Roland was Amstrads Amstrad's idea of a recurring character in very early Amsoft Gamesgames.
Appearances in Other computer games of the mid-1980s frequently employed such a device.
(Very Incomplete List)Such as the Miner Willy character in [[Manic Miner]] and [[Jet Set Willy]].
Roland was both an anagram of [[Arnold (Codename)|Arnold]], the codename for the CPC, and the first name of CPC designer [[Roland Perry]]. Appearances in (Very Incomplete List): * [[Roland Ahoy!]] * [[Roland Goes goes Digging]] * [[Roland In goes Square Bashing]]* [[Roland in Space]] * [[Roland In in the Caves]]* [[Roland in Time]]* [[Roland on the Ropes]]* [[Roland on the Run]]* [[Roland Takes a Running Jump]] (type-in from [[Computing with the Amstrad]]?) [[Category: Games| ]]
