The time has come - here are the Results for the Screenful of BASIC 2025 compo:
https://itch.io/jam/screenful-of-basic-2025/results

Top 3 entries - and all of them are games - are:

1. Sokoban by Joppi-metal
   
2. Escape with Puppy by lochmana (does anybody know his username in Discord, if any?)
   
3. Dark Horse Tim by fredrikr

As an honorable mention, the top-rated non-interactive (i.e. 'demo') program is "rwib" by Gurce!

We will make sure these authors will receive some nice rewards - but for now, let's reward them all with some applause 👏 ! And of course some more cheers 🎉 (or beers 🍻 ) for all the other authors, since their entries have been great as well!

MEGA65 Release 0.97 is now available on Filehost!

Release 0.97 is the new stable release for the MEGA65. We call it the 10th Anniversary Edition

Thanks to all the people that tested the release candidates!

• mega65r6 incl. ROM (requires login)
  
• mega65r6 without ROM
  
• mega65r3 incl. ROM (requires login)
  
• mega65r3 without ROM
  
• mega65r2 without ROM
  
• nexys4ddr without ROM

The release also comes with a new ROM version 920413. This ROM is bundled in the packages ("incl. ROM"), and is the new stable ROM release.

• MEGA65 ROM 920413 (requires login)
  
• MEGA65 ROM 920413 diff

Factory Core upgrade

This new release also serves as an upgrade to your factory core, which resides in slot 0 of your machine and manages the startup of the system.

Prepare for a wild ride across the lunar surface, where danger lurks in every crater. As the fearless Moon Patrol officer, you must jump, dodge, and blast your way through treacherous terrain while fending off alien invaders and relentless airstrikes.

With its ground breaking parallax scrolling, pulse pounding action, and a soundtrack that screams arcade nostalgia, Moon Patrol is a true classic that still delivers excitement decades later.

So fire up those laser cannons, keep your rover steady, and see if you can make it to the finish line in one piece

How to Get Started: For R3 and R6 machines.

Download and install the core : https://files.mega65.org?id=4a864fa1-5d65-4dd9-a5ef-dd7ce07114e8
Visit the GitHub project for detailed installation instructions: https://github.com/sho3string/MoonPatrolMEGA65_r3_r6

Features:

Adjust HPOS and VPOS via OSD ( VGA output only )
Original or PAL mode support ( VGA output only )

Controls:

5,6 : Coin 1 & 2
1,2 : Player 1 & 2 start
Mega : Fire
SPACE : Jump
LEFT,RIGHT : Increase/Decrease the speed
Joystick support ( Up to jump )