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Zarch (1987) Gameplay for BBC Acorn Archimedes High Quality

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What it is

Gameplay footage of Zarch, the 1987 3D Defender-like game by David Braben for the Acorn Archimedes. It shows the 256-colour 3D landscape where you stop landers spreading a virus.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recall it as a mind-blowing early 3D game that showed what the Archimedes hardware could do.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “this game was mind blowing!”

    Gameplay of Zarch, a groundbreaking 3D game on the Archimedes

    tudorw, 2019-12 · Recommendation · in “The Ultimate Acorn Archimedes talk [video]”

  2. “It's an awesome 3D game from 1987 (with truly awful sound).”

    1987 3D game on RISC hardware, years ahead of its time

    onion2k, 2020-11 · Recommendation · in “Voyager 2 is back online after eight months of radio silence”

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Topics: zarch, acorn archimedes, david braben, retro gaming, arm, 1987

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