London Computer Show 1986 (?) - Great video

[Sgt GrizZ]

Seeing that a lot of us will be heading to PlayExpo at the weekend ..... here is a great video of a London Computer Show/Fair in 1986 ish.

It's 80s gonk central

Lots of footage of a very young Jeff Minter on the Llamasoft stand.

 

[DRD]

I am not hard core enough to watch all of this. But in the first three minutes...

- the music is jean michel jarre's zoolook, his weirdest work at the time, which really was niche back then
- not many girls there, the only females seem to be the mums

I remember my mum taking me to a london computer show around this time. Not this one. But very, very familiar. Great memories. Great vid.

 

[Wiredworm]

If you're into old video games then Mamemeisters channel is well worth a watch.

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

I am not hard core enough to watch all of this. But in the first three minutes...

- the music is jean michel jarre's zoolook, his weirdest work at the time, which really was niche back then
- not many girls there, the only females seem to be the mums

I remember my mum taking me to a london computer show around this time. Not this one. But very, very familiar. Great memories. Great vid.

I think this may have been 1985.

Based on the fact that 'Mama Llama' appears to be the current release being pushed on the Llamasoft stand......not one of Jeff classics unfortunately.

I also remember my Dad taking my brother and I to a big Commodore show in London, looked very similar. I bought a game from Gremlin stand........ Avenger or Druid iirc

 

[BigIan]

I remember travelling over to a computer show/fair around this time in mist in Manchester. Maybe 1987 or so as Jeff had an impressive beard by that stage and a trippy afghan coat

Got my lama soft tape signed by Mr Minter (revenge of the mutant camels possibly), was like meeting a rock star

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

I remember travelling over to a computer show/fair around this time in mist in Manchester. Maybe 1987 or so as Jeff had an impressive beard by that stage and a trippy afghan coat

Got my lama soft tape signed by Mr Minter (revenge of the mutant camels possibly), was like meeting a rock star

Yeah he was a legend to my bro and I.

We eagerly awaited each new game.....Gridrunner, Matrix, Revenge was incredible, Sheep In Space, Ancipital, Batalyx...

Happy days. It's awesome that he is still doing what he loves creating games he wants to create. Been great to finally meet him in recent years, we were so excited when he came down to the last Slam :-D

 

[Monkeyboypaul]

- not many girls there, the only females seem to be the mums

Jump to 30:14, give it a few seconds. That's about your lot though.

 

[dave]

Nice bit of talking heads on 28 mins. No Amstrads though! Porpers.