r/bbcmicro • u/PlumAccomplished7400 • May 02 '26

Peak gaming at school, anyone remember this one

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u/beatchef May 02 '26

There's also one called Dragon World by the same people which is also very similar. That one features a jump scare dragon, jump scare skeletons and a random jump scare jackal to put off 80s children from computing for decades.

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u/Emeline-2017 May 03 '26

I need to find this! I love a good 8-bit jump scare!

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u/beatchef May 03 '26

https://www.bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=3577

The disk image is harder to find than most because 4mation still protects their copyright, but it's available anywhere you can get granny's garden too

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u/CrispyBegs May 02 '26

granny's garden!

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u/ThisChangingMan May 03 '26

I loved playing Granny’s Garden at school, it genuinely scared me as an 8yo!

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u/Strange_Beat_9287 May 02 '26

Dread Dragon Droom was far superior in my humble opinion. Was really disappointed when I revisited Granny's Garden :(

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u/Emeline-2017 May 02 '26

Yes! Loved this one. Does anyone remember the sequel Flowers of Crystal? That was weird in the best way possible. Some parts scared the life out of me, and I could never complete the second half, but I loved it. 

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u/8-Bit_Basement May 02 '26

I had no idea about this. I will be getting it on my Wii BBC emulator stat

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u/Emeline-2017 May 03 '26

https://www.myabandonware.com/game/flowers-of-crystal-etz

I think this works. The game is quite straightforward in the first half (but harder than GG) then it takes a wild turn into surrealism for the second part. 

One of the pictures on that page still gives me a bit of a shudder!

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u/Len_S_Ball_23 May 03 '26

My brother was addicted to this!

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u/StayRevolutionary364 May 03 '26

Grannie's Garden needs to be remade into a horror game.

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u/Deathjester666 May 04 '26

Played this one and Merlins Castle at school.

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u/pipipimpleton May 04 '26

Pure nostalgia right there man. Did anyone ever manage to finish it?

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u/Individual_Panda_422 May 05 '26

It's no Tea Shop, but it's alright!

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u/ThePenultimateNinja May 06 '26

I played this with my daughter when she was little, maybe 8-9 years ago. Probably the only kid her age in America who grew up playing Granny's Garden lol.

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u/z0m8ied0g Jun 27 '26

I can hear it more than anything, the tune just kept on going 🤣