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Zarch (1987) Gameplay for BBC Acorn Archimedes High Quality
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Gameplay footage of Zarch, the 1987 3D Defender-like game by David Braben for the Acorn Archimedes. It shows the 256-colour 3D landscape where you stop landers spreading a virus.
HN commenters recall it as a mind-blowing early 3D game that showed what the Archimedes hardware could do.
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