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  • I forgot how to play this gamePlease, could anyone tell me how to play Hostages? I played it on my Speccy many years ago and I completed the whole game but I don't remember how I …

    Hostages... a class game. Better on the Amiga though. One of the first true stealth games I reckon.
    Bluce_Ree Bluce_Ree October 2004 Games
  • Games that looked better on the Spectrum than other platforms?Usually when a hit game was converted from the Spectrum it got a graphical update, or at least a splash of colour. Now does anyone remember a game t…

    Usually when a hit game was converted from the Spectrum ... does anyone remember a game that actually looked better on the Speccy than ... nomination: Skool Daze looked slightly better on the Spectrum than the C64 ... and some dithered shadows on the school's walls.
    karlth karlth August 2010 Games
  • New S**t Game Time - Moonwalker (Amiga)Welcome to another S**t Game Time, this time I S**t-rate Moonwalker on the Amiga requested by youtuber "It's Big Ian", I hope you enjoy my pain. Ple…

    ... **t Game Time, this time I S**t-rate Moonwalker on the Amiga ... /> Please subscribe to my Retro Game Channel as I'm sure ... 'll enjoy many of the game videos on there inclluding tons of ...
    ZEUS ZEUS December 2017 Chit chat
  • 3" fdd on AmigaIs there any software for reading/writing 3" diskettes on Amiga? Presumably, old disk software wouldn't work? Thanks.

    Is there any software for reading/writing 3" diskettes on Amiga?
    Presumably, old disk software wouldn't work?

    Thanks.
    orange orange February 2015 Hardware
  • Games way better on speccy than on C64I was thinking about creating a comparison video about games that are way better on spectrum than on c64. What good examples can you come up with and…

    ... games that are way better on spectrum than on c64. What good examples ... wars games: they’re slower on C64 but not so slow ...
    arttu arttu October 2020 Games
  • Football Management GamesCan anyone recommend a decent footy management game? Football Manager 1+2 are far too easy and Football Director 1+2 are slow and dull. Just wondered…

    ... games of all time are on Amiga though , in reverse order


    Best football manager game across any platform/era has ... be the current Football Manager game - (what used to be Championship ...
    STeaM STeaM July 2010 Games
  • Specific memories attached to certain gamesThought it might be interesting to share a few memories attached to certain games. For me a few spring to mind... [B]Agent X[/B] One morning I had …

    ... incredible. I so wanted this game :D. Good memory.[/QUOTE]
    game instantly, even though it looked terrible and ... C64 as it was far better on that though
    psj3809 psj3809 March 2011 Games
  • Should I buy this X-Box 360?Hello and welcome to another exciting episode of, "[B]Ask the Wossers[/B]!" doo dooooo, dodedoooodeeeee dooooooooooooooo! And tonight's question is,…

    ... buy multi format games on Xbox360 rather than ... I]are[/I] noticably better on Xbox360 though. [B]Fallout 3[/ ... B] is much better graphics ... is supposed to be better on Xbox. [B]Bayonetta[/B ... hear that a game is better overall on PS3 then I ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob July 2012 Chit chat
  • Crash "they got it wrong" threadI was just looking at the mag online... and thought about it the other day when Green Beret got 88% or 89%?!?! and another game got 89% and got a cra…

    ... marvin;813039]Buggy Boy on C64 is way better than the arcade ... driving game (=three monitors and analog steering wheel and pedals on arcade ... and digital joystick on c64).

    Silkworm is better on Amiga than on arcade.
    arttu arttu January 2015 Games
  • Crash "they got it wrong" threadI was just looking at the mag online... and thought about it the other day when Green Beret got 88% or 89%?!?! and another game got 89% and got a cra…

    ... digital joystick on c64).

