| ❌ | Final Cartridge III | 3 - Final Cartridge III | GitHub issue #71 |
| ✅ | Kung Fu Master | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Ghostbusters | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Batman The Movie | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Robocop 2 | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Soul Force | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Codemasters - Fast Food, Pro Skateboard, Pro Tennis | 7 - Fun Play, Power Play | |
| ✅ | Microprose - Soccer, Rick Dangerous & Stunt Car Racer | 7 - Fun Play, Power Play | |
| ✅ | Colossus Chess, International Football & Silicon Syborgs | 8 - Super Games | |
| ✅ | Vegetables Deluxe | 8 - Super Games | |
| ✅ | Fiendish Freddy's Big Top o' Fun, Flimbo’s Quest, Klax & International Soccer | 15 - C64 Game System, System 3 | |
| ✅ | Last Ninja Remix | 15 - C64 Game System, System 3 | |
| ✅ | Myth - History in the Making | 15 - C64 Game System, System 3 | |
| ✅ | After the War | 17 - Dinamic | |
| ✅ | Astro Marine Corps | 17 - Dinamic | |
| ✅ | Narco Police | 17 - Dinamic | |
| ✅ | L'Abbaye Des Morts | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | Archon II - Adept | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | Arkanoid - Revenge of Doh | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | Park Patrol | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | Super Bread Box | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | A Pig Quest | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | Bruce Lee II | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | Monstro Giganto | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | Muddy Racer | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | ZetaWing | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | Freaky Fish DX | 60 - GMod2 | |
| ✅ | Metal Warrior Ultra | 60 - GMod2 | |
| ✅ | Outrage | 60 - GMod2 | |
| ✅ | Polar Bear | 60 - GMod2 | |
| ✅ | Sam's Journey | 60 - GMod2 |
| Status | Test | Done by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Basic regression tests: Main menu | AmokPhaze101 | 6/4/23 |
| Basic regression tests: Additional Smoke Tests | sy2002 | 6/19/23 | |
| ✅ | HDMI & VGA | AmokPhaze101 | 6/3/23 |
| ✅ | SID | AmokPhaze101 | 6/3/23 |
| ✅ | C64 Emulator Test Suite V2.15 | AmokPhaze101 | 6/4/23 |
| ✅ | Demos | AmokPhaze101 | 6/19/23 |
| ✅ | Writing to *.d64 images |
sy2002 | 6/19/23 |
| ✅ | GEOS: REU (sim), GeoRAM (HW), mouse, disk write test | sy2002 | 6/19/23 |
| ✅ | PLA Test | sy2002 | 6/19/23 |
| ✅ | Dedicated REU tests | AmokPhaze101 | 6/3/23 |
| ✅ | Dedicated hardware cartridge tests | sy2002 | 6/19/23 |
| ✅ | Dedicated simulated cartridge tests | AmokPhaze101 | 6/7/23 |
Work with the main menu and run software that allows to test the following and make sure that you have a JTAG connection and an active serial terminal to observe the debug output of the core:
- Filebrowser
- Mount disk
- Load
*.prg - Short reset vs. long reset: Test drive led's behavior
- Stress the OSM ("unexpected" resets, opening closing "all the time" while things that change the OSM are happening in the background, etc.)
- Play with the Expansion Port settings, start a hardware CRT and an emulated CRT (there are more detailed and dedicated cartridge tests later)
- Flip joystick ports
- Save configuration: Switch off/switch, check configuration
- Save configuration: Switch the SD card while the core is running and observe how settings are not saved.
- Save configuration: Omit the config file and use a wrong config file
- CIA: Use 8521 (C64C)
- Kernal: Test all Kernal variants including Jiffy DOS.
- Audio Improvements
- About and Help
- Close Menu
- Try to mount disk while SD card is empty
- Work with both SD cards (and switch back and forth in file-browser)
- Remove external SD card while menu and file browser are not open; reinsert while file browser is open
- Work with large directory trees / game libraries
- Eagle's Nest: Reset-tests: Short reset leads to main screen. Long reset resets the whole core (not only the C64).
