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.
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 😀
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.
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 :-)
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.
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 :)
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.
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 👍
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. :)
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.
Great list but personally I would have put at least one of the Dizzy series in there. And if you're' gonna put Robocop in, then I think Batman The Movie should also be included.
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.
@@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.
My Top 5 5 Arcadia 4 Jetpac 3 Lords of Midnight 2 Football Manager (yes it's simple but I played it so much and don't even like football) 1 Manic Miner
I just bought my first Speccy 48kb (rubber keys). I am thinking to add a 128kb expansion (external) ram. Is it worth it. Are there great games that render the expansion a must?
I would say 128k is worth it, for all the extra bells and whistles. I would also recommend a USB card reader that will allow you to download, store and play every game. Loading from tape can get a bit tedious.
I never owned a spectrum, I owned a Commodore 64, but I definitely agree that both chuckle egg and manic miner are still classics having been ported over from the spectrum. Great games!!
I don’t get how it’s a top ten list when in between each ranking there’s other titles introduced. So, between 8 and 9, five games are given a nod; surely that means one of those five should be at 9. Unless those five are at 8.2, 8.4, 8.6 etc . . . not seen that system used before though. It’s no big deal but it just made the list of ten totally moot for me. It’s more like a random pick of ten games out of the top 40ish. 🤔
As I explained in the vid, it’s just my random thought process. There was no planning. It was how I selected in my head which games got the slot. It appears to have gone down quite well and I noticed nobody else has tried it this way. It was just me, sitting on my favourite armchair thinking about the best games I could think of for each countdown. Crazy I know, but that’s me 😊
Amazing time, only you and spectrum all time, day and night .Eduro Racer, Elit, Dizzy, Saboteur, Iron Man of course Big Nose in usa, many other, nothing best in the whole word invented
No Dizzy / Bubble Bobble / Commando / A.T.V. / Astemex / R-Type / A.M.C. / some 3D things ? Some modern strategies like Last Battle / Sim City ? Silly list. I like Tetris 😂 I mentioned only one modern game in that list - Last Battle FYI, but that’s related to genre, not platform… Robocop - as well is superb implementation… almost forgot
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.
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.
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!
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
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 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.
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.
For all the kids out there. Just remember all these games were created using 48KB of memory!!!!! Let that sink in....48 KILO BYTES!! 48 KB now is probably worth a roll of toilet paper!
GOOD, but a top TEN for ZXSPECTRUM is impossible, too much great games, for me the zx spectrum has the more great library of videogames of 8bit computers.
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 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.
Great list 😊 👏 My Top 10 (Not inc your picks from list) Ghost n Goblins Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Wonder boy Golden Axe Commando Ninja Scooter Simulator Yie Ar Kung-Fu Short Circuit Ninja Massacre Jason's Gem Rocky Horror Show Agent X 2
I was an Amstrad owner who hated the Spectrum's colour palette. It always surprized me that more games didn't follow Robocop's graphical style of monochrome main window and colour in the HUD. It looks so much cleaner and easier on the eye.
Surprised you missed Bruce Lee, airwolf and commando out on that list. 😀 My childhood , apart from star wars and rock music was the zx spectrum. I loved it All my mates had one. Awesome times. I’ll subscribe if you do a walk through of saboteur 2 😀👍🏻🏴
For me personally, not a fan of doing these top ten lists, but people seem to like them. Too stressful. Those mentioned apart from Airwolf would definitely make my top 20. Thx for stopping by and leaving a comment ;-)
You’re right, top ten-50 lists are too stressful. 🙃 I did a top 50 in the comment section of another gamer and still having reply’s a year later. 😂 Loved the spectrum especially having fond memories of when Sinclair user type magazine was giving away a game every month. I was able to get titles that were around a year old for a couple of quid where as they were 7.99-9.99 new. Too expensive for a 14 yr old. But ideal when you can get them for just a couple of quid. The most frustrating game was army moves. I’ve never seen anyone complete that. Loved commando, flying shark, dizzy, spell bound, saboteur.... far too many to mention. Keep up the gaming. 😄👍🏻🏴
@@ollyf5088 oh mate. Plenty of hand grenades and full auto that was the key. Shame the levels after 9 I think we’re on a loop only harder and quicker. I think I got the levels up into the 20s 😎 Played it for hours fond memories my friend 😀👍🏻
Constructive criticism time.... Instead of showing games and saying "this is not my number xxx" why not do a Top 50? It's not your number 7 and wasn't in the top 10 - so it wouldn't be your number 7 anyway... and finally... You did overuse one word ... it's a SPECTRUM - not a SPECCY! AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHH! Interesting choices though.
