Acorn Arcade Explained

Acorn Arcade
Logocaption:Custom logo for Guy Fawkes Night
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Language:English
Author:Alasdair Bailey, Graham Crockford
Launch Date:[1]
Current Status:Online

Acorn Arcade is a computing resource website with a focus on the operating system and its gaming scene. It has been recognised by Acorn User magazine and was an award winner at the Wakefield Acorn Computer Show.

History

Acorn Arcade was founded in 1997 by Alasdair Bailey and Graham Crockford. It was awarded the 1998 Wakefield Acorn Spring Show Best Acorn enthusiast website[2] and was listed in Acorn User as "the leading website for information on current RISC OS game developments".[3]

Its contents were incorporated into The Icon Bar in 2006. It has been selected for inclusion by editors in at least one web directory,[4]

Main features

The original site featured articles, news, game reviews and other media.[5] [6] Since its merger with The Icon Bar, the site showcases that news content under its own skin, while retaining its own separate game-related areas.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acorn Arcade. 2011-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/19981205161505/http://www.acornarcade.com/. 1998-12-05. All material on this site is © 1997/8 Alasdair Bailey and Graham Crockford unless otherwise stated..
  2. WACG/Acorn User Website Competition . Wilson, Mike . 1998-05-16 . comp.sys.acorn.announce . as.1BCD19B853.a9EF9Cd.s.mars@argonet.co.uk . --.
  3. News: Internet portal launched . . December 1999 . 16 August 2013 . 215 . 58.
  4. Web site: What's New - All Sites Added 12/30/2006 . 2011-09-03 . 2006-12-30 . Best of the Web . . Icon Bar - RISC OS portal featuring news, discussions, polls, reviews, tutorials, and downloads..
  5. Web site: AcornArcade to re-release Cooper classics . . 2004-02-26 . September 3, 2011 . Williams, Chris . AcornArcade have announced today that they've been given permission to re-release, for free online, classic RISC OS games developed by Tom "Berty" Cooper..
  6. Web site: BigBang and Revolver classic games set free . . 2005-11-06 . September 3, 2011 . Williams, Chris . [...] Acorn Arcade have netted two classic games and released them for free online..

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