Can distinctively remember we had a BBC micro at my primary school,and it used to get wheeled about from classroom to classroom. What an incredible machine it was
The posh schools had a room with a few linked together, my junior school was like your school, one for the kids on timeshare trolley between classrooms. The teachers had one in the staff room though and the receptionist had one all of her own! Wouldn’t mind but the master was the teachers one we got to use the model b. The receptionist also had a model b. Can’t complain though, convinced my parents to get me a compatible home version ❤
Back in the day, I remember being ASTONISHED by REVS ! I remember thinking it looked photo-realistic, and how could computer graphics EVER improve beyond this !? 🙂
Used to go to computer club at high school just so that I could play Elite, Chuckie Egg, and Imogen unless I was lucky enough to get on one of the Archimedes. Even after I upgraded from a ZX Spectrum to an Atari ST at home there was always something about the games on the BBC machines.
Awesome to be featured, thank you! "What do you mean 'we'? I did that!" ... It's the royal we. 😂 Palace of Magic looks hard. Think I might give it a miss. ;)
You did a great job explaining the Master's capabilities. Especially for a guy from the U.S. who hadn't grown up with the standard BBC Micro or Master, let alone even heard of either until 2016 until I discovered it in Retro Gamer Magazine.
I was a C64 kid but played on the BBC a lot as they were everywhere back in the day. Citadel was confounding and creepy. I also played a hacked version of Frak called “Fuck” that I encountered at a computer camp. The same camp introduced me to Imogen, which is one of the best games I ever played on the BBC. A special shoutout must also go to The Sentinel as this started life on the BBC as well.
Cheers. Played at School and got one home for summer holiday, could never have afforded one. Amazing games Chuckle Egg, Thrust, Ghouls, Snapper, Great Britain Ltd, Frak all copies. Never liked Elite. Awesome machine way before its time
I had the Kenneth Kendal chip in my BBC for speech. The first digitised analog speech. This was the machine that got me into Basic. Yes chuckie egg was the best. But Magic Mushrooms with its amazing game design was one of my favourites. Good times.
Great video! I got to play a BBC Master at Boatfest last year, and I was VERY impressed. I love the look of it, and the keyboard is quite good. I gotta try Exile...that looks like a big winner!
I’ve just done a video on my bbc I got working glad to see another my fav game was Imogen great video enjoyed it used to love playing games instead of doing science lol
I remember the game Granny's Garden on this computer in primary school 1985/86(?). The class took turns in pairs to play it outside in the corridor while class carried on behind the door. It captured my imagination even though it was probably an educational game. Edit: Not sure if it is this computer actually.
I wrote a virus for the BBC Master back in the day (~1989). It wasn't super harmful, but would move the !boot file and replace it with the virus loader. It would sit in sideways RAM, and every 32 times you hard-reset (ctrl+break) the BBC, it would print "hello world" in double-height dual-colour mode 7 text on boot. I had all my floppy disks confiscated at college as a result. Oopsie.
Great video.... you should go find the new Master software.... Prince of Persia AND Stuntcar Racer both Master exclusive. Ported by BitShifters. Stunning games
BBC computer … the BBC microbit newest hardware … I wish they had added an HDMI and USB on that micro controller and we could have had a BBC back (of sorts).
I'd very much like to see a mini BBC micro recreation like the Retro Games C64.I think a miniature version of the BBC model B case would look great, but not sure how well it would sell.
Great video. I watch retro stuff (I used to buy and sell systems , but the market has moved too expensive now and I’m out of stock). Interestingly the video was pushed by the RUclips algo to me . Am pleased . BBC if it came out a little bit later they would have just designed slightly better on graphics and it could have been better than c64 …
One big problem was that the best graphics modes for games took 20k of the 32k user ram on a model B. That didn't leave much space for code or data. I wonder if they could have given you the option of switching the basic rom out for ram in earlier models, but ram was costly then and the BBC was already seen as expensive. Cheers and happy new year!
I had a Speccy, but I have fond memories of going round to my friend’s house to play Elite with him. We also enjoyed many a game of Frak. Stryker's Run was another classic.
@@pixel_fandango The Amiga version is amazing.. Make sure you try the standard version (OCS) not the AGA version, that just doesn't play as well, its like they tamed the physics on the newer AGA version.
I do not know anything about this computer or even what "high-street" means. I started gaming in 1986 with the Nes and Master System. I moved onto the Sega Genesis in 1989 and got my Snes in 1991. Having said that...I am fascinated by old computers. Question- How is a game "enhanced" when it is on disk? The disk doesn't include any extra hardware...it it just the storage size? If so couldn't they make a tape theoretically as big as they wanted by adding more magnetic tape?
