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- Mon May 20, 2024 7:50 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: BBC Micro games with the best music
- Replies: 26
- Views: 650
- Fri May 19, 2023 4:59 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Evolution of BBC & Electron Games?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2557
Re: Evolution of BBC & Electron Games?
There was definitely a point where a significant portion of new Electron releases were examples of programmers trying to push it to its limits. One page of reviews in Electron User vaguely rings a bell where all of the games had the “garbage” around the edge of the screen, which I’m not sure had hap...
- Sun Mar 26, 2023 4:35 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Games that punished a new player with near instant death
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10008
Re: Games that punished a new player with near instant death
Fortress (Pace)
Even after extensive play I was generally done within seconds!
Even after extensive play I was generally done within seconds!
- Sat Jan 14, 2023 10:47 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Largest person sprite in a BBC B game?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3034
Re: Largest person sprite in a BBC B game?
What about that big red monster on the 5th screen of Jet Power Jack (ie. The Yugg monster)? I mean that is just a static level decoration which is made up from a bunch of individual blocks. Might as well consider this a contender :lol: How about the Cute To Kill bosses? Very blocky and flickery, an...
- Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:55 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Largest person sprite in a BBC B game?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3034
Re: Largest person sprite in a BBC B game?
How about the Cute To Kill bosses? Very blocky and flickery, and not exactly man-on-the-street shapes, but massive regardless.
- Fri Nov 19, 2021 10:18 am
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Orbital - finally played the original!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1455
Re: Orbital - finally played the original!
I always wondered what the bloody hell had happened there - kudos on doing it!
- Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:46 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: What software was bundled with the Acorn Electron?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3004
Re: What software was bundled with the Acorn Electron?
Mine came with: Desk diary Business games Snapper Arcadians Boxer Starship command Hopper This was quite a late purchase from Dixons probably sometime in 1985. I could be wrong about the date though and it could be as late as summer 1986. Similar with ours, but no Starship Command - we had Sphinx A...
- Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:43 am
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Acorn World In Pixels 2nd Edition
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10404
Re: Acorn World In Pixels 2nd Edition
Still no The Hobbit? Strange omission, it was quite iconic with its AI characters, pretty graphics and quirky bugs; and Veronika Megler is easy to contact. Good to see Level 9 in the mix anyhow. Have to say, that’s pretty harsh given the scale of the undertaking that’s been involved here. There wil...
- Thu Apr 29, 2021 10:51 am
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Stryker's Run and the Machinegun
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1899
Re: Stryker's Run and the Machinegun
Weirdly, this was of the first couple of games I ever completed on the Electron back in the day, and probably the first I finished without a solution to hand. Bit annoying at times but never struck me as all that difficult. Can’t remember the machine-gunner - does it feature in the Elk version (have...
- Sun Apr 04, 2021 11:53 am
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: The worst commercial game...
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4345
Re: The worst commercial game...
Return Of R2
I have a lot of time for “bad” games, stuff like Auf Wiedersehen Pet, but they have to play fair, and this doesn’t.
I have a lot of time for “bad” games, stuff like Auf Wiedersehen Pet, but they have to play fair, and this doesn’t.
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:43 am
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Acorn - A World in Pixels - new book
- Replies: 54
- Views: 11879
Re: Acorn - A World in Pixels - new book
My copy arrived today.
Proud to have played a small part - what a lovely thing it is. Brilliant work Mark and all those who had a hand in it. It’s been well, well worth the wait.
Stu
Proud to have played a small part - what a lovely thing it is. Brilliant work Mark and all those who had a hand in it. It’s been well, well worth the wait.
Stu
- Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:23 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Best and worst licensed ports for the Beeb/Elc
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2637
Re: Best and worst licensed ports for the Beeb/Elc
Best
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Impossible Mission
Yie Ar Kung Fu
Way Of The Exploding Fist
Mikie
Boulderdash
Commando
Klax
Beach Head
Jet Set Willy II
Worst
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Star Wars
Tetris (plays fine but unpolished and feels lazy)
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Impossible Mission
Yie Ar Kung Fu
Way Of The Exploding Fist
Mikie
Boulderdash
Commando
Klax
Beach Head
Jet Set Willy II
Worst
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Star Wars
Tetris (plays fine but unpolished and feels lazy)
- Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:11 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Most Loathed Acorn Electron Games...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6947
Re: Most Loathed Acorn Electron Games...
What about Licence to Kill?? Surely the worst. Just infinite corridors on multiple levels where all you could do was run around stabbing minions of Clive Sinclair. The instructions detailed a deeper game. It led to me & a friend to dissassemble the code & it appeared like there was more to ...
- Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:16 am
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Most Loathed Acorn Electron Games...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6947
Re: Most Loathed Acorn Electron Games...
I seem to remember there were letters to Electron User coming up with various methods, but basically the programmers cocked it up. I think I somehow stumbled across hitting the ball on at least one occasion, but it was simply not a straightforwardly repeatable action. Compared to the BBC version, it...
- Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:17 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Most Loathed Acorn Electron Games...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6947
Re: Most Loathed Acorn Electron Games...
Return Of R2 and Ian Botham’s Test Match (where it was impossible to hit the ball in the Elk version due to a coding oversight).
- Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:07 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Best 2 player games?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 42697
Re: Best 2 player games?
Fully echo the Skirmish shouts.
