Changes: VIC-20

Latest revision as of 02:42, 10 August 2019

"The wonder computer of the 1980s."[1]

Commodore's VIC-20 was the successor to the PET. It was a hit, thanks to its very low cost ($300, versus $1500+ for the IBM PC introduced that same year) and a pretty decent library of arcade ports. Its TV ad starring William Shatner is still remembered as the watershed moment when home computers were first positioned as worthy and cost-effective rivals to dedicated game consoles. However, the VIC-20 was also a weak hardware, with low-resolution graphics and very little RAM, meaning it was barely adequate for games and edutainment, and worthless for productivity applications. As its limitations became too apparent to ignore, Commodore released the far superior and more successful Commodore 64.

The list[]

Box Art	Title	Genre	Description
	Mega Cart	Everything	Got an actual VIC-20? Want to complete your collection? Mega Cart is the ultimate solution! This is a single homebrew cartridge with over 200 games: every title ever released for the system as a cartridge, as well as several released as disks or tapes, and some homebrew ones, as well as a 32K memory expansion. Buy it here.

Videos[]

20 Games That Defined the Commodore VIC-20

Over 150 Commodore VIC-20 Cartridges In Under 1½ Hours

Commodore History Part 2 - The VIC 20

External links[]

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Consoles	Action Max - Atari 7800 - Amstrad GX4000 - RDI Halcyon - View-Master Interactive Vision - Sega Master System - Nintendo Entertainment System - Casio PV-1000 - VTech Socrates - Epoch Super Cassete Vision
Computers	Mattel Aquarius - Acorn Archimedes - Commodore 64 - Amstrad CPC - Fujitsu FM-7 - Apple Lisa - Apple Macintosh - Microsoft MS-DOS - ASCII MSX - ASCII MSX2 - IBM OS-2 - NEC PC-88 - NEC PC-98 - Amstrad PCW - Sinclair QL - Commodore VIC-20 - Sharp X1 - Sinclair ZX Spectrum

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 <center>''"The wonder computer of the 1980s."''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK9VU1aJvTI]</center>
-Commodore's VIC-20 was released in the early 80s as the successor to the [[PET]]. It was a hit due to its very low cost, and it amassed a sizable library of games. Its TV ad starring William Shatner is still remembered as the watershed moment when home computers first positioned themselves as worthy yet cost-effective rivals to dedicated game consoles. However, the VIC-20 was also a weak hardware, with low-resolution graphics and very little RAM, meaning it was only adequate for games and edutainment, not productivity applications. As its limitations became too apparent to ignore, Commodore released its successor, the far superior and more successful [[Commodore 64]].
+Commodore's VIC-20 was the successor to the [[PET]]. It was a hit, thanks to its very low cost ($300, versus $1500+ for the IBM PC introduced that same year) and a pretty decent library of arcade ports. Its TV ad starring William Shatner is still remembered as the watershed moment when home computers were first positioned as worthy and cost-effective rivals to dedicated game consoles. However, the VIC-20 was also a weak hardware, with low-resolution graphics and very little RAM, meaning it was barely adequate for games and edutainment, and worthless for productivity applications. As its limitations became too apparent to ignore, Commodore released the far superior and more successful [[Commodore 64]].
+==The list==
+{| style="text-align: center; width: auto; table-layout: fixed;" class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
+!Box Art
+!Title
+!Genre
+!Description
+|-
+|[[File:VIC 20 Mega Cart cover.png|120px]]
+!Mega Cart
+|Everything
+|Got an actual VIC-20? Want to complete your collection? Mega Cart is the ultimate solution! This is a single homebrew cartridge with over 200 games: ''every'' title ever released for the system as a cartridge, as well as several released as disks or tapes, and some homebrew ones, as well as a 32K memory expansion.<br />Buy it [http://www.mega-cart.com/ here].
+|}
 ==Videos==
 <gallery>
 Games That Defined the Commodore VIC-20
+Over 150 Commodore VIC-20 Cartridges In Under 1½ Hours
+Commodore History Part 2 - The VIC 20
 </gallery>
 ==External links==
+* [http://sleepingelephant.com/denial/ Denial - homebrew games for the VIC-20]
+* [http://www.mdawson.net/vic20chrome/vic20.php VIC-20 emulator in Javascript]
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+{{Third Generation}}
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+[[Category:Third Generation]]
+[[Category:Computer]]