10 MUST ADD GAMES for the New Retro Spectrum!

[@Rick_Todd]

R.I.P Joffa. Gone But Never Forgotten

[@SebsPlaceYT]

🥰

[@jonnyspeed8974]

43 very productive years in this earth... much sadness that he's left us for the big boot in the sky

[@TheHoldenmcgroin]

LASER SQUAD!!! Absolute Classic. EDIT : Needs a remaster and release on modern platforms. As was, no messing about, just old LS with nothing added/taken away!

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Yes!

[@SuperMookles]

The 90s PC reskin was pretty decent.

[@steve16384]

If you would like to try a modern remake of Laser Squad, may I humbly suggest googling Stellar Forces, now running for over 10 years. (I would post a link but they seem to be banned).

[@Phoenix2312]

I had a bit of fun with Laser Squad back in the CPC days... But My main was REBELSTAR which I actually owned... None the less, Laser Squad was Rebelstar PERFECTED! You know what really bugs me is that these games and games like them not only need reboots for modern hardware... They are Just FANTASTIC FUN, Simple and Addictive Games dont need to be open world all teh time or over complex... THEY WOULD MAKE PERFECT MOBILE GAMES! And that fact that so many of us miss them... MANY OF US WOULD BUY THEM! The only issue is we all know they woudl ram them full of Microtransactions... But if they just released Straight up Mobile Reboots of them with NO BS MICROTRANSACTIONS... They would make money! @SuperMookies Is there anywhere I can find that reskin? Or is it now lost media?

[@steve16384]

@@Phoenix2312 Have a look at Stellar Forces, a Laser Squad remake. Entirely free, no ads, running for 10+ years now.

[@battmann7089]

Great video as always. My observation is that it is pretty much essential to add anything by the late great Joffa Smith to the new Speccy and you won’t go far wrong. He was in my view the best Spectrum programmer ever.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Couldn't agree more!

[@jarnopp]

Have chosen a random video on which to say: I love this channel! Have been ill all week and mainlining as many of your videos as I can. They make for excellent brain meds. Thanks Seb! 👊🔥

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Thank you, what a lovely comment 😊made my evening 😊

[@jarnopp]

@@SebsPlaceYT Awesome. Keep up the great work! 💪

[@stewsretroreviews]

Loved Joffa Smith games, Firefly and Cobra are some of my faves, Mikie oh yes, all classics Seb 👍 Nice top 10 mate 👌

[@stevemoon2136]

Thanks for bring this to our attention, Sir Clive would be proud.

[@mnomic8371]

So glad you mentioned Laser Squad! Epic game, or games 😊 All Julian Gallop’s games were great; as well as LS, Rebelstar 2 & Chaos are my faves.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@BAZFANSHOTHITSClassicTunes]

3D death chase. Everyone pretenderd to be Luke on a speed bike , shooting Biker scouts and thats all i have to say.

[@stevezm100]

+2A is the legend one for me! btw thanks for helping getting me back into the speccy! ive since bought and done up my childhood +2A

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Thank you for watching! +2a is mine too! I recently bought one as it has the best keyboard.

[@richbuilds_com]

Best Arcade Conversion: Bomb Jack! It's 'kin arcade perfect!

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Great shout! Already been mentioned a couple of times so may make part 2!

[@raithrover1976]

It's a great game and one of the best to play with a joystick thanks to the "use fire to jump" mechanic. Any game that you had push the joystick up to jump usually played better on the keyboard.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

True!

[@richbuilds_com]

@@raithrover1976 Holding up and jump gets you a bigger jump than just pressing jump. (It's a double jump in effect)

[@EponaDreams-AmbientDreamscapes]

I forgot all about The Pyramid, that was great. Fred is also a game I would love to replay.

[@Alan-v6l2y]

An exception to the joysick rule but cannot be missed.... Skool Daze!

[@SebsPlaceYT]

You'll be pleased to know it's already included out of the box. Happy days!

[@bluefox9er]

Found this channel by accident. Loved this vid. Hypersports > DTD is fact!

[@marshalsea000]

Laser Squad - Scenario one, arm up on rocket launchers and nuke the site from orbit... Or the forest. Absolutely fantastic game.

[@Lachlant1984]

Retro Spectro, I like that.

[@chrisdanks6447]

I was playing Pyramid last week,such a simple but great game,something missing with today's gaming industry

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Such a simple but brilliant game!

[@Dogzbody]

Awesome video and awesome list.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Thank you!

