@unifiedreality The graphics were never terrible back in the day.. not up to arcade standards but i think a lot of that was cos they couldnt be bothered. probably took them a day to knock up a game...
@Tapewormz - you are correct, it was on an emulator. The whole series was done with an emulator because I wanted the video to be crystal clear. However, I've run the demo on the real hardware, it looks/sounds no different.
@adric22 I didn't mean it as a shot or anything. I just had one of these in 1980. It was the best xmas present ever. I learned to program in both basic and asm on it. The manual was one of the best written manuals I've ever encountered.
I used to write programs on a VIC back around 1982, when I was in my mid-teens. It was always fun work to design the monsters for my games, and eventually I put together a program that automated the process. A few years later, I transliterated it to GW-BASIC, and then to Quick BASIC (essentially replacing the VIC's POKE statements with PSETs). These days I keep a 486 computer around with emulators for all these old machines. I prefer the dedicated emulators to MESS, tho' it's great too.
@ytlizard Some are game programmers, in the business today, but are limited to what they can do, by there employers. ;) Demoscenetv has shown a few of them, at some of the Demo gatherings in the past. ;)
Great memories, I used Vic 20's as timers for race cars, at hillclimbs, that also processed all the data to provide best times, fastest, class winners etc. I also had one hocked up to my (then young) sons slot car set to time and control the tracks and lights around the track. Great machine
I almost don't believe it. I had a VIC. I'd have wet myself if I saw it doing what I just saw. How!?
unifiedreality 8 months ago
@unifiedreality The graphics were never terrible back in the day.. not up to arcade standards but i think a lot of that was cos they couldnt be bothered. probably took them a day to knock up a game...
SarahSmith666 6 months ago
I'm 100% positive that demo was run on an emulator. I'd like to see it run on an actual cbm vic 20 hardware.
Tapewormz 10 months ago
@Tapewormz - you are correct, it was on an emulator. The whole series was done with an emulator because I wanted the video to be crystal clear. However, I've run the demo on the real hardware, it looks/sounds no different.
adric22 10 months ago
@adric22 I didn't mean it as a shot or anything. I just had one of these in 1980. It was the best xmas present ever. I learned to program in both basic and asm on it. The manual was one of the best written manuals I've ever encountered.
Tapewormz 10 months ago
@Tapewormz I remember that manual.. had many hours using that with my Vic20..
SarahSmith666 6 months ago
@SarahSmith666
I love how the manual came with schematics. To me that's crazy! :D Awesome, but I never understood them when I was 10.
Tapewormz 6 months ago
Cool review. Thanks!
drakon32 1 year ago
I used to write programs on a VIC back around 1982, when I was in my mid-teens. It was always fun work to design the monsters for my games, and eventually I put together a program that automated the process. A few years later, I transliterated it to GW-BASIC, and then to Quick BASIC (essentially replacing the VIC's POKE statements with PSETs). These days I keep a 486 computer around with emulators for all these old machines. I prefer the dedicated emulators to MESS, tho' it's great too.
elephantrange 1 year ago
O.M.G!!! dope!!!
epromenator 1 year ago
vic was better then i thought lol
R0o0g3r 2 years ago
Superb demo: pushed the VIC to limits I never thought possible!
JayArgonaut 2 years ago 6
@JayArgonaut It's almost magic how they squeezed all that out of practically nothing :)
adisharr 1 year ago
I wish demo writers for the vic and 64 would put their skills to making some incredible games and not just demos...
ytlizard 2 years ago 4
@ytlizard Some are game programmers, in the business today, but are limited to what they can do, by there employers. ;) Demoscenetv has shown a few of them, at some of the Demo gatherings in the past. ;)
clays121 1 year ago
still have my original in a box!
toemasie 2 years ago
love the demo bit, didnt realise it could actually do that lol
WindRunnerVX 2 years ago
Great memories, I used Vic 20's as timers for race cars, at hillclimbs, that also processed all the data to provide best times, fastest, class winners etc. I also had one hocked up to my (then young) sons slot car set to time and control the tracks and lights around the track. Great machine
mk2zakspeed 2 years ago
nice demo.
shrapnelenema 3 years ago 2
great music in the background :-) Awesome demo at the end too.
debuglive 3 years ago
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sure is, though I hardly believe it is actually done by the Vic-20. All those pulse width kinda modulations are not possible.
ilikemyhandsbloody 2 years ago
Those fast notes are actually arpeggios, and ANY computer capable of audio can do it with skilled programming.
kevin12567 2 years ago
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ilikemyhandsbloody 2 years ago
Fantastic video, it brought back a lot of memories for me from when I owned a Vic and I loved the 2008 Demo you created.
Emannikcufesin 3 years ago
I had no idea the Vic could do so much. I want me a demo
marceloyanez111 3 years ago
POKE36879,8
v1sta 3 years ago
I agree. I did not know a Vic could do that. You sure know your programming
Teankun 3 years ago
It doesn't get more COOLER than that!!!!!
DarkMetalSpider 3 years ago
Awesome.
subsynchronous 3 years ago