64'er Magazin (DE)

64'er Magazin was a German magazine dedicated to Commodore computers, published by Markt & Technik Verlag. The first edition was launched at German tradeshow CeBIT in April 1984. It was a Commodore-only spin-off from Happy Computer magazine, designed to fill the growing need for moderate-level information about Commodore computers following the launch of the C64.

Download all programs from this magazine on four disks:

64er-1.d64 (1984)	64er-2.d64 (1985)
64er-3.d64 (S.I. 1986-03)	64er-4.d64 (S.I. 1986-08)

57 programs

Program	Author	Requirements	Files	Info
Kalender Issue 1 (Apr 1984), Pages 50-55.	Joerg Fuhr	16K expansion & VC1515 printer	kalender-16k.prg Screenshot	Print a monthly calender, and add notes for each day. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Rennfahrer Issue 1 (Apr 1984), Pages 86-87.	Andreas Lerch	Unexpanded	rennfahrer.prg Screenshot	Drive your car around the track, and remember to refuel after every 5 laps. Controls: L (turn left), R (turn right).
Schmatzer Issue 2 (May 1984), Pages 76-77.	Hannes Kaltenbach	Unexpanded	schmatzer.prg Screenshot	Pac-Man maze game. Eat the dots and avoid the monster. Controls: Joystick or J (up), M (down), < (left), > (right).
Grafik Issue 2 (May 1984), Pages 78-80.	Philip Bethge	8K expansion	grafik-8k.d64 Screenshot	Paint program that lets you record your movements by pressing F3, then replay them with F5. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Supergraphik Issue 2 (May 1984), Page 81.	Rudolf Doerr	Unexpanded	supergraphik.prg Screenshot	Draws a hi-res sine curve by redefining characters dynamically, allowing a larger screen area. Controls: None.
Movemaster Issue 3 (Jun 1984), Pages 78-81.	Artur Wystub	8K expansion	movemaste-8k.prg Screenshot	Create animations with up to 47 frames. Controls: See the magazine for details.
Ghost Manor Issue 3 (Jun 1984), Pages 104-106.	Frank Backes	Unexpanded	ghostmanor.d64 Screenshot	Try to escape from the haunted manor house. Controls: Joystick or A (up), Z (down), B (left), N (jump), M (right). Press O/fire to start the game after loading. To double-jump, press fire immediately followed by the direction.
Logic Disassembler Issue 3 (Jun 1984), Pages 108-109.	Fred Hammer	8K expansion	logic-dis-8k.prg Screenshot	Disassembler to watch a machine code program in progress. Controls: Enter the start address, then press Y to follow a branch/jump, N to skip over it, or X to exit.
Underground Issue 3 (Jun 1984), Pages 120-126.	Oliver Joppich	16K expansion	undergro-16k.d64 Screenshot	Escape from New York's underground system in this multi-level game. Screen 1, navigate the elevators. Screen 2, collect the numbers in order. Screen 3, collect the black 'piplips'. Screen 4, navigate the elevators. Screen 5, navigate the maze avoiding the two objects, but you cannot stop or change direction until you hit a wall. Controls: Joystick.
Raetsel Issue 4 (Jul 1984), Pages 122-123.	Juergen Curdt	8K expansion	raetsel-8k.prg Screenshot	Wordsearch game, find words hidden among the random letters. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. Modify lines 700-999 to enter your own words.
Croussaider Issue 4 (Jul 1984), Pages 124-125.	Eberhard Aust	Unexpanded	croussaider.prg Screenshot	Space Invaders-type game. Shoot the invading ships that are attacking your planet. A new level starts every 33 seconds. Controls: Joystick.
Kudiplo Issue 5 (Aug 1984), Pages 80-82.	Juergen Curdt	3K expansion & VC1520 plotter	kudiplo-3k.prg Screenshot	Draw various curves on the 1520 plotter. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Escape Issue 5 (Aug 1984), Pages 86-88.	Michael Werner	Unexpanded	escape.d64 Screenshot	Escape from the alien ships. Controls: Joystick.