- Giana Sisters: Joystick and latency
- Space Lords: Support for 4 paddles
Test if the resolutions and frequencies are correct:
16:9 720p 50 Hz = 1,280 x 720 pixel
16:9 720p 60 Hz = 1,280 x 720 pixel
4:3 576p 50 Hz = 720 x 576 pixel
5:4 576p 50 Hz = 720 x 576 pixel
Test HDMI modes:
- Flicker-free: Use the Testcase from README.md
- DVI (no sound)
- CRT emulation
- Zoom-in
Switch-off "HDMI: Flicker-free" before performing the following VGA tests and check for each VGA mode if the OSM completely fits on the screen:
- Standard
- Retro 15 kHz with HS/VS
- Retro 15 kHz with CSYNC
Make sure that the Retro 15 kHz tests are performed on real analog retro CRTs.
- Check 6581 vs 8580 detection using the Mathematica demo
- Check the 8580 filters using the Smile to the Sky demo
- Check true stereo SID using the Game of Thrones demo
- Use Sidplay64 and dedicated stereo SID files to
test the various "Right SID port" settings:
D420.d64andD500.d64
The folder sidtests in this repo contains all the test files including D420.d64 and D500.d64.
- Work with
Disk-Write-Test.d64and create some files and re-load them - Try to interrupt the saving by pressing Reset while the yellow light is on.
Do this with the OSM open and also with the OSM closed. Watch if the
<Saving>is being influenced by the reset attempt. - Katakis: High score saving/loading
Identical to Version 4 - so we consider this as a success.
| Status | Detail | Done by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Disc 1: Complete | AmokPhaze101 | 06/04/23 |
| ✅ | Disc 2: From start to and incl. "Trap16" | AmokPhaze101 | 06/04/23 |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "Trap17" | AmokPhaze101 | 06/04/23 |
| ✅ | Disc 2: "Branchwrap" to "MMU" | AmokPhaze101 | 06/04/23 |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "CPUPort" | AmokPhaze101 | 06/04/23 |
| ✅ | Disc 2: "CPUTiming" to "Cntdef" | AmokPhaze101 | 06/04/23 |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "CIA1TA" | AmokPhaze101 | 06/04/23 |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "CIA1TB" | AmokPhaze101 | 06/04/23 |
| ❌ | Disc 3: "CIA2TA" | AmokPhaze101 | 06/04/23 |
| ❌ | Disc 3: "CIA2TB" | AmokPhaze101 | 06/04/23 |
All done by AmokPhaze101 on 6/3/23
| Status | Demo | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Dark Mights - Movie 32 | CSDB |
| ✅ | Expand by Bonzai | CSDB |
| ❌ | fREUd | CSDB In the part with boucing balls all the backgrounds are screwed up. Same issue on MiSTer C64_20221117.rbf. Perfectly runs on real Commodore C64 with Ultimate Cartridge. |
| ✅ | Frontier | CSDB |
| ✅ | Globe 2016 | CSDB Takes a few minutes to be fully rendered |
| ✅ | Life will never be the same Digidemo 286K_1 | CSDB |
| ✅ | Qi | CSDB |
| ✅ | REU demo Zelda | CSDB |
| ✅ | Treu Love | CSDB Ensure to use this file: TreuLove_ForReal1750Reu.d64 |
| Status | Game | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Sonic The Hedgehog v1.2+5 | CSDB |
| ✅ | Creatures II +9Hi - Mystic | CSDB |
| ✅ | Exterminator_1991_Audiogenic_(REU) | CSDB |
| ✅ | From the West | CSDB |
| ✅ | Ski_or_Die_1990_Electronic_Arts_REU | CSDB Takes ages to load but it's ok |
| ✅ | Walkerz +3 | CSDB |
All done by sy2002 on 6/19/23
| Status | Test | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Using a correct core #0: Test if we can directly boot to a hardware cartridge | |
| ✅ | Using a correct core #0: Test if the hardware cartridge is ignored in case simulated REU or simulated cartridge is selected | |
| ✅ | Test a bunch of original old game cartridges | Tested Last Ninja Remix, Super Games, Wizard of Wor |
| ✅ | Test an old Ultimax game | Tested Pinball Spectacular |
| ✅ | Test a bunch of new game cartridges | Tested Muddy Racers, Sam's Journey, Soul Force, The Curse of Rabenstein, Wormhole |
