History of video games/Platforms/BBC Bridge Companion

thumb|center|upright=3|The BBC Bridge companion with the Bridge Builder cartridge inserted. History Andrew Kambites was a programmer for the BBC Bridge Companion, and also programed the otherwise unrelated handheld Saitek Pro Bridge Professor.Andrew Kambites English Bridge Union https://www.ebu.co.uk/biographies/andrew-kambites www.ebu.co.uk 29 October 2020 The BBC Bridge companion was released in 1985 at a cost of 199.99 British pounds.BBC Bridge Companion by BBC Enterprises Ltd – The Video Game Kraken http://videogamekraken.com/bbc-bridge-companion-by-bbc-enterprises-ltd 27 November 2020 Technology The BBC Bridge player uses a Z80A CPU and a TMS9129NL graphics chip.Home Page https://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg80-bbc_bridge_companion.htm#page=specs Video Game Console Library 29 October 2020 The system could output 8 colors and had spartan audio capabilities.BBC Bridge Companion (1985 - mid 1980s) https://obsoletemedia.org/bbc-bridge-companion/ Museum of Obsolete Media 29 October 2020 13 May 2018 The system has 16 kilobytes of RAM. Game library Various bridge themed cartridges were released for the system. Advanced Bidding Advanced Defence Bridge Builder Club Play 1 Club Play 2 Club Play 3 Conventions 1 Duplicate 1 Master Play 1BBC Bridge Companion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Bridge_Companion Wikipedia 4 November 2020 en 4 July 2020 Gallery Notes The BBC Bridge Companion is similar to the later Koei PasoGo, which was another cartridge based system which focused on a singular traditional game. Unlike the BBC Bridge Companion, the PasoGo was a handheld console, and focused on the game of Go. External Resources BBC Bridge Companion BBC Bridge Companion BBC website BBC Bridge Companion page at the Video Game Console Library website BBC Bridge Companion page at the Video Game Kraken website BBC Bridge Companion page at the UK Centre for Computing History website References 2100%__NOTOC__