    Silkworm is better on Amiga than on arcade.[/QUOTE ... (if not only one) game that is better on the machine than in ... the arcade, but not a game you would go back to ...
    paranoid marvin paranoid marvin January 2015 Games
  • Super Mario -Esque Games?A super mario type game would have been very popular for speccy, The closest I can think of is Ghouls and Ghosts,or Ghost and Goblins. Maybe Wonder…

    ... maybe better on Amiga.
    [b]Head the Ball[/b] Just the game is ... love every version of this game. Brilliant stuff!

    Other ... no speccy version.. On C64 is where the game shines.. just a ... />
    [b]Mighty BombJack[/b] on C64 is cool too.
    judasEZT judasEZT October 2015 Games
  • Amstrad CPC Emulator?After reading a favourable comment on one of the other threads, I fancy having a look at what the CPC had to offer, since I've never really had the c…

    ... best example of a game better on CPC464 than on Speccy.

    I ... of the higher graphic modes on those computers had an even ... or less the only game I ever saw on Commode or Amstrad ...
    dave_beer_uk dave_beer_uk February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The land that time forgotHave I got the name right? I can't find this 128K isometric 3D scrolling game.

    Thats it. Is the game better on a +2A/+3 than other 128Ks? I think it uses 2 screen memory pages on the +2A/+3 Spectrums.
    Fraser Fraser April 2005 Games
  • Retro Gamer is dead, long live Retro GamerIt's released in MCV now, so I guess I can tell you... Retro Gamer will be back on sale from the 8th of December. I'll be leaving gamesTM and helmin…

    ... of principle as i said on the Retro Survival format, unless ... jumping on board this one.

    Good news its back though ... covers with pictures of retro game characters on them though !
    psj3809 psj3809 October 2005 Games
  • Games that were better/worse on C64/SpeccyOkay, games that were either: a) Better on the Spectrum or b) better on the C64 Simple heh? I can think of a couple: Bombjack is way better o…

    Spy Hunter was better on the C64. When I bought it for the Speccy I was very disappointed. The C64 version also had the cool US Gold music while loading!

    Raid over Moscow was another game better on the C64.
    alchresearch alchresearch March 2007 Games
  • What are the best shoot-em-ups for the Spectrum?I mean, besides Zynaps. That's pretty much a given.

    ... , although it breaks the game later on. interestingly though i played an arcade ... version of the game and i ...
    mile mile June 2008 Games
  • Football Management GamesCan anyone recommend a decent footy management game? Football Manager 1+2 are far too easy and Football Director 1+2 are slow and dull. Just wondered…

    ... games of all time are on Amiga though , in reverse order

    Dwayne Dibley Dwayne Dibley July 2010 Games
  • RPGs?Hi, I was looking through the Archive at all the RPG-classified games. It is quite grim. The best one seems to be The Bard's Tale. I really want to…

    ... the item you were relying on vanishes after one use.

    Playing it on a real Spectrum was also ... to be better on emulators, though. It's also pretty slow on the Speccy ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall September 2012 Games
  • +3e filebrowserHello everyone, Im writing a game/program loader for the +3e (with an IDE interface, but it can work with floppies too). The program lets you choose…

    ... know of "iGame" (the game launcher on amiga, amongst others [URL="http://winterland ... adding image(s) to each game on the launcher.
    My ... display a thumbnail of the game you're selecting? Pretty sure ... the launcher and view that game, you will also see a ...
    jvdw007 jvdw007 March 2013 Development
  • i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…

    [QUOTE=leespoons;758321]Elbow - The Take Off And Landing Of Everything (2014)[/QUOTE]

    ^this again. My bit of the office is empty so got the whole album on repeat. It's a bit good (better on headphones though)
    leespoons leespoons March 2014 Chit chat
  • Speccy games on AMIGA/STI can't play Amiga or ST games til the emulators era. And now, i need to know what old speccy games conversions on this computers are better or impro…

    I can't play Amiga or ST games til the ... games conversions on this computers are better or improve the original game. I ... 'm not talking about better graphics, sound ... , like to know conversions for Amiga/St that are sort of ...
    Motomono Motomono September 2004 Games
  • Some more questions on various subjectsSome more questions that occur to me (mainly when I can't sleep). 1. Do DVD discs have PAL/NTSC formats? If so, how come I could play DVD regio…

    ... seeing proof myself. Great program, though.

