Frak!
''Frak!'' is a scrolling platform video game programmed by Nick Pelling for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron and published by his own Aardvark Software in 1984. It was ported to the Commodore 64 the following year by "The B Team" (Jason Perkins, Anthony Clarke, Mark Rodgers). The BBC and Electron versions were included on the Superior Software compilation ''Play It Again Sam 4'' in 1987 and re-issued in budget form by Alternative Software in 1989. Gameplay ''Frak!'' is a side scrolling platform game in which the player controls a caveman named Trogg. In each level, Trogg's object is to find three keys located on the level. The platforms and ladders (replaced by logs, ropes and chains on later levels) constituting the level are laid out in a very tricky form. When Trogg steps off a platform, he does not fall straight down, but instead slides diagonally downwards. Added to the fact that long falls will kill Trogg, this calls for very skilful jumping among the platforms. Tr ...
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Acorn Electron
The Acorn Electron (nicknamed the Elk inside Acorn and beyond) was a lower-cost alternative to the BBC Micro educational/ home computer, also developed by Acorn Computers Ltd, to provide many of the features of that more expensive machine at a price more competitive with that of the ZX Spectrum. It had 32 kilobytes of RAM, and its ROM included BBC BASIC II together with the operating system. Announced in 1982 for a possible release the same year, it was eventually introduced on 25 August 1983 priced at £199. The Electron was able to save and load programs onto audio cassette via a supplied cable that connected it to any standard tape recorder that had the correct sockets. It was capable of bitmapped graphics, and could use either a television set, a colour (RGB) monitor or a monochrome monitor as its display. Several expansions were made available to provide many of the capabilities omitted from the BBC Micro. Acorn introduced a general-purpose expansion unit, the Plus 1, off ...
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Aardvark Software
Nick Pelling is a British-born computer programmer and investigative writer best known as the creator of the 1984 game '' Frak!''."Desert Island Disks: Nick Pelling". ''Retro Gamer'' 26, pp. 82-85. Games Developed As Aardvark Software * ''Arcadians'' (1982) * ''Zalaga'' (1983) (port of Galaga) * '' Frak!'' (1984) * ''Firetrack'' (1987) * '' Sharkey's 3D Pool'' (1989) * '' 3D Pocket Pool'' (2001) Independently * ''Bangkok Knights'' (1987) * ''Shinobi'' (1989) * '' Loopz'' (1990) * '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1993) * '' The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man'' (1993) * ''The Pagemaster'' (1994) * ''Mortal Kombat II'' (1994) * '' Wolverine: Adamantium Rage'' (1994) * ''Primal Rage'' (1995) * ''Batman Forever'' (1995) * ''The X-Files Game'' (1999) * ''In Cold Blood'' (2000) * ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' (2002) * '' Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer'' (2002) * ''Championship Manager 5'' (2005) * '' Buzz!: The Music Quiz'' (2005) * '' Buzz!: The BIG Quiz'' (2006) * '' Buzz ...
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Nick Pelling
Nick Pelling is a British-born computer programmer and investigative writer best known as the creator of the 1984 game '' Frak!''."Desert Island Disks: Nick Pelling". ''Retro Gamer'' 26, pp. 82-85. Games Developed As Aardvark Software * ''Arcadians'' (1982) * ''Zalaga'' (1983) (port of Galaga) * '' Frak!'' (1984) * '' Firetrack'' (1987) * '' Sharkey's 3D Pool'' (1989) * ''3D Pocket Pool'' (2001) Independently * '' Bangkok Knights'' (1987) * ''Shinobi'' (1989) * '' Loopz'' (1990) * '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1993) * '' The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man'' (1993) * ''The Pagemaster'' (1994) * ''Mortal Kombat II'' (1994) * '' Wolverine: Adamantium Rage'' (1994) * ''Primal Rage'' (1995) * ''Batman Forever'' (1995) * ''The X-Files Game'' (1999) * '' In Cold Blood'' (2000) * ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' (2002) * '' Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer'' (2002) * ''Championship Manager 5'' (2005) * '' Buzz!: The Music Quiz'' (2005) * '' Buzz!: The BIG Quiz'' (2006) * '' B ...
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Frak Screenshot
Frak or FRAK may refer to: * ''Frak!'', a 1984 computer game * FRAK (engine), a JavaScript library/API for creating interactive 3D applications using WebGL * Frak (expletive), a profanity from Battlestar Galactica * ''Frak'' or ''Kapoteh'', a coat worn by some Jewish Orthodox men instead of a bekishe * Vladimír Frák, Czech skier See also * Frac (other) * Frack (other) * Frakk, a fictional Hungarian cartoon character * ''Phrack ''Phrack'' is an e-zine written by and for hackers, first published November 17, 1985. Described by Fyodor as "the best, and by far the longest running hacker zine," the magazine is open for contributions by anyone who desires to publish remarkabl ...

