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MICRO MEN BBC 4 21:05 Tonight

it was on the other week and i menetioned it on here to someone other day , comedy/drama about Sir Clive Sinclair and that era in computing, Worth a watch.

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By:
canaryboy
When: 30 Dec 09 14:49
yeah was quality
By:
Trading Places
When: 30 Dec 09 14:52
loved it. jet set wiily and all
By:
ed wolf
When: 30 Dec 09 14:54
Agreed, well worth a watch. Used to have a speccy myself with the rubber keys, much better than the rubbish you get nowadays ;-)
By:
Trading Places
When: 30 Dec 09 14:59
i had a ZX81 and ZX48K, both useless! games crashed all the time but fun nonetheless..
By:
Tex AxiLe
When: 30 Dec 09 15:01
Had a zx81 , moved on to a dragon 32 / then 64 , carp amstrad, then to my beloved Amiga ( best ever )
By:
.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º>
When: 30 Dec 09 15:35
i seem to remember when this was first on Charlie Brooker did a programme on computer games that night as well which was excellent
By:
.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º>
When: 30 Dec 09 15:36
ah thats on tonight as well at 23:30 BBC4

Charlie Brooker sets his caustic sights on video games. Expect acerbic comment as he looks at the various genres, how they have changed since their early conception and how the media represents games and gamers.
By:
Ovalman.
When: 30 Dec 09 15:51
Worthwhile watch.
By:
WELSHIE1
When: 30 Dec 09 16:07
thanks for the heads up
had a zx81 back in the old days
with the kempson joystick
By:
.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º>
When: 30 Dec 09 16:07
same here,, did you have the extra ram pack
By:
pandora1963
When: 30 Dec 09 16:08
daley thompsons decathlon,knightlore,barry mcguigans boxing,raid on entebbe,,,,those were the days
By:
.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º>
When: 30 Dec 09 16:10
the trouble you had to go to some times to load a game through the tape recorder would get you an A Level in computing now
By:
WELSHIE1
When: 30 Dec 09 16:25
i broke my first spectrum by plugging in the joystick while it was switched on
gutted cost a lot back then
By:
WELSHIE1
When: 30 Dec 09 16:26
great progress in computer/video games
take highrise the level in cod modern warfare 2
try playing a level on your own and listein to the wind howling around you
By:
cunnybobbler
When: 30 Dec 09 16:43
how times have changed since then. back then i was watching little men run around like headless chickens on football manager. today im umm watching little men run around like headless chickens on football manager.
By:
Nova Sicko
When: 30 Dec 09 16:47
I have a zx+2 in the attic
By:
Ovalman.
When: 30 Dec 09 17:07
I was a 1k ZX81 man myself, could do nothing with but learn to program. Progressed to ZX Spectrum then Amiga 600 and 1200 before finally getting my first PC.

Manic Miner still ranks one of my favourite games, I spent hundreds of hours on it, level 16 was my highest.
By:
billy hill
When: 30 Dec 09 17:26
3D monster maze
Pi-Mania (where the reverse side of the cassette tape was the song)
NUFF SAID
By:
Easter 1916
When: 30 Dec 09 17:30
If you really want to get nostalgic...

http://www.zxspectrum.net/

No Ultimate games alas, so no JetPac, Atic Atac etc, but plenty to remind you you of the good old days. Chuckie Egg, anyone?
By:
WELSHIE1
When: 30 Dec 09 17:43
i still have nightmares about manic miner


lol
By:
Ovalman.
When: 30 Dec 09 17:47
^^^
Don't mention Jet Set Willy and Elite :)

I may watch this again if I can't find anything else.
By:
Easter 1916
When: 30 Dec 09 17:50
they're both on that site ovalman. elite will always be an amiga game in my eyes though.
By:
billy hill
When: 30 Dec 09 17:52
holding a prism cassette box in front of the tv screen whilst waiting for ***** to load.

those were the days
By:
.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º>
When: 30 Dec 09 17:59
on the spectrum apart from the obvious daley thompson decathalon i used to love skool daze
By:
Easter 1916
When: 30 Dec 09 18:04
skool daze is also on zxspectrum.net, as is the sequel, back to skool.
By:
WELSHIE1
When: 30 Dec 09 18:08
elite was truly an epic game for its time
i remember it well
had it on the amiga aswell
By:
.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º>
When: 30 Dec 09 18:08
some of those game son that spectrum link above brings back memeories
By:
WELSHIE1
When: 30 Dec 09 18:14
cant go back to them now i will remember then as they were
great games back then
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