#bbcmicro — Public Fediverse posts

People ask me how I do my epic software archaeology projects.

So when I spent seven months over the winter documenting Geoff Crammond’s epic game The Sentinel, I kept a diary of pretty much everything that I did.

It’s not exactly Samuel Pepys, but it does explain exactly how I disassembled and documented this #8bit classic:

https://bbcelite.com/disassembly_diary/

I also talk about the tools and methods I use, and how I keep track of progress as I slowly work through the code.

I hope you enjoy it!

#retrocomputing #BBCMicro #C64

MIST0426/BLIPPYPIXEL-J_R_R_TOLKIEN-MORDOR

Mistigram: in this scene from #ReturnOfTheKing, #Gandalf the White (atop Shadowfax) surveys siege towers approaching Minas Tirith, Mordor smouldering in the distant background. This #BBCMicro high resolution graphics screen was drawn by @blippypixel and included in last month’s books-themed MIST0426 artpack collection. For Gondor!

Mistodon: in this scene from #ReturnOfTheKing, #Gandalf the White (atop Shadowfax) surveys siege towers approaching Minas Tirith, Mordor smouldering in the distant background. This #BBCMicro high resolution graphics screen was drawn by @pixelblip and included in last month's books-themed MIST0426 artpack collection. For Gondor!

Nightshade poster (Ultimate 1985).

#retrogaming #8bit #zxspectrum #amstradcpc #amstrad #sinclair #bbcmicro #msx #commodore64 #commodore128 #dragon #drago

Nightshade poster (Ultimate 1985).

#retrogaming #8bit #zxspectrum #amstradcpc #amstrad #sinclair #bbcmicro #msx #commodore64 #commodore128 #dragon #drago

I told you it wasn't important.

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#BBCMicro #DouglasAdams

I told you it wasn't important.

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#BBCMicro #DouglasAdams

I told you it wasn't important.

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#BBCMicro #DouglasAdams

I told you it wasn't important.

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#BBCMicro #DouglasAdams

I told you it wasn't important.

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#BBCMicro #DouglasAdams

I upgraded my #BBCMicro from BASIC 1 to BASIC 2 by replacing a ROM. Cost me £9 off fleaBay. Came with horribly bent pins but I managed to straighten them out. It enabled me to use the system command OSCLI which allowed me to create a friendly front-end to the speech chip I installed last week.

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I upgraded my #BBCMicro from BASIC 1 to BASIC 2 by replacing a ROM. Cost me £9 off fleaBay. Came with horribly bent pins but I managed to straighten them out. It enabled me to use the system command OSCLI which allowed me to create a friendly front-end to the speech chip I installed last week.

** Sound on **

I upgraded my #BBCMicro from BASIC 1 to BASIC 2 by replacing a ROM. Cost me £9 off fleaBay. Came with horribly bent pins but I managed to straighten them out. It enabled me to use the system command OSCLI which allowed me to create a friendly front-end to the speech chip I installed last week.

** Sound on **

I upgraded my #BBCMicro from BASIC 1 to BASIC 2 by replacing a ROM. Cost me £9 off fleaBay. Came with horribly bent pins but I managed to straighten them out. It enabled me to use the system command OSCLI which allowed me to create a friendly front-end to the speech chip I installed last week.

** Sound on **

I upgraded my #BBCMicro from BASIC 1 to BASIC 2 by replacing a ROM. Cost me £9 off fleaBay. Came with horribly bent pins but I managed to straighten them out. It enabled me to use the system command OSCLI which allowed me to create a friendly front-end to the speech chip I installed last week.

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Remembering the BBC Computer Literacy Project

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/09/remembering-the-bbc-computer-literacy-project/

Remembering the BBC Computer Literacy Project

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/09/remembering-the-bbc-computer-literacy-project/

Remembering the BBC Computer Literacy Project

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/09/remembering-the-bbc-computer-literacy-project/

Remembering the BBC Computer Literacy Project

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/09/remembering-the-bbc-computer-literacy-project/

Remembering the BBC Computer Literacy Project

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/09/remembering-the-bbc-computer-literacy-project/

🎁 Pit Dash by keyscompany for BBC Micro. Guide Captain Dash to the top and outwit the alien

Check: https://bunsen.itch.io/pit-dash-bbc-micro-by-keyscompany

#homebrew #bbcmicro #retro #game #pitdash

🎁 Pit Dash by keyscompany for BBC Micro. Guide Captain Dash to the top and outwit the alien