@@pixel_fandango Oh neat! Thank you. It just didn't make sense to me. The disk version is better than the cassette despite not having any extra hardware (because it's a disk) was such a strange concept. I still don't know why they couldn't do the same thing with the cassette? Was it perhaps because the cost of a disk drive was at times as expensive as the computer? Maybe they felt if you committed more to the machine you should get more out of it?
I didn't have the pi co processor when I made this video but its covered in a later video... ruclips.net/video/EQrnlK37Qho/видео.html As for replacing the video chip with a nula - for the master you need to desolder the existing chip and I don't really want to do that for 2 reasons: 1) I might mess it up, and 2) I like to keep things original or at least be able to return to original with minimum fuss
The Spectrum was certainly much cheaper than any BBC model. Ideally I should have a Spectrum +2 or +3 for comparison with a Master but I've only got the classic rubber key version - which, IMHO, is more photogenic.
Can distinctively remember we had a BBC micro at my primary school,and it used to get wheeled about from classroom to classroom. What an incredible machine it was
The posh schools had a room with a few linked together, my junior school was like your school, one for the kids on timeshare trolley between classrooms. The teachers had one in the staff room though and the receptionist had one all of her own! Wouldn’t mind but the master was the teachers one we got to use the model b. The receptionist also had a model b.
Can’t complain though, convinced my parents to get me a compatible home version ❤
Frak, castle quest,palace of magic,citadel, defender. I love you this takes me back . Repton, codename droid, tapper. Kissing cousins, caveman capers
Back in the day, I remember being ASTONISHED by REVS ! I remember thinking it looked photo-realistic, and how could computer graphics EVER improve beyond this !? 🙂
I felt the same.
I also remember being amazed playing formula one grand prix a few years later on the Amiga.
Geoff Crammond, what a legend.
Used to go to computer club at high school just so that I could play Elite, Chuckie Egg, and Imogen unless I was lucky enough to get on one of the Archimedes. Even after I upgraded from a ZX Spectrum to an Atari ST at home there was always something about the games on the BBC machines.
Awesome to be featured, thank you!
"What do you mean 'we'? I did that!" ... It's the royal we. 😂
Palace of Magic looks hard. Think I might give it a miss. ;)
Cheers! Have a great new year!
You did a great job explaining the Master's capabilities. Especially for a guy from the U.S. who hadn't grown up with the standard BBC Micro or Master, let alone even heard of either until 2016 until I discovered it in Retro Gamer Magazine.
Thanks. I'm hoping to do more videos on the Master and other Acorn machines (as well as other stuff) in the next month or so. Cheers!
I was a C64 kid but played on the BBC a lot as they were everywhere back in the day. Citadel was confounding and creepy. I also played a hacked version of Frak called “Fuck” that I encountered at a computer camp. The same camp introduced me to Imogen, which is one of the best games I ever played on the BBC. A special shoutout must also go to The Sentinel as this started life on the BBC as well.
I had a bbc master compact as a kid….”Revs” was a brilliant game at the time.
Your videos are getting better and better and more entertaining
Thanks Dave. 👍
This is the best review of BBC games I have ever seen!
Thank you. That's very encouraging for me. Cheers!
A great video... and I didn't feel tempted, even once, to switch to videos of cats that look like celebrities. :)
Cheers. Played at School and got one home for summer holiday, could never have afforded one. Amazing games Chuckle Egg, Thrust, Ghouls, Snapper, Great Britain Ltd, Frak all copies. Never liked Elite. Awesome machine way before its time
I had the Kenneth Kendal chip in my BBC for speech. The first digitised analog speech. This was the machine that got me into Basic. Yes chuckie egg was the best. But Magic Mushrooms with its amazing game design was one of my favourites. Good times.
Really enjoyed that video... I too had the Master back in the 80s and it was great to relive some old memories.
Thanks. That's good to hear.
Chuckie egg and frak two of my all time favourite games
Great stuff! Exile. One of my all time faves.
Great video! I got to play a BBC Master at Boatfest last year, and I was VERY impressed. I love the look of it, and the keyboard is quite good. I gotta try Exile...that looks like a big winner!
Cheers! Exile is a great game, but it's tricky! Great to hear from you guys. Hope you had a merry Christmas.
