Podd on the BBC Micro

Classic software from the 80s!

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Entertainment

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• BBC
• micro
• retro
• gaming
• computing

[JayFirestorm]

I got this in a box of educational Beeb software that a school had thrown out about 17 years ago now; It was actually quite fun.

[undergroundsplee]

Yup - strangely addictive. I remember some French software too, including one called "Quelle Tete" which let you draw silly faces.

[undergroundsplee]

I think it actually stretched to some machine code! I didn't know there was a PC version. Back when I was at school in the mid to late 80s, we had only Beebs in the computer lab.

[bigfatsheila]

how about 'Podd can explain to NIGHTSintodreams what it's all about...' ;-)

[undergroundsplee]

Heh! Somehow I think it might be a case of "Oh, no I can't"!

[afhjkdgf]

This was a classic! Got this on an emulator a while back. The best was "Podd can explode"

[undergroundsplee]

Hell, yeah! I remember laughing hysterically over that one.

Try "Podd Can Cope" as well. :)

[andrewrunagall]

You know what I'm thinking they should do? They should bring this to Xbox Live Arcade!

[rikhanz]

I remember this in my primary school... me and my class mate used to laugh when he 'exploded'.

Thx for the upload.

[yummibear]

Oh my god, I've been looking for this for years. I thought I'd imagined this game ever existed. Have a thumbs up for helping me remember my childhood. :)

[baaford]

We could use this instead of waterboarding on terrorists

[Jarren202]

@youtubinfool Yeah, same here!

He didn't poo. :(

[jamiewindsor]

To be honest, I was expecting the Nintendo 3DS to be a bit better.

[MikeyHNCC1701D]

In school we would write things like 'can pob fuck'. lol

[parrotcar]

@jamesingtonthethird lol podd can sex, we tryed that too:)

[parrotcar]

I used to love this back in the day and we used to always put swear words in to see if he would, we were always dissapointed but for all we know there are secret codes for more adult animations. podd can pop was cool, and fly and swim. we used to also have bbc games that went with the bbc videos like through the dragons eye, geordie racer, legend of the lost keys i think. Now kids have access to too much tbh, our days were more innocent.

[marnanel]

@marnanel (part 2):

sob blubber talk speak chatter mutter gossip bawl hover flutter jump fly flap expand inflate swell grow enlarge bulge burst explode pop walk pace tread march hike amble step stroll saunter run dash sprint gallop race leap bound spring hop dance caper cavort boogie inflate swell grow enlarge bulge burst explode pop.

[marnanel]

The full verb list is (part 1):

glide wink blink ascend rise shake vibrate waver shiver quiver frown grimace scowl vanish disappear smile grin smirk sniffle sniff smell yawn sleep rest slumber snooze doze cough sputter splutter look peer stare regard observe nod agree breathe blow puff gasp pant sneeze snore eat devour munch feed guzzle scrunch champ chomp chew blush flush colour sink submerge descend bounce rebound whistle hum buzz drone laugh guffaw chuckle chortle giggle cry weep

[marnanel]

I can't have been the only one back then who patched the binary so it accepted obscene verbs.