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  • Best name of the game?Which speccy game name do you like best - even if they're shite - even better if they're shite!? The most esoteric in my opinon; just made you wanna …

    Fat worm blows a sparky ! Hated the game but funny title, even funnier as i got older ! I was too innocent as a kid !
    psj3809 psj3809 February 2009 Games
  • Best name of the game?Which speccy game name do you like best - even if they're shite - even better if they're shite!? The most esoteric in my opinon; just made you wanna …

    [QUOTE=psj3809;336867]Fat worm blows a sparky ! Hated the game but funny ... ! I was too innocent as a kid ![/QUOTE]
    Ooer. Guess ... too innocent...So, what is a [I]Sparky,[/I] and how do ...
    Graz Graz February 2009 Games
  • Games for Wedding Table NamesFor our imminent wedding, my Fiance has decided that we need to introduce a Spectrum theme, as it's present in our daily lives anyway ;-) So, we're …

    Sure 'fat worm blows a sparky' might get a few laughs !
    psj3809 psj3809 April 2009 Games
  • Nice Graphics seduce innocent reviewerWas downloading a few more games to have a whirl on today and came across LIGHTFORCE. Remember this getting smashed by Crash and getting pretty much …

    ... Gyron - It's not a bad game to play, but ... it's essentially a 2D maze game with some ... for its time, but a really finicky game that kills ... play the game through in a couple of minutes flat; ... br />
    Fat Worm Blows A Sparky - I've got a soft spot for this ...
    Matt_B Matt_B April 2009 Games
  • What Speccy game(s) did you hate back in the day but enjoy nowI always hated Matchday 2. But I finally gave it the time of day this last week and decided it's actually pretty good...once you get past the 'big he…

    Same here. Totally disliked Fat worm blows a sparky and still cant stand it.

    Played Repton till i completed it recently, wasnt keen on the Speccy version back then but got into it and finished it.
    psj3809 psj3809 May 2009 Games
  • It's a Crash SmashJust wondering, has anyone put together a complete list of Crash Smashes? I've been looking but can't seem to find one?

    Taken from a site I cant link to.. :)< ... (Mar '85)
    Everyone's a Wally 93% Iss. 14 (Mar ... . 26 (Mar '86)
    The Worm in Paradise 9/10 Iss ... % Iss. 33 (Oct '86)
    Fat Worm Blows a Sparky 95% Iss. 34 (Nov '86 ...
    Sard Sard June 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • It's a Crash SmashJust wondering, has anyone put together a complete list of Crash Smashes? I've been looking but can't seem to find one?

    [QUOTE=Sard;358329]Taken from a site I cant link to.. :)< ... (Mar '85)
    Everyone's a Wally 93% Iss. 14 (Mar ... . 26 (Mar '86)
    The Worm in Paradise 9/10 Iss ... % Iss. 33 (Oct '86)
    Fat Worm Blows a Sparky 95% Iss. 34 (Nov '86 ...
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy June 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Good or horrible: I-BallIt did rather well out of all three mags with Crash going as far as giving it a 'Renegade 3' (an undeserved Smash). Thing is, I think it's bollocks.…

    "I,Ball": another depressingly unplayable Crash Smash. Fat Worm Blows A Sparky is another one. Druid is yet another. And Zoids. And Eye Of The Mask. And...
    Spector Spector July 2009 Games
  • Guess which Speccy game's been mentioned in PC Format?September's PC Format has just mentioned a classic ZX Spectrum game. Nothing at all to the person who can guess its title.

