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  • Whos Your Favourite Game Programmer ? Mine's Keith Burkhill, Mike Lamb. Its the people behind Commando, Arkanoid. There are others cant remember their names, I'll continue later [img]/_…

    ... 3D)
    Room Ten
    Tau Ceti
    Zolyx

    A ...
    paul paul February 2002 Games
  • What are you playing now?A bit off topic for this forum perhaps, but I'm curious about what games people are playing now. Platform does not matter. It's crazy, I have lots a…

    ... )

    Occassional fun:
    Tau Ceti (Speccy)
    Starglider (Speccy)
    paul paul February 2002 Games
  • HELP...what was this gameThere was a game i loved, i think it was by the same group who did the adventure about being a sea captain and another one about climbing everest. It…

    ... adventures by Pete Cooke (of Tau Ceti/Micronaut One fame) - Invincible Island ... interview from the time of Tau Ceti's release with the man ...
    Derek Glen Derek Glen January 2002 Games
  • What is the most original game youve played on speccy??Hi, ppl I know its hard to answer this kind of questions coz you must to leave a lot of other games but.. What is the most original game youve play…

    ... wrote Tau Ceti, Academy, Micronaut One, Brainstorm, Earthlight and some others. Tau Ceti 128 ...
    paul paul November 2001 Games
  • What is the most original game youve played on speccy??Hi, ppl I know its hard to answer this kind of questions coz you must to leave a lot of other games but.. What is the most original game youve play…

    ... game: Batman, Head Over Heels, Tau Ceti. I never did manage to ...
    Arjun Arjun November 2001 Games
  • Can anyone recommend some games?I haven't owned a Spectrum since about 1986. Can anybody recommend some original games, (not arcade conversions) that I missed out on?

    Zolyx, Kemshu, Kentilla, Driller, Tau Ceti, Chuckie Egg, Impossible Mission, The ...
    Derek Glen Derek Glen September 2001 Games
  • Totally original gamesWhat games on the speccy were totally original? Not copied or based on something done before, but a completely new idea for a game? The obvious ones…

    ... Ball Game, Juggernaut, Micronaut One, Tau Ceti etc.

    And a ...
    Derek Glen Derek Glen March 2002 Games
  • What game stopped you from venturing out to play with your matesFrom the topics on here it seems most of us are in our late 20's or 30s possibly 40s so most of us will have been playing spectrum games when we was …

    Lords of Midnight, Tau Ceti, Elite, 3D Starstrike, Barbarian (the ...
    Gleng Gleng March 2002 Games
  • Little Known Classic GamesI've been spending a while downloading some of my fave speccy games lately, and while I probably have most of the well-known great speccy games on my…

    I would recommend 'A whole new ball game', which was written by Pete Cook (of Tau Ceti fame if memory serves).

    An extremely neat and addictive puzzler.
    Refrenz Refrenz April 2002 Games
  • Quiz IV (Oh God not another one!!!)Yup, another chance to prove your knowledge of Speccy games. Some questions are cryptic, some aren't! One point per corecct answer. Post your answ…

    ... game by Pete Cooke (of Tau Ceti, Academy, Micronaut 1 fame) that ...
    Anonymous Anonymous May 2002 Games
  • Quiz IV (Oh God not another one!!!)Yup, another chance to prove your knowledge of Speccy games. Some questions are cryptic, some aren't! One point per corecct answer. Post your answ…

    ... game by Pete Cooke (of Tau Ceti, Academy, Micronaut 1 fame) that ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins May 2002 Games
  • Whos Your Favourite Game Programmer ? Mine's Keith Burkhill, Mike Lamb. Its the people behind Commando, Arkanoid. There are others cant remember their names, I'll continue later [img]/_…

    ... /> 2. Pete Cooke
    > Tau Ceti - Academy(or maybe Micronaut One ...
    Arjun Arjun June 2002 Games
  • Whos Your Favourite Game Programmer ? Mine's Keith Burkhill, Mike Lamb. Its the people behind Commando, Arkanoid. There are others cant remember their names, I'll continue later [img]/_…

    ... /> 2. Pete Cooke
    > Tau Ceti - Academy

    3. Sandy ...
    Arjun Arjun June 2002 Games
  • Best Speccy ProgrammersRe-post from the thread "Who is your fav speccy programmer". It was getting rather unwieldy so I thought I'll post a new topic on this. So, after mu…

    ... /> 2. Pete Cooke
    > Tau Ceti - Academy

    3. Sandy ...
    Arjun Arjun July 2002 Games
  • Best Speccy ProgrammersRe-post from the thread "Who is your fav speccy programmer". It was getting rather unwieldy so I thought I'll post a new topic on this. So, after mu…

    ... /> 2. Pete Cooke
    > Tau Ceti - Academy

    3. Sandy ...
    Arjun Arjun July 2002 Games
  • Name of a gameHi there! I once read an review about a spectrum game, but I can't remember the name. Perhaps you can help me!? It was one of the rare titles with …

    ... Pete Cooke?s masterpieces, [I]Tau Ceti[/I] and [I]Academy[/I ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu August 2002 Games
  • Choosing a single gameJust food for thought: Suppose you were allowed to play only one Speccy game for a period of a) today b) one week c) one month, what game would it be?

