ZX Spectrum | 10 best games… ever
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ZX Spectrum | The Top 10 Games
The ZX Spectrum played host to some of the best games of the early eighties. Covering a wide range of genres. Here are my personal favourites. These are games that look at only one vital ingredient, playability. If you're new to the ZX Speccy, these are the games Classic Replay recommends you should look to play first or have in your collection.
Naturally, I haven't played every single ZX Spectrum game and these lists are always highly subjective, but I've at least tried to show much thought process and the difficulty involved with nailing a top ten.
Please note these are my personal favourites since discovering the ZX Spectrum...
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Great list and choices plus a couple I've not played. Cheers
Glad you enjoyed it.
Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy, Under Wurlde, Sabre Wulfe, Knightlore, Attic Attack, Jetpac, Pyjamarama, Wheelie
Sounds good to me. I love Jetpac
Wheelie was something else. Also shout out to Mastertronics ATV simulator!
AND BATMAN!
Chaos was an amazingly addictive game. I loved it.
So good to see Manic Miner top the list. A fabulous game for the ages and still so playable
Almost impossible to rank.. here are some of my favourites I don't think were mentioned - Sabre Wulf, Atic Atac, TLL, Harrier Attack, Wheelie, Monty Mole, Bruce Lee, Where Time Stood Still, Skool Daze, Werewolves of London and Airborne Ranger.
Great top 10 thanks. Manic Miner would definitely be in my top 3 with Jet Set Willy. One game I can't believe isn't mentioned though is Atic Atak which is probably the best Spectrum game ever! Also what about the Daley Thompson super test and decathlon? They were incredible.
I can’t recall now, but I’m sure I mentioned most of those 🧐
Loved Atic Atac; also Sabre Wulf and Nodes of Yesod
Just discovered your channel fantastic content the sights and sounds of my childhood come to life.
Can't tell you how much I enjoyed this top 10 video being an absolute huge speccy fan myself. I felt your pain trying to choose 10 game from that Stellar spectrum library is almost mission impossible. So glad you showed lots of close calls and honourable mentions. Yep brilliant vid, my fav top 10 video ever...... subbed my friend! 👍🍻
I have over recent years fallen in love with the speccy. It's truly amazing by what could be squeezed out of that humble machine to produce truly amazing games.
They still make games for it
What a memory rush! I loved seeing each and everyone of these again. There are so many more you didn't feature either, the spectrum was an incredible gaming computer.
Oh god yeah. Only scratched the surface. There’s all the new stuff as well 🤯
It is a nearly impossible task to compile a top 10 list for the ZX Spectrum, well done for attempting it 👍
Quite a few of those would feature in most peoples lists though.
Nice one!
There’s no science to it, no real thought process. It was simply, which games do I play and come back to the most. So brain dumped every game I played on screen and then figured out which are the games I come back to or play the most. This is the end result. The game that eventually wins, actually wins by a country mile, as I definitely play that more than any other game on the Speccy. In fact infinitely more 😀
Thanks for the list! I've been trying to compile a selection of good games across as many systems as I can find, and this will be a good starting point for picking out solid ZX Spectrum titles.
Manic Miner !
Yes I'd agree..deserves number 1 place.
I played a lot of these Zx Spectrum games back in the 80s
Your video has helped me remember some great games i'd forgotten about..
'Flying Shark'!
'Renegade'
'Match day 2'
'Thrust'
'Operation Wolf'
'Spellbound'
'Super Hangon'
Among others..
My list would include
'Scramble'
Terra Cresta'
'Chronos'
'Dizzy'
And maybe 'R-Type'?
...But there were a lot of good games for the Spectrum....so its really hard to do a list.
Doing any sort of list like this for the popular 8bits is so difficult. I’m amazed I came out the other side.
Nice list and like the way you kept adding in honourable mentions, made it extra interesting. So many brilliant games it'd be real tough for me to compile a top 10, leave alone a number 1.