[@AndyHewco]

Thanks Mr Place. Another quality video. I can't disagree with any of your choices.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Thank you kindly

[@savvygadgetz]

Some very good choices there and fond memories :D

[@davidbazomusic]

@SebsPlaceYT Do you know if there's the possibility of storing kore games into the internal memory of The Spectrum apart from the 48 games already included or do we have to load them from an USB device directly? If so, how much space it is available on it to add new games? Thanks in advance!

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Hiya - don't know yet but it's probably the same as the c64 mini where you play them from the USB. Cheers.

[@timseymour8249]

nice top man

[@tonymcloughlin4069]

When I had mine run from a tape player my favourite games were the dizzy collection by the Oliver twins

[@Graeme_Norgate]

I had forgotten about The Pyramid, I used to absolutely love that game

[@SebsPlaceYT]

yeah me too!

[@sixzerothreeonesevensixnine]

I never had any success using the joysticks back then. Wanted to because it was another thing to buy and have set up but I always reverted back to the rubber keys.

[@miikasuominen3845]

Laser Squad is so good, still. Also really loved (and still love) Speccy's version of Bruce Lee...

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Agreed

[@dennyhaynes3]

My choices would be..... 1. Nonterraqueous 2. Chuckie Egg 1+2 3. Critical Mass 4. Invasion of the body snatchers 5. Jet set willy 6. Sabre Wulf 7. Star quake 8. Chase HQ 9. Bolderdash 10. Where time stood still

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Still yet to play NONTERRAQUEOUS ffs!!!! Some great games and Chuckie Egg almost made my cut over cobra. Cheers mate!

[@davidretrogamesplayedbadly3533]

@@dennyhaynes3 also a great list, also wrong though 🤣

[@dennyhaynes3]

@@davidretrogamesplayedbadly3533 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@GamerbugUK]

@@SebsPlaceYT I played it on a mates Amstrad CPC, was a fun game and I liked it. I got it a few years later on the Speccy (appeared on on of those magical C60s) and it was ok but just didn't have the same vibe to me.

[@EponaDreams-AmbientDreamscapes]

Boulderdash was brilliant

[@Displatcher]

Green Beret surely!!

[@jaycee_baron]

My first add would be Chaos: The Battle of Wizards.

[@davidretrogamesplayedbadly3533]

Great choices, obviously they are wrong but great choices nevertheless. 1) the sentinel. 2) chuckie egg. 3) starwars. 4) target renegade. 5) cyclone. 6) deathchase (can't argue) 7) split personalities. 8) 180. 9) monty mole. 10) batty.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

😂😂 wow what a list! Target Renegade is my favourite game but they already added that to the retro spectro. Chuckie Egg almost made it!!! What a game! The Sentinel! Blimey! That is one hell of a title! Great list! Obviously wrong, but great list 😂

[@dennyhaynes3]

@@davidretrogamesplayedbadly3533 The Sentinel, great choice 😉

[@SoulPoetryandOtherWorks]

3D Star Strike over the 48K Star Wars Port. There was no sound on the initial release. I believe they corrected it in the compilation release.

[@EnjoySynthSounds]

There's a modern Space Invaders that plays like the original and has similar sound. Guardian 2 is a fast Defender clone too.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

What other games would you load onto it?

[@IanWitts]

Seb: “You have to be able to pick up and play these games” Also Seb: “Laser Squad and Firefly”! 😂 😉

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Hahaha - ok..it's not an exact science! shhh! As punishment for calling me out, give me a few games you would add so I can stick them on the list of maybes for part 2 😀

[@IanWitts]

@@SebsPlaceYT Good shout! I reckon I'd have Chronos on there as well as Pang for the shoot'em up and arcade categories. I reckon they'd be perfect for the 'sofa and big TV' experience. Chronos is a decent shooter and Pang was also two player to make it more epic.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Thank you sir! Not many 2 player games mentioned so far that are available to download or not already included, so Pang goes into the lead! Cheers! (We are even now)

[@fandabidozi3191]

1) Gauntlet TDD 2) Green Beret 3) Feud 4) Universal Hero 5) Fantasy World Dizzy 6) Dark Side 7) Rex 8) Captain Blood 9) Renegade 10) Wizball 11) Chuckie Egg

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Awesome! Thank you! Some great games there to add to the list for part 2. Cheers

[@DunkRed5]

Now pre ordered on Amazon… How could I forget Glider Rider, ATF (advanced tactical fighter!) and the wild bunch!! Thanks for the tip off this was coming, gonna keep it for Christmas and recreate the magic of opening that rubber keyed beauty for the second time! Just need to go find the roms…

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Nice! I think opening on Christmas is a great idea! Double nostalgia hit! 😁 As for game images, spectrumcomputing.co.uk have a load as do a few other legit ones. otherwise it's murky sites.