    Tau Ceti
    Arjun Arjun October 2002 Games
  • virtual worldsAny suggestions for which were the most interesting speccy games as far as giving you a sense of being in some big or convincing computer generated w…

    Tau Ceti had a pretty good Virtual World methinks. had me immersed for quite a period of time.

    Then, I really digged the worlds of Batman and Head over Heels. Excellent stuff!
    Arjun Arjun January 2003 Games
  • virtual worldsAny suggestions for which were the most interesting speccy games as far as giving you a sense of being in some big or convincing computer generated w…

    Tau Ceti had a pretty good Virtual World methinks. had me immersed for quite a period of time.

    Then, I really digged the worlds of Batman and Head over Heels. Excellent stuff!
    Arjun Arjun January 2003 Games
  • virtual worldsAny suggestions for which were the most interesting speccy games as far as giving you a sense of being in some big or convincing computer generated w…

    Tau Ceti is the first game which springs into my mind, especially the 128K edition was great and very atmospheric.

    And then there are:
    - Starglider (excellent 128K game)
    - Driller/Dark Side
    - Mercenary
    - Carrier Command
    Paul van der Laan Paul van der Laan January 2003 Games
  • The Greatest Spectrum Game Programmer!In my opinion the greatest Spectrum programmer of all time was Pete Cooke, this lone programmer was responsible for some of the best Spectrum games e…

    ... of Pete Cooke too and Tau Ceti 128 ranks as one of ...
    Paul van der Laan Paul van der Laan February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Greatest Spectrum Game Programmer!In my opinion the greatest Spectrum programmer of all time was Pete Cooke, this lone programmer was responsible for some of the best Spectrum games e…

    ... games. I love Micronaut One, Tau Ceti & Room Ten (possibly his ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 …

    ... Spectrum games are Brainstorm, Zolics, Tau Ceti/Academy, Xeno, Stunt Car Racer ...
    ewgf ewgf February 2003 Games
  • WOW Bubbler from Ultimate on ebay!!!!!here is the link will be bidding myself :) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3408211002&category="]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws…

    ... , there been at least 3 Tau Ceti Outers some within collections, one ...
    spectaboy spectaboy March 2003 Games
  • Tau Ceti Outer BoxDoes anybody have the original outer box for the Pete Cooke game Tau Ceti. I believe its coned or hexagonal shaped, but i have never seen it myself s…

    Finally got the Tau Ceti outer box from a different ... of cardboard with the normal Tau Ceti (inner box) inside! It's ...
    Paul Thompson Paul Thompson April 2003 Wanted
  • List some of your most favorite games.There are thousands of games that I dont even know which to download first. Would you please list your favorite games for speccy.

    ... (much better than Arkanoid)
    Tau Ceti (also Academy)
    Zynaps (in ...
    Paul Thompson Paul Thompson April 2003 Games
  • Most visually stunning Spectrum game?OK, gameplay aside what do you think was the most visually stunning Spectrum game? Personally i would have to give it to 'Starstrike II' for its use …

    For my money, I would say:

    1) Cybernoid
    2) Dan Dare
    3) Zynaps
    4) Head over Heels
    5) Heartland
    6) Extreme
    7) Trapdoor
    :cool: Micronaut One
    9) Tau Ceti - Academy
    10) Dun Darach
    Arjun Arjun April 2003 Games
  • Tau Ceti Outer BoxDoes anybody have the original outer box for the Pete Cooke game Tau Ceti. I believe its coned or hexagonal shaped, but i have never seen it myself s…

    Nice one Paul,

    I also have only the 'Inner box' for Tau Ceti.

    Regards

    Andy Barker
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker May 2003 Wanted
  • What was the most technically advanced game you've seenThe sort of game that made you disbelieve it was a spectrum you were playing on...

    Hmm...

    Tau Ceti 128
    Enduro Racer
    Sentinel
    Carrier Command
    Starglider
    Mercenary
    R-Type
    Paul van der Laan Paul van der Laan July 2003 Games
  • What was the most technically advanced game you've seenThe sort of game that made you disbelieve it was a spectrum you were playing on...

    Anything by Pete Cooke, especially Tau Ceti, Academy and Micronaut One.
    ...
    Malc74 Malc74 July 2003 Games
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