Top 5 BBC Micro Games You Can Code Yourself

The BBC micro spawned 100's of great games. These 8 bit games are not only great fun to play, but fantastic projects for you to code yourself. Most were written by single programmers rather than the massive teams today's games require. Using modern development systems you can easily rebuild the code in a few hours or days.

This list is my top 5 games for beginner coders. If you've been through my Space Invaders Course you'll have the skills needed to complete all 5 challenges. Whether you're using TIC80, Python, Javascript, or another language you'll have great fun recreating these retro classics.

To play the games featured you can use the links below to the online BBC Micro emulator - JSBeeb. Just click the links to launch the games right in your browser.

Breakout
https://bbc.godbolt.org/?&disc1=sth%3...

Super Invaders
https://bbc.godbolt.org/?&disc1=sth%3...

Arcadians
https://bbc.godbolt.org/?&disc1=sth%3...

Meteors
https://bbc.godbolt.org/?&disc1=sth%3...

Starship Command
https://bbc.godbolt.org/?&disc1=sth%3...

Don't forget that I've made a full programming course based on remaking Space Invaders. No programming experience is needed - I'll take you right from zero coding skills to being ready to make your own games.

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