Not exactly an announcement, but a heads up that a lot is in the pipeline for the LLVM-MOS compiler backend and the mega65 target. The following is mostly working (but still unavailable upstream):

• 45GS02 assembler support has been around for years, but now also used for code generation (initially INW, DEC, NEG, BRA);
  
• new quad imaginary registers;
  
• safe return to BASIC;
  
• mega65 KERNAL wrappers;
  
• memory banking support (code and data).
  
• New examples using FCM, banking, color plasma, vector graphics (attached clip is running at 3.5 Mhz)

** C64 for MEGA65 core V5.2X2 fixes Jupiter Fracture**

Learn more and download it here: https://discord.com/channels/719326990221574164/794775503818588200/1472246745974177885

(Inofficial release, so it won't be on FileHost - but the upcoming V6 will include the fix)

💫 Dan's #mega65 Digest for March 2026: Introducing the Raster Rewrite Buffer.
https://dansanderson.com/mega65/raster-rewrite-buffer/

How does Roguecraft DX achieve its gorgeous full-color layered animated visuals? With character graphics! It's time to pull back the curtain on the VIC-IV's most powerful feature.

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