Top 50 PERSONAL FAVOURITE ZX Spectrum Games of all time ‎

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2023
  • This is a list of what I believe to be the best Sinclair ZX Spectrum games of all time, in fact I could have succeeded 50 and continued but had to stop somewhere! Let is know of your favourite ZX Spectrum games in the comments section.
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  • @JustJamie1983
    @JustJamie1983  3 місяці тому

    Fancy supporting the channel? Anything helps 😊
    paypal.com/paypalme/justjamie1983

    • @luisonl1563
      @luisonl1563 2 місяці тому +1

      ey mate, really you never played any spanish game? game over , navy moves, after the war, RAM, AMC, goody, livingston supongo, abadia del crimen, etc etc.????
      also remember, in english games like a great scape, where time stood still, BRUCE LEE, hypersports, any soccer game as , match day 2...
      maybe you done, cause was your personal list about all the games than you played, but i dont need to play a game to know its a top game, for example, i never play the SENTINEL in zx, but its top game, never played terra cresta, but the same.
      nice video

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  2 місяці тому

      @luisonl1563 thanks. My focus wasn't to copy other people's top lists.

  • @Chobbito
    @Chobbito 8 місяців тому +8

    This was a great reminder that I had a wonderful childhood as I had about 85% of these. Thanks for a great video

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  8 місяців тому +3

      No probs. Childhoods was much simpler back then compared with the complexities of today's.

    • @cocktailzombie
      @cocktailzombie 8 місяців тому

      ​@@JustJamie1983thats for sure, i would love to go back and spend a few months in 1985. Who would have thought back then that the world in 2023 would be so crazy. And we still dont have flying cars or hoverboards.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  8 місяців тому +1

      @cocktailzombie exactly. The world is an insane place today and that'd what makes nostaglia so needed for people who knew a better time.

    • @cocktailzombie
      @cocktailzombie 8 місяців тому +1

      @@JustJamie1983 yeah playing all the dizzy games on the amiga in retrobat unlocks memories i forgot i had and instantly takes me back. Funny in a way how back in the 80s we all looked to the future as some marvelous technological dream and here we are. Smartphones and men who think they can get pregnant is not what i imagined.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  8 місяців тому +1

      @cocktailzombie technology was a great idea. Problem is. We have used and abused it and forget that this was in fact an idea to reunite lost friends once and learn things during the infancy of UA-cam. The new generations didn't see that progression and take the Internet for granted and use it as a tool to do whatever they like.

  • @trueh
    @trueh Місяць тому +1

    This is a really good list. Happy to see someone with similar tastes to me 🙂There are some games that usually do not show in other lists and I like such as Bugy Boy, Rex, Pac-mania, Rastan, The New Zealand Story, and Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge. Not in this list that I also liked are Ikari Warriors, Mad Mix Game, Nigel Mansel, La Abadía del Crimen, The Sentinel, and Spirits.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  Місяць тому +1

      Better than seeing the generic jet set willy and manic miner thing isn't it.

  • @MOSMASTERING
    @MOSMASTERING 2 місяці тому +2

    I only played Rainbow Islands on Atari ST, but the ZX was an incredible port for the hardware!

  • @stewsretroreviews
    @stewsretroreviews 7 місяців тому

    Great games from my favourite 8-bit, I picked a top 10 on my channel, incredibly hard, as I could have chosen another 50 at least to be in it 😂
    Great content dude 👍

  • @digitizer3627
    @digitizer3627 8 місяців тому +3

    Thanks.. brings back lots of memories

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  8 місяців тому +2

      My pleasure. Truly was special times.

