TV Games to release a VIC 20 plug-n-play system

Post by **Jeff-20** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 12:54 am

Jakks Pacific released a plug-n-play console base on the VIC-20 today!

The self-contained portable will have 20 games in an original joystick shell.

See pics and descriptions here: Jakks Pacific New Release

Mikam73 · Post by **Mikam73** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 5:06 am

That was not funny..

I want my Vic20 tv-game now!

Give back my money!

carlsson · Post by **carlsson** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 6:40 am

Does it have as severe colour issues as the PAL C64D2TV? By the way, if a such unit existed, I'm sure it would be sold via Yearonihmo/Toy Lobster rather than Jakks Pacific.

Schema · Post by **Schema** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:08 am

More details on my BBS:

telnet://bbs.jammingsignal.com

aneurysm · Post by **aneurysm** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:35 pm

hahahah

Post by **Jeff-20** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:13 pm

Did you notice any of the new games on our front page?

carlsson · Post by **carlsson** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:21 pm

Richard of TND did a Dance game for the C64 in the Minigame compo last year. It is not really my cup of tea, but definitely doable if anyone wants a VIC version.

If it wasn't for memory limitations, Zork probably would work too. I've never played it, so I don't know how large the interpreter is and how much data needs to be in memory at one time. Maybe with a full expanded VIC-20?

Schema · Post by **Schema** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:11 am

Jeff-20 wrote:Did you notice any of the new games on our front page?

Very nice. (I usually jump straight to the forums and missed them the first time).

A simplified DDR would definitely be doable on the VIC. Use VicTracker for the music maybe?

At the SWRAP2003 Commodore Expo, Dave "Watson" Ross really had wired a DDR pad into the joystick port of his C64.

Mikam73 · Post by **Mikam73** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 2:57 pm

What new games?

Post by **Jeff-20** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:42 am

you were a bit late. the "suspicious" games were mixed in with the real ones. maybe you'll stumble across one soon.

hawk · Post by **hawk** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:09 pm

Got me!... And the 1st of April has passed already. We're usually ahead of the world when it comes to time. I guess not this time.