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.
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 👍
How do you make a top list. Too difficult beyond words. The 5 main games I play on Speccy are prob Jetpac, Commando, Raid Over Moscow, Bruce Lee and Pssst. Then I think about Scuba Dive, Exploding Fist etc, etc.... and I feel like a fraud, lol.
Robin Of Sherwood, The Hobbit, Sabrewulfe, Deathchase, Wheelie, Mugsy ! Dictator and Exploding Fist, Chuckie Egg, Ant Attack definitely. Manic Miner is crap compared to later games like Tir Na Nog or Alchemist, also think most of these obscure, badly rendered racing games are in no way that good undeserving of top ten inclusion...
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
Great list but I personally think Target Renegade was a much better game than Renegade. Also a couple of games I loved on the spectrum that never seem to get mentioned by anyone are "Striker" by cult games and "new wheels John" by Automata. Played both of those to death
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
Laser Squad would be my #1. I've been wishing for it to come to modern day consoles. I'd only want a simple conversion with upto date graphics. I don't want all the overcomplicated bells and whistles that the x-com games bring. Just a straightforward, loyal conversion!😢
Cool list.. Here's another idea.. what are your top 5 favorite 80's computers? Mine are the Speccy, BBC Micro, Amstrad, Atari 400/800, and Apple //e..... I'm not a big fan of the C64 or Amiga (that might be sacrilage but oh well lol).... The 3 that are the most nostalgic and memorable for me are Speccy, BBC Micro, and Apple //e..
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.
Asteroids Scramble Arkanoid Uridium Chronos Xevious Nemesis Zynaps Xenon Terra Cresta R-Type... Silkworm Saint Dragon... Not mentioned in this video? but great games... ...The list could go on.. ....there were.so many good games on the Zx Spectrum 'The Hobbit' ...? 'Gauntlet'... 'Knight Lore'....?
Antstream arcade, just released on xbox, has a bundle of speccy games. Theyve got manic miner but im hoping they add jet set willy. Matchday 2 would be nice to relive... I remember on easy or normal i put 8 past the a.i but on hard i usually won only 1 to 0
That was a great game for its time. I have wonderful memories of playing World Cup by Artic, Track Suit Manager, Football Manager 2 and Emlyn Hughes International Soccer.
run the gauntlet rastan salamanader rambo 3 rana rama nigel mansell's grand prix swiv total eclipse turbo esprit exploding fist super off road wec le mans bobsleigh continental circus super hang on stunt car racer chase hq match day 2 rex spellbound spy vs spy saboteur laser squad green beret flying shark target renegade myth starquake head over heels thrust cybernoid light force deathchase hudson hawk rainbow islands rodland bubble bobble jack 2 renegade operation wolf robocop double dragon 3 dun darach exolon cobra buggy boy bounty bob strikes back jetpac jet set willy chuckie egg ant attack manic miner
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,!
Ha! Manic Miner was the first game I ever played on a home computer... and it was very frustrating, but back then, available games could be counted on fingers. ;-)
I would never be able to sort games from 10tth to 1st, they would just be the top 10 games in no special order, also because I've seen many good games on TH-cam that I never played as a kid, so my top 10 would be limited to those I actually played and it would be laughable at best. Good thing now I can experience them all on real hardware with DivMMC's instant loading, because who has the time nowadays to wait 5 minutes for a game to load?
I’ve loaded up a few games just to see if it’s as bad as I remember, I was. I’m with you, if old tech and new tech can speed up delivery of the experience, I’m all in.
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.
What about Shinobi, the best arcade conversion on the ZX. Ghouls'n'Ghosts, Silkworm, Quazatron, Nebulus, Hades Nebula. Sport of Kings, Back to Skool, Bruce Lee, ThunderCats, and Try tir na nog.
