Hello! Big news, as this week I’ve launched a new podcast for Gaming Retro. The first edition has gone out on Spotify, and you can listen to it here: Moving forward, I’m planning to release these within the Patreon first, particularly where guests are available and longer shows possible, ensuringRead More →
Hi! Wow, this has taken way too long to put together, so please accept my apologies. I will aim to put more stuff out more regularly in future. This time around, following my look at the Acorn joysticks for the BBC Micro, I’m programming a 20-line routine that comes printedRead More →
Hello! A new BBC Micro video is coming soon, currently in the editing suite, so hoping to finalize the edit over the weekend. This time, a little bit of programming… Affiliate Disclosure: Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links, which means I may earn a smallRead More →
Good morning! Ahead of putting together the full video for this stage of the project, I’ve uploaded a quick video of unscrewing the BBC Micro Model B. (Yes, my workspace could be tidier!) The full video is closer to 20 minutes, which I expect to have for you ahead ofRead More →
Hi! I’m a bit behind bringing you a full look at the SD card reader for the BBC Micro. The news of the GamerCard and my chat with Grant Sinclair took up more time than anticipated, but I will be uploading something in the next day or so. (Incidentally, itRead More →
Hi! Ahead of the weekend, here’s a brief unboxing video for the BBC Micro SD card reader and turbo MMFS ROM chip. These were recently purchased on eBay, and I’m really excited to get both installed and start using the BBC Micro properly. What really strikes me about them atRead More →
As related previously, an article I had published in Computeractive magazine resulted in a reader sending me an unwanted BBC Micro. The gentleman had kept the computer in pretty tip-top condition, and shipped it over with a bunch of games. While I await delivery of my SD card reader (dueRead More →
Driving the kids to school this morning, I tuned into the Dave Berry Breakfast Show to hear words that sent shivers down my spine: Granny’s Garden. Way back in the 1980s (and perhaps the early 1990s), Granny’s Garden terrorised children across the UK. Forced to do computer time by theirRead More →
No two games of Elite are the same. But to improve your chances of a completely new gaming experience whenever you launch the game on a BBC Micro or emulator, developer Mark Moxon has built the Elite Universe Editor. Describing it as a mod is a little unfair – it’sRead More →