Check: https://bunsen.itch.io/pit-dash-bbc-micro-by-keyscompany

#homebrew #bbcmicro #retro #game #pitdash

🎁 Pit Dash by keyscompany for BBC Micro. Guide Captain Dash to the top and outwit the alien

Check: https://bunsen.itch.io/pit-dash-bbc-micro-by-keyscompany

#homebrew #bbcmicro #retro #game #pitdash

🎁 Pit Dash by keyscompany for BBC Micro. Guide Captain Dash to the top and outwit the alien

Check: https://bunsen.itch.io/pit-dash-bbc-micro-by-keyscompany

#homebrew #bbcmicro #retro #game #pitdash

🎁 Pit Dash by keyscompany for BBC Micro. Guide Captain Dash to the top and outwit the alien

Check: https://bunsen.itch.io/pit-dash-bbc-micro-by-keyscompany

#homebrew #bbcmicro #retro #game #pitdash

MIST0524/BLIPPYPIXEL-USE

Mistigram: this animated #BBCMicro high resolution graphics screen of #Yoda using The Force to levitate Luke Skywalker’s #XWing out of the #Dagobah swamp in the #EmpireStrikesBack was drawn by @blippypixel and included in the science fiction-themed MIST0524 artpack collection released two years ago. #MayThe4thBeWithYou

Mistodon: this animated #BBCMicro high resolution graphics screen of #Yoda using The Force to levitate Luke Skywalker's #XWing out of the #Dagobah swamp in the #EmpireStrikesBack was drawn by @pixelblip and included in the science fiction-themed MIST0524 artpack collection released two years ago. #MayThe4thBeWithYou

Mistodon: this animated #BBCMicro high resolution graphics screen of #Yoda using The Force to levitate Luke Skywalker's #XWing out of the #Dagobah swamp in the #EmpireStrikesBack was drawn by @pixelblip and included in the science fiction-themed MIST0524 artpack collection released two years ago. #MayThe4thBeWithYou

Mistodon: this animated #BBCMicro high resolution graphics screen of #Yoda using The Force to levitate Luke Skywalker's #XWing out of the #Dagobah swamp in the #EmpireStrikesBack was drawn by @pixelblip and included in the science fiction-themed MIST0524 artpack collection released two years ago. #MayThe4thBeWithYou

Mistodon: this animated #BBCMicro high resolution graphics screen of #Yoda using The Force to levitate Luke Skywalker's #XWing out of the #Dagobah swamp in the #EmpireStrikesBack was drawn by @pixelblip and included in the science fiction-themed MIST0524 artpack collection released two years ago. #MayThe4thBeWithYou

Mistodon: this animated #BBCMicro high resolution graphics screen of #Yoda using The Force to levitate Luke Skywalker's #XWing out of the #Dagobah swamp in the #EmpireStrikesBack was drawn by @pixelblip and included in the science fiction-themed MIST0524 artpack collection released two years ago. #MayThe4thBeWithYou

@HannahHowe
I'm guessing that that's not the same Ian MacNaught Davis who used to do the Computer Programme on the BBC? Or is it?

#BBCMicro #RetroComputing

@HannahHowe
I'm guessing that that's not the same Ian MacNaught Davis who used to do the Computer Programme on the BBC? Or is it?

#BBCMicro #RetroComputing

@HannahHowe
I'm guessing that that's not the same Ian MacNaught Davis who used to do the Computer Programme on the BBC? Or is it?

#BBCMicro #RetroComputing

@HannahHowe
I'm guessing that that's not the same Ian MacNaught Davis who used to do the Computer Programme on the BBC? Or is it?

#BBCMicro #RetroComputing

Sword Work, 22nd game for #Atari8bit computers, #Atari5200 and #Atari7800 consoles, and dozens of other platforms, released by Inufuto http://inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/sword/#atari800 #atari #c64 #msx #bbcmicro #vic20 #trs80 #c16

Sword Work, 22nd game for #Atari8bit computers, #Atari5200 and #Atari7800 consoles, and dozens of other platforms, released by Inufuto http://inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/sword/#atari800 #atari #c64 #msx #bbcmicro #vic20 #trs80 #c16

Sword Work, 22nd game for #Atari8bit computers, #Atari5200 and #Atari7800 consoles, and dozens of other platforms, released by Inufuto http://inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/sword/#atari800 #atari #c64 #msx #bbcmicro #vic20 #trs80 #c16

