Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development )

@KevEdwardsRetro

Video game programmer/developer. Game code archivist. Creator of games for the BBC Micro, Electron, NES, SNES, PC, XBox, PS3/4, Mobile, Vita, 3DS. LEGO Dev/AFOL

Sunny Manchester, England

Joined April 2018

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development )@KevEdwardsRetro · Jul 23

I'm over on Bluesky now with lots of new retro-gaming and programming goodness. It's the Commodore Amiga's 40th Birthday today! If you want to catch-up on all of my posts since I moved there head over to:- bsky.app/profile/kevedw…

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development )@KevEdwardsRetro · Dec 6

LEGO Star Wars : The Skywalker Saga ( Base game ) is currently FREE on the EPIC Games Store! Thoroughly recommended. I am biased as this was the last game I worked on before retiring. store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/lego-s…

KevEdwardsRetro's tweet card. Download and play LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development )@KevEdwardsRetro · Nov 30

I think the reason why LEGO James Bond, the video game, never happened is because LEGO didn’t go ahead with sets for the franchise - excluding the Aston Martin. That may well have been because they thought it was more adult themed. That video is a mock up by the cutscene team.

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development )@KevEdwardsRetro · Nov 16

Had another great catch-up today with some old Software Creations friends. I've not seen Tony Williams for over 20 years so it was great to see him again after all this time. Group photo from left to right:- Tim Follin, Mike Follin, Dean B, Tony Williams and myself.

KevEdwardsRetro's tweet image. Had another great catch-up today with some old Software Creations friends. I've not seen Tony Williams for over 20 years so it was great to see him again after all this time. Group photo from left to right:- Tim Follin, Mike Follin, Dean B, Tony Williams and myself.

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development )@KevEdwardsRetro · Nov 15

Hands up if you had/have one of these. Sadly, I never had one, but so, so, so wanted it! On display for you to play @computermuseum

KevEdwardsRetro's tweet image. Hands up if you had/have one of these. Sadly, I never had one, but so, so, so wanted it! On display for you to play @computermuseum

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development )@KevEdwardsRetro · Nov 14

I think I still have an @ARM 1 second processor in my loft somewhere too. Started writing Lander and Zarch on it. The MUL instruction didn't work until ARM 3, the released version - which is why those games didn't use it.

KKevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development )@KevEdwardsRetro · Nov 13

The first ARM processor ( ARM 1 ) was made available to the public in summer 1986! It was released as the 'ARM Evaluation System' 2nd processor unit for the BBC Micro. The one in @computermuseum is signed by Steve Furber and Sophie Wilson, the ARM hardware/software architects.

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development )@KevEdwardsRetro · Nov 13

Bluesky is a thriving place at the moment for retro computer people. I'm spending a lot more time there. Please check it out and maybe give me a follow. Very 'Twitter' like experience, but a lot less negative, toxic stuff there! Hope to see you soon. bsky.app/profile/kevedw…

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development )@KevEdwardsRetro · Nov 11

ASCII art from 1974. A womble calendar! This can be found the in the 1970s office @computermuseum Plenty of other 70s items including a Commodore PET 2001 computer with dual floppy disk drive.

KevEdwardsRetro's tweet image. ASCII art from 1974. A womble calendar! This can be found the in the 1970s office @computermuseum Plenty of other 70s items including a Commodore PET 2001 computer with dual floppy disk drive.

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