[@jaysmith2858]

If you're excluding games already included on the "Retro Spectro", my list would possibly be:- 1. The Sentinel 2. Bubble Bobble 3. R-Type 4. Spy vs Spy 5. Elite 6. Stunt Car Racer 7. Split Personalities 8. Ping Pong 9. Bounty Bob Strikes Back 10. Batty I had both the Atari and Spectrum versions of Bruce Lee. For me the former is the definitive version. I would love to see a new Bruce Lee game with the same type of gameplay and mechanics.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Brilliant choices, thank you!! I'll add those to the list for part 2

[@NotMarkKnopfler]

Up-voted you just for including Pyramid! 🙂

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Haha thank you!

[@GodlessGrandpa]

Ordered mine. Just got to get it shipped over here to Canada. I definitely want to play Lords of Midnight again.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Great game! Hope you get one to Canada safely!

[@WildHog-p1d]

Bruce Lee - 1st game I completed too 😊

[@mrb3991]

Hi Cant wait for mine . when i was younger my DAD , Purchased a Spectrum but he didnt like keyboard., and all me mates had a Spectrum .. But I ended up with a Dragon 32👍

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Oh no!!! What games are you going to play on it?

[@mrb3991]

Probably Jet Set and Paper Boy 👍

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Great, thank you!

[@asleeds]

Deflektor is going on mine. Thumbs up for Pyramid too. Great game. 👍🏽

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Ooooh great shout! I'm adding it to the list!

[@jitmancanth6698]

Too many of my favourite games require keyboard, although I did manage to redefine the keys on Starglider to use two joysticks via a multiport interface, throttle and missiles on one joystick, and direction and laser on the other. Thank the maker for the suckers on the bottom of a Quickshot II! I can't remember if these are playable with joystick only, but some games I might add include Cyclone, Xeno, West Bank, Carrier Command, WEC Le Mans, Target Renegade, Passing Shot, Nether Earth, Space Crusade and Chaos

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Funnily enough I'm currently playing space crusade for another video. Great choices!

[@LOTPOR0402]

You could always get a cheap small screen hdmi tv and have on a desk like in the 80s

[@jitmancanth6698]

As is usually the way, I come up with another list of games that I couldn't be without... Shoot-em-ups including Silkworm, White Heat, a run and jump shoot-em-up called Astro Marine Corps, rich with big colour graphics, and a game I preferred to Turrican, arcade fun in Pacmania and Power Drift, platform adventurers Dan Dare and Switchblade, cover tape puzzler Flashpoint, and Rescue-em-up puzzler Intensity, and the "I can't believe a Speccy did this game', Stunt Car Racer.

[@nodarkthings]

Splendid video, Splendid choices! I would swap the amazing Laser Squad with another Gollop classic, Lords of Chaos. It had much more depth and is my favourite Gollop game and doesn't get enough love. Also, I'll actually be playing on the keyboard as this was how all my games were played on the Speccy!

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Fantastic! Chaos is such a great game, enjoy!

[@nodarkthings]

@@SebsPlaceYT agreed! But I'm actually talking about the Chaos sequel Lords of Chaos that came out 1990! It was a huge multi level game with RPG elements. My favourite Gollop game and a wonder on the humble speccy!

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Yeah I was putting a list together of games people have mentioned and realised my mistake! I've not played it but will now. Thanks!

[@theknightofdoom260]

Laser squad! its brill.

[@PlattLineker2Pen]

Great list. I've preordered the Speccy. Quick question, where will be the best place to download additional games from?

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Cheers. spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list is a great resource. They have everything that's not copyright claimed. All my games listed in this video are available here.

[@PlattLineker2Pen]

​@@SebsPlaceYTGreat, thanks for this!!

[@twankistevenson3884]

Really looking forward to this. Had avoided using an Emu until now so this is going to be my first chance to get back on the speccy for decades. Hyper Sports (and California Games will definitely be going on). Sadly I never cold play Deathchase for some reason it always triggered an unpleasant sensation in my eyes and sinuses

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Oh no! That sucks! Don't know if I've ever played California Games on the speccy. I'll add it to the list for part 2. Cheers.

[@EnjoySynthSounds]

That's why I've been concerned about joysticks. Some games just won't work with keys. And playing a distance away from the Speccy parked under the gogglebox, will require a usb dongle, or Bluetooth for keyboard joypad support. Hoping keys can be remapped.

