Anyone remember Podd on the BBC micro?

[will_]

Does anybody remember Pod on the BBC micro - probably mid 1980s? It was an orange "person" (i.e. circle with limbs and a face) to which you could issue simple instructions – typically one-word verbs. It could do most things you could think of (or at least, that I could think of as a 6-year-old), including "explode".

 

I have no particular reason for asking, other than nostalgia. I've tried a few searches but have been unable to find anything.

[AXE]

Pod can pop.

[srochford]

Fantastic game - you could have endless fun by doing "Pod can " followed by inappropriate words :-) (and if you watch outnumbered, the discussion in yesterday's programme about what does "inappropriate" mean was very funny!)

[laserblazer]

I watched Outnumbered for the first time last night, very funny and excellent acting. The chess match was brilliant.

[powdarrmonkey]

I remember playing with it in primary school...

[AngryTechnician]

Fantastic game - you could have endless fun by doing "Pod can " followed by inappropriate words :-)

 

Podd can: fart

[i]I don't know how to fart[/i]

 

And that right there was the extent of my comedy repertoire aged 4.

Edited April 16, 2010 by AngryTechnician
Remebered it was "Podd" with two d's

[AngryTechnician]

Nostalgia time!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT-IyFercZQ

 

[srochford]

And you can still buy it Podd - Educational Software Evaluation - TEEM

[dayzd]

Well that has made my day...!

I loved Podd. Pop was an obvious favourite action, and it was the easiest to type, too...!

[AngryTechnician]

And you can still buy it Podd - Educational Software Evaluation - TEEM

 

WANT.

 

Now, where can I sneak that into my budget? Hmm, that 'Misc software' line for the Junior school looks accommodating...

[powdarrmonkey]

And you can still buy it Podd - Educational Software Evaluation - TEEM

 

want!

 

Boss says no though

[john]

awww Podd How cute, but don't think he's quite as cute as the original one and I bet they are not the ye-olde sounds we had back then when I was at school with Podd