Sixty Programs for the VIC 20 (GB)
Robert Erskine, Humphrey Walwyn, Paul Stanley & Michael Bews
Pan Books, 1983
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 Sixty Programs1.d64 |
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57 programs (100% complete)
| Program | Author | Requirements | Files | Info |
Defend Pages 7-12. |
? | 3K expansion | defend 3k.prg Screenshot |
Defender game played on a non-scrolling screen. Protect the humans by shooting the aliens. Controls: A (up), Z (down), Shift (fire), Space (reverse direction). |
Radiopower Pages 13-21. |
Humphrey Walwyn | 16K expansion | radiopower 16k.prg Screenshot |
Multi-player strategy game, with each player running a radio station. DJs with names near the beginning of the alphabet are good for talk shows, those near the end of the alphabet are good for music. Buy radio cars to cover local events, spend money on promotion to bring in advertisers. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Exocet Pages 22-25. |
Dave Ponting | 3K expansion | exocet 3k.prg Screenshot |
Use your missiles to sink enemy ships as they cross the horizon. Controls: F1 (left), F3 (right), F7 (fire). |
Flying Geese Pages 26-28. |
Michael Bews | Unexpanded | flying geese.prg Screenshot |
Shoot the geese as they fly overhead. You have 100 shots. Controls: F7 (fire). |
Galaxians Pages 29-32. |
P A McGeever | 3K expansion | galaxians 3k.prg Screenshot |
Galaxians game, shoot the alien invaders. Controls: Z (left), X (right), M (fire). |
Wordgram Pages 33-39. |
Ron Nickson | 8K expansion | wordgram 8k.prg Screenshot |
Word guessing game. In 'normal' mode the word is hidden and you guess which letters are in it, similar to playing Hangman. In 'jumbled' mode the letters are shown as an anagram. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Biorhythms Pages 40-42. |
? | 3K expansion | biorhythms 3k.prg Screenshot |
Biorhythm program, claims to display physical, emotional and intellectual cycles on a hi-res graph. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Soccer Supremo Pages 43-56. |
S de Rosa | 16K expansion | soccer supr 16k.prg Screenshot |
Football manager game. Manage your team finances, play games, trade players and try to win the season. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Bulls and Cows Pages 57-59. |
Robert Erskine | Unexpanded | bulls and cows.prg Screenshot |
Mastermind game, you must guess a 4-digit number. A correct digit in the correct place gives a black bull, while a correct digit in the wrong place gives a white cow. Controls: Type your guess for each round. |
Bricklayer Pages 60-62. |
? | Unexpanded | bricklayer.prg Screenshot |
A wall is being built from the bottom of the screen. Drop bombs to make holes in the wall and then drop your men through the holes, to get them to the bottom of the screen safely. Controls: Z (drop bomb), M (drop man). |
Plot Planner Pages 63-69. |
Humphrey Walwyn | 8K expansion | plot planner 8k.prg Screenshot |
Utility, plan the best layout for your vegetable garden. A '+' on the plot indicates an essential gap to be kept free of weeds. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Horse Race Pages 70-74. |
Paul Stanley | 16K expansion | horse race 16k.prg Screenshot |
Gambling game for one or more players, place bets on which horse will win the race. Controls: Type each bet. |
Cheshire Cat Pages 75-81. |
Phil McGeever | 3K expansion | cheshire cat 3k.prg Screenshot |
Asteroids game, shoot the strange aliens. Controls: 1 (rotate left), 2 (rotate right), 9 (fire), 0 (disappear). |
Energy Fields Pages 82-85. |
? | 3K expansion | energy field 3k.prg Screenshot |
You are guarding the ends of a time tunnel. Set up energy fields at the open ends of the system to stop alien ships getting through. Controls: Crsr-Down (right/up), Crsr-Right (right/down), Space (fire). |
