Aussie Ben Posted October 24, 2006 Okay, the first game I've ever played for the Spectrum was the emulated version of Jetpac from Donkey Kong 64. And it's saying something when I'm telling you that I enjoyed Jetpac waaay more than the main game. I had a go of Sabre Wulf on an emulator, but all that did was make me want to cry. Spent fifteen minutes on it, died quickly, end message: YOU ARE DEAD YOU COMPLETED 0.0000001% YOU ARE AWFUL PLAYER Moving along...can anyone reccommend any other Spectrum games that are worth playing? I loved Jetpac, it was highly addictive. Any others along that line? (It doesn't have to be Ultimate only, I'm sure other companies made good games for it too.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lechimp Posted October 24, 2006 I never played any Spectrum games except for Jetpac (for the same reasons as you), but I know that Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy, Chuckie Egg, and Monty on the Run are all big Spectrum games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenty Posted October 24, 2006 Treasure Island Dizzy, Fantasy World Dizzy etc., used to love those. Although actually the C64 and Amstrad CPC versions were better than on speccy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted October 24, 2006 I played a PC version of Skool Daze once, that was a fun game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tanukitsune Posted October 24, 2006 You know, as much of a retro fan I am, and as much as I'd want a Speccy, the simple reminder of those LOOOOOOONG tape loading times makes me cringe... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted October 24, 2006 The Hobbit for Spectrum is a shining example of quality text-based adventuring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted October 27, 2006 Ahh, my little rubber keyed ZX. Can't remember them all, buit those I do include Pteradon Attack (space invaders clone), Way of The Tiger which worked about twice but was great, and the LoTR text adventure, where we never got further than bree. Best death in that game: eat apple you cannot eat that eat table you canot do that eat Sam Sam fights you off and stabs you with his dagger you are dead. retry y/n But the best one was Saboteur. Good ninjaring fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted October 27, 2006 Way of The Tiger which worked about twice but was great A friend once left his Spectrum on for two weeks because a dodgy copy of Shinobi he had only ever loaded successfully once every dozen or so attempts. He would have left the machine on for longer, but the poor little thing eventually got too hot and fried its internals. And it never loaded anything after that... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted October 29, 2006 Check out the superb World of Spectrum: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/archive.html#top100s There's plenty to see and do, but also some Top 100 lists, too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites