VIC-20 Software Releases of 2010

rhurst · Post by **rhurst** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 12:24 am

Name: Avoid
Author: Darren Lee
Released: Jan 3, 2010
Requirements: Unexpanded VIC 20
Description: A resurrected game from cassette tape, dated 1982. Written in BASIC and cleverly uses ROM characters to augment the playfield resolution and the Jiffy IRQ to insert joystick moves: up (H), down (N), left (,), and up (.) into the keyboard buffer.

Screenshot:

Download:
avoid.prg

Read more and discuss Avoid here.

Diddl · Post by **Diddl** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 12:56 pm

Name: SJLOAD-20
Author: Thomas Winkler
Released: Jan 8, 2010
Requirements: Unexpanded VIC 20 (better 8K + 3K or more)

Description: A tool to speed up access to jiffy compatible disk drives (for example µIEC, SD2IEC). Supported commands: LOAD, SAVE, GET#, INPUT#, PRINT#

Download: click

discuss here

Post by **Jeff-20** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 3:37 am

Name: The Improbable War
Author: Jeffrey Daniels
Released: January 16, 2010
Requirements: VIC-20 (no memory expansion required), joystick required
Description: A turn based strategy game with "fog of war" elements and a retro-futuristic theme.

Screenshot:

Download: ImprobableWar.zip

Read more and discuss The Improbable War here.

Post by **Jeff-20** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:45 am

Name: Ten Ten Again
Author: Jeffrey Daniels
Released: January 22, 2010
Requirements: VIC-20 (no memory expansion required), joystick required
Description: A variation on the game Ten Ten.

Screenshot:

Download: TenTenAgain.zip

Read more and discuss Ten Ten Again here.

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:19 am

Name: Island of Secrets Graphic Adventure - 22 column version
Authors: Jenny Tyler and Les Howarth
Conversion from C64 by Formater, graphic screens and prg mod by Orion70. Screens realized with PGM Import by Mike. Graphic bootloader by Mike.
Released (final version): February 16, 2010
Requirements: VIC-20 + 24K RAM
Description: Conversion from Commodore 64 of a classic type-in text adventure from the book published by Usborne in 1984. Play it with the stunning graphic excitement of more than 30 hi-res screens!

Screenshot:

Download:
Disk, walkthrough, and map
Clues
Original game manual and listing (6.8 MB)
PAL palette suggested for best game performance in VICE emulator.

To play, simply type LOAD"*",8 and RUN. Wait for the program to load, then type LOOK in locations where graphics are available.
Discuss this adventure here.

rhurst · Post by **rhurst** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:20 pm

Name: Berzerk MMX
Author: Robert Hurst
Released: March 4, 2010
Requirements: VIC 20 with 8k RAM expansion and a joystick
Description: A clone of the classic Stern arcade hit, Berzerk. Written in ca65 assembler.

Title screenshot (click for larger):

Game screenshot (click for larger):

Download:
8k PRG binary, 16k PRG binary, or ZIP source

rhurst · Post by **rhurst** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:23 pm

Name: VIC Software Sprite Stack - MMX edition
Author: Robert Hurst
Released: March 4, 2010
Requirements: VIC 20 with at least 8k RAM expansion
Description: A software API to allow the programmer to implement software "sprites" for video games or simple animations. It uses most of VIC's internal RAM to provide a flicker-free experience for the double-buffered video / color playfield. Most notable implementations of this stack are Berzerk MMX, Omega Fury, and Quikman+.

This latest edition incorporates sprite "ghost" rendering (XOR without coloring) and collision detection -- both are feature selectable per sprite. It includes updated documentation (PDF), ca65 primer with samples, fixed binaries with symbol maps to allow for inclusion with BASIC, C, or other assemblers.

Download:
The source archive can be fetched on GitHub.

