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  • Favourite/Least Favourite Arcade Conversion?The Speccy was home to some great arcade conversions considering it's relatively miniscule power. I've put my ten favourite and least favourite up o…

    The Speccy was home to some great arcade conversions considering it's relatively miniscule power. I've put my ten favourite and least favourite up on my blog ([URL="http://jdanddiet.blogspot.com/"]http://jdanddiet.blogspot.com/[/URL]), what are yours?
    jdanddiet jdanddiet January 2010 Games
  • Arcade gamesAny thoughts on what are the best speccy versions of classic arcade games? I think 3D Tank Duel is probably the best speccy version of Battlezone, P…

    ... best speccy versions of classic arcade games?

    I think 3D ...
    Neil^P Neil^P January 2003 Games
  • Favourite arcade conversionsOk, this thread isn't about the best technical conversions, but more about your favourite arcade conversions... The ones that were fun to play. One …

    Ok, this thread isn't about the best technical conversions, but more about your favourite arcade conversions... The ones that were fun to play.

    One of mine was Midnight Resistance, better game than the arcade version in my humble opinion.
    Swainy Swainy July 2003 Games
  • Arcade games that never got converted to the SpeccyOver the years, loads of arcade games never did make it to the Speccy. What games would you have like to have seen converted to the Spectrum?

    Over the years, loads of arcade games never did make it to the Speccy. What games would you have like to have seen converted to the Spectrum?
    Swainy Swainy March 2006 Games
  • Game maps - but for arcade games?This is not directly Speccy related, but since the question popped into my head while checking out Pavero's latest Speccy maps, I'm going to ask here…

    ... that collect game maps for arcade games - just like WoS does for ...
    Sokurah Sokurah April 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • arcade gamesa bit offtopic: what arcade games do you play emulated? (i start saying, nothing can compete with cosmic avenger for me. :-) ).

    a bit offtopic: what arcade games do you play emulated?
    (i start saying, nothing can compete with cosmic avenger for me. :-) ).
    cichlasoma cichlasoma March 2007 Games
  • Modern arcade games....The other night while I was out for a walk along the sea front, I actually saw someone playing the new Rambo arcade game. It's been there for a coupl…

    ... someone playing the new Rambo arcade game. It's been ... Do they actually make HDD arcade games anymore. I mean, with ... the makers of these games to store the ROM' ... of CD like the CPS3 games? A quick Google search ... of this and other recent games is years off, I ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob July 2009 Chit chat
  • Speccy games inspired by arcade gamesOK we all know about the endless Space Invaders/Pac-Man clones that came out in 1982-3 but what about games that were *ahem* directly inspired by mor…

    ... inspired by more obscure arcade games without actually giving them a ... by [url=http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id ... /> [img]http://www.arcade-museum.com/images/118/1181242138278 ... by [URL="http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id ...
    leespoons leespoons February 2013 Games
  • Arcade games with home-only sequels (i.e. Target Renegade)I'm trying to build up a list of these... arcade games that had a sequel that was only released on home platformers. Stuff like Target Renegade, Pap…

    ... up a list of these... arcade games that had a sequel that ...
    MartynC MartynC November 2013 Games
  • Programming Arcade Games for your Spectrum - ?10 delivered (UK)[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15218813/PAGFYS1.jpg[/img] [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15218813/PAGFTS2.jpg[/img] Cover has so…

    ... .ebay.co.uk/itm/Programming-Arcade-Games-for-Your-Spectrum-Jones-Adrian ... =8-1&keywords=programming+arcade+games+for+your+spectrum&condition ...
    Mousey Mousey September 2014 Sales
  • list of classic arcade games still not ported to zx-spectrumseeing that recently some developers were focusing on porting arcade games to zx-spectrum (like Rally-X, Kung Fu Master, etc.), perhaps would be a go…

    ... developers were focusing on porting arcade games to zx-spectrum (like Rally ... a list here of these games about to be ported to ...
    nitrofurano nitrofurano April 2019 New game ideas
  • 2xBooks: Assembly Language For Arcade Games & Machine Code Sprites And GraphicsI'm looking for the following two books to help my machine code game programming: 1) Assembly Language For Arcade Games and Other Fast Spectrum Prog…

    ... :
    1) Assembly Language For Arcade Games and Other Fast Spectrum Programs ...
    LevelUp LevelUp November 2019 Wanted
  • Badly written arcade games?A thought came to me earlier when reading the thread discussing retro consoles.... Back in the 80s arcade conversions were all the rage, but they …

    ... awesome, talented developers working on arcade games back then - just as in ... ...

