{"id":36653,"date":"2026-03-06T16:16:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=36653"},"modified":"2026-04-04T21:55:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T01:55:54","slug":"run-the-commodore-64-vic-20-magazine-september-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/run-the-commodore-64-vic-20-magazine-september-1984\/","title":{"rendered":"RUN: The Commodore 64 &#038; VIC-20 Magazine (September 1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Computer_Magazines%2FRun%2Frun_1984-09&amp;twg_show=Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-001.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-001-751x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-001-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-001-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-001-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-001-1126x1536.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-001-88x120.jpg 88w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-001.jpg 1182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>RUN was primarily a Commodore 64 magazine though depending on the exact time period, it also covered the VIC-20, Plus\/4, Commodore 16, and Commodore 128. The September 1984 issue includes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=36656\" class=\"attachment wp-att-36656 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-004-750x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-004-750x1024.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-004-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-004-768x1048.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-004-1126x1536.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-004-88x120.jpg 88w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-004.jpg 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Back to Basics<\/b> &#8211; An overview of educational software available for the Commodore 64. Titles looked at here include Hodge Podge, ABC Fun, Spellbound, Young Folk Series, Fay: The Word Hunter, Funbunch-Elementary, Funbunch-Intermediate, Word Attack!, M-ss-ng L-nks, Word Spinner, Learning With Leeper, Preschool IQ Builder, Facemaker, Early Games for Young Children, Kids on Keys, The Factory, Moptown Parade, Fraction Fever, Multi-Beci, Meteor Multiplication, Demolition Division, Minus Mission, Alien Addition, Alligator Mix, Dragon Mix, Success With Math, Comparing Whole Numbers, Numer-Beci, 10 Little Robots, 123 Fun, Fay: That Math Woman, Ships Ahoy, Race Car &#8216;Rithmetic, Mathematics, MathWiz, Elementary Math Package, Challenge Math, Addition Magician, Add-Sub, Survival Math, Dungeons of the Algebra Dragons, and TEC4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Speller<\/b> &#8211; A type-in educational program that reinforces spelling, vocabulary, and keyboard skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Watch Your Sidestep<\/b> &#8211; A type-in game in which you must make it through the maze without hitting a wall or retracing your steps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mysteries of the Wedge Revealed<\/b> &#8211; A guide to the Commodore 64 DOS Wedge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Terminal Programs<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of seven terminal programs for the Commodore 64 and VIC-20 including Smart 64 Terminal, SuperTerm, Telstar, Vidtex, VIP Terminal, Graph-Term 64, &#8217;64 Terminal, and Terminal 40.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Lister Filter<\/b> &#8211; A type-in program that convert the Commodore 64s special graphics symbols to printable equivalent for printing program listings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cops, Robbers, and Computers<\/b> &#8211; How one Melbourne, Florida police detective used his Commodore 64 and Superbase 64 to build a database of robberies and burglaries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SID AID<\/b> &#8211; A type-in program for the Commodore 64 that adds three new commands to BASIC to make creating music easier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=36655\" class=\"attachment wp-att-36655 keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-005-754x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-005-754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-005-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-005-768x1043.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-005-1131x1536.jpg 1131w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-005-88x120.jpg 88w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-005.jpg 1191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Departments<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>RUNning Ruminations<\/b> &#8211; An editorial on educational software and computers in the classroom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Magic<\/b> &#8211; Tips and tricks for better typing, erasing a single line on the screen, finding the cursor, making the VIC-20 beep when you type, undocumented graphic characters, loading from cassette, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Software Gallery<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of Flight Simulator II (perhaps the most influential flight sim of all time), Super-Text (a word processor), Pit Stop (classic racing game from Epyx), Quintic Warrior (a not-so great arcade style game), and Eliza (from Artificial Intelligence Research Group).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Video Casino<\/b> &#8211; A type-in game called Sky Pilot designed to teach you about animation on the Commodore 64 and VIC-20.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mail RUN<\/b> &#8211; Letters from readers about Comal, relative files, power surges, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Commodore Clinic<\/b> &#8211; Questions answered about screen printing, getting public domain software, drives that work with an IEEE-488 interface, 801 printer problems, using a 1540 disk drive with the Commodore 64, deleting files from disk, PET and Commodore 64 compatibility, converting Apple II BASIC programs to the Commodore 64, and lots more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Book Gallery<\/b> &#8211; Reviews of Discover Your VIC-20: A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Real Programming, Commodore 64 Favorite Programs Explained, and Kids and the Commodore 64.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>New Products RUNdown<\/b> &#8211; A brief look at new products including a Dual 6522 Versatile Interface Adapter for real-time applications, the SA-1000 12&#8243; amber monitor, and Star Wars: The Arcade Game for the Commodore 64.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-164-750x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-164-750x1024.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-164-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-164-768x1049.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-164-1125x1536.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-164-88x120.jpg 88w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Run_Issue_09_1984_Sep-164.jpg 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RUN was primarily a Commodore 64 magazine though depending on the exact time period, it also covered the VIC-20, Plus\/4, Commodore 16, and Commodore 128. The September 1984 issue includes: Features Back to Basics &#8211; An overview of educational software available for the Commodore 64. Titles looked at here include Hodge Podge, ABC Fun, Spellbound, Young Folk Series, Fay: The Word Hunter, Funbunch-Elementary, Funbunch-Intermediate, Word Attack!, M-ss-ng L-nks, Word Spinner, Learning With Leeper, Preschool IQ Builder, Facemaker, Early Games for Young Children, Kids on Keys, The Factory, Moptown Parade, Fraction Fever, Multi-Beci, Meteor Multiplication, Demolition Division, Minus Mission, Alien Addition, Alligator Mix, Dragon Mix, Success With Math, Comparing Whole Numbers, Numer-Beci, 10 Little Robots, 123 Fun, Fay: That Math Woman, Ships Ahoy, Race Car &#8216;Rithmetic, Mathematics, MathWiz, Elementary Math Package, Challenge Math, Addition Magician, Add-Sub, Survival Math, Dungeons of the Algebra Dragons, and TEC4. Speller &#8211; A type-in educational program that reinforces spelling, vocabulary, and keyboard skills. Watch Your Sidestep &#8211; A type-in game in which you must make it through the maze without hitting a wall or retracing your steps. Mysteries of the Wedge Revealed &#8211; A guide to the Commodore 64 DOS Wedge. Terminal Programs &#8211; Reviews of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,4],"tags":[471,473,486,2362,1885],"class_list":["post-36653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commodore-64","category-computer-arcana","tag-commodore","tag-commodore-64","tag-computers","tag-retrocomputing","tag-vic-20"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36653"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36777,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36653\/revisions\/36777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}