nathanallan Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I found this site: http://www.gamingenterprisesinc.com/vic20/ and am quite interested in it. I asked the person some questions from that user group, hopefully I'll get some answers from him and get one. I'd love to program a few things onto cart and actually be able to easily get it to my actual Vic 20. He says he has done this for a while, is this old news?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I found this site: http://www.gamingent...sinc.com/vic20/ and am quite interested in it. I asked the person some questions from that user group, hopefully I'll get some answers from him and get one. I'd love to program a few things onto cart and actually be able to easily get it to my actual Vic 20. He says he has done this for a while, is this old news?? not sure if it is new news, but I recently bought one of these, can't re-program it though as far as I know, but for £15 it was a real bargain im, oh and it is OSD menu driven not dip switches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 I remember reading about that, I couldn't get one at the time. Would have loved it though, that's for sure. The reprogrammable aspect of it intrigues me the most. I have been writing this and that for basic for years (lately I have been very rusty though) and having an actual cart to program for would be just awesome-- no more floppies! I just have to see what it takes to actually write to one. I don't want to be pulling roms from sockets all the time, and making a programmer isn't a real chore so I guess I can do that, too. I'm hoping I can program the cart from the board edge, not directly to the rom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I bought the Mega-Cart, been very happy with it. It's $99, but includes all known cartridge game, various utilities like the Super Expander (expanded BASIC), selection of tape/disk games and RAM expansion (selectable configurations up to 32 KB). I posted about it in this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Spiceware's right. I bought one of these after he mentioned it in the old Atari vs Commodore flamewar thread. I bought a Vic-20 from Ebay *because* of this cart. The Mega-cart is awesome! Remember that the Vic-20 is very "retro" in it's capabilities - and I have a very exacting appreciation for such stuff. Although I have had a bit of fun with it, I haven't even seen all the games. Like so many here (I suspect) I have too many systems and too many games, so I haven't even played them all. If you're considering Vic-20, I wouldn't want to own one without the Mega-cart. You can set it to any size RAM expansion for fooling around in BASIC. It does cost $100. I'm not rich, but I think it was worth it. The Vic-20 in the box with this cart chucked in the box pretty much encompases the entire Vic-20 experience. Sure makes owning one fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 (edited) Thanks for pointing these out. There are some really fun Vic-20 games out there. It would be nice to have a bunch of the arcade games on one cart. Edited December 13, 2009 by littleman jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I also own and recommend the Mega-Cart. I really enjoy Frogger '07. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Every Vic fan should have a Mega-Cart, it's simply amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataridave Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Does the Mega Cart have any tape-based games on it? I was just watching some gameplay of King Tut, and it looks really fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinju Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I tried ordering a Mega Cart 3 years ago now, I got on the list and got 2 emails saying that I am still on the list and new carts should be ready soon. After the last email a year later after I got on this list, I never heard another word. I email a few times and never once did I get a responce.Oh well. I really wanted one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Here is a list of tape, disk and homebrew games present on the Mega-Cart: http://mega-cart.com/tape-disk-games/ King Tut however is not among the listed games. Basically I think it was a personal selection based on us who developed the cartridge with input from the Denial community. For those who want a cheaper cartridge with just a selection of cartridge games, Eslapion has posted he is doing another run of the Behr-Bonz cartridge. It doesn't have a shell, significantly fewer games, no utilities etc but will be available sooner at half the cost. http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56288 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n5x Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I've been on the list waiting a couple of years as well. I still want a Mega Cart thou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Invader Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 The Mega-Cart ROM has been available to download for a while now. I'm surprised that no one has tried to make their own cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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