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  • Sequels that were better than the firstFOllowing on from disapointing sequels, how about sequels that were better than the first.. I nominate: Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles 2 Indiana Jones …

    FOllowing on from disapointing sequels, how about sequels that were better than the first..

    I nominate:
    Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles 2
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    Rick Dangerous 2
    Treasure Island Dizzy
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 October 2003 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…

    Okay, games that were either:

    a) Better ... OTR and Auf Weidersehen Monty were better on the C64.
    miner49er miner49er March 2007 Games
  • Games that were influenced by UltimateAs part of my research for the book about Ultimate Play the Game, I'm looking at games that were heavily influenced by the Stamper brothers' and thei…

    ... I'm looking at games that were heavily influenced by the Stamper ... want to look at games that were not just influenced by Ultimate ... emulate their success with games that were based on their ideas and ... /> I think most people agree that Batman is heavily based on ...
    Captain Scarlet Captain Scarlet September 2008 Games
  • List of 128 only games and 128 games that were different to the 48k versions.Can anyone think of any 128 games that were different to 48k and i'm not talking about music enhancments but more graphical,or speed or bigger maps e…

    ... think of any 128 games that were different to 48k and i ... maps etc etc.
    One that springs to mind was Yie ...
    spainboy spainboy July 2013 Games
  • Games that were blatantly copiedAs a companion to the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=50109"]"one off games that were never copied"[/URL] thread, how ab…

    ... ?t=50109"]"one off games that were never copied"[/URL] thread, how ... about a list of games that were blatant copies of something else ...
    Muig Muig February 2015 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…

    ... of Your Sinclair magazine that provoked outrage by many ... -----------------
    Viz- TheComputerGame - I think that this was a demo disk ... other evil. Restore the objects to their rightful place and ...
    ---------
    Shame that there wasn`t versions for ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins June 2002 Games
  • Which is better? Knightlore or Alien 8ok mates, by the years i tend to say the best games in zx history was knightlore but i've been playin' alien 8 a lot and i'm divided Is knightlore be…

    ... my opinion. Ultimate's games were never user friendly, and Knight ... at, terrible to play". While that's unfair, it's still ... a shame that Ultimate had to rely on ... devices as randomly moving/falling objects that were difficult to pass merely in ...
    Spector Spector February 2004 Games
  • Non-spectrum Ultimate games?I was just browsing round Rare's site and their chronology: [url="http://www.rareware.com/games/timeline/timeline_content.html"]http://www.rareware.…

    ... combined with some action. There were occasional objects that were extremely blocky (because they ... sprites), but otherwise the games were nice. I didn't really ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat December 2004 Games
  • Games that were supposed to be easy......But that you thought were impossibly difficult...? (Had a quick look but couldn't find a thread) [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid…

    ...But that you thought were impossibly difficult...? (Had a quick ... more to say, that flea can rot in that cave now as ...
    Morkin Morkin July 2010 Games
  • 16k games that were released as 48kHallo! Can you help - having a debate on 16k games. How many were released as 48k only to be found out as being 16k? Was Atic Atac 16k? I remember …

    ... on 16k games. How many were released as 48k only to ... Atic Atac 16k? I remember that it was and someone is ...
    DrWu DrWu November 2010 Games
  • Modern gaming conventions that were in Spectrum games?Out of interest, were any of these things that we take for granted in games nowadays, ever in any Spectrum games? 1. Multiple weapons that you can f…

    ... of interest, were any of these things that we take for ...
    1. Multiple weapons that you can flip through as ... or light sourcing (so that an area lights up ... wasn't downloadable, but that aside, it was DLC ... Speccy games have barrels that exploded when you shot ...
    ewgf ewgf August 2011 Games
  • Were there any Currah Microspeech games that sounded decentJust an idle thought. Lunar Jetman amused me where Jetman may or may not swear when shot down. But out of the impressive list of games that were micr…

    ... the impressive list of games that were microspeech compatible, did any of ...
    morph morph July 2016 Games
  • Tradtional games that were not programmed on the ZX SpectrumUnder done croquet! I think most popular and traditional games were done or "put out" by "somebody or other" at some "time or other" on the ZX …

    ... most popular and traditional games were done or "put out" by ... hard to think of one that was not released by any ... " well known traditional English game that was not done: CROQUET.I ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio August 2018 Games
  • Inside Outing - overrated?It's probably going to appear in the 1988 chapter due to the game design and graphical detail, but it looks *really* boring to play: exhaustively sea…

    ... ]Isn't that what most Isometric games were though, but ... exhausting, too much stacking of objects.


    ... too.[/quote] such as that hallway jammed with the ... as well as push some objects. That's pretty impressive.
    ... ? - or am I confused again.?
    dmsmith dmsmith December 2014 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…

    ... issue of Your Sinclair magazine that provoked outrage by many parents ... /> 3: Name the Cartoon series that has had two games written ... , the other evil. Restore the objects to their rightful place and ... has to collect them all. That`ll be you, Mr Fawkes ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins May 2002 Games
  • Games that SHOULD have been madeI have just watched the film scum. I thought what a great speccy game this would have made. Apart from a text adventure:- >Where is your tool? Wha…

    ... !)

