List of Commodore VIC-20 games
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Here is a list of games for the Commodore VIC-20
personal computer system, sorted alphabetically. See lists of video games for other gaming platforms.
Commodore VIC-20
The VIC-20 is an 8-bit home computer which was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in 1980, roughly three years after Commodore's first personal computer, the PET...
personal computer system, sorted alphabetically. See lists of video games for other gaming platforms.
A
- Abductor
- Adventureland
- Agressor
- Airplane
- Alien
- Alien Attack
- Alien Blitz
- Alien Raiders
- Alien Soccer
- Alien Vortex
- Alien Wars
- Alpha Blaster
- Alphoids
- Amok!
- Ampumapeli
- Annihilator
- Another Vic in the Wall
- Antimatter Splatter
- Ape Escape
- Apple Bug
- Apple PanicApple PanicApple Panic is a 1981 platform game for the Apple II programmed by Ben Serki of Brøderbund Software. Apple Panic was inspired by Space Panic.-Description:...
- Arcadia
- Artillery DuelArtillery DuelArtillery Duel is a strategy game and artillery clone for home console and computer systems developed by Xonox. Artillery Duel was featured in a few double-ender configurations as well as in a single cartridge.-Gameplay:...
- Asteroids
- Asteroyds
- Astro Fighters
- Astro Panic
- Astro Patrol
- Astro-Command
- Atlantis
B
- Bagdad
- Baja 1000
- Battlefield
- Berzerk (2010)
- Bewitched
- Big Bad Wolf
- Blip-itz
- Blitz
- Blitzkrieg
- Block Buster
- Blockade
- Blue Meanies From Outer Space
- Blue Star (2008)
- The Bomb
- BomberBomber (video game)-Plot:The player is in command of a B-17 crew during World War II, assigned various bombing missions over Europe.-Reception:The game was reviewed in 1990 in Dragon #158 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars....
- Bomber Run
- Bonking Barrels
- Bounceout
- Brainstorm
- Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom
- Bug Diver
- Bunny Hop
- Burning Building
C
- CB Slot VI
- CB Slot VIII
- Cannonball BlitzCannonball BlitzCannonball Blitz is a game by Olaf Lubeck and released in the early 1980s by Sierra On-Line for Apple II, VIC-20, and TI-99/4A computers. The game is a Donkey Kong clone, although cannonballs and cannons replace barrels and a soldier replaces the large ape...
- Canyon Runner
- Car ChaseCar chaseA car chase is the vehicular pursuit of a suspect by law enforcement officers. Car chases are often captured on film and broadcast due to the availability of video footage recorded by police cars and police and media helicopters participating in the chase...
- Car Driver
- Carling the Spider (2009)
- Castle Dungeon
- Catcha Snatcha
- Caterpilla
- Caves
- CentipedeCentipede (video game)Centipede is a vertically-oriented shoot 'em up arcade game produced by Atari, Inc. in 1980. The game was designed by Ed Logg along with Dona Bailey, one of the few female game programmers in the industry at this time. It was also the first arcade coin-operated game to have a significant female...
- Centipod
- Chariot Race
- ChoplifterChoplifterChoplifter is a 1982 Apple II game developed by Dan Gorlin and published by Brøderbund. It was ported to other home computers and, in 1985, Sega released a coin-operated arcade game remake, which in turn received several home ports of its own...
- Chopper
- City BomberCity BomberCity Bomber is a vehicular combat arcade game developed and distributed by Konami and first released in 1987.-Gameplay:In City Bomber, the player is in pursuit of a gang of criminals. In order to keep the criminals from escaping, the player must reach checkpoints within a specified amount of time...
- Clowns
- Code Breaker
- Computer Adventure
- Congo BongoCongo BongoCongo Bongo is an isometric platform arcade game released by Sega in 1983. Strong evidence from analysis of the game's ROM claim that Ikegami Tsushinki also did development work on Congo Bongo. The game has come to be seen as Sega's answer to the highly successful Donkey Kong game that was...
- Cops 'n' RobbersCops 'n' RobbersCops 'n' Robbers is a game for home computers published by Atlantis Software originally in 1985 for the Commodore VIC-20 and in virtually identical form on the Commodore 64. It was ported to the Commodore 16/Commodore Plus/4 , Acorn Electron and BBC Micro and the Atari 8-bit family of computers...
- Cosmic Cruncher
- The CountThe Count (video game)The Count is a text-based adventure program written by Scott Adams and published by Adventure International.-Gameplay:The player character has been sent to defeat the vampire Count Dracula by the local Transylvanian villagers, and must obtain and use items from around the vampire's castle in order...
