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BB4W Games index
Miscellaneous BB4W-related links
| BBC BASIC for Windows homepage | http://www.bb4w.co.uk/ |
| Yahoo! BB4W technical support group | http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bb4w/ |
| BB4W Conforum (technical discussion forum) | http://bb4w.conforums.com/ |
| The BBC BASIC for Windows Programmers' Reference (BB4W Wiki) | http://bb4w.wikispaces.com/ |
| GFXLIB (library of 2D bitmap graphics functions for BB4W) | http://www.bb4wgames.com/gfxlib/gfxlibpage.html |
| Mister T's Mathematical Diversions | http://www.tonytooth.co.uk/ |
| Simon Mathiassen's BB4W page | http://81red.dk/drupal/?q=node/144 |
| Jon Ripley's BB4W programs | http://jonripley.com/bb4w/ |
| Jeroen Groenendaal's games website | http://www.jeroengroenendaal.com |
| Gordon Sweet's BBC BASIC programs | http://www.sigord.co.uk/BBC/BBCBASIC.htm |
| Title | Gorillas | ||||
| Author | David Williams (Original QBASIC version by IBM) | ||||
| Version | 1.03 | ||||
| Release date (v1.00 release) | January 25, 2012 | ||||
| Description | One gorilla tries to kill the other by hurling exploding bananas at it. | ||||
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| Download size | 349 KB | ||||
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | ||||
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| Wikipedia | Click here | ||||
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Set | |||
| Author | Kian Vincent (Original ZX Spectrum version by Ben Collver) | |||
| Version | 1.63 | |||
| Release date | January 17, 2012 | |||
| Description | An intriguing puzzle game! Can you choose a valid set of three cards? | |||
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| Download size | 392 KB | |||
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | |||
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Choplifter | ||||
| Author | Rob Jeffs (Original Apple II version by Dan Gorlin) | ||||
| Version | - | ||||
| Release date | January 7, 2012 | ||||
| Description |
A BB4W version of the classic 80's Apple II game! Airlift the refugees back to base, but watch out for the tanks when landing in the hostile zone. | ||||
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| Download size | 62 KB | ||||
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | ||||
| Source code | Viewing and running the source (.BBC) program requires the full version of BBC BASIC for Windows http://www.bb4wgames.com/progs/zip/choplifter_src.zip
You can view the source program listing in HTML form by clicking the link below: | ||||
| Notes | Click here to read the Wikipedia article on Choplifter |
| Title | SubZap II | |||
| Author | David Williams | |||
| Version | 1.0b | |||
| Release date (public v1.0 release) | September 28, 2011 | |||
| Description | Destroy as many submarines as you can in just 90 seconds. | |||
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| Download size | 879 KB | |||
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | |||
| Source code | Requires the full version of BBC BASIC for Windows, and GFXLIB 2.02 or higher http://www.bb4wgames.com/progs/zip/subzap2_src.zip
You can view the main program source in HTML form by clicking the link below: | |||
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Soap | ||||
| Author | Jeroen Groenendaal | ||||
| Version | 1.02 | ||||
| Release date (public v1.00 release) | September 14, 2011 | ||||
| Description | Your goal is to clear all the soap bubbles from the screen, Just aim and fire with the soap bubbles that appear at the bottom. If you make a cluster of three ore more soaps they will explode. The more soaps you will blow up in a single shot, the higher the bonus you receive. | ||||
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| Download size | 4 MB | ||||
| Website | Download Soap from here: http://www.jeroengroenendaal.com/game-soap.html | ||||
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Vapiki | ||||
| Author | Jeroen Groenendaal | ||||
| Version | 1.06 | ||||
| Release date (public v1.00 release) | March 18, 2011 | ||||
| Description |
Save humanity from the evil spirit of Reus En Gem An. This evil spirit was inadvertently unleashed when some humans foolishly disturbed the final resting place of the ancient Reus En Gem An. The spirit cast a terrible spell that froze all humans, but not the animals, so now it's down to a pig, a frog and a penguin to save humankind. | ||||
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| Download size | 18.4 MB | ||||
| Website | Download Vapiki from here: http://www.jeroengroenendaal.com/game-vapiki.html | ||||
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Citaquexyle | ||||
| Author | Rob Jeffs | ||||
| Version | 1.0 | ||||
| Release date | July 7, 2006 | ||||
| Description |
A Citadel-style game! The imprisoned mad god Citaquexyle has awakened and his power threatens to destroy the realm. Find 4 of the 6 spell fragments and locate the prison to complete the quest. | ||||
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| Download size | 89 KB | ||||
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | ||||
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Quirk | ||||
