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Commodore 64 snobs need not apply. Get yer ain thread!! (actually, I'll probably start one later)
The humble ZX Spectrum, an 80s microcomputer that should, on the face of it, never have worked. Awful keyboard, sound capabilities of a couple of tin cans, and horrendous colour clash when colours got within a few pixels of each other, it was a technical basket case.
But it was an amazing wee machine. And the games, oaft the games. Somehow bedroom programmers got the absolute most out of just 48k of memory and all its other limitations to produce thousands of games, many of which are still playable 40 or so years later.
So, what were YOUR five favourite games on the machine? Almost impossible to narrow it down to five, but here's my best effort.
1. Skool Daze
2. Manic Miner
3. Chuckie Egg
4. Football Manager
5. Hyper Sports
The humble ZX Spectrum, an 80s microcomputer that should, on the face of it, never have worked. Awful keyboard, sound capabilities of a couple of tin cans, and horrendous colour clash when colours got within a few pixels of each other, it was a technical basket case.
But it was an amazing wee machine. And the games, oaft the games. Somehow bedroom programmers got the absolute most out of just 48k of memory and all its other limitations to produce thousands of games, many of which are still playable 40 or so years later.
So, what were YOUR five favourite games on the machine? Almost impossible to narrow it down to five, but here's my best effort.
1. Skool Daze
2. Manic Miner
3. Chuckie Egg
4. Football Manager
5. Hyper Sports
