Spectrum Computing

Well I got the adaptor, but still no luck. Put it on both ends of the lead, but unfortunately nothing happens when try to load tape.

Thanks, will try that adaptor.

I have tried pulling the lead out at both Next end and the tape recorder end, but to no avail.

Had my Spectrum Next a few weeks and completely failed to laod any of the games, I excitedly bought from ebay, via tape recorder. Each one sort of does the red/blue then green/blue loading borders, but only briefly, never tells me what program I'm loading and nowhere near a loading screen. I'm using...

I bought the basic model and as such received my tracking e:mail late last night, so looks like the waiting is finally over. Need to rush over to Argos this and purchase a tape recorder so I can load up some games old school style.

Spectrum was my childhood computer, so has that place in my heart as my favourite. To be honest there isn’t much competition, I did upgrade to a SAM, but only really used it for playing Spectrum games, only had the one actual SAM game which was Flash Gordon. So it was just an extension of my spectru...

Well I was never put off by the graphics in Football Manager, was still engrossed in the game highlights despite the stickmen and the oversized goals.

I saw that, and thought having Elite and Dizzy in there were quite cool, definitely the two that resonated with me. I was quite surprised though at the choice of Dizzy, I’d have expected it to have been Jet Set Willy. Maybe it was to do with getting permissions to reproduce and sell the images?

I had a copy of Lords of Midnight, but as with other adventure games, I just never got into it.

For me Spy v Spy is the stand out from that list - though in saying that I am concerned I didn't actually play it, and my memories of it being good are in fact from Spy v Spy III.

Off the top of my head, Chuckie Egg is the only one of these that I can recall playing - many times may I add.

Crash just edges it over Your Sinclair for me, I had a subscription to it, while I used to just pick up copies of YS when I saw them in the Newsagent and something in the issue appealed. I had a few copies of Sinclair User, but it wasn’t anywhere as near as good. I did get the recent Crash annuals, ...

Was just me and my younger brother on the Spectrum, parents didn't touch it. Wasn't until the Internet came along many years later that my mother used a computer

Mastertronic were a huge part of my growing up with the Spectrum, those yellow cassette cases definitely invoke a huge dose of nostalgia. Several games that mean a lot to me, Future Games, must have been one of the first games I got as it does hold a special place in my Spectrum memories, even if it...

For me Commando was just ahead of Paper Boy, very close. Thinking about it, I have a hankering to have a go now. The other game I really thought about was 1942, so that completes my top 3.

1. Commando
2. Paper Boy
3. 1942

I really loved Paperboy, spent loads of time playing that, even though it was pretty repetitive, but I still got a sense of achievement every time I correctly delivered a paper or knocked a bin over, and I loved smashing windows of folk not part of my route. The other two stand outs are Bomb Jack an...

1. Enduro Racer
2. Rampage
3. Ghostbusters

When I remember Activision it is Rampage and Enduro Racer that come to mind, two great games.

I thought Batty was a brilliant game, and it is probably the spectrum game I still play the most to this day. It had the gameplay, nice graphics and great colours, all that was missing was a tune.

I though Draughts Genius was great, at the time was really impressed with the graphics and thought the music was done really well – can’t off the top of my head remember what piece of music it was that they used though.

Don't recall playing any other game from Rack-It though.

*Tumbleweed blows past* ZX Next Kickstarter Update #49, first really good news in a long time but we're all studiously ignoring it? *lone cricket* 2hr later edit: Just seems a bit odd is all. I'm quite pleased by the news, maybe others feel they have heard it all before. I don't know, but on the fi...

Well I’m sure their use of marketing and licences worked on me as there was a lot of Ocean games that I had to go out and purchase when they came out. Whereas a lot of my games collection from other software houses were more done on a whim in the shop based on price, artwork and graphics, or because...

Starting my spectrum life with a plus 2 meant I missed the first incarnation of Imagine, so to me they were always a software house of the big coin-up’s. I was completely oblivious to their early games and how they started out. I got Renegade as a free gift when I subscribed to Crash magazine, me an...

My first Spectrum was a +2, so Basic games were pretty much a thing of the past by then. But the one I did play, and play a lot was Football Manager, and thought it was a great game. I had a shot of it recently and thoroughly enjoyed it. Will definitely play it again when I get my Next and spend a b...

After a not knowing the titles in the y and z polls I’m happy to see some familiar games mentioned here. 180 and 1942 were two games I played a lot, and loved. My younger self used to think it was hilarious when the dog peed at the end of the bar in 180. I also played 720 quite a bit, though always ...

In Match Day 2 you could play either a league or cup competition, can't remember what you could play in Match Day - I should maybe go and have a game, loved them both back in the day.

No point doing this list to be honest, as it’s clearly going to won by the monumental William Wobbler :lol: I like William Wobbler. I'd add: W.A.R. by Martech Werewolves of London by Mastetronic William Wobbler by Wizard Computer Games Wolfman by CRL World Games by U.S. Gold ...but feel free to ign...