Printat Restoren Issue 5 (Aug 1984), Page 101.	Juergen Reinert	Unexpanded	printatrestn.prg Screenshot	Basic extension, adds three extra commands. Controls: £x,y (clear lines X-Y) @x,y"string" (print at position X,Y) RESTORE n (set the data pointer to a specific line number)
Schiebespiel Issue 6 (Sep 1984), Page 77.	Gerhard Gaber	Unexpanded	schiebespiel.prg Screenshot	Sliding tile game. Slide the letters around the grid to arrange them vertically instead of horizontally. Controls: A-X (move letter), F1 (when finished).
Video-vorspann Issue 7 (Oct 1984), Pages 80-81.	Wolfgang Schulz	Unexpanded	video-vorspa.prg Screenshot	Create 'professional' introductions for your VHS video tapes. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Epedemic Issue 7 (Oct 1984), Pages 112-115. Issue 8 (Nov 1984), Page 94.	Wolf-D. Robrahn	8K expansion	epedemic-8k.prg Screenshot	War Games strategy game. In the far future (1989) a meteor storm heads towards Earth carrying a virus that threatens humanity. Make decisions to stop the virus spreading while keeping human losses to a minimum. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Disketten-Organisation Issue 7 (Oct 1984), Pages 97-100.	Wilhelm Boosz	8K expansion	diskorga-8k.prg Screenshot	Disk manager utility, performs various operations. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Laterna Magica Issue 8 (Nov 1984), Pages 68-70.	Bernd Schroedter	Unexpanded	laternamagic.d64 Screenshot	Create animations. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Supergrafik II Issue 8 (Nov 1984), Page 73.	Rudolf Doerr	Unexpanded	supergrafik ii.prg Screenshot	Enhanced version of Supergraphik (84-05), draws hi-res graphics by dynamically redefining characters on a 200x256 screen. Controls: None.
Pseudo-Sprites Issue 8 (Nov 1984), Pages 76-80.	Markus Leberecht	8K expansion	pseudospr-8k.d64 Screenshot	Create and animate sprite-like objects using user defined graphics. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Betriebssystem-Erweiterung Issue 8 (Nov 1984), Pages 88-89.	Manfred Weigt	24K expansion	erweiter-24k.prg Screenshot	Programming tool, adds various new functions. Controls: See the magazine for details.
Mathematical Basic Issue 9 (Dec 1984), Pages 50, 55-60.	Wolfgang W Wirth	24K expansion	mathebas-24k.prg Screenshot	Basic extension, adds various mathematical functions. Controls: See the magazine for details.
Fast Tape Issue 9 (Dec 1984), Pages 80-81.	Thomas Kolbe	8K expansion	fast-tape-8k.prg Screenshot	Turbo tape program for loading & saving programs more quickly. Controls: Run the program, then use the following new commands: !L (load), !S (save).
Checksummer Issue 10 (Jan 1985), Pages 72-74.	F Lonczewski	Unexpanded	checksummer.prg Screenshot	Checksum program to assist typing in programs from this issue onwards. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Familienplanung Issue 11 (Feb 1985), Pages 52-55.	Peter Sprockhoff	3K expansion	familienp-3k.prg Screenshot	Plan your family with the VIC. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Q+Bert Issue 11 (Feb 1985), Pages 78-80.	Oliver Pabst	3K expansion	q+bert-3k.prg Screenshot	Q-Bert game with three screens. Jump on all the squares to change their colour, while avoiding the enemy. Controls: A (up-left), F (up-right), Z (down-right), C (down-left).
Elektrotechnisches Zeichnon Issue 12 (Mar 1985), Pages 71-75.	Elmar Baer	16K expansion	e-zeichn-16k.d64 Screenshot	Electronics utility for creating circuit diagrams. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
IRQ-Clock Issue 12 (Mar 1985), Pages 155-160.	Christoph Sauer	8K expansion	irq-clock-8k.prg Screenshot	Displays a clock below the screen. Controls: None.
Mousetrap Special Issue (Mar 1985), Pages 56-61.	Jirco Kos	8K expansion	mousetrap-8k.prg Screenshot	Radar Rat Race game, written in machine code. Collect the cheese from the maze while avoiding the enemies. Controls: Joystick or I (up), M (down), J (left), L (right). After the intro, press Ctrl to start.
