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R-TypeTell ya what, R-Type was an amazing bit of programming. Just re-watched the rzx of it. Stunning.:-o
... , Skooldaze, Manic Miner, Lords of Midnight, Tir Na Nog, Popeye, Turbo Esprit, Jetpac ... was good to watch that. Turbo Esprit is one which blew ... -
La Abadia Del Crimea - The definitive pollOn a scale of 1 to 10, vote on the score you think LADC deserves. Try and be honest at it while you can. ;) EDIT: This poll is effective for 2 week…
... thing to Knight Lore, Manic Miner, Skool Daze, Turbo Sprit ... If you check ... -
top 10 spectrum gamesI know its been done to death on here but give me your top 10 games here is mine. 1. Midnight Resistance 2. Space Crusade 3. Way Of The Exploding Fi…
Turbo Esprit
Thanatos
Saboteur
R-Type
Bombjack
Deathchase
The Hobbit
Hypersports
Mikie
Manic Miner -
top 10 spectrum gamesI know its been done to death on here but give me your top 10 games here is mine. 1. Midnight Resistance 2. Space Crusade 3. Way Of The Exploding Fi…
At this point in time, my ten faves are:
[I]Mugsy
Turbo Esprit
The Wild Bunch
Avalon
Starquake
Back To Skool
Rockstar Ate My Hamster
Manic Miner
Mikie
Chase HQ[/I] -
forget top 10 and top 100 .... what IS legendary status ?games that go beyond the top 100.. much like say armalyte+wizzball on c64 and rescue on fractulus on atari 8 bit... games that were good BUT basic…
... ]The Hobbit[/I]
[I]Turbo Esprit[/I]
[I]Way ... choose to ignore the monumental Manic Miner (which I don't!).
Obligatory Speccy Christmas Games Thread 2009Mainly because I can't be bothered trying to find one of the old "Best Speccy Games to play at Christmas" type threads, I thought I'd start the inevi…
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Ghosts & Goblins
Turbo Outrun - completed it at the ... before Christmas
Also Manic Miner reminds me of the run ...ZX81 more powerful than the Speccy?I have been reading ?The ZX Spectrum Book 1982 - 199x? by Andrew Rollings (thanks again, Andrew - it?s a great read!). There are some comments in the…
... I still remember Ant Attack, Manic Miner and Jetpac, all written ... in three dimensions was gobsmacking. Manic Miner had multicoloured graphics, continuous background ... The Sentinel, Darkside, Total Eclipse, Turbo Esprit, Starglider, Skooldaze, Enduro Racer ...ZX81 more powerful than the Speccy?I have been reading ?The ZX Spectrum Book 1982 - 199x? by Andrew Rollings (thanks again, Andrew - it?s a great read!). There are some comments in the…
... I still remember Ant Attack, Manic Miner and Jetpac, all written ... in three dimensions was gobsmacking. Manic Miner had multicoloured graphics, continuous background ... The Sentinel, Darkside, Total Eclipse, Turbo Esprit, Starglider, Skooldaze, Enduro Racer ...Games in the Top 20 you hardly playLooking at the top games listing theres a few games which I just hardly play, sometimes just put off on my first go or just dont like the look of the…
... /> [B]3. 8.75 (739) Manic Miner 1983 Bug-Byte Software Ltd ... />
[B] 8.72 (284) Turbo Esprit 1986 Durell Software Ltd ...Games in the Top 20 you hardly playLooking at the top games listing theres a few games which I just hardly play, sometimes just put off on my first go or just dont like the look of the…
... too boring for me
Manic Miner - never heard of it.
Turbo Esprit - still load it up ...Games in the Top 20 you hardly playLooking at the top games listing theres a few games which I just hardly play, sometimes just put off on my first go or just dont like the look of the…
... minutes, find it irritating.
Manic Miner - It's ok, never finished ... bit confused and disinterested.
Turbo Esprit - Played it a few ... .
Jet Set Willy - See Manic Miner
Way of the Exploding ...Gaming Epiphany?!?!?Not sure if this has been asked before, but, here goes. I was wondering which games people had played on what ever system and thought 'WOW now that?…
... better than arcade quality!)
Manic Miner,
[B]3D Deathchase ... [/B](unbelievable!),
[B]Turbo Esprit[/B] (staggering),
patent pending..I was reminded by this when I saw 2 games.. Jet Set Willy , the protection card was pending... and of course Ant Attack for the 3d effect... any mor…
... some things like that into Manic Miner Turbo :(
Eternal Darkness was ...game of the year awardsHave there ever been game of the year awards? If not, what are your top 3 for every year from 82 to the here, and indeed, the now!
... Hobbit[/I]
1983: [I]Manic Miner[/I]
1984: [I]Mugsy ... ]Lemmings[/I]
1992: [I]Turbo The Tortoise[/I]
I'm pretty sure [I]Turbo The Tortoise[/I] was the ...machines you've owned and favourite games on each?Just reminiscing about games of the past - speccie and beyond - and the pleasure they have brought. Here is my list of my ownership of machines and …
[B]Spectrum[/B]- Deathchase, Savage, Manic Miner, Hypersports, Turbo Esprit, Thanatos
[B ... - mariokart, Starwing, street fighter 2 turbo
Dragon 64- Name escapes ...machines you've owned and favourite games on each?Just reminiscing about games of the past - speccie and beyond - and the pleasure they have brought. Here is my list of my ownership of machines and …
...
