Commodore News Page - News: VIC-20

DrMattRegan - VIC20

You can watch a new video from the DrMattRegan YouTube channel. Building a commodore VIC20 computer without using the hard to get VIC chip. The goal is to replace the VIC chip with simple TTL logic and EPROMs. In this episode: Adding colour to the VIC-chip.

2024-11-15 - 12:14:00 - Week: 46 - Item number: 12924 - Category: VIC-20, Hardware

Jumpman Pete & Island Beach Head - VIC20

Jumpman Pete and Island Beach Head are two new games for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by huffelduff. Jumpman Pete is a homage to early 1980s platform games. And Island Beach Head is a homage to the classic C64 Beach Head game. There are also the two bonus games Pipes and Flood.

2024-11-15 - 12:03:00 - Week: 46 - Item number: 12913 - Category: VIC-20, Game

VIC-Paint - PC

VIC-Paint is Windows drawing software that produces BASIC code to run on the Commodore VIC20 computer with the Super Expander Cartridge. The code can be manually typed on a real VIC20, or used in an emulator. Features: Nine drawing tools including polygon and gradient, undo/redo, 16-colour palette and export as PNG and BASIC-code. The program is developed by Page Murray.

2024-11-08 - 12:15:00 - Week: 45 - Item number: 12904 - Category: VIC-20, Program

slASHer - VIC20

slASHer is new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by Team Moritz, Jonathan, B-Knox, Sutekh and Lobo. To play the game you will need a 32 kB memory expansion.

2024-10-18 - 12:18:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 12844 - Category: VIC-20, Game

DrMattRegan - VIC20

You can watch a new video from the DrMattRegan YouTube channel. In this video: Building a commodore VIC20 computer without using the hard to get VIC chip. The goal is to replace the VIC chip with simple TTL logic and EPROMs.

2024-10-18 - 12:09:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 12835 - Category: VIC-20, Hardware

VIC-BBS - VIC20

VIC-BBS is a Bulletin Board System that runs on a Commodore VIC20 computer. The VIC20 computer requires a 37 kB of RAM expansion, 1541 disk drive and a (WiFi) modem. The program is a mix of machine language routines and a main BASIC program.

2024-10-18 - 12:01:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 12827 - Category: VIC-20, Program

Amiga Future is a (printed) magazine for the Amiga user.

AmigaPortal.de is a German forum for the Amiga user. The sections of the forum are: Hardware, software, games, emulation, pixel, video, MorphOS, PC, tutorials, music, internet and an English section.

Santa Paravia & Fiumaccio / Dungeon - VIC20

Santa Paravia & Fiumaccio and Dungeon are two game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by Tokra. The games are based on the games for the Commodore CBM/PET computer and use the VIC-40 / FAT-40 program which provides 40 columns.

2024-10-11 - 12:01:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 12806 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Commodore Z - VIC20 Dual Serial Cart

The VIC20 Dual Serial Cart Mk I is a way of providing the Commodore VIC20 computer with two high-speed serial ports with independently configurable baud rates at RS232 voltage levels. The baud rates are: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19200 and 38400.

2024-10-04 - 12:05:00 - Week: 40 - Item number: 12790 - Category: VIC-20, Hardware

Final Expansion 3 NG - VIC20

Srowe is developing an improved version of the Final Expansion 3 for the Commodore VIC20 computer. He started with the latest version that e5frog had developed, and made the following changes: Solved the crosstalk problem, a microSD and more surface mount components.

2024-09-20 - 12:18:00 - Week: 38 - Item number: 12762 - Category: VIC-20, Hardware

Steamed Hams - VIC20

Steamed Hams is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by Jeffrey Daniels. The game is a work-in-progress and can be played without additional controllers or memory.

2024-09-20 - 12:12:00 - Week: 38 - Item number: 12756 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Bluevolution - VIC20

Bluevoution is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by Andy Hewco. In the game you must destroy clusters of enemies. You can play the game with a joystick, and a 3 kB RAM expansion.

2024-09-13 - 12:08:00 - Week: 37 - Item number: 12732 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Laird's Lair - Commodore VIC20

You can watch a new video from the Laird's Lair YouTube-channel. In this video: The 8-bit Commodore VIC20 computer.

