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Last edited by CAPCOM; 21-11-2020, 15:37.
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Weird to think that I was sneakily playing Arkanoid and Pac Mania on a green-keyed Acorn at secondary school as late as 1998. (Actual Arkanoid, BTW, not one of those clones also on the Acorn.) I mean, Arkanoid and Pac Mania felt like proper retro gaming back in 1998, let alone if you played it now.
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It arrived today the new Acorn book via DPD ws hoping it was Transformer Gestalt Devastator but looks like having to pay Import Tax on that from China BOO! as got a Royal Mail slip today, as missed it yesterday... email kept their at publisher saying early December word...keeping it sealed until the 25th and wrapping it up as a Christmas Gift to myself from Santa
Going to be an Acorn themed Retro Christmas at my house getting my brother a new replacement Acorn Electorn and Plus One plus games as he tried to get our original one working and failed about 5 years ago so now my nieces can play Repton and one can learn to programme in BASIC and ASEMBLY for her Computing class she is in Middle School just before GCSE level...starting ICT and Computing see Livingstone Hope Skills Review by Sir Ian Livingstone and Alex Hope and I will get her a Raspberry Pi for Python and more modern languages...
Got a complete set of all Acorn User issues as well on DVD and bought myself ACE, Zero, CVG, Super Play and Amiga Format Collections as well...good value and great scans in PDF files...fantastic resources than web based alternative and old magazine racks...
Have bought him some new games like Strike Force Harrier these below to enjoy as well...
Waiting on a few more...really want Superior Software's Camelot and have found some great Electron and Acorn websites online...Last edited by CAPCOM; 03-12-2020, 18:33.
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The Acorn electron was the first computer we got as kids, our fave games where Felix in the factory which was a single screen ladders and monsters game where you had to get oil and keep filling a machine up at the bottom of the screen to keep the game going,
Bird strike a very strange shooter, citadel a very cool littel adventure game which took us an age to finish
it was Magic Mushrooms that we played the most though it was a simple platform game that had an amazing level editor to make your own levels i spent a silly amount of time messing about with it making new levels
Last edited by Lebowski; 03-12-2020, 16:34.
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Loved Citadel and Palace of Magic. I drew out huge maps for them both across multiple pieces of A4 sellotaped together
There was a Citadel 2 on one of Superior Software's "Play it Again Sam" compilations. I don't think I ever played it at the time but might give it a go via Beebem or bbcmicro.co.uk
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Originally posted by BearBoy View PostLoved Citadel and Palace of Magic. I drew out huge maps for them both across multiple pieces of A4 sellotaped together
There was a Citadel 2 on one of Superior Software's "Play it Again Sam" compilations. I don't think I ever played it at the time but might give it a go via Beebem or bbcmicro.co.uk
We had Play it again sam 1 which had Strykers run, citadel, ravenskull and Thrust, spent far to much time on all those games
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