There are several C64 emulators to choose from. The difference between them consists primarily in how well they succeed to mimic the hardware, that is how well they manage to interpret the native instructions. Then the user interface differs - the emulators are more or less user friendly. Personally I think that the best emulator is CCS64. It runs almost all programs without any hassles and is also easy to use.

The beta version 2.00 is very stable and works almost without any problems. The choice between the DOS and the Windows versions depends among other things on what operative system you are using. The Win32 version can be run on Windows NT and uses DirectX.

There are thousands of games to use with the emulator. You can find many of them listed here on Supertortuga, but if you cannot find what you are looking for you may want to search some other web sites. You should unzip the games after the download, and save them in a game folder.

Some classics to try out:

• Gyruss

• Boulderdash

• Gianna Sisters

• Armalyte

Want more games? Don't worry! If you search the internet you can find thousands of games.

Now that you have the emulator and some games it's time to make it work. Start the emulator by double-clicking CCS. If everything goes well you should se the classic blue initial screen. You can use the very same commands as on the actual C64.

The easiest way of working with the emulator is by using the built-in menu. You access the menu by pressing function key F9. Thereafter choose 1541 DEVICE... (alt+8) and select the folder you have stored the games. Choose a game and press enter to load the games.

Now the game should load and you should be able to play! Or? If nothing happens when you move the joystick or press the keyboard you must configure the input device of the emulator.