The latest release for the Commodore VIC-20 is a new conversion of the legendary 1982 arcade hit BurgerTime, originally designed by Data East. Developed by Beamrider, this port was built entirely from scratch using Assembly language. Writing the software in raw machine code allows the title to bypass standard performance limits, offering expanded VIC-20 owners a remarkably smooth and faithful recreation of the coin-op classic on this particular hardware.
The VIC-20 news hasn't finished with us just yet, as homebrew developer gekka has now released a new port of Ultimate Play The Game’s 1984 classic Sabre Wulf for the Commodore VIC-20 over from the ZX Spectrum. According to the creator, the original left a lasting impression on him, largely due to its deeply immersive and incredible atmosphere. Bringing that same experience to the VIC-20 required a lengthy and challenging development process, marked by numerous failed attempts over the years before finally reaching completion.
Well this is fantastic news as a classic 1980s retro title has finally made its way to the Commodore VIC-20! Jet Set Willy, the legendary platformer originally built for the ZX Spectrum, has been ported to the unexpanded VIC-20 with a disk drive thanks to Kweepa. While almost every British home computer from that era received an official version of the game, VIC-20 owners were historically left out. The system simply lacked the required memory, and floppy disk drives were highly uncommon in the UK market at the time.
Another vintage Atari game has made an appearance on the Commodore VIC-20, as looking through our emails earlier today, I've been told by Liqmatrix that Micke has released Cosmic Ark, a high-fidelity conversion from the Atari 2600 over to the Commodore VIC-20. A new release which faithfully recreates the frantic species-saving gameplay of the 1980's Imagic original. To experience this technical feat on original hardware, users will need a VIC-20 equipped with an 8k memory expansion. The increased RAM is essential to handle the conversion's graphics and smooth performance.
It's not often we get new racing games for the Commodore Vic-20, but searching through the itch io website earlier today, we've found out that Huffelduff has released the Commodore Vic-20 game of 'Formula V20 1985'. A new game in that the developer says is a nod to classic Commodore 64 games such as Pitstop II and Pole position.. In light of this news as ever we've got some new footage of this arcade racer which can be found below.
If you have a Vic20 with a 35K RAM expansion, then make sure to check out Hewco's latest game creation of 'Emu's Massive Hunt'. A new game that isn't just available as a free download through the itch io website linked below, but also as a physical cassette through THE FUTURE WAS 8 BIT. To coincide with this news, Saberman has done a video showing some of the levels, the enemies, as well as the objects you need to collect to help you progress.
Another interesting story for you all, as we have just been told by VIPER's Retrogame videos, that the all time classic platformer of 'Prince of Persia'; a game which was released for many different systems back in 1989 by Broderbund. As well as a more recent homebrew port for both the Atari XL/XE and Sega Mega Drive. Has been converted over to the Commodore Vic-20 by Pedro Bermejo! As in the words of Viper "Released in 2024, a conversion of the game for the fully expanded VIC-20 (+35k, PAL only), inspired by the ZX Spectrum version, albeit with some differences".
Gamers of the 1980's will remember a fantastic game called ' H.E.R.O' which was released for the Atari 800/2600, ColecoVision, C64, C128, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. It was a classic game which puts you in control of Roderrick Hero, on a mission to search the cave system for the trapped miners of Mount Leone. Well if you do remember it you might like this early morning heads up from Christian Dobi, as he has told us that kollektivet has released an awesome conversion of H.E.R.O for the Commodore VIC-20, a game which can now be downloaded below.
