Bridge Companion Becomes Block Companion

Soon, you will know all the secrets of Z80 game programming. Or at least all the ones I didn’t know before I decided to port Tetris to a game console made to teach pensioners how to play cards. Things only get weirder from here, if you can believe that. Let’s All Become Development-Environmentally Conscious Since I don’t live in the UK, I’m not swimming in surplus Bridge Companions. There were a few eBay UK sellers willing to ship if asked, but only for ridiculous sums like £50. When I first considered this stupid project, it seemed unlikely that I’d be able to get one of these little miracles to my door for less than $175 CAD all-in. I’d hate to spend that much money and then have the console sit while I developed the software, not to mention modifying it for NTSC composite, finding an appropriate 120V power supply, and hacking up the cartridge to use as a test module. Much better to develop the software first, and then trick someone I know over there to sending me a parcel without…