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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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