    What are the arcade games from 80s which were clearly ... talking about plain BAD games here. But, what arcade games came out which ...
    Gwyn Gwyn February 2022 Chit chat
  • Creating unreleased games?So, we know about games that were never released, and we hope that some of them will be found, recovered and preserved. What about games that were re…

    ... - Which is one of my favourite arcade games. I know about magic meanies ... came out. Havent you at least played the 3 level demo ...
    psj3809 psj3809 February 2008 Games
  • 1989-2019Ok Ok maybe this is going a bit far now, but here's another year to look back on the games from 30 years ago and tear into them, or give occasional p…

    ... conversion of one of his favourite arcade games of all time...…
    ... made the 2 brothers at least half look similar!
    ... could have recreated the arcade experience way closer than ... full colour.........last but not least the most comical version ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek March 2019 Games
  • Twenty years of the PlaystationThis month's Retro Gamer celebrates the twentieth birthday of the Playstation, so let's discuss our memories/delights/disappointments of the machine …

    ... the UK at least) became the first games console that was ... , the Sindicate games, etc), and the games I personally didn ... lot of (probably great) fighting games, etc.

    ... Playstation memories? You favourite and least favourite PSX games? Do you still ...
    ewgf ewgf December 2014 Chit chat
  • Any Renegade remakes?Does anyone know if Renegade or Target: Renegade has ever been remade by anyone for the PC?

    ... was also one of my favourite arcade games - I still try and hunt ... a likely looking, rundown old arcade - and like you was disappointed ...
    MattLamb MattLamb December 2002 Games
  • name the game ;)Its some sort of a platformer and you must avoid zombies that walked back and forth between the floors. It was set in a house and there was an elevat…

    And pretty boring and frustrating it is too, with amateurish graphics and grating sound as well... One of my least favourite Spectrum games since 20 years :mad:
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu July 2004 Games
  • Golden AxeI just got around to trying to speccy version of Golden Axe after seeing it got pretty good reviews - am I the only one who thinks it's appalling? Al…

    ... one of my all time favourite Arcade games, really let me down on ... ! [I]Better[/I] than the arcade even. And Target Renegade is ...
    MattLamb MattLamb August 2004 Games
  • How come there's no Amidar on the Spectrum?...or does it go by another name?!

    ... conversions of some of my favourite arcade games. Where was Dig Dug? Mr ...
    Lee Tonks Lee Tonks October 2004 Games
  • How come there's no Amidar on the Spectrum?...or does it go by another name?!

    ... conversions of some of my favourite arcade games. Where was Dig Dug? Mr ...
    Frankie Frankie October 2004 Games
  • Mame issuesI've only recently got hold of the MAME emulator and I thought I'll fire up some old arcade classics and see what the originals were like. Unfortun…

    ... , that`s probably the BEST arcade conversion, for looks/playability and ... to find a more faithful arcade conversion on the Speccy.
    favourite arcade games is [b]Great 1000 Miles ...
    MattLamb MattLamb December 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Games that cannot be completed due to bugs - the definitive listIt would be nice if the community of WoS compiled a list of all the games that are known to be impossible to complete due to bugs. Perhaps one day, a…

    ... . It was one of my favourite arcade games y'see.
    SnazzyParrot SnazzyParrot March 2005 Games
  • Games that cannot be completed due to bugs - the definitive listIt would be nice if the community of WoS compiled a list of all the games that are known to be impossible to complete due to bugs. Perhaps one day, a…

    ... . It was one of my favourite arcade games y'see.
    [/quote]
    Bluce_Ree Bluce_Ree March 2005 Games
  • Arcade games that never got converted to the SpeccyOver the years, loads of arcade games never did make it to the Speccy. What games would you have like to have seen converted to the Spectrum?

    ... if not better than arcade games, the old arcade was amazing
    ... but some of those arcade games were amazing back then. ... a Speccy conversion of my favourite arcade games, even though the graphics ... Speccy conversion of some huge arcade game.

    ...
    psj3809 psj3809 March 2006 Games
  • There is a better original game for every conversion?[QUOTE=Matt_B]My contention would be that for any good conversion, I could name a better original Spectrum game in a similar format. As such, there a…

    ... love the GB/NES/MSX/Arcade version of this game, tried ... into it. 3 of my favourite arcade games - Nemesis/Jailbreak/Jackal and all ...
    psj3809 psj3809 June 2006 Games
  • There is a better original game for every conversion?[QUOTE=Matt_B]My contention would be that for any good conversion, I could name a better original Spectrum game in a similar format. As such, there a…

    ... /> glad u liked it ... any games in particular spring to mind ... /> [QUOTE=psj3809]3 of my favourite arcade games - Nemesis/Jailbreak/Jackal and all ...
    michaelf michaelf June 2006 Games
  • There is a better original game for every conversion?[QUOTE=Matt_B]My contention would be that for any good conversion, I could name a better original Spectrum game in a similar format. As such, there a…

    ... love playing some of my favourite arcade games on holiday then a few ... worlds, great original games, and also some very good arcade conversions. LED ... br />
    As for racing games Chequered Flag was amazing back ... . One of my first games i played was C.Flag ...
    psj3809 psj3809 June 2006 Games
  • The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…

    I think Crystal Castle's is my least favourite arcade game
    chop983 chop983 September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Amazon SystemsIn the 1980s, my company, Amazon Systems, did quite a few Arcade to Home Computer conversions for Parker Games. The games Panama Joe and Death Star…

    ... for - one of my absolutely favourite arcade games back in the day!
    games back then were really accurate ...
    Gwyn Gwyn February 2007 Games
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