Tag: Commodore VIC-20
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…
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…
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…
The 8-Bit Guy takes a look at a very special cartridge for the Commodore VIC-20, the Super Expander. Also he takes a brief look at an EPROM programmer. Check out the video below. YouTube: The 8-Bit Guy
VIChaos is a port of the Spectrum game for VIC-20. The game requires 16k memory expansion. VIChaos is a turn based wizard battle strategy game for 0-8 players. The original version by Julian Gollop was released on the Spectrum in 1985. This port is based on the GBA port sources (chaos-0.82). Source code is included in the download. Download: vichaos.zip Source:…
A new episode of Floppy Days Podcast is now available. In this episode; New Acquisitions Ultimate 1MB – http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=67 “Atari DOS 2.5:1050 Disk Drive Owner’s Manual” – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_DOS “Art of Atari” book by Tim Lapetino – http://www.amazon.com/dp/1524101036/?tag=flodaypod-20 News BASIC 10-liners contest – http://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/basic-10liners-2017 RetroChallenge 2017/04 – http://retrochallenge.tuxdriver.com/ Upcoming Shows VCF East – http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/, March 31-April 2, 2017, InfoAge Science Center,…
An unusual and refreshing change to see a game based on destruction of the earth! The game runs on unexpanded PAL VIC-20 with Lightpen! The lightpen needs a trigger (joy left) and calibration inside the program may be needed. You will also need a CRT-display as lightpens will not work with modern TFTs. If you don’t have a light pen,…
Cask Jumper is a game created by tmy10100 from Vic-20 Denial Forums. He wrote the game together with a friend over 30 years ago! The game involves jumping over casks with a motorbike. You must be careful not to drive too fast and also not too slow, if you want to land exactly on the ramp without crashing. You have 5…
$B is a minimalist port of the game 2048 for unexpanded VIC-20. WASD to move, R to restart. Source is included in the zip. Download: $b.zip Original Game: http://git.io/2048 Source: Vic-20 Denial
