Commodore News Page - News: VIC-20

Rudy's Retro Intel - VIC20 repair

You can watch a new video from the Rudy's Retro Intel YouTube channel. In this episode the repair of a Commodore VIC20 computer.

2021-07-09 - 12:08:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 9279 - Category: VIC-20, Repair

Invaders & Connect-4 - VIC20

Invaders and Connect-4 are two new games for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The games are developed by Pedro Bermejo and are VIC20 versions of the classic games space invaders and 4 in a row.

2021-07-09 - 12:04:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 9275 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Archon - The Light and the Dark - VIC20

Archon - The Light and the Dark is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is converted to the VIC20 by Aleksi Eeben. It can be played on a unexpanded VIC20.

2021-07-02 - 12:03:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 9254 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Silk Dust is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is a text adventure and is developed by Davide Bucci. In the game you must be sure that your car can participate in the Silk Road Race.

2021-06-11 - 12:06:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 9196 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Sidelsa - VIC20

Sidelsa is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is based on the arcade game Draco and is developed by Javier Gonzalez.

2021-05-28 - 12:05:00 - Week: 21 - Item number: 9155 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Shirley Knott - Vicky Twenty

Shirley Knott used a new Vicky Twenty motherboard to build her own new and pink Commodore VIC20 computer. She also added an internal SD2IEC for data storage.

2021-05-21 - 12:18:00 - Week: 20 - Item number: 9148 - Category: VIC-20, Hardware

The Denial forum is a forum for the Commodore VIC20 computer.

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

Arctic retro - VIC20

You can now watch a new YouTube video from the Arctic retro channel. In this video the restoration of a Commodore VIC20 computer.

2021-05-21 - 12:15:00 - Week: 20 - Item number: 9145 - Category: VIC-20, YouTube

VIC Advenger - VIC20

VIC Advenger is a new game for the VIC20 computer. The game is developed by Jeffrey Daniels and is written in Basic. This game is a mix of a text adventure and an action game.

2021-05-21 - 12:07:00 - Week: 20 - Item number: 9137 - Category: VIC-20, Game

VIC Dice - VIC20

VIC Dice is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is developed by FG Soft and can be played on a unexpanded VIC20.

2021-05-14 - 12:05:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 9114 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Mars Landing - VIC20

Mars Landing is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is developed by Andy Hewitt and is an action strategy game. In the game you must collect the all the pods and return to the lander before your oxygen supply runs out.

2021-05-07 - 12:04:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 9092 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Pancakes - VIC20

Pancakes is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is developed by Aleksi Eeben. In the game you must try to make a big pile of pancakes.

2021-04-23 - 12:17:00 - Week: 16 - Item number: 9065 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Cross Horde - VIC20

Cross Horde is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is a shooting game a is developed by Fabrizio Caruso. You will need a 8 kB RAM expansion and a joystick to play the game.

2021-04-23 - 12:03:00 - Week: 16 - Item number: 9051 - Category: VIC-20, Game

JAB, Sioux City Showdown & Supa Vidya Poker - VIC20

JAB, Sioux City Showdown and Supa Vidya Poker are three new games for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The games are developed by Huffelduff.

2021-04-16 - 12:02:00 - Week: 15 - Item number: 9030 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Vicships - VIC20

Vicships is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. This puzzle game is developed by vicist and is written in Basic.

2021-04-09 - 12:04:00 - Week: 14 - Item number: 9012 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Retrohax - VIC20

Retrohax has written a blog about repairing two Commodore VIC20 computers. He repaired the case, installed JiffyDOS and cleaned the in and outside of the VIC20.

2021-03-26 - 12:00:00 - Week: 12 - Item number: 8972 - Category: VIC-20, Repair

TypeFile, TypeWriter - VIC20

Aleksi Eeben has made a 64x32 text (and plotting) routine for the Commodore VIC20 computer. You need a 8 kB RAM expansion to use the routine.