Holiday Expenses Pages 86-93. |
Michael Bews | 16K expansion | holiday exp 16k.prg Screenshot |
Utility, currency converter for estimating holiday costs. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Flying Bomb Pages 94-98. |
Michael Bews | 3K expansion | flying bomb 3k.t64 Screenshot |
As a wartime test-pilot, you must use your new flying bomb to destroy the Nazi bunker. Controls: < (slow down), > (speed up), Crsr-Down (down), Crsr-Right (up), Space (fire), E (end game). |
Alien Pages 99-102. |
P Killick | Unexpanded | alien.t64 Screenshot |
Space Invaders game, try to hold out as long as possible against the deadly Veepods. Controls: Z (left), X (right), M (fire). |
Blitz Pages 103-107. |
? | 8K expansion | blitz 8k.t64 Screenshot |
An enemy plane has broken through your defences, use your missile launchers to destroy it before it wipes out your bases. Controls: 1-6 (launch selected missile), 0 (detonate missile). |
Chomper Pages 108-115. |
Dave Gibson | 3K expansion | chomper 3k.t64 Screenshot |
Pac Man game with three screens. Eat all the dots while avoiding the ghost. You must eat four ghosts per level otherwise you'll lose. Controls: L (left), : (right), P (up), . (down). |
Duel Pages 116-122. |
Michael Bews | 3K expansion | duel 3k.t64 Screenshot |
Shooting game. You are in a fight to the death against the computer - who will survive? Score 15 points to win. There are two versions of this game, the first has keyboard graphics and the second uses hi-res graphics. Controls: A (aim higher), Z (aim lower), F7 (fire). |
Grand Prix Pages 123-127. |
? | 3K expansion | grand prix 3k.t64 Screenshot |
Top-down car race. Try to beat the computer to the finishing line. Controls: A (left), D (right), F1 (up), F3 (down), F5 (gear 1), F7 (gear 2). |
Championship Boxing Pages 128-130. |
Dave Ponting | Unexpanded | champ boxing.prg Screenshot |
Boxing game, can you survive three rounds against an opponent of your choice? Controls: < (left), > (right), Z (up), X (down), Commodore (punch left), Shift (punch right). |
Dam Eaters Pages 131-133. |
Gregory Michael | Unexpanded | dam eaters.prg Screenshot |
Nibblers game. You must defend the dam by using your three cannons to drop bombs on the attacking ships. Controls: 1-3 (drop bomb from chosen cannon). |
History Cross Pages 134-144. |
Walwyn & Buck | 16K expansion | history cr 16k.prg Screenshot |
Crossword puzzle, where each answer is the year of a historical event. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Dambusters Pages 145-148. |
Paul Stanley | Unexpanded | dambusters.prg Screenshot |
Use your sights to shoot the bouncing bombs before your dam is destroyed. Controls: Z (left), X (right), P (up), L (down), Return (fire). |
Wordsum Pages 149-151. |
Ron Nickson | 3K expansion | wordsum 3k.prg Screenshot |
Logic game where you have to solve a sum but the numbers have been replaced with letters, and the answer is the word that the numbers spell. Controls: Press any key to reveal the correct answer. |
Moonlander Pages 152-154. |
Robert Erskine | 3K expansion | moonlander 3k.prg Screenshot |
Lunar Lander game. Land your fragile lunar lander on the purple landing pad. Controls: Z (left), X (right), I (motor on), O (motor off). |
Tanx Pages 155-157. |
Gregory Michael | 3K expansion | tanx 3k.prg Screenshot |
2-player Artillery Duel game. Two tanks face each other on opposite sides of a hillside, taking it in turns to fire shots. Who will be the first to destroy their opponent? Controls: Type the elevation (0-90) & velocity (2-10) for each shot. |
Division One Pages 158-166. |
I Mclaughlin | 16K expansion | division1 16k.prg Screenshot |
Football management game, try to win as many games as you can. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Roots Pages 167-170. |
