Those of a certain vintage might find this map of London comfortingly familiar. Low-res territory maps were a common element of early 8-bit computer games for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and BBC ...

In this ancient time, called "the Eighties," graphics were cool for computer games to have, but really much less important than a good story and interesting puzzles to solve. Some games didn't ...

That’s how the first home computer game to include graphics begins ... and provided the technical knowhow for Williams's game. Previous games for the Apple II and other home computers ...