| Author | Paul Marshall | ||||
| Version | 2.22 | ||||
| Release date | March 13, 2006 (BB4W version) | ||||
| Description |
A challenging puzzle game! The object is to get our hero Quirk to the exit and thus advance to the next level. On the way he will meet obstacles, turnstiles, moveable blocks of various shapes and sizes and black holes. The blocks can be pushed (one at a time) into the black holes, after which Quirk can pass over. Turnstiles can have one, two, three or four arms, and spin around if nothing blocks the way. | ||||
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| Download size | 246 KB | ||||
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | ||||
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | StoreMan | |||
| Author | Geoff Gibson | |||
| Version | 1.0 (?) | |||
| Release date | October 10, 2008 | |||
| Description | Another challenging puzzle game! The aim is to push the yellow crates into the outlined storage areas by moving the storeman using the arrow keys. Only one crate may be pushed at a time and it is very easy to push a crate into a position from which it cannot be retrieved. | |||
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| Download size | 78.1 KB | Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | |
| Source code | Requires the full version of BBC BASIC for Windows http://www.bb4wgames.com/progs/zip/storeman_src.zip | |||
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Alien Eliminator | ||||
| Author | David Williams | ||||
| Version | 1.4 | ||||
| Release date | (v1.0) March 14, 2010 (v1.4) March 23, 2011 v1.4 source code released 26 March, 2011 | ||||
| Description | Destroy the alien menace. Save the human race, etc. | ||||
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| Download size | 14.7 MB | ||||
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | ||||
| Source code | Click here
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Requires the full version of BBC BASIC for Windows, and GFXLIB 2.02 or higher | ||||
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Crystal Hunter II | ||||
| Author | David Williams | ||||
| Version | 1.0 | ||||
| Release date | September 10, 2009 | ||||
| Description | The Evil Baron is back! And this time he really does mean business. He intends to build a globally devastating Graviton Bomb, and in order to do this, he has somehow managed to procure eight vital Graviton Crystals and has hidden them at various places inside his huge new underwater palace. You need to find and collect all eight of these crystals, otherwise you can consider yourself wholly responsible for the death of almost all life on Earth. So er... good luck, matey. | ||||
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| Download size | 10.9 MB | ||||
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | ||||
| YouTube™ videos | Videos of Crystal Hunter II being played from start right through to completion (please excuse the poor visual quality; I simply pointed a video camera at my laptop's screen to make these vids): | ||||
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Unnamed Shooter | ||||
| Author | Simon Mathiassen | ||||
| Version | 1.0 (?) | ||||
| Release date | July 14, 2009 | ||||
| Description | ... | ||||
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| Download size | 4.86 MB | ||||
| Download link | Click here
(right-click then "Save As...") Alternative download link: Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | ||||
| YouTube™ video | Click here | ||||
| Notes | The source code for this program is available from
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View the online highscore table here |
| Title | Spacerocks | ||||
| Author | David Williams | ||||
| Version | 1.5 | ||||
| Release date | December 8, 2007 | ||||
| Description |
Defend the Earth against a barrage of rocks and the alien menace. Your task is to collect 8 Xanthrium crystals (you do this by shooting them, silly as it may seem). Xanthrium is the explosive agent required for the Ultra-Long-Range Anti-Matter Energy Device which, after detonation, will destroy all rocks (and aliens) in the solar system. | ||||
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| Download size | 4.06 MB | ||||
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | ||||
| YouTube™ video | Click here | ||||
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Blast! | |
| Author | Simon Mathiassen | |
| Version | 1.? | |
| Release date | October 16, 2007 | |
| Description |
Kill the alien invaders. Save humanity! | |
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| Download size | 1.70 MB | |
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | |
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Phroggy | |||
| Author | David Williams | |||
| Version | 1.0 | |||
| Release date | April 7, 2007 | |||
| Description |
A port of the old 8-bit classic (Acornsoft's Hopper being the best ‘Frogger’ clone of all, IMHO). Guide the Phrogs across the busy road, then across the treacherous river, and into the safety of the lairs. As you progress through the levels, you'll have a crocodile, snail, bird-like creature, snake and diving turtles to avoid.
