Elbug Magazines

Elbug Magazine Cover discs.
Elbug was an Electron supplement to the Beebug magazine. You will find the paper versions here.

ELB-0 Elbug Magazine Intro Cassette 1D 10 28
DFS version of the uef tape. Introductory Cassette. See tape version for the file listing. Boot menu added to DFS version and two of the filenames shortened for compatibility.

ELB-0 Elbug Magazine Intro Cassette T 9 28
Introductory Cassette in uef format. 3D-OXO. CHARDEF. KEYSET. MAZE. MEMDISP. MENU. PATCHWORK. RACER. SPACECITY.

ELB-1-1 Elbug Magazine Vol.1 No.1.  1D  10 23
Munch Man Game. Sound Wizard Utility. Graphics Example. Double Height Characters. Highlo Card Game. Union Jack Display. Key Set Program. Hedgehog Game

ELB-1-2 Elbug Magazine Vol.1 No.2.  1D 12 29
CAD. 3D Headings. Christmas Card. Return of the Diamond. Football Krazy Game. Bad Program Rescue. Robot Attack Game. Santa's Parcel Game. Square Dance

ELB-1-3 Elbug Magazine Vol.1 No.3. 1D 12 30
Mars Lander Game. 3D Rotation. New Character Set. Reversi Game. Ellipto Graphics Program. Bad Program Lister. Dive Bomber Game

ELB-1-4 Elbug Magazine Vol.1 No.4. 1D 13 24
Block Blitz Game. Moving Chequer Board. Killer Dice Game. The Spider and the Fly. Envelope Editor

ELB-1-5 Elbug Magazine Vol.1 No.5.  1D 14 28
Invasion of the Aliens. Fabric Patterns. Dominoes Game. Utility Editor. Elevator Mania Game

ELB-1-6 Elbug Magazine Vol.1 No.6. 1D 12 32
Hunt the Numbers Game. ASTAAD Plus Extensions. Invisible Alarm. Selective Renumber. Lunar Escape Game. Dancing Lines Display. Four in a Row Game

ELB-1-7 Elbug Magazine Vol.1 No.7. 1D 14 32
Flip Flap Game. TV Monitor Test. Using The Cursor Keys. Character Manipulation. Brain Teaser Winner. Stock Market Game. Screen Freezer. Galactic Invasion

ELB-1-8 Elbug Magazine Vol.1 No.8. 1D 10 26
Cassette Indexer. Manual Calibration. Electron Breakout Game. Disc Lights. The Flowers of Hell. Program Protection. Pontoon Card Game

ELB-1-9 Elbug Magazine Vol.1 No.9. 1D  10 27
Graphics Example. Build a House. Mini Text Editor. Dartboard Game. Codebreaker Game. Harmonograph. Kayak Capers. TV Test Card

ELB-1-10 Elbug Magazine Vol.1 No10. 1D 16 40
Program Compacter. Fireworks Display. The Memory Game. Electron Graphics. Digger Game. Brain Teaser Winner. Astro Wars Game

ELB-2-1 Elbug Magazine Vol.2 No.1. 1D 8 29
Analogue Joystick Adaptor. Musical Text. Whirlpool Graphics. Red Alert Game. Ski Racer Game. Wee Shuggy Game

ELB-2-2 Elbug Magazine Vol.2 No.2. 1D 13 42
Christmas Carol. Text to Order. 3 Short Games. Solitaire Game. Zoom Program. Zoom Competition Data. Power Boats Game. George and the Dragon

ELB-2-3 Elbug Magazine Vol.2 No.3. 1D 16 29
3D Surfaces. Mini Text Editor Update. Text Editor. File Handling Examples. Making Tunes. Improved Trace Facility. Caterpillar Game. Patience Card Game

ELB-2-4 Elbug Magazine Vol.2 No.4. 1D 14 28
Beginners Programs. Making Music Examples. Spreadsheet. Body Popping. Workshop Examples. Pretty List Utility. Spiderman Game. Caterpillar Game. Para-Invaders Game

