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VIC 20 gets VVVVIC homebrew port of Markus "Notch" Persson's VVVV game

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A new homebrew game called VVVVIC has been released for the Commodore VIC-20. This game is a port of Markus "Notch" Persson's Java4K game, VVVV. The release brings modern game mechanics to classic 8-bit hardware. AI

RANK_REASON This is a homebrew game release for a retro console, which falls under the 'tool' category as it's a specific, niche product.

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VIC 20 gets VVVVIC homebrew port of Markus "Notch" Persson's VVVV game

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🕹️ VVVVIC - A VIC 20 port of Markus "Notch" Persson's Java4K game VVVV Modern mechanics have met classic hardware in the latest homebrew release for the Commodo

    🕹️ VVVVIC - A VIC 20 port of Markus "Notch" Persson's Java4K game VVVV Modern mechanics have met classic hardware in the latest homebrew release for the Commodore VIC-20 as developer lance.ewing has officially launched VVVVIC, a near faithful 8-bit port of Markus "Not... 📰 Source…

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