I mean, don’t HIT a pipe, or you’ll GO down! Almost a decade ago, a very simple game was hatched from the mind of Vietnamese programmer Dong Nguyen. The game, Flappy Bird, was a very simple sideways scrolling game with only one control requirement – to tap the screen. This caused Faby, the flappy bird in question, to flap its wings and gain some height, otherwise it’d descend – all the while flying to the right. Update, 23rd June, 2022: The RISC OS version of this game has now been…
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Midlands User Group meeting – 11th June
A week later than ordinarily scheduled to avoid a clash with the Jubilee weekend and other plans people may have had, the next meeting of the Midlands User Group (MUG) will take place on Saturday, 11th June, starting at the usual time of 2:00pm.
Read MoreFour into three does go, thanks to RISCOSbits
If you’ve been looking to buy some new RISC OS kit, but the rising cost of living and the need to watch your pennies has put you off splashing out, RISCOSbits may have the answer.
Read MoreKevNav benefits from investment in public transport
Kevin Wells has spent a little time working on his route finding application KevNav, the result of which is the release of version 1.02. This update adds support for public transport when it comes to finding out how to get to your chosen destination.
Read More3D Pingo released into the wild
Launched at the recent Wakefield in Bradford Show, 3D Pingo is a new title from AMCOG Games, and it is now available to buy from !Store.
Read MoreStefan Fröhling talks to WROCC about CLFiler
Stefan Fröhling will be the guest speaker at the next Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) meeting, at which he will be talking about the new CLFiler application, developed for the Cloverleaf Project, as well as other news.
Read MoreMessenger Pro becomes 9 for Wakefield in Bradford
Just in time for this year’s Wakefield Show, this year taking place a little way along the road(s) in Bradford, a new version of Messenger Pro has been released by R-Comp.
Read MoreEscape from Exeria gets a CD release at Wakefield in Bradford
At last year’s virtual Wakefield Bradford Wradfold Show, Soft Rock Software released a new version of an old budget game – Escape from Exeria. The new version features:
Read MoreRISCOSbits at Wakefield in Bradford
RISCOSbits will be exhibiting at the Wakefield Bradford Wradfold Show on Saturday, 21st March, with a wide selection of items for visitors to buy – both new products and old favourites.
Read MoreHTTPServ 0.12 now available
Thomas Milius has released an update to his freeware web server, HTTPServ, bringing it up to version 0.12. The software can be downloaded either from his website (in the ‘Computer Activities’ section) or via !Store.
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