History of video games/Platforms/BBC Bridge Companion

History
Andrew Kambites was a programmer for the BBC Bridge Companion, and also programed the otherwise unrelated handheld Saitek Pro Bridge Professor.

The BBC Bridge companion was released in 1985 at a cost of 199.99 British pounds.

Technology
The BBC Bridge player uses a Z80A CPU and a TMS9129NL graphics chip. The system could output 8 colors and had spartan audio capabilities.

The system has 16 kilobytes of RAM.

Game library
Various bridge themed cartridges were released for the system.
 * Advanced Bidding
 * Advanced Defence
 * Bridge Builder
 * Club Play 1
 * Club Play 2
 * Club Play 3
 * Conventions 1
 * Duplicate 1
 * Master Play 1

External Resources

 * BBC website
 * BBC Bridge Companion page at the Video Game Console Library website
 * BBC Bridge Companion page at the Video Game Kraken website
 * BBC Bridge Companion page at the UK Centre for Computing History website