Cover artwork of The White Barrows

// Archive entry № 33350

The White Barrows

From the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, The White Barrows (1983) is documented in VG90's reference index for BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum.

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About the game

The White Barrows (1983) for BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum takes its place in the VG90 index as one more thread in the story of the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, kept here for readers researching the period.

By 1983 the landscape around releases like this was set — the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Reading The White Barrows against that backdrop is part of what makes browsing an archive by year worthwhile.

Preservation records on VG90 link directly to verified external archives and downloads. Explore the platform, year, and era context, or launch the download directly from this entry.

Why it matters

The value of a record like this is context: the early cartridge-and-arcade boom produced far more games than the handful everyone remembers, and the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. An archive earns its keep by preserving the long tail, not just the hits.

Technical notes

Platform on record: BBC Micro, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum. Release year: 1983. Details are drawn from public catalogue metadata; corrections and additions are welcome through the archive.