Acornsoft
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Acornsoft was the software arm of Acorn Computers Ltd, and a major publisher of software for the BBC Micro
and Acorn Electron
. As well as games, they also produced a large number of educational titles, extra computer languages and business and utility packages - these included ROM-based word processor VIEW and the spreadsheet ViewSheet
which Acorn supplied on ROM chips/cartridges for the BBC Micro
/Acorn Electron
and included as standard in the BBC Master
and Acorn Business Computer
.
While many of their games were clones or remakes of popular arcade games (e.g. Hopper is a clone of Sega
's Frogger
, Snapper
is Namco
's Pac-Man
, Arcadians is Namco
's Galaxian
), they also published a number of original, innovative titles (such as Revs and Elite) that went on to spawn entire genres that live on to this day.
Acornsoft also published a number of text adventure games by authors such as Peter Killworth
, including Philosopher's Quest and Countdown to Doom
, that remain highly regarded within the interactive fiction
community.
Although Acorn continued releasing office software in the VIEW family under the Acornsoft name for the BBC Master
series, they sold the Acornsoft games brand and back catalogue to Superior Software
in 1986. Many games were re-released by them, often as part of compilations such as the Play It Again Sam and Acornsoft Hits series. The Acornsoft brand was also used on the packaging of all subsequent Superior games. Superior chose not to take on Acornsoft's text adventure games, most of which were released in updated versions by Topologika
along with some sequels from the same authors.
Model B. Games followed by Model A & B were compatible with both machines. Games followed by Electron were also released separately for the Acorn Electron
. Games are listed by their catalogue numbers which are roughly the order of release of the BBC versions.
There are also a number of completed but unreleased games that have found their way into the public domain such as Crazy Balloon
, Hellforce and Bandit that date from around 1983.
Acornsoft also published and distributed a range of educational software developed by ASK (Applied Systems Knowledge) that were widely used in schools running BBC Micro
s. These included Podd
(find out which actions a red blobby character can perform (e.g. jump, smile, dance), Squeeze (a two player strategy game of squeezing shapes onto a board) and Cranky (solve maths problems to repair a living calculator). These titles were part of the Acornsoft catalogue but used a different code (XBE?? - all other Acornsoft titles began with S so the Education range on BBC Micro
cassettes would be SBE??). They ran on both the BBC Micro
Model B and Acorn Electron
.
The Ivan Berg Software range was also mainly educational but had its own distinct code (XBX??). This included the 6 Grandmaster Quizzes (Theatre, Crime & Detection, Music, History, Science Fiction and Royal), relationship aids "..I Do" Your Guide to a Happy Marriage and The Dating Game and GCE/CSE revision guides (Mathematics, Biology and English).
Acornsoft also distributed other ranges of educational programs devoped by companies such as ICL, Good Housekeeping and Bourne but they are not considered part of the official catalogue.
The series continues but mainly with add-on products for the VIEW word processor such as ViewIndex (an automatic index generator) and ViewSpell (spell-checker) as well as newer versions.
The range took on various themes including Creative Sound (X26).
BBC Micro
The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation...
and Acorn Electron
Acorn Electron
The Acorn Electron is a budget version of the BBC Micro educational/home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd. It has 32 kilobytes of RAM, and its ROM includes BBC BASIC along with its operating system....
. As well as games, they also produced a large number of educational titles, extra computer languages and business and utility packages - these included ROM-based word processor VIEW and the spreadsheet ViewSheet
ViewSheet
ViewSheet was a spreadsheet program produced in the 1980s by Acorn Computers for use with their series of microcomputers. It was distributed as a pre-installed ROM with some computer models. ViewSheet was written by Mark Colton.-Description:...
which Acorn supplied on ROM chips/cartridges for the BBC Micro
BBC Micro
The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation...
