- Manic Miner
- Jet Set Willy
- Chuckie Egg
- Jet Pac
- Skool Daze
- Horace Goes Skiing
- Daley Thompson's Decathlon
- Match Day 2
- Football Manager
There's no doubt we can name games that are better, albeit not as well known by the layman. The rub is, that these were THE GAMES the Spectrum had. You got a Spectrum, you'd be playing one or both of Matthew Smith's platformers. Just like every Mega Drive owner has played Sonic and an Italian plumber is indelibly etched into the minds of any Nintendo user.
I don't have time-travel abilities, but I'd love to send back some later games through some wormhole, which would have solidified the Spectrum's standing...
So, if you liked Manic Miner/Jet Set Willy, I'd drop off a copy of Auf Wiedersehen Monty to you, which I believe to be a stronger title.
You liked Chuckie Egg? Here's Rick Dangerous. Match Day II? Sorry, too slow, here's Emlyn Hughes International Soccer, the best football game on the Speccy.
There's a few that can't really be topped, due to circumstance. Gazumping Jet Pac is a bit troubling for the 16K owners who bought it, as you can't find a better space shoot 'em up that fits into that specification.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not ashamed of the games I've mentioned and any others that are repeatedly brought up when the Spectrum comes up in a conversation. There's a lot to be proud of.