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| Download size | 5.79 MB | |||
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | |||
| YouTube™ video | Click here | |||
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Satsuma Panic | |
| Author | David Williams | |
| Version | 1.21 | |
| Release date | March 29, 2007 | |
| Description |
Dodge the satsumas. This is a BB4W version of the Flash game, "Tangerine Panic". Go here to play the original Flash version: www.thegamehomepage.com/play/tangerine-panic | |
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| Download size | 226 KB | |
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | |
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Flak II | ||||
| Author | David Williams | ||||
| Version | 1.11 | ||||
| Release date | February 28, 2007 | ||||
| Description |
Bigger, better, faster than Flak 1, with collectable tokens (points, energy and weapon power-ups), and the attack waves of enemy planes are a little bit more interesting, too. There's also a frightful end-of-game baddy to deal with. Flak II also features barrage balloons which rapidly suck away your energy if you collide with them. | ||||
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| Download size | 5.09 MB | ||||
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | ||||
| YouTube™ video | Click here | ||||
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Money Maze | |
| Author | David Williams | |
| Version | 1.00 | |
| Release date | early 2007 ? | |
| Description |
A simple (and admittedly rather boring) Pacman-style game. Just collect the coins and get rich. Avoid the monsters. This, unless I am mistaken, is the first BB4W game to feature semi-transparent sprites (wow!). | |
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| Download size | 1.25 MB | |
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") | |
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Bubballs |
| Author | David Williams |
| Version | 1.50 |
| Release date | August 19, 2006 |
| Description |
This is a BBC BASIC ‘port’ of Manuel Fallmann's cool little Flash game, Bubbles. Collect the bubbles to grow. Your sole objective is to become as big as you possibly can. However, in this game, as in real life, death is inevitable. Aim to beat my own personal hi-score of 1350 :-) | Screenshot |
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| Download size | 2.16 MB |
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") |
| Notes |
Manuel Fallmann's original Flash-based Bubbles game can be played here: |
| Title | Bugs |
| Author | David Williams |
| Version | 1.02 |
| Release date | August 8, 2006 |
| Description |
This a BB4W version of a Flash-based game (Ladybug Sumo) that I discovered one day at www.ebaumsworld.com (click here to play the original Flash version). | Screenshot |
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| Download size | 252 KB |
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") |
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Flak |
| Author | David Williams |
| Version | 1.20 |
| Release date | March 27, 2006 |
| Description |
A simple, vertically-scrolling shoot-'em-up (similar to Space Invaders - but with a scrolling background). Destroy the enemy, and dodge the flak. | Screenshot |
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| Download size | 768 KB |
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") |
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Crystal Hunter |
| Author | David Williams |
| Version | 1.20 |
| Release date | March 11, 2006 |
| Description |
Collect the eight Graviton Crystals, and save the world from the clutches of the Evil Baron. Beware the green jelly monsters! | Screenshot |
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| Download size | 802 KB |
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") |
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | SubZap |
| Author | David Williams |
| Version | 1.01 |
| Release date | March 29, 2006 |
| Description | Destroy as many of the enemy subs as you can in the time and ammunition available. | Screenshot |
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| Download size | 85 KB |
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") |
| Notes | (none) |
| Title | Buggy |
| Author | David Williams |
| Version | 1.03 |
| Release date | March 3, 2006 |
| Description | Steer the buggy to the finish line, avoiding the potholes and grass verges and protrusions. | Screenshot |
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| Download size | 77 KB |
| Download link | Click here (right-click then "Save As...") |
| Notes | (none) |