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Roland on the Ropes

Publisher: Amsoft

Release Year: 1985 (35 years old)

Platforms: Amstrad

Legendary Status:

It came in a free 12-pack of games, and stands as one of Amsoft's finest

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Game Review 👁 57 🗪 0

Bruce Lee

Publisher: Datasoft / US Gold

Release Year: 1984 (36 years old)

Platforms: Amstrad, BBC Micro, Commodore, ZX Spectrum

Legendary Status:

An undeniably classic platformer that's as legendary as the man himself

Game Review 👁 111 🗪 1

Menace

Publisher: Psygnosis

Release Year: 1989 (31 years old)

Platforms: Commodore

Legendary Status:

Not at the forefront of any definitive videogames list, but still very cheery

Game Review 👁 42 🗪 0

Dan Dare

Publisher: Virgin Interactive / EA

Release Year: 1986 (34 years old)

Platforms: Amstrad, Commodore, ZX Spectrum

Legendary Status:

So well received back in the day, it earned itself two sequels

Game Review 👁 87 🗪 0

Horace Goes Skiing

Publisher: Sinclair Research / Melbourne House

Release Year: 1982 (38 years old)

Platforms: Commodore, ZX Spectrum

Legendary Status:

About as basic as graphics can get, yet this game is practically mythological

Game Review 👁 51 🗪 0

Amstrad CPC

BBC Micro

Commodore 64

ZX Spectrum

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Pixel8Games.com contains a collection of retrospective reviews and comparisons of 8-bit games for the Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum.

My reviews are often as reflective about the time as they are about the game, so expect some waffle! I've also selected a hand-picked song clip coming from the same year as the review to get you into that retro feeling.

Enjoy!

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Fact or Fiction #13

BBC Micro

The BBC Micro could utilise a turtle to draw designs on paper.

Albeit, it was a robot turtle and not the real thing!

Fact

Fiction

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"Putting it all into retrospective!"

The BBC Micro could utilise a turtle to draw designs on paper.

Albeit, it was a robot turtle and not the real thing!

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