Long has been the dream of multiple VIC-20 games on one cartridge.  Years ago programmer Ward Shrake envisioned and built himself a cart with dozens of games, all selected by dipswitches.

Fast forward to 2008.  VIC-20 multicart projects go on.  For the past months, two different multicart projects have been in development.  First out of the gate into the commercial arena is the Behr-Bonz VIC-20 Multicart.  With hardware by Eslapion and a game selection menu system by Viande of Denial, the Behr-Bonz VIC-20 Multicart contains 127 games which originally were on separate carts.  The following games are on the Behr-Bonz:

AE
Aggressor
Alien Blitz
Amok!
arachnoid
Artillery Duel
Astroblitz
Atlantis
Attack of the Mutant Camels
Avenger
Bandits
Battlezone
Black Hole
Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom
Capture the Flag
Centipede
Choplifter
Cloudburst
Clowns pour Joystick
Clowns pour paddle
Computer War
Congo Bongo
Cosmic Cruncher
Cosmic Jailbreak
Creepy Corridors
Crossfire
Cyclon
Defender
DemonAttack
Dig Dug
Donkey Kong
Dragonfire
Final Orbit + Bumper Bash
Frogger
FROGMAN.PRG
Galaxian
Garden Wars
Gorf
Gridrunner
IFR (Flight Simulator)
In the chips
Jawbreaker II
Jelly Monsters (clone of Pacman)
Jungle Hunt
Jupiter Lander
KEYQUEST
Krazy Antics
Lazerzone
Lode Runner
Lunar Leeper
Maze
Medieval Joust
Miner 2049'er
Mobile Attack
Mole Attack
Money Wars
Monster Maze
Moon Patrol
Mosquito Infestation
Motocross Racer
Mountain King
Ms Pacman
Mutant Herd
Omega Race
Outworld
Pac-Man (original)
Paratrooper
Pharaoh's Curse
Pinball
Pipes
Poker
Polaris
Pole Position
Predator
Princess and Frog
Protector
Q-Bert
Radar Rat Race
Raid on Fort Knox
Rally-X
Rat Hotel
Renaissance (Othello)
River Rescue
Road Race
Robot Panic
Robotron 2084
Scott Adams: Adventure Land
Scott Adams: Mission Impossible
Scott Adams: Pirate's Cove
Scott Adams: The Count
Scott Adams: Voodoo Castle
Sargon II Chess
Satellite Patrol
Scorpion
Sea Wolf
Seafox
Serpentine
Shamus
Sir Lancelot
Skibbereen
Skyblazer
Space Ric-O-Shay
Spider City
SPIDERS OF MARS
Spike's Peak
Spills and Fills
Squish'em
Star Battle
Star Post
Star Trek - Strategic Operations Simulator
Submarine commander
Super Amok
Super Slot
Super Smash
Terraguard
The Sky is Falling
Threshold
Tooth Invaders
Topper
Trashman
Turmoil
Tutankham
Type Attack
Typo
Video Vermin
Videomania
Visible Solar System

You can purchase the Behr-Bonz VIC-20 Multicart for $30 US plus $8 shipping to the US (shipping charge the same up to 10 carts).  For postal fees to ship to other countries and other questions about the Behr-Bonz, inquire with eslapion(at)videotron.ca   Paypal to
eslapion(at)videotron.ca   Other ROMs and services are available from Eslapion, too; just ask.

I'm getting my Behr-Bonz VIC-20 Multicart right away!

        Truly,
        Robert Bernardo
        Fresno Commodore User Group
        http://videocam.net.au/fcug
        The Other Group of Amigoids
        http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/

I wouldn't mind seeing the same selection on a multicart for the C64, at the same price.

Quote from: I on January 13, 2008, 07:05 PMYou can purchase the Behr-Bonz VIC-20 Multicart for $30 US plus $8 shipping to the US...

I have received a correction from Eslapion; though he lets me pay in US dollars, he normally requires *Canadian* dollars.

          Sorry for the confusion,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group
          http://videocam.net.au/fcug
          The Other Group of Amigoids
          http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/

Quote from: airship on January 14, 2008, 01:22 AM
I wouldn't mind seeing the same selection on a multicart for the C64...

RamLINK or RamDrive.

Quote from: airship on January 14, 2008, 01:22 AM...at the same price.

Heh, very difficult to do.  :-)

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/

Quote from: I on January 13, 2008, 07:05 PMFirst out of the gate into the commercial arena is the Behr-Bonz VIC-20 Multicart.

Here is the first Behr Bonz cart off the assembly line!

          Now shipping,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group
          http://videocam.net.au/fcug
          The Other Group of Amigoids
          http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/

     And for historical purposes, here is the Behr-Bonz prototype (photo courtesy of Glenn Holmer --

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group
          http://videocam.net.au/fcug
          The Other Group of Amigoids
          http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/

Quote from: RobertB on January 14, 2008, 07:28 AM

Quote from: airship on January 14, 2008, 01:22 AM...at the same price.

