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| − | Roland was Amstrad's idea of a recurring character in very early Amsoft games. Other computer games of the mid-1980s frequently employed such a device | + | Roland was Amstrad's idea of a recurring character in very early Amsoft games. |
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| + | Other computer games of the mid-1980s frequently employed such a device. | ||
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| + | Such as the Miner Willy character in [[Manic Miner]] and [[Jet Set Willy]]. | ||
Roland was both an anagram of [[Arnold]], the codename for the CPC, and the first name of CPC designer [[Roland Perry]]. | Roland was both an anagram of [[Arnold]], the codename for the CPC, and the first name of CPC designer [[Roland Perry]]. | ||
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* [[Roland on the Ropes]] | * [[Roland on the Ropes]] | ||
* [[Roland Takes a Running Jump]] (type-in from [[Computing with the Amstrad]]?) | * [[Roland Takes a Running Jump]] (type-in from [[Computing with the Amstrad]]?) | ||
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Revision as of 17:18, 22 April 2008
Roland was Amstrad's idea of a recurring character in very early Amsoft games.
Other computer games of the mid-1980s frequently employed such a device.
Such as the Miner Willy character in Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy.
Roland was both an anagram of Arnold, the codename for the CPC, and the first name of CPC designer Roland Perry.
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