ELB-2-5 Elbug Magazine Vol.2 No.5. 1D 11 29
Beginners Programs. Backwards Text. Length of Program. Spreadsheet. Workshop (Sorting). Keyboard Sounder. Brickie Nickie Game. AI Program

ELB-2-6 Elbug Magazine Vol.2 No.6. 1D 14 40
Beginners Programs. Workshop Examples. Flowchart Designer. Free Memory Display. LunarBug Game. Polar Curves. Air Raid Game. Si Bheag Si Mhor (Tune). Scrumpy Game

ELB-2-7 Elbug Magazine Vol.2 No.7. 1D 17 35
Stonehenge Display. Multiple Windows. Logic Examples. Binary Search Demo. Hashing Search Demo. Trackman Game. File Handling Example. Brainteaser Winner

ELB-2-8 Elbug Magazine Vol.2 No.8. 1D 11 28
3-D Text Generator. Jigsaw Puzzle. Beginners Examples. View Printer Driver. Faster Circles. Hatrace Game. Water Ski Game

ELB-2-9 Elbug Magazine Vol.2 No.9. 1D 12 38
Pop-up Calculator. New OS Commands. Workshop Examples. Data Structures. Builder Bob Game. Boxes Game. Swan Trap Game

ELB-2-10 Elbug Magazine Vol.2 No.10. 1D 12 30
Recursive Trees. Loan Repayment. Workshop Example. Data Structures Examples. Roulette Game. Graphical Display. Moon-pod Game

ELB-3-1 Elbug Magazine Vol.3 No.1. 1D 15 42
BEEBUG Filer Part 1. Picture Decompression. Picture Compression. Basic Compiler Part 1. 3D Hidden Line Removal. Workshop Example. Quasimodo Game. Mixed Modes Demo

ELB-3-2 Elbug Magazine Vol.3 No.2. 1D 13 32
Basic Editor. Beebug Filer. Personal Diary Manager. Diary Creator. Workshop Sort Routines. Chinese Chequers

ELB-3-3 Elbug Magazine Vol.3 No.3. 1D 15 57
Manic Mechanic (Elbug)
A basic, platform-based collecting game in which you pay a mechanic who must collect up five spanners from each of five screens.

Monsters' Gold (Elbug)
A platform game in Basic in which you must venture into the lair of some monsters, retrieve a piece of ladder and return to safety with it. As you construct more ladder pieces, you'll be able to steal the monsters' gold.

Wizard (Elbug)
A flick-screen graphic adventure in a similar vein to Audiogenic's Wizzy's Mansion, which may explain its sequential title. Use the correct objects in the right places to proceed.

BEEBUG Filer Part 3 (Elbug)
Compiler Part 2 (Elbug)
Disc Recovery (Elbug)
First Course Example 1 (Elbug)
First Course Example 2 (Elbug)
Fuzzy Commands (Elbug)
The Earth From Space (Elbug)
Viewsheet Autoboot (Elbug)
Workshop Example (Elbug)

ELB-3-4 Elbug Magazine Vol.3 No.4. 1D 19 60
Black Jack (Elbug)
A computerised version of the Blackjack card game, played against the computer.

Burger Time (Elbug)
A version of the famous platform game in which you run around a screen, dropping the ingredients of a burger onto the four buns at the bottom of it. Fast and frantic.

Sliding Blocks (Elbug)
A simple monochrome sliding blocks game in Basic. Put the numbers into ascending order to win.

PLOT 77: Fillup (Elbug)
A demonstration of the BBC BASIC PLOT 77 instruction.

PLOT 77: Letter (Elbug)
A demonstration of the BBC BASIC PLOT 77 instruction.

PLOT 77: Striped Circle (Elbug)
A demonstration of the BBC BASIC PLOT 77 instruction.

PLOT 77: Thermometer (Elbug)
A demonstration of the BBC BASIC PLOT 77 instruction.