2021-03-26 - 12:02:00 - Week: 12 - Item number: 8969 - Category: VIC-20, Program

Fami2Vic - VIC20

Fami2Vic is a new music program for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The program is developed by Aleksi Eeben and can convert FamiTracker .txt files to a PRG for the commodore VIC20 computer.

2021-03-19 - 12:05:00 - Week: 11 - Item number: 8952 - Category: VIC-20, Program

MCL65+ - VIC20

Ted Fried is working on a replacement for the 6502 (6510) CPU in the Commodore VIC20 and C64. This is a work in progress but the MCL65+ already works in a VIC including a maximum RAM expansion.

2021-03-19 - 12:02:00 - Week: 11 - Item number: 8949 - Category: VIC-20, Hardware

Arctic retro - VIC20

You can now watch a new YouTube video from the Arctic retro channel. In this video the repair of a Commodore VIC20 computer.

2021-03-12 - 12:08:00 - Week: 10 - Item number: 8935 - Category: VIC-20, Repair

Trolley Problem - VIC20

Trolley Problem is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 developed by Jason Justian. The game is a puzzle / arcade game and can be played on an unexpanded VIC20 with the joystick.

2021-02-05 - 12:12:00 - Week: 5 - Item number: 8836 - Category: VIC-20, Game

GCart - VIC20

Thomas Lövskog is working on the GCart cartridge for the Commodore VIC20. The features are: 16 GB RAM, MCU, LEDs, buttons, µSD and WiFi.

2021-02-05 - 12:10:00 - Week: 5 - Item number: 8834 - Category: VIC-20, Hardware

VICTerm - VIC20

VICTerm is an ASCII Terminal emulator for Commodore VIC20 computer, written by Francesco Sblendorio. The programm supports 300, 600 and 1200 baud and can be use on an unexpanded VIC20.

2021-01-22 - 12:10:00 - Week: 3 - Item number: 8794 - Category: VIC-20, Program

Yatzee - VIC20

Yatzee is a game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. You can order the game on a real cassette or download a digital version.

2021-01-15 - 12:09:00 - Week: 2 - Item number: 8773 - Category: VIC-20, Game

VICARATE 3.5 - VIC20

VICARATE 3.5 is a new game for the Commodore VIC-20 computer. The game is a fighting game and is developed by Henner Kessler (code) and PAC-MAN-RED (pixels).

2021-01-15 - 12:03:00 - Week: 2 - Item number: 8767 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Escape 2020 - VIC20

Escape 2020 is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer developed by Andy Hewitt. In the game you must escape 2020. Collect all 44 keys from the rooms of 2020 and find the exit to escape.

2021-01-08 - 12:16:00 - Week: 1 - Item number: 8759 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Underwater Basket Weaving - VIC20

Underwater Basket Weaving is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is developed by Jeffrey Daniels and is a puzzle game.

2021-01-08 - 12:10:00 - Week: 1 - Item number: 8753 - Category: VIC-20, Game

TechTinkering - VIC20 Zero Page

You can watch a new video of the TechTinkering YouTube channel. In this episode: Visualizing Zero Page on the Commodore VIC20.

2021-01-01 - 12:21:00 - Week: 53 - Item number: 8742 - Category: VIC-20, YouTube

Cheesy Trials - VIC20

Cheesy Trials is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is developed by Andy Hewitt (HEWCO) and needs a 24 kB memory expansion. In the game you are Echo the mouse and you must collect all the cheese in each room.

2021-01-01 - 12:02:00 - Week: 53 - Item number: 8723 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Jump - VIC20

Jump is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is developed by Majikeyric and needs an 8 kB RAM expansion. The game is a run and jump game but for two people at the same time.

Another game from Majikeyric: Fall.

2020-12-25 - 12:16:00 - Week: 52 - Item number: 8717 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Sub Med - VIC20

Sub Med is a new game for the VIC20 computer developed by Jason Justian. The game is written in machine language and can be played on an unexpanded VIC20 with the Joystick. You can also buy the game on a cassette tape.

