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by canuckster
Fri Feb 24, 2017 10:22 pm
Forum: Commodore Discussion
Topic: Newbie confused by VICE ...
Replies: 1
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Newbie confused by VICE ...

A few days ago I asked for help tracking down an old PET game; through Robert's help, I was successful. Since then I've installed VICE (on a 64-bit Windows 7 machine) and have started exploring. But I'm coming up with some strange behaviour that a cursory search of VICE's sourceforge pages did nothi...
by canuckster
Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:45 pm
Forum: Commodore Discussion
Topic: Does anyone recognize this PET game?
Replies: 8
Views: 11542

Re: Does anyone recognize this PET game?

That's fantastic! Thanks for your help. I just watched a video of someone playing it on the VIC, and what's amazing is that it looks so much more "modern" than the game I played, which was clearly for the PET. The VIC version actually used real graphics, where the PET version made do with ...
by canuckster
Wed Feb 22, 2017 7:36 pm
Forum: Commodore Discussion
Topic: Does anyone recognize this PET game?
Replies: 8
Views: 11542

Re: Does anyone recognize this PET game?

I'll keep my fingers crossed. Thanks once again.
by canuckster
Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:43 pm
Forum: Commodore Discussion
Topic: Does anyone recognize this PET game?
Replies: 8
Views: 11542

Re: Does anyone recognize this PET game?

Thanks, Robert. I've actually contemplated trying to reproduce the game as you suggest ... I just wish I could see it in operation once again (or at least a screenshot) to remind myself of all the details. There's even a dim chance I might still have the game on a cassette tape in a box somewhere, t...
by canuckster
Sun Feb 19, 2017 7:27 pm
Forum: Commodore Discussion
Topic: Does anyone recognize this PET game?
Replies: 8
Views: 11542

Does anyone recognize this PET game?

Hello all. In the mid-80s my dad (a high-school teacher) borrowed a PET from work a few times, and I remember the joys of pressing PLAY on TAPE #1, as I'm sure many of you knew all too well. We had a cassette with half a dozen games, the most memorable of which was something called Mission Impossibl...