| ✅ | Save game and load game to/from the original Sam's Journey cartridge | |
| ✅ | Final Cartridge III | Works with workarounds |
| ✅ | Action Replay Professional 6.0 | |
| ✅ | Power Cartridge | |
| ✅ | Flash the EasyFlash 1CR with a small (<64k) and large (>512k) game and playtest these games | |
| ✅ | Flash the EasyFlash 3 with a small (<64k) and large (>512k) game and playtest these games | |
| ✅ | EasyFlash 3: Test all freezers that the EF3 supports as described in cartridges.md | |
| ✅ | Kung Fu Flash using the workaround described in cartridges.md | |
| ✅ | Work with GEOS and GeoRAM |
All done by AmokPhaze101 on 6/7/23
| Status | Game Name | Cartridge Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Beamrider | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ✅ | Centipede | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ✅ | Gridrunner | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ✅ | Gyruss | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ✅ | Pac-Man | 0 - generic cartridge | |
| ❌ | Action Replay v6.0 Professional | 1 - Action Replay | GitHub issue #69 |
| ❌ | Black Box V8 | 3 - Final Cartridge III | |
| ❌ | Final Cartridge III | 3 - Final Cartridge III | GitHub issue #71 |
| ✅ | Kung Fu Master | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Ghostbusters | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Batman The Movie | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Robocop 2 | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Soul Force | 5 - Ocean type 1 | |
| ✅ | Codemasters - Fast Food, Pro Skateboard, Pro Tennis | 7 - Fun Play, Power Play | |
| ✅ | Microprose - Soccer, Rick Dangerous & Stunt Car Racer | 7 - Fun Play, Power Play | |
| ✅ | Colossus Chess, International Football & Silicon Syborgs | 8 - Super Games | |
| ✅ | Vegetables Deluxe | 8 - Super Games | |
| ✅ | Fiendish Freddy's Big Top o' Fun, Flimbo’s Quest, Klax & International Soccer | 15 - C64 Game System, System 3 | |
| ✅ | Last Ninja Remix | 15 - C64 Game System, System 3 | |
| ✅ | Myth - History in the Making | 15 - C64 Game System, System 3 | |
| ✅ | After the War | 17 - Dinamic | |
| ✅ | Astro Marine Corps | 17 - Dinamic | |
| ✅ | Narco Police | 17 - Dinamic | |
| ✅ | L'Abbaye Des Morts | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | Archon II - Adept | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | Arkanoid - Revenge of Doh | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | Park Patrol | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | Super Bread Box | 19 - Magic Desk, Domark, HES Australia | |
| ✅ | A Pig Quest | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | Bruce Lee II | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | Monstro Giganto | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | Muddy Racer | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | ZetaWing | 32 - EasyFlash | |
| ✅ | Freaky Fish DX | 60 - GMod2 | |
| ✅ | Metal Warrior Ultra | 60 - GMod2 | |
| ✅ | Outrage | 60 - GMod2 | |
| ✅ | Polar Bear | 60 - GMod2 | |
| ✅ | Sam's Journey | 60 - GMod2 |
Additional tests of cartridge releases have been performed by AmokPhaze101 in May 2023.
| Status | Test | Done by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Basic regression tests | sy2002 | 11/24/22 |
| ✅ | C64 Emulator Test Suite V2.15 | sy2002 | 11/19/22 |
| ✅ | Demos | AmokPhaze101 | October & November 2022 |
| ✅ | Disk-Write-Test.d64 | sy2002 | 11/24/22 |
| ✅ | Dedicated REU tests | AmokPhaze101 | 11/19/22 |
| ✅ | GEOS: REU, mouse, disk write test | sy2002 | 11/24/22 |
We consider the pattern of success (:white_check_mark:) and failure (:x:) in the Demos, the C64 Emulator Test suite and the dedicated REU tests (scroll down, see below) as the baseline for Version 4 and therefore as "success". Future versions must deliver the same - or better.