    16. How ... playing the game fully, and discover that the game crashes on level ... />
    I wouldn't class Vectron as a FPS really ... the Spectrum has more and better emulators that any other computer ...
    ewgf ewgf January 2008 Chit chat
  • Robot beat 'em up on AmigaHi y'all I've got a query about an Amiga game I played back in the early 90s(ish) that I can't seem to find on archive listings on Lemon Amiga or ho…

    ... a query about an Amiga game I played back in ... seem to find on archive listings on Lemon Amiga or hol.abime ... checked that in a while though.

    My ... probably quicker to ask on an Amiga forum but I' ... thought there's a few Amiga fans on here too :)
    ...
    Maroc's Other Projection Maroc's Other Projection May 2014 Chit chat
  • What Spectrum games have yet to be bettered on any machine?What Spectrum games do you think are still better than any other of their types, on any machine? I mean, Turbo Esprit is an absolute classic, but I t…

    ... great Connect Four style game that deserves far better than to be ... one, plus the music is better on the Spectrum one too. I ... the best 2D arcade-adventure game ever, though I know many people ... many games play better in 2D than 3D (though I admit that ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2005 Games
  • 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 …

    ... interpretation is better than the C64 original.

    On technical ... I have though is with avoiding the obstacles. On the Spectrum ... something else within the main game, rather than as a ... most famous games on the C64, is actually better on the Spectrum! ...
    Spector Spector January 2007 Games
  • Your favourite Half-Life game?Right, I've posted a few polls up today, and I've had so many pm's (nearly one, so far) from people saying how much they liked them, and asking for m…

    ... know have soldiers on your side (who are better fighters than the ... it, a far better game than Episode One (though the Original Half-Life ... a nine year old game, will play on almost any reasonable PC ... to play the HL2 games on PC, though, as I didn't ...
    ewgf ewgf December 2008 Chit chat
  • The best Arkanoid type game?We Speccy fans have differing opinions about many things; some say Fairlight is the best isometric game on the Spectrum, others say Head over Heels, …

    ... Fairlight is the best isometric game on the Spectrum, others say ... game x on the Spectrum was a better bat 'n' ball (Arkanoid) style game ... is there a better game than Spectrum Batty on any other machine? ... for the Speccy, even though it was never released).
    ewgf ewgf August 2009 Games
  • The ---- Games of the decadeIn a few months time, we leave the first decade of the twenty-first century, so to rip off a thread idea from another forum, what are your games of t…

    ... (PC / PS2)[/B] - A first class game, which merges relevant RPG statistics ... gaming) to produce a first class game. I'd have liked ... it's superb. A much better game (I think) than the ... /> On the plus side, it was graphically beautiful, had good (though too ...
    ewgf ewgf September 2009 Chit chat
  • Joffa speaks... sort of.I was looking through my archives today to search for some images, and found this psydo-interview I done with a certain Jonathan Smith. It reads as f…

    ... .
    Jonathan (who is better known as Joffa) certainly has ... Ocean software and next worked on the game Kong Strikes Back, ? ... little bit of demo stuff on the Amiga - though this never saw the ... revealing how his new Speccy game will be released, ?Saucer ...
    Shaun.Bebbington Shaun.Bebbington December 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Which is the best Deus Ex game?Damn, mean to ask as a poll: Which Deus Ex game do you prefer: (in order of release) 1. Deus Ex, 2. Deus Ex: Invisible War, 3. Deus Ex: Human Revo…

    ... to Deus Ex, even though it's the last ... got a better story, it's a longer game, better dialogue, ... inside a bio-dome on another planet), you can ... !), and

    On the other hand, you can ... on two levels despite so few apparent support structures?). The game ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2011 Chit chat
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