''Acorn Arcade'' is a

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resource

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with a focus on the

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and its gaming scene. It has been recognised by ''

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 Elect ...

'' magazine and was an award winner at the Wakefield Acorn Computer Show.

History

''Acorn Arcade'' was founded in 1997 by Alasdair Bailey and Graham Crockford. It was awarded the 1998 Wakefield Acorn Spring Show ''Best Acorn enthusiast website'' and was listed in ''

'' as "the leading website for information on current RISC OS game developments". Its contents were incorporated into ''

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'' in 2006. It has been selected for inclusion by editors in at least one

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Main features

The original site featured articles, news, game reviews and other media. Since its merger with ''The Icon Bar'', the site showcases that news content under its own

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, while retaining its own separate game-related areas.

References

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