Thanks for taking the time out to leave a comment, I really appreciate it. Also thanks for the feedback, I never know what’s working or not. If you could do me a favour and share I’d really appreciate it. I’m planning a new Speccy vid I think you might like, so keep an eye out 👍🏻
I'm a sucker for racing games so seeing Stunt Car Racer and Super Hang-On made my day. Great list, some I've not played so added to the massive list to play that I have 🎈🙌
Fantastic collection and differentiated thoughts. Thank you!
Thanks for watching 👀
Out Run, Commando, Treasure Island Dizzy, Crazy Caverns, and The Wild Bunch should have all been given a mention in my opinion. Nevertheless, a great video. Thanks!
Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner, classic games on the ZX Spectrum but my number 1 would always be Chuckie Egg. I couldn’t beat it for its playability. Thanks for the video brings back good memories. Take care John
Good choice! Classic game! Thanks for leaving a comment
You speak on my thoughts, dude!
Every game you show on this video is a hell of time that I was spend on my speccy on my early years!
Thanks for this vid, bro! You're trigger my memories and my taste of this wonderful games also!
Thanks a lot for this, dude!
Take care!
Sounds like you too, had a great childhood 👍🏻
awesome video, so much analysis about the games!! Greetings from Greece.
Glad you like them!
just found this. did the top 10 format so well with many games mentioned. top marks!
Thanks my friend. Hopefully I'll gain a sub from you ;-)
Awesome List !!!! For the commercial games back in the years... now I leave you an idea for the same video but newer ZX Spectrum Games released like year > 1999 until now. And congratulations on your video, it was a blast from the past.
Thanks for the idea! Watch this space.
Lazy jones , panzadrome , wheelie , fighter pilot , combat lynx , Tll , that's the spirit , lords of midnight , critical mass ,speccy games pre 1985 really defined the spectrum
Good idea to add the 'almost made its' before getting to the actual #10, etc. :) Good reviews. ♥
So glad you mentioned Rex. Honestly, i might go and play that right now. I loved how much the shield added to the gameplay.
Thanks for watching. Check out my other ZX Spectrum vids 👍🏻
Ah the nostalgia...back when games were original, playable, fun, affordable and made by people who cared.
We were just too spoilt with the zx spectrum and so many classics, cheers for this👍🏻
No problem 👍
A great upload, pal.
It's refreshing to see someone stick their neck out and choose a few games 'off the beaten track'.
You got them all man! Excellent choices and Great video!
Cheers mate
Thanks for all ten (give or take one or two) suggestions! Great to see an enthusiast talk about something they clearly are passionate about. :)
Cheers my friend. Please subscribe. Plenty more where that came from 😀
Here is my incomplete list of favorite zx-spectrum games:
Target Renegade, Renegade, Flying Shark, Terra Cresta, War, Slap Fight, Operation Wolf, Dragon Spirit, Green Beret, Ikari Warriors, Rex, Rick Dangerous 1 & 2, Dan Dare 1 & 3, Nebulus, Dynamite Dan 2, R-Type, Arkanoid, Arkanoid Revenge of Doh, Pacmania, Exolon, Athena, Chase HQ, Colony, Out Run, Enduro Racer, Chevy Chase, Light Force, Scooby Doo, Batty, Bombjack, Fist - The Legend Continues, Ironman Super Off Road, Scooby and Scrappy Doo, Cybernoid 1 & 2, Into Eagles Nest, Freddy Hardest, Bounder, Firefly, Robin of The Wood, Dark Fusion, International Karate +, Myth - History in The Making, Batman, Batman - The Caped Crusader, Batman The Movie, Head Over Heels, Hyper Sports, Stallone Cobra, Anarchy, Jack The Nipper 1 & 2, Dizzy series, Fairlight, Moon Cresta, Ghouls'n Ghosts, Ghosts'n Goblins, Rainbow Islands, Pang, Ms. Pac-Man, Yogi Bear, Yogi's Great Escape, Stop The Express, Last Ninja 2, Bruce Lee, Maze Mania, Rockman, The Way of Exploding Fist, Movie, Desperado, Rogue Trooper, Thunderbirds, Konami Golf, Konami Tennis, Konami Ping-Pong, The Way of Tiger, Commando, Chessmaster 2000, Cabal, Pro Mountain Bike Simulator, Sai Combat, Nether Earth, Great Gurianos, Wec Le Mans, Astro Marine Corps, Rolling Thunder, The Great Escape, Top Cat, Avenger, Barbarian, Stormlord, Hong Kong Phooey, Gryzor, Match Day 2, Operation Wolf, The Addams Family, Shadow of The Beast, Rambo 3, Rodland, Yie Ar Kung Fu, Savage, Action Force 1 & 2, Army Moves, Navy Moves, Shao Lin's Road, Combat School, Who Dares Wins 2, Plotting, Heartland, Mickey Mouse, Thundercats, Crystal Castles, Rock'n Roller, Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, The Untouchables, Saboteur 1 & 2, Nosferatu, Hydrofool, Scuba Dive, Postman Pat 2, Ninja Hamster, Spy vs Spy, Turbo the Tortoise, Potsworth & Co., Atom Ant, Cauldron 1 & 2, Hysteria, Tornado Low Level, Cyclone, HATE.