Also:
Indoor Sports (mainly for table tennis and air hockey)
Grand Prix Construction Kit (we used to design half a track each)
Graham Gooch’s Test Cricket
I never tried Spy vs Spy but heard good things about it.
Also:
Indoor Sports (mainly for table tennis and air hockey)
Grand Prix Construction Kit (we used to design half a track each)
Graham Gooch’s Test Cricket
I never tried Spy vs Spy but heard good things about it.
- Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:44 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: Educational Archive not in STH
- Replies: 681
- Views: 165053
Re: Educational Archive not in STH
There were some disks I didn't sent on that were labelled with people's names I didn't recognise. Not sure of the nature of those disks, presumably things like CVs etc, but on the other hand I know some of those in the YTS were pretty good at coding (and one or two were absolute demons at cracking p...
- Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:09 am
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: Educational Archive not in STH
- Replies: 681
- Views: 165053
Re: Educational Archive not in STH
Some of that might be a mixture of my sister (Elaine) and Mum’s (she’s about to be 81) files - some of it should be related to a YTS group that my ex-brother-in-law used to look after.
- Wed Mar 14, 2018 11:35 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: Educational Archive not in STH
- Replies: 681
- Views: 165053
Re: Educational Archive not in STH
I’m basically useless for copying and scanning purposes, as my tape deck and disk drive are buried in the left, and my scanner refuses to work with Windows 10.
Will send all these on, hopefully Fri or Sat this week.
Will send all these on, hopefully Fri or Sat this week.
- Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:49 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: Educational Archive not in STH
- Replies: 681
- Views: 165053
Re: Educational Archive not in STH
Meanwhile, these caught my eye. There may be the odd PC disk in here (World Class Leaderboard probably proves that), but anything leaping out as being of specific interest? 1AD02175-9DAC-4719-B523-EAD29FC97D0F.jpeg BF507C3A-D70F-46C3-B736-F954145C34E7.jpeg 5A9107B8-F4C7-497F-8EFF-206C3CEF0C6E.jpeg
- Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:47 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: Educational Archive not in STH
- Replies: 681
- Views: 165053
Re: Educational Archive not in STH
Quick peek at the Cornish Riviera booklet..,
- Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:45 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: Educational Archive not in STH
- Replies: 681
- Views: 165053
Re: Educational Archive not in STH
Here’s Cup And Bowl, which is being sent Col-wards in the coming days...
- Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:52 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: Educational Archive not in STH
- Replies: 681
- Views: 165053
Re: Educational Archive not in STH
Dunno who John is I’m afraid.
Supermarket is here:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7190&p=88020#p88342
I’ll bung anything that’s missing Col’s way as promised.
Supermarket is here:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7190&p=88020#p88342
I’ll bung anything that’s missing Col’s way as promised.
- Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:00 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: Educational Archive not in STH
- Replies: 681
- Views: 165053
Re: Educational Archive not in STH
Am getting tied in knots with the archive. Thought more Acornsoft/Ivan Berg titles were in there, but I’m struggling to find them (admittedly I’ve been in the loft for two hours and am slightly out of it). In front of me are: Revise GCE/CSE English Mathematics 1 Mathematics 2 Biology Crime & Det...
- Sun Mar 04, 2018 5:30 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: Educational Archive not in STH
- Replies: 681
- Views: 165053
Re: Educational Archive not in STH
^ that will be a CSW only, as the loaders are rather mental, all of them dont work under BeebEm only bEm beta CSW /WAV tape ldr , Done two so far. They sometimes have a 'back door' ie OLD RUN hiding somewhere OR a do you want to finish question, which if you press Break at right time can see basic ...
- Sat Mar 03, 2018 11:47 am
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: Educational Archive not in STH
- Replies: 681
- Views: 165053
Re: Educational Archive not in STH
Did this ever surface? It’s by Griffin Software - came in a bumper package complete with a book, which I must still have somewhere. For some reason the tape’s strayed in among a load of music cassettes I have ...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:54 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic adventure games
- Topic: Text Adventure Games
- Replies: 54
- Views: 14391
Re: Text Adventure Games
I could never be doing with any text adventures where I had to write things down. Which, to be fair, probably explains why I had such a troubled relationship with the genre. Incidentally, how come the Electron version was so pared down compared to the Beeb? The Electron User review says it has 100 f...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:38 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic adventure games
- Topic: Text Adventure Games
- Replies: 54
- Views: 14391
Re: Text Adventure Games
Was it Oxbridge where one of the puzzles meant you had to move as if you were a knight in chess, so as to check off every space on a chessboard?
I think I saw that in one of the reviews, and that may have been the youthful point I realised that one person's idea of fun isn't necessarily mine.
I think I saw that in one of the reviews, and that may have been the youthful point I realised that one person's idea of fun isn't necessarily mine.
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:27 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: MIA Games on eBay
- Replies: 112
- Views: 21070
Re: MIA Games on eBay
Meanwhile, Beeb Invaders arrived yesterday. Tape looks in very good condition.
Will endeavour to send it Col-wards this week.
Will endeavour to send it Col-wards this week.
- Fri Feb 16, 2018 10:54 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: MIA Games on eBay
- Replies: 112
- Views: 21070
Re: MIA Games on eBay
well, well I never :shock: I was waiting for a PM reply from Stu /Ivor, to see if he Really needed them for his collection, & does not want them :lol: also got a reply from the seller of Beeb Invaders, & said he would pass my info onto buyer (Ivor), so that was nice :D Basically, I don’t co...