Category: Commodore VIC-20
Srepmub has made a printable version of a cartridge case for the Commodore VIC-20. You can print this case with your own 3D printer. After the printing you must glue the parts together, polish it and put a sticker on it. Website: http://www.thingiverse.comExtended version of the VIC-20 cartridge case.Source: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
Jim Brain and Leif Bloomquist are working on a MIDI system for the Commodore VIC20. The system uses a UART (16450) and a FLASH ROM. At the moment a prototype is working and Leif and Jim are working on the last hardware issues. The production version will be available in the near future. Website: http://www.go4retro.comSource: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
Individual Computers announced the new Keyrah v2. With the Keyrah you can connect an original Commodore keyboard and two digital joysticks to a modern PC. With the new version you can configured the keyboard (USA/ German) and 8bit or 16 bit computer (C64, VIC-20, C16, Amiga 1200 or Amiga 600. With a little modification you can also use the C128…
Cbmsh is a Unix-like shell for 6502 based commodore computers, like the Commodore VIC20. It features the classic Unix commands like: ls, more, echo, cd etc. The commands are adapted to work on a Commodore disk drive or the modern sd2iec standard. Website: http://www.opbyte.it/cbmsh/A discussion about the Cbmsh on the Denial forum. Source: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
A new article/hardware review has been released, the Video/S-Video to VGA converter. A Composite, S-Video and VGA to VGA converter found on eBay.
revival-studios.com have been very busy, they’ve ported/released several games for PET and VIC-20, and other consoles that were competitors to the Commodore machines back in the days. Among the latest games are Stair Runner, Mayhem, Avalance and Down.
Vicman has made a compilation of games. You can now watch more than 1600 video’s of Commodore VIC20 games. A few recent examples are: Star Frog, Star Trek, Storm, Sub Command, Swarm, Tank Battle, Terminal Invaders, Tic Tac Toe, Timebomb, Tron, U-Boat, Ufo Pilot, VICMan, Villain, Voodoo Castle, Wall Street, Warlock, Workman, Zap!! and Zyklo. Website: http://tinyurl.com/d29f3pkSource: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
Tetwels is a new game for the Commodore VIC20, made by Pallas. The game is written in Basic and is a mix of Tetris and Jewels. In the game you must connect 3 blocks of the same colour. You can rotate the falling bar and drop it. The game can be played on an un-expanded VIC20. Website: http://tinyurl.com/d39mytqSource: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
Yacht is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 made by KingTrode (Jim). The game is based on the dice game Yacht which evolved into Yahtzee. The game is written in machine code and can be played on an unexpanded VIC20. Website: http://tinyurl.com/buqh2b6Source: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
VICroLeague Wrestling 2 is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 made by Ghislain. You can play the game on an unexpanded Commodore VIC20 with a disk drive. The game is a wrestling game that uses 64×64 pixel images to animate the action. Website: http://tinyurl.com/c7bpnqvSource: http://www.richardlagendijk.nl