That’s a good list of games there. In fact I’d have been happy with just those games alone. I never knew Shinobi was considered such a great arcade conversion on the humble Speccy? Just scouring the internet, it has an average mag score of 69.80%. I will need to revisit. Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts, Silkworm, Bruce Lee and Tir na nog would probably make the list on a different day, so many great games on the Speccy, it really is difficult to do a list like this.
@@johnhamill7358 oh okay, it’s all opinions at the end of the day. I’m personally not for or against it. I wouldn’t know what game to take out to add it in. Maybe it would feature in a top 20 👍🏻
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 🤣
That’s a brilliant game! I wish they’d remake it. Apparently inspired by Paradroid, I have both on my C64DTV. I like the plot, hunt down the bad guys, but requires a high degree of strategy.
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
Great list and choices plus a couple I've not played. Cheers
Glad you enjoyed it.
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
So good to see Manic Miner top the list. A fabulous game for the ages and still so playable
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 😀
Just discovered your channel fantastic content the sights and sounds of my childhood come to life.
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
Ah the nostalgia...back when games were original, playable, fun, affordable and made by people who cared.
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 :-)
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.
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 👍🏻
Man, so many awesome games on Zx Spectrum in just 48k memory.
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.
I love the way you talk with passion.
Lovely thanks ☺️
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
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 😉
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!
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. :)
ATV Simulator. Absolutely brilliant! Should've been in there
Great game, codemasters from memory
@@ClassicReplay yep Codemasters. They did some excellent games. Dizzy, BMX Simulator etc
@@PlattLineker2Pen bmx simulator felt perfect to me
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 👍
of course there is so many more brilliant Speccy games to add to your list, but somehow I agree with your selection.
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Manic miner was an absolute beast of a game. Great too 10 that. Another great game I always loved was Raid of Moscow
Both great! It was always difficult getting all your planes out of the hanger 🤣
I loved the rubber buttons.
Rubber love 🥰
Fantastic video and some really tremendous games mentioned! We need a longer list! You earn't yourself a subscriber.
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Great list but personally I would have put at least one of the Dizzy series in there. And if you're' gonna put Robocop in, then I think Batman The Movie should also be included.
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.
OPERATION WOLF, ENDURO RACER and GAUNTLET were epic on the 48k dude
Me and my mates used to play Nigel Mansell on full race distance. Must have 1000 hours on that game!!!
Was that the Martech version or Gremlin? Both good games for the time.
@@ClassicReplay it was the Martech one, I believe.
@jekylthorn8969 I’m remember that one being very technical for an 8bit title. Good game, very fast 💨
My Top 5
5 Arcadia
4 Jetpac
3 Lords of Midnight
2 Football Manager (yes it's simple but I played it so much and don't even like football)
1 Manic Miner
Brilliant list 😊 Loved Football Manager 2 as well. You can edit the teams in notepad and update all the names to modern day footy player.
I just bought my first Speccy 48kb (rubber keys). I am thinking to add a 128kb expansion (external) ram. Is it worth it. Are there great games that render the expansion a must?
I would say 128k is worth it, for all the extra bells and whistles. I would also recommend a USB card reader that will allow you to download, store and play every game. Loading from tape can get a bit tedious.
I totally agree with your commentary. Turbo esprit does not quite make the top ten even though it WAS the beginning of GTA!!
I just tried to explain my personal feelings through a highly subjective nostalgic monocle. My opinion will completely change next week 😊
I never owned a spectrum, I owned a Commodore 64, but I definitely agree that both chuckle egg and manic miner are still classics having been ported over from the spectrum. Great games!!
C64 was awesome. Still remember Turbo Outrun. Totally agree about those games!
Chaos and lords of chaos, loved though games
I don’t get how it’s a top ten list when in between each ranking there’s other titles introduced. So, between 8 and 9, five games are given a nod; surely that means one of those five should be at 9. Unless those five are at 8.2, 8.4, 8.6 etc . . . not seen that system used before though. It’s no big deal but it just made the list of ten totally moot for me. It’s more like a random pick of ten games out of the top 40ish. 🤔
As I explained in the vid, it’s just my random thought process. There was no planning. It was how I selected in my head which games got the slot. It appears to have gone down quite well and I noticed nobody else has tried it this way. It was just me, sitting on my favourite armchair thinking about the best games I could think of for each countdown. Crazy I know, but that’s me 😊
Did you ever play Odd job Eddie? Basically a manic miner clone, but better in my opinion.