    Any other games that were not made? Here is my ... ) Supermarket Sweep. A game show that was years behind it's ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty March 2004 Games
  • New TZX files of already TZX-converted tapes - why?I noticed that with the last update of the TZX Vault, many TZX files of games that were already present in TZX format have been introduced. I can eve…

    I noticed that with the last update of ... , many TZX files of games that were already present in TZX format ... introduced. I can even remember that for some of them it ... Detective[/I] -, I am quite confused about whether I should download ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu August 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Movies that should be made/remadeEveryone hates it when a classic movie/tv series/radio series/book/breakfast cereal/duvet cover is turned into a movie. Think of the outcry when they…

    ... be made or remade? Films that were turkeys first time around which ... magic of Hollywood. Or books that really should be on the ...
    enzo1701 enzo1701 May 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum games that were much better to play than their C64 or Amstrad counterparts?Retrogamer and PC Action Emulate! magazines often state that they would much rather play the C64 or Amstrad versions of games that also featured on t…

    ... Action Emulate! magazines often state that they would much rather play ... or Amstrad versions of games that also featured on the Spectrum ... , and that nostalgia is really the ONLY ...
    extentofmysin2005 extentofmysin2005 June 2005 Games
  • Great games that aged badlyAny thoughts of games that were great at the time, but are just not fun to play anymore. eg. I loved manic miner at the time, and still enjoy playin…

    Any thoughts of games that were great at the time, but ... smoothly, than a complicated game that runs irritating slowly.

    Neil^P Neil^P March 2006 Games
  • that's a bit like stonkersI actually quite liked Stonkers... As it was an early (my era) Speccy game there must have been later games that were similar in playing style - but …

    ... must have been later games that were similar in playing style - but ... from when it crashed) is that once I knew how to ...
    Jumping Stack Jumping Stack December 2007 Games
  • "Why didn't they convert that?"One of the things that I love about the emulation scene is that I can finally get to play games that were only available on a platform other than the…

    One of the things that I love about the emulation ... finally get to play games that were only available on a platform ... other than the Speccy and were never converted; and there was ...
    Bad Horsey Bad Horsey May 2008 Games
  • Game companies that were so hip,it hurthello like the title of this post says those cool dudes who run these companies who thought it best to be down with da kidz.take for instance the co…

    ... stacks of streetcred(NOT!!).well that my contribution can anybody think ...
    ladderman ladderman September 2008 Games
  • Breakdancing - what *were* we thinking?!Just been browsing Youtube for the old breakdance "hits" that were in the charts ~1984. My word, the music doesn't age well, does it?

    Just been browsing Youtube for the old breakdance "hits" that were in the charts ~1984.

    My word, the music doesn't age well, does it?
    NickH NickH January 2009 Chit chat
  • 128k games were an improvement over the 48k versionCan you think of any games that were better or improved versions over the 48k version? Im not just talking about better music, but perhaps improved s…

    ... you think of any games that were better or improved versions over ... graphics etc.

    One that springs to mind for me ... and added the missing characters that weren't present in the ...
    spainboy spainboy February 2009 Games
  • RZX files that need re-doingThere are quite a few RZXs that were recorded using an old test version of SPIN, and which will only play back on that version. So it would be good …

    ... are quite a few RZXs that were recorded using an old test ... will only play back on that version.

    So it ... to get these redone, so that they play back on all ... capable emulators.

    So that just leaves these six which ...
    Daren Daren April 2009 Games
  • TV that takes you back in time...I was going to do this as a poll, but thought the choices were endless depending on what era you grew up in... I've been watching shed loads of DVD'…

    ... poll, but thought the choices were endless depending on what era ... loads of DVD's recently that were originally on telly when I ... /> If I had 1 programme that defined my youth it would ...
    STeaM STeaM July 2009 Chit chat
  • OMFG! That game was terrible!!!!I was bored so I looked around the dark forgotten parts of WOS and found an "ewgf type thread" Emulator. So I loaded it up to see what it would come…

    ... trend that the bland but popular Amiga games that were converted ... to the Megadrive were shite. Sometimes ... more so than they were on the original platform. ... OK ones, but really they were mostly complete crap.
    ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek August 2009 Chit chat
  • who's YS mags were scanned for the archive?I've noticed all the pages look really neat with no rips/folds/scribbles etc.... are they 1st prints that were filed away in a cabinet somewhere and …

    I've noticed all the pages look really neat with no rips/folds/scribbles etc.... are they 1st prints that were filed away in a cabinet somewhere and never used, or from a private collection?
    def chris def chris August 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Flood II animations from 1992 (not Spectrum!).Here's a video of some animations & graphics I did for a game called 'Flood 2' in 1992 which I was making for a company called 'Bullfrog'. It was nev…

    ... . The video shows various nasties, objects, a look through the l ... map and various speech bubbles that were to be used in the ... 'Total Recall'. All these graphics were made on an Atari St ... and were filmed on my phone camera ...
    Mark R. Jones Mark R. Jones April 2010 Announcements
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