Last Updated 5th May 2019
The BBC Games Archive - digital memories
Last Updated 5th May 2019
Quite a prolific company, but nowhere near as good as any of the big 3 companies (Acornsoft, Superior, Micro Power) they never really had any classic games, but had consistently good ones. I'm not sure what happened to them, because it seems as if they were only around during the early 80's, perhaps they were a victim of the computer market crash? The did one compilation, Smash 7, and it included Gunsmoke, Street Machine, Spooks And Spiders, 3D Bomb Alley, Eagles Wing, Vortex and Alpha Centauri.
Please contact me if you have any additional information about the company or its games!
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A nice idea, it is just a standard shooting the enemy from a fixed position type of game, with minimal graphics and sound, although it plays a nice little piece of 'Rule Britannia' at the start. It is not very fun after a few minutes, so you'd be better off giving this one a miss.
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Lunar landar sort of game, only more complicated because you start with the Apollo craft in orbit around the moon, you then have to bring it down safely to land. The graphics are very spartan it must be a very early game, it is quite good fun though.
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Another space invaders clone, but this one is quite enjoyable, you know the drill, lots of aliens, you have to shoot them, but this has a nice twist. For a start the graphics are perked up by a nice background, and the aliens behave differently. They break formation, and sort of expand, to a huge size, which means they can shoot. As the levels progress, more aliens break formation at once, and it becomes quite hard. One of the better Space Invaders clones on the beeb.
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Simple Blackjack game, the old 21 game. Its faithfully reproduced here 'authentic computer cards' inlcuded! There isn't really much to this game, it's all about luck really, but the graphics are quite good.
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Another shoot-em-up, I'm not sure why this is called Blitzkrieg, because it is about tanks, and not the blitz. You are in command of a tank, and have to shoot the other tanks before they get you. It is quite good fun, and the graphics are nice, if a bit plain. It does get a bit repetitive though, and annoying when the other tanks have much better aim than you!
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A highly original game, this one has you running around the actual circuit boards of either a BBC B, B+ or Crazy Computer! You run along the copper tracks, and have to traverse your way through the maze like structure, fixing the problems on the circuit board with your hammer. You get points at the end for each part of the circuit you fix, and it gets harder and harder, with more bugs trying to kill you. I love this game, it is brilliant.
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This is quite a good little game, it is a sideways scrolling style shoot em up. You fly in a high tech super jet fighter, and have to fly down a river, firing at the opposing missile launchers, planes and bombing their installations. It is nicely done, good, but not overly brilliant graphics and some nice gameplay. The best thing is it never gets to frantic to keep up with, unlike some shoot-em-ups, and the difficulty level always makes you feel as if you are improving.
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Another shooting game, this time with a western theme, all you have to do is shoot the people who pop up at the doors of inns and taverns, or in the houses. Be careful not to shoot the innocent people though! It is a bit hard to control your shot with the keyboard, this type of game normally needs a light gun. Still, it is a bit of fun.
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Released: 1984
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A nice little game, has you racing a boat around a course, it has really good graphics, but is let down by the fact that it is too easy to crash, and when you do, it is really hard to recover. Not bad though, I feel it is one of their better games.
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