I think so, but nothing beats Miner Willy for me 🤣
Very nice list games, so Sidewize is missing, I guess....
Sidewize isn’t a great game imho, so interested to hear more…
I think you forgot a zero in the title lol.. nice Top 100 Speccy games 👍
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Renegade better for me in past time also! Twin Turbo simulator my first game in 1993)
Do you mean Twin Turbo V8?
@@ClassicReplay yeah)
THE BEST WAY TO DO A TOP TEN EVER! cramming it with honourable mentions inbetween each number is not only effective it is genius :)
You’re too kind. Great feedback though, you’ve actually spurred me on to do more like this. Please share this video.
The only 2 Spectrum games I completed were Fire Lord and Starquake. Still can't finish Wizards Lair.
Bloody hell! That’s two of the hardest from memory. Good skills 👍🏻
1. Elite
2. Sir Fred
3. Pyjamarama
4. Dynamite Dan
Lets face it the Speccy was crap but i spent so many hours playing it and its captured so many memories.
So your definition of crap is something you loved and held many good memories 🤣
@@ClassicReplay You can have a crap car but have fond memories of being in that car, think about it. 🤣
I think you missed Exolon as no1 and Sidewize/ crosswize?
Loved Exolon, but not sure about number one 🤔
Manic Miner yes! Ultimate Play the Game Atic Atac!
renegade was my first co op game with friends....
Amazing time, only you and spectrum all time, day and night .Eduro Racer, Elit, Dizzy, Saboteur, Iron Man of course Big Nose in usa, many other, nothing best in the whole word invented
Who needs a PS5 & Xboxy…..
I stopped at PS4 😢
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!
No Dizzy / Bubble Bobble / Commando / A.T.V. / Astemex / R-Type / A.M.C. / some 3D things ?
Some modern strategies like Last Battle / Sim City ?
Silly list. I like Tetris 😂
I mentioned only one modern game in that list - Last Battle FYI, but that’s related to genre, not platform…
Robocop - as well is superb implementation… almost forgot
@Levor85 your list, your opinion 🤷🏻♂️ my list, my opinion. Some good games there though, not sure the point you were making though.
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.
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.
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!
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
Chaos was an amazingly addictive game. I loved it.
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 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
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!
Skool Daze is one of my favourites. A bit weird, but fun, and funny.
Yes, brilliant game, I would love to play it today in a Minecraft or Lego style game. I bet someone has already done it
For all the kids out there. Just remember all these games were created using 48KB of memory!!!!! Let that sink in....48 KILO BYTES!! 48 KB now is probably worth a roll of toilet paper!
That wouldn’t last five mins in our house 🤣🤣🤣🤣
GOOD, but a top TEN for ZXSPECTRUM is impossible, too much great games, for me the zx spectrum has the more great library of videogames of 8bit computers.
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 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.
Great list 😊 👏
My Top 10 (Not inc your picks from list)
Ghost n Goblins
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles
Wonder boy
Golden Axe
Commando
Ninja Scooter Simulator
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Short Circuit
Ninja Massacre
Jason's Gem
Rocky Horror Show
Agent X 2
Good list. I thought Narc was an excellent arcade conversion, played awesome, 2 player too!
Yes mate, brilliant conversion
I was an Amstrad owner who hated the Spectrum's colour palette. It always surprized me that more games didn't follow Robocop's graphical style of monochrome main window and colour in the HUD. It looks so much cleaner and easier on the eye.
I didn’t mind Speccy ports that were optimised for speed, but mode 0 any day of the week and twice on Sunday
Surprised you missed Bruce Lee, airwolf and commando out on that list. 😀
My childhood , apart from star wars and rock music was the zx spectrum. I loved it
All my mates had one. Awesome times. I’ll subscribe if you do a walk through of saboteur 2 😀👍🏻🏴
For me personally, not a fan of doing these top ten lists, but people seem to like them. Too stressful. Those mentioned apart from Airwolf would definitely make my top 20. Thx for stopping by and leaving a comment ;-)
You’re right, top ten-50 lists are too stressful. 🙃
I did a top 50 in the comment section of another gamer and still having reply’s a year later. 😂
Loved the spectrum especially having fond memories of when Sinclair user type magazine was giving away a game every month.