- Crazy ClimberCrazy Climberis a coin-operated arcade game produced by Nichibutsu in 1980. It was also released in North America by Taito America Corporation by UA Ltd. in 1982 for the Emerson Arcadia 2001 and other video game consoles. It is one of Nichibutsu's most highly-acclaimed video games in its library...
- Crazy KongCrazy Kongis an arcade game created by Falcon, released in 1981 and is similar to Nintendo's Donkey Kong. Although commonly mistaken as a bootleg version, the game is officially licensed for non-US markets and is based on different hardware. The game retains all of the gameplay elements of Donkey Kong, but...
- Crossfire
- Cyclone
- Cyclons
- Cosmic Jailbreak
D
- Dam Buster
- Death House
- Death Maze
- Deathtrap
- Defender
- DeflexDeflexDeflex, also known as Super Deflex, Deflex V, and Made In France, is an arcade puzzle game developed by Jeff Minter. The first version, developed in 1981 for the VIC-20 and Commodore PET, is generally considered the first Llamasoft game ever produced Deflex, also known as Super Deflex, Deflex V,...
- Demon AttackDemon AttackDemon Attack is a video game published by Imagic for several home console systems, including the Atari 2600, Intellivision, Odyssey², Atari 8-bit, Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, PC Booter, TRS-80 and TRS-80 Color Computer. There was also a port to the TI-99/4A titled Super Demon Attack...
- Depth Charge
- Devastator
- Dig DugDig Dugis an arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan in 1982 for Namco Galaga hardware. It was later published outside of Japan by Atari. A popular game based on a simple concept, it was also released as a video game on many consoles.-Objective:...
- Dodo Lair
- Donkey KongDonkey Kong (video game)is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981. It is an early example of the platform game genre, as the gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles. In the game, Jumpman must rescue a damsel in distress, Lady, from a...
- Downhill
- Drag Strip
- Dragonfire
- Dragon Master
- Duck Shoot
- Dungeon
E
- English Invaders
- Explorer
- Emits Attack
- Escape MCP
F
- Football Manager
- Forth a computer language on a cartrage
- Fourth Encounter
- FranticFrantic (video game)Frantic is a Commodore VIC-20 space shoot-em-up video game published by Imagine Software in 1982. The game involves the player piloting a space ship whilst trying to keep an X and Y axis centered on the enemy, which enters the field of play at varying speeds and directions. Slower enemies appear...
- Frantic Fisherman
- Freeze Factory
- FroggerFroggerFrogger is an arcade game introduced in 1981. It was developed by Konami, and licensed for worldwide distribution by Sega/Gremlin. The object of the game is to direct frogs to their homes one by one. To do this, each frog must avoid cars while crossing a busy road and navigate a river full of...
- Frogger '07 (2007)
G
- Galaxians
- Garden Wars
- Galactic Defender
- Ghost Hunt
- Ghost ManorGhost Manor-Overview:Ghost Manor is a horror video game that was released by Xonox in 1983 for the Atari 2600 and the Vic-20. It was generally packaged in a double ended cartridge along with one of three other games in an effort to appeal to budget conscious buyers who would purchase two games for the price...
- GorfGorfGorf is an arcade game released in 1981 by Midway Mfg., whose name was advertised as an acronym for "Galactic Orbiting Robot Force". It is a multiple-mission fixed shooter with five distinct modes of play, essentially making it five games in one...
- Grand Prix
- Gridrunner
- Gridtrap
H
- Hangman
- HareraiserHareraiserHareraiser is a computer game, originally released in 1984 in the UK for most home computer platforms. It was released in two parts; Prelude and Finale. A prize worth £30,000 was on offer if the game could be solved.-Gameplay:...
- Harvester
- Hellgate
- Home Babysitter
- Hoppit
- HunchbackHunchback (video game)Hunchback is an arcade game developed by Century Electronics in 1983. The player controls Quasimodo from the Victor Hugo novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame....
I
- Ice
- Impossible Mission
- The Improbable War (2010)
- Island of Secrets (2009)
J
- Jelly Monsters
- JetpacJetpacJetpac is a ZX Spectrum, VIC-20 and BBC Micro video game developed and released by Ultimate Play The Game in 1983. The game is the first in the Jetman series, and was the company's very first release. The game was written by Chris Stamper with graphics by Tim Stamper...
- Jigsaw
- Juggler
- Jungle HuntJungle HuntJungle Hunt is a one- or two-player side-scrolling arcade platform game produced by Taito in 1982.The player controls a jungle explorer who sports a pith helmet and a safari suit. The player must rescue his girl from a tribe of hungry cannibals...
- Jupiter Lander
L
- Laserzone
- Log RunLog RunLog Run is a game similar to the arcade game Logger. Written in 1982 by Mark Brennand and marketed by Terminal Software of Prestwich, Manchester. The game ran on an unexpanded Vic 20 and was written in 6502 machine code....