[@marcraygun6290]

No Nemesis The Warlock?! ....this may be as i am obsessed with that character

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Funnily enough I played that today! Great stuff! Will stick on the shortlist.

[@marcraygun6290]

@@SebsPlaceYT nice, I was so happy when I found my +2 had a copy with it when I got it as a kid , got the ys issue with Nemesis on cover framed on wall

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Nice! I have that issue too!

[@goport]

what happened to my exhaustive and well researched post??? I spent 9 minutes writing it. I only swore twice - does that automatically get deleted now?

[@goport]

short version - Splat, Rockstar Ate my Hamster, TLL, Lightforce, Stop the Express, Rebelstar 2, Colossal Adventure, Maziacs, Galaxians (Arctic 1982) & ..... I forget now! Err Jumping Jack :)

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Oh no!!! Nothing to do with me. I have no moderation on, so I just remove abusive ones myself. Did you list some games?

[@goport]

Go on delete this one too KZbin!!! I dare you!!! I only said shite and bollocks in my previous post FFS

[@SebsPlaceYT]

😂😂😂 yer bastards!!! Great list, thank you!! Maziacs is a great shout, what a game!

[@goport]

@@SebsPlaceYT My list is a bit skewed because I also listed games that impressed on launch. Maziacs, Galaxians and Splat! But got overshadowed fairly quickly by more polished releases. A case in point I remember buying and being impressed by Imagine Softwares Arcadia (For any ZX Spectrum) when it was released early 1983. About 3 months later it was completely humbled by the far more polished Jet Pac, also for any ZX Spectrum. And to think I thought UPTG were copying Imagines artwork and slick advertising..... And yes I am going to buy the Retro Spectro.

[@MakoyUnggoy]

Just give me my Kempston joystick, Commando and Bomb Jack and I'm happy!

[@SweetStevieAaron]

I had the issue of SU with Hyper Active and cannot for the life of me remember playing it. Guess I missed out.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

😭

[@cmac7188]

Unless they come with it, then i'm surprised no JSW or Chuckie Egg to name a couple? Anyway, great list and food for thought.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Ha! See part 2 😁

[@kennethbillings614]

The z80 chip will never die.

[@ianedmonds9191]

That last game is suspiciously like Lunar Jetman by Ultimate Play The Game.

[@SoulPoetryandOtherWorks]

Personally, I would include: Codename MAT Battle of Britain by Microgame Simulations Tomahawk by Digital Integration Elite by Firebird, Bomb Jack Valhalla by Legend TimeGate by Quick Silver or Ant Attack by Sandy White Bosconian by Mastertronic Yes Prime Minister Seiddab Attack by Hewson. Not all of these are joystick only. Sometimes the keyboard is much more fun for cerebral games and simulations.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Yep totally agree on the keyboard comment! Thanks for your list! Adding the games to the list for part 2

[@thenodfather]

An interesting list. I thought there might have been an isometric puzzle game in there such as Knight Lore or Head Over Heels.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Hi - Head over Heels is already built in but let me know some games you would like to see and I'll add them to the list for part 2

[@Etcher]

That Indiana Jones YS from 1989 was the one that featured the game you absolutely forgot to mention in your list of 10 which was of course Advanced Lawnmower Simulator (which I believe Microsoft purchased and is now available on Steam - or some such simulator anyway, may not be lawnmowers anymore - they could possibly have changed focus from lawnmowers to something else)

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Haha - yes!!! Please watch my fantastic hunt for that game in the wild!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpy8eqp7fbyIY68

[@Phoenix2312]

17:36 OH F**K YES! I was an Amstrad Owner but My Sisters had a Spectrum +2... And other than Everyone's a Wally, HYPER ACTIVE was my GO TO GAME! Frankly, if you had not included this... I would have been P**SED!!! And along with everyone else... God Rest Joffa... The man was a master of his craft!

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Ha love this! Glad you enjoyed seeing it on this list. Part 2 in a few days with viewer choices 😁

[@newsbender]

I might actually get one of these even though it's almost completely pointless when you have a PC... First games I'd delve into would probably be: Renegade Target Renegade Roller Coaster Dan Dare (Bit of an eclectic mix there i know)

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Good mix - thanks! Loads have said Target Renegade but it's already on the device. A few have said Roller Coaster, which I'm not sure I've played but it's not available to download safely annoyingly!! I'm going to seek it out though, cheers.

[@newsbender]

@@SebsPlaceYT man, you have to take a look at Roller Coaster! It was epic for its day... still is!