I was able to get titles that were around a year old for a couple of quid where as they were 7.99-9.99 new.
Too expensive for a 14 yr old. But ideal when you can get them for just a couple of quid.
The most frustrating game was army moves. I’ve never seen anyone complete that.
Loved commando, flying shark, dizzy, spell bound, saboteur.... far too many to mention.
Keep up the gaming. 😄👍🏻🏴
Commando. That bit at the end of level one when the doors opened and the whole army seemed to stream out. Still sets my nerves on edge :E
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 yes, brilliant for the time
@@ollyf5088 oh mate. Plenty of hand grenades and full auto that was the key.
Shame the levels after 9 I think we’re on a loop only harder and quicker.
I think I got the levels up into the 20s 😎
Played it for hours fond memories my friend 😀👍🏻
Constructive criticism time....
Instead of showing games and saying "this is not my number xxx" why not do a Top 50? It's not your number 7 and wasn't in the top 10 - so it wouldn't be your number 7 anyway...
and finally... You did overuse one word ... it's a SPECTRUM - not a SPECCY! AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHH! Interesting choices though.
Thanks for the feedback 👍🏻 people for the most part appear to like it and I’ve had some amazing comments. But I will take on board.
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 🤯
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!
Good idea to add the 'almost made its' before getting to the actual #10, etc. :) Good reviews. ♥
chuckie egg, booty and skool daze
Chaos 👍. The game for 2 to 8 players, now available on the pc its called Chaos groove.
How do you make a top list. Too difficult beyond words. The 5 main games I play on Speccy are prob Jetpac, Commando, Raid Over Moscow, Bruce Lee and Pssst. Then I think about Scuba Dive, Exploding Fist etc, etc.... and I feel like a fraud, lol.
It’s all highly subjective and probably a fool’s errand
Robin Of Sherwood, The Hobbit, Sabrewulfe, Deathchase, Wheelie, Mugsy ! Dictator and Exploding Fist, Chuckie Egg, Ant Attack definitely. Manic Miner is crap compared to later games like Tir Na Nog or Alchemist, also think most of these obscure, badly rendered racing games are in no way that good undeserving of top ten inclusion...
+Francis Maxino You have to love opinions, would be boring if we all liked the same things. Manic Miner is crap compared… Oh boy!
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
1. Speed NFL (on Steam)
2. Green Beret
3. Basketball
4. Commando
5. Manic Miner
6. Football Manager
7. Saboteur
8. Sabre Wulf
9. Match Day
10. Galaxians
I've not played Speed NFL, but the others are great. Thanks
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 😊
Manic Miner was the main reason to purchase the speccy! Great list
Mathew Smith ahead of his time. Thanks for watching 👍
Great list but I personally think Target Renegade was a much better game than Renegade. Also a couple of games I loved on the spectrum that never seem to get mentioned by anyone are "Striker" by cult games and "new wheels John" by Automata. Played both of those to death
I think I know what you mean about Target Renegade. Back in the day I was just over the moon to have owned two great beat ‘em ups.
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
Laser Squad would be my #1. I've been wishing for it to come to modern day consoles. I'd only want a simple conversion with upto date graphics. I don't want all the overcomplicated bells and whistles that the x-com games bring. Just a straightforward, loyal conversion!😢
Amen to that!
Cool list.. Here's another idea.. what are your top 5 favorite 80's computers? Mine are the Speccy, BBC Micro, Amstrad, Atari 400/800, and Apple //e..... I'm not a big fan of the C64 or Amiga (that might be sacrilage but oh well lol).... The 3 that are the most nostalgic and memorable for me are Speccy, BBC Micro, and Apple //e..
For me in this order: Amstrad, Atari 800XL, ZX Spectrum, C64, MSX, then Atari ST and Amiga 500 tied.
