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  • CRASH on Kindle - 1985CRASH issue 13 is now available on Kindle, including a few newly-transcribed articles from that issue, plus all reviews and interesting editorial con…

    Issue 21 now up. If you're a fan of CRASH reviews of "The Rats", then this issue is a special treat, as there are not one but two different reviews (one in the Adventure column, one in the Strategy section).
    mjwilson mjwilson February 2013 Announcements
  • The game character with torch or lampHi all, I am looking for games where the main character or enemy (but can be any moving sprite at all) hold the torch or lamp or any other source of…

    The only torch-lit viewpoint I ... Speccy game is the opening sewer sequence in The Rats, where the torch-beam ... scans backwards & forwards and then all the ... red eyes appear in the darkness. That would ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny February 2013 Games
  • The game character with torch or lampHi all, I am looking for games where the main character or enemy (but can be any moving sprite at all) hold the torch or lamp or any other source of…

    ... the games :)

    So, the first one is the opening sentence of The Rats ... ! :)

    Yumiko in the haunted house is very good ... looking for!

    The opening ceremony of Summer Games ... unless you are not carrying the torch.

    ...
    ellvis ellvis February 2013 Games
  • Game Of The Year 1985 (multiple choice REALLY)loading again, mucking hell. until now: [B][SIZE="5"]1985[/SIZE][/B] [B]games[/B] 1. Commando (elite systems) 27* 2. Elite (firebird) 22 3. Back t…

    ... mcguigan boxing, panzadrome, the rats, robin of the wood, the way of the exploding fist.
    WhenIWasCruel WhenIWasCruel February 2013 Games
  • RIP James HerbertI've long been a big fan of his horror novels. Sad to see him go. [url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/mar/20/james-herbert-horror-author-dies[…

    Of Herbert's books I've read:

    The Rats, The Fog, Fluke, Lair, The Jonah (all pretty early stuff).
    Maroc's Astral Projection Maroc's Astral Projection March 2013 Chit chat
  • RIP James HerbertI've long been a big fan of his horror novels. Sad to see him go. [url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/mar/20/james-herbert-horror-author-dies[…

    ... the ones that stick in my mind are his early stuff - The Rats ... series and The Fog being amongst the best. Nobody True ...
    ZheXer ZheXer March 2013 Chit chat
  • What (Speccy) game are you currently playing ?(Quite a few threads on what youre listening to, watching etc) What Speccy game are you currently playing ? After playing a LOT of Invasion of the …

    The Rats

    Survival horror on the speccy.

    [IMG]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/r/RatsThe.gif[/IMG]
    Rebelstar without a cause Rebelstar without a cause August 2013 Games
  • Were there any truly scary Speccy games?Having played numerous Survival Horror games on the PS1, PS2 and PS3 I started to wonder if there were any creepy games on the speccy. Due to graphic…

    Sentinel could get pretty tense...

    I was going to mention The Rats and 3D Monster Maze too but got beaten to it!
    JeffB JeffB August 2013 Games
  • What (Speccy) game are you currently playing ?(Quite a few threads on what youre listening to, watching etc) What Speccy game are you currently playing ? After playing a LOT of Invasion of the …

    [QUOTE=Rebelstar without a cause;718152]The Rats

    Survival horror on the speccy.

    [IMG]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/r/RatsThe.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE]

    great!
    WhenIWasCruel WhenIWasCruel August 2013 Games
  • Were there any truly scary Speccy games?Having played numerous Survival Horror games on the PS1, PS2 and PS3 I started to wonder if there were any creepy games on the speccy. Due to graphic…

    Another vote for the Rats. Yes, a very scary game. Equal to the book upon which it is based, maybe even more scary.
    Graz Graz August 2013 Games
  • I am currently reading...Haven't noticed one of these threads, so here goes... I'm currently reading (depending on my mood...!): - [B]The Jesus Papers[/B] - Michael Baigent…

    James Herbert - The Rats.

    The Speccy game is pretty good too.
    Rebelstar without a cause Rebelstar without a cause November 2013 Chit chat
  • Horror adventure gamesI know the Speccy has Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman, Jack The Ripper and my personal favourite Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, but what other text adventure …

    The Rats
    Track Track August 2014 Games
  • Game Adverts/Inlay Covers for Halloween PostersI have been decorating my house ready for a Halloween party on Saturday and some of the decorations I've hung up are copies of Horror/Sci-fi B-Movie …

    Mr Weems and the She-Vampires
    Nosferatu the Vampyre
    Rocky Horror Show
    Addams Family
    Munsters
    Zombi
    Nightbreed
    Night Hunter
    The Rats
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2014 Games
  • Are there any good remakes of Rebelstar Raiders worth playing?Hi, Please don't say Xcom (Xcom is good btw) same lines as above nice and simple

    ... how to program AI at the time.[/QUOTE]

    There ... the rats would sometimes move off the edge of the screen. I also remember the ...
    scunny scunny November 2014 Games
  • My 4 most annoying zx spectrum game musicMany games on the speccy have wonderful music but from time to time there is a game (or 4) who's tunes will drive you insane, will cause you to screa…

    The "tune" that plays on the intro section of The Rats sounds just like some random BEEPs.
    Nick Nick January 2015 Games
  • Top 5 movie based gamesthis is the next instalment in my series following on from top 5 shoot 'em ups. Hope you enjoy. [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhj4R6WZyZI"]h…

    The Rats
    Alien
    The Hobbit
    Robocop
    Taipan

    3D Starstrike is Star Wars, Renegade is The Warriors. Both would get on my list if they counted.
    paranoid marvin paranoid marvin February 2015 Games
  • Top 5 movie based gamesthis is the next instalment in my series following on from top 5 shoot 'em ups. Hope you enjoy. [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhj4R6WZyZI"]h…

