Acornsoft was the software arm of Acorn Computers Ltd, and a major publisher of software for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. As well as games, they also produced a large number of educational titles, extra computer languages and business and utility packages - these included ROM-based word processor VIEW and the spreadsheet ViewSheet which Acorn supplied on ROM chips/cartridges for the BBC Micro/Acorn Electron and included as standard in the BBC Master and Acorn Business Computer.

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  • La Acornsoft era una società di sviluppo software, ramo della Acorn Computers Ltd, e principale editore di videogiochi per la BBC Micro e la Acorn Electron. Oltre ai videogiochi, la Acornsoft produceva anche un vasto numero di titoli educativi e pacchetti software di utility. Benché la maggior parte dei giochi prodotti dalla azienda erano cloni o remake di popolari arcade (per esempio Hopper è un clone di Frogger mentre Snapper lo è di Pac-Man), furono prodotti anche alcuni titoli originali ed innovativi per l'epoca come Revs ed Elite, che lanciarono un nuovo genere di videogiochi. La Acornsoft si distinse anche per la pubblicazione di numerose avventure testuali di importanti autori come Peter Killworth, fra cui Philosopher's Quest e Countdown to Doom. Nonostante la Acorn continuò a pubblicare software per ufficio sotto il nome di Acornsoft per la BBC Master, la Acornsoft fu venduta insieme all'intero catalogo alla Superior Software nel 1986. La Superior ripubblicò molti dei titoli dell'azienda, spesso come parte di compilation come Play It Again Sam e Acornsoft Hits.
  • Acornsoft was the software arm of Acorn Computers Ltd, and a major publisher of software for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. As well as games, they also produced a large number of educational titles, extra computer languages and business and utility packages - these included ROM-based word processor VIEW and the spreadsheet ViewSheet which Acorn supplied on ROM chips/cartridges for the BBC Micro/Acorn Electron and included as standard in the BBC Master and Acorn Business Computer. While many of their games were clones or remakes of popular arcade games, they also published a number of original, innovative titles that went on to spawn entire genres that live on to this day. Acornsoft also published a number of text adventure games by authors such as Peter Killworth, including Philosopher's Quest and Countdown to Doom, that remain highly regarded within the interactive fiction community. Although Acorn continued releasing office software in the VIEW family under the Acornsoft name for the BBC Master series, they sold the Acornsoft games brand and back catalogue to Superior Software in 1986. Many games were re-released by them, often as part of compilations such as the Play It Again Sam and Acornsoft Hits series. The Acornsoft brand was also used on the packaging of all subsequent Superior games. Superior chose not to take on Acornsoft's text adventure games, most of which were released in updated versions by Topologika along with some sequels from the same authors.
  • Acornsoft foi o braço de software da Acorn Computers Ltd, e outra publicadora de software BBC Micro e Acorn Electron. Assim como games, ela também produziu um grande número de títulos educacionais. Enquanto muito de seus títulos eram clones ou remakes de games de arcade populares, eles também publicaram um grande número de títulos originais e inovadores. Acornsoft também publicou um número de games de aventura em texto, como Philosopher's Quest e Countdown toDoom. Eles venderam a marca Acornsoft games à Superior Software em 1986. Muitos jogos foram re-re-lançados por eles, geralmente como parte de compilações tais como o PlayIt Again Sam e a série Acornsoft Hits. A marca Acornsoft também era usada no pacote de todos os games da Superior.
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  • 1982-01-01 00:00:00 (xsd:date)
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  • Elite, Revs, Starship Command, Countdown to Doom, Arcadians, Snapper
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  • La Acornsoft era una società di sviluppo software, ramo della Acorn Computers Ltd, e principale editore di videogiochi per la BBC Micro e la Acorn Electron. Oltre ai videogiochi, la Acornsoft produceva anche un vasto numero di titoli educativi e pacchetti software di utility.
  • Acornsoft foi o braço de software da Acorn Computers Ltd, e outra publicadora de software BBC Micro e Acorn Electron. Assim como games, ela também produziu um grande número de títulos educacionais. Enquanto muito de seus títulos eram clones ou remakes de games de arcade populares, eles também publicaram um grande número de títulos originais e inovadores. Acornsoft também publicou um número de games de aventura em texto, como Philosopher's Quest e Countdown toDoom.
  • Acornsoft was the software arm of Acorn Computers Ltd, and a major publisher of software for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. As well as games, they also produced a large number of educational titles, extra computer languages and business and utility packages - these included ROM-based word processor VIEW and the spreadsheet ViewSheet which Acorn supplied on ROM chips/cartridges for the BBC Micro/Acorn Electron and included as standard in the BBC Master and Acorn Business Computer.
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