/Acorn Electron
Acorn Electron
The Acorn Electron is a budget version of the BBC Micro educational/home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd. It has 32 kilobytes of RAM, and its ROM includes BBC BASIC along with its operating system....
and included as standard in the BBC Master
BBC Master
The BBC Master was a home computer released by Acorn Computers in early 1986. It was designed and built for the British Broadcasting Corporation and was the successor to the BBC Micro Model B. The Master 128 remained in production until 1993....
and Acorn Business Computer
Acorn Business Computer
The Acorn Business Computer was a series of microcomputers announced at the end of 1983 by the British company Acorn Computers. The series of eight computers was aimed at the business, research and further education markets. However, the ABC range was cancelled before any of the models were...
.
While many of their games were clones or remakes of popular arcade games (e.g. Hopper is a clone of Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
's Frogger
Frogger
Frogger is an arcade game introduced in 1981. It was developed by Konami, and licensed for worldwide distribution by Sega/Gremlin. The object of the game is to direct frogs to their homes one by one. To do this, each frog must avoid cars while crossing a busy road and navigate a river full of...
, Snapper
Snapper (game)
Snapper is a computer game written by Jonathan Griffiths for the BBC Micro and released as one of the launch titles for Acornsoft in 1982. It was later released as one of Acornsoft's launch titles for the Acorn Electron in 1983....
is Namco
Namco
is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...
's Pac-Man
Pac-Man
is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games,...
, Arcadians is Namco
Namco
is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...
's Galaxian
Galaxian
is an arcade game developed by Namco in 1979. It was published by Namco in Japan and was imported to North America by Midway in 1980. A fixed shooter-style game in which the player controls a spaceship at the bottom of the screen and shoots enemies descending in various directions, it was designed...
), they also published a number of original, innovative titles (such as Revs and Elite) that went on to spawn entire genres that live on to this day.
Acornsoft also published a number of text adventure games by authors such as Peter Killworth
Peter Killworth
Professor Peter D. Killworth was an English scientist known for both his work on oceanography and the study of social networks. A prodigious writer, his published output exceeded 160 scientific papers over the course of his career...
, including Philosopher's Quest and Countdown to Doom
Countdown to Doom
Countdown to Doom is a text adventure computer game, more recently termed interactive fiction, written in 1982 by Peter Killworth. Its setting is the planet Doomawangara, which is coyly said to be shortened to "Doom". There are two sequels, Return to Doom and Last Days of Doom.The game was first...
, that remain highly regarded within the interactive fiction
Interactive fiction
Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives and as video games. In common usage, the term refers to text...
community.
Although Acorn continued releasing office software in the VIEW family under the Acornsoft name for the BBC Master
BBC Master
The BBC Master was a home computer released by Acorn Computers in early 1986. It was designed and built for the British Broadcasting Corporation and was the successor to the BBC Micro Model B. The Master 128 remained in production until 1993....
series, they sold the Acornsoft games brand and back catalogue to Superior Software
Superior Software
Superior Software is a video game publisher. It was established in 1982 by Richard Hanson and John Dyson, two graduates of the University of Leeds, England...
in 1986. Many games were re-released by them, often as part of compilations such as the Play It Again Sam and Acornsoft Hits series. The Acornsoft brand was also used on the packaging of all subsequent Superior games. Superior chose not to take on Acornsoft's text adventure games, most of which were released in updated versions by Topologika
Topologika
Topologika Software Ltd is a still-independent British publisher of educational software. Based in Brighton, the company was founded in 1983.Many of its early products were interactive fiction adventure games taken on after Acornsoft was sold to Superior Software who only continued to release their...
along with some sequels from the same authors.
Select titles
- Acheton - A text adventure
- Arcadians - A GalaxianGalaxianis an arcade game developed by Namco in 1979. It was published by Namco in Japan and was imported to North America by Midway in 1980. A fixed shooter-style game in which the player controls a spaceship at the bottom of the screen and shoots enemies descending in various directions, it was designed...
clone - AviatorAviatorAn aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
- A SpitfireSupermarine SpitfireThe Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...
flight simulatorFlight simulatorA flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and various aspects of the flight environment. This includes the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of their controls and other aircraft systems, and how they react to the external...
