10 Games to Revisit on the Commodore Vic-20

The Commodore Vic-20 is a classic computer that often get overlooked by its big brother the C64. In this video, I share with you ten games that I had in my physical collection and share the carts and gameplay. All footage in this video was captured on original Vic-20 hardware. Did you grow up with the Vic-20 or is this something new to you? Comment below and share your Vic-20 stories with me as I love hearing them!

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[JohnDoe-ecmz]

I love the VIC-20. It was my very 1st computer.

I brought me soooo much joy learning about the computer in the "golden age" of early PC.

[sublime]

The Vic 20 was my first ever home gaming experience. I'm glad I subscribed here. Just had a trip down memory lane. I Used cassette format on pal. Galaxians, which looks an awful lot like your first review was my go to.
I learned how to type Basic on the Vic too. Who remembers the tutorial book included? Good ol days 🙂

[SquarePegs]

I was all in on the 64/128, but I've never played the Vic-20, so most of these games were brand new to me. Awesome video, John!

[aaronreid]

Radar Rat Race... the three blind mice theme song is burned into my memory.

[richbiles]

I have always ignorantly dismissed the Vic 20, favouring its more powerful C64 sibling. I was very wrong. Thank you, John for your excellent and enlightening video.

[maneshjudge]

Didn’t realize the games looked so good ... we had a 2600 so didn’t get into the Vic 20 .. nice video John

[fumblecopter]

The vic-20 was probably the first home video games I ever played...my grandparents had one. Played a lot of Jupiter Lander, Draw Poker and Radar Rat Race. Good times.

[summer]

I recently discovered Submarine Commander for the Vic 20. And its a very good submarine simulator.. You are basically commanding a diesel submarine stalking convoys in the meditereanean sea. Sinking as many as you can without being sunk yourself. It simulates damage and repairs. You can run aground as well or sink to the bottom.

[zerocontent]

My first ever computer the mighty Vic 20 and i still have her to this very day

[Sinfour]

Still have Gorf and Shamus carts since my childhood. Try to play my Vic20 once a year :)

[richardthunderbay]

My older brother owned a VIC-20 back in 1982-83. I spent many hours playing Gridrunner on it, easily my favorite computer game.

[jopaakki]

Just got my The Vic-20 by Retro Game and started looking for games that I played as a kid, but also games I didn't have back then. Thanks for the tips!

[DABYXman]

Wow. I love the c64 but the colours and sounds of this is amazing! Darn you for making me want more machines 😅

[whiternado]

I forgot I had Star Trek SOS as a kid on my VIC - your video brought it all rushing back! Great video and thanks for the rememories 😊😊

[-BitRach]

The Vic20 was the first computer we had, loved Omega Race Supervaders and Bomber Run. Just acquired a vic again after all these years and great to see some games I'd not seen before

[jessragan]

Thanks for sharing. I'm always hungry for more VIC-20 coverage. Surprised you didn't mention Donkey Kong or Bandits!

[DarKKnightt]

Those Commodore game covers are cool as hell.

[mamoruisamu]

Fun stuff! Never played the Commodore games, but it’s on my list of things I’d like to try. The Living Computer Museum here in Seattle (RIP) had a C64 that I’d play whenever we went. Thanks for sharing!

[BBfanfun]

i remember playing Cosmic Cruncher (bad Pac-man clone) when it came out in '82.
Vic-20 was on display in a new "Compu-Centre" store. (the store chain was popular software/Video Game boutique in Eastern Canada)

[akirastate]

My late grandmother had a Commodore VIC-20. Games she had were Cosmic Cruncher, Slots, Draw Poker. My sister and I used to play Cosmic Cruncher a lot, and my sister even used a pattern which worked each time. I used to type in programs from magazines at the time, and I spent hours doing that. My grandmother used to get upset at me for being on it for hours. I acquired a Commodore 64 from my cousin and I went to town on that thing. But for nostalgia’s sake, the VIC-20 does hold a place in my heart. It only had 5K of RAM, but with the little it had, programmers really pushed it.