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Castle Defender, A New Tower Defence Game for the BBC Micro

May 11, 2017 0 Comments on Castle Defender, A New Tower Defence Game for the BBC Micro
Posted in BBC Micro, Homebrew Games News, Retro Gaming

ChrisB over at stardot forums has announced a new game for the BBC Micro. Castle Defender currently is the BBC Micro’s only tower defence game. Use your skill and judgement to place three types of defensive towers to protect your castles from attack. Featuring 75K of original high resolution mode 1 graphics over four levels of machine code action! Can…

Vitno Update: New Game Reviews!

September 28, 2015 0 Comments on Vitno Update: New Game Reviews!
Posted in Acorn News, Announcement, Commodore 64, News, Retro News, Reviews

News Updates from Vintage is the New Old. Two new game reviews have been added to our reviews page today. First up is Karateka by CheekyCrissy and the second is Cybertron Mission on the Acorn Electron by Stuart Johns. You can check out these latest reviews on our Reviews Page, as well as many other ones by Robert Joy and…

BBC launches flagship UK-wide initiative to inspire a new generation with digital technology

March 17, 2015 0 Comments on BBC launches flagship UK-wide initiative to inspire a new generation with digital technology
Posted in Announcement, BBC Micro, News, Programming, Retro Computing History

The Micro BitA major BBC project, developed in pioneering partnership with over 25 organisations, will give a personal coding device free to every child in year 7 across the country – 1 million devices in total. Still in development and nicknamed the Micro Bit, it aims to give children an exciting and engaging introduction to coding, help them realise their…