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  • Julian Todd (Fat Worm Blows A Sparky) - insight and possible challenge?I recently spoke to Julian Todd about his days at Durell (for Retro Gamer), and he emailed me his thoughts on Fat Worm. I only had space to include a…

    ... thoughts on Fat Worm. I only had space to include a few lines ... is I never had a single message about Fat Worm for the last ... be most fascinated to see a disassembly of the code ... find out if I am a better programmer now than ... clever chap could delve into Fat Worm?
    MartynC MartynC March 2010 Games
  • Fat Worm Blows A Sparky: empty flash?I had never seen this game in action until yesterday when I fired it up. Yes, the above 3D perspective is pretty impressive and a first for an 8-bit …

    ... perspective is pretty impressive and a first for an 8-bit ... (maybe a last too). But is there ... a game in it, or is ...
    Spector Spector October 2006 Games
  • Quiz 1 - A-M Name the GamesEach screen shot is displayed for 0.2 seconds. There are 13 screens, A-M. If this goes well I'll do the other half of the alphabet. I've tried to pic…

    ... There are 13 screens, A-M. If this goes ... by title; and are a mix between old and ... extract the images or do a Google search... But I ... Correct guesses so far:
    A
    B Biff
    ... br /> E Eliminator
    F Fat Worm Blows A Sparky (fnar!)
    G
    ...
    MattLamb MattLamb December 2014 Games
  • ANN: Tipshop updated Monday, 31 January 2005Monday 31 January 2005 A dose of Chickenpox meant I FINALLY had time to put this update online. And very good it is, too.. The update, not the Chicke…

    ... named Andrew sent in a cheat for Transylvanian ... /> * Geoff Owen sent in a bug report and screenshot for ... Investigations ,
    Chronos: A Tapestry of Time , Colin The ... Exploding Atoms ,
    Extreme , Fat Worm Blows a Sparky ,
    Fiendish Freddy's Big ...
    hackersanon hackersanon January 2005 Announcements
  • What Was Julian Todd Smoking When He Wrote "Fat Worm Blows A Sparky" And Where Can I Get Some?This game was probably written while Julian was using acid...or paint thinner

    This game was probably written while Julian was using acid...or paint thinner
    usspeccyfan usspeccyfan May 2005 Games
  • Release years often wrong?For many games the "Year of release" section often bears little relation to when the advertisements and reviews appeared, and I assume they wouldn't …

    ... assume they wouldn't release a game one year but only ... year?

    For example, Fat Worm Blows A Sparky:

    [url]http://www ...
    neoncherry neoncherry May 2007 Infoseek database
  • Ultimate Pentagram and some other junk.Just got, yet another box of junk, from yet another friend of my mother-in-laws. Kinda enjoyed an afternoon pottering in my study looking at it all. …

    ... />
    Following are all M.A.D, richocet, Mastertronic 199 etc ... ltd
    Hydrofool - FTL
    Fat Worm Blows a Sparky - Durrel
    thx1138 thx1138 December 2007 Sales
  • ZX Spectrum game bundles listed on ebayHello I have just listed a load of my old Spectrum games on ebay, I have put them in bundles with very sensible start prices - so hopefully they will…

    Hello I have just listed a load of my old Spectrum ... find good homes. Here is a link, and also details of ... with instructions - includes Scuba Dive, Fat worm blows a sparky, Harrier Attack and Jungle Trouble ...
    Marmalord Marmalord November 2008 Sales
  • The Spectrum screenshot odd-one-out round - hard skill levelActually, more like nightmare skill level... If you don't know how to play, then go to the easy questions thread at: [URL="http://www.worldofspect…

    ... Speccy-addicts will stand a chance of getting these ... I might be in with a chance there :smile:
    ...

    [spoiler]Games: Spellbound, Fat Worm Blows a Sparky, Pacman, Popeye[/spoiler]

    a clue for each one, ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Games that sound rudeFat worm blows a sparky I've never played this game so I've no idea if it's as disgusting as the title implies!