Head Over Heels
Manic Miner
Uridium
Commando
Turbo Esprit
Rockman
Specventure ...
Jaguar XJ220
Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Great playing with ...Speccy Full-Price World Cup: Knockout Group BTop 2 games go through to Quarter Finals. Voting lasts for 4 days. Group consists of: winner of group E, winner of group F, 2 joint runners up of gr…
... 't like Chuckie Egg or Turbo Esprit.
Jetpac is an ... the other two.
Manic Miner is one of my favourite ...Speccy Full-Price World Cup: Knockout Group BTop 2 games go through to Quarter Finals. Voting lasts for 4 days. Group consists of: winner of group E, winner of group F, 2 joint runners up of gr…
Manic Miner or Turbo Esprit? Hmmm, tricky.
[B]Manic Miner[/B], please?Games that looked better on the Spectrum than other platforms?Usually when a hit game was converted from the Spectrum it got a graphical update, or at least a splash of colour. Now does anyone remember a game t…
... games.
turbo esprit.. well put that down ... things like pitstop 2, scarabaus , turbo charge , powerdrift.. driving.. BUT ... pricings.
remember manic miner heavy borrows from Bill Hogue ... 's atari game miner 2049er ;) so who ...Spectrum: The Definitive Top 10A bit of fun. Ok, so it's 100 years from now, and the Spectrum is taking it's place in a home computer hall of fame. You have to choose 10 games th…
1. Manic Miner
2. Sabre Wulf
... , should you take both [I]Manic Miner[/I] and [I]Jet Set ... much notice of it. [I]Turbo Esprit[/I] seems now to ...3D Racers...what's your favourite?I'm talking along the lines of outrun and super hang-on A personal fave is Nightmare Rally (more for the loading screen), I really wanted to like lo…
... Side-scrolling shoot-em-ups. Turbo the Tortoise, Scrappy Doo and ... of the genre. Things like Manic-Miner / Egghead are a special breed ...3D Racers...what's your favourite?I'm talking along the lines of outrun and super hang-on A personal fave is Nightmare Rally (more for the loading screen), I really wanted to like lo…
... Side-scrolling shoot-em-ups. Turbo the Tortoise, Scrappy Doo and ... of the genre. Things like Manic-Miner / Egghead are a special breed ...3D Racers...what's your favourite?I'm talking along the lines of outrun and super hang-on A personal fave is Nightmare Rally (more for the loading screen), I really wanted to like lo…
... Side-scrolling shoot-em-ups. Turbo the Tortoise, Scrappy Doo and ... of the genre. Things like Manic-Miner / Egghead are a special breed ...What would be your ideal compilation?I'm still doing the blog posts on compilations. I love looking at these, they bring back such memories of big boxes, loads of cassettes and of cours…
... have played will not include Manic Miner or Jet Set Willy, 2 ... of the Tiger - Fighter.
Turbo Esprit - Driving.
Monty on ...games i should playwhich specky games should i play and which should i miss all together
Manic Miner.
Jet Set Willy.
... Wild Bunch.
Myth.
Turbo the Tortoise.
Dizzy all ...Spectrum: The Definitive Top 10A bit of fun. Ok, so it's 100 years from now, and the Spectrum is taking it's place in a home computer hall of fame. You have to choose 10 games th…
... in:
[ 1] [B]Manic Miner[/B] [I](platform)[/I]
[ 6] [B]Turbo Esprit[/B] [I](driving)[/I ...Spectrum: The Definitive Top 10A bit of fun. Ok, so it's 100 years from now, and the Spectrum is taking it's place in a home computer hall of fame. You have to choose 10 games th…
In no order:
[LIST=1]
[*]Manic Miner
[*]MatchDay II
[*]Jet Pac
[*]Knightlore
[*]Chuckie Egg
[*]Skool Daze
[*]Head Over Heels
[*]3D Deathchase
[*]Turbo Esprit
[*]Uridium
[/LIST]Spectrum: The Definitive Top 10A bit of fun. Ok, so it's 100 years from now, and the Spectrum is taking it's place in a home computer hall of fame. You have to choose 10 games th…
... ') top 10!
1. Manic Miner
Yup, had to go ... of room to make the Turbo really count when it is ...can we all agree on a game we liked?reading some of the console mega threads, and from my own personal experience it seems that ones mans treasure is another mans poop stain. so can we…
Manic Miner? Surely everyone likes that?
< ... , Jetpac, 3D Deathchase, Atic Atac, Turbo Esprit, Batteries not Included, Batty ...can we all agree on a game we liked?reading some of the console mega threads, and from my own personal experience it seems that ones mans treasure is another mans poop stain. so can we…
[QUOTE=ewgf;524340]Manic Miner? Surely everyone likes that?
< ... , Jetpac, 3D Deathchase, Atic Atac, Turbo Esprit, Batteries not Included, Batty ... that list I only like Turbo Esprit...
but I ...
