BBC Micro

Beebchase – The BBC Micro gets its own version of Deathchase

Chris Bradburne has made a BBC Micro conversion of Deathchase, the ZX Spectrum game by Mervyn Estcourt. Deathchase was originally released in 1983. It is a first-person vehicular combat that involves the player controlling a motorcycle and chasing down enemy bikers while avoiding obstacles in a forest environment. The game was published by British software Beebchase – The BBC Micro gets its own version of Deathchase

Developer, Mark Moxon, has recreated every Acornsoft box screenshot by hand

Mark Moxon, a UK-based web developer, has recreated every Acornsoft box screen shot by hand. Moxon says, “I hand-crafted these images during the lockdown of 2020. It was a surprisingly therapeutic experience, and I had plenty of time to devote to making these shots as pixel-perfect as possible. That said, the original box screenshots were Developer, Mark Moxon, has recreated every Acornsoft box screenshot by hand

Wordle Retro-Clone Round-Up

You may have come across Wordle – a web-based word game created by Josh Wardle in 2021 and since acquired by the New York Times. The idea is simple. You have six guesses to guess a five-letter word. If a letter you guess is in the word but in the wrong place, it is highlighted Wordle Retro-Clone Round-Up

To celebrate 40th anniversary of BBC Micro, Galaforce 2 source code released

Kevin Edwards, the programmer of Galaforce 2 for the BBC Micro, has released the source code for the game on GitHub to celebrate the anniversary of BBC Micro. Galaforce 2 was the follow up to his classic arcade shooter Galaforce. Edwards says: ​ “In 1987 I began writing this sequel to the successful ‘Galaforce’ shoot-em-up To celebrate 40th anniversary of BBC Micro, Galaforce 2 source code released

New Book: Acorn – A World In Pixels

Available later this month is Acorn – A World In Pixels, a book showcasing the games history of the BBC Micro and Electron. The book contains 476 pages and featured a foreword by Richard Hanson of Superior Software, and cover illustration by Ste Pickford. Television and radio presenter, Iain Lee also contributes an article ‘Life New Book: Acorn – A World In Pixels

Ashtrays, Bread bins and Toastracks: A guide to retro computing slang

Like most hobbies, Retro Computing comes with its own set of slang, and fan-created nicknames for products. Sometimes they are affectionate, sometimes derogatory – but one things for sure, if you’re new to the hobby you will have no idea what people are talking about!   This document is a permanent work-in-progress and will be Ashtrays, Bread bins and Toastracks: A guide to retro computing slang

Royal Mail to release stamps commemorating History of British Video Games

For those of us that still use snail-mail, the Royal Mail are launching a set of stamps commemorating the history of the British video game industry. The stamps feature images from Elite (BBC Micro), Dizzy (ZX Spectrum), Sensible Soccer (Amiga), Lemmings (Amiga), Populous (Amiga), Worms (Amiga), Micro Machines (Mega Drive), Wipeout (PlayStation) and various Tomb Royal Mail to release stamps commemorating History of British Video Games