It has to be Frak for me. I remember someone loading it up on the BBC B in the Chemistry lab at school in 1986 and I saw it and thought "Aww that looks like a cartoon, I wish it was on the Spectrum". Of course, it never appeared but I now own originals of the BBC and C64 version of the game.
It has to be Frak for me. I remember someone loading it up on the BBC B in the Chemistry lab at school in 1986 and I saw it and thought "Aww that looks like a cartoon, I wish it was on the Spectrum".
The Acorn version would be a snap to convert though. Well, graphics-ise anyway, as the graphics are a lovely monochrome shade of...monochrome. :)
Dropzone. (C64) - My mate had it on the SNES and it was really good - don't remember if it was an official release or a bootleg port though, as he had one of those copier machines that plugged in the cartridge port and ripped games to floppy, and some cracking groups used to make homebrew stuff for it.
Paradroid was another one that everyone always raved about, but we got Quazatron (which was essentially the same thing but better) and I played Paradroid on a C64 Emulator once and wasn't that impressed by it.
For me, the experience was reversed. Switching over to different computers later on, I remember still longing for some games from the Speccy days. I was tremendously happy to discover the Speccy emu scene sometime near the mid 90s, and that Norwegian site, which for the life of me I've forgotten the name of by now. And WoS of course was/is a much needed lifeline.
Paradroid was another one that everyone always raved about, but we got Quazatron (which was essentially the same thing but better) and I played Paradroid on a C64 Emulator once and wasn't that impressed by it.
Frankly, I've never been impressed neither with Paradroid or Quazatron. ;)
For me, the experience was reversed. Switching over to different computers later on, I remember still longing for some games from the Speccy days. I was tremendously happy to discover the Speccy emu scene sometime near the mid 90s, and that Norwegian site, which for the life of me I've forgotten the name of by now. And WoS of course was/is a much needed lifeline.
I feel the same way, every time when i switch to different (stronger) computers, but this is quite normal.
We could play Spectrum games on emulators since the late eighties or early nineties with Amiga / ST / Archimedes / PC, so there was no reason for longing. :)
My older brother had a BBC model B so it's going to be those games I envied.
Imogen - you were a shape shifting wizard/monkey/cat who solved puzzles. Felt like it could be a spectrum game.
Fire track - may have got the name wrong, it was a bit like light force on the spectrum but better and with a good tune.
Frak - already covered!
Holed out - excellent BBC golf game. Made leaderboard look embarrassingly bad.
Despatch rider - sideways scrolling avoid-em-up I used to like.
Dare devil Dennis - I know.. Please don't judge me.
Not a game - but I really liked that keyboard!
I was generally hugely jealous of acornsoft and superior software's arcade conversions. Frogger, pacman, Mr ee/wiz, space invaders. They were all brilliant and felt a bit more 'arcadey' than the spectrum games.
But we had many more games and far more originals!
At the 80es I only envied: I.O. and Western Games.
Also bits of color of CPC originals AbadiaDelCrimen, Prohibition and Lee Enfield Space Ace.
Time later, when I checked how slow and ugly were the graphics of CPC.. the envy dissappeared.
When I first saw Lemmings on an Amiga, I longed for the day I could own a computer powerful enough to run that game for myself.
First one that would qualify was a 486 (probably a decade later :)) ) but by then, Doom was more interesting. I see Lemmings is even in the WoS database (!), but the Amiga version is still the best I've seen so far...
When I first saw Lemmings on an Amiga, I longed for the day I could own a computer powerful enough to run that game for myself.
First one that would qualify was a 486 (probably a decade later :)) ) but by then, Doom was more interesting. I see Lemmings is even in the WoS database (!), but the Amiga version is still the best I've seen so far...
Yep, Lemmings was very well done in the Spectrum as well, very enjoyable and more tan good graphic-wise.
qix was mentioned on the start of the thread.. no so different than zolyx (firebird) really. bet there are more also.
as for parasol stars, it's on GTW the dev on c64.. his wife (now ex) trashed the disks.. if only he had kept a back up of it at a mates house or ocean aggh!
I was tremendously happy to discover the Speccy emu scene sometime near the mid 90s, and that Norwegian site, which for the life of me I've forgotten the name of by now.
I was always envious of Fort Apocalypse, that well know helicopter game on the C64. I would drool over the advert in Your Computer, wishing that it would become available to me. I did eventually manage to play it at a friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend 's (IE: Total stranger) house. And it was the swoopy helicopter game I always wanted.
Watching it on Youtube now ,
It is indeed very similar to Airwolf, and also Subterranean Stryker. @2.20 looks very similar to the infamous second screen of Airwolf.
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The Acorn version would be a snap to convert though. Well, graphics-ise anyway, as the graphics are a lovely monochrome shade of...monochrome. :)
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Paradroid was another one that everyone always raved about, but we got Quazatron (which was essentially the same thing but better) and I played Paradroid on a C64 Emulator once and wasn't that impressed by it.
I feel the same way, every time when i switch to different (stronger) computers, but this is quite normal.
We could play Spectrum games on emulators since the late eighties or early nineties with Amiga / ST / Archimedes / PC, so there was no reason for longing. :)
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Imogen - you were a shape shifting wizard/monkey/cat who solved puzzles. Felt like it could be a spectrum game.
Fire track - may have got the name wrong, it was a bit like light force on the spectrum but better and with a good tune.
Frak - already covered!
Holed out - excellent BBC golf game. Made leaderboard look embarrassingly bad.
Despatch rider - sideways scrolling avoid-em-up I used to like.
Dare devil Dennis - I know.. Please don't judge me.
Not a game - but I really liked that keyboard!
I was generally hugely jealous of acornsoft and superior software's arcade conversions. Frogger, pacman, Mr ee/wiz, space invaders. They were all brilliant and felt a bit more 'arcadey' than the spectrum games.
But we had many more games and far more originals!
Also bits of color of CPC originals AbadiaDelCrimen, Prohibition and Lee Enfield Space Ace.
Time later, when I checked how slow and ugly were the graphics of CPC.. the envy dissappeared.
First one that would qualify was a 486 (probably a decade later :)) ) but by then, Doom was more interesting. I see Lemmings is even in the WoS database (!), but the Amiga version is still the best I've seen so far...
Yep, Lemmings was very well done in the Spectrum as well, very enjoyable and more tan good graphic-wise.
as for parasol stars, it's on GTW the dev on c64.. his wife (now ex) trashed the disks.. if only he had kept a back up of it at a mates house or ocean aggh!
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Watching it on Youtube now ,
It is indeed very similar to Airwolf, and also Subterranean Stryker. @2.20 looks very similar to the infamous second screen of Airwolf.
This racer gem from Geoff Crammond was blast on C64 (BBC original is even faster) and always missed realistic racer on Speccy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revs_(video_game)
Excelent manual:
http://www.c64sets.com/set.html?id=69