Achieved at : 2026-02-20
Rank : 1
(world record)
Lups : 100
Approved :
Yes
Voting completed : 2026-02-22
| General Rules: |
Play with default settings unless otherwise specified. No use of trainers, cheats, saved game files, auto-fire (when not default present in-game), emulator save states, or other emulator advantages. No use of code modifications that give the player an advantage over other players. 1 player only. No continues. It is discouraged and may lead to voters not accepting your score to - excessively point farm - use glitches or other game exploits |
| Specific Rules: |
Play the game in 1 player mode starting at Level 1. To change the level, press F3. To start the game, press F1. |
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Atarisoft's Robotron: 2084 is a version of the Williams arcade game of the same name for the BBC Micro. The game was ready in 1984, but was reported as never released because of Atari's problems during the Video Game Crash. However, full reviews in magazines of the time suggest otherwise. Perhaps it had a limited release or there were pre-release copies for magazine reviewers only? The game is credited on the BBC to Eugene Smith.
This little gem follows the arcade game closely, as you would expect. You control a genetically engineered super-human who has to destroy all the robots on screen and save the last remaining human family. The game takes the form of an arena-shooter, where you blast the various types of robots and when all are destroyed, you move on to the next level. Scattered around the screen are a few humans, which are are worth a significant amount of bonus points if you can collect them. Most robots ignore the humans and focus on you, but the indestructible Hulk Robotrons will seek and destroy them. On later levels the Brain Robotrons will convert any humans they find into 'Progs'.
The game is colourful, loud and fast paced - everything you would want from a Robotron conversion to a home computer. And it is fast! Staying alive will require some serious shooting and nimble fingers on the controls to keep out of the way of the Robotrons. Add to that, the incentive of collecting humans as these are worth serious points - 1,000 points for the first one, 2,000 for the second and so on.
Control can be set up simply, with you shooting in the direction you are facing, but you can also use two sets of keys (or joysticks) to fire in different directions to the one in which you are moving, just like the arcade machine.
In summary, this is an excellent arcade game for the BBC and as faithful a version of Robotron: 2084 as you could realistically hope for. A recommended play.
This run was made on the 2oth February 2026 using the Pantheon emulator on PC. Skill level 1 was selected (the easiest) and the final score reached was 24,950 points.
Time stamps:
00:30 Title screen, confirmation that difficulty level is set to 1.
00:38 Game start.
00:50 First level complete.
00:55 First life lost.
01:05 Second life lost.
01:16 Second level complete.
01:28 Third life lost.
01:40 Extra life awarded for passing 20,000 points.
01:41 Third level complete.
01:49 Fourth life lost.
01:56 Fifth life lost.
02:04 Sixth life lost. Game Over! Final score 24,950 points.
02:13 Initials entry and High Score table.
This little gem follows the arcade game closely, as you would expect. You control a genetically engineered super-human who has to destroy all the robots on screen and save the last remaining human family. The game takes the form of an arena-shooter, where you blast the various types of robots and when all are destroyed, you move on to the next level. Scattered around the screen are a few humans, which are are worth a significant amount of bonus points if you can collect them. Most robots ignore the humans and focus on you, but the indestructible Hulk Robotrons will seek and destroy them. On later levels the Brain Robotrons will convert any humans they find into 'Progs'.
The game is colourful, loud and fast paced - everything you would want from a Robotron conversion to a home computer. And it is fast! Staying alive will require some serious shooting and nimble fingers on the controls to keep out of the way of the Robotrons. Add to that, the incentive of collecting humans as these are worth serious points - 1,000 points for the first one, 2,000 for the second and so on.
Control can be set up simply, with you shooting in the direction you are facing, but you can also use two sets of keys (or joysticks) to fire in different directions to the one in which you are moving, just like the arcade machine.
In summary, this is an excellent arcade game for the BBC and as faithful a version of Robotron: 2084 as you could realistically hope for. A recommended play.
This run was made on the 2oth February 2026 using the Pantheon emulator on PC. Skill level 1 was selected (the easiest) and the final score reached was 24,950 points.
Time stamps:
00:30 Title screen, confirmation that difficulty level is set to 1.
00:38 Game start.
00:50 First level complete.
00:55 First life lost.
01:05 Second life lost.
01:16 Second level complete.
01:28 Third life lost.
01:40 Extra life awarded for passing 20,000 points.
01:41 Third level complete.
01:49 Fourth life lost.
01:56 Fifth life lost.
02:04 Sixth life lost. Game Over! Final score 24,950 points.
02:13 Initials entry and High Score table.