  • @stewsretroreviews
    @stewsretroreviews Місяць тому +1

    Some bangers in there, I can't complain here, speccy classics 👌

  • @seraphinberktold7087
    @seraphinberktold7087 Місяць тому

    All these best games lists will always have huge gaps. It's a personal perspective and thus much appreciated. 😊
    So here come my personal favourite games which are missing here:
    Ant Attack (3D with different camera angles), Dragontorc of Avalon (beats Skyrim in playability), Lords of Midnight and Doomdark's Revenge, Zynaps, Carrier Command (2D only on C64), Trap Door, Exolon, Quazatron (What is Paradroid anyway?😅), Jangler (very unknown ), Vectron (Tim Follin did an amazing 48 kB tune and the game is very demanding), Metal Man Remix, Valley of Rains, Angels, Roger the Pangolin, Penetrator (Scramble with level editor)
    Oh, there is so much more, like Rebelstar 1 and 2, Lode Runner, Stunt Car Racer, Laser Squad, Hero Quest and all those wonderful adventures like the Hobbit, ah, and Elite, of course!
    The C64 often did not get a (decent) version of many 3D games due to lack of CPU speed.
    Examples are Carrier Command (see above), Starion, Starglider 1 and 2, both Starstrike games, especially the second one with solid 3D graphics.
    There are more than 20.000 games to choose from on the ZX Spectrum, on the C64 no less, I presume.
    If we only really get to grips with the best 1 percent of that library, we are occupied for life.
    Retro gaming is so much fun!
    On any retoro platform!
    Greetings to all those Commie users, Atari XL fans, Amstrad CPC and MSX affictionados!❤

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  Місяць тому +1

      Hey, nice list. Sadly many people don't believe in personal favourites lol

  • @StCreed
    @StCreed 8 місяців тому +4

    Where is Jet Set Willy? And I really liked that WW2 bomber sim where you played a member of the crew.
    Oh, and if anyone knows the name of the game where you are in a dark mountain in semi-2D and it has 2 musical channels playing, I'd love to know it. It was apparently the first game with two music channels on the ZX Spectrum.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  8 місяців тому +1

      To be honest. I'm not overly keen on JSW and I aim to be a little more creative with my reccomendations. Most videos will mention the obvious. Although I did manage to pop Manic Miner in their.

  • @darkenergy9829
    @darkenergy9829 6 місяців тому +1

    You missed two of my favourite ones. Treasure island dizzy and Myth. Thanks for this vid it was nice to reminisce.

  • @nichttuntun3364
    @nichttuntun3364 5 місяців тому

    Great list of awesome games. I'd add Frank 'N Stein. ❤

  • @MrRjhyt
    @MrRjhyt 4 місяці тому

    I still played emulated versions of some of these. Sabre Wulf, but was also a big fan of 'Halls of the Things', and 'Android 2'. All incredible achievements when you think of the constraints of the time.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  4 місяці тому

      Emulation is quick and offers just as good job if not better than a real Speccy obviously depending on the emulators accuracy. Issue is with ZX Spectrum hardware is that it is very old now and tech dosent last forever.

  • @AmbientWalking
    @AmbientWalking 3 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for this! OMG!

  • @EnjoySynthSounds
    @EnjoySynthSounds 2 місяці тому +1

    Game 31, had some serious Marioesque platforming going on.

  • @maxheadroom22and26
    @maxheadroom22and26 5 місяців тому

    I'm biased, because i love C64 and have never played a Spectrum game yet. A bunch of games really look to be fun. Some have a great soundtrack (is that the standard Speccy soundchip?), but many have annoying sfx or music to rip your ears off. Buggy Boy is a legend on C64. This version here looks totally different with that huge buggy. Moon Strike is pretty slow, but nice music. Chase HQ looks like the C64 version (which looks nice for Spectrum, but really bad for the 64...). 11 games have a monochrome playfield which i don't mind if the game is fun. I'd prefer that to heavy colour clash.
    Nice video, as always!
    But there's one game i can't see why it should be on this list: Wonderboy. Monochrome playfield, a 5 second loop as soundtrack (not really, but almost) and not very smooth scrolling. The game itself is an okayish-nice classic, but this version isn't great, "even" for a Spectrum game. Are there people out there who like the Speccy port? Just curious...

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  5 місяців тому

      Me too. C64 fan all the way but I have admired Speccy for years now. You Should see some of the homebrew games coming out these days. No colour clash etc.

  • @boloyeung3568
    @boloyeung3568 5 місяців тому +2

    Too bad that lots of game studios are focused on PC market nowadays. ZX Spectrum still has lots of fans.

  • @robertwilson214
    @robertwilson214 3 місяці тому

    Lets be honest..around 87 we ditched it when sega master came out.

  • @reecehorner3736
    @reecehorner3736 Місяць тому

    Loved my 48k with soft key's 💕

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  Місяць тому

      Still has a thriving community today with many games still being developed.

