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BBC Micro

BBC Micro

The BBC Micro was developed in the 1980’s as an educational tool, with the computer becoming the standard in most schools of the time. Β  Due to it’s graphical power and fast processor it was also great for playing games, featuring a number of faithful arcade games, as well as original titles.

Top titles included space exploration game Elite, puzzle game Repton and platformer Chuckie Egg. Β  Check out my reviews of the best BBC Micro games!

Donkey Kong Killer Gorrilla BBC Micro
BBC Micro

Killer Gorilla for the BBC Micro

Byrolyretroadmin August 7, 2011June 10, 2025

Not a Donkey Kong Clone, Honest The BBC MicroΒ was touted as an educational tool, if you believe Fred Harris (sorry kids). Most of us growing up in the 80’s will have used one at school, either doing some rudimentary programming, or playing with maths tools such as “Turtle”. It also happened to have a great…

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Me Ee! for the BBC
BBC Micro

Mr Ee! Retro Review for the BBC Micro

Byrolyretroadmin May 16, 2011June 10, 2025

Introducing a pixel perfect clone of Mr Do! Mr Ee! came from a time when copyright law didn’t seem to apply to video games, otherwise this game would never have existed. Imagine taking the latest Super Mario game on the wii, copying it, calling it Super Dave and releasing it on the XBOX. That’s what…

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  • Arcade Games
  • Old Computers
    • BBC Micro
    • ZX Spectrum
    • ZX81
  • Consoles
    • Atari 2600
    • Dreamcast
    • Megadrive
    • Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
    • Nintendo 64
    • Playstation 1
    • Super Nintendo
  • Handhelds
    • Bambino
    • Bandai
    • Coleco
    • Game and Watch
    • Gameboy
    • Grandstand
    • IOS
    • Mattel
  • Projects
  • Retro Game Store Locator