New blog post! What do you get when a British television channel makes a home videogame console? A really long project to make a Tetris clone for it.
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/07/28/b...
Come back next week for part 2!
#bbcbc #tetris #retrogaming #retrocomputing
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/07/28/b...
Come back next week for part 2!
#bbcbc #tetris #retrogaming #retrocomputing
The BBC Tetris Companion
Overview and history of the BBC Bridge Companion home game console, and a brief overview of a composite video mod, repairs, the design of a game cartridge PCB, and the development of a new puzzle game...
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July 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
New blog post! What do you get when a British television channel makes a home videogame console? A really long project to make a Tetris clone for it.
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/07/28/b...
Come back next week for part 2!
#bbcbc #tetris #retrogaming #retrocomputing
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/07/28/b...
Come back next week for part 2!
#bbcbc #tetris #retrogaming #retrocomputing
New blog post! In Part Two of the BBC Bridge Companion adventure, I get some real hardware to take apart. It's... very nice! Too bad the cartridge slot is mangled. #retrogaming #retrocomputing #bbcbc
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/04/b...
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/04/b...
Companion & Companion’s Cartridge Complication
The repair of a BBC Bridge Companion home game console with a damaged cartridge slot. A homebrew cartridge for the system is designed by disassembling and reverse-engineering the original game cartrid...
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August 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
New blog post! In Part Two of the BBC Bridge Companion adventure, I get some real hardware to take apart. It's... very nice! Too bad the cartridge slot is mangled. #retrogaming #retrocomputing #bbcbc
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/04/b...
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/04/b...
New blog post! In this, the final episode of the BBC Bridge Companion saga, I... finally write a Tetris game.
There's still more to do around the release (I got sidetracked badly this month) so look forward to that in a bit. #retrogaming #retrocomputing #bbcbc
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/18/b...
There's still more to do around the release (I got sidetracked badly this month) so look forward to that in a bit. #retrogaming #retrocomputing #bbcbc
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/18/b...
Bridge Companion Becomes Block Companion
Development chronicle of a homebrew Tetris-like puzzle game for the BBC Bridge Companion home game console, including reverse-engineering the BIOS and learning how to program in Z80 assembly language ...
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August 18, 2026 at 2:52 PM
New blog post! In this, the final episode of the BBC Bridge Companion saga, I... finally write a Tetris game.
There's still more to do around the release (I got sidetracked badly this month) so look forward to that in a bit. #retrogaming #retrocomputing #bbcbc
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/18/b...
There's still more to do around the release (I got sidetracked badly this month) so look forward to that in a bit. #retrogaming #retrocomputing #bbcbc
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/18/b...
New blog post! In this, the penultimate episode of the BBC Bridge Companion saga, I try to develop a composite mod for the first time. It goes okay, but it sure takes awhile.
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/11/b...
#bbcbc #retrocomputing #retrogaming
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/11/b...
#bbcbc #retrocomputing #retrogaming
Composite Companion
Design, implementation, and testing of a composite-video adapter for the BBC Bridge Companion home game console. Replaces the original RF modulator for sharper video quality and more compatibility wit...
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August 11, 2026 at 3:29 PM
New blog post! In this, the penultimate episode of the BBC Bridge Companion saga, I try to develop a composite mod for the first time. It goes okay, but it sure takes awhile.
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/11/b...
#bbcbc #retrocomputing #retrogaming
www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/11/b...
#bbcbc #retrocomputing #retrogaming
I have heard of these classroom "robots" as an aid for children receiving treatment, perhaps chemotherapy for cancer. Are these numbered among the 2000 school children mentioned in the report? #BBCbc
September 20, 2026 at 8:56 AM
I have heard of these classroom "robots" as an aid for children receiving treatment, perhaps chemotherapy for cancer. Are these numbered among the 2000 school children mentioned in the report? #BBCbc
New blog post! In this episode, I get to develop a composite mod for the BBC Bridge Companion. Come watch me fumble around with some nasty waveforms.
#retrocomputing #bbcbc #retrogaming #Kicad
https://www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/11/bbc-bridge-companion-composite-mod.html
#retrocomputing #bbcbc #retrogaming #Kicad
https://www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/11/bbc-bridge-companion-composite-mod.html
Composite Companion
Design, implementation, and testing of a composite-video adapter for the BBC Bridge Companion home game console. Replaces the original RF modulator for sharper video quality and more compatibility with TVs.
www.leadedsolder.com
August 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
New blog post! In this episode, I get to develop a composite mod for the BBC Bridge Companion. Come watch me fumble around with some nasty waveforms.
#retrocomputing #bbcbc #retrogaming #Kicad
https://www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/11/bbc-bridge-companion-composite-mod.html
#retrocomputing #bbcbc #retrogaming #Kicad
https://www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/11/bbc-bridge-companion-composite-mod.html
New blog post! In Part Two of the BBC Bridge Companion adventure, I get some real hardware to take apart. It's... very nice! Too bad the cartridge slot is mangled. #retrogaming #retrocomputing #bbcbc
https://www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/04/bbc-bridge-companion-repair-cartridge-build.html
https://www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/04/bbc-bridge-companion-repair-cartridge-build.html
Companion & Companion’s Cartridge Complication
The repair of a BBC Bridge Companion home game console with a damaged cartridge slot. A homebrew cartridge for the system is designed by disassembling and reverse-engineering the original game cartridge.
www.leadedsolder.com
August 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
New blog post! In Part Two of the BBC Bridge Companion adventure, I get some real hardware to take apart. It's... very nice! Too bad the cartridge slot is mangled. #retrogaming #retrocomputing #bbcbc
https://www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/04/bbc-bridge-companion-repair-cartridge-build.html
https://www.leadedsolder.com/2026/08/04/bbc-bridge-companion-repair-cartridge-build.html
New blog post! In this, the final episode of the BBC Bridge Companion saga, I... finally write a Tetris game.
There's still more to do around the release (I got sidetracked badly this month) so look forward to that in a bit. #retrogaming #retrocomputing #bbcbc […]
There's still more to do around the release (I got sidetracked badly this month) so look forward to that in a bit. #retrogaming #retrocomputing #bbcbc […]
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August 18, 2026 at 2:55 PM
New blog post! In this, the final episode of the BBC Bridge Companion saga, I... finally write a Tetris game.
There's still more to do around the release (I got sidetracked badly this month) so look forward to that in a bit. #retrogaming #retrocomputing #bbcbc […]
There's still more to do around the release (I got sidetracked badly this month) so look forward to that in a bit. #retrogaming #retrocomputing #bbcbc […]
I have. It's a BBCBC production, adapting the worldwide bestseller, The Mysterious Case of the Enigmatic Conundrum. No spoiler, but wait til you find out how the duck plays into the plot.
August 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I have. It's a BBCBC production, adapting the worldwide bestseller, The Mysterious Case of the Enigmatic Conundrum. No spoiler, but wait til you find out how the duck plays into the plot.