The lie that was the BBC Micro

Released as the BBC Microcomputer on 1 December 1981 the iconic computer will be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Like many people my age I clearly remember it. I remember the clacky sound of the keys and the grinding noise of big disc drive. I can even recall the distinct smell of it. Despite…

The Amiga 500 helped kill the arcade

It was 1983 and I was sat on my ZX Spectrum 48k, helping Horace cross the road to a ski shop, when my friendasked me, “Why doesn’t this game look like the ones in the arcade? Why doesn’t it look… better?” Too young to be able to give a technical answer, I just shrugged. It…