    Fat worm blows a sparky?
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy August 2009 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…

    ... i've said a fair few times before, Fat Worm blows a Sparky was another which ... i thought was poor but got a Crash ...
    psj3809 psj3809 October 2009 Games
  • Worst Game Titles.What were the worst titles for Games ever released for the Spectrum?? I was looking though the archive and saw: [B][SIZE="3"]Plum Duff[/SIZE][/B] …

    [I]Fat Worm Blows A Sparky[/I]... sounds like the title of a porn flick involving electricians, erm, or something. Never played the game, myself...
    GreenCard GreenCard October 2009 Games
  • Worst Game Titles.What were the worst titles for Games ever released for the Spectrum?? I was looking though the archive and saw: [B][SIZE="3"]Plum Duff[/SIZE][/B] …

    ... ;393806][I]Fat Worm Blows A Sparky[/I]... sounds like the title of a porn flick ... :D[/QUOTE]
    found this a while back and played it ...
    def chris def chris October 2009 Games
  • Really neat pictures you have taken.For Christmas this year I got from a wife a Lumix Z28 camera. It's a SLR style (note not an SLR) camera with a 18x optical zoom and wide angle lens a…

    [QUOTE=Womble;404659][img]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e230/Womble76/DSCN5291.jpg[/img]
    [/QUOTE]

    No idea why but that image brought memories of "Fat worm blows a sparky"! :)
    Arjun Arjun December 2009 Chit chat
  • Spectrum games & softwareHere's part one of a list of Spectrum software I've am clearing out. If you see any you want, PM me the details. No reasonable offer refused as long …

    ... )

    JUN 1990
    FAT WORM BLOWS A SPARKY (ELITE)
    ALPINE GAMES (ATLANTIS ... /> HUNTER
    SPACE WORM
    CONFUSED
    A SHADOW ON GLASS
    alien8r33d alien8r33d May 2010 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…

    [QUOTE=Matt_B;448037]Fat Worm is the only one that ... one Spectrum game is called Fat Worm Blows a Sparky!

    Congratulations, that was ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... games were released in a bugged form and cannot ... four[/B] - Odd one out: Fat Worm Blows a Sparky

    Reason: The ... one Spectrum game was named "Fat Worm Blows a Sparky".

    Matt_B ... not been answered, despite a very clever guess by Matt ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Which games made you wish you'd waited for the review[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005846]Zaxxon[/url] [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=Crash/Issue14/Pages/Cr…

    Normally would say fat worm blows a sparky but....

    Superbowl by ... i had ordered it from a mail order company for ages ... show and had to buy a game or two, bought Knight ... Rider and what a load of rubbish it was ...
    psj3809 psj3809 July 2010 Games
  • Spectrum exclsuive gamesWe've discussed almost every Speccy related topic you can think of, but one I don't remember is a discussion of games exclusive to the Spectrum. Thes…

    Theres quite a few . some of the more famous ones off top of my head are

    Alchemist , Pssst , Styx , Viking Raiders , Pud Pud , Fat worm blows a sparky , Cyclone , Cookie and quazatron .

    But im sure theres plenty more.
    sirclive1 sirclive1 September 2010 Chit chat
  • Spectrum exclsuive gamesWe've discussed almost every Speccy related topic you can think of, but one I don't remember is a discussion of games exclusive to the Spectrum. Thes…

    [QUOTE=sirclive1;473681]Theres quite a few . some of the more ... , Styx , Viking Raiders , Pud Pud , Fat worm blows a sparky , Cyclone , Cookie and quazatron .
    mel the bell mel the bell September 2010 Chit chat
  • Turbo EspritWhat a classic game ! (I feel guilty now, this is now the top ranked game and Fairlight has disappeared down the list!) I still play this a fair bi…

    ... 484774]Why was the never a sequel? To be honest i ... it existed until i was a member on this forum. I ... Mass, Turbo Esprit, Thanatos, Fat Worm Blows A Sparky, Sigma 7), a kind of 'monotonous virtuosity ... part of their identity. Yeah, a sequel would have been nice.
    Spector Spector October 2010 Games
  • Games that will be 25 years old this year....I thought I would make us all feel old and see what games hit the quarter century this year...[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekadv.cgi?wha…

