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This is a list of VIC-20 games. See lists of video games for other gaming platforms. A section at the bottom contains games written by hobbyists long after the mainstream popularity of the VIC-20 waned. Many of these are unlicensed clones of arcade games or games from other systems. There are 400 commercial and 26 hobbyist-developed games on ...
They got around the limited memory of VIC-20 by having the 16 KB games reside in a ROM cartridge instead of being loaded into main memory via cassette as they were on the TRS-80 and other machines. The first production run of the five cartridges generated over $1,500,000 in sales for Commodore. [citation needed]
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Video games in this category have been or will be released exclusively on the Commodore VIC-20, and are not available for purchase or download on other video game consoles or personal computers. Pages in category "VIC-20-only games"
The game was also notable for its soundtrack; using the 4-voice sound capabilities of the MOS Technology VIC video chip in the VIC-20 to provide background music. Very few games written for the VIC-20 featured such a background soundtrack that would become commonplace in games for the Commodore 64, Nintendo Entertainment System, etc.
The Secret of Bastow Manor is a 1983 graphic adventure game for the VIC-20 and Commodore 64 published by SoftGold in 1983. The Commodore 64 version is formally titled The Secret of Bastow Manor 64. Opening puzzle, entering the manor. The graphics use PETSCII characters [3] and the game is written in BASIC. [4]
Jetpac is a shooter video game developed and published by Ultimate Play the Game and released for the ZX Spectrum and VIC-20 in 1983 and the BBC Micro in 1984. It is the first game to be released by Ultimate Play the Game, the company which later became Rare.
Cannonball Blitz is a game programmed by Olaf Lubeck for the Apple II and published by On-Line Systems in 1982. It was ported to the VIC-20 and TI-99/4A computers. An historic military spin on Donkey Kong, rolling cannonballs replace barrels, a soldier stands in for the large ape, and the objective of the first level is a flag rather than a kidnapped woman.