2024-08-23 - 12:03:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 12663 - Category: VIC-20, Hardware

Emu's Massive Hunt - VIC20

Emu's Massive Hunt is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by Andy H. In the game you must collect all the games, cartridges and other goodies and sent them to the people who ordered them.

2024-06-21 - 12:17:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 12493 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Tesla Frogger - VIC20

Tesla Frogger is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by Aleksi Eeben. All the cars in the world are now Teslas, and Elon has turned into a frog. Help Elon cross the road safely and guide him over a river of logs and tortoises to reach the Tesla HQ.

2024-06-14 - 12:03:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 12458 - Category: VIC-20, Game

MG Animator- VIC20

MG Animator is a program for the Commodore VIC20 computer that can be used to display a bitmap of 320x200 pixels in 4 colours. The program is developed by Mike and needs a 35 kB memory expansion and a disk drive.

2024-05-24 - 12:01:00 - Week: 21 - Item number: 12396 - Category: VIC-20, Program

Formula V20 '85 - VIC20

Formula V20 '85 is a racing computer game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by Huffelduff. You can choose from seven different racing teams and four different circuits. Join a single race or compete in the world championship. You will need a 24 kB RAM expansion and a joystick to play the game.

2024-05-03 - 12:07:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 12338 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Prince of Persia - VIC20

Prince of Persia is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by Pedro Bermejo. To play the game you will need a 35 kB RAM expansion and a disk drive, a joystick is optional. There are 9 levels and the final scene with the Princess.

You can watch the game on YouTube.

2024-04-19 - 12:19:00 - Week: 16 - Item number: 12310 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Penultimate +2 Cartridge v7.42 - VIC20

Tynemouth Software released a new version of the Penultimate +2 Cartridge for the commodore VIC20 computer. Changes in this version: New firmware, new games (Cavern Explorer, Alien Invasion, Robots Rumble, Spikes, Fall and Jump), new utilities (Programmers Aid, VICMON, wAx and Waterloo Structured BASIC).

2024-04-12 - 12:22:00 - Week: 15 - Item number: 12290 - Category: VIC-20, Hardware

FREAX - VIC20

FREAX is a simple Alien shoot 'm up game for the unexpanded Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is developed by orac81, and he also made versions for the Commodore C64 and Plus/4 computers.

2024-03-15 - 12:07:00 - Week: 11 - Item number: 12194 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Vic ToyBox - VIC20

Vic ToyBox is a collection of games for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by W. E. de Villiers. The games are: Chilopoda, Mars planet patrol, Petscii Breakout, Railyard and Victris #64738.

2024-02-16 - 12:13:00 - Week: 7 - Item number: 12116 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Tynemouth Software - VIC20 Multi-Part Games

Tynemouth Software has written a number of blogs about converting games that originally had multiple parts to a one part game. The game converted are: Vegas Jackpot, Operation Ganymed, Outback, Rock Man and Cops'n'Robbers.

2024-02-09 - 12:01:00 - Week: 6 - Item number: 12084 - Category: VIC-20, Blog

The 8-bit files podcast - VIC20

You can listen to a new podcast from the The 8-bit files. In this episode of the podcast: The Commodore VIC20 computers.

2024-01-26 - 12:01:00 - Week: 4 - Item number: 12043 - Category: VIC-20, Podcast

FiZZ - VIC20

FiZZ is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by fleischgemuese. FiZZ is an innovative platform puzzle game with 47 single-player levels and 30 cooperative multiplayer puzzles. The features are gravity pods in all four directions, laser-powered portals, puzzles with a wide range of challenges and Coop Mode: Team up with friends for a cooperative gaming experience.

2024-01-05 - 12:20:00 - Week: 1 - Item number: 11999 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Ed for Prophet 5 - VIC20

Ed for Prophet 5 is an editor for the Sequential Prophet 5 analogue synthesizer. Sounds can be edited in the VIC20 and sent to the Prophet.

2024-01-05 - 12:09:00 - Week: 1 - Item number: 11988 - Category: VIC-20, Program

Liquidator - VIC20

Liquidator is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by LOFI_CODER. The aim of the game is to prevent a meltdown in a nuclear reactor. Move the blocks into the hot zone (red fields) to seal the leak.

2023-12-29 - 12:12:00 - Week: 52 - Item number: 11971 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Pink Windmill Blitz - VIC20

Pink Windmill Blitz is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by Andy H (HEWCO). In the game, you must use your green jelly to clear a path to the Pink Windmill in time for supper.