    ...
    Dynamite Dan 2
    Fat Worm Blows A Sparky
    Firelord
    Galivan - Cosmo ... /> Terra Cresta
    Thanatos
    A Trick Of The Tale
    deadpan666 deadpan666 January 2011 Games
  • games that never lived up to the hypewas there ever any games u throught were good to play but when u played them u did not like them

    ... games but the third was a pile of sh*t. WTF ... /> Trap door
    Popeye
    Fat Worm Blows A Sparky
    Robocop 2
    Vixen ... loved Chaos so this was a must to get)
    Jet ... i hated this game with a passion)
    Nods Of Yesod ...
    morcar morcar February 2011 Games
  • games that never lived up to the hypewas there ever any games u throught were good to play but when u played them u did not like them

    ... ]
    [B]Popeye[/B]
    Fat Worm Blows A Sparky
    Robocop 2
    Vixen ... loved Chaos so this was a must to get)
    Jet ... i hated this game with a passion)
    [B]Nods Of ...
    JuanF. Ramirez JuanF. Ramirez February 2011 Games
  • games that never lived up to the hypewas there ever any games u throught were good to play but when u played them u did not like them

    ... games but the third was a pile of sh*t. WTF ... /> Trap door
    Popeye
    Fat Worm Blows A Sparky
    Robocop 2
    Vixen ... loved Chaos so this was a must to get)
    Jet ... i hated this game with a passion)
    Nods Of Yesod ...
    dazsin dazsin February 2011 Games
  • Elite's iPhone/iPad Spectrum Emulator updated... with Manic Miner, Monty and more!This was updated earlier today: [URL="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/zx-spectrum-elite-collection/id391336343?mt=8"]link[/URL]. Now includes Manic M…

    ... .E.X.U.S
    Fat Worm Blows a Sparky


    Mikro-Gen ... Byte, Earthlight, Micronaut One, Fat Worm Blows a Sparky, Everyone's a Wally (What happened to ...
    Refrenz Refrenz April 2011 Announcements
  • Elite's iPhone/iPad Spectrum Emulator updated... with Manic Miner, Monty and more!This was updated earlier today: [URL="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/zx-spectrum-elite-collection/id391336343?mt=8"]link[/URL]. Now includes Manic M…

    Brilliant update!!! I'm so pleased about Cauldron and Frost Byte!!! And of course Back to Skool, Everyones a Wally and Fat Worm Blows a Sparky!
    dazsin dazsin April 2011 Announcements
  • Attribute Challenge x30[b]1. [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9498358/attrscr2/1.JPG[/img] 2. [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9498358/attrscr2/2.JPG[/img] 3. [img]http://dl.drop…

    ... Goes To Hollywood
    23) Fat Worm Blows A Sparky
    24) Abu Simbel Profanation ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2011 Games
  • Attribute Challenge x30[b]1. [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9498358/attrscr2/1.JPG[/img] 2. [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9498358/attrscr2/2.JPG[/img] 3. [img]http://dl.drop…

    ... Goes To Hollywood
    23) Fat Worm Blows A Sparky
    24) Abu Simbel Profanation ... left.

    I thought a few of them would've ...
    FrankT FrankT May 2011 Games
  • not so guilty pleasures.What were those speccy games that thanks to Nostalgia and the innocence of youth you always loved; and never understood why no one else in their righ…

    thanks for putting that image into my head boozy


    on that note, what about the guy who came up with 'Fat Worm Blows A Sparky' ?


    I always thought Jet Set Willy was a bit rude myself!
    def chris def chris August 2011 Games
  • In this day and age!PS3`s, Xbox`s etc.. Just received my Pandora.. and my most played games on there are Kokotoni Wilf and Match Point! Wilf: Game I`ve always started …

    ... rose tinted Spec specs for a second....I think it's ... many were: Lords of Midnight, Fat Worm Blows A Sparky, Bounder, Elite, Wizball, Sophistry, ... the last time you saw a really compelling [I]commercial[/I ... the last time you saw a decent god game (like Populous ...
    Bangstick Bangstick August 2011 Games
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