Circle Circuit Special Issue (Mar 1985), Pages 62-66.	Hannes Kaltenbach	8K expansion	circlecircuit-8k.prg Screenshot	Top-down car racing game with smooth movement and a track designer. Controls: Joystick. Track designer, use keys T,F,G,H,V,W,X,Y,Z and # for finish line, F3 to F7 to position your car. F1 returns to menu.
Spion Special Issue (Mar 1985), Pages 128-132.	Axel Blau	8K expansion	spion-8k.d64 Screenshot	Spy game. Collect the 1-coins in each room to obtain various items. You need the key, identity card and codenumber to open the embassy safe. Sneakers help you move quicker, glasses stop the enemy spies noticing you. Controls: Joystick.
Supergrafik III Issue 13 (Apr 1985), Pages 73-74.	Rudolf Doerr	Unexpanded	supergrafik iii.prg Screenshot	Draws 3D hi-res graphics on a 200x256 screen. Controls: None.
Minigrafik Issue 14 (May 1985), Page 69.	Wolfgang Wirth	Unexpanded	minigrafik.d64 Screenshot	Basic extension, draws hi-res graphics on a 128x128 screen. Controls: New commands: @ON (graphics mode), @CLR (clear screen), @f,x,y (set [f=1] or clear [f=0] pixel at x,y), @(x,y) (returns -1 if pixel is set), @RETURN (text mode).
Longscreen Issue 14 (May 1985), Page 83.	Wolfgang Wirth	8K expansion	longscreen-8k.prg Screenshot	Rotates the screen by 90 degrees. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
VIC Issue 14 (May 1985), Page 173-178.	Robert Treichler	8K expansion	vic-8k.prg Screenshot	Eliza-type program, tell the computer about your problems. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Hyper Graphics Special Issue (Mar 1986), Pages unknown.	Joachim Brocke	8K expansion	hyper-graphic-8k.d64 Screenshot	Basic extension for using hi-res graphics on a 208x256 virtual resolution. It produces an error if you use more than half the screen. Controls: See the magazine for details.
TH.Basic Special Issue (Mar 1986), Pages unknown.	Th. Schaper	8K expansion	th-basic-8k.d64 Screenshot	Basic extension for using hi-res graphics, which supports a flexible screen size. Controls: See the magazine for details.
Checksummer V3 Special Issue (Mar 1986), Pages unknown.	F Lonczewski	Unexpanded	checksummer-v3.prg Screenshot	V3 of the checksum program to assist typing in programs. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Zinsen Special Issue (Mar 1986), Pages unknown.	Gurtner Helmut	8K expansion	zinsen-8k.prg Screenshot	Calculate interest. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Musik Maestro Special Issue (Mar 1986), Pages unknown.	C Neupert	16K expansion	musikmaestro-16k.prg Screenshot	Music program, compose and play your own tunes. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Asteroids Special Issue (Mar 1986), Pages unknown.	C Neupert	8K expansion	asteroids-8k.d64 Screenshot	Asteroids game. Shoot as many rocks as you can but don't let any of them hit you. Controls: Z (rotate left), C (rotate right), B (fire), Space (hyperspace), F7 (thrust).
Das Boot Special Issue (Mar 1986), Pages unknown.	Roger Desideri & Martin Grzibek	16K expansion	das-boot-16k.d64 Screenshot	Submarine game, based on the iconic war film. Navigate your submarine to safety while avoiding the mines and collecting food parcels. Controls: Joystick.
Penco Special Issue (Mar 1986), Pages unknown.	?	8K expansion	penco-8k.d64 Screenshot	Pengo game. Push the blocks to slide them into the enemy, and don't get caught. Controls: Joystick or Z (left), X (right), ; (up), / (down), Shift (push), F5 (pause), F7 (reset). Centre screen using X and /.
Out-Break Special Issue (Mar 1986), Pages unknown.	Gudrun Disser	16K expansion	out-break-16k.d64 Screenshot	Graphic adventure, escape from the house. Controls: See the magazine for details. Use commands like VOR, RECHTS, LINKS, ZURUECK, LAMPE AN, etc.
