TCW Podcast Episode 018 - The British 8-Bit Computer Market: Software

 

We go at the British 8-Bit computer market again; this time looking at the software side of things. We go over the initial homebrew/hacker scene, and how it eventually evolved into a publisher/distributor business. This created a unique microcosm allowing Britain to have a different and unique game industry. However it was all absorbed into the global gaming scene with the introduction of 16 bit systems and outside companies were able to move in. Today some of the legacy lives on with a few original British game developers.

 

Theme Hospital: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byy3wRndKuQ

 

3D Monster Maze ZX81: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKvd0zPfBE4

 

Miner 2049er: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kf6axO_Au4

 

Manic Miner: ZX Spectrum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgUzteADsRI

 

Jet Set Willy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Ywx6uVn9E

 

Knight Lore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n7qtErhF-A

 

Arcadia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfnrlYrYZME

 

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Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode 

Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love 

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