Heh, very difficult to do.  :-)

Not so difficult to produce a c64 cart of the same size - its just that the games are a whole lot bigger and so youd get less on there

QuoteNot so difficult to produce a c64 cart of the same size - its just that the games are a whole lot bigger and so youd get less on there

This is not necessarily correct. While some of the Vic-20 games listed are 16K, many are only 8K in size.

In the configuration that Eslapion is using, each game is allocated a 16K block of space in the ROM chip.

This allows for 127 games + one 16K block for the menu system.

A more versatile (but yet to be released) cartridge, is the Vic-20 MegaCart.

It features RAM expansion (with multiple menu selectable configurations), custom music (menu selectable based on user's preferances), and over 260 games + utilities to choose from.

Quote from: I on January 13, 2008, 07:05 PMI'm getting my Behr-Bonz VIC-20 Multicart right away!

My cart was mailed out last Wednesday, and I received it today!  Hooray, the postal service is not slow for once.  I will demonstrate it at this Saturday's TOGA meeting and this Sunday's FCUG meeting.

        Truly,
        Robert Bernardo
        Fresno Commodore User Group
        http://videocam.net.au/fcug
        The Other Group of Amigoids
        http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/

QuoteMy cart was mailed out last Wednesday, and I received it today!  Hooray, the postal service is not slow for once. 

Great!

Does the cart have gold edgecard connector, or is it tinned?

The posted photos appears to show a tinned edgecard connector, but perhaps that was pre-production unit.

Quote from: Brian on February 14, 2008, 02:30 AMDoes the cart have gold edgecard connector, or is it tinned?

Very gold.

When your VIC-20 MegaCart comes out,
I'll test it out, too,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/

Quote from: I on January 13, 2008, 07:05 PMWith hardware by Eslapion and a game selection menu system by Viande of Denial, the Behr-Bonz VIC-20 Multicart contains 127 games which originally were on separate carts.

Eslapion now has a webpage for the Behr-Bonz VIC-20 Multicart and for his earlier project, the VIC-20 Ultimate Expander.  Go to

           http://www.8bitcentral.com

                Truly,
                Robert Bernardo
                Fresno Commodore User Group
                http://videocam.net.au/fcug
                The Other Group of Amigoids
                http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/

     Eslapion announces that he is now accepting orders for the PAL version of the Behr-Bonz multicart for the Commodore VIC-20. The price is $30 Canadian. Shipping to Europe or Australia is $11 for up to 5 carts.
     Go to http://www.8bitcentral.com (though the PAL cart is not listed there yet).
     The list of games included in the PAL version are:

AE, Aggressor, Alien Blitz, Alphabet Zoo, Amok!, Arachnoid, Artillery Duel, Astroblitz, Atlantis, Attack of the Mutant Camels, Avenger, Black Hole, Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom, Cave-In, Centipede, Choplifter, Cloudburst, Clowns Joystick, Clowns Paddles, Computer War, Congo Bongo, Cosmic Cruncher, Cosmic Jailbreak, Creepy Corridors, Crossfire, Cyclon, Deadly Duck, Deadly Skies, Defender, Demon Attack, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong, Dragonfire, Droids, Fourth Encounter, Frogger, Galaxian, Gorf, Gridrunner, In the Chips, Jawbreaker II, Jelly Monsters, Jupiter Lander, Keyquest, Krazy Antics, KStar Patrol, Lazer Zone, Lode Runner, Lunar Leeper, Maze, Medieval Joust, Menagerie, Mine Madness, Miner 2049'er, Mobile Attack, Money Wars, Monster Maze, Moon Patrol, Mosquito Infestation, Motocross Racer, Ms Pacman, Mutant Herd, Omega Race, Outworld, Pacman, Paratrooper, Pharaoh's Curse, Pinball Spectacular, Pipes, Poker, Polaris, Pole Position, Predator, Princess and Frog, Protector, Q-Bert, Quackers, Radar Rat Race, Raid on Fort Knox, Rally-X, Rat Hotel, Renaissance, River Rescue, Road Race, Robot Panic, Robotron 2084, Scott Adams: Adventureland, Scott Adams: Mission Impossible, Scott Adams: Pirate's Cove, Scott Adams: The Count, Scott Adams: Voodoo Castle, Sargon II Chess, Satellite Patrol, Satellite and Meteorites, Scorpion, Sea Wolf, Seafox, Serpentine, Shamus, Sir Lancelot, Skibbereen, Skyblazer, Space Ric-o-shay, Spiders of Mars, Spike's Peak, Spills and Fills, Springer, Star Battle, Star Post, Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator, Sub Chase, Submarine Commander, Super Amok, Super Slot, Super Smash, Terraguard, The Sky is Falling, Threshold, Topper, Turmoil, Tutankham, Type Attack, Typo, Video Vermin, Videomania, Visible Solar System

           Truly,
           Robert Bernardo
           Fresno Commodore User Group
           http://videocam.net.au/fcug
           The Other Group of Amigoids
           http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/

After the Commodore Scene meeting of June 24 in Preston, England, Shaun Bebbington handed over a very low serial-numbered PAL VIC-20 to me.  The two-pin power connector looks different than the one used here in North America, but I will bring it back.  If I can get it to run, then it will be at CommVEx v4, running the PAL version of the Behr-Bonz games multicart.

