Worth-a-Watch.

This week’s retro news, hand curated down to the stories worth your time. Homebrew, cores, hardware and preservation for 8-bit and 16-bit machines.

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Retro Game Review #652

Computer Scrabble
(Leisure Genius)
MSX

Computer Gamer issue 17: Nova

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Retro Game Review #651

Round Ones
(Alternative)
BBC/Electron

A&B Computing vol 5 no 11: 7/10

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#acornelectron

Did you play any of Acornsoft's games back in the 80s? Which one was your favourite?

#KevinToms #Acornsoft #AcornElectron #BBCMicro #EliteGame #RetroGame #UKGames #RetroComputers #HomeComputers #Microcomputers #80sComputers #80sGames #UKComputers #UKRetro

Retro Game Review #647

Tempest
(Superior)
BBC

A&B Computing vol 2 no 8: 80%
Home Computing Weekly issue 104: 4/5 Hooked
Your Computer vol 5 no 5: 3/5

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BBC Acorn 1988 Jan

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BBC Acorn 1988 Jan

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New: Four interactive guides for building 8-bit Elite from Bell and Braben’s original source disks… all in your browser

Covers the #BBCMicro, #Commodore64, #AppleII and 6502 co-pro versions of #Elite

Links in the first section of my deep dives:

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#retrocomputing #8bit

Mistigram: this #BBCMicro high resolution graphics screen, "Witching Hour", was drawn by @pixelblip.bsky.social and included in the spooky MIST1020 artpack collection released six years ago this month.

BBC Acorn 1988 Jan

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Retro Game Review #641

Danger Mower
(Logic)
BBC

Home Computing Weekly issue 29: 2/5

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BBC Acorn 1988 Jan

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Harry Dotter cassette cover #bbcmicro

Retro Game Review #637

Protector
(Quicksilva)
BBC

Home Computing Weekly issue 14: 4/5

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#atarist
#BBCmicro

Unsurprisingly, #Commodore64 owners were desperate to play #Elite on their machine, having witnessed it on the #BBCMicro and #AcornElectron. In 1985, their prayers were answered and the game was a massive hit everywhere. #AmstradCPC and #Spectrum versions soon followed.

BBC Acorn 1988 Jan

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#BBCMicro #Exile #PeterIrvin #AndyGeers #RetroComputers

BBC Acorn 1988 Jan

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Mistigram: if you've ever felt a little confused by the mixed weather during the turn of the seasons, @pixelblip.bsky.social has you covered with this #BBCMicro hirez screen of a #rainbow struggling to emerge through the murky moist miasma pervading a park.

BBC Acorn 1988 Jan

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