Juan F. RamírezUridium (Hewson, 1986). Excellent conversion by Dominic Robinson from the Commodore 64 game. An exciting space shooter with 15 levels of frenetic action and one of the smoothest movement ever seen on a Spectrum. Definitely an essential shoot-em-up
Starquake (Bubble Bus, 1985). A funny adventure by Stephen J. Crow (Firelord, Uridium, Netherworld, ...) starring a cute robot that has crash landed on a rogue planet -a maze made of 512 screens- and must repair its unstable core or it will explode and destroy the galaxy. Its clever puzzles, excelent graphics and sounds, cool music and a frenetic action are clearly inspired by the best Ultimate games.
Leader Board (US Gold, 1987). Originally released for the Commodore 64 by Access Software, contains 72 holes and four courses. Three skill levels, wind effect and a variety of clubs to select. Simple to control (swing the club and hit the ball), its adictiveness makes it the best golf game for the Spectrum.
Sky Ranger (Microsphere, 1984). One of the least known games from the publishers of classics Skool Daze and Back to Skool. It is how Combat Lynx should have been: a chopper easy to control, sensible number of key controls, ... more an arcade than a simulator, always an interesting game to play
Daley Thompson's Super Test (Ocean, 1985). The sequel to the great D.T. Decathlon. This time includes some non-athletics events: Pistol shooting, cycling, spring board diving, giant slalom, rowing, ski jump, tug o'war and even football penalties! Not as good as Decathlon or Hypersports, but still highly playable and addictive
Rex Hard (Mister Chip, 1987). An intrepid explorer is searching the Golden Sun, an ancient treasure hidden in a far south american jungle through the jungle, an indian village and a pyramid (including a vulcan, secret passages and subterranean temples). The character moves in an isometric screen, Filmation 2 style, in a clumsy movement that complicates the gameplay. Modest graphics and the absence of sounds or music finish this poor game off
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El Cid (Dro Soft, 1987). Poor isometric adventure starring the epic spanish knight of the 11th century. Snatch a parchment from evil forces that try to use it to free Satan and take over the world. The main problem is a tough movement. The weird combination of keys (K, Ent, O, S and L) don't help much, the sound is poor and the game map is a boring group of road intersections. In short, this historical character should have deserved a better game
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Desperado (Topo Soft, 1987). Suitable Spectrum version of the classic arcade. A vertical shoot-em-up in which you must go through five levels infested of enemies (a western town, a river, a railroad, a prairie, ...) and a final boss at the end of every stage. It's a very addictive game with acceptable graphics and movement
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Nonamed (Dinamic, 1987). A knight apprentice face the hard challenge of escaping from the castle of an evil wizard using certain objects along a too small map. Good graphics -the usual Dinamic standards, colourful and detailed- but the main character seems small and the movement is so crude and clumsy that makes the game bloody difficult. It features a weird karate-style movement to hit enemies
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Livingstone, Supongo (Opera Soft, 1987). Take the role of Henry Morton Stanley in his historic mission of searching lost adventurer David Livingstone. You progress through an almost linear jungle, screen by screen, no scroll, full of cannibals, monkeys, piranhas, carnivorous plants and soldiery. A nice (and difficult) adventure, one of the most iconic games of the spanish software industry in the 80s
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