The 15 best dust covers for retro computers, you won't believe number 6

[Jbizzel]

Now I have you attention with that thirst trap, click bait of a title, you might be thinking my intention is to have a pop at the so called 'retro' YouTube scene, but you'd be dead wrong.

Although that is a worthy topic all of its own, inexplicably it is not the theme of this thread, I simply thought of that title earlier on and thought it was too good not to use.

My actual question is this:

You can have one of each genres of game for the spectrum, and you have to put together your ultimate mix tape. Only 1 from each genre, that really shows off the spectrum to the kid next door with a c64. But also, games you really like, a desert island mix tape,.if you will.

Shmup
Car racer
Adventure
Beat em up
Puzzle
Platformer
Strategy
Simulation

Here's mine


Shmup - r-type
Car racer - chase HQ
Adventure - fantasy word Dizzy
Beat em up - robo cop
Puzzle - pipemania
Platformer - manic miner
Strategy - laser squad
Simulation - trash man

What do you this, have I nailed it? What would you change?

Ps, if you have any recommendations for retro dust covers, DM me in secret.

[Mpk]

Shmup - retype

Perhaps Sir would like to, a-ha, re-type that?

[catmeows]

Shmup - retype
Car racer - chase HQ
Adventure - fantasy word Dizzy
Beat em up - robo cop
Puzzle - pipemania
Platformer - manic miner
Strategy - laser squad
Simulation - trash man

Shmup - Commando
Car racer - Super Cars
Adventure - Castle Master
Beat em up - Target Renegade
Puzzle - XOR
Platformer - Bombjack
Strategy - Nether Earth
Simulation - Sim City

[Jbizzel]

@catmeows SimCity is superb on the spectrum!!

I love bomb jack but it's hard as nails. I play the CPC version, only because it is slow enough for me!


@Mpk done

[R-Tape]

Shmup - R-Type. Yup.
Car racer - Rally Driver, because they have probably never played a racing game like it before!
Adventure - Balachor's Revenge. It's a great adventure, completable, and has 'Spectrum' written all over it.
Beat em up - Renegade.
Puzzle - Complica DX, though there's loads to choose from in this genre.
Platformer - Manic Miner. Obvs.
Strategy - Telly Heroes. It's fun, but even more fun to not play it properly.
Simulation - ALS can only amuse for so long, so my proper choice would have to be Amusement Park. It seems more like a management game, but it's listed as a a sim.

Extras that don't fit into the genres above:

Arcade - Buzzsaw!
Text Adventure - Mirror Mirror. Ignore the CGC deception, it's a devilishly clever idea and once you 'get' it, is fair and completable.

Ps, if you have any recommendations for retro dust covers, DM me in secret.

This is too good an idea to keep secret—Brussels pâté.

[worcestersource]

Shmup - R-Type
Car racer - Chase HQ
Adventure - Where Time Stood Still
Beat em up - Target Renegade
Puzzle - Split Personalities
Platformer - Rainbow Islands
Strategy - Laser Squad
Simulation - Sim City

I think Ocean did alright out of that lot!

[Jbizzel]

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[1024MAK]

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Mark

[Timmy]

I always store my Speccy back in the box unused...

What do you mean you don't do that?

[Jbizzel]

Amusement Park. It seems more like a management game, but it's listed as a a sim.

Just noticed he's knicked the trees from cyclone!

Great list. I will be playing a few of these over the Christmas holidays.

[PeteProdge]

Shmup: Commando. Astonishing that it's coded for the Speccy by the guy who did Chuckie Egg.
Car racer: WEC Le Mans. Seems to be the fastest.
Adventure: Behind Closed Doors. Genuinely funny and a creative use of a single location setting.
Beat em up: Target Renegade. Everything that Double Dragon should have been.
Puzzle: Tetris. An obvious choice, but when it's this good, why pick anything else?
Platformer: Bubble Bobble. Simplicity and joy.
Strategy: Chaos. The best game on any platform of all time. IDST.
Simulation: I'd say ATV Simulator, but it's not really a simulator, many of the Codies' 'simulators' were misnomers. Oh, alright, Southern Belle, I know that route!

[Morkin]

Adventure - Balachor's Revenge. It's a great adventure, completable, and has 'Spectrum' written all over it.

Very kind sir, though I need to inform you that I'm running out of fivers and I'm likely to miss the Xmas post this year...

Shmup - Elite, JetPac, or Zynaps (in that order, depending on what I'm allowed to count as a shmup)
Car racer - Turbo Esprit
Adventure - The Hobbit, assuming this is text adventures. Fave adventure is Lords of Time, but the Hobbit has more randomness and so more re-playability
Beat em up - IK+, just edges out Target Renegade
Puzzle - not sure about this one, maybe Deflektor? Or El Stompo so I can get my fiver back from R-Tape
Platformer - Manic Miner, obv
Strategy - Chaos, obv
Simulation - Formula One

[RWAC]

Shmup. Midnight Resistance
Car Racer. WEC Le Mans
Adventure Lords of Midnight
Beat em up Target Renegade
Puzzle Stack Up
Platformer. Chuckie Egg
Strategy Rebelstar 2
Simulation. Sim City

[Tan Coul]

Shmup: R Type
Car Racer: Grand Prix Simulator 2
Adventure: Sabre Wulf
Beat em up: Ghosts & Goblins
Puzzle: Mined Out
Platformer: Chuckie Egg
Strategy: Rebelstar
Simulation: Advanced Pinball Simulator

[Andre Leao]

Shmup - Jetpac
Car racer - Wec Le Mans
Adventure - The Sword of Ianna
Beat em up - The Way of the Exploding Fist
Puzzle - Tetris
Platformer - Auf Wiedersehen Monty
Strategy - Laser Squad
Simulation - Formula ne (CRL)