Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development )
@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social
Retired video game programmer. 40+ years developing videogames and software.
Creator of games for the BBC Micro, Electron, NES, SNES, PC, XBox, PS3/4, Mobile, Vita, 3DS.
I am currently rescuing and archiving old game development disks.
LEGO Dev/AFOL.
Creator of games for the BBC Micro, Electron, NES, SNES, PC, XBox, PS3/4, Mobile, Vita, 3DS.
I am currently rescuing and archiving old game development disks.
LEGO Dev/AFOL.
One of the best, original home computer games. Ported to so many different computers. Made by A&F Software, the name taken from the initials of the company's founders, Doug Anderson and Mike Fitzgerald
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
One of the best, original home computer games. Ported to so many different computers. Made by A&F Software, the name taken from the initials of the company's founders, Doug Anderson and Mike Fitzgerald
The lead-up to November is always a busy time for game developers. You have to get your games on the shop shelves in time for Thanksgiving. If you missed this holiday then you would lose a huge amount of potential sales. Here's a few of the ones I worked on with incredibly talented teams.
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The lead-up to November is always a busy time for game developers. You have to get your games on the shop shelves in time for Thanksgiving. If you missed this holiday then you would lose a huge amount of potential sales. Here's a few of the ones I worked on with incredibly talented teams.
Don't miss this one. Steve Furber's 'From little Acorns to building brains' talk. Part of the ARM at 40 anniversary celebrations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQn...
"From little Acorns..." - Steve Furber - ARM at 40 anniversary, Talk 5
YouTube video by The Centre for Computing History
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Don't miss this one. Steve Furber's 'From little Acorns to building brains' talk. Part of the ARM at 40 anniversary celebrations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQn...
@breakintoprogram.co.uk I have found it. Knew I had a spare somewhere, and it’s ’beige’ too. 1.44Mb. It’s yours!
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
@breakintoprogram.co.uk I have found it. Knew I had a spare somewhere, and it’s ’beige’ too. 1.44Mb. It’s yours!
Huge thanks to the lovely staff at @computinghistory.org.uk for being perfect hosts for RetroFest 2025 ( Gaming Edition ). Massive thanks also to @shortcircuit.org.uk for organising everything and making the event such a great success. Same goes to the amazing exhibitors who made it all possible.
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Huge thanks to the lovely staff at @computinghistory.org.uk for being perfect hosts for RetroFest 2025 ( Gaming Edition ). Massive thanks also to @shortcircuit.org.uk for organising everything and making the event such a great success. Same goes to the amazing exhibitors who made it all possible.
Great to meet Andrew Barnabas ( composer ) at the retro event in Cambridge on Sunday.
November 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Great to meet Andrew Barnabas ( composer ) at the retro event in Cambridge on Sunday.
BBC Micro Galaforce can be found in the Power Up exhibition at the Science Museum in London - and Manchester! I feel very old now knowing that my work is in museums....
Lovely to meet you, although I mistimed it at the end of the day! Here's Galaforce in the Power Up exhibition at the @sciencemuseum.org.uk
If you're ever down in London, it would be great to get a photo next to it 😃 (or it's also setup in the Manchester science museum!)
If you're ever down in London, it would be great to get a photo next to it 😃 (or it's also setup in the Manchester science museum!)
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
BBC Micro Galaforce can be found in the Power Up exhibition at the Science Museum in London - and Manchester! I feel very old now knowing that my work is in museums....
Oooops! Look what followed me home from the Retrofest gaming event. I guess I have a new PET to look after. Needs some work doing to it before it's ready to go! The first computer I ever used. Thank you, Chuck Peddle.
November 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Oooops! Look what followed me home from the Retrofest gaming event. I guess I have a new PET to look after. Needs some work doing to it before it's ready to go! The first computer I ever used. Thank you, Chuck Peddle.
Great to meet some wonderful people at the Retro Computer Fest 2025 event in Cambridge!
Some wonderful people found in the classroom at @computinghistory.org.uk for Retro Computer Fest 2025
Megadrive developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social
Jurl on everything @onlyretrofans.com
Systems Genius @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social
Veteran coder @breakintoprogram.co.uk
And Amiga 3D artist Gareth Qually
Megadrive developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social
Jurl on everything @onlyretrofans.com
Systems Genius @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social
Veteran coder @breakintoprogram.co.uk
And Amiga 3D artist Gareth Qually
November 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Great to meet some wonderful people at the Retro Computer Fest 2025 event in Cambridge!
Had a very busy first day at @computinghistory.org.uk for the retro festival gaming edition event. Great speaking with so many people about the BBC Micro and gaming in general. Thanks to those who said hello. One more day to go. Thanks to @breakintoprogram.co.uk for the company and transport.
November 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Had a very busy first day at @computinghistory.org.uk for the retro festival gaming edition event. Great speaking with so many people about the BBC Micro and gaming in general. Thanks to those who said hello. One more day to go. Thanks to @breakintoprogram.co.uk for the company and transport.
Remembering my great-grandfather, William George Edwards who lost his life on 27th March 1915. Chief Engineer on the SS "Aguila", attacked by a U-boat. His son, my grandfather, was just 9 at the time. #lestweforget
November 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Remembering my great-grandfather, William George Edwards who lost his life on 27th March 1915. Chief Engineer on the SS "Aguila", attacked by a U-boat. His son, my grandfather, was just 9 at the time. #lestweforget
3Dfx. Simply the best! I remember buying my first 3Dfx videocard - an Orchid Righteous 3D. Truly a game changer! Programmers could use the Glide 3D graphics API or battle with an early version of DirectX.