    ... Not really based on the film though, the Great Escape was an ... [QUOTE=paranoid marvin;817454]The Rats
    Alien
    The Hobbit
    Robocop ... as news to Tolkien! The Rats was a book as well ... be to hack the bikes into speederbikes, the tanks and helicopters ...
    Zoffy Zoffy February 2015 Games
  • Top 5 movie based gamesthis is the next instalment in my series following on from top 5 shoot 'em ups. Hope you enjoy. [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhj4R6WZyZI"]h…

    ... ]Not really based on the film though, the Great Escape was an ... come as news to Tolkien! The Rats was a book as well ... )[/QUOTE]


    The Hobbit and The Rats were both movies and ... books; who knows which the games ...
    paranoid marvin paranoid marvin February 2015 Games
  • Top 5 movie based gamesthis is the next instalment in my series following on from top 5 shoot 'em ups. Hope you enjoy. [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhj4R6WZyZI"]h…

    [QUOTE=paranoid marvin;817473]The Hobbit and The Rats were both movies and books; who knows which the games were based on?[/QUOTE]

    Uuuuuh....

    [IMG]https://warosu.org/data/lit/img/0047/18/1396210044624.png[/IMG]
    redballoon redballoon February 2015 Games
  • Top 5 movie based gamesthis is the next instalment in my series following on from top 5 shoot 'em ups. Hope you enjoy. [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhj4R6WZyZI"]h…

    you're forgetting the animated Hobbit movie from '77. But yeah, clearly the book was licenced given it was included with the game.

    There was a ropey version of The Rats in 1982 too.
    Antiriad2097 Antiriad2097 February 2015 Games
  • Top 5 movie based gamesthis is the next instalment in my series following on from top 5 shoot 'em ups. Hope you enjoy. [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhj4R6WZyZI"]h…

    ... ]you're forgetting the animated Hobbit movie from ' ... . But yeah, clearly the book was licenced given it ... a ropey version of The Rats in 1982 too.[/QUOTE ... the game, not a Betamax video. The film version of The Rats ... it at all. The game uses the book cover. It ...
    redballoon redballoon February 2015 Games
  • Top 5 movie based gamesthis is the next instalment in my series following on from top 5 shoot 'em ups. Hope you enjoy. [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhj4R6WZyZI"]h…

    ... with the game, not a Betamax video. The film version of The Rats from ... with it at all. The game uses the book cover. It's ...
    Aliens (Even better than the movie for me.)
    Batman ... br /> Predator (Just for having the key scenes represented.)
    [ ...
    Graz Graz February 2015 Games
  • Top 5 movie based gamesthis is the next instalment in my series following on from top 5 shoot 'em ups. Hope you enjoy. [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhj4R6WZyZI"]h…

    [QUOTE=redballoon;817511]The film version of The Rats from 82 was called "Deadly ... with it at all. The game uses the book cover. It's ... has nothing to do with the James Herbert novel.

    the film adaptation of [I]The Rats[/I], or, in fact, the book ...
    joefish joefish February 2015 Games
  • Top 5 movie based gamesthis is the next instalment in my series following on from top 5 shoot 'em ups. Hope you enjoy. [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhj4R6WZyZI"]h…

    ... a film. And although [I]The Fog[/I] is also a ... has nothing to do with the James Herbert novel.

    the film adaptation of [I]The Rats[/I], or, in fact, the book ...
    redballoon redballoon February 2015 Games
  • Top 5 movie based gamesthis is the next instalment in my series following on from top 5 shoot 'em ups. Hope you enjoy. [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhj4R6WZyZI"]h…

    ... been Hobbit and Rats movies as you suggested the software houses would ... the movies, since that evidently wasn't the case.

    Fwiw, The Rats ... was the title here for the movie ...
    Antiriad2097 Antiriad2097 February 2015 Games
  • 1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.

    ... Ltd[/COLOR]
    [B]The Rats[/B] feels like a horror ... was a mediocre movie, while The Rats is a nice strategy/adventure ... where the source of the game, a novel, is more clear. The Rats manage ... to rip through the page/monitor and ...
    WhenIWasCruel WhenIWasCruel February 2015 Games
  • The Adv. Game I'm Ridiculously Trying To Play Part 1Ok, from now on from time to time I will start playing some adventure games and I will keep a "journal" in the forum about my progression, or, more p…

    Nice game. I don't want to cheat, but I can't get pass the rats, open the drawer or get in the bathroom !
    Moriarty Moriarty August 2015 Games
  • The Adv. Game I'm Ridiculously Trying To Play Part 1Ok, from now on from time to time I will start playing some adventure games and I will keep a "journal" in the forum about my progression, or, more p…

    Ok, I've opened the drawer, sorted out the beggar, and the rats, and am inside the mechanical mole !
    Moriarty Moriarty August 2015 Games
  • The Adv. Game I'm Ridiculously Trying To Play Part 1Ok, from now on from time to time I will start playing some adventure games and I will keep a "journal" in the forum about my progression, or, more p…

    ...I have to admit that I gave up after being eaten by the rats...!
    Morkin Morkin August 2015 Games
  • Improving on perfection - Suggestions on making great games better!?Penetrator - different button for fire as opposed to move forward Ant Attack - just one grenade button Deathchase - time limit on each level Manic…

    ... years later at being on the very brink of finishing it ... quote]
    Yep, parrots are the worst, as they can appear ... on lifts, unlike the rats.

    I remember the feeling of dread ... commiting suicide by falling off the edge...

    A ...
    Mousey Mousey January 2016 Games
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