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List of existing games that needs a port to zx spectrum

ArdaArda
edited September 2013 in New game ideas
Please post here the games that exist in other platform(s) but does not exist in speccy. Please keep in mind this is not a to-do list, so don't hestitate to post copyrighted titles here. This thread's goal is not to collect every game that doesn't exist on speccy, but to collect important/unique ones that we are missing.

0.Please add "Gametitle:" keyword at the top of your message.
0.Please write a short description about the game: Original Platform, genre, company etc.
1.Please provide a direct link to the game's description page (wiki/moby/lemon/klov other page).
2.Please provide at least one in-game image. (need hosting? http://imageshack.us/ )
3.if possible provide a link to the game map.
4.if possible provide link to original source code.
5. Provide other details if available (links to history, sprites, sound, music, story, books, movies etc.)
6.Please try to conform to this template, as your entries will be a part of the database in the future.

Helpful links:
http://www.klov.com/ -> For arcade games
http://www.mobygames.com/home -> for home computer based games
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki -> detailed information may be gathered from wiki
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  • ArdaArda
    edited May 2009
    Gametitle:
    Digdug, Arcade game by Namco

    digdugmsx.png
    msx screenshot

    Platforms: Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Intellivision, MSX, NES, Palm OS, PC Booter, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Wii, Windows Mobile, Xbox 360

    Description page:
    http://www.mobygames.com/game/dig-dug

    "The objective of Dig Dug is to eliminate underground-dwelling monsters. This can be done by inflating them until they pop or by dropping rocks on them. There are two kinds of enemies in the game: Pookas, round red monsters" -wiki
  • bobsbobs
    edited May 2009
    Thought a while ago that Dig-Dug would be a good game for Farmer Jack, but I've never really gotten the point of the game - always found it somewhat lacking compared to Pac-Man etc. Maybe I'll give it another play soon...
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  • Dr BEEPDr BEEP
    edited May 2009
    I never knew why this wasn't done .....
  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited May 2009
    Dr BEEP wrote: »
    I never knew why this wasn't done .....


    The second Farmer Jack was inspired by Ladybug, so I guess we already have a Lady Bug in the ZX :)
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  • La piramideLa piramide
    edited May 2009
    Lupin III! Based on manga comic... by Taito
    Resolution 260 x 224 @ 59.541985
    Joystick 4 way, one button.
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  • murtcepsmurtceps
    edited May 2009
    How about the SNES classic Unirally (Uniracers)

    A great game that hasn't really been ported anywhere.

    unirally.3.png
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited May 2009
    sonson.png

    Hows about SonSon.

    It's one of Capcoms very early games, and is simple enough to quite easily fit into a Speccy, and use some colour as well. Based on The Journey West, this is the original video game of Monkey Magic :lol:
    Every night is curry night!
  • NickHNickH
    edited May 2009
    Snow Bros. Ocean had the licence, but it was 1991 and they'd already started backing away from the Speccy by then. Apparently Amiga and ST versions were written but not released!

    225px-Snowbrosscreenshot.png
  • mickmogmickmog
    edited May 2009
    8-)
    murtceps wrote: »
    How about the SNES classic Unirally (Uniracers)

    A great game that hasn't really been ported anywhere.

    unirally.3.png

    Wonderful game!
  • La piramideLa piramide
    edited May 2009
    Tranquillizer Gun
    by Sega
    256 x 224 @ 60.000000
    Cpu Z80
    4 way joystick, 1 button
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  • ZX BeccyZX Beccy
    edited May 2009
    so many light cycle games, and Discs of Death, but no conversion of the original Tron arcade game with the four mini games.

    Would have been great to have see a 128k version with a decent score.

    tron.jpg
  • Jumping StackJumping Stack
    edited May 2009
    NickH wrote: »
    Snow Bros. Ocean had the licence, but it was 1991 and they'd already started backing away from the Speccy by then. Apparently Amiga and ST versions were written but not released!

    225px-Snowbrosscreenshot.png

    Excellent game, its reminiscent of Bubble Bobble but with snowballing of enemies. I have the downlad for Amiga which was regarded as a great piece of retro-archeology by Amiga regulars.
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited May 2009
    The Megadrive/Genesis version of Snow Bros was spot on, but in this day and age why play a 16-bit conversion when you can just get MAME and play the arcade?
    Every night is curry night!
  • LCDLCD
    edited May 2009
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    The Megadrive/Genesis version of Snow Bros was spot on, but in this day and age why play a 16-bit conversion when you can just get MAME and play the arcade?

    Great idea! Where can we download MAME for Spectrum?
  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited May 2009
    @La Piramide : Are you converting all those coin ops to the Spectrum??? I think all the screenshots you are showing are taken from a Speccy...that would be great, and now that I think, they are games similar to Popeye, the one you were converting, right?

    :)
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  • ArdaArda
    edited May 2009
    Ivanzx wrote: »
    @La Piramide : Are you converting all those coin ops to the Spectrum??? I think all the screenshots you are showing are taken from a Speccy...that would be great, and now that I think, they are games similar to Popeye, the one you were converting, right?