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
3Dfx. Simply the best! I remember buying my first 3Dfx videocard - an Orchid Righteous 3D. Truly a game changer! Programmers could use the Glide 3D graphics API or battle with an early version of DirectX.
Apparently overclocking calculators is actually a thing!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=seBm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=seBm...
Overclocked CASIO fx-6300G graphics calculator (1.8 MHz vs 0.8 MHz)
YouTube video by Csaba TIZEDES
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November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Apparently overclocking calculators is actually a thing!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=seBm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=seBm...
Preparing for the Retro Computing Festival ( Gaming Edition ) 2025 at The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge next weekend. Here's a Visual Code setup that allows me to build 'Galaforce 2' from its original 6502 source code and deploy the game to an emulator on a PC. Simple, quick workflow!
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Preparing for the Retro Computing Festival ( Gaming Edition ) 2025 at The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge next weekend. Here's a Visual Code setup that allows me to build 'Galaforce 2' from its original 6502 source code and deploy the game to an emulator on a PC. Simple, quick workflow!
The development studio for 'X2: Wolverine’s Revenge' - Bruntwood Hall, Cheadle, Manchester (2002). This is where we developed the game - on the top floor, formerly the servant's quarters. I'm at the back popping up my head to see what's going on. That arched window is where we are located - top left
November 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The development studio for 'X2: Wolverine’s Revenge' - Bruntwood Hall, Cheadle, Manchester (2002). This is where we developed the game - on the top floor, formerly the servant's quarters. I'm at the back popping up my head to see what's going on. That arched window is where we are located - top left
Here's a Sinclair Microdrive cartridge with a UK pound coin for comparison. We trusted these mini-magnetic tape loops with our valuable data in the 1980s. Totally insane! To be fair, they were actually quite reliable. The tape loop is 5 metres long and stores a minimum of 85 to 100KBytes of data.
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here's a Sinclair Microdrive cartridge with a UK pound coin for comparison. We trusted these mini-magnetic tape loops with our valuable data in the 1980s. Totally insane! To be fair, they were actually quite reliable. The tape loop is 5 metres long and stores a minimum of 85 to 100KBytes of data.
VCR tape copying virus! Hilarious. I should have implemented a similar thing in my BBC Micro game protection systems.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
VCR tape copying virus! Hilarious. I should have implemented a similar thing in my BBC Micro game protection systems.
In Blake 7, the flight computer of the Scorpio was in fact powered by an Acorn System 1. 6502 rules the universe!
Have you ever wondered what the flight computer of the Scorpio was in #Blake7?
Professor Steve Furber lets us in on a little secret.
Full talk coming soon to youtube.com/@theretrocollective
Professor Steve Furber lets us in on a little secret.
Full talk coming soon to youtube.com/@theretrocollective
November 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In Blake 7, the flight computer of the Scorpio was in fact powered by an Acorn System 1. 6502 rules the universe!
Picked up my Sinclair Oxford 300 from the calculator doctor @breakintoprogram.co.uk . Dean was able to track down the fault and get it back up and running again. We also had time to have a catch-up and talk about the good old days. Many thanks, Dean!
Good chat with my good friend @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social this morning - he came to pick up his repaired Sinclair Oxford 300 calculator and we ended up chewing the cud for a couple of hours. We used to work together years ago at Software Creations in Manchester, and have kept in touch.
November 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Picked up my Sinclair Oxford 300 from the calculator doctor @breakintoprogram.co.uk . Dean was able to track down the fault and get it back up and running again. We also had time to have a catch-up and talk about the good old days. Many thanks, Dean!
Do you remember using these?
November 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Do you remember using these?
Quick, recover the data before the disk totally dies! Squeaky disks always get my heart racing.
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Quick, recover the data before the disk totally dies! Squeaky disks always get my heart racing.
Moldy disks - my pet hate! Especially when you have important disks to try and archive. This Aculab DASH-80 system disk is probably the only one in existence. I have managed to recover most of it after a lot of cleaning. A bit more work and I can hopefully fully recover.
November 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Moldy disks - my pet hate! Especially when you have important disks to try and archive. This Aculab DASH-80 system disk is probably the only one in existence. I have managed to recover most of it after a lot of cleaning. A bit more work and I can hopefully fully recover.
You must watch this! The early history of ARM by Sophie Wilson, one of the co-creators of the ARM processor.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8MW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8MW...
"There were no assemblers..." - Sophie Wilson and Robert Catherall - ARM at 40 anniversary, Talk 3
YouTube video by The Centre for Computing History
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
You must watch this! The early history of ARM by Sophie Wilson, one of the co-creators of the ARM processor.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8MW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8MW...
Two weeks to go....
Gameboy Color (@asobitech.com ), BBC Micro (@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social, Richard Broadhurst and Stephen Clemmet), Sharp MZ-80A (@sharpworks.bsky.social), and The MicroBeast, VideoBeast and maybe special guests (@lockfarm.bsky.social) ... and we've still to list the games and hardware collectors!
November 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Two weeks to go....
Happy Halloween! Who remembers playing 'Ghouls' on the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron?
October 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Happy Halloween! Who remembers playing 'Ghouls' on the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron?