The Dundee Gaming Tour: A guided walk about Dundee's role in computer games

Please Note

Despite it's many valuable contributions to the computer gaming industry.
Dundee does not have a gaming museum but it does have tour.
Dundee doesn't have a gaming museum despite being:
Where millions of ZX Spectrum 8 bit computers were made
Where Lemmings one of the most original 16 bit games was created
Where the Grand Theft Auto franchise began
Where Minecraft was ported from the PC to PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Wii + Switch
I can't build a museum but I can start a guided tour, telling the stories about the above.

When the analogue watch orders dried up those nimble fingers at the Timex factory starting assembling millions of 8 bit personal computers

The ZX Spectrum was an affordable computer that brought personal computers into millions of homes across the UK and allowed many Dundee teenagers to start coding.

Learn all about these charismatic creatures and their unique abilities.

How a demo to prove someone had their scale all wrong became a game that went on to sell 20 million copies.

This innovative puzzle game involves 120 levels of trying to guide as many Lemmings as possible past hazards to the safety of the exit.

Learn how this popular franchise had an unlikely start in Dundee.

Hear about

• Its unusual beginning
• Its groundbreaking gameplay
• Its music
• Its controversial marketing campaign
• How a bug in GTA2 was fixed at the 11th hour.

Hear about how a Swedish man created one of the most popular games for the PC and how a Dundee games studio made millions converting it to the consoles.

Dress like an onion. In layers, with warm and waterproof clothing.

Don’t forget comfortable footwear, hats and gloves.

Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

☀️ The route is lovely when the sun is out, in horizontal rain, not so much. 🌧️

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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