? | 3K expansion | roots 3k.prg Screenshot |
Utility, demonstrates rounding errors in ROM functions. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Show Sign Pages 171-174. |
Dave Gibson | 3K expansion | show sign 3k.prg Screenshot |
Utility, displays a horizontally scrolling message on the screen. It could be used to advertise in shop windows or entertain friends. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Tug-of-War Pages 175-178. |
Gilbert Cockton | 3K expansion | tug-of-war 3k.prg Screenshot |
2-player game. Take it in turns to launch a parachutist from the UFO, each time the target is hit the opposing team is pulled closer to the ravine. Controls: A (player 1 fire), L (player 2 fire). |
Drag Racer Pages 179-181. |
G G Michael | 8K expansion | drag racer 8k.prg Screenshot |
Drag race simulation, time your gear changes to complete the 1/4 mile course in the shortest possible time. Controls: 1-4 (select gear). |
Xmas Eve Pages 182-185. |
Gregory Michael | 3K expansion | xmas eve 3k.prg Screenshot |
It's Christmas Eve and Santa is running late. Catch the presents as they are thrown down by the elves and then drop them down the chimneys. Controls: Z (left), X (right), Shift (drop present). |
Minelay Pages 186-190. |
Paul Stanley | 3K expansion | minelay 3k.prg Screenshot |
Maze game, collect the golden eggs while avoiding the mines & minelayer. Controls: I (left), P (right), Q (up), Z (down). |
Countabout Pages 191-194. |
Humphrey Walwyn | Unexpanded | countabout.prg Screenshot |
Counting game for children aged 2-5. Controls: 1-9 (number of objects displayed on the screen). |
Russian Roulette Pages 195-197. |
Michael Bews | Unexpanded | russn roulette.prg Screenshot |
A revolver loaded with one bullet is pointing at you. Spin the cylinder as many times as you like and then pull the trigger. Controls: A (spin cylinder), B (fire gun). |
Nightfighter Pages 198-200. |
Humphrey Walwyn | Unexpanded | nightfighter.prg Screenshot |
Shoot the enemy planes before they get too close. Controls: A (left), D (right), W (up), X (down), Q,E,Z,C (diagonals), S (fire). |
Pay Packets Pages 201-204. |
Humphrey Walwyn | 8K expansion | pay packets 8k.prg Screenshot |
Utility, calculate the individual coins needed to make up a particular sum of money. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Scuba Pages 205-207. |
Humphrey Walwyn | Unexpanded | scuba.prg Screenshot |
Catch as many small fish as you can. Avoid the deadly sharks, and don't forget to occasionally come up for air. Controls: F (left), G (right), T (up), V (down). |
Stellar Run Pages 208-210. |
Humphrey Walwyn | Unexpanded | stellar run.prg Screenshot |
Pilot your ship through a dangerous asteroid field, where contact with any of the objects means instant death. Controls: A (left), S (right), W (up), Z (down). |
Heli-Bomber Pages 211-214. |
Robert Erskine | Unexpanded | heli-bomber.prg Screenshot |
Missile Command game. Enemy helicopters are dropping bombs on your city. You must use the photon tower's crosshairs to destroy them. Controls: N (left), M (right), A (up), Z (down), Space (fire). |
Fall Guy Pages 215-219. |
? | 3K expansion | fall guy 3k.prg Screenshot |
Strategy game for two players. Move the walls left or right so that your men fall through the gaps. Who will reach the bottom of the screen first? Controls: Player 1: Q (left), W (right), 2 (up), A (down). Player 2: O (left), P (right), 0 (up), L (down). |
Anagrammatic Pages 220-221. |
Humphrey Walwyn | Unexpanded | anagrammatic.prg Screenshot |
Utility, list all possible combinations of letters to help solve anagrams and crossword puzzles. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Omnicalendar Pages 222-224. |
Humphrey Walwyn | Unexpanded | omnicalendar.prg Screenshot |
