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Snapper for BBC Micro like PacMan
BBC Micro

Snapper retro game review for the BBC Micro

Byrolyretroadmin July 13, 2024July 13, 2024

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…

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Astro Wars by Grandstand
Grandstand | Handhelds

Astro Wars by Grandstand Handheld Review

Byrolyretroadmin July 13, 2024February 1, 2025

The best 80’s handheld game? On the last day of term at my primary school we would all bring in toys, which back in the early 80’s would include games like Operation and Buckaroo, which still exist relatively unchanged 20+ years later. There would also be the kid who had the really cool toy of…

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Tranz Am Review for the ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum

Tranz Am Review for the ZX Spectrum

Byrolyretroadmin June 28, 2024February 4, 2025

Uncover the retro racing excitement of Tranz Am for ZX Spectrum! Delve into post-apocalyptic challenges and explore open-world racing

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Fruit Machine Simulator
ZX Spectrum

Fruit Machine Simulator for the ZX Spectrum

Byrolyretroadmin January 29, 2013July 11, 2024

I’ve always been partial to a bit of a flutter, and I was particularly drawn to the fruit machine and casino game simulations on the early home computers.  Due to the relatively simple graphical requirements of these early games, they would often appear as listings in magazines – I can remember spending hours typing in…

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Galaga Arcade Screenshot
Arcade Games

Galaga by Namco – Retro Arcade Review

Byrolyretroadmin May 31, 2012March 19, 2025

Namco’s classic vertical space shooter At the time of writing, summer is here, and I am reminded of hot days spent in the arcades in Southen-on-Sea playing games like space shooter Galaga.  In the early 80’s my holidays would be spent camping with my family, and many of the campsites we visited would have a…

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Snow Bros Arcade Screenshot
Arcade Games

Snow Bros. Nick and Tom Retro Arcade Review

Byrolyretroadmin April 27, 2012March 9, 2025

What was the Snow Bros arcade game all about? There are some games which I hesitate to write about, as they are so good I just don’t feel I will do justice to them, and I put them off to another day. On this list would be the original Star Wars arcade game, as well…

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