The Dundee Gaming Tour: The 8 bit Experience
About this Event
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 Hardware
The 3.5 MHz Spectrum versus the 1.0 MHz c64
Memory, sound, peripherals – joysticks, tape drives.
Data transfer
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.
The Games
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
The Magazines
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 🧅
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.
It can be wet and windy in Sunny Dundee.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 10.00 to GBP 12.00