Utility, display a calendar for any month from 1900-2000. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Mushroom Invasion Pages 225-227. |
Ian Hughes | Unexpanded | mushroom inv.prg Screenshot |
Vertically scrolling shooter. Shoot the mushrooms that are taking over the planet. Controls: A (left), D (right), Return (fire). |
OXO Pages 228-231. |
Michael Bews | Unexpanded | noughts crosses.prg Screenshot |
Tic-tac-toe puzzle game, get three in a row before the computer. Controls: 1-9 (position of next move). |
Fives Pages 232-234. |
Dave Ponting | 3K expansion | fives 3k.prg Screenshot |
Logic game, guess a hidden five-digit number by asking four arithmetic questions. Controls: Type your four questions, then enter your guess. |
Dogfight Pages 235-237. |
Robert Erskine | Unexpanded | dogfight.prg Screenshot |
Two planes are locked in a battle to the death. Shoot the computer-controlled plane three times to win. Controls: F1 (rotate anti-clockwise), F3 (rotate clockwise), F7 (fire). |
Space Traffic Pages 238-241. |
Gilbert Cockton | 3K expansion | space traffc 3k.prg Screenshot |
Vertically scrolling space shooter. Collect the satellites but avoid the asteroids and enemy spaceships. Controls: Z (left), X (right), M (fire). |
Evolution 1 Pages 242-247. |
? | 8K expansion | evolution1 8k.prg Screenshot |
Game trilogy based on evolution, where only the strong survive. You start as an amoeba and must eat 5 spores to evolve into a frog. The frog needs to catch 10 flies to evolve into a beaver. Finally, the beaver has to eat 10 fish. Controls: Stage 1, amoeba: H (left), J (right), U (up), N (down). Stage 2, frog: Z (left), X (right), Shift (tongue out). Stage 3, beaver: H (left), J (right), U (up), N (down). |
Evolution 2 Pages 248-252. |
Gregory Michael | 8K expansion | evolution2 8k.prg Screenshot |
Second part of the evolution trilogy. You start as a gorilla and must eat 40 bananas to evolve into a caveman. The caveman needs to stop other cavemen from attacking his cave by surviving 30 attacks. Controls: Stage 4, gorilla: H (left), J (right), U (up), N (down). Stage 5, caveman: Z (spin left), X (spin right), Shift (throw spear), Commodore (take the spear over your head). |
Evolution 3 Pages 253-258. |
Dave Gibson | 3K expansion | evolution3 3k.prg Screenshot |
Final part of the evolution trilogy. You are the Prime Minister of a nuclear power and must program your missiles to destroy the enemy cities before they destroy you. Controls: Stage 6, nuclear war: Use the direction keys N,S,W,E to enter a flight path for your missile, then press F to launch. |
Bridges Pages 259-266. |
R Brown | 8K expansion | bridges 8k.prg Screenshot |
Use your bricks to build a bridge across the ravine so the train can cross safely. Controls: A (left), S (right), W (up), Z (down), + (place brick), - (remove brick), * (toggle between full & half bricks), UpArrow (release the train early). |
Top Trainer Pages 267-276. |
? | 16K expansion | toptrainer 16k.prg Screenshot |
Horse racing game for 1-4 players. Each player moves around the board buying, selling and training horses. If any player lands on 'go' then you can enter your horses into a race, issue 'race instructions' to the jockey and place bets. Controls: Follow on-screen prompts. |
Sheepdog Trials Pages 277-280. |
Sandro de Rosa | 3K expansion | sheepdog tr 3k.prg Screenshot |
Use your dog to herd the sheep into the pen as quickly as possible. Controls: 5 (left), 6 (down), 7 (up), 8 (right), 0 (close gate when all sheep penned). |
Hangman Pages 281-286. |
Paul Stanley | 3K expansion | hangman 3k.prg Screenshot |
The computer chooses a word from a range of topics including animals, countries and general verbs. Can you guess the word before your man is hanged? Controls: Type the letter for each guess. |