    Fat worm blows a sparky

    I've never played this game so I've no idea if it's as disgusting as the title implies!
    Rebelstar without a cause Rebelstar without a cause August 2011 Games
  • Games for Sale 4Yeah, I know. [B][U]Cardboard Box[/U][/B] Lemmings - Pysgnosis Championship Run - Impulze World Championship Bixing Manager - Krisalis Fiendish Fred…

    ...
    Gladiator - Domark
    A View to a Kill - Domark
    Brian ...
    Deep Strike - Durell
    Fat Worm Blows a Sparky - Durell
    Saboteur - Durell
    redballoon redballoon January 2012 Sales
  • Cover Tape Sale -Crash, Sinclair User & Your SinclairGents I have a considerable number of cover tapes for sale if anyone is interested details as below: [B]CRASH COVER TAPES [/B] October 87: Crash S…

    ... (Powertape)
    June 90: Fat Worm Blows A Sparky (Elite), Alpine Games (Atlantis), ... July 91: Hunter, Space Worm, Confused, A Shadow on Glass (Powertape ... (J Gardener), Rockfall 2 (A&I Collier)
    ... Gold), How to be a Complete Bastard (Mastertronic)
    donglemouse donglemouse March 2013 Sales
  • What would you do with four joysticks?Anyone got some inspiring ideas for four-player games, or twin-stick two-player games..? I can think of, for four players: [I]Warlords[/I] (Atari) […

    ... split screen rotating attributes as a game map, maybe double- ... res attributes on a 128K)
    Or do a split-screen ... a vector graphics engine like [I]Fat Worm Blows a Sparky[/I].

    There's a ... never get round to finishing a game. Does this inspire ...
    joefish joefish October 2013 New game ideas
  • 50 ZX Spectrum game endingsA compilation of 50 speccy game endings... Oh, and spoiler alert! :) https://youtu.be/B4wcrtL_V_c The list of games included is as follows: […

    A compilation of 50 speccy game ... . Fairlight 12:29
    23. Fat Worm Blows A Sparky 12:46
    24. Firelord ...
    Daren Daren September 2017 Games
  • Getting the ball rolling againOkay things have been a bit stale in comparison to what this forum used to be like. Too many fallouts and it is getting harder to think of new threa…

    I take it Fat Worm Blows a Sparky sounds like a porno?
    GeeKay GeeKay February 2002 Games
  • Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…

    ... on one cassette. Fly a magic carpet across Bagdad ... other is a space shoot `em up. A wonderful way ... and Quicksilva. Based on a prehistoric Hanna-Barbara cartoon. ... br /> (1 point)

    Fat worm blows a sparky

    7: Fireworks everywhere ...
    Arjun Arjun May 2002 Games
  • Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…

    ... accepted as this was a dreadful game by Mastertronic ... and Quicksilva. Based on a prehistoric Hanna-Barbara cartoon ... .
    (1 point)
    Fat Worm blows A Sparky
    ---------
    Shame that ... /> ------------
    Trashman is a different game - so gets no ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins June 2002 Games
  • hidden classicshi all , weve all got our favourite games and a lot of answers are very similar when topics such as " best game ever on speccy " are posted , can i a…

    A few of may favourite games ... particular order..)

    1) Fat Worm Blows A Sparky
    2) Sceptre Of Bagdad ...
    Yednab Yednab January 2003 Games
  • Unusual games...Can anyone recommend any "unusual" speccy games? Rather than more common game styles - shoot-er-ups, platformers, racing games, sports games etc etc …

    ... ! the Flea [this would be a great game to remake for ... the remake treatment imho]
    Fat Worm Blows a Sparky
    WTHAS was an odd ...
    mogweezer mogweezer March 2003 Games
  • a little help......I am new to this retro scene but lived thru the speccy and some great memories have been flooding back. I am trying to locate a game where there was…