Complete Basic Compiler (Elbug)
First Course: EVAL 2 (Elbug)
Preserving Screens (Elbug)
RAMSafe Utility (Elbug)
USI Demonstration (Elbug)
Workshop: Timers (Elbug)

ELB-3-5 Elbug Magazine Vol.3 No.5. 1D 12 44
Jason Mason (Beebug)
A basic game in which you choose an item to build and then must collect the pieces of that item from the top of the screen and assemble it at the bottom of it. A relentless ticking clock makes this a real challenge.

Thirty-One (Elbug)
A brain-straining game in which you, and an opponent, must select a number between 1 and 6... and try to get 31.

Direct Display Utility (Elbug)
DIY Basic (Elbug)
First Course: Hex (Elbug)
Getting A Better View (Elbug)
Inbetweening (Elbug)
USI Demonstration (Elbug)
Workshop Timers Part 2 (Elbug)

ELB-3-6 Elbug Magazine Vol.3 No.6. 1D 22 69
Ebony Castle (Elbug)
A flick-screen ladders and levels game in which you must avoid the patrolling nasties and find keys to unlock the doors impeding your escape from the titular ebony castle.

Painter (Elbug, Acorn Electron)
A maze-based arcade game. Avoid the monster, paint the whole maze white, then go to the top-left corner and press RETURN to proceed to the next screen.

DIY Basic (Elbug)
Filer Mail-Merge (Elbug)
First Course Examples (Elbug)
Mandelbrot Graphics (Elbug)
Search & Replace (Elbug)
Soft Screen Shuffle (Elbug)
*SPOOL Graphics (Elbug)
Telephone Book (Elbug)
USI Source File (Elbug)
Windows And Icons Part 3 (Elbug)
Workshop: Stacks And Queens (Elbug)

ELB-3-7 Elbug Magazine Vol.3 No.7. 1D 21 47
Gridrunner II (Elbug)
A grid-based shooting game crossed with a game of musical chairs. Shoot the blobs if you can but also keep an eye on the closed caverns - when they open, make sure you get to safety!

Sum Invaders (Elbug)
A tough educational game in which the aliens must be destroyed by answering mental maths questions. For adults as well as children.

Wordsearch (Elbug)
A utility which will allow you to enter a number of words and then generate a wordsearch for you to print out and give to your friends.

Computer Simulation (Elbug)
Computer Simulation: Random Sampling (Elbug)
Filer Graphs (Elbug)
First Course Examples (Elbug)
Passing Arrays (Elbug)
Sideways RAM Software (Elbug)
Sideways Ram Downloader (Elbug)
Sideways Ram Service Call Display (Elbug)
Workshop Examples (Elbug)

ELB-3-8 Elbug Magazine Vol.3 No.8. 1D 11 25
Rain Shower (Elbug)
A "survive as long as possible" arcade game in which you must ensure not a single drop of rain touches your four washing lines by pulling and pushing them left or right. Taxing!

Tenpin Bowling (Elbug)
An addictive Basic version of ten pin bowling, accurately replicating the skill and luck required to play this particular game.

Computer Simulation 1 (Elbug)
Computer Simulation 2 (Elbug)
First Course (Elbug)
First Course: Printer On Line Test (Elbug)
Inbetweening Winner (Elbug)
Magic Modem Autoboot (Elbug)
Memo Pad (Elbug)
Paint Routines (Elbug)
ROM Controller (Elbug)
Sideways Ram Software (Elbug)
Workshop Example (Elbug)

ELB-1 Elbug Magazine Vol.1 A -- 302
The ADFS version containing the whole of volume 1

ELB-2 Elbug Magazine Vol.2 A -- 350
The ADFS version containing the whole of Volume 2

ELB-3 Elbug Magazine Vol.3 A -- 391
The ADFS version containing the whole of Volume 3.
These are direct copies of the DFS versions put into directories 01 to 08. Change to the directory you want with *DIR and type *EX.!BOOT