Best list ever!
Some classics from the Speccy here, love it thanks
Thanks for watching. Please share and spread the Speccy love ❤️😉👍🏻
Wonderful list. Loved seeing any attack in there. I played that a lot! Daley Thompson’s decathlon on rubber keys was something to behold. So many great memories. Thank you
Thank you for watching! I’m happy you enjoyed it.
I've just found the spectrum emulator for the Android today...Many of your games are on my top 10 list too!
This brings me so many memories that I only can share with my older brother who introduced me to the spectrum computer and later I got the amiga 500 and the later versions and ive never stopped having these systems... thank you for sharing this video and long live these games. I'm def gonna buy this spectrum computer to my daughter when she turns 5 :)
My three and six year old daughters now have their own 8bit computers in their room 😀
I think it's fair to put Manic Miner at no.1. It was so groundbreaking. I have to say Lightforce was an amazing game. The colours of the sprites and speed. I always had a thing for The Pyramid with ziggy. So iconic the shape of ziggy.
Groundbreaking? It looks like Miner 49'er on the Atari 400/800/5200 .
@@bjbell52 Well fair point. Really though the music and graphics were quite groundbreaking - if you ask me
I agree, Manic Miner was incredible
Great selection.. it's hard to make a definite top ten but three faves for me are Target Renegade, Jetpac and Enduro Racer
The 128k Speccy deserved a lot more games specifically for the 128 .. the 48 should have been the afterthought but we still got some nice extras
Ace Video, enjoyed, and lots of fun, Rock-on!!
Rock on! Glad you enjoyed it!
Manic Miner was my favourite, there are so many others, Horace goes skiing , froggy, etc those were the days ! :)
Horace 🤣 Great memories
I was not aware Sabotuer was on the iPad! awesome
I would have put head over heels #1, but wasvery interesting to see that half of this amazing games I've even never heard of! Thank youfor sharing!
Glad you enjoyed!
Utterly superb list. So many games in your list would be in my list too
Thanks mate 👍
Absolutely incredible list!!!
I always watch these style videos looking for my favourites. I'm a massive fan of 'Halls of the Things'.
I’m always looking for that game I missed. Thanks 😊
Man, so many awesome games on Zx Spectrum in just 48k memory.
Fantastic video and some really tremendous games mentioned! We need a longer list! You earn't yourself a subscriber.
Cheers 🍻 check out my other vid ua-cam.com/video/9TTAtrp-kpM/v-deo.html
Great games, great choices, thanks for the video!
Cheers my friend. You should check out my other ZX Spectrum vids 😉 thanks for watching
@@ClassicReplay will do :)
Just discovered this channel, gotta say I loved your top 10! Kudos for the great video! Gotta say tho, was kind of hoping to see either 3D StarStrike or Last Ninja 2 show up somewhere on your list, as those (along with Saboteur 2) were probably the ones that captured most of my time and imagination back when I was a kid. But at the same time, I don't think I disagree with a lot of your choices, as I have very fond memories of pretty much every game you featured :)
Looking forward to new content from you, keep up the good work!
Thank you for the video, it brought back memories. There's two great games that don't seem to get a mention. Avalon & Dragontorc.
