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Raid Over Moscow History, Controversy, and 8-Bit Ports
#RaidOverMoscow #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #AccessSoftware #USGold #ZXSpectrum #AmstradCPC #Atari8Bit #BBCMicro
https://theoasisbbs.com/raid-over-moscow-history-controversy-and-8-bit-ports/?fsp_sid=13229 -
The first mod track for Geoff Crammond's Revs (1985) ever. I'll release it with the launcher. #simracing #retrogaming #bbcmicro https://youtu.be/610JNyGXYsI
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The Genius Trick Behind Exile's Impossible Map
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #bbcmicro #demoscene #reverseengineering
The Genius Trick Behind Exile'... -
@markmoxon -- one you're likely to perhaps know?
When I was at school, I used to "muck about" by loading programs and then trying to list their output:
L.
Sometimes this would result in "Bad program", sometimes, I could see the listing, but on some "rare" occasions, "L." would clear the screen and/or some sort of message would be displayed.
For some reason, I have it in the back of my mind this might have been elite which did this, but I cannot be sure.
I think I may have asked this on the stardot forums, back in the day, but I can't find that post now.
Would you happen to know *how* programmers were able to hide program listings? It seemed like a neat "trick" at the time, although I'm guessing not foolhardy?
TIA!
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Two bona fide academic papers on BBC Micro Elite have just been presented at the IEEE Conference on Games in Madrid (see https://cog2026.org/acceptedpapers).
I'm a co-author, alongside Michael Fairbank from the University of Essex.
They're a great read! And they are available as free downloads from the University of Essex website, so everyone can enjoy them.
Here are the details.
The first paper is all about the in-game planets, with their glorious rotating craters and meridians (these planetary details are also in the Commodore 64 version, though in that version they are turned off by default).
Fairbank, Michael and Moxon, Mark (2026) The Rotating Planets in the Classic Game: Elite. In: IEEE Conference on Games, 2026-09-01 - 2026-09-04, Madrid. (In Press)
Free download: https://repository.essex.ac.uk/43577/
The second paper explores the epic Saturn loading screen - a mathematical work of art.
Fairbank, Michael and Moxon, Mark (2026) Analysing the Saturn Loading Screen from the Classic Computer Game: Elite. In: IEEE Conference on Games, 2026-09-01 - 2026-09-04, Madrid.
Free download: https://repository.essex.ac.uk/43578/
I hope you enjoy them!
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Mistodon: this @pixelblip #BBCMicro hirez graphics landscape (GIF animated where supported!) is titled "September", depicting the leaves of autumn trees doing that which gives the season its alternate name. It was included in the new unthemed MIST0826 artpack collection.
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For BBC Micro fans, the mode 7 teletext Acornsoft loading screen is iconic
So I've been adding customised versions to some of my more sophisticated Elite hacks
That's better - I should have done this ages ago!
See https://elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/ for more hacking goodness
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I am thrilled to announce the release of my latest Elite hack:
Two-player Elite for the #BBCMicro
This is the original 1980s Acornsoft Elite, but with split-screen, two-player, deep-space combat
See the thread for links, downloads and details
(1/10)
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Status check for two-player #BBCMicro Elite:
Development… [Done]
Testing… [Done]
Website… [Done]
Technical deep dive… [Overdone]
Code repository… [Done]
Document all mods… [Done]
Confirm date… [Done]Releasing this Thursday, 3 September
Get your twin joysticks ready!
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Mistodon: this moody #BBCMicro hirez cityscape (animated on some services!), named "Tomorrow", was drawn by @pixelblip and included in the MIST0823 artpack collection released three years ago this month.
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(3/4) Ranking by increasing time to compute, number without credit are by Greg
#RC2014 : 14 (thank you JonV)
#BBCMicro : 19
#AmstradCPC : 22 (thank you Devlin)
#AmstradPCW : 23 (thank you Pete)
#AcornElectron : 25
#C128 : 27 (fast mode - thank you Jonas H)
#LuxorABC80 : 29 (thank you Erik)
#SharpMZ700 : 32 (thank you Tim Holyoake)
#DAI: 33 (by NAM-IP)
#VIC20 : 36
#AcornAtom : 37
#AppleII : 38 (thank you Jeroen) -
Adventures, adventures e adventures.
https://retropolis.com.br/2026/08/17/adventures-adventures-e-adventures/
#MundoRetro #AcornElectron #adventure #Amiga #AmstradCpc #AmstradPcw #AppleIIe #Atari130XE #AtariSt #BBCMicro #Commodore128 #Commodore64 #CommodorePlus4 #Download #Dragon #FicoInterativa #Itlia #Mega65 #MSX #ZXSpectrum
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presently streaming the cursed porting of BAGQUEST out of the insanity of commodore 64 BASIC toward the rational, sane, beautiful BBC BASIC...
https://vid.shadowkat.net/w/gJ21hiAuhdiZW93L4pY7uD
#retrocomputing #basic #tinybasic #commodore64 #c64 #bbcmicro
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@discontinued
Yes. It was one of many on my giant spread sheet of "which microcomputer shall I buy" around that time.
For obvious reasons the #BBCMicro won.#retrocomputing #Oric #6502
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I think sufficient time has passed for me to look at BAGQUEST again and give it some final polishing.
If I recall correctly there are a few bugs regarding bribing goblins and unlocking doors. I mean, it works but I remember there being weird glyphing.
So please expect a new game release soon--the only real code exposition I have to do is write the info screen.
#retrocomputing #TinyBASIC #gamedev #c64 #commodore64 #bbc #bbcmicro
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Two-player Elite on the BBC Micro is finally feature-complete. Phew, that was a long road!
Got a few bugs to fix, but the Acorn team at The National Museum of Computing have road-tested and given it a thumbs up, so that's a good sign.
September release, I hope...
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#today visited the ARC@KU https://arcatku.org/event/arc-annual-showcase-event-2026 #retrogaming #retrocomputing exhibition with many working #Z80 #6502 #68000 etc machines, including the #BBCMicro and #Spectrum48k I had, though not the #MZ80K. Also an #Atari2600 that my brother and I had nearly 50Y ago!
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working on the video game i am collaborating on with my girlfriend, this evening <3
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doing some streaming!
come join the porting process of BAGQUEST!
https://www.twitch.tv/comrade_vidak
#tinybasic #basic #retrocomputing #gamedev #retrogaming #bbcmicro #bbc #c64 #commodore64
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(pictures to follow)
So I've been clearing through my parents attic, digging out old stuff.... and I've found a ZX81 😍, BBC Master 🤓 and I *think* I've got an SC/MPuter too! 😲
Couldn't find the old AtariST, Dragon32 or BBC Model B though. 😟 (I was actually looking for the Beeb)
Not sure whether to resurrect the two TRS80's (model I and II) they looked a bit worse for wear.
#retrocomputing #zx81 #bbcmicro -
doing some BASIC streaming this morning.
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doing some more BASIC streaming.
