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Author:	Idesine
Title:	Acorn - A World In Pixels
Publisher:	Idesine
Country:	UK
Date:	27 Nov 2020
Format:	Hardcover
Genre:	Biography, Computing, History
ISBN-10:	1903527244
ISBN-13:	978190352724
Barcode:	9781903527245
Rating:	10.0 Rate
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	1 Owns, 1 Wants
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Publisher : idesine (27 Nov. 2020)

Language : English
Hardcover : 476 pages
ISBN-10 : 1903527244
ISBN-13 : 978-1903527245
Dimensions : 17 x 4.2 x 23 cm

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Quad5point1 27th Jan 2021		Rated 10/10 Celebrate the visual games history of the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron with this case bound book, contained within a beautiful slip case. Spread over 476 pages, with a foreword by Richard Hanson (Superior Software) and Life of an Acorn Gamer by TV's Iain Lee, it features over 150 classic games, with exclusive interviews with key figures in the industry at the time - from the likes of David Braben and Ian Bell (Elite); Geoff Crammond (Revs/Aviator); Peter Irvin (Exile); Tim Tyler (Repton); Nick Pelling (Frak!); Peter Scott (Sim City/The Last Ninja); Gary Partis (Psycastria/Dr Who); Chris Roberts (Stryker's Run); Steve Furber (Acorn) and many, many more - and features on subjects such as key publishers, cover art and classic magazines. The book showcases the computers' inimitable graphic style and is packed full with memories and anecdotes from programmers, artists, publishers, reviewers and enthusiasts. Remember Elite, Chuckie Egg, Repton, Exile, Starship Command, Thrust, Citadel, Revs, Imogen, Codename:Droid, Firetrack, Arcadians, Mr Ee!, Zalaga, Castle Quest, Galaforce, Snapper and many more. An unmissable publication for anyone who grew up with an Acorn 8-bit machine. 7 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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