I’ll be honest, I never managed to complete either. But definitely great games. There’s quite a few vids on UA-cam including a walkthrough that show how much content the game offered. It would definitely make my top fifty.
My friend, so many awesome titles you brought back to my mind, Head Over Heels, Myth, Saboteur, and Rex, OMG
Glad you enjoyed!
Manic Miner was the main reason to purchase the speccy! Great list
Mathew Smith ahead of his time. Thanks for watching 👍
Amazing list and amazing video
Glad you think so! I love your vids as well.
Great choices
Thoroughly enjoyed that trip down memory lane, loved robo cop back in the day but my favourites were wanted monty mole and Bruce lee lol. Great vid mate
Thanks mate! Much appreciated 👍
No Skool Daze / Back to Skool, Gauntlet, Klax, Colony? There were some brilliant games for the humble speccy. Long may we remember it and it's temperamental loading! Great list thanks for the memories,!
I remember Colony, definitely ahead of its time. All the games you mentioned were great!
Thrusta was my favorite for the longest time and at young age of 7 probably my first favorite game altogether. Then as I grew bit older Elite and JSW/MM took its spot. Thank you for invoking lots of fond memories from that time :)
Elite, JSW and MM all classics. Played the tape out of them. Thanks for watching 👍🏻
I love how you grouped all your contenders you were choosing amongst for each slot!
Thank you ☺️ I get quite a bit of stick in the comments for doing that, but I enjoyed it.
@@ClassicReplay
I don’t understand how it works.
Why is one of the contenders for number 5 not be the winner for number 6, and so on?
@aloonatronrex3472 you’ve skipped my explanation
Great reviews, & I must agree with Manic Miner & Ant Attack. I would also have to add Cyclone & Atic Atac though, can't believe they weren't mentioned.
Great video mate. I'm a commodore man but my mate had a 128 back in the day and when I stayed over loved playing robocop and many more games that have so much more playability than the 64. Just subscribed and looking forward to watching your videos 👍
Thanks for sharing
Couldn't argue with this list. Although I was a Amstrad owner, I spent a lot of time at my friends place playing on his Spectrum. Even made a make shift 'roach stopper' for his microdrive😁.
I find the two computers very similar, although the Amstrad keyboard is easier to code on. But all coding done in Winape32 these days. Check out my Amstrad vids if you haven't already, I think you might be pleasantly surprised. Plus I have a new Amstrad CPC video almost ready ;-) Thanks for leaving a comment :-)
I agree with Manic Miner at the top spot. I mainly play it when flying, it takes my mind off the turbulence. I try to complete it without losing any lives.
I don’t fly as much now, post pandemic. But I used to do the same on my PSP. Try to complete past games such as Manic Miner, Chuckie Egg, Pyjama Rama 🤣
Laser Squad, Laser Squad, Laser Squad! Brilliant. Quazatron and Elite would be on my list too :)
Laser Squad, I here you 🤣 there’s also the laser Squad expansion pack 👍 please share if you liked this vid mate
Brought back some memories:)
That’s what we like 👍
Awesome choices. :) I played some of those myself on the ZX Spectrum 48k. My favorites where the Saboteur, Rex, Renegade, Target Renegade, Cobra, Green Beret, Ikari Warriors. :)
Cheers. :)
Great to see a list (40 or so?) without any Dizzy game.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Man you just gave me flashbacks. Batman the movie was a fave of mine. Loved rastan , and loved and hated Ollie and lisa at the same time. Great list
Thanks for watching and the kind words 😊
It HAD to be Manic Miner !!! Loved it (and Jet Pack)
In the end, there can only be one. Manic Miner, created by a god!
First game I ever played on a home computer was "The Wild Bunch" on my elder sisters zx speccy & a black and white TV.
To her horror, I completed the game 1st time and shot a cowboy you were searching for....
Later got my own machine and spent so many hours playing the 16k game, Trans AM.
Happy days 👍
Tranz AM great game!
My first computer was a Speccy, and some of the old games are still playable, but some of the new Homebrew games are much better in terms of design, graphics and playability now. 40 years of experience, and no time constraints for development has helped squeeze the most out of the machine. Games like El Stompo, and Old Tower, for example holds up well against even modern games as a fun casual game. Especially with the modern multicolor graphics techniques.