Discuss its development here.

nbla000 · Post by **nbla000** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:26 am

Name: CBM FileBrowser
Author: nbla000
Released: March 05, 2010
Requirements: C64, C64 DTV, Vic-20 (unexpanded, +3K RAM, +8K RAM or plus - FE3)
Note: Special version for Vic-20 with Mega-Cart

Description: A file browser for sd2iec firmware based drives (uIEC/SD2IEC/MMC2IEC/C64SD) and standard CBM drives too.

Screenshots:

Vic-20 unexpanded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vic-20 +3K RAM / Vic-20 +8K RAM or plus - FE3:

Vic-20 with Mega-Cart: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C64 / C64DTV:

Download: from web page

Read more and discuss CBM FileBrowser here.

Post by **Jeff-20** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:51 pm

Name: Screen Color
Author: Jeffrey Daniels
Released: March 20, 2010
Requirements: VIC-20 (no memory expansion required)
Description: A super awesome Screen Color Scheme Editor.

Screenshot:
No!

Download: screencolor.zip

Read more and discuss Screen Color here.

Post by **Jeff-20** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:48 pm

Name: Galactic Warriors
Author: Jeffrey Daniels
Released: April 1, 2010
Requirements: VIC-20 (no memory expansion required), joystick required
Description: Pilot your Galactic Warcraft into the enemy territory. Destory the guard fleet and enter the enormous Mothership. Find the core reactor. Destroy it with your photon cannon and escape before the ship explodes.

Screenshot:

Download: Galactic Warriors

Read more and discuss Galactic Warriors here.

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:59 am

Name: The VIC-20 Bible Series I: Gospels, Acts of Apostles, and Revelation - 40 column version and graphics
Authors: Mike and Orion70
Released (final version): April 02, 2010
Requirements: VIC-20 + 24K RAM, 1581

Description: Browse the most important Books of the New Testament (King James Version) in full 40 column screen. You can select single chapters, and scroll the text with cursor up/down. Take a look at the wonderful hi-res artworks used as "book covers", and to graphic depictions of the main episodes obtained from ancient engravings! Graphics and 40-column text processing made using Mike's Minigrafik.

Screenshot:

Download: d81 disk and batch file for easy program launch

To reassure your soul, copy and unzip file to your VICE main directory, then double-click on bible1.cmd. Otherwise, expand your VIC to 24K, set the true drive emulation, the disk drive 8 as a 1581, then type LOAD"*",8. Wait for the program to load, then follow directions on the screen.

Discussion: here.

(mod: d/l link and screenshot repaired)

yago · Post by **yago** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:06 am

Name: strobborts
Authors: b0rje, yago, joe, ed
Released: April 04, 2010
Requirements: VIC20 + 16K RAM
Description: Small Demo with black/white Theme, placed 16th at Breakpoint 2010 Wild Compo

Screenshot:

Download:
ftp://ftp.untergrund.net/users/yago/vc20/strobborts.prg

yago · Post by **yago** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:12 am

Name: going lowres
Authors: streetuff, linus, veto
Released: April 04, 2010
Requirements: VIC20 + 16K RAM + Diskdrive
Description: Trackmo with several Effects, Graphics and Tunes, placed 6th at Breakpoint 2010 Wild Compo

Screenshot:

(Its a Collage of different Effects)

Download:
http://www.daupara.de/vc20/tRSi_-_VIC20 ... Lowres.d64

As a Bonus, there is also a Musiccollection and Logo for unexpanded VIC20 on the Disk.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:10 pm

Name: MG BROWSE
Author: Mike
Released: April 10th, 2010
Requirements: VIC-20 with +8K RAM expansion, or more; disc drive
Description: 40-column ASCII text viewer with scrolling screen

Screenshot:

Download: Disk and Source

Discuss this program here.

Post by **Jeff-20** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 2:27 am

Name: Go Left
Author: Jeffrey Daniels
Released: April 16, 2010
Requirements: VIC-20 (no memory expansion required), joystick required
Description: The object of the game is to go left. A player may fail by not going left. Points are scored by correctly going left. Follow the on-screen directions. (This game appears on the white side of the Denial Collection 3)

Screenshot:

Download: Go Left

Read more and discuss Go Left here.