The Dundee Gaming Tour: The 8 bit Experience

This is an outdoor event - please dress appropriately there isn't really any walking.

The 8 bit experience is limited to 8 people so everyone has a chance to touch and see the retro tech.

Please be there 5 minutes beforehand so I can check tickets and run though the itinerary.

Look out for a guy wearing a grey The Dundee Gaming Tour hoodie.

Refund Policy - Sorry NO refunds

In the city where over 5 million ZX Spectrum were made. The 8 bit experience is about this small but mighty personal computer and its American rival the Commodore 64.

The 3.5 MHz Spectrum versus the 1.0 MHz c64

Memory, sound, peripherals – joysticks, tape drives.

Before the internet, DVDs, CDs or even floppy discs there was tape.

A slow and unreliable format but there were loading screens and music and it was better than the alternative typing in the code.

Arcade conversions, film tie ins or original games

Pricing - budget, full price and compilations

Making a game with only 16 colours, 8 sprites and about 40 kilobytes

Hear how the programmers pushed the hardware to its very limits

Crash and ZZap64 were essential monthly reading for reviews, previews and other computer news. These publications are just about old computer games there are a time capsule into how the world worked before the internet.

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.

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

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