VIC-20 Games

 

 

 

 

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VIC-20 Pac-Man.  Atari had no problem producing software for competing systems.

The VIC-20 was Commodore's first entry into the mainstream home market.  Even though it was seriously under-powered, its low price made it a great "starter" computer, which meant games were a natural fit.  It had a relatively short-lived heyday between its release in 1981 and the release of its successor, the C-64, in 1982.  (The VIC-20 was produced and sold even after the release of the C-64).  Still, a huge number of games were released for the system:   nearly 200 cartridges, far more cassette based games, and even some games on floppy disk.  All of the big publishers of the time produced games for the VIC-20:   Atari, Broderbund, Epyx, HES, Imagic, Parker Brothers, Sierra, and Sega.  The VIC-20 is also host to the Holy Grail of computer game collecting, Ultima: Escape from Mount Drash.   There are very few copies known to exist (two as of this writing).  If you find one,  it could be the most valuable game you ever own.  Hold on to it and let GOTCHA know! You can find pictures of at least one of those copies at Tom Mage's site:  http://members.aol.com/barbgame/Drash/drash.html.

 

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Hardware Resources:

GOTCHA VIC-20 Page

The Machine Room's VIC-20 Page

Cartridge rarity lists:

http://www.io.com/~vga2000/vgadkslc/vga-vic.lst

http://lonestar.texas.net/~btomlin/ftp/lists/vic20.bdt

http://www.mds.mdh.se/~dal95acn/viclist.htm

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The Museum

Game Name: Publisher: OS: Media: Category: Condition: Year:
Adventure Land Commodore VIC-20 Cart Adventure IM 1981
Apple Panic Creative Software VIC-20 Cart Action F 1982
Avenger Commodore VIC-20 Cart Action IM
B-1 Nuclear Bomber Avalon Hill Atari/C64/VIC-20 Cass Strategy F 1980-83
Bomber Attack Avalon Hill Atari/C64/VIC-20 Cass Action NM 1982-83
Cassette 6 Pack Commodore VIC-20 Cass Sports MS 1982
Centipede Atari Corporation VIC-20 Cart Action MS 1983
Chomper Man Victory Software C64/Vic-20 Cass Action IM 1983
Cosmic Cruncher Commodore VIC-20 Cart Action F 1981
Crossfire Sierra On-Line VIC-20 Cass Action F (S) (C)
Demon Attack Imagic VIC-20 Cart Action IM 1983
Donkey Kong Atari Corporation VIC-20 Cart Action IM 1981-83
Gorf Commodore VIC-20 Cart Action IM
Gortek and the Microchips Commodore VIC-20 cass Edutainment F 1982
Gridrunner HES VIC-20 Cart Action MS 1982
In the Chips Creative Software VIC-20 Cart Edutainment NM 1983
Jungle Hunt Atari Corporation VIC-20 Cart Action IM 1982-84
Martian Raider Broderbund VIC-20 Cass Action F (S) (C) 1982
Midway Campaign Avalon Hill Atari/Tandy/C-64/Vic-20/Sinclair Cass Strategy VG 1983
Ms. Pac-Man Atari Corporation VIC-20 Cart Action MS 1983
Nukewar Avalon Hill Atari/Tandy/VIC-20/C64 Cass RPG VG 1983
Omega Race Commodore VIC-20 Cart Action IM
Pac-Man Atari Corporation VIC-20 Cart Action MS 1983
Pinball Spectacular Commodore VIC-20 Cart Action MS 1981
Pirates Cove Commodore VIC-20 Cart Adventure IM
Protector HES VIC-20 Cart Action MS 1982
Q*bert Parker Brothers VIC-20 Cart Action IM 1983
Sargon II Chess Commodore VIC-20 Cart Strategy IM
Serpentine Creative Software VIC-20 Cart Action F 1982
Shark Trap Broderbund VIC-20 Cass Action F (S) (C) 1982
Shootout at the OK Galaxy Avalon Hill Atari/VIC-20 Cass Action F 1982
Spills & Fills Creative Software VIC-20 Cart Edutainment NM 1982
Supersmash Commodore VIC-20 Cart Sports F 1981
Tank Arkade Avalon Hill Atari/Tandy/VIC-20/PET Cass Action F 1982
The Count Commodore VIC-20 Cart Adventure MS 1981
Voodoo Castle Commodore VIC-20 Cart Adventure IM  

         

 

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