Acorn Electron - Gaming Retro

The Acorn Electron Is 40!

On: August 26, 2023

This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of a very important British computer. The Acorn Electron celebrated its 40th birthday on August 25th, ,marking four decades since its release at an astonishing £199, around £700 in modern terms. (For comparison, a Commodore 64 in 1983 would set you back around £300.)Read More →

Super Star Trek Has Been Ported To Multiple 8-Bit Systems

By: Anthony Yates

On: June 15, 2023

In: Retro Games News

Reto systems developer Electron.Greg has released Super Star Trek for several 8-bit systems, including the C64 and VIC-20. On his Itch.io page for the Acorn Electron version, he says, have taken the original 1970s source code of the 80 column printer terminal based simulation and converted it to run onRead More →

Indie 0xC0DE Releases Electrobots Platformer for Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, BBC Master

By: Christian Cawley

On: March 25, 2021

In: Retro Games News

It’s not often you see a new retro game that gets you excited for a particular era, but Electrobots from 0xC0DE has certainly done that for me. With graphics from the great mid 80s era of Acorn/BBC Micro gaming, Electrobots looks great. The year is 4096. 3 Electrobots are searchingRead More →

Impossible Mission Remastered, Now on Steam

By: Christian Cawley

On: November 7, 2020

In: Retro Games News

One of the most influential action platformers on 8-bit home computers, Impossible Mission, is now available for Windows via Steam! Released by Epyx on the Commodore 64, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, BBC Micro, Master System, and ZX Spectrum between 1984 and 1988, Impossible Mission pits youRead More →