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From what I've heard, this company was pretty big back in the early 80's, I think they held out until about 86, but I can't be sure. I think they had a lot of scuffles in management, in fact I think two of the people who founded Imagine games, the ill-fated company, walked out of BugByte just monthes before! I have a few of their games on original tapes, and there is an offer of a t-shirt with the BugByte logo on it - if you have one, I'd like a picture! :-)

Please contact me if you have any additional information about the company or its games!


Skyhawk

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A game in which you fly a harrier jump jet and shoot other jump jets - this one seems unfinished as all that seems to happen is there are 2 other jump jets to kill. Does anyone know if this was ever released?


Space Invaders

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A fair version of the classic game, at least this one doesn't try to be anything else. There's not much else to say, it is just another faceless copy, you can't really reccommend it over any other game with the name 'Space Invaders'.


Space Warp

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Early game from Bug-Byte this is right from 1982 - originally it only worked on BBC's with OS 0.1! It's a Star Trek type game in which you have to control the ship and search out the Klingons. It has pretty basic graphics, just black and white and it isnt the most entertaining game!


Squeakaliser

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You are a mouse in this game, and have to collect all keys on the level, whilst dodging the bad mice who will beat you up if you so much as touch them. Whilst this game is very straightforward, it has a kind of nice feel to it, although it can get boring after a while. It is one of Bug-Bytes better games.


Star Force Seven

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An entertaining game, you are put in control of a star fleet, and have to scout out planets, shoot down other peope, and basically explore the galaxy. You play the role of a sort of General, and instead of actually flying the ships, you guide them all and tell the whole fleet what to do. Hence it is only really a text game, but it is very good fun to play, especially for would-be Captain Kirks!


Templeton

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A very strange game, you have to get past a variety of monsters, the levels are quite big, but the only thing is, you seem to die for no reason at all. The graphics are low-resolution, but very nicely drawn, and the enemies are also quite interesting. It is by no means a classic, or even very good game, but maybe worth just one play!


Tennis

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One of the only tennis games on the Beeb, this is pretty impressive, it is in a sort of pseudo 3D, but actually looks quite good. The one problem with it is that the computer is just too good! Once you get into the rally he will never miss the ball, a common AI problem in the 80's!


Tutankhamun's Revenge

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Entertaining game, it's like a large platform game, you have to collect all the keys scattered around the levels and take them back to the bank. It's quite varied, there are lots of different types of puzzle, and the graphics are very slickly done. Well worth a blast!


Twin Kingdom Valley

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This is a pretty good attempt at an adventure game, instead of detailed text you get some nice pictures, however these pictures aren't pre-rendered, and they have to be drawn at each visit to the location, making it slow going. It is entertaining though, and makes you wonder why they never made more text adventures, at least they don't have to have a control system!


Uranians

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Guess what? ANOTHER boring shoot-em-up, don't get me wrong, I love a good shoot-em-up, and i do mean a GOOD shoot-em-up, and this isn't one! The aliens move and shoot too fast, giving you little or no time to manouver. It is just so boring when you die every 2 seconds!