Category: Commodore VIC-20
How do you keep track of all the different machines released over the years? How do you catalogue different versions of games, down to the different packaging? And how can you ensure that the game you’re looking for is real and authentic? Databases, that’s how! The Martin Ahman, AJ Heller and Joerg Droege talk to Fred Fischer from Consolevariations and…
The Penultimate+ cartridge for VIC-20 is now ready to ship! The Future was 8-Bit has announced that the new VIC-20 RAM/ROM cart will begin shipping tomorrow. The Pen+ adds 3 to 35k RAM (selectable) to your VIC-20 and ships with over 70 ROMs, including the critically-acclaimed Cheese & Onion. The user interface has also been updated to look slicker and…
Mine Sweep Mini is a Minesweeper clone for the Vic-20, I’m sure you all remember the original Minesweeper game, so I will spare the details. The unexpanded version is pretty basic, so don’t expect too much in the way of graphics. You can download the game for free from the Cronosoft itch.io page. – Includes an enhanced graphics set for…
Psytronik Software have re-released Realms of Quest Trilogy and Realms of Quest IV for the Commodore VIC-20 via their Itch.Io page. Both games are available on ‘Name Your Own Price’ basis, which includes the ability to download the game for free. Realms of Quest Trilogy and Realms of Quest IV are turn based RPG game featuring plenty of dungeon crawling….
LoadError has recently released a new Vic-20 game called Pyrotech. The game was originally written in basic and then compiled to pseudo-code. In the game you command of a team of Pyrotechs on a mission to collect and defuse a batch of time bombs before they explode. LoadError’s description of the game made me smile. “It’s a gobble gobble, don’t…
Bubsy (Kitt’N Kaboodle) is a new Vic-20 hack of Fast Eddie (Sirius Software,1982). The hack was made possible using Hack-O-Matic 3, which is a hack tool intended for the Atari 2600. After reading a comment from Vic 20 Gamer, DoctorClu decided this was enough reason to get something coded up for people to try out. I played Fast Eddie on…
Kweeper over at Vic-20 Denial is working on a Manic Miner port for the Vic-20. Manic Miner is a platform video game originally written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith and released by Bug-Byte in 1983 (later re-released by Software Projects). It is the first game in the Miner Willy series and among the early titles in the platform…
Exit Plan ZII (Channel Z) is a new top view Zombie Action Escape game. The idea of the game is to work your way through each of the levels of the Channel Z tower. Avoid the nasty flesh eating Zombies, find the key and make your way onto the next level. For each level completed you will earn points, step…
Kakemoms over at Vic-20 Denial Forum is currently working on a SuperCPU for the Commodore Vic-20! After many long hours and alot of Verilog coding, I have finally made a soft core addon to the Vic-20. What is it? Well, its a SuperCPU for the Vic-20. It currently runs at 22MHz and has a 65C02 core made by BigEd and…
It was announced by its developer, Ghislain de Blois, that his new game for the VIC-20, Realms of Quest V is under development and he hopes to finish it soon. The game looks pretty ambitious for the VIC-20, but based on the developer’s blog posts, it seems to be coming along well. On his words: 32K RAM expansion required (lesser expansion modes…
