Geoff MacDonald

Historic Microtan software

Software and downloads

Archived Microtan 65 Windows emulator packages, games and assembler.

These downloads are the original historic packages, preserved byte-for-byte. They were created for obsolete Windows versions and should be treated with the same caution as any old executable: inspect archives, use appropriate malware protection and run them only in a suitably isolated legacy environment.

The original page stated that I wrote the software and held the copyright unless otherwise noted. The two-pass assembler is credited to Kevin Acres.

The current version recorded by the old site was 1.1, dated 6 June 2000. These are ordinary ZIP archives and can be opened with a modern archive tool.

Software guides and game packs

Game Pack 1

Eleven preserved Microtan games with screenshots, credits and controls.

Game Pack 2

Berzerk and Defender, with their historic usage notes.

Legacy Windows emulator

Download Filename Format Size Platform or compatibility Notes
Full Microtan emulator package MicrotanFull.zip ZIP archive containing Windows executables, ROM images and data files 395.2 KiB Legacy executable: Windows 95, 98, NT 4 and 2000; requires DirectX for most sound Version 1.1, dated 6 June 2000. Includes the emulator, ROM images, assembler and the games current at the time.
Microtan emulator Microtan.zip ZIP archive containing a Windows executable and ROM images 276.8 KiB Legacy executable: Windows 95, 98, NT 4 and 2000; requires DirectX for most sound Version 1.1, dated 6 June 2000. Emulator and ROM images without the games or assembler.

Games and development tools

Download Filename Format Size Platform or compatibility Notes
Games Pack 1 GamePack1.zip ZIP archive containing Microtan program data 51.6 KiB Legacy Windows emulator version 1.0 or later Eleven games described on the Game Pack 1 page.
Games Pack 2 GamePack2.zip ZIP archive containing Microtan program data 9.9 KiB Legacy Windows emulator version 1.0 or later Berzerk and Defender; added to the original site on 26 April 2001.
Two-pass 6502 assembler AS6502.zip ZIP archive containing a legacy Windows executable 56.8 KiB Legacy executable: Legacy Windows and DOS environments Written by Kevin Acres and redistributed with his permission.