Cover artwork of Ian Botham's Test Match

// Archive entry № 16185

Ian Botham's Test Match

Released in 1984, Ian Botham's Test Match is indexed by VG90 as part of the 8-bit home-computer and console era for Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, C64, Electron, ZX Spectrum.

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About the game

Dating from 1984, Ian Botham's Test Match for Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, C64, Electron, ZX Spectrum is preserved in the VG90 archive as a catalogue entry — a factual marker of a release that belonged to the 8-bit home-computer and console era.

By 1984 the landscape around releases like this was set — bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. Reading Ian Botham's Test Match against that backdrop is part of what makes browsing an archive by year worthwhile.

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Why it matters

Beyond any single title, the 8-bit home-computer and console era matters as a chapter in gaming history — bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. Cataloguing releases from the period, notable and obscure alike, keeps that fuller picture intact.

Technical notes

Catalogued for Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, C64, Electron, ZX Spectrum, dated 1984. This entry reflects public listing metadata — platform and year — with direct download links attached.