specturm

[darren]

Re: specturm

for me it was jsw 2.
near impossible getting all the items in one life.

also the untouchables.

Well, for starters...........

Manic Miner.

Managed to get most of the way but never completed it.
I still play it occasionally, but it's still not happening.

[DemonEyeX]

Re: specturm

Which, if any, Spectrum games defeated you?

Well, for starters...........

Manic Miner.

Managed to get most of the way but never completed it.
I still play it occasionally, but it's still not happening.

[darren]

Re: specturm

there are places you can buy these consoles and games if you wanted them back again.

is the batman game the one by ocean.
there was a stage stage 3 where you to cut the balloons.

ive bought loads of games for the speccy as well as a speccy itself.

[Cartimand]

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I had a 48+, 128K and then the +3 with the 3" disk drive. Probably the most fun I've had gaming. Subsequent Amiga and PC never quite captured that sense of fun. Some of those 128K Speccy games were surprisingly complex. Amongst those I never managed to complete (but spent weeks trying) were Valhalla, Tau Ceti, Tir Na Nog and Dun Darach. Which, if any, Spectrum games defeated you?

[filmguylee]

Like everybody else, I have regrets in life, but one of the top ones up there has to be me selling my Spectrum 128k with built in cassette deck, and about 200 game tapes.

Remember the fantastic music for the Batman game (based on the Tim Burton '89 film)?

Remember the beautiful, ethereal music for Tetris?

The 'Dizzy' games by codemasters, with a cute adventurous little egg in boxing gloves?

The loading times of the tape, with the modem sound droning through the speakers, as the title screen would slowly inch by inch appear on the tv screen?

Ah, the memories!

[DemonEyeX]

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Anyone remember Go To Hell or Soft & Cuddly ?
They were gory platform games.





The box art for Soft & Cuddly is too bloody for me to post here !

[AkaB!]

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Funny I should come across this forum. Spent last week playing Rescue on a Spectrum Emulator

[PxlBld]

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The speccy years were some of my favourite gaming years. I loved Skool Daze, Back 2 Skool and Chuckie Egg, amongst others. In fact Chuckie Egg is still just as much fun nowadays.

[darren]

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funny enough i got atic atac not long back never played when i first had a speccy back in the eighties and i must say its rather good.

aother fave is alien 8.
here it is.
http://youtu.be/70pAH8zciQI

regarding jsw 2 i so often forget and misjudge how far you can fall and of course lose a life.
never ever got close to getting all the items.

in fact i never got to more than about 20 rooms.

you could even enter a code on the white screen for infinite lives but if you got caught in the right way you kept dying but yet you could never get past them.
only option turn it off.

i love atic atac now that a good game i play a lot cause the keys are always in a different place so u have to go every where pssst and jetpac also good mainc miner and jetset willy tough and still are limited to how high you can jump if ya fall off just that little higher than normal KAPOOT YA DEAD good stuff

[battyrat]

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I had a few spectrums.ZX81 right up to the 128K+.Tons of games and other programs as well.Also had a lot of add ons like printer and joystick with interface.Muct of had a good pile of programming books and mags as well.My spectrums were in the 80's my pride and joy.

[xmark1234]

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i love atic atac now that a good game i play a lot cause the keys are always in a different place so u have to go every where pssst and jetpac also good mainc miner and jetset willy tough and still are limited to how high you can jump if ya fall off just that little higher than normal KAPOOT YA DEAD good stuff

thats what i like games for the speccy are basic but very tough just how i like them mate
id never use cheats although that was the only to win a lot of them..

[darren]

Re: specturm

thats what i like games for the speccy are basic but very tough just how i like them mate
id never use cheats although that was the only to win a lot of them..

i had a speccy best computer every games was great but hard to do and still are

[maxmix]

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Happy memories indeed

[xmark1234]

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i had a speccy best computer every games was great but hard to do and still are

[maxmix]

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I "conned" my parents into buying a Spectrum for me - Great for doing homework, everyone else has one, you need it for school, etc, etc. I used to love playing Alien 8, Knight Lore, and especially "Brian Bloodaxe", how many hours did I waste "Loading", waiting, playing, loading, Waiting, Playing (Etc, Etc) Games, So easy nowadays, these kids don't know how easy they have it nowadays!!................