Colin Hoad

Acorn Hobbyist

Hello! I'm Colin and I make videos about my love of all things Acorn - the BBC Micro, BBC Master, Acorn Electron and all the games and software these mighty machines are capable of running.

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Latest From Colin Hoad

Apr 16, 2025

Welcome to the world of... the Psion!

Please don't adjust your sets, it's still me - but I'm branching out! In addition to my usual BBC Micro and general Acorn fare, I'm expanding the channel to occasionally look at Psion devices - the marvellous portable computers from the 80s and 90s that have a wonderful appeal all of their own. And in this short video, I'll hopefully explain exactly why that is...

ABUG South - April 2025

A short report on my time at ABUG South, April 2025! As usual with these videos, it's only a small taster of what I saw, the people I spoke to and the things I got up to.The time always flies by at ABUGs and, as ever, I come away filled with retro joy, new ideas... but not a whole lot of video footage.All the same, I hope you enjoy it.Big thank you to Kieran for organising this excellent event!LIN

Defender - Every Game Ranked (BBC Micro)

Ever wondered which is the best version of Defender for the BBC Micro? In this video I look at all 8 clones, ports and variants released for the Beeb and rank them from worst to best! Don't agree with my judgement? Add your views to comments and let me know your favourites (as well as the ones you love to hate!)CREDITS:All games shown in this video are available to download or play in browser, for

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