Cover artwork of Web Runner

// Archive entry № 36059

Web Runner

From the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, Web Runner (1983) is documented in VG90's reference index for BBC Micro.

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About the game

Web Runner is a video game released in 1983 for BBC Micro. VG90 lists it as a reference record so the title stays discoverable alongside the thousands of other releases that defined the early cartridge-and-arcade boom.

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 Web Runner against that backdrop is part of what makes browsing an archive by year worthwhile.

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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. Release year: 1983. Details are drawn from public catalogue metadata; corrections and additions are welcome through the archive.