New games are good, but when you consider the limited resource these guys had back in the day, no internet, making it up as they went along. Then you see Head over Heels, Rebelstar, R-Type, Elite, Manic Miner, ChaseHQ and many more. These guys were true genius.
there are so many good games i missed as a kidd.
There were over 10,000 games released for the ZX Spectrum. You’d need to dedicate your entire life to play every last one 😉
Really enjoyed the video - perhaps should have done a top 40 mate? Honourable (yes, that’s how we spell it) mentions to Back To Skool, Attic Attack and Football Manager plus an outside shout for Daley Thompson’s Decathlon. Cheers for the upload!
Cheers my friend. I’ve done a few vids on the ZX Spectrum now, try this ☺️ ZX Spectrum | Top 20 Games
ua-cam.com/video/7EH3K7TCNus/v-deo.html
Great list. Very nostalgic, I enjoyed watching the mentions that didn’t make it. The one I personally thought should have deserved a mention was “The Last Ninja 2” which I played to death!
Thanks for the feedback. I can’t personally take The Last Ninja series seriously on any other system after playing it on the C64. But you’re correct, it’s still a good game on the old Speccy.
This is a very funny video
Good to see Thrust again
Well played!
Cheers chap! Love me some Thrust 🙂
@@ClassicReplay I had an Amstrad and my friend next door had a Spectrum. I always played lots of games on the Spectrum at his house. The Spectrum was basic but competed well with the Amstrad. There so many varied games in those days I can hardly remember what it was like to play them. Games like thrust were totally brilliant. Both suffered from taking over 20 mins to load games, waiting for 20 mins to see if they loaded properly and buying brilluant looking games that were actually terrible to play. The Spectrum was out far earlier than than the Amstrad and it was a good computer actually. I have one of each now actually but I haven't set them up in ages because its so difficult and I don't know if they work or if the games are playable at all. I like Feud, Spindizzy, isometric games and the very basic top down adventure games that are hard to find on UA-cam, Dan Dare was good, Roland on the Ropes, Outrun and The Last V8. Maybe if I set up the Amstrad I'll find some good games I've forgotten about.
Thanks!
There’s lots of online options for playing Amstrad games in a browser. Same for the ZX Spectrum. You had the best of both worlds from the sounds of it 👍
Nigel Mansells grand prix often gets overlooked in lists like this...loved it and I remember spending hours and hours doing a full season once. Best f1 game on 8 bit
Which Nigel Mansell game, the one from Martech or Gremlin?
I loved Buggy Boy...Exolon or Midnight Resistance would be my Number 1...great list, thanks for sharing :)
I’m a big Buggy Boy fan as well on the Speccy. Midnight Resistance is pure class. Thanks for watching.
Still got my ZX Spectrum +2 128K in the attic. My favourite game was Rescue.
Can’t recall Rescue 🤔
Remember Marsport? By the Dun Darach team. Loved that one.
Those were the days!
Great list - some I’ve loved over the years also include: Turmoil, The Snowman, Hyperaction, Rick Dangerous, and the Joe Blades! Nice one
I loved Turmoil on the MSX. Rick Dangerous and RD2 unbelievable. Joe Blade, say no more, classics 👍🏻
A great collection of speccy games.
1. Chaos: the Battle of Wizards
2. Travel Through Time Volume One: Northern Lights (a 2021 speccy racer you must try!!)
3. Chase H.Q
4. Commando
5. Bombjack
6. Lords of Chaos
7. Match Day 2
8. Flying Shark
9. Bumpy
10. Travel With Trashman
Imo of course
Northern Lights is unbelievable for an 8bit. I personally couldn’t choose Match Day 2 over Emlyn Hughes International Soccer, plus Bumpy didn’t really appeal to me, but there were two versions of Bumpy from memory 🤔 the rest I agree 100% plus I’d add Rebelstar or Laser Squad. Great list 👍
@@ClassicReplay thanks! Two versions of Bumpy you say? I need to replay it, it was one of the few games my sister and I used to play Yes, Northern Lights is INSANE, I'm actually obsessed with it. I'm a driver anyway and as you say, simply mind blowing for the spec. I love how the story is central to what the colours are, and although the roadside detail is always the same, those incredible vistas that scroll up and the mid distance buildings on the right hand turns... wow. I'm on a mission to defeat all the stages with zero fails in one hit. I've done each section on it's own that way but not the grand tour.
