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. 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. Check out my reviews of the best BBC Micro games!
Not a Donkey Kong Clone, Honest The BBC Micro 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…
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…
