Last Updated 5th May 2019
The BBC Games Archive - digital memories
Last Updated 5th May 2019
This company was one of the most prolific on the whole BBC Micro scene, they did loads of games, not quite as many as Superior or Acornsoft, but definitly nearly as many. They started out trading under the name 'Program Power', but later changed to Micro Power, using the former name as a software mark. The release of the game Doctor Who and The Mines of Terror put a large strain on their resources, and this was probably the beginning of the end, they push o n though, and released some titles like Imogen after that, then they did a few games (one being a 3d Chess game if I recall correctly) on the Archimedes, before going bust about 3 years ago. I have also been told that there is a Micro Power shop somewhere in Leeds!
Please contact me if you have any additional information about the company or its games!
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Terrible maze game, the graphics are awful, they don't move properly, take a long time to calculate, its just not very good at all. It's a shame because this game could be quite a bit better than the average maze if it weren't for the faults, what with doors and everything.
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A strategy game for 2 to 8 players. This is a text only game, and is quite good, but it is very complicated, so you need to know the instructions before playing. The archive version doesn't have any instructions with it, so unless you can get some instructions, there is not much point in playing this.
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Early game by one R.M Hanson of Superior Software fame, from before he started the company. This is a bog standard map based Star Trek game, it's very early on in the beebs life, and consequently very simplistic, Micropower even released another version (Time Trek) later on.
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I love this little racing game, it pits you against 3 other stock cars, and the action is from overhead, you race around the tiny circuit, with oil slicks, tight corners and more. It is one of the best racers on the BBC, so play it. It is especially good with two players. I think there were two versions, what were the differences?
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This is a two player game in which you have to make 250,000 pounds by stealing as much as you can. You have to find all the diamonds and take them back to your house. The robots that chase each player can be made to chase the opposite player by shooting them with your gun. It is fast and furious action for two players, and is great fun if you have a mate to play with, to relive those good old days!
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A great clone of Acornsofts Arcadians, which in turn are clones of the great Galaxians! It is just repetitive like space invaders, but it is much more fun in my opinion as the aliens SWOOP down and fire on you. The graphcis are minimalistic to put it nicely, but they are functional and you just can't stop playing!
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Micro Power's answer to the Star Trek phenomenon, of course it doesn't mention the actual films or series, but it is pretty close, it is a wonder they weren't sued for this! Text only, in Mode 7, it is actual a quite good strategical game, with you moving around the quadrants defeating all the Klingons.
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A simple text adventure, there is absolutely no description in this game, you just get told the location and then which exits there are. It has a two word parser, and not much else! It is played in Mode 7, and does at least have one redeeming featurre, it uses colour well!
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A Space Rescue clone, the old game where you have to rescue scientist stuck on the planet during a meteor shower, you must negotiate the meteors, then land in the correct places to let them get on board one at a time. This is a below average version, and is very annoying as it is just too hard, even on the first level. The graphics are good, if uninspiring, but it just has a difficulty problem!
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