// RETRO GAMES TERMINAL :: BLOG

H.E.R.O. is now in the games archive: a native C/SDL2 port of the Commodore 64 version of Activision's 1984 classic, every routine of the 6502 program translated to C, for Linux handhelds, desktops, Windows and macOS.

Star Force is now in the games archive: a native C/SDL2 port of the 1984 Tehkan arcade shooter, rewritten in C and checked frame by frame against an emulated board, for Linux handhelds, desktops, Windows and macOS.

Galaga is now in the games archive: a native C/SDL2 port of the 1981 Namco arcade game, rewritten in C and checked frame by frame against an emulated board, for Linux handhelds, desktops, Windows and macOS.

Galaxian is now in the games archive: a native C/SDL2 port of the 1979 Namco arcade game, rewritten in C and checked frame by frame against an emulated board, for Linux handhelds, desktops, Windows and macOS.

Jet Set Willy is now in the games archive: a C/SDL2 port of the 1984 ZX Spectrum classic with hi-res graphics, save states and replays, plus a browser editor for all 60 rooms.

Defender is now in the games archive: a native C/SDL2 port of the 1981 Williams arcade game that runs your own ROM on an emulated Williams board, for Linux handhelds, desktops and Windows.

Joust is now in the games archive: a native C/SDL2 port of the 1982 Williams arcade game that runs your own ROM on an emulated Williams board, for Linux handhelds, desktops and Windows.

An Acorn A3010 has joined the collection. This 1992 ARM250 computer, built into its keyboard, was Acorn's attempt at a family machine to take on the Amiga.

A full Acorn Archimedes 310 setup has joined the collection: computer, colour monitor, keyboard and mouse. The 1987 Archimedes was the first computer built around an ARM processor.

An Acorn Electron in its original packaging has joined the collection. The 1983 Electron was a cheaper, cut-down BBC Micro with BBC BASIC built in.

A boxed Commodore Amiga 1200 has joined the collection. The 1992 A1200 brought the AGA chipset and a 68020 to the home Amiga.

An Amiga CD32 has joined the collection, with two controllers and a stack of games. The 1993 CD32 was Commodore's last machine and Europe's first 32-bit CD console.

An Atari 1040ST has joined the collection. This 1986 68000 machine had a megabyte of RAM, GEM on the desktop and MIDI ports built in, and became a fixture in recording studios.

An Atari 800XL has joined the collection. This 1983 6502 home computer had 64K of RAM, Atari BASIC built in and the custom chips that made Atari 8-bit games stand out.

A BBC Micro Model B has joined the collection, complete with an Elite function key strip. This 1981 Acorn machine taught a generation of British schoolchildren to program.

A boxed CGL M5 has joined the collection. It is the UK version of the Sord M5, a 1982 Japanese Z80 home computer with TMS9918 graphics and BASIC on a cartridge.

A Commodore CBM 4040 has joined the collection. This IEEE-488 dual 5.25" floppy drive for the PET and CBM machines has its own built-in disk operating system.

A Commodore CBM 8032 has joined the collection. This 1980 business machine from the PET family had an 80-column screen, 32K of RAM and BASIC 4.0.

A second PET has joined the collection: a 2001 series machine with the full-size graphics keyboard that replaced the original chiclet keys in 1979.

An original Commodore PET 2001 has joined the collection. This 1977 all-in-one has a chiclet keyboard and a built-in cassette deck, and was one of the first ready-made personal computers.

An Oric-1 has joined the collection. This 1983 British 6502 home computer was launched to compete with the ZX Spectrum and became a hit in France.

An Oric Atmos 48K has joined the collection. The 1984 follow-up to the Oric-1 added a proper keyboard, a fixed ROM and a bold black-and-red case.

Robotron: 2084 is now on the site: a native C11/SDL2 port of the 1982 Williams arcade game for Linux handhelds, desktops and the browser, with waves and enemy pacing traced from the original ROM.

A Sinclair ZX80 has joined the collection, complete with its power supply, manual and original advert. The 1980 ZX80 was the first computer sold in the UK for under £100.

A Tatung Einstein TC-01 in its original box has joined the collection. This 1984 British-built Z80 machine had a built-in 3" floppy drive and ran CP/M programs.

Recently acquired in September 2026: an Intertec Data Systems SuperBrain, a 1979 all-in-one Z80 CP/M business machine with twin floppy drives built into its distinctive wedge-shaped case.

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