Work with the main menu and run software that allows to test the following:
- Mount disk
- Filebrowser
- Save configuration, switch off/switch, check configuration
- Flip joystick ports
- SID: 6581 and 8580
- REU: 1750 with 512KB
- HDMI: CRT emulation
- HDMI: Zoom-in
- HDMI: 16:9 50 Hz
- HDMI: 16:9 60 Hz
- HDMI: 4:3 50 Hz
- HDMI: 5:4 50 Hz
- HDMI: Flicker-free
- HDMI: DVI (no sound)
- VGA: Retro 15Khz RGB
- CIA: Use 8521 (C64C)
- Audio Improvements
- About and Help
- Close Menu
- Try to mount disk while SD card is empty
- Work with both SD cards (and switch back and forth in file-browser)
- Remove external SD card while menu and file browser are not open; reinsert while file browser is open
- Work with large directory trees / game libraries
- Eagle's Nest: Reset-tests: Short reset leads to main screen. Long reset resets the whole core (not only the C64).
- Giana Sisters: Scrolling while flicker-free is ON/OFF, joystick, latency
- Katakis: High score saving/loading
- Smile to the Sky (demo): SID 8580 filters
- Sonic the Hedgehog: REU
- Space Lords: Support for 4 paddles
Tested with 6526 CIA. We consider the following test pattern, i.e. "Disc 1 Complete" and Disc 2 "everything works but the below-mentioned exceptions" as "success" and our baseline for Release 4.
| Status | Detail | Done by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Disc 1: Complete | sy2002 | 11/19/22 |
| ✅ | Disc 2: From start to and incl. "Trap16" | sy2002 | 11/19/22 |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "Trap17" | sy2002 | 11/19/22 |
| ✅ | Disc 2: "Branchwrap" to "MMU" | sy2002 | 11/19/22 |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "CPUPort" | sy2002 | 11/19/22 |
| ✅ | Disc 2: "CPUTiming" to "Cntdef" | sy2002 | 11/19/22 |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "CIA1TA" | sy2002 | 11/19/22 |
| ❌ | Disc 2: "CIA1TB" | sy2002 | 11/19/22 |
| ❌ | Disc 3: "CIA2TA" | sy2002 | 11/19/22 |
| ❌ | Disc 3: "CIA2TB" | sy2002 | 11/19/22 |
All done by AmokPhaze101 on 11/19/22
| Status | Demo | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Dark Mights - Movie 32 | |
| ✅ | Expand by Bonzai | |
| ❌ | fREUd | In the part with boucing balls all the backgrounds are screwed up. Same issue on MiSTer C64_20221117.rbf. Perfectly runs on real Commodore C64 with Ultimate Cartridge. |
| ✅ | Globe 2016 | Wait 7 minutes before rendering starts |
| ✅ | Life will never be the same Digidemo 286K_1 | Press SPACE after having swapped disk |
| ✅ | Qi | |
| ✅ | REU demo Zelda | Just scroll the map with joystick in port 2 |
| ✅ | Treu Love | OK but not 100%: In the main first scroller sprites have horizontal white pixel lines when on left and right borders, while they should not. Same issue on MiSTer C64_20221117.rbf. Perfectly runs on real Commodore C64 with Ultimate Cartridge. |
| Status | Game | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Sonic The Hedgehog v1.2+5 | Joystick in port 2, choose options with ARROWS and RETURN, accept to load full game into the REU when asked |
| ❌ | Creatures II +9Hi - Mystic | Impossible to load the game until the end. Same issues on MiSTer C64_20221117.rbf and real C64+Ultimate Cartridge. |
| ✅ | Exterminator_1991_Audiogenic_(REU) | |
| ✅ | from_the_west[r] | All is happening in REU (no disk access) but interraction is quite slow |
| ✅ | Ski_or_Die_1990_Electronic_Arts_REU | Joystick in port 2. Takes ages to load from disk to the REU on our core as well as on MiSTer and a real C64. |
| ✅ | Walkerz +3 | Joystick in port 2 |