JVIC: New web-based Commodore VIC 20 emulator

Re:JVIC: New web-based Commodore VIC 20 emulator by pjmlp on Saturday January 24, 2026 @01:11PM (#46745973)

In LibGDX, that is great!

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Re:JVIC: New web-based Commodore VIC 20 emulator by lance_ewing on Saturday January 24, 2026 @01:26PM (#46746116)

Yeah, libGDX is my go to now for web-based emulators and interpreters. JVIC is the third one I've written now. The other two are JOric and AGILE:

https://oric.games/

https://agi.sierra.games/

They all use the GWT html target. I realise that there is now also a TeaVM target. I might try converting JVIC to use TeaVM at some point.

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Re:JVIC: New web-based Commodore VIC 20 emulator by pjmlp on Saturday January 24, 2026 @01:45PM (#46746293)

I still remember when it used to be all the rage before Unity and Unreal took off, especially in Android indie games.

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Re:JVIC: New web-based Commodore VIC 20 emulator by lance_ewing on Saturday January 24, 2026 @01:50PM (#46746342)

JVIC (the libGDX version of JVIC) actually started out as mainly an Android project 10 years ago, but I didn't release it at that time. It was only a few months ago that I decided to add the html platform as a target, tidied it up in general, and thought it was time to release it. Given that this html version can be installed as an app on android phones, I'm not sure I need the android target anymore :D. It avoids the whole play store / app store process.

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