Frak Screen
Frak or FRAK may refer to: * ''Frak!'', a 1984 computer game * FRAK (engine), a JavaScript library/API for creating interactive 3D applications using WebGL * Frak (expletive), a profanity from Battlestar Galactica * ''Frak'' or ''Kapoteh'', a coat worn by some Jewish Orthodox men instead of a bekishe * Vladimír Frák, Czech skier See also * Frac (other) * Frack (other) * Frakk, a fictional Hungarian cartoon character * ''Phrack ''Phrack'' is an e-zine written by and for hackers, first published November 17, 1985. Described by Fyodor as "the best, and by far the longest running hacker zine," the magazine is open for contributions by anyone who desires to publish remarkabl ...

Platform Games
Platform may refer to: Technology * Computing platform, a framework on which applications may be run * Platform game, a genre of video games * Car platform, a set of components shared by several vehicle models * Weapons platform, a system or structure that carries weapons * Web platform * Platform economy (or Platform capitalism, Platformization), a structure of internet business Physical objects and features * Carbonate platform, a type of sedimentary body * Cargo platform, a pallet used to ship cargo and heavy machines by forklift or manual lift * Diving platform, used in diving * Jumping platform, naturally occurring platforms, or platforms made in an ''ad hoc'' way for cliff jumping * Oil platform, a structure built for oil production * Platform, a component of scaffolding * Platform (geology), the part of a continental craton that is covered by sedimentary rocks * Platform (shopping center) in Culver City, Greater Los Angeles, California * Theatre platform, a standa ...
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Prehistoric People In Popular Culture
Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of symbols, marks, and images appears very early among humans, but the earliest known writing systems appeared 5000 years ago. It took thousands of years for writing systems to be widely adopted, with writing spreading to almost all cultures by the 19th century. The end of prehistory therefore came at very different times in different places, and the term is less often used in discussing societies where prehistory ended relatively recently. In the early Bronze Age, Sumer in Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley Civilisation, and ancient Egypt were the first civilizations to develop their own scripts and to keep historical records, with their neighbors following. Most other civilizations reached the end of prehistory during the following Iron Age. T ...
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Commodore 64 Games
{{short description, None This is a list of games for the Commodore 64 personal computer system, sorted alphabetically. See Lists of video games for other platforms. Because of the length of the list, it has been broken down to two parts: *List of Commodore 64 games (A–M) *List of Commodore 64 games (N–Z) See also * Commodore 64 Games System * Commodore 64 The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas). It has been listed in the Guinness ...

BBC Micro And Acorn Electron Games
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Aardvark Software Games
The aardvark ( ; ''Orycteropus afer'') is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is the only living species of the order Tubulidentata, although other prehistoric species and genera of Tubulidentata are known. Unlike most other insectivores, it has a long pig-like snout, which is used to sniff out food. It roams over most of the southern two-thirds of the African continent, avoiding areas that are mainly rocky. A nocturnal feeder, it subsists on ants and termites, which it will dig out of their hills using its sharp claws and powerful legs. It also digs to create burrows in which to live and rear its young. The animal is listed as "least concern" by the IUCN, although its numbers are decreasing. Aardvarks are afrotheres, a clade which also includes elephants, manatees, and hyraxes. Name and taxonomy Name The aardvark is sometimes colloquially called the "African ant bear", "anteater" (not to be confused with the South American anteater), or the "C ...
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YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ...
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Acorn User
''Acorn User'' magazine was founded by Acorn Computers in 1982, contract-published by Addison-Wesley, to coincide with the launch of the BBC Micro. It covered the range of Acorn home computers, the BBC Micro and Atom at first and later the Electron, Archimedes and Risc PC. History The first issue was dated July/August 1982. From the April 1984 issue, the magazine came under the control of Redwood Publishing, a company recently founded by Michael Potter (a former publisher at Haymarket Publishing), Christopher Ward (a former editor of the '' Daily Express'' and a non-executive director of Acorn) and Chris Curry (one of the founders of Acorn). In 1989, the name changed to ''BBC Acorn User'', reflecting the fact that the commercial arm of the BBC, BBC Enterprises, took control of Redwood to expand its publishing activities. The magazine lost the BBC branding when it was sold to Europress, publisher of rival title '' Acorn Computing'', coinciding with its January 1994 issue. The ...
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