2020-12-11 - 12:01:00 - Week: 50 - Item number: 8662 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Overthrown - VIC20

Overthrown is a new 8 kB cartridge game for the Commodore VIC20 and is developed by Erik Hooijmeijer. In the game you are an ex-president of a corrupt oil state. Your goal is simple, escape to your private island without getting killed.

2020-11-27 - 12:19:00 - Week: 48 - Item number: 8640 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Oflain - VIC20

Oflain is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by Javier Gonzalez. The game is a one button jump game and needs an 8 kB RAM expansion.

2020-11-20 - 12:04:00 - Week: 47 - Item number: 8605 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Tapadjust - VIC20

Tapadjust is a head alignment program for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The program is developed by yoyoregime and is based on the Micro Head Align program for the Commodore C64.

2020-11-20 - 12:01:00 - Week: 47 - Item number: 8602 - Category: VIC-20, Program

8-Bit Show & Tell - VIC20 RAM expander

Robin Harbron made another new video. This time he talks about a hand-made RAM and cartridge expander for the Commodore VIC20.

2020-11-06 - 12:14:00 - Week: 45 - Item number: 8575 - Category: VIC-20, YouTube

Chuck Hutchins - THE VIC20

Chuck Hutchins made a new video about retro computers. This time he talks about the new THE VIC20 from Retro Games Ltd.

2020-10-23 - 12:07:00 - Week: 43 - Item number: 8527 - Category: VIC-20, YouTube

Run from the Zombies - VIC20

Run from the Zombies is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 developed by Johan van den Brande. The game is an endless runner game and is available as a download or you can buy the game on cassette.

2020-10-23 - 12:00:00 - Week: 43 - Item number: 8520 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Chuck Hutchins - VIC20 Cartridge - Cassette

Chuck Hutchins made a new video about retro computers. This time he explains how he copied cartridges to tape in 1983 with his Commodore VIC20 computer.

2020-10-02 - 12:04:00 - Week: 40 - Item number: 8464 - Category: VIC-20, YouTube

UltiConfig - VIC20

With UltiConfig you can configurate your UltiMem and SD2IEC. The features are: Memory config selector, DOS wedge (miniwedge) and JiffyDOS speeder.

2020-09-18 - 12:17:00 - Week: 38 - Item number: 8437 - Category: VIC-20, Program

Castle Attack- VIC20

Castle Attack is new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer. The game is developed by Masterware Entertainment and can be played on an unexpanded VIC20. In the game you must defend your castle by throwing stones at the attacking knights.

2020-09-11 - 12:19:00 - Week: 37 - Item number: 8419 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Amen brother - VIC20

Pixel is experimenting with audio on the Commodore VIC20. Het wrote the program Amen brother with 6-bit audio @ 16.3kHz.

2020-09-11 - 12:02:00 - Week: 37 - Item number: 8402 - Category: VIC-20, Music

Har Ak - VIC20 voltage regulator

There is a new video available from Har Ak. In this video: The replacement of the LM323K voltage regulator in a Commodore VIC20 computer.

2020-08-21 - 12:02:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 8342 - Category: VIC-20, YouTube

Helix Colony - VIC20

Helix Colony is a new game for the Commodore VIC20. The game is made by chysn. In the game you must explore the planet, build gamma mines for energy and protect your crew.

2020-08-14 - 12:17:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 8337 - Category: VIC-20, Game

Super City Crusher - VIC20

Super City Crusher is a new game for the Commodore VIC20 computer, developed by Stefano Ferrari. You must try to bomb the city flat so you can land your spaceship safely.

2020-08-14 - 12:11:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 8331 - Category: VIC-20, Game

WimBASIC - VIC-20

There is a new version of WimBASIC available. WimBASIC is a BASIC extension for the Commodore VIC-20. The program is loaded in BLK5 of a RAM memory expansion or you can use a ROM cartridge. The changes in this version are: Added Autostart and the output of ">$" can now be captured in a diskfile, using CMD.

2020-07-24 - 12:07:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 8267 - Category: VIC-20, Program