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VIC Scramble

VIC Scramble is another Scramble game for the VIC-20, but with some alterations that make it stand out. As usual, you fly with a ship through a system of caves, but this cave lacks the usual roof. You shoot or…

31 December 1982

VIC Scramble is an arcade, released 31 December 1982 on Commodore VIC-20.

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What VIC Scramble is

VIC Scramble was released in 1982. It is available on Commodore VIC-20 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

VIC Scramble is another Scramble game for the VIC-20, but with some alterations that make it stand out. As usual, you fly with a ship through a system of caves, but this cave lacks the usual roof. You shoot or drop bombs at the usual missiles, saucers and fuel pods, but in this version, you don't shoot and bomb simultaneously. Bombs are released by pulling back on the joystick with the fire button pressed. Of course, this means that you can't go back and forth as usual, instead your ship is glued to the back of the screen. While the scrolling is forced, pushing forward makes it speed up, so that you can fly away from missiles and other threats. As you go deeper into the caves, the border…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction.

What it launched against

VIC Scramble launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did VIC Scramble come out?
VIC Scramble was released on 31 December 1982 for Commodore VIC-20.

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