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Here you will find the latest news about the VIC20, aka VIC-20, aka VC20 - the first home computer success of Commodore and predecessor of the C64. This ticker contains news about new game and hardware releases, latest video and podcast uploads, trivia and product information. All freshly fished from the web. RSS feed available!

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28.10.2026 - 'Skattabugz' - game for C64, C16 and VIC-20 released
'Skattabugz' is a fast paced shoot them up for the Atari400/800, C64, VIC-20 (unexpanded), C16 (Plus/4), Spectrum, MSDOS, SDL2/Win/Linux. Eliminate the bugs before they capture all your hearts. As each level progresses, the bugs become faster. If you win, you progress to the next level. You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

28.10.2026 - 'TFreax' - game for C64, C16 and VIC-20 released
'TFreax' is a fast paced shoot-em up, adding new twists to a familiar theme. There are versions for the C64, C16 (Plus/4), VIC-20, Atari 400/800, ZX Spectrum, MSDOS, or Windows/Linux via SDL. The VIC-20 version is just 3k! You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

28.10.2026 - 'Flyover' - game for C64, C16, VIC-20 and PET released
'Flyover' is a simple yet compelling action/strategy game for C64, C16 (Plus/4), VIC-20, PET, Atari400/800, ZX Spectrum, MSDOS, or Windows/Linux (via SDL2). It is small, and can even run on a 5k unexpanded VIC-20. The object of the game is to eliminate the (Yellow) Special targets and progress to the next level. As your plane flys across the screen, you can drop bombs onto the numbers in the rocky cavern below. You loose a life if you miss the targets and hit the rocks, or if you dont drop a bomb during a pass. You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

28.10.2026 - 'Alien 8' for VIC-20 released - free for download
'Alien 8 VIC-20' is a port of Alien 8, Ultimate Play the Game’s 1985 isometric follow-up to Knight Lore. Guide the robot through the cryogenic starship and keep its sleeping passengers alive before time runs out. For VIC-20 (PAL/NTSC) with +35K RAM expansion.

26.10.2026 - 'Islands' - game for C64 and VIC-20 released - free for download
'Islands' is a medieval fantasy roguelike for Game Boy, C64 and VIC-20. A small island, but a surprisingly deep adventure. The game began as a Game Boy project in 2022. When it was abandoned, it already had generators for dungeons and indoor locations, along with all the tile graphics. Modern programming techniques rescued the project in 2026, turning that unfinished foundation into a complete adventure across three classic machines. The sound effects for all three platforms were crafted by old, trembling hands. To complete the experience, a seasoned, partly deaf human composer created a six-minute, two-channel soundtrack for the C64 version. The entire game and its seemingly infinite universe - procedurally generated anew for every adventure - fit on an unbanked 32 KB Game Boy cartridge, with single-load versions for the C64 and VIC-20.

26.10.2026 - VIC-20 game 'VICpossible Mission' released
VICpossible Mission for the VIC-20 (+35K) is a fan tribute to Epyx's Impossible Mission and Impossible Mission II. Deep under the desert, eight steel towers stand in a ring around a central core. Somewhere inside, scattered across dozens of rooms, are the eight parts of a bomb, one in each tower. Find them all and escape through the only way out before time runs out. Features: 8 towers, 48 hand-made rooms, placed differently every game. Search the furniture for combination digits, time bonuses and the bombs. Combination locks on the passages between towers, set with F1 / F3 / F5. Robots that patrol, shoot and chase, Daleks, and mine layers. The classic somersault, room lifts and a central elevator with a live control panel: tower map, countdown, lock and bomb status. Difficulty rises from Tower 1 to Tower 8. Sound effects and an explosive ending. You can get it as digital download for little money (name your own price) to support the developer.

26.10.2026 - VIC-20 ports of 'Lords of Midnight' and 'Doomdark's Revenge' released - free for download
'Lords of Midnight' and its predecessor 'Doomdark's Revenge' are epic role-playing fantasy games combining aspects of wargames and graphic adventures, written by Mike Singleton and originally released by Beyond Software in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum and were later converted for the Amstrad CPC and C64. The games featured an innovative 3-D effect that Singleton called landscaping, which served to bring the player into the game much more than usual. Now we get both games as VIC-20 (+35K) homebrew adaptations.

22.10.2026 - VIC-20 game 'Vic Pyjamarama' released - free for download
Pyjamarama is an action-adventure video game for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and the C64. It features Wally Week as the central character and is the second of a series of games featuring Wally and/or members of his family. It was published by Mikro-Gen in 1984. Now there is a non-commercial homebrew fan port for VIC-20 (+35K).

20.10.2026 - VIC-20 game 'Vic Keystone Kapers' released - free for download
'Vic Keystone Kapers' is a VIC-20 (+ 35K) homebrew adaptation inspired by the classic Atari Keystone Kapers, a platform game developed by Garry Kitchen for the Atari 2600 and published by Activision in 1983

20.10.2026 - Amiga game ''Snake's Snack'' released
'Snake's Snack' is a retro game developed in AMOS Professional by Alberto "BCO" Sgaggero for the legendary Commodore Amiga 500. Guide your snake to eat the apples that keep appearing throughout the match: every apple boosts your score and grows your tail. Watch the edges of the screen: the playfield wraps around, but the arena's walls show no mercy: touch one and it's instant game over. You can get the game as digital download for a bargain (name your own price) to support the developer. It is also available for C64 and VIC-20.

19.10.2026 - VIC-20 ports of 'Heroes of Karn' and 'Empire of Karn' released - free for download
The Heroes of Karn is a 1983 adventure game written by Ian Gray. It was released by Interceptor Micros for the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum. The player must rescue four heroes who have been magically imprisoned, and thus save the land of Karn from dominion by evil creatures. The heroes are Beren the swordsman, Istar the wizard, Haldir the Elf-lord and Khadim the dwarf. Its sequel 'Empire of Karn' was solely released for the C64. Now both games were ported to VIC-20 (+35k).

17.10.2026 - VIC-20 port of 'Commando' released - free for download
Commando, the famous run and gun video game developed and published by Capcom in 1985 for arcades, that was ported to many systems, now also gets a version for VIC-20 (+35K extra RAM, disk drive or D64 reader). Even the arcade level, that was missing in the original C64 version was added.

17.10.2026 - VIC-20 port of 'Preppie' released - free for download
'Preppie!' is an action video game for Atari 8-bit computers published by Adventure International in 1982. Like Frogger, the player must cross lanes of traffic, then jump between floating objects to reach the other side of a river. This port for VIC-20 needs 35 extra RAM.

17.10.2026 - VIC-20 port of 'Purple Turtles' released - free for download
'Purple Turtles' is a classic skill-based game for the C64, released in 1983 by publisher Quicksilva, which was ported to VIC-20 (PAL ONLY) + 35 extra RAM. The player controls a small character and must cross a pond to collect falling fruit (such as apples or bananas) for a hungry owl on the other side.

17.10.2026 - VIC-20 port of 'Missile Command' released - free for download
'Missile Command' is a 1980 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for arcades. This version for VIC-20 (+24K extra RAM, Joystick or Amiga Mouse) is a direct port of the Atari 2600 game.