Have you ever Played your Fave VIC-20 Game to Death?
Have you ever Loaded your Fave VIC-20 Game Cassette, to find the Datassette CHEWED it Up for Dinner?
Has your Fave VIC-20 Game Cassette Just Worn Completely Out, as it is Now over 30 Years OLD!?
Well, here is a Way to FIX those Fave VIC-20 Cassette Based Games!
You will need some Tools of the Trade for this Repair:
1) Grab your Original Faulty Cassette Game, say it is BEWITCHED by Ocean.
2) Grab a New Blank Cassette of Good Quality.
3) Grab a Pair of Scissors, Roll of Sticky Tape and a BIC Pen.
4) A Tape to Tape Recorder will come in Handy for this Project!
5) For those PC Savvy among us, a Computer with .TAP Utility is also a Must!
6) Copy a Working Version of your Original Game (Bewitched) to the Blank Cassette, by Borrowing a Mates Known Copy of the Game that Works, or Download it from .TAP or equivalent and Record to the New Blank Cassette. (There is No Copyright Breach here, as you Own the Rights to your Original Cassette and the Law States you can Back-Up your Original Software!)
7) When Recorded. Rewind the Blank Cassette and Load onto your VIC-20 to Test.
If the Game (Bewitched) has Recorded Sucessfully and has Loaded, DO NOT REWIND THE BLANK CASSETTE!9) Eject the Blank Cassette, and Spool the Tape OUT from after the Recording, about 10cm and Cut the Tape!
10) Spool Out the Original Game Cassettes Tape completely, and Cut the Tape just Leaving the Clear Tape Loader at Each end of the Cassette. You should have a pile of Tape on the Cutting Floor!
11) Join the Cut End of the Blank Cassette with Sticky Tape to the Clear Leader Tape at the Correct End of the Original Cassette Game, and Use the BIC Pen to Wind the Blank Cassette Tape into the Original Game Cassette.
12) When you get to the Clear Loader Tape on the Blank Cassette, Cut the Tape off just before the Clear Leader Tape. Then Join the Remaining end of the Tape with Sticky Tape to the Clear Loader Tape on the Original Tape Game.
13) Spool the Remainer of the Tape inside the Original Game Cassette.
14) You should Now have a Fully Working Game, back on the Original Cassette. This is a Bit Fiddly, but the Satisfaction is Great when you Bung the original Cassette (Bewitched) in your Datassette and it Loads First time!
Enjoy :0
amigaman07