. With aliens... - Bouncer - A Q*Bert clone
- Business GamesBusiness GamesBusiness Games is a software package published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. It was released in the Acornsoft Education range and includes two business simulation games; Stokmark and Telemark....
- An educational package - Carousel - A Carnival clone
- Castle of RiddlesCastle of RiddlesCastle of Riddles is a text adventure released by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron home computers. The game was written by Peter Killworth and was one of a series of text adventures written for, or ported to the BBC Micro by the same author . As with all such games, only text is used...
- A text adventure - Countdown to DoomCountdown to DoomCountdown to Doom is a text adventure computer game, more recently termed interactive fiction, written in 1982 by Peter Killworth. Its setting is the planet Doomawangara, which is coyly said to be shortened to "Doom". There are two sequels, Return to Doom and Last Days of Doom.The game was first...
- A text adventure; first in a trilogy (although sequels Return to Doom and Last Days of Doom were not published by Acornsoft) - Crazy Tracer - An AmidarAmidarAmidar is an arcade game programmed by Konami and published in 1981 by Stern. Its basic format is similar to that of Pac-Man: the player moves around a fixed rectilinear lattice, attempting to visit each location on the board while avoiding the enemies...
clone - Drogna - Strategy game based on a section of the BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV game show The Adventure GameThe Adventure GameThe Adventure Game was a game show, aimed at children but with an adult following, which was originally broadcast on UK television channels BBC1 and BBC2 between 24 May 1980 and 18 February 1986. The story in each show was that the two celebrity contestants and a member of the public had travelled...
. - Elite - A 3D space battle and trading game
- Firebug - A platform and ladders game
- Free Fall - Survival game set in an out of control space station
- Gateway to Karos - A text adventure
- Hopper - A FroggerFroggerFrogger is an arcade game introduced in 1981. It was developed by Konami, and licensed for worldwide distribution by Sega/Gremlin. The object of the game is to direct frogs to their homes one by one. To do this, each frog must avoid cars while crossing a busy road and navigate a river full of...
clone - JCB Digger - A scrolling 2D dig-em-up
- Kingdom of Hamil - A text adventure
- LabyrinthLabyrinth (Acornsoft)Labyrinth is a video game published in 1984 by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro. At the time, it was a highly acclaimed Acornsoft release, with its high resolution graphics, addictive gameplay and fluid animation....
- A 2D maze based shoot-em-up - Magic Mushrooms - A platform and ladders game with built in level editor
- Meteor Mission - A Lunar RescueLunar RescueLunar Rescue is an arcade game released by Taito in 1979. It contains elements that resemble both Taito's own Space Invaders as well as Atari's Lunar Lander released that same year....
clone - Meteors - An Asteroids clone
- Missile Base - A Missile CommandMissile CommandMissile Command is a 1980 arcade game by Atari, Inc. that was also licensed to Sega for European release. It is considered one of the most notable games from the Golden Age of Video Arcade Games...
clone - Monsters - A Space PanicSpace PanicSpace Panic is a 1980 arcade game designed by Universal, which Chris Crawford calls the first ever platform game, as it pre-dates Nintendo's Donkey Kong which is often cited as the original platform game. Space Panic lacks Donkey Kongs jump mechanic, disqualifying it as a platformer for some...
clone - Philosopher's Quest - A text adventure
- Planetoid - A DefenderDefender (game)Defender is an arcade video game developed released by Williams Electronics in 1980. A shooting game featuring two-dimensional graphics, the game is set on a fictional planet where the player must defeat waves of invading aliens while protecting astronauts...
clone originally released as Defender - Revs - A Formula ThreeFormula ThreeFormula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers...
racing car simulationSimulationSimulation is the imitation of some real thing available, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system.... - Rocket Raid - A ScrambleScramble (arcade game)Scramble is a 1981 horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up, arcade game. It was developed by Konami, and manufactured and distributed by Stern in North America. It was the first side-scrolling shooter with forced scrolling and multiple distinct levels...
clone - SnapperSnapper (game)Snapper is a computer game written by Jonathan Griffiths for the BBC Micro and released as one of the launch titles for Acornsoft in 1982. It was later released as one of Acornsoft's launch titles for the Acorn Electron in 1983....