[@jamesdevey2633]

Some great games there. The only worry I have with waggle the joystick until you destroy it and get blisters on your hand the size of Ben Nevis is the new joystick how strong are they and if they are durable then there are some great event collections as you said Daley Thompson, then there is epyx games, also I seem to remember Geoff capes strongman but I can't remember if it was a speccy game, and there are more but I was made to stop playing them as the amount of joysticks me and my mates destroyed. Then there should be Chuckie Egg absolute classic. There are some of codemasters early stuff BMX Simulator comes to mind or the Dizzy games. Of course there is the funny Rock Star Ate my Hamster. There is a game and I can't really remember it but you went round on a bike the character was maybe Colin and there was KP Skips in it we played that alot. Spitting Image was ok sort of for a 1v1 fighting game. Also there was a few British TV licenced games which I would like to play again. Maybe you could do a video on 1 games from every developer well maybe not all. Anyway great video and everyone should be calling it the Retro Spectro

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Great comment thanks! Check out the 2nd video of games that people mentioned in the comments. Quite a few you mentioned are in it. The Colkn game was Clumsy Colin. Cheers!

[@jamesdevey2633]

@@SebsPlaceYT well I definitely will be playing Geoff Capes Strongman now.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

😪😪 was thinking about this today after you mentioned it. So.sad .

[@Zhixalom]

Some proper giggle cramps, that intro was (Yoda voice) 😆 - mMmm 🤔a text adventure besides "The Hobbit"... "The Hulk" maybe? - Nah, I've never gotten further than "bite lip" with that one either. But I did waste way more of my time on "Valhalla", without actually figuring out what I was really suppose to be doing. I guess I just fell in love with the ridiculous stick figure animations. "Nether Earth" was another game I immensely enjoyed never really getting the hang of, while repeatedly getting my ass handed to me on a silver platter over and over again by my little rubber-mat. I guess the bottom line here being the lack of any cover, leaflet, or manual due to the 🦜Argh Matey! 🏴‍☠nature of how I had acquired these games back then. - I know that's far from 10, but those I off the top of my head could otherwise think of, have already been listed by the good people in the comments below. Oh, I guess the more crispy/toasty and melodic 128K games for this "Great Speccy Pretender" will be the topic of another video? 😁 ♪ ♫ Oh yes, it's the great pretender. Just laughing and gay like a clown. It seems to be what it's not, you see. It's wearing it's heart like a crown. Pretending that time is still around. ♫ ♪

[@SebsPlaceYT]

🤣🤣🤣 I was exactly the same Valhalla! Not a scooby doo what I was doing, but I loved it!

[@MarkTheMorose]

"Argh, Matey" is appropriate, as it was International Talk Like A Pirate Day on Thursday. So it was, arrr!

[@ΣπύροςΚουκάκης-ι6β]

Spectrum and Amiga forever!!!

[@pin00ch]

NOVEMBER????! I cant wait that long!!!

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Christmas pressie to yourself?

[@bodma]

colosal cave text adventure

[@markthintie5132]

Do i really need this? I have an Original 48K rubber Keyboard, 128K Toast Rack. +2 and +3. I also have Zx Spectrum Next Kickstarter 1+2.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

😂😂 yeah probably not, but you know if you pass Menkind or whatever that gadget shop is called in 6 months' time, and they have it on sale for £50, you won't resist 😁😁

[@LOTPOR0402]

No

[@jameswaddington9764]

I used to really enjoy viking raiders and Tank.

[@graememason6419]

He's not mad Seb he's just misunderstood

[@SebsPlaceYT]

😂😂 I feel bad now.

[@luismelo164]

My list: Saboteur II Terramex Robocop Action Force II Chase HQ Xevious Target Renegade Livingstone I presume Flying Shark Viking Raiders And if Icould add more Cybernoid I and II Saboteur Mário Bros Express Raider Green Beret Dan Dare ( all of them) Thanatos Renegade Commando Tour de Force Marauder Battle Valley Operation Wolf Cheers

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Awesome!!! Thank you very much. All added to the list for part 2.

[@SeanONeill-ef5vb]

The Pyramid. Get in lol. For my new C64 my parents got me a bunch of budget games and this was one. I loved it as the aliens took on cool appearances. I wanted to get further to see the new .characters.😂

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Ha - yeah, it's so simple but so addictive!

[@Concreteowl]

What More text adventures? How about all the CRL horror games or The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy or Melbourne House's Sherlock Holmes?

[@SebsPlaceYT]

😁 thanks!

[@entity_dragons2013]

I'm currently playing Booty classic