- Lode RunnerLode RunnerLode Runner is a 1983 platform game, first published by Brøderbund. It is one of the first games to include a level editor, a feature that allows players to create their own levels for the game. This feature bolstered the game's popularity, as magazines such as Computer Gaming World held contests...
- London to Paris Air Race
- Lucy Lizard
- Lunar Lander
- Lunar Leeper (Sierra on-line cartridge)
M
- Magical Maldibus
- Marble Hunt
- Mathematic Missile
- Math Hurdler
- Matrix
- Max
- Menagerie
- Metagalactic Llamas Battle at the Edge of Time
- Metamorphosis
- Meteor Maze
- Mickey the Brickey
- Midnight Drive
- Mine Field
- Miner 2049erMiner 2049erMiner 2049er is a video game created by Bill Hogue that was released in 1982 by Big Five Software. The game was licensed in conjunction with International Computer Group . At the time of its release, Miner 2049'er was notable for having ten different screens, which was a large number for a platform...
- Minotaur
- Mission Impossible Adventure
- Mole Attack
- Money Snake
- Money Wars
- Moon PatrolMoon Patrolis a classic arcade game by Irem that was first released in 1982. It was licensed to Williams for distribution in North America.The player controls a moon buggy, viewing it from the side, that travels over the moon's surface. While driving it, obstacles such as craters and mines must be avoided....
- Motor Mouse
- Motorway
- Ms. Pac-ManMs. Pac-ManMs. Pac-Man is an arcade video game produced by Midway as an unauthorized sequel to Pac-Man. It was released in North America in 1981 and became one of the most popular video games of all time, leading to its adoption by Pac-Man licensor Namco as an official title...
- Multisound Synthesizer
- Munch Man
- Mystery Fun House
P
- Pac-ManPac-Manis an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games,...
- Pak Bomber
- Pakakuda
- Panic
- Parachute (2008)
- ParatrooperParatrooper (video game)Paratrooper is a 1982 computer game, written by Greg Kuperberg and published by Orion Software.Paratrooper is one of the three games written by Greg Kuperberg when the IBM-PC was still very new, but unlike the other two, J-Bird and PC-Man, which were recreations of well-known coin-op games, this...
- Pedes & Mutants
- The Perils of Willy
- Phantom Attack
- Pharaohs Curse
- Pin Ball
- Pinball Wizard
- Pirates Cove
- Pistolen Paultje
- The PitThe Pit (arcade game)is a 1982 videogame developed by Zilec and published by Centuri in the United States.- Overview :The objective of The Pit is to descend into an underground labyrinth, retrieve a gem, and escape.- Description :...
- Poker
- Pole Position
- Pontoon 21
- Pool
- Potholes I
- Potholes II
- Potholes III
- Potholes IV
- Potholes V
- Problems
- Psycho Shopper
- Puckman
- Pyramid of DoomPyramid of DoomPyramid of Doom is a text-based adventure program written by Scott Adams.- Description :Published by Adventure International, this text-based adventure game was one of many from Scott Adams, co-written by Alvin Files....
Q
- Q*bert
- Quest
- Quikman (2009)
- Quirk
- Quizard
- Quiz Master
R
- RIJ-Test
- Rabbit Blitz
- Rabbit Chaser
- Race
- Racefun
- Racer
- Radar Rat RaceRadar Rat RaceRadar Rat Race was a 1981 game for the Commodore VIC-20, later converted to the Commodore 64. It was among thirty game titles marketed by Commodore on cartridges. It was a clone of the Namco arcade game Rally-X.-Overview:...
- Raid on Fort Knox
- Rat Hotel
- RattenVanger
- Realms of Quest III (2009)
- Red Alert
- Rescue at RigelRescue at RigelRescue at Rigel is a 1980 science fiction computer role-playing game written and published by Automated Simulations , and later branded as part of the Starquest series. The game was released for the Apple II, DOS, as a PC Booter, TRS-80, VIC-20, and Atari 8-bit...
- Return to Fort Knox (2008)
- Rhino
- Ricochet
- River Rescue
- Road Driver
- Road Race
- Road Toad
- Roader
- Robotron: 2084Robotron: 2084Robotron: 2084 is an arcade video game developed by Vid Kidz and released by Williams Electronics in 1982. It is a shooting game that features two-dimensional graphics. The game is set in the year 2084, in a fictional world where robots have turned against humans...
- Rocket Command
- Rockman
- Ronnie!
- Rubiks Cube
- RugbyRugby (video game)Rugby is the 2001 installment of Electronic Arts' Rugby video game series. The game was developed by and released by EA Sports. The game is EA Sports' first rugby union game on PlayStation 2, and is succeeded by Rugby 2004,. Rugby features over 20 teams, over 500 players and over 20 stadiums...
