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@robmanuel.b3ta.com

Good interview with the late Bernie Drummond, artist who drew Batman on the ZX Spectrum. I enjoyed learning how his relationship with the programmer Jon Ritman started because he was in band who were mates with him. Creative people are often shooting out creativity in many directions.

wizwords.netChatting with Bernie Drummond — Wizwords

26/10/26, 9:08 am3 reposts12 likes

Jimmy Zed

@zootius.bsky.social

Loved that, ta. So many hours spent playing Head over Heels on my speccy, and the look of it was key.

Rob Manuel

@robmanuel.b3ta.com

Yeah it looked fantastic - I knew the Amstrad version which was the same pixels plus a bit more colour.

Jimmy Zed

@zootius.bsky.social

In truth, I would have made a lot more progress in it if the isometric collision detection was less cruelly exacting. Without a shadow under your character it could be really hard to tell where you were landing.