Roland was Amstrads Amstrad's idea of a recurring character in very early Amsoft Gamesgames. Other computer games of the mid-1980s frequently employed such a device, such as the Miner Willy character in [[Manic Miner]] and [[Jet Set Willy]].
Appearances in Roland was both an anagram of [[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 Space]] * [[Roland in the Caves]]* [[Roland in Time]]* [[Roland on the Ropes]]* [[Roland Takes a Running Jump]] (type-in from [[Computing with the Amstrad]]?)