    :)

    well that's why I tried to create a template, asked people to add links to the game info page.

    http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8467

    as you can see, the original game is very much like speccy, it may even z80 based.
  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited May 2009
    LCD wrote: »
    Great idea! Where can we download MAME for Spectrum?

    In cloud cuckoo land right next to the flying pig farm.
    Every night is curry night!
  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited May 2009
    Arda wrote: »
    well that's why I tried to create a template, asked people to add links to the game info page.

    http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8467

    as you can see, the original game is very much like speccy, it may even z80 based.

    Nice one Arda, so these games would be really easy to convert then, right?! It would be good, since these coin ops are always fun.
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  • zxbrunozxbruno
    edited May 2009
    Some more games here:

    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=19292
  • Adam AntAdam Ant
    edited July 2009
    1) RailRoad Tycoon
    2) Civilization
    3) Police Quest 1 and 2
    4) Pirates

    If only......
  • joefishjoefish
    edited July 2009
    Mappy:
    http://www.klov.com/M/Mappy.html
    Quite a simple game, and it got an MSX conversion. I can't decide whether I should try a super-colour version of this game or not. But I think I should do a vertical scrolling shoot-em-up next.

    Flicky:
    http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7825
    Another simple one that made it to the Megadrive but could work well on the Speccy.

    Cosmo Gang The Puzzle:
    http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7407
    It's coming, it's coming. Took my ASUS to Corfu with me and did a start menu that's looking very pretty.
    Joefish
    - IONIAN-GAMES.com -
  • Neil ParsonsNeil Parsons
    edited July 2009
    NickH wrote: »
    Snow Bros. Ocean had the licence, but it was 1991 and they'd already started backing away from the Speccy by then. Apparently Amiga and ST versions were written but not released!

    225px-Snowbrosscreenshot.png

    Not released, but then finished and finally downloadable from Amiga Games That Weren't (www)

    Another coin-op game to be converted for the Spectrum could be Rally-X by Namco,

    2895738rallyxnamco.gif
    This is the MSX version and has the same screen resolution. A portable version can be done.
  • andrewbroadandrewbroad
    edited July 2009
    Game-title: Gorf
    Short description: shoot-'em-up by Jay Fenton (Midway, 1981)
    Description-page: http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7983
    In-game image (from KLOV.com):
    gorf.png
  • deadpan666deadpan666
    edited June 2010
    Turok

    The Gameboy version would probably be easiest...(note that by easiest I mean "quite difficult" :))



    Not much online in the way of game descriptions, but you can view the whole game on youtube..
    The Black Cauldron (PC)
  • takapatakapa
    edited July 2010
    Robotz DX is a remake of an Atari ST PD game and it is really playable, very simple gameplay and as its tile-based with not many sprites would suit the speccy down to the ground:

    http://www.rgcd.co.uk/robotzdx/

    screens.gif

    If you haven't played it yet, I strongly advise having a go. Very addictive old-school gameplay.

    Chris
  • LCDLCD
    edited July 2010
    I think, this will be easy to convert to Spectrum:
    http://www.kongregate.com/games/TerryCavanagh/vvvvvv-demo
  • HerculesHercules
    edited July 2010
    I would love to see a version of Extreme Violence. It was originally a game written in Amos for the Commodore Amiga and released as public domain.

    get-ready.jpg

    The objective was simple. It were two player, and you had to hunt down your mate. You had a standard gun, and along the way you could pick up an array of weapons and power ups including bouncing bullets, and bullets that would shoot through walls. The only thing is, two player games have limited appeal (you need a friend to play them with), so I wonder if a Spectrum port were released, if it would be possible to have a computer controlled player?

    As can be seen in the above pic, the graphics were absolute crap, but it was the game play that made it so addictive, I use to get me mates around for a game over some beers :-D

    More info on the game here:

    http://realityglitch.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/mid-week-mini-extreme-violence-amiga/
  • Nonsense in BASICNonsense in BASIC
    edited July 2010
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    I've always thought that the mini game in Donkey Kong Country called 'Funky's Fishing'
    would be a great game for the Spectrum. It's so addictive - I didn't bother playing DKC I just skipped straight to the fishing!!! :)

    Designed by Mr Tim Stamper I do believe...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKmKVBakGLc&feature=related
  • muldermulder
    edited July 2010
    LCD wrote: »
    I think, this will be easy to convert to Spectrum:
    http://www.kongregate.com/games/TerryCavanagh/vvvvvv-demo

    AGD can at least do something like it...

    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2668371/VVVVClone_work01.sna

    Moving platforms and disintegrating ones wouldn't really happen though. Neither would the text and intro / animations. Your own game with it's own features would work though I guess.

    If anybody wants to turn that very unfinished AGD engine into something nice, improve it, etc, be my guest. I may do something with it myself, but it'll be a while yet.
  • deadpan666deadpan666
    edited July 2010
    Hercules wrote: »
    I would love to see a version of Extreme Violence. It was originally a game written in Amos for the Commodore Amiga and released as public domain.

    Yeah, I already suggested this here...

    So that's 2 votes!! :D
    The Black Cauldron (PC)
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