Frodo is a portable Commodore 64 emulator that runs on a variety of platforms, with a focus on the exact reproduction of special graphical effects possible on the C64. It was also the world’s first Commodore 64 emulator without a “64” in its name. ;-)
Frodo comes in two flavors: The regular “Frodo” which uses a cycle-exact emulation, and the simplified “Frodo Lite” which is less compatible but runs better on slower machines.
NEW! Frodo V4.4
- Fixed startup problem when running under Wayland
- Command line option ‘-c’ is now used to specify a different configuration file than the default
- Settings from the configuration file can be overridden on the command line (for example “DrivePath8=/path/to/disk.d64”)
- Holding down Ctrl while pressing F12 resets the C64 and auto-starts from disk drive 8
- Settings window changes:
- Added ability to map game controller buttons to keys on the C64 keyboard or the tape PLAY button
- Added ability to define firmware ROM sets, and switch between them
- Added option for twin-stick joystick control (for games like “Robotron 2084”)
- Added option to enable controller rumble effects via the C64 tape drive motor signal (for the game “Aquarius”)
- Added “Auto-Start Drive 8” button
- Added menu item for opening the included user manual
- Removed “Display Sprites” and “Enable SID Filters” settings which are now always enabled
- Improved interrupt timing
- Improved SID emulation
- Improved virtual 1541 file name pattern matching
- New font for on-screen displays