- Ruimtemonsters
S
- Sargon II Chess
- Saucer Shooter
- Secret Mission
- Scare City Motel
- Schuifspel
- Scrambler
- SerpentineSerpentine (video game)Serpentine is a 1982 action computer game developed by David Snider and published by Brøderbund.-Description:The player controls a multi-segmented blue 'good' serpent in a maze with the objective of eating all computer-controlled 'evil' serpents...
- ShamusShamus (video game)Shamus is a computer game written by William Mataga and published by Synapse Software. Originally released for the Atari 8-bit computers in 1982, it was later ported to a number of platforms including the VIC-20, Commodore 64, TRS-80 Color Computer, TI-99/4A, IBM PC and Nintendo Game Boy Color;...
- Shooting Gallery
- Ski
- Skipping Ball
- Sky Diver
- Sky HopSky Hop (video game)Sky Hop is a 1983 horitontally scrolling platform game for the Commodore Vic 20 programmed by Nick Sharp and published by Your Computer Magazine . Sky Hop was inspired by the arcade game Jump Bug....
- The Sky is Falling
- Slap Dab
- Slot
- Smash
- SnakeSnake (video game)Snake is a video game that originated during the late 1970s in arcades and has maintained popularity since then, becoming something of a classic...
- Snake-Bite
- SnookerSnooker (video game)Snooker is a 1983 sports simulation video game published by Visions Software Factory.-Summary:This video game simulates the game of snooker on the major home computers of that era, including Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, and BBC Micro.The players take turns to hit a...
- Sokkelo
- Space Dock
- Space Docking
- Space Escort
- Space Fortress
- Space PanicSpace PanicSpace Panic is a 1980 arcade game designed by Universal, which Chris Crawford calls the first ever platform game, as it pre-dates Nintendo's Donkey Kong which is often cited as the original platform game. Space Panic lacks Donkey Kongs jump mechanic, disqualifying it as a platformer for some...
- Space Snake
- Space Zap
- Speed Boat
- Speed-Ski
- Spider City
- Spiders of Mars
- Spike's Peak
- Star Battle
- Star Chaser
- Star Post
- Star TrekStar Trek (arcade game)Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator is a space combat simulation arcade game based on the original Star Trek television program, and released by Sega in 1982. It is a vector game, with both a two-dimensional display and a three-dimensional first-person perspective...
- Star Warrior
- Starwars
- Starwars II
- Stock
- Stop Thief
- Strange OdysseyStrange OdysseyStrange Odyssey was a text-based adventure program written by Scott Adams and Neil Broome .- Description :Published by Adventure International, this text-based adventure game was one of many from Scott Adams....
- Sub HuntSub HuntSub Hunt is a simulation video game released by Mattel for its Intellivision video game system in 1982. Players take control of a wolfpack of submarines attempting to stop an enemy invasion.-Gameplay:...
- Super Slither
- Super Seeker
- Super Slot
- Super Smash
- Swarm
- Sword of FargoalSword of FargoalSword of Fargoal was a computer game written in 1982 by Jeff McCord. The November 1996 anniversary issue of Computer Gaming World listed Sword of Fargoal as #147 on the "Top 150 Best Video Games of All Time."-History:...
T
- Tank Versus UFO
- Tank Wars
- Ten Ten (2009)
- The Quest
- Thunderflash
- Tic-Tac-Toe
- Time Bomb
- Tooth Invaders
- Traxx
- Trap-Man
- Treasure of the Bat Cave
- Turmoil
- Typing
U
- U-Boat
- UFO
- Ultima: Escape from Mt. DrashUltima: Escape from Mt. DrashUltima: Escape from Mt. Drash is a computer game for Commodore VIC-20 home computer.-Description and plot:In the game, creatures called "garrintrots" have imprisoned the player in Mt...
- Under Mine
V
- Vegas Jackpot
- VIC Avenger
- Vic Biorhythms
- Vic Calendar
- Vic Downs
- Vic Panic
- Vic Super Lander
- Vic-Tac-Toe
- VICtoria (2008)
- Visible Solar System
- Voodoo Castle
W
- WhackE (2009)
- Wacky Waiters
- Wall Street
- Witch Way
- Wizard and the PrincessWizard and the PrincessWizard and the Princess, also known as Adventure in Serenia, is a 1980 computer game by On-Line Systems for the Apple II and Apple II Plus. It is the second title released in On-Line Systems' "Hi-Res Adventure" series after Mystery House...
- Word GameWord gameWord games and puzzles are spoken or board games often designed to test ability with language or to explore its properties.Word games are generally engaged as a source of entertainment, but have been found to serve an educational purpose as well...
- Word Match