I kid you not when I say this was my first attempt at the loading screen for Galaforce on the BBC Micro. It demonstrates why most programmers should NOT attempt to do graphics themselves. Fortunately, my schoolfriend Paul Proctor came to the rescue and produced a much better screen for me!
I wish I'd have known game developers when I was a kid. I really loved drawing on the speccy and cpc.
One on the left I’m thinking… is this an Elite spin-off? I might buy it :)
The "Superior Software" text looks nice ;-)
Art and Music in my case - my games have horrible graphics and terrible renditions of Fur Elise
I don't think anybody cared in the 1980s. Graphics weren't important - so many dog-ugly games but that wasn't what gaming was about back then. Did it take you to a world beyond imagination? Even a text adventure with no graphics whatsoever. The escapism is what mattered.
Something slightly familiar about that vector graphic ship 😀
@sharpworks.bsky.social The magazines arrived safely BTW. Feedback left. Thanks! Are you selling any others?
Great thanks! I shall leave you feedback also :) I have a big pile of "Practical Computing" and "Personal Computing Today" which I need to go through, some I need to scan bits from. And I then have my duplicates pile to go through. I'll be selling in the next few weeks I would think.
There are a few issues of Practical Computing that I've been chasing. I hope you have some of them:- 1978 Issue 1 ( July/August? ) 1980 October 1982 May, July, August, October, December 1983 ALL, except June, August and October. 1984 ALL, except March, April, June and November. 1985-1989 ALL
Here is what I have in the range you mention: 1978 - None ! 1980 - May, July, September 1982 - Complete (12 issues) 1983 - May, July
Whoops, missed the rest of your post 1984 - All except July 1985 - Jan, Feb, Mar, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec Nothing beyond '85
Excellent! That would fill a few gaps for me. Let me know when they are ready to sell. Thanks!
To be precise, it’s from the Ship Identification Chart poster that came with the game. It’s the exact angle.
Programmer art has been a thing since the very beginning, and will probably be forever. Long live rectangles! (or in this case, triangles)