Leaving Rhodes, Greece,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
CommVEx v4 website - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

Quote from: RobertB on June 30, 2008, 02:08 AM
After the Commodore Scene meeting of June 24 in Preston, England, Shaun Bebbington handed over a very low serial-numbered PAL VIC-20 to me.  The two-pin power connector looks different than the one used here in North America, but I will bring it back.  If I can get it to run, then it will be at CommVEx v4, running the PAL version of the Behr-Bonz games multicart.

Probably saying something you already know .. but do remember the power differences between UK and the US ... don;t want to get all excited and plug your Vic-20 in only to have it die a horrible death :-)

Actually what does happen when you plug a 240V device into 110V ?  it is death ?  Or nothing ?  I know 110V in 240V does interesting things :-)

Mark

Quote from: Mark Smith on July 01, 2008, 10:04 AM
Probably saying something you already know .. but do remember the power differences between UK and the US ... don;t want to get all excited and plug your Vic-20 in only to have it die a horrible death :-)

No problem.  I'm just bringing back the keyboard, no power supply.  I will connect a North American p.s. to it.

           Going to the Bunker Commodore Meeting in Bochum,
           Germany in a few minutes,
           Robert Bernardo
           Fresno Commodore User Group
           CommVEx v4 website - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex

I met up with Eslapion when I was in Montreal last month.  I gave him a couple cases of Mountain Dew from the U.S. (it doesn't have caffiene in Canada), and he was nice enough to show me and my family some of the sights of Montreal.  He also gave me one of his Behr-Bonz Multicarts.  I finally got a chance to set up a VIC-20 and try it out a couple days ago.  I'm VERY impressed!  It'll be a permanently installed cartridge in that particular VIC-20. 

Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on August 28, 2008, 09:48 AMI met up with Eslapion when I was in Montreal last month.

Excellent!  You'll have to tell me all about the meet sometime.

Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on August 28, 2008, 09:48 AMI gave him a couple cases of Mountain Dew from the U.S. (it doesn't have caffiene in Canada)...

Each can has more than caffeine than a cup of coffee.

Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on August 28, 2008, 09:48 AM...and he was nice enough to show me and my family some of the sights of Montreal.

Ooo, very nice!  I've thought about visiting Montreal, the Paris of North America (now that I've visited the real Paris).

Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on August 28, 2008, 09:48 AMHe also gave me one of his Behr-Bonz Multicarts.  I finally got a chance to set up a VIC-20 and try it out a couple days ago.  I'm VERY impressed!

I suppose you got the NTSC version, right?  You know, even the PAL version when used in a NTSC VIC-20 is not too bad display-wise.

Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on August 28, 2008, 09:48 AMIt'll be a permanently installed cartridge in that particular VIC-20. 

Ah, your kids decided for you.  ;-)

           Truly,
           Robert Bernardo
           Fresno Commodore User Group
           http://videocam.net.au/fcug
           The Other Group of Amigoids
           http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/

Quote from: RobertB on August 28, 2008, 02:42 PMExcellent!  You'll have to tell me all about the meet sometime.

I'd be happy to. 

Actually, since pictures speak louder than words, anyone who wants to can see photos of my entire 9070-mile (14,500km) road trip on my Flickr page.  You can see the photo of me with Eslapion in front of the Biodome here. 

Boy, is that picture scary!

I don't know why I seem to have retained my looks better than anyone else I know.

Vive le Québec libre!

(Well, at least I'm laughing.)

Quote from: airship on August 29, 2008, 12:24 AM
Boy, is that picture scary!

Uh... I'll try not to take that personally. 

The funny thing was that we set up when and where to meet by e-mail, but I had no idea what he looked like.  But, somehow, I had no problem picking him out of the crowd. 

Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on August 29, 2008, 10:44 AMBut, somehow, I had no problem picking him out of the crowd. 

I wonder what gave him away...

Quote from: Andrew Wiskow on August 28, 2008, 06:18 PMYou can see the photo of me with Eslapion in front of the Biodome...

Biodome?  I thought the only Biodome was near Tucson, Arizona.  Many years ago my uncle brought me to the Arizona Biodome.  Too bad we were not allowed to enter; we could only tour the grounds.

          O.K., where did I put those 3-D slides I took of it?
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group
          http://videocam.net.au/fcug

Quote from: RobertB on August 29, 2008, 03:25 PMBiodome?  I thought the only Biodome was near Tucson, Arizona.

I think you're thinking of the Biosphere, which is a completely different beast.  The Montreal Biodome (Biodôme de Montréal) was originally constructed for the 1976 Olympic Games as a velodrome. It hosted both cycling and judo events.  Now, as the Biodome, it's a huge indoor zoo, where you walk through different ecosystems amongst the animals.  As far as I know, it's the only one of its kind.  I did go to the Nagasaki Bio Park while I lived in the southern part of Japan, but that's different because it's outdoors.  Of course, an outdoor version wouldn't work well in Montreal due to the freezing temperatures in the winter.