ACORN: A WORLD IN PIXELS

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Celebrate the visual games history of the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron with this beautiful book. 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.

It also 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. An unmissable publication for anyone who grew up with an Acorn 8-bit machine.

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PUBLICATION DETAILS

LANGUAGE	BINDING	EDITION	ISBN	YEAR	PAGES
English	Hardcover	First Edition	9781903527245	2020	476
English	Hardcover	Second Edition	9781903527269	2022	600

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Year: #Year2020

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#AttackOnAlphaCentauri (Attack on Alpha Centauri)

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#BeachHead (Beach Head)

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#CuteToKill (Cute To Kill)

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#Exile (Exile)

#Felix (Felix in the Factory)

#Firetrack (Firetrack)

#Flip (Flip!)

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#Frak (Frak!)

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#Wizadore (Wizadore)

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#Zalaga (Zalaga)

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