Category Archives: Old Computers
10 reasons why the BBC Micro was an underated classic
The BBC micro has some passionate fans, but it never really managed to generate the sort of passion reserved for some of the more popular home computers of the early 80's such as the Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
Maybe it was the … Continue Reading ››
Top 10 Spectrum Games: the best Speccy games ever!
Games every ZX Spectrum owner should play
Every ZX Spectrum owner will have had their own personal favourites on Sinclair's popular home computer, and I have drawn up a list of what I believe to be the best. My Top 10 is based on my experiences of innovative games, that even 30 years later will spark … Continue Reading ››Pyjamarama for the ZX Spectrum
Pyjamarama was part of the series of Microgen platform games, including "Automania", "Everyone's a Wally", "Herberts Dummy Run" and "3 weeks in Paradise" that starred our hero Wally Week.
Playing the part of the sleeping Wally's "dream" alter ego, … Continue Reading ››
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 ››