- A Pac-ManPac-Manis an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games,...
clone - Sphinx Adventure - A text adventure
- Starship CommandStarship CommandAcornsoft's Starship Command is a computer game released in 1983 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. It was available on cassette as well as 5.25" disc for the BBC and ROM cartridge for the Acorn Electron Plus 1 expansion module.-Gameplay:...
- A 2D space battle game - Super Invaders - A Space InvadersSpace Invadersis an arcade video game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, and released in 1978. It was originally manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and was later licensed for production in the United States by the Midway division of Bally. Space Invaders is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to...
clone - Volcano - A game in which you rescue people from the other side of an active volcanoVolcano2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...
with a helicopterHelicopterA helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
Acornsoft Games range
Including all arcade, text adventure and board games. All games were compatible with the BBC MicroBBC Micro
The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation...
Model B. Games followed by Model A & B were compatible with both machines. Games followed by Electron were also released separately for the Acorn Electron
Acorn Electron
The Acorn Electron is a budget version of the BBC Micro educational/home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd. It has 32 kilobytes of RAM, and its ROM includes BBC BASIC along with its operating system....
. Games are listed by their catalogue numbers which are roughly the order of release of the BBC versions.
- G01 Philosopher's Quest (BBC 1982, Electron 1984)
- G02 Defender (BBC 1982) deleted for legal reasons and later re-released as Planetoid
- G02 Aviator (BBC 1983) released with G26-G28 but re-used the deleted Defenders number
- G03 Monsters (BBC 1982, Electron 1983)
- G04 Snapper (BBC 1982, Electron 1983)
- G05 Rocket Raid (BBC 1982)
- G06 Arcade Action (BBC Model A & B 1982) 4 games: Invaders, Breakout, Dodgems and Snake
- G07 Sphinx Adventure (BBC 1982, Electron 1984)
- G08 Cube Master (BBC 1982)
- G09 JCB Digger (BBC 1983)
- G10 Chess (BBC 1982, Electron 1983)
- G11 Maze (BBC 1982, Electron 1984)
- G12 Sliding-Block Puzzles (BBC 1982)
- G13 Meteors (BBC 1982, Electron 1983)
- G14 Arcadians (BBC 1982, Electron 1984)
- G15 Planetoid (BBC 1982, Electron 1984)
- G16 Super Invaders (BBC 1982)
- G17 Castle of Riddles (BBC 1982, Electron 1984)
- G18 Missile Base (BBC 1982)
- G19 Countdown to Doom (BBC 1982, Electron ROM Cartridge 1984)
- G20 Draughts & Reversi (BBC Model A & B 1983, Electron 1983)
- G21 Snooker (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
- G22 Starship Command (BBC 1983, Electron 1983)
- G23 Hopper (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
- G24 Carousel (BBC 1983)
- G25 Kingdom of Hamil (BBC 1983)
- G26 Crazy Tracer (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
- G27 Drogna (BBC 1983)
- G28 Free Fall (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
- G29 Meteor Mission (BBC 1984)
- G30 Gateway to Karos (BBC 1983)
- G31 Boxer (BBC 1984, Electron 1984)
- G32 Tetrapod (BBC 1984)
- G33 Volcano (BBC 1984)
- G34 Black Box & Gambit (BBC 1984)
- G35 Bouncer (BBC 1984)
- G36 The Seventh Star (BBC 1984)
- G37 Acheton (BBC 1984)
- G38 Elite (BBC 1984, Electron 1984)
- G39 Firebug (BBC 1984, Electron 1984)
- G40 Quondam (BBC 1984)
- G41 Labyrinth (BBC 1984)
- G42 Go (BBC 1984, Electron 1984)
- G43 Revs (BBC 1984)
- G44 Revs 4 Tracks (BBC 1985) extra tracks for the main game
- G45
- G46 Magic Mushrooms (BBC 1985, Electron 1985)
- G47 Elite enhanced (BBC 1986) incl. 6502 Second Processor and Master 128 versions
There are also a number of completed but unreleased games that have found their way into the public domain such as Crazy Balloon
Crazy Balloon
Crazy Balloon is an arcade game released by Taito in 1980. Crazy Balloon requires the player to maneuver a balloon through a maze full of thorns in order to reach the goal...
