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    BBC MICRO

    Jul 09, 2020 4 minutes
    Words by Richard Hallas

    [BBC Micro] Positioning the cue ball in the ‘D’ prior to making the initial break.

    [BBC Micro] At the start of a game, against the computer opponent Flash Harry.

    3D POOL

    ■ DEVELOPER: FIREBIRD ■ YEAR: 1989

    ■ All popular platforms had their star programmers who single-handedly produced games that were unusually original, spectacularly well-written One such BBC Micro coder was ‘Orlando Marshall Pilchard QC’, who later revealed himself as one Nick Pelling. Orlando’s catalogue of BBC releases was small but highly regarded. His first BBC project was Arcadians, commissioned by Acornsoft, but he became best known for his surreal platform game Frak!.

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