I'm sure that's a given! Even the xenomorph in 'Alien' let Jones the cat live!

Yeah, it was just called 'Omikron' in some places. One of the Bowie songs from his 1999 album was altered to fit it. Tank controls never get tiring (oh, wait, yes they do!).

Yeah, it's one of those Spectrum games that's rarely talked about. R-type kind of overshadowed everything else in the genre on the system, but I love this one!

@retrogamerecluse yeah. R type always kicked my ass

I couldn't place 'Hired Guns' when you mentioned it. I had to Google it. It does ring a bell though - I think it was one of those games one of my mates played but I never got round to. It looks like a cross between a dungeon crawler and an isometric 3D game.

Cheers, mate! Thanks for watching 👍😃

It normally is in most cases!

@@peanutmansemporiumofrandom7472 I don't think I ever saw the movie, but the game was a decent enough little platformer - but those sentient books drove me mad like they were flying Medusa heads!

That's one I've never heard of - thanks for the tip - I've Googled it and it looks pretty good, so I'll add that to the ol' USB stick of fun poking out of the back of The Spectrum!

@@joeytrevino7809 I know what you mean. Any sort of re-release on modern hardware would be a step in the right direction

It was one I never played in the arcades, but, once I got the hang of the jumping/attacking mechanics, I really enjoyed it!

@@retrogamerecluse Yes. It takes time to get used to the control's and after its awesome. The best part is the music. Its so nice. :)

@@OriginalMasters what's your take on the burning question relating to Die Hard? Is it a 'Christmas movie' or not? 😉

Happy New Year to you too! Are you getting the new version of the Blacktron Renegade?

@retrogamerecluse not planning on it. I like the old space stuff though

And to you - hope you still have a few Lego sets to build after the Christmas countdown!

It was a classic - still holds up today - and one of the first games I played through again on the new Spectrum mini 👍

Ah, Horace - I knew him well. Who needs a plumber or a hedgehog when you have a...er... blue thing with one arm and hollow eyes?

Yikes, I wouldn't have made it past the 'Armory' without the map (that was on the back of the fold-out) instructions). I bought it at 'full price' back in the day, so I had the big box version which came with the map. I can't imagine playing it without it!

Hehe, thank you! Still trying to find an ending to an arcade shoot em up where the game-devs really put a lot of work into!

@@seraphinberktold7087 yeah, that's a new one on me. Looks like an early version of 'Snake.' I'll have to add it to the Spectrum now it's arrived 👍

Yeah, nice realistic animation for the Megadrive

It was a fun game to play! 😄

@ i was poor at that time so i never go to play this and any SM game 😢

Me too! But I couldn't resist also buying 'The Spectrum' from Retrogames.biz (my early Christmas Present!).

So I've heard - I'm currently tracking the series down on eBay 👍

Yikes, I didn't know it wasn't available on physical any more. Glad I've hung on to my copy! I'll bet prices go sky high on ebay for second hand copies now.

Thank you - cheers for watching!

Hehe, I know the feeling. I only had Megatron and Starscream back in 1984 - they took a hell of a lot of punishment and there's little left of them these days!

Yeah, it's definitely one that still holds up to this day in terms of playability - thanks for watching!

@@castries Yeah, worth spending your pocket money on back in the 90s to see this (although the voice acting leaves a lot to be desired!).

It certainly has 'perks' that Bubble Bobble doesn't! 😉

@@JaxDagger It was my first proper console too (only owned a ZX Spectrum before that!). I'm still going Sega will release a 'mini' version of the Master System 🫰

@@retrogamerecluse yeah my brother owned a ZX spectrum, when my step dad wasn't running chess on it and leaving it on for days on end to finish a game we sometimes got to use it haha

@@rickysingh9043 hehe, yeah, I'm already looking for sites with ROMs to add 👍

@@retrogamerecluse There's ample sites with ROMs. I've waited over 34 years to get my hands on one. I had the Amstrad CPC 464 Plus back in 1990 and i couldn't justify getting a ZX Spectrum to my parents

LOL, reminds me of when I got my Dad to buy this for me for Christmas back in 1991. He said the woman in WH Smiths looked at him like he was crazy when he asked for 'Robocod!'

@@DeadOmega I know! My favourite on the system (and one of the reasons Christmas 1989 was so memorable!).

Yeah, normally these old NES games cripple me with their difficulty, but this one was very playable once you got the hang of the controls and the way it played. Kind of like a fairer version of 'Ninja Gaiden!'

@@manslikeaqeelsonicadvances8566 one day I'll find a way of defeating Barron Von Blubber!

@@retrogamerecluse Absolutely!

Yeah, not many endings on the system really blow me away, but the games are just too much fun to not go back to!

Yeah, they didn't really take making computer games that seriously in those days. The game has a real 'Monty Python' feel to it!

Yeah, it does look similar (I used to love 'Wacky Races' on the Dreamcast, but I haven't played it in ages - thanks for reminding me - I'll have to track it down!). But 'Duck Dodgers' was one of those rare 3D platform games that was actually quite playable during that generation of consoles.

@@MrMartinJBoogie hehe, beats the meger sound effects from the old Tomytronic! 😉

@@retrogamerecluse 😉