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Packaging for the Commodore VIC-20, released in 1980, shows users engaging with the home personal computer. Key highlights of its marketing can be found here, including the use of color, affordable price point, and user friendliness. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The Commodore VIC-20 first debuted at the Computer Electronics Show held in June of 1980. It began to be sold for North American households the following year and from the get-go was a hit–an inexpensive computer that could display color graphics. The other major competitors of the time were the Atari 400, TRS-80, and Apple II. It\u2019s easy to forget now, but in the early ’80s, Apple was still the newcomer, whereas Commodore\u2014under the leadership of the aggressive and visionary Jack Tramiel\u2014was already a well-established player in the electronics market.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The game Jack Attack was named after Tramiel himself, a nod to his larger-than-life presence in the company\u2019s identity. Jack Attack, 1983. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Commodore\u2019s goal was simple, quoted from creator Tramiel himself: \u201cComputers for the masses, not the classes.\u201d Many hobbyists learned how to code on the machine, as it was one of the more affordable 8-bit entry computing systems of its time.  <\/p>\n\n\n

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A Commodore VIC-20 manual. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Its low cost and developer-friendly architecture made the VIC-20 popular not just among casual users but also within the growing coder and gamer communities. It went on to become the first personal computer to sell more than one million units\u2014ultimately reaching an impressive 2.5 million over its lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Commodore VIC-20 as seen with William Shatner. Courtesy of Flickr through Creative Commons License Attribution. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Commodore even brought in celebrity endorsements to promote the VIC-20. William Shatner, of Star Trek<\/em> fame, starred in television commercials encouraging households to bring home this \u201cwonder computer of the 1980s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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A Commodore VIC-20 game, Alien Panic, 1983. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Donations play a vital role in shaping our collections at The Strong Museum. In recent years, both collectors and former developers have generously contributed VIC-20-related artifacts. One such donor is Scott Elder, co-creator of the game development company N\u00fcfekop, who provided a treasure trove of items tied to his company\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00fcfekop developed and published titles for both the Commodore 64 and the VIC-20. The company name itself has a quirky origin\u2014co-founder Gary Elder invented a fictional “Druid” mythos linking N\u00fcfekop to Stonehenge. Alongside his brother Scott, the two created games from scratch, turning a bedroom project into a full-fledged publishing effort. (Fun fact: try reading the company name backwards.)<\/p>\n\n\n

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Krazy Kong, 1982. Advertisement that includes computing requirements, game set-up, as well as how-to-play instructions. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Unused packaging, donated by Scott Elder in 2023. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

In addition to commercially available games, the donation by Scott Elder also included things that were never released, such as alternative product packaging. Other ephemera donated included posters and advertisements, such as the Krazy Kong advertisement as seen above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Commodore VIC-20 holds a special place in the history of personal computing\u2014not just as a bestselling machine, but as a gateway that introduced millions to the world of digital creativity and play. Its affordability, accessibility, and wide game library helped pave the way for the home computing boom of the 1980s. More than just a piece of hardware, the VIC-20 became a platform for innovation, where garage developers could become game creators and everyday users could become programmers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Commodore VIC-20 game, The Count, 1979. One of many text-based adventure games programmed by Scott Adams under Adventure International. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Commodore VIC-20 first debuted at the Computer Electronics Show held in June of 1980. It began to be sold for North American households the following year and from the get-go was a hit–an inexpensive computer that could display color graphics. The other major competitors of the time were the Atari 400, TRS-80, and Apple II. It\u2019s easy to forget now, but in the early ’80s, Apple was still the newcomer, whereas Commodore\u2014under the leadership of the aggressive and visionary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"8920,8107,25693,7521,8959,8565","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[48,46,49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-electronic-games","category-games","category-video-games","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nA Brief History of the Commodore VIC-20 - The Strong National Museum of Play<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/blog\/a-brief-history-of-the-commodore-vic-20\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Brief History of the Commodore VIC-20 - The Strong National Museum of Play\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Commodore VIC-20 first debuted at the Computer Electronics Show held in June of 1980. 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