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by ArugulaZ
Sat Jan 21, 2023 2:08 am
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Xbox Series S... the best VIC-20 you can buy!
Replies: 6
Views: 2706

Re: Xbox Series S... the best VIC-20 you can buy!

Good call on the NTSC/PAL thing, Paz. That was exactly the problem in reverse... the games were in NTSC but the emulator was in PAL. Hopefully that's not going to be an issue in the future.
by ArugulaZ
Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:16 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Xbox Series S... the best VIC-20 you can buy!
Replies: 6
Views: 2706

Xbox Series S... the best VIC-20 you can buy!

Say what? No, really! If you know how to get RetroArch on your Xbox Series S, it becomes an absolutely delightful VIC-20. Just install RetroArch using either the retail or dev method (there are tutorials on YouTube), get it properly set up, run the core XVICE/VIC, and start Mega-cart.rom after insta...
by ArugulaZ
Fri Jul 22, 2022 5:23 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: new game: get-more-diamonds
Replies: 6
Views: 941

Re: new game: get-more-diamonds

Wow. Technically Cheese and Onion is a little more impressive, but this is more colorful. From the video I've seen, it looks like a more woodsy, more complex, less annoying Manic Miner.
by ArugulaZ
Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:01 am
Forum: Games
Topic: Here, have some VIC-20 game reviews!
Replies: 7
Views: 4173

Re: Here, have some VIC-20 game reviews!

It's the former address of my now defunct web site. (You can see how often I come here... it's a pretty niche forum!) I just fixed it... now it goes to my blog.
by ArugulaZ
Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:05 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Here, have some VIC-20 game reviews!
Replies: 7
Views: 4173

Re: Here, have some VIC-20 game reviews!

I think there's some misunderstanding about the purpose of the article. This was meant as a grab bag of reviews, not the very best of what the system has to offer. As noted in the introduction: And these are a few of the games available for the system. I've chosen a random assortment of VIC-20 title...
by ArugulaZ
Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:42 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Here, have some VIC-20 game reviews!
Replies: 7
Views: 4173

Here, have some VIC-20 game reviews!

http://kiblitzing.blogspot.com/2019/09/tender-viccles.html Howdy, everyone! It's been a while. I recently got bitten by the VIC-20 bug and wanted to try some of its games again. Fortunately, the Mega Cart made that a lot easier than it's been in the past... you can just load that on VICE and pick wh...
by ArugulaZ
Sat Sep 28, 2019 2:43 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: New VIC-20 Review - only 39 years late!
Replies: 1
Views: 2246

Re: New VIC-20 Review - only 39 years late!

Has anyone ever told you that you sound kind of like Casey Kasem?
by ArugulaZ
Tue Nov 15, 2016 1:17 am
Forum: Games
Topic: VICrossroads
Replies: 5
Views: 3266

Re: VICrossroads

Funny... someone made an Xbox 360 indie game called CrossTOWN, which is a tribute to this.

http://www.studiohunty.com/crosstown/
by ArugulaZ
Sun Mar 06, 2016 3:25 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Changed the Front Page
Replies: 8
Views: 2151

Re: Changed the Front Page

Dig the new logo. Makes a lot of sense! It looks like you're making better use of space, on both the front page and the forum.
by ArugulaZ
Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:11 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Former VIC game designer rules the world!
Replies: 5
Views: 3147

Re: Former VIC game designer rules the world!

This post has a bitter aftertaste now that Satoru Iwata has died from cancer. :(
by ArugulaZ
Sun Oct 26, 2014 4:47 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Wizard of Wor for VIC-20 FOUND!
Replies: 105
Views: 25006

Re: Wizard of Wor for VIC-20 FOUND!

No hard feelings here. I really wanted the news to be real, but I have no harsh feelings for the source of the news. He's been around here for some time. Sent from my iPhone 6 Beta using Tapatalk What can I say, I got caught up in the moment. And although it was proven to be a fake, I really, reall...
by ArugulaZ
Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:11 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Share a Coke with Vic!
Replies: 3
Views: 1746

Share a Coke with Vic!

Coke is personalizing its 20 ounce bottles of cola, advising you to share the soda with friends, family, and yes, even "Vic." I don't recommend doing this, though... that stuff is awfully hard to clean out of your system!
by ArugulaZ
Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:18 pm
Forum: Other Systems
Topic: Best and Worst stock controllers
Replies: 22
Views: 5980

Re: Best and Worst stock controllers

Saturn joypads are, by a wide margin, the best controllers you'll find on a game system. I modified one to work with a variety of control-impaired game systems, including the GameCube (and by proxy, the Wii), the 3DO, and the Xbox 360. The last controller is fine for modern gaming experiences but ju...
by ArugulaZ
Sat Jan 11, 2014 10:25 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Is Vic-20 = THE least powerful computer in history?
Replies: 77
Views: 11578

Re: Is Vic-20 = THE least powerful computer in history?

Yeah, I'll bet the VIC-20 is sounding pretty damned good by now. I think you missed my point. People around my age (40) generally started on a C64, C128 or Amiga. They know there was some competition (Atari probably) and that the C64 was preceded by the Vic-20 which they really did look down on at ...
by ArugulaZ
Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:26 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Is Vic-20 = THE least powerful computer in history?
Replies: 77
Views: 11578

Re: Is Vic-20 = THE least powerful computer in history?

The VIC-20 is definitely not a powerhouse, and there's really only one thing it does well... video games. Having said that, there are several computers out there which can't even do that . The Timex Sinclair 1000/ZX81 is likely the most pathetic of the mass market home computers. Let's look at the s...