riffraff Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 How cool is that? Yeah I have plugged in the vic-20 for maybe the first time. Stuck in a Shamus cart, and a Commmodore joystick. I remember seeing this game being played on, what I remember was an Atari home computer at the closest computer store to my home. I always wanted to play it. "Boy this is easy" .. I thought thru the first 3-4 rooms, then I got whacked. I don't think the Commodore joystick is all that good for playing games /excuse Oh well, 30 years after I saw this game played I have a go. Not a bad game! I suppose I should check out my other vic-20 games while I have this hooked up. Should be interesting to see Jeff Minter's Aggressor. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/196939-i-just-played-shamus-on-the-vic-20/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Synergy Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I loved Shamus as a kid (on the C64). Only recently played the other versions - the Vic 20 version is pretty good. The Atari XL version is probably the best (not as pretty as the C64, but much more playable). The less said about the Gameboy version, the better. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/196939-i-just-played-shamus-on-the-vic-20/#findComment-2506766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFL Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 The Vic port is my favourite. The game really suits the chunky graphics. If you want Jeff Minter games I go with Gridrunner - again my favourite version of the game. And, if you can, you should check out the Atarisoft games. I love the Vic port of Moon Patrol too. There seems to be a little spurt of interest in the Vic of late. I've found myself posting in quite a few threads over a couple of gaming forums. Nice to see my favourite machine getting some love. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/196939-i-just-played-shamus-on-the-vic-20/#findComment-2506987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 There seems to be a little spurt of interest in the Vic of late. I've found myself posting in quite a few threads over a couple of gaming forums. Nice to see my favourite machine getting some love. I should have tried out Gridrunner. I didn't notice it was a Jeff Minter game until after I had unhooked the vic-20. Never got into the vic-20. I had a PC in 1980, one of the early pioneers in that category, then moved on to C-64 and later the Amiga. Seems like a nice machine. I'll be auctioning it and about 15 games or so later today, maybe there is something you need. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/196939-i-just-played-shamus-on-the-vic-20/#findComment-2507157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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