The one entry I'm not sure about is Commando, and I guess Bombjack is kinda similar. I was just amazed at how well Commando performed when I replayed it recently. I played a ton of Bomb Jack for an online 'Spectrum Olympics' years ago, and the competitive environment was crazy, one guy swore he always hated Bomb Jack but had his eyes opened to how good it was during the event. If you have to go for the fuse burning bombs only for points, it's very intense.
Two versions of Bumpy though?!
As for the games you mention ,I need to try Emlyn Hughes for sure, and although obviously I'm a huge Gollop fan, I didn't get into his sci fi side until the XCOM reboot in 2012. Might give them a little try but obviousy I have the Gollop fantasy games on the list already so you'd probably just swap them out. And finally, i'm very glad Travel With Trashman didnt raise any objection, what a quirky little game which gives you a LOT of freedom to navigate the globe! I still play it to come up with some stupid routes with stopovers which don't involve any work lol Long Live the Spectrum!
I will try Jet Pac 18:31 good content keep going up 🎃💯
Good times 🥳
You are 100% correct that the Renegade spectrum version is better than the arcade! Never thought I’d ever say that a spectrum game is better than the arcade version, but there it is.
There is another 🤔
Well that took me back. Great review.
Thanks you my friend, please spread the word ;0)
This was great to see. 👍
Cheers my friend. Thanks for your kind words 👍🏻
I never played Laser Squad but saw this game somewhere else when I digged through Speccy games. The graphics are very good. Not just "for the limitations of the speccy", no they are simply good, Speccy or not.
Amazing game, special times. The Stamper brothers called the ZX Spectrum a piece of garbage. But they later grew to love it.
@@ClassicReplay it was the first computer I had access to. 256x192 pixels, individually being set or not, a universe at my fingertips. 48K memory was insane. My first own computer (GDR KC 85/2) had only 32 KB including a 16K expansion module. The speccy was limited, but had 40-bit-float with 9 significant decimal places. It was complete in itself.
Great list, played most of those. But what about Automania or Supertest or even Dechatlon, and Summer Games, The Great Escape, Where Time Stood Still....Oh my god the memories. Thank you for that, Cheers.
Love all of those, probably spent more time playing those titles than I do newer games.
Good games mentioned, auf wiedersehen Monty, knightlore and commando would have been in mine
I never had a spectrum but ill buy 1 now because they look great, I had every console but this 1 and still got them all. Interesting bit of info my wife's best friend uncle Roy owned a company called Gargoyle games and im sure they made games for this console.
This video was very fun to watch. Very well presented. It got me interested in trying some of those games. I missed some titles I loved like "saint dragon", "r-type" or "zona 0".
Thanks! I think Zona 0 was a Spanish game, but yes I remember it well. Even though these games haven’t aged well, they still play great! Too many graphic whores in this world 😜
@@ClassicReplay Yes, Zona 0 is Spanish. I am from Spain, so I guess it was more popular here. It is the best TRON bikes game that I have played. And St.Dragon, did you play it? I loved that game.
@@fmaylinch I played pretty much everything back then, especially if it was packed on a C90 🤣
@@ClassicReplay I find it fascinating that you still play some games now. My nostalgia made me look for an emulator (btw which one do you recommend?) and try some of those games. 😁
I don’t have all that much time if I’m honest. I get maybe one or two hours a week to play old games. The rest of the time I’ll spend with my daughters or we play together on the Switch, mostly Mario games. But I like the no nonsense Spectaculator for ZX Spectrum emulation.
I always had Commodore's (and an Oric!) but spent so much time on the Speccy round mates houses. Great computer and era, seriously tempted to pick one up on eBay.