, Hellforce and Bandit that date from around 1983.
Acornsoft Education range
Acornsoft produced a wide range of educational titles aimed at many different age groups.- E01 Algebraic Manipulation (BBC Model A & B 198?)
- E02 Peeko-Computer (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
- E03 Business Games (BBC Model A & B 198?, Electron 1984) 2 games: Stokmark and Telemark
- E04 Tree of Knowledge (BBC 198?, Electron 1983)
- E05 Word Hunt (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
- E06 Word Sequencing (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
- E07 Sentence Sequencing (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
- E08 Number Balance (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
- E09 Missing Signs (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
- E?? Speed and Light (BBC 198?)
- E?? Density and Circuit (BBC 198?)
- E12 Chemical Analysis (BBC 198?)
- E13 Chemical Simulations (BBC 198?)
- E14 Chemical Structures (BBC 198?)
- E15 Jars (BBC 198?)
- E16 Temperature Control Simulation (BBC 198?)
- E17 The Examiner (BBC 198?)
- E18 Spooky Manor (BBC 198?)
- E19
- E20
- E21
- E22 Talkback (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
- E23 Workshop (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
- E24 ABC (BBC 198?)
Acornsoft also published and distributed a range of educational software developed by ASK (Applied Systems Knowledge) that were widely used in schools running BBC Micro
BBC Micro
The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation...
s. These included Podd
Podd
Podd is an educational game for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron, published by Acornsoft in 1984.The eponymous main character teaches young users various verbs, performing an appropriate animation when a recognised word is typed in....
(find out which actions a red blobby character can perform (e.g. jump, smile, dance), Squeeze (a two player strategy game of squeezing shapes onto a board) and Cranky (solve maths problems to repair a living calculator). These titles were part of the Acornsoft catalogue but used a different code (XBE?? - all other Acornsoft titles began with S so the Education range on BBC Micro
BBC Micro
The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation...
cassettes would be SBE??). They ran on both the BBC Micro
BBC Micro
The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation...
Model B and Acorn Electron
Acorn Electron
The Acorn Electron is a budget version of the BBC Micro educational/home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd. It has 32 kilobytes of RAM, and its ROM includes BBC BASIC along with its operating system....
.
The Ivan Berg Software range was also mainly educational but had its own distinct code (XBX??). This included the 6 Grandmaster Quizzes (Theatre, Crime & Detection, Music, History, Science Fiction and Royal), relationship aids "..I Do" Your Guide to a Happy Marriage and The Dating Game and GCE/CSE revision guides (Mathematics, Biology and English).
Acornsoft also distributed other ranges of educational programs devoped by companies such as ICL, Good Housekeeping and Bourne but they are not considered part of the official catalogue.
Acornsoft Business range
Acornsoft produced a range of office software for home and business use.- B01 Desk Diary (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
- B02 Forecast (BBC 198?)
- B03 VIEW (BBC 198?, Electron ROM cartridge 1984)
- B04 VIEW Printer Drivers (BBC 198?)
