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Top 25 PlatformersAt Retro Gamer we love feedback from readers and are constantly looking for ways to integrate your thoughts and opinions into the magazine. Anyway,…
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8. Turmoil (Spectrum)
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The best year for the speccyWhat do you think the greatest year for the speccy was? I talking about the pre-emulation era only. I'm going for 1984, as some of the greatest gam…
... year - Bored Of The Rings, Alien 8, Chimera, Starquake, Dun Darach ... the ... -
Uridium on the Speccy: definitive version?Uridium is one of the staples of the C64 shoot-em-up canon. I first played it on the Speccy twenty years ago, but became much more familiar with it …
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Uridium on the Speccy: definitive version?Uridium is one of the staples of the C64 shoot-em-up canon. I first played it on the Speccy twenty years ago, but became much more familiar with it …
Battle of Games III :DGreetings, and welcome to the first Battle of Games with a Triple Threat. This time, I'm betting on a more conflituous proposition. Basically three c…
... Ultimate's quality.
Alien 8 ... a few new twists, but ...Battle of Games III :DGreetings, and welcome to the first Battle of Games with a Triple Threat. This time, I'm betting on a more conflituous proposition. Basically three c…
... in its image.
Alien 8 was fun, but after Knight ...Battle of Games III :DGreetings, and welcome to the first Battle of Games with a Triple Threat. This time, I'm betting on a more conflituous proposition. Basically three c…
I'm surprised that Alien 8 has had no votes at all!
The ending (especially for failure) is brilliant...Battle of Games III :DGreetings, and welcome to the first Battle of Games with a Triple Threat. This time, I'm betting on a more conflituous proposition. Basically three c…
Alien 8. At least for me. Nice and soft graphics. Solid gameplay. Even a little bit improved Filmation(tm) engine.Battle of Games III :DGreetings, and welcome to the first Battle of Games with a Triple Threat. This time, I'm betting on a more conflituous proposition. Basically three c…
... ;167518]I'm surprised that Alien 8 has had no votes at ... Heels before and as for Alien 8, I thought that was too ...Battle of Games III :DGreetings, and welcome to the first Battle of Games with a Triple Threat. This time, I'm betting on a more conflituous proposition. Basically three c…
... before but I always found Alien 8 slightly easier to play than ...The Doctor Who series on BBC7I have just started mp3ing the Doctor Who audio series on bbc7, but having only just found out it was on i only have the last 3 shows does anyone hav…
... anyone want a copy of Alien 8 TZX? only five pound a ...Battle of Games III :DGreetings, and welcome to the first Battle of Games with a Triple Threat. This time, I'm betting on a more conflituous proposition. Basically three c…
... got closer to perfection with Alien 8 (which was almost complete by ...Worst. Controls. Ever.Right... time to have a vote on the worst keyboard controls ever! Here's some suggestions to start you all off: (1) The standard cursor keys. Need …
... I even redefined the keys according to that pattern ... a beat'em game with 8 keys for each direction, laid ...
a) The game keys were redefinable.
b) The ... c) The complete set of keys (if you can be ... AGF, reversed up/down keys and hidden key layouts ...The best speccy software housesThanks to Martijn for increasing the number of poll options to 30. Right, what were the best speccy software houses in your opinion? (multiple selec…
... after the "wow" of Knightlore/Alien 8 had died down really were ...Speccy ringtones/MP3sI've started a collection of speccy MP3s to use as ringtones/whatever. They can be found at the Speccy Google Group at: [url]http://groups.google.c…
Some more additions:
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[*]Alien 8 title tune and game start ditty
[*]Cybernoid 128k
[*]Ping Pong
[*]Wizball title tune and game over ditty
[*]Pyjamarama
[/LIST]Ultimate's greatest speccy gameOk, time to vote for UPTG's best title on the speccy. My vote goes to Knight Lore.
... , it's all pretty close: Alien 8 is Knight Lore warmed over ...Ultimate's greatest speccy gameOk, time to vote for UPTG's best title on the speccy. My vote goes to Knight Lore.
... ! Never played 'em. Never gave Alien 8 the time of day, cos ...The Ultimate Play The Game prize trophies....where are they now?Looking back over some back issues of Crash the other night it struck me that those lovely trophies that Ultimate gave out as prizes for mapping thei…
... of been about the time Alien 8 came out) and asked for ... of Sabre Wulf, Knightlore and Alien 8, and a key ring. All ...Ultimate's greatest speccy gameOk, time to vote for UPTG's best title on the speccy. My vote goes to Knight Lore.
... around a castle, same with Alien 8, great atmosphere. I loved the ...Ultimate's greatest speccy gameOk, time to vote for UPTG's best title on the speccy. My vote goes to Knight Lore.
... around a castle, same with Alien 8, great atmosphere. I loved the ...25 years of gamesWith the anniversary fast approaching I wanted to start some discussions about the last 25 years of the Spectrum firstly of course comes game Which…
... /> Manic Miner
Automania
Alien 8
BC Quest for Tyres ...Atic Atac, the +3 and Multiface.Hello :smile: I have a Spectrum +3 with Multiface 3 attached and working well. I have discovered that at least JetPac and Atic Atac (all Ultimate …
... do know that Knightlore and Alien 8 suffered from the same problem ...Games that looked absolutely fantastic, but turned out to be a pile of steaming......Following on from the games that shouldn't be good thread hows about the games we expected to be good, REALLY good, but actually turned out to be a s…
Games that looked absolutely fantastic, but turned out to be a pile of steaming......Following on from the games that shouldn't be good thread hows about the games we expected to be good, REALLY good, but actually turned out to be a s…
Games that looked absolutely fantastic, but turned out to be a pile of steaming......Following on from the games that shouldn't be good thread hows about the games we expected to be good, REALLY good, but actually turned out to be a s…
[QUOTE=Jumping Stack;176640]
Isn't it about time everyone accepted this? Knight Lore is a dull game to play.
Alien 8 is just as bad.
I didn't bother with Pentagram[/QUOTE]
Your so wrong alien8 is worseGames that looked absolutely fantastic, but turned out to be a pile of steaming......Following on from the games that shouldn't be good thread hows about the games we expected to be good, REALLY good, but actually turned out to be a s…
... it.
You remember when Alien 8 came out, and you had ...Best compilation pack?What do you think were the best compilation(s) of games? This could be because of the sheer amount of classic games crammed onto one cassette or pos…
... , atic atac, sabre wulf, Knightlore, alien 8, gunfright..... all on one collection ...Ultimate Play The Game desktop wallpaper picI did this for myself. Looks rather nice as desk top wallpaper. [url]http://www.sendspace.com/file/buorru[/url]
... wallpaper
Sabre Wulf-Alien 8 were such great boxes and ...Help! Need to prove the Speccy's worthA friend of mine who used to own a C64 (well, alright, not a friend, an aquaintance ;) ) was saying how good Dropzone was, and how it proves that the…
... one of the most accomplished 8-bit shoot 'em ups ever ... ) next to Knight Lore or Alien 8.
