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Spectrum Game of the Year 1988 Jan 25, 2025

#GameoftheYear1983 #ZXSpectrum #SinclairZXSpectrum #RetroGaming #3DDesertPatrol #UncleGroucho #JumpingJack #AstroBlaster

Spectrum Game of the Year 1988 Jan 25, 2025

1983 GAME OF THE YEAR
Top two games to go through to next round

#GameoftheYear1983 #ZXSpectrum #SinclairZXSpectrum #RetroGaming

#3DDesertPatrol #UncleGroucho #JumpingJack #AstroBlaster

3D Desert Patrol

My Name is Uncle Groucho ... You Win a Fat Cigar

33.3%

Jumping Jack

66.7%

Astro Blaster

Poll ended at Jan 28, 2025 at 4:33pm.

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Spectrum Game of the Year 1988 Jan 3, 2025

#GameoftheYear1983 #ZXSpectrum #SinclairZXSpectrum #RetroGaming #QuestAdventure #Apollo11 #AstroBlaster #MissileDefence

Spectrum Game of the Year 1988 Jan 3, 2025

ROUND 2 Poll 85

Quest Adventure (Hewson Consultants)
Apollo 11 (Darkstar)
Astro Blaster (Quicksilva)
Missile Defence (Anirog Software)

1983 GAME OF THE YEAR
Top two games to go through to next round

#GameoftheYear1983 #ZXSpectrum #SinclairZXSpectrum #RetroGaming

#QuestAdventure #Apollo11 #AstroBlaster #MissileDefence

Quest Adventure

25%

Apollo 11

Astro Blaster

62.5%

Missile Defence

12.5%

Poll ended at Jan 6, 2025 at 5:31pm.

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Spectrum Game of the Year 1988 Oct 6, 2024

#GameoftheYear1983 #ZXSpectrum #SinclairZXSpectrum #RetroGaming #Arena #FlightMaster #AstroBlaster #ChopperRescue

Spectrum Game of the Year 1988 Oct 6, 2024

ROUND 1 Poll 51

Arena! (Titan Programs)
Flight Master (B.O.S. Software)
Astro Blaster (Quicksilva)
Chopper Rescue (Blaby Computer Games)

1983 GAME OF THE YEAR
Top two games to go through to next round

#GameoftheYear1983 #ZXSpectrum #SinclairZXSpectrum #RetroGaming

#Arena #FlightMaster #AstroBlaster #ChopperRescue

Arena!

27.3%

Flight Master

Astro Blaster

54.5%

Chopper Rescue

18.2%

Poll ended at Oct 9, 2024 at 11:06am.

Taylor Jessen Nov 13, 2023

Token from the Electric Animal & Screen Door Company arcade, Gambier, Ohio, circa 1982; plus the single other piece of evidence I could find that they ever existed (Kenyon Collegian, 2/3/1982, pg. 6) #AstroBlaster #Galaxian #Scramble #Kaos #SpaceInvaders #FlameOfAthens #Tempest #Defender #Stratovox #Venture #CrazyClimber #RipOff #AsteroidsDeluxe #MoonCrest #Vanguard #Stargate #Centipede #DeluxePacMan #Pleiades #Qix #Frogger #PacMan #BlackHole #Gorf #Warrior #Kick

Juan F. Ramírez Feb 7, 2023

Astro Blaster (Quicksilva, 1983). This game by John Edwards was one of the first space shooters for the Spectrum. As its instructions says, "a test to your reflex and ability", avoiding several hordes of space birds and meteor storns. A very decent shooter in 16K ideal for a quick gaming
#zxspectrum #myspectrumgameoftheday #retrogaming #astroblaster