I’ve just done a video on my bbc I got working glad to see another my fav game was Imogen great video enjoyed it used to love playing games instead of doing science lol
I remember the game Granny's Garden on this computer in primary school 1985/86(?). The class took turns in pairs to play it outside in the corridor while class carried on behind the door. It captured my imagination even though it was probably an educational game.
Edit: Not sure if it is this computer actually.
I wrote a virus for the BBC Master back in the day (~1989). It wasn't super harmful, but would move the !boot file and replace it with the virus loader. It would sit in sideways RAM, and every 32 times you hard-reset (ctrl+break) the BBC, it would print "hello world" in double-height dual-colour mode 7 text on boot. I had all my floppy disks confiscated at college as a result. Oopsie.
10:12 I think Dino Eggs on the C64 takes the cake for most playable platformer ever
I must admit I'm not familiar with that game. I'll check it out some time. As an Acorn fan back in the day Chuckie Egg will always be special to me.
Great video.... you should go find the new Master software.... Prince of Persia AND Stuntcar Racer both Master exclusive. Ported by BitShifters. Stunning games
Cheers! I might well do that.
BBC computer … the BBC microbit newest hardware … I wish they had added an HDMI and USB on that micro controller and we could have had a BBC back (of sorts).
I'd very much like to see a mini BBC micro recreation like the Retro Games C64.I think a miniature version of the BBC model B case would look great, but not sure how well it would sell.
Great video. I watch retro stuff (I used to buy and sell systems , but the market has moved too expensive now and I’m out of stock). Interestingly the video was pushed by the RUclips algo to me . Am pleased . BBC if it came out a little bit later they would have just designed slightly better on graphics and it could have been better than c64 …
One big problem was that the best graphics modes for games took 20k of the 32k user ram on a model B. That didn't leave much space for code or data. I wonder if they could have given you the option of switching the basic rom out for ram in earlier models, but ram was costly then and the BBC was already seen as expensive. Cheers and happy new year!
Can anyone remember the 2 player plane game on the BBC? Both played with keyboard and you simply had to shoot your opponent down.
Bandits at 3 O'Clock
Exile WTF!
It's just amazing for an 8-bit game.
Exile was good an most platforms, I had it on C64 and it was excellent.
I'm hoping to try the Amiga version soon. I just hope the magic isn't lost in 16-bits.
I had a Speccy, but I have fond memories of going round to my friend’s house to play Elite with him. We also enjoyed many a game of Frak. Stryker's Run was another classic.
@@pixel_fandango The Amiga version is amazing.. Make sure you try the standard version (OCS) not the AGA version, that just doesn't play as well, its like they tamed the physics on the newer AGA version.
Probably ❤
Great vid baby
Cheers!
I do not know anything about this computer or even what "high-street" means. I started gaming in 1986 with the Nes and Master System. I moved onto the Sega Genesis in 1989 and got my Snes in 1991. Having said that...I am fascinated by old computers.
Question- How is a game "enhanced" when it is on disk? The disk doesn't include any extra hardware...it it just the storage size? If so couldn't they make a tape theoretically as big as they wanted by adding more magnetic tape?
The enhanced version uses the extra hardware - memory mainly - that the BBC master had compared to the 'standard' BBC model B computer.
@@pixel_fandango
Oh neat! Thank you. It just didn't make sense to me. The disk version is better than the cassette despite not having any extra hardware (because it's a disk) was such a strange concept. I still don't know why they couldn't do the same thing with the cassette? Was it perhaps because the cost of a disk drive was at times as expensive as the computer? Maybe they felt if you committed more to the machine you should get more out of it?
What about nula ? What about pi as copro?
I didn't have the pi co processor when I made this video but its covered in a later video... ruclips.net/video/EQrnlK37Qho/видео.html
As for replacing the video chip with a nula - for the master you need to desolder the existing chip and I don't really want to do that for 2 reasons: 1) I might mess it up, and 2) I like to keep things original or at least be able to return to original with minimum fuss
@pixel_fandango 4096 colours but what a pity it doesn't double the video ram she could give the 16bits a run for their money!
I had an electron
Coming soon to this channel.
Half the price ?
More like a quarter.
The Spectrum was certainly much cheaper than any BBC model. Ideally I should have a Spectrum +2 or +3 for comparison with a Master but I've only got the classic rubber key version - which, IMHO, is more photogenic.
I had the Plus (+) which was £50 and DOA
Replaced but the wasted time + disappointment
I remember I could not get the SAY prog... to say FLAG properly ----
It always came out as FLAP
Yeah :-) , you have to be a bit experimental.
Next you need a PI TUBE.
I have been looking. I am tempted.
Your videos are getting better and better and more entertaining