Planetoid (Defender) on BBC Micro

[@ArttuTheCat]

For the DEFENDER clone on the BBC Micro, PLANETOID looks graphically brilliant 😺👍🕹️. And the sound effects are Arcade purrfect 😺👍🕹️. And you are today's greatest retrospective hero 😸😺👍🕹️! A retrospective like 👍🕹️ from Vantaa, Finland 🇫🇮. 😺👍🕹️

[@Tetlee]

Cheers Arttu, another great version of Defender here, high quality clone. Hope you're enjoying your vacation buddy😸

[@ArttuTheCat]

@@Tetlee Just three more weeks of my summer vacation 😹👍.

[@bundjohn]

Stewart aka Generation Pixel sent me your way while we were walking around Glasgow after a few pints! He told me we have a similar style so I would enjoy your content 😊

[@Tetlee]

@@bundjohn haha well a half cut Stewart has to be right😄 Cheers for tuning in buddy, will check out some of your vids tomorrow 😉

[@bundjohn]

@@Tetlee you’ve got to trust a half cut Stewart 😉

[@retrotap]

This really looks and sounds the part mate

[@Tetlee]

@@retrotap it sure does mate, plays fantastic aswell but it's bloomin' hard😬😄

[@markmilenkovic1745]

Absolutely mind boggling how playable this is on such old equipment. I played this on an electron a young lad. Incredible memories, those bleeding flat saucer things used to terrify me

[@Tetlee]

@@markmilenkovic1745 yep this one was extremely impressive especially for a non official port Haha those flying saucers sure were brutal in this one😄 Thanks for watching Mark.

[@KevGamingXP]

Cool classic game 👍💯

[@Tetlee]

Cheers Kev, can't beat a bit of Defender, official or otherwise 😎

[@Pjvenom1985]

Good stuff and well played Lee.🌠🕹🍀

[@Tetlee]

@@Pjvenom1985 thanks Patrick, hard as nails this version😄

[@nerdygeezer78]

Looks like a great clone of defender. Nice and colourful

[@Tetlee]

@@nerdygeezer78 yeah it's brilliant this one, hard as nails though especially when you keep forgetting keys😄

[@ewstargamer]

Definitely thinking about getting a BBC after playing at Scotts at the weekend and this is giving more reason to get one Great video mate 👍

[@Tetlee]

@@ewstargamer ah mate you wouldn't regret it. The Beeb is an awesome computer to own, absolutely love mine. Cheers Alex👍

[@SEGAZombie]

Oh wow I’ve never played planetoids on the BBC micro this looks and sounds great. Guess what game I will be booting up on the BBC later…. Great vid as always mate

[@Tetlee]

@@SEGAZombie yes Scott, let me know how you get on, yet another great acornsoft game this, controls take a bit of getting used to but is more like the arcade to be fair. Hope you enjoy it mate, love the fact you have the Beeb now😎

[@allanmailer4540]

I was just playing planetoid on Saturday night. It's a great version of Defender but the keyboard controls do ruin it a bit. On a Defender note...in some of the old Atarisoft adverts it did say that Stargate(Defender 2) was going to be released for the TI994A. Makes me wonder if there's still a prototype out there in the same way there was a working version of Robotron for the TI. 🤔

[@Tetlee]

@@allanmailer4540 yeah Planetoid is a cracking clone, every bit as good as the official ports. Purist controls aswell. That's interesting what you say about Defender 2 on the TI, imagine if a prototype ever surfaced, guess there's always a chance 😎

[@davidretrogamesplayedbadly3533]

I know I say it every time but just hearing the beeb puts a smile on my face, so distinctive. Looked like a great version/rip off. Will have to fire the beeb up and give it a bash.

[@Tetlee]

With you completely Dave, the distinctive sound effects of the Beeb are so charming and nostalgic, gotta love 'em 😊 Defo worth giving a bash, proper arcade controls(up/down/thrust/reverse etc.) so if you haven't played that in a while it takes some getting used to again.

[@colincoxhybridgamer906]

Great defender clone beats the TI99 & Atari 800 for me

[@Tetlee]

Yep I think that's a reasonable arguement to make. Retains the proper arcade controls aswell, bloomin tough though!

[@retroimportgamer513]

This is another great looking beeb title Lee, shame you can't change the keys or play joystick, annoying when they do that 👍

[@Tetlee]

@@retroimportgamer513 yeah it's a brilliant version, right up there with the official ports. Wish you could change the keys. It's nice that it's arcade accurate controls(up/down/thrust/reverse etc.) unlike the official ports but those keys wouldn't be my own choice.

[@steve36207]

There aint many death sounds better than them lee buddy 😂

[@Tetlee]

Haha whilst that's true, those death sounds were probably a bit more frequent than they should have been🤪

[@Gold2thGaming]

Filling up that leaderboard on a short but sweet beast 👊🏻

[@Tetlee]

@@Gold2thGaming yep quick deaths one way to fill up the leaderboard😁