    Fat Worm Blows A Sparky??
    Adventurer Adventurer April 2003 Games
  • Name that gameI remember playing a game as a kid, but do not know what is was called. You were running around inside a 48k spectrum (i think it was the 48k) It al…

    Though not published by Mastertronic: Fat Worm Blows a Sparky?
    Paul van der Laan Paul van der Laan June 2003 Games
  • Retro-Active Reviews has launched, check us out!Yes, my first ever website is now a go. I've got eleven Crash/ZZAP! style reviews up and ready to read (out of fifteen planned, the other four will …

    ... content was so slick made a small error stand out more ... , I must load up [I]Fat Worm Blows A Sparky[/I] in the near future ... . It's a game I've never played ... encouraged me to give it a shot.

    More power ...
    Ed Ed July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • GAMES I'D LOVE TO SEE ON THE SPECTRUM.....What more modern games from other formats would you love to see on the Speccy...? I'm talking games that could be converted, and would be possible t…

    ... (Engine is possible, look at "Fat Worm blows a sparky" or "Soviet")
    LCD LCD July 2003 Games
  • Bizarre GamesJust having looked at the encyclopedia-obsucra website and noticed there was a weird series of games in Japan called Cho-aniki (a beat-em-up with hom…

    ... (very wierd)
    2. Fat Worm Blows A Sparky (you play a fat worm? Of course, how silly ...
    stupidget stupidget December 2003 Games
  • Better or worse with age ?Looking back through some early crash magazines , some reviews seem a bit low (hunchback , chuckie egg , footballer of the year, ghostbusters etc) an…

    ... you waited 5 minutes for a program to load so you ... were gonna have a good go on that game ... Crash and many others loved 'Fat worm blows a sparky' but i still just cant ...
    psj3809 psj3809 March 2004 Games
  • Is there a list of best rated games by Sinclair or Crash magazines?Is there a list of best rated games by Sinclair or Crash magazines?

    ... [/url]

    It's a bit of an odd list ... . I think there's even a game which appears in both ... top of the list is a bit less nostalgia-driven than ... 95%
    Fairlight 95%
    Fat Worm Blows A Sparky 95%
    Ghosts 'n' Goblins ...
    mjwilson mjwilson May 2004 Games
  • Spectrum Only GamesHiyas peeps. Has anyone out there got a list of 'spectrum only' games? As in, games that were only ever brought out on the spectrum, not cross plat…

    ... for the C64.

    Fat Worm Blows a Sparky.

    Not sure about ...
    Fil Fil July 2004 Games
  • Spectrum Only GamesHiyas peeps. Has anyone out there got a list of 'spectrum only' games? As in, games that were only ever brought out on the spectrum, not cross plat…

    Downloaded AticAtac and Cookie from STH a few weeks ago.

    (side bar) BBC MICRO
    (main page) BROWSE - DISKIMAGES - ULTIMATE


    Spectrum only...

    Durell - Fat Worm Blows A Sparky

    Mat
    MatGubbins MatGubbins July 2004 Games
  • Games you wished they named differently...hello when a new spectrum game came out and it had your first name in did you want hide until that game went away.take my name,colin."colin the clea…

    ... Zaranol sounded more like a mighty disinfectant than a mighty sorcerer! ;)
    Fat Worm Blows A Sparky. :)
    robert@fm robert@fm October 2004 Games
  • Bomb Jack 2Does anyone like this sequel? To me it's a dull, unexciting, badly-designed, visually-horrible mess, even before you consider how great the original …

    ... serious , i bet theres a fair few , im not ... games buying public down. A magazine should have dignity / ... in sept 88 with a full review in sinclair ... (Mar '86)
    The Worm in Paradise 9/10 Iss ... 33 (Oct '86)
    Fat Worm Blows a Sparky 95% Iss. 34 (Nov '86 ...
    sirclive1 sirclive1 October 2004 Games
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