I'm surprised you didn't notice anything wrong with the demo version on the Acorn Computing cover disc. I'm sure many would agree that the scrolling on Robocod is the jerkiest this side of push-scrolling, despite the fact that it is in a low-resolution 16 colour mode, which is very difficult to do, especially as most of the sprites in Robocod are not even masked.

The computer queeped softly and then said, “Ship's systems ....”

Thus Satan […] his other parts besides / Prone on the flood, extended long and large, / Lay floating many a rood […]

Fishermen carry a sedan chair and rush to the sea at Nanri Island in Putian, southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 22, 2019. This traditional custom named Chonghai represents the wishes about the safety of fishermen on the sea and a good harvest in fishing.