Ah, happy memories. My brother and I got a Spectrum for Xmas in around 1982 but had found where my parents had hidden it so the weeks leading up to Xmas were spent rushing home from school, carefully unpacking it, playing it while my parents were both at work then carefully replacing it. We even managed to feign surprise on the big day when we unwrapped it for real!!
Magic memories. The Great Escape was a brilliant game.
I remember an issue of Crash had a pull out map of the Great Escape and I managed to progress loads thanks to that. Still never managed to finish it though. Maybe it's time to find it on an emulator and this time show it who's boss!!
I had numerous spectrums ... But did anyone have the Alan Sugar spectrum +2? It was a dark grey and was incompatable with 99% of games available ... My friend had the original light grey version which played everything mine didn't.
Used to love playing Football Director and Football Manager:) , got a picture somewhere of my brother falling asleep waiting for the spectrum to load up:D
After years & years of retro gaming with my nes, snes, mega drive and n64 I've recently bought a ZX Spectrum togther with a box of games at a car boot sale.
WHERE HAS THIS THING BEEN ALL MY LIFE! ....AWESOME!
You can play without an emulator direct from WOS site... if you have JAVA installed. Click the big black square under the "Download and play links" on the left hand side.
You can also load games from WOS site into real a ZX Spectrum. I don't know how but you can. The files are from the original tapes. The format just makes them sped-up and load in a few seconds.
As there's lots on WOS, I would either browse the changing Top 100, or try an advanced search by year to see some of the new ones as they still make them. These are a few good recent titles for example...
There are also some old games never released that authors have found and put up on the site. Also some interesting foreign games recently converted into English language - this is a good example of one...
I played these games when I was a kid, Jet Set Willy and Jumping Jack and Tranz Am et al, adored them but...
I've played them on emulators since and they are almost impossibly slow and short only their, at times, incredible difficulty, gave them any longevity.
They're gorgeous for nostalgia and have historical importance but, if you're anything less than a hard core gaming fanatic who wants to experience the archives then they're little more than a novelty
I played these games when I was a kid, Jet Set Willy and Jumping Jack and Tranz Am et al, adored them but...
I've played them on emulators since and they are almost impossibly slow and short only their, at times, incredible difficulty, gave them any longevity.
They're gorgeous for nostalgia and have historical importance but, if you're anything less than a hard core gaming fanatic who wants to experience the archives then they're little more than a novelty
Some of them are still very enjoyable (to me, anyway). Examples:-
Cookie - Imo would have made a good arcade game conversion. Precise controls, fast moving, clear graphics.
Deathchase - Simple gameplay that works well. The sensation of riding at speed through the increasingly dense forest is just as effective now as it was then.
Chuckie Egg - Still addictive! I actually prefer the Amstrad version over the Spectrum one, but they're both good.
The Pyramid - Which someone mentioned in this thread. The compulsion to battle through to the exit is still strong. Tight controls.
Laser Squad - Fun turn based tactical combat. Worth playing now, even with it's great grandchild XCOM Enemy Unknown on sale.
Arcadia - For all it's flickering graphics, this is actually a very good arcade shooter, especially when played with a 360 gamepad or whatever you have (In Spectaculator change the joystick to Fuller). It's great to finally get to play it properly.
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I remember an issue of Crash had a pull out map of the Great Escape and I managed to progress loads thanks to that. Still never managed to finish it though. Maybe it's time to find it on an emulator and this time show it who's boss!!
Kevin Toms (Football Manager)
http://kevintoms.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/kevnomonitors.jpg
http://www.fmscout.com/assets/interview-kevin-toms.jpg
Matthew Smith (Manic Miner)
http://www.iocero.com/public/event/20244_ms2.jpg
http://www.iocero.com/public/event/27_ms8.jpg
The lads from Imagine
http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/bruceworld/pics/megagame-team.jpg
Derek Brewster (Codename Mat)
http://cpcrulez.fr/im4/Derek_Brewster-1985.jpg
Spectrum's sucked. I was a Commodore 64 boy
Me too but I can't deny the Spectrum had some great games. I still play Jetpac now on emulators.
The C64 was a good games machine, too. Unfortunate that Ultimate never produced anything worthwhile for it.
You can also load games from WOS site into real a ZX Spectrum. I don't know how but you can. The files are from the original tapes. The format just makes them sped-up and load in a few seconds.
As there's lots on WOS, I would either browse the changing Top 100, or try an advanced search by year to see some of the new ones as they still make them. These are a few good recent titles for example...
Uwol, Quest for Money
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0024081
Horace in the Mystic Woods
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0025136
Subacuatic
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0023884
There are also some old games never released that authors have found and put up on the site. Also some interesting foreign games recently converted into English language - this is a good example of one...
Towdie
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005352
I've played them on emulators since and they are almost impossibly slow and short only their, at times, incredible difficulty, gave them any longevity.
They're gorgeous for nostalgia and have historical importance but, if you're anything less than a hard core gaming fanatic who wants to experience the archives then they're little more than a novelty
Some of them are still very enjoyable (to me, anyway). Examples:-
Cookie - Imo would have made a good arcade game conversion. Precise controls, fast moving, clear graphics.
Deathchase - Simple gameplay that works well. The sensation of riding at speed through the increasingly dense forest is just as effective now as it was then.
Chuckie Egg - Still addictive! I actually prefer the Amstrad version over the Spectrum one, but they're both good.
The Pyramid - Which someone mentioned in this thread. The compulsion to battle through to the exit is still strong. Tight controls.
Laser Squad - Fun turn based tactical combat. Worth playing now, even with it's great grandchild XCOM Enemy Unknown on sale.
Arcadia - For all it's flickering graphics, this is actually a very good arcade shooter, especially when played with a 360 gamepad or whatever you have (In Spectaculator change the joystick to Fuller). It's great to finally get to play it properly.
http://www.zxspectrum.net/
Warning, some things are better left to nostalgia!!!