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Farmyard Fun by Mark W
Target Systems: BBC Microcomputer
License: GNU GPLv3 license
Release Date: 3 May 2008
BASIC MODE 7 text adventure. You start in your farmhouse with a Filofax, a box of matches and a choice of wellington boots. What will you do today?
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Non-Retro Software Post-Millennium 8-bit Acorn Computer Releases
Dominion by Andrew Weston
Target Systems: BBC Microcomputer and Risc OS
Original Release Date: 2004
MODE 7 text adventure. Take the role of Squire Knightson, the Lord of Rhodas manor in Midshire, the central region of the land of Dominion which is under threat from a powerful Emperor.
OddJob by Mike Wyatt
Target Systems: BBC Microcomputer
Original Release Date: 2004
Multi-screen platformer, originally written in 1986 but only released over the web 18 years later. Avoid the giblets et al to progress. If you manage to get through all eight levels including the monster level seven, a cool animated finale awaits.
You're Alan Partridge by Dave Edwards
Target Systems: Acorn Electron
Original Release Date: January 2006
Quiz show game, based on "Anglian Lives" - a DVD extra from Series 2 of I'm Alan Partridge, created for use with the Millsgrade VOXBOX speech synthesis system and intended to be unveiled at the unfortunately non-existent CGE UK 2006 show.
Ball Game by Dominic Beesley
Target Systems: BBC Microcomputer
Original Release Date: 11th November, 2006
A puzzle game written for the BBC Micro in assembler as a Christmas present for the BBC-Micro mailing list admins, contributors and "leeches" alike!
Bob and Trev: Resurrection by Jeffrey Lee
Target Systems: BBC Microcomputer Model B and above
Original Release Date: 17th March 2007
A new, complete, playable, rogue-like BASIC game created for the 2007 7-day roguelike contest in the scary span of just 168 hours. Based on an idea from the fictional letters written by Bob to his friend Trev, published in The Micro User (later Acorn Computing) magazine.