Category Archives: BBC Micro
Chuckie Egg Spectrum vs the BBC Micro
What was the best version of Chuckie Egg?
Back in the 80's my friend Jason and I would share time playing between my humble ZX Spectrum and his much more powerful (and expensive) BBC Micro. Many of the games that we played were exclusives to that platform, with few titles spanning both computers. At my house … Continue Reading ››10 reasons why the BBC Micro was an underated classic
Snapper retro game review for the BBC Micro
Acornsoft's Classic PacMan Clone
Snapper was one of the many quality arcade conversions that Acornsoft created for the BBC Micro, being a very faithful example of Pac Man. Anyone who remembers the early 80's will have experience of Pac Man clones on every platform, many of them pitifully poor (yes Atari 2600 I'm talking about you). … Continue Reading ››
Frak! retro review for the BBC Micro
Back before the word Frak! became a swear word on the most recent incarnation of Battlestar Galactica, or a controversial form of mining, it was a 1986 platform game on the BBC Micro. My friend had a BBC Model B and a Sony colour monitor, and we would play Frak! for hours, as well as … Continue Reading ››
Arcadians retro game review for the BBC Micro
In my retro games reviews I've covered a few BBC arcade conversions including Killer Gorrilla, so won't repeat what I've aleady said about some of the liberties taken in the early days by developers like Acornsoft.
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