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Re: Retro Gamer Issue 42 - BBC Micro Article

by fwibbler <thedoctor@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sep 21, 2007 at 10:58 AM

Matthew Thompson <mt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:


> Totally agree, despite the excellent BBC article this month, (although 
> some odd games appear in the best games - cops & robbers by Atlantis 
> Software ? please it was awful) there is certainly a bias and 
> ignorance towards the BBC.
>
There was also no mention in the list of the excellent Star****p Command!
> 
> I am fed up with seeing articles on games without no mention of a BBC 
> version existing, the latest one is Bounty Bob Strikes Back, no 
> mention of the Beeb version, clearly I imagined playing it then !
> 
Yes, that does annoy a bit.

> Even less coverage is of the 32bit range, whilst this was never 
> mainstream, I feel plenty of quality games were released for example 
> Starfighter 3000 which later became a PlayStation game, and ArcElite & 
> Last Ninja are arguably the best ever versions - I have emailed Retro 
> Gamer saying  a 32bit Archimedes follow on article would be good, they 
> can feature obscure Japanese handhelds, Dragon and Oric 1 why not the 
> Archimedes?
>
Not to mention the best conversions of some games (Lemmings, Lotus Turbo
Challenge, Populous)

Cheers!

-- 
Graham
Website - http://www.thedeathzone.free-online.co.uk
 




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Retro Gamer Issue 42 - BBC Micro Article
Matthew Thompson <mt@[  2007-09-18 19:01:31 
Re: Retro Gamer Issue 42 - BBC Micro Article
aw29009@[EMAIL PROTECTED]  2007-09-20 00:47:10 
Re: Retro Gamer Issue 42 - BBC Micro Article
Matthew Thompson <mt@[  2007-09-21 10:41:11 
Re: Retro Gamer Issue 42 - BBC Micro Article
fwibbler <thedoctor@[E  2007-09-21 10:58:37 

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