Make sure to go for a 128k version so you can enjoy all the extra bells and whistles 👍
If you've never played NorthStar on the speccy, I suggest you seek it out and give it a try. What an underrated classic this is...
I will give it a try thanks! 👍
Love my Spectrum, if I did a top 10, it would be like this:- 1: Jetpac , 2: Minder , 3: Sabre Wulf , 4: Warlock of Firetop Mountain, 5: Cyclone , 6: Manic Miner, 7: Deathchase, 8: Ant Attack, 9: Jumping Jack, 10: Journey's End
I've not heard of Warlock of Firetop Mountain or Cyclone. I will check them out. Thanks
Stormlord, After the War, Arkanoid (and Batty), Beyond the Ice Palace, the list goes on and on.... Really love speccy games, the nostalgia.... 😊
Never got on with Batty, proffered Impact by Audiogenic. The rest you mentioned are brilliant
1983 £125 spent in WH Smiths. A speccy and Jetpac. Fell in love with the rubber keyed wonder.
Probably the best purchase in the world ☺️
@@ClassicReplay It was. Later I realised that the C64 had better sound etc. But as I love 3d games. 3D starstrike was my favourite, C64 was never as good.
Awesome list and happy memories. Speccy forever!!! I was hoping to see Splitting Images/Split Personalities, Deus Ex Machina, Mindshadow, Urban Upstart. Totally loved Jet Pac, Exolon, Death Chase.
Cheers mate! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 👍
Great vid. Agree with the number 1. Can't beat Manic Miner.
Funny you should say that. If I’m honest it can fluctuate between Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner. But both still provide a good challenge even today. It’s difficult in a 1980s sort of way, but I think that’s part of its charm for me. Games today, you just progress from where you left off. Such an alien concept for me. Games today hold your hand and reward you for being rubbish.
Saber Wulf, Moonpatrol , Tapper..among others.
Nice video. It was a great machine
Oh the memories had a lot of these :) also loved 'zoom' 'rebelstar 2' 'skool daze/back to skool' 'ATV simulator' and 'battle of britain' heard a few people knock chase hq 2 sci but I enjoyed it (got it with magazine subscription) I got operation wolf with the light gun as a pack with my 128k
Sounds like they were happy times. I have to strongly agree with you about ATV, what a great little 2 player game, never bettered.
To be honest If it wasn't for the specy, gameing would probably not be as popular as it is today. Despite it's obvious limitations, I like most spent hours and hours on some of these games and don't regret a second.
There was still the C64, but I know what you mean. No regrets 😉
Watching and nodding away in the pub. Thrust was awesome, but bubble bobble was definitely something else.
I started disassembling both during lockdown and found so much pain from the programmer. Messages like I hate bubble bobble.
Incidentally I found thrust has a cheat code. Google gave no results on that, so that's a win 😂
You should do a video on how you found these messages. Plus hidden game cheats. Not sure why the programmer hated Bubble Bobble though, it nearly always makes everyone’s top ten.
I grew up in the Soviet Union/Russia and ZX Spectrum was a really big thing there starting from mid-80s. Ofc it was not the original but home made versions that were assembled and sold by some crafty individuals. The games used to be almost free since there were no copyright laws and games were sold on ordinary audio cassettes with 20 different on each one. I think I played like 500 Speccy games back in the days. Personal favorites (I am not going to make a top-10 its easier for me to just range the games by type):
Best Adventure/Quest: Dizzy (all parts).
Best fighting: Target Renegade
Best racing: Chase HQ
Best RPG: HeroQuest
Best strategy: Nether Earth
Best platformer: Captain Trueno 1,2
Best arcade: Star Raiders 2
Best space shooter: R-Type
Best isometric: Knight Lore
Best FPS: Operation Wolf
Best movie adaptation: Robocop/Batman 3 (both are great cant choose 🙂)
Best game ever: Elite
P.S. There are so many more great ones I am not just going to list them all because it will be a really long list. Its simply amazing what this little computer was capable of. Cheers!
You should turn your thoughts into a video, I'd love to see how it panned out. Thanks for watching!
@@ClassicReplay Thanks for making that video. Speccy will always have a warm spot in my heart :)