Life Special Issue (Mar 1986), Pages unknown.	C Neupert	3K expansion	life-3k.d64 Screenshot	John Conway's Game of Life. Cells either thrive or die depending on the number of neighbours they have. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. Press 1 to set the cells (* to set, Space to erase, Crsr keys to move, R to return to menu), then press 3 to watch them evolve (F7 to return to menu).
Imperium Romanum Special Issue (Mar 1986), Pages unknown.	Ralf Trabhardt	8K expansion	imperiumroman-8k.d64 Screenshot	Strategy game for two players. The Germanic tribes must capture the Roman cities, while the Romans move their armies to defend against this. The Germanic tribes start off stronger, but the Romans will be favoured when the armies are replenished in the year 405. Controls: Joystick. Press key when your move is finished, and hand the joystick to the other player.
Tacco Special Issue (Mar 1986), Pages unknown.	Richard Weisang & Frank Ammann	Unexpanded	tacco.prg Screenshot	Amidar/Traxx game, written in machine code. Paint all the lines on the grid red, while avoiding the aliens. Controls: Joystick.
Reloctable Special Issue (Mar 1986), Pages unknown.	M Zimmermann	8K expansion	reloctable-8k.prg Screenshot	Programming tool to assist converting programs from the VIC-20 to the C64. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
16 Farben Special Issue (Mar 1986), Pages unknown.	?	Unexpanded	16farben.prg Screenshot	Basic extension to use extended colour mode. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Dangerous Pyramid Special Issue (Aug 1986), Pages 123-128.	Stefan Kaiser (English translation by Kweepa)	16K expansion	dangerous-py-16k.prg (German) danger-py-en-16k.prg (English) Solution Screenshot	Graphical text adventure with impressive PETSCII graphics. Explore the pyramid and overcome deadly traps to recover the mask of the sphinx. Controls: Type two-word commands. German: GEHE, LEGE, NIMM, WIRF, OEFFNE, ZUENDE, STECKE, TRINKE, SAGE, SPRINGE, BESITZ, ENDE, SCHLIESSE, KLETTERE. English: MOVE, TAKE, DROP, THROW, LIGHT, INSERT, DRINK, OPEN, CLOSE, CLIMB, JUMP, INVENTORY, SPEAK, SAVE, LOAD, QUIT.
Disk-Format Special Issue (Aug 1986), Pages 138-139.	K H Templin	8K expansion (also requires 8K in block 5 at $A000)	disk-format vc20.prg Screenshot	Utility, fast disk formatter (30 seconds). Can format up to track 41. Controls: Load and run the program, then type SAVE to start. Follow on-screen prompts.
Hypra-Copy Special Issue (Aug 1986), Pages 139-143.	Burkhard Graves & K H Templin	8K expansion	hypra-copy vc20.prg Screenshot	Utility, fast file copier. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts.
Hypra-System Special Issue (Aug 1986), Pages 144-145.	K H Templin	8K expansion (also requires 8K in block 5 at $A000)	hypra-syst vc20.prg (original) hypra2b.prg (bug fixed) Screenshot	Utility, fast disk accelerator. LOAD works 6x faster, SAVE works 3x faster. Controls: Load and run the program, then reset the computer with SYS64802 to start.
SMON Special Issue (Aug 1986), Pages 146-149.	K H Templin	8K expansion (also requires 8K in block 5 at $A000)	smon.ex vc20.prg Screenshot	Machine language monitor. Controls: Load and run the program, then type SYS40960 to start. See the magazine for details.
Disk-Monitor Special Issue (Aug 1986), Pages 150-153.	K H Templin and/or Horst Reichert	8K expansion (also requires 8K in block 5 at $A000)	disk-monitorvc20.prg Screenshot	Disk monitor utility. Controls: Load and run the program, then type SYS40960 to start. See the magazine for details.
40 Zeichen Special Issue (Aug 1986), Pages 154-156.	Matthias Fichtner	8K expansion (also requires 8K in block 5 at $A000)	40zeichen.prg Screenshot	Basic extension, add commands for a 40-column screen. Controls: See the magazine for details.