  • @Mince1971
    @Mince1971 3 місяці тому +1

    Not sure what you were doing when everyone was playing decent spectrum games

  • @leecollison8795
    @leecollison8795 5 місяців тому

    Ps roller coaster another fav

  • @-ZloySanta-
    @-ZloySanta- 6 місяців тому +3

    From Pacmania #46 what's music track name?

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  6 місяців тому

      Hey there. I honestly have no idea. It's just game music.

    • @alanmagicpiano
      @alanmagicpiano 6 місяців тому +3

      It’s Jarre

    • @johnchaos78
      @johnchaos78 3 місяці тому

      That music is not in the game

    • @CastleKnight7
      @CastleKnight7 Місяць тому

      @@alanmagicpianoYes, Jean-Michel Jarre.

  • @apppc.celulares6808
    @apppc.celulares6808 4 місяці тому +1

    Bom dia meu amigo.
    Sou seguidor do seu canal.
    Meu nome é Roberto, sou do Brasil.
    Tenho um TK90X 48Kb.
    Você teria o jogo pra eu baixar "Ground Attack" ?

  • @mcjdubpower
    @mcjdubpower 8 місяців тому +1

    Gud vid

  • @leecollison8795
    @leecollison8795 5 місяців тому +1

    Y jetpac one ahhhhhh

  • @Lazarus404
    @Lazarus404 5 місяців тому

    I preferred Scumball to Starquake. A better game in my opinion.

  • @mcjdubpower
    @mcjdubpower 8 місяців тому +1

    ❤Dizzy

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  8 місяців тому +1

      Superb games. Did you know that an official Oliver Twins endorsed game came out a few years back?

    • @mcjdubpower
      @mcjdubpower 8 місяців тому

      @@JustJamie1983 I did not know that, I have not played a Spectrum since the 80s. Unfortunately my spectrum and Amiga had been slung out many moons ago, I am on the edge of buying an Amiga though, thanks for the vids and nostalgia.

  • @davew1234
    @davew1234 5 місяців тому

    Batty is much better than Arkanoid on the Speccy and I will die on this hill.

  • @Mucker-le6ld
    @Mucker-le6ld 3 місяці тому

    Highway Encounter, Way of the Exploding Fist, Jet Set Willy, Trans AM, The Sabateor - Please make this list again and make it correctly this time!!

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  3 місяці тому +1

      Are you serious? This is MY LIST. How about realising that everybody isn't you. And to be honest how you treat me. You must be a real lovely person.

    • @TravelWithMe38
      @TravelWithMe38 3 місяці тому

      And what makes the games you picked correct? Just because you like them? This video is Jamie’s personal favourite countdown and so what if he likes different games to you!
      You are extremely rude to make a comment telling him to make it “correct” everyone is different and sure as hell don’t need to conform to your way of thinking. If you wanna see them games in a countdown go and watch the countless other videos that all include them or better still make your own video about it and you do it “correctly”

    • @Mucker-le6ld
      @Mucker-le6ld 3 місяці тому

      @@JustJamie1983 ? Irrelevant

    • @CastleKnight7
      @CastleKnight7 Місяць тому

      It’s his personal list. How about you make yours?

  • @Nick-ov8sm
    @Nick-ov8sm 6 місяців тому

    Booty was a great game not included!!

  • @robertwilson214
    @robertwilson214 3 місяці тому

    Was hudson hawk game as bad as the film?😂

    • @blatherskite3009
      @blatherskite3009 16 днів тому +1

      Not in my opinion... It was one of those rare occasions where the game-of-the-film was arguably better than the film it was based on. It was a decent little platformer - well, it was on the Amiga, anyway. Can't speak for the Speccy version.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  16 днів тому

      Nope. The film was medicore. Game was superb.

  • @geralt_di_rivia
    @geralt_di_rivia 5 місяців тому

    Have you ever played spectrum games, instead propose stupid portings, you forgot some like: ghostbusters, spy vs spy, decathlon, kane, barbarian, the goonies, the sentinel, anyway not the 80% of yours

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  5 місяців тому +3

      Naa. I didn't forget. I just don't like those games.

    • @darrenporter1850
      @darrenporter1850 4 місяці тому

      Ghostbusters was terrible on Spectrum. Goonies? Kane?????

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  4 місяці тому

      @darrenporter1850 ?

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  4 місяці тому

      In your opinion, sure. This is my video.

    • @JustJamie1983
      @JustJamie1983  3 місяці тому

      @Mucker-le6ld dude. Leave my channel.