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 😉
Good games mentioned, auf wiedersehen Monty, knightlore and commando would have been in mine
Asteroids
Scramble
Arkanoid
Uridium
Chronos
Xevious
Nemesis
Zynaps
Xenon
Terra Cresta
R-Type...
Silkworm
Saint Dragon...
Not mentioned in this video? but great games...
...The list could go on.. ....there were.so many good games on the Zx Spectrum
'The Hobbit' ...?
'Gauntlet'...
'Knight Lore'....?
Oh god yeah. On and on and ariston.
Antstream arcade, just released on xbox, has a bundle of speccy games. Theyve got manic miner but im hoping they add jet set willy. Matchday 2 would be nice to relive... I remember on easy or normal i put 8 past the a.i but on hard i usually won only 1 to 0
That was a great game for its time. I have wonderful memories of playing World Cup by Artic, Track Suit Manager, Football Manager 2 and Emlyn Hughes International Soccer.
run the gauntlet
rastan
salamanader
rambo 3
rana rama
nigel mansell's grand prix
swiv
total eclipse
turbo esprit
exploding fist
super off road
wec le mans
bobsleigh
continental circus
super hang on
stunt car racer
chase hq
match day 2
rex
spellbound
spy vs spy
saboteur
laser squad
green beret
flying shark
target renegade
myth
starquake
head over heels
thrust
cybernoid
light force
deathchase
hudson hawk
rainbow islands
rodland
bubble bobble
jack 2
renegade
operation wolf
robocop
double dragon 3
dun darach
exolon
cobra
buggy boy
bounty bob strikes back
jetpac
jet set willy
chuckie egg
ant attack
manic miner
That’s an awesome list of games 👍
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!
Ha! Manic Miner was the first game I ever played on a home computer... and it was very frustrating, but back then, available games could be counted on fingers. ;-)
Your first game ever! That’s one of the best ever on the ZX spectrum. Way to go
I would never be able to sort games from 10tth to 1st, they would just be the top 10 games in no special order, also because I've seen many good games on TH-cam that I never played as a kid, so my top 10 would be limited to those I actually played and it would be laughable at best. Good thing now I can experience them all on real hardware with DivMMC's instant loading, because who has the time nowadays to wait 5 minutes for a game to load?
I’ve loaded up a few games just to see if it’s as bad as I remember, I was. I’m with you, if old tech and new tech can speed up delivery of the experience, I’m all in.
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! 👍
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.
What about Shinobi, the best arcade conversion on the ZX. Ghouls'n'Ghosts, Silkworm, Quazatron, Nebulus, Hades Nebula. Sport of Kings, Back to Skool, Bruce Lee, ThunderCats, and Try tir na nog.
That’s a good list of games there. In fact I’d have been happy with just those games alone. I never knew Shinobi was considered such a great arcade conversion on the humble Speccy? Just scouring the internet, it has an average mag score of 69.80%. I will need to revisit. Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts, Silkworm, Bruce Lee and Tir na nog would probably make the list on a different day, so many great games on the Speccy, it really is difficult to do a list like this.
@@ClassicReplay Sorry no Shinobi was very highly rated in mags in the 80's.
@@johnhamill7358 are you thinking of the right game? www.mobygames.com/game/zx-spectrum/shinobi/mobyrank
@@ClassicReplay kids in the playground liked it, and mags at the time. My fav on the ZX
@@johnhamill7358 oh okay, it’s all opinions at the end of the day. I’m personally not for or against it. I wouldn’t know what game to take out to add it in. Maybe it would feature in a top 20 👍🏻
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.
I had laser squad on the Amiga … one of my favourite games for sure
Has to be one of the best ever!
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 🤣
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 😊
Unusually I agree with nearly all the selections but Ranarama is the one I still come back to.
That’s a brilliant game! I wish they’d remake it. Apparently inspired by Paradroid, I have both on my C64DTV. I like the plot, hunt down the bad guys, but requires a high degree of strategy.
Saber Wulf, Moonpatrol , Tapper..among others.
Great choices
I agree with renegade , but you forgot
1 . Wdw2
2. Quazatron
3. Mat2
4. Nether earth
5. Golden axe
WDW2 is brilliant! But was it better than Commando?
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.