#BBC Micro

My top 10 BBC Micro games, from Killer Gorilla and Chuckie Egg to Exile and Elite, plus the ones that nearly made it and how to play them today.

4 April 2026

Pac Man has been ported to a number of home platforms, some better than others, but Snapper on the BBC Micro was an almost perfect clone

13 July 2024

The BBC Micro was one of the first home computers with arcade quality graphics, see how I modified mine with a solid state gaming drive

31 January 2016

Chuckie Egg was a classic home computer game from the early 80's, first released on the ZX Spectrum and BBC Micro. But which was best?

10 November 2012

The BBC Micro was born of a computer literacy project, and for many was the first intro to personal computing. It was also great at arcade games!

13 November 2011

In 1984 Frak! was one the most talked about games on the BBC Micro. Read my review of this classic platformer on Acorn's 32k home computer.

6 September 2011

Arcadians was Acornsoft's conversion of Namco's Galaxian for the BBC Micro, a faithful take on the classic swooping-alien shooter from 1982.

14 August 2011

Killer Gorilla was a Donkey Kong clone for the BBC Micro, released in the 80's at the peak of the UK home computer craze. Read the retro review here.

7 August 2011

Mr Ee! was a very accurate clone of arcade game Mr Do!, on the BBC Micro. One of the best games for Acorn's 80's home computer.

16 May 2011