From the forum question for issue 42

RetroENZO · Post by **RetroENZO** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:03 pm

Xesh wrote:
RetroENZO wrote:Only ever played on the school BBC... but I remember they had one game which I can't remember the name of. (Sorry). All I remember it was a side-on platform game featuring a spaceman. I loved Imogen when I played it but does anyone know the name of the spaceman game?
Could it be Bug Eyes?

Sorry no. It had a name like Commander something...

Sureshot · Post by **Sureshot** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:06 pm

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That's Commander John Stryker

khisanth · Post by **khisanth** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:17 pm

Only one possible choice Grannys Garden! Dont know what it was that made this game COOL !

SirClive · Post by **SirClive** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 11:45 am

I wrote an American Football quiz game for my Computer Studies GCSE in '87, so can I choose that?

Xesh · Post by **Xesh** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:55 pm

RetroENZO wrote:
Xesh wrote:Could it be Bug Eyes?
Sorry no. It had a name like Commander something...

Codename: Droid?

RetroENZO · Post by **RetroENZO** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 2:56 pm

Stryker's ringing bells

kiniki · Post by **kiniki** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:30 am

Repton without a doubt. I played it till my eyes bled. Which was a tad uncomfortable and upset my grandparents

chewy · Post by **chewy** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:58 am

Geordie Racer. It was a tie in with a BBC Schools programme I played when I was about 7. It was probably shod, but I loved it. Playing games instead of doing real work for the win.

batman877 · Post by **batman877** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:52 am

Either Exile or Chuckie Egg for me. The BBC was also home to the best version of Airwolf too!

Smurph · Post by **Smurph** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:05 am

Xesh wrote:
RetroENZO wrote:
Xesh wrote:Could it be Bug Eyes?
Sorry no. It had a name like Commander something...
Codename: Droid?

D'you know, I think that's the one I was referring to in my post on the first page!

Now to find an emulator that's easy to run... Hmm, I wonder who could recommend me one....?

Kaptain_Von · Post by **Kaptain_Von** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:14 am

Planetoid. It made the lessons in our freezing cold, converted outside toilet computer room almost bearable during the winter of 1983/4.

thl · Post by **thl** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:41 pm

chewy wrote:Geordie Racer. It was a tie in with a BBC Schools programme I played when I was about 7. It was probably shod, but I loved it. Playing games instead of doing real work for the win.

Blimey. This is a long time ago. I wonder if anybody remembered Through the Dragon's Eye?

ImperialWalker · Post by **ImperialWalker** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:50 pm

As a young child, I loved playing 'Cat & Mouse' game on the BBC computer at school made by Mirco Power, one of the most profilic software developers for the BBC Mirco. This game is one of the long forgotten games and is basically about a cat chasing the mouse in each room you must complete and the game was programmed in black and white colours.

Elspuddy · Post by **Elspuddy** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:51 pm

some of us did not have a bbc computer
some of use wanted one for x-mast
some of use got an acorn electron *put crying smilly here*
but put me down for snapper and chucky egg , oh and killer griller

DrBlue · Post by **DrBlue** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:16 pm

Doctor Who and the Mines of Terror. It's actually a great (but tough) game and I'll also bet few people have ever even heard of it.

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