Sword Work, 22nd game for #Atari8bit computers, #Atari5200 and #Atari7800 consoles, and dozens of other platforms, released by Inufuto http://inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/sword/#atari800 #atari #c64 #msx #bbcmicro #vic20 #trs80 #c16

Sword Work, 22nd game for #Atari8bit computers, #Atari5200 and #Atari7800 consoles, and dozens of other platforms, released by Inufuto http://inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/sword/#atari800 #atari #c64 #msx #bbcmicro #vic20 #trs80 #c16

My favourite game: Elite (picture 1)

My latest purchase: Twin joysticks (picture 2)

My plan: Squish ’em together to see what happens (picture 3)

This should be a fun project!

Note: Picture 3 is a genuine in-game work-in-progress screenshot, but it’s VERY early days…

#retrocomputing #BBCMicro

My favourite game: Elite (picture 1)

My latest purchase: Twin joysticks (picture 2)

My plan: Squish ’em together to see what happens (picture 3)

This should be a fun project!

Note: Picture 3 is a genuine in-game work-in-progress screenshot, but it’s VERY early days…

#retrocomputing #BBCMicro

My favourite game: Elite (picture 1)

My latest purchase: Twin joysticks (picture 2)

My plan: Squish ’em together to see what happens (picture 3)

This should be a fun project!

Note: Picture 3 is a genuine in-game work-in-progress screenshot, but it’s VERY early days…

#retrocomputing #BBCMicro

My favourite game: Elite (picture 1)

My latest purchase: Twin joysticks (picture 2)

My plan: Squish ’em together to see what happens (picture 3)

This should be a fun project!

Note: Picture 3 is a genuine in-game work-in-progress screenshot, but it’s VERY early days…

#retrocomputing #BBCMicro

My favourite game: Elite (picture 1)

My latest purchase: Twin joysticks (picture 2)

My plan: Squish ’em together to see what happens (picture 3)

This should be a fun project!

Note: Picture 3 is a genuine in-game work-in-progress screenshot, but it’s VERY early days…

#retrocomputing #BBCMicro

As promised, I've created a flicker-free version of the Elite Demonstration Disc for the #BBCMicro.

It contains both flicker-free ships and planets.

Play in browser: https://bbc.xania.org/?autoboot&disc=https://elite.bbcelite.com/versions/flicker_free_elite/elite-demonstration-disc-flicker-free.ssd

Download disc image: https://elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/flicker-free_elite_downloads.html

More info: https://elite.bbcelite.com/demo/

Enjoy!

As promised, I've created a flicker-free version of the Elite Demonstration Disc for the #BBCMicro.

It contains both flicker-free ships and planets.

Play in browser: https://bbc.xania.org/?autoboot&disc=https://elite.bbcelite.com/versions/flicker_free_elite/elite-demonstration-disc-flicker-free.ssd

Download disc image: https://elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/flicker-free_elite_downloads.html

More info: https://elite.bbcelite.com/demo/

Enjoy!

As promised, I've created a flicker-free version of the Elite Demonstration Disc for the #BBCMicro.

It contains both flicker-free ships and planets.

Play in browser: https://bbc.xania.org/?autoboot&disc=https://elite.bbcelite.com/versions/flicker_free_elite/elite-demonstration-disc-flicker-free.ssd

Download disc image: https://elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/flicker-free_elite_downloads.html

More info: https://elite.bbcelite.com/demo/

Enjoy!

As promised, I've created a flicker-free version of the Elite Demonstration Disc for the #BBCMicro.

It contains both flicker-free ships and planets.

Play in browser: https://bbc.xania.org/?autoboot&disc=https://elite.bbcelite.com/versions/flicker_free_elite/elite-demonstration-disc-flicker-free.ssd

Download disc image: https://elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/flicker-free_elite_downloads.html

More info: https://elite.bbcelite.com/demo/

Enjoy!

As promised, I've created a flicker-free version of the Elite Demonstration Disc for the #BBCMicro.

It contains both flicker-free ships and planets.

Play in browser: https://bbc.xania.org/?autoboot&disc=https://elite.bbcelite.com/versions/flicker_free_elite/elite-demonstration-disc-flicker-free.ssd

Download disc image: https://elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/flicker-free_elite_downloads.html

More info: https://elite.bbcelite.com/demo/

Enjoy!