2023-12-22 - 12:06:00 - Week: 51 - Item number: 11945 - Category: VIC-20, Game

VMMX - VIC20

Mythic66 is working on a new hardware project for the Commodore VIC20 computer. It is the VMMX RAM expansion that doesn't use the expansion port but is connected to the CPU. The features are: No soldering necessary, ROM for PAL/NTSC, VMMX, Kernal and Basic. Four free ROM slots (Diagrom, Jiffydos etc.). 64 kB RAM expansion and 8 x 8 kB banked memory blocks.

2023-11-17 - 12:01:00 - Week: 46 - Item number: 11833 - Category: VIC-20, Hardware

My Developer Thoughts - VIC20 Forth

You can now watch a new video from the My Developer Thoughts YouTube channel. In this video you can see how to use the Forth programming language on the Commodore VIC20 computer.

2023-11-10 - 12:14:00 - Week: 45 - Item number: 11825 - Category: VIC-20, Information

Train Track - VC20

Train Track is a new puzzle game for the Commodore VC20 computer, developed by thegg. The object of the game is to find a train track that connects two points in a rectangular grid whilst satisfying certain rules.

2023-11-10 - 12:05:00 - Week: 45 - Item number: 11816 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Jeff's VIC 20 Book

Jeffrey Daniels wrote the VIC 20 Quick Reference Handbook, and is now available in digital form or as a printed copy. This reference guide will give you many tables and other information for the Commodore VIC20 computer.

2023-10-13 - 12:16:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 11744 - Category: VIC-20, Book

Midnight Crimes - VIC20

Midnight Crimes is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by huffelduff. It is 1933 and prohibition is about to end. Eliot Ness and his Untouchables find themselves in a battle of survival in the city. You are one of these untouchables and you have to get to the criminals before they get to you.

2023-10-06 - 12:03:00 - Week: 40 - Item number: 11710 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Super Monza GP2 - VIC20

AJ Layden expanded the game Super Monza GP2 with three more circuits (Monaco, Spa and Interlagos). The features are: A damaged car can be repaired in the pits, Championship mode, PAL / NTSC and joystick control. The game will need an 32 kB RAM expansion.

2023-09-22 - 12:13:00 - Week: 37 - Item number: 11679 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Tech Tangents - VIC20 repair

You can watch a new video on the Tech Tangents YouTube channel. In this video: The repair of a Commodore VIC20 computer.

2023-09-15 - 12:07:00 - Week: 37 - Item number: 11653 - Category: VIC-20, Repair

8-Bit Show - Penultimate+2

Robin Harbron made a new YouTube video. In this episode the Penultimate+2 cartridge for the Commodore VIC20 computer.

2023-08-04 - 12:00:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 11525 - Category: VIC-20, Hardware

Tut-Tut - VIC20

Tut-Tut is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is developed by Dave Curran, and it is based on the type-in listing for the ZX Spectrum game by David Stephenson.

2023-07-28 - 12:15:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 11520 - Category: VIC-20, Game

3D Monster Maze - VIC20

Tynemouth Software has written a blog about making 3D Monster Maze for the Commodore VIC20 computer. 3D Monster Maze is a game for the ZX81 with a simple character-set. This character-set is almost the same as on the Commodore VIC20 computer.

2023-07-21 - 12:06:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 11490 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Bad Apple - VIC20 (Final Expansion)

Bad Apple is a demo for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The demo is developed by Javier Gonzalez, and uses the Final Expansion. The demo is a conversion of Touhou's Bad Apple.

2023-07-14 - 12:02:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 11466 - Category: VIC-20, Demo

VIC20 - Listings

Richard Smedley Has a web page that is dedicated to listings for the Commodore VIC20 computers. In the 80s, many magazines published listings for games and programs that you had to type in yourself. At the moment there are more than 4000 listings available.

2023-06-23 - 12:04:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 11406 - Category: VIC-20, Program

Squaroid - VIC20

Squaroid is a new action game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by Rainer Kappler. The game is available on cassette, and needs an 8 kB RAM expansion. After a long mission on the way back to earth, you will pass a black hole that drains almost all the energy from your spaceship. You need to find energy cells, but they are guarded by drones.

2023-06-16 - 12:21:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 11401 - Category: VIC-20, Game