- B05 Personal Money Management (BBC 198?, Electron 1983)
- B06 Database (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
- B07 ViewSheet (BBC 1984, Electron ROM cartridge 1984)
- B08 Invoicing (BBC 1984)
- B09 Mailing (BBC 1984)
- B10 Accounts Receivable (BBC 1984)
- B11 Stock Control (BBC 1984)
- B12 Order Processing (BBC 1984)
- B13 Accounts Payable (BBC 1984)
- B14 Purchasing (BBC 1984)
- B15 Hi-View (BBC 19??)
The series continues but mainly with add-on products for the VIEW word processor such as ViewIndex (an automatic index generator) and ViewSpell (spell-checker) as well as newer versions.
Acornsoft Languages range
Acorn systems came with a version of the BBC BASIC programming language as standard but Acornsoft also produced a wide range of other languages that could be loaded in by cassette or disc or in some cases, supplied in ROM form.- L01 FORTH (BBC 1982, Electron 1983)
- L02 LISPAcornsoft LISPAcornsoft LISP is a dialect and commercial implementation of the Lisp programming language, released in the early 1980s for the 8-bit BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers.-Description:...
(BBC 1982, Electron 1983, Electron ROM cartridge 1984) - L03 BCPL (BBC 1983)
- L04 Microtext (BBC 1983)
- L05 6502 Development System (BBC 1985)
- L06 LogoAcornsoft LogoAcornsoft Logo is a commercial implementation of the Logo programming language for the 8-bit BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers.-Description:...
(BBC 1983, Electron ROM cartridge 1985) - L07 Turtle Graphics (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
- L08 S-Pascal (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
- L09 LISP Demonstrations (BBC 1984)
- L10 BCPL Calculations Package (BBC 198?)
- L11
- L12 BCPL Stand Alone Generator (BBC 198?)
- L13 FORTH - ROM version (BBC 198?)
- L14 LISP - ROM version (BBC 198?)
- L15
- L16
- L17 PROLOG Micro (BBC 1985)
- L18 ISO-Pascal (BBC 198?, Electron ROM cartridge 1985)
- L19 COMAL (BBC 198?)
- L20
- L21
- L22 BASIC Editor (BBC 1985)
- L23 Termulator (BBC 198?)
Acornsoft Graphics range and more
The graphics range was used to demonstrate the graphical power of the Acorn computers but only 3 titles were made available. The X?? code was then used for other types of software.- X01 Creative Graphics (BBC 198?, Electron 1983)
- X02 Graphs & Charts (BBC 198?, Electron 1983)
- X03 Picture Maker (BBC 1983, Electron 1984)
- X04 Shirley ConranShirley Conran-Background:Shirley Conran is a bestselling author, whose books include Lace, which was made into an 80s US miniseries and Superwoman. She has been a columnist for Vanity Fair, women's editor of The Daily Mail and a feature writer for The Observer newspaper.Conran was educated at the University...
's Magic Garden (BBC 1983) - X05 Collector's Catalogue (BBC 198?)
- X06 Membership Manager (BBC 198?)
- X07 One To Nine (BBC 198?)
- X08 Hooked On Numbers (BBC 1983)
- X09
- X10 Complete Cocktail Maker (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
- X11 Paul DanielsPaul DanielsPaul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels on 6 April 1938, is a British magician and television performer. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994.-Early life:...
' Magic Show (BBC 198?, Electron 1984) - X12 100 Programs For The BBC Micro (BBC 198?)
- X13 Linkword French (BBC 1984)
- X14 Linkword Italian (BBC 1984)
- X15 Linkword Spanish (BBC 1984)
- X16 Linkword German (BBC 1984)
- X17 Watch Your Weight (BBC 198?, Electron 1984)
- X18 Me & My Micro (Electron 1984)
The range took on various themes including Creative Sound (X26).
External links
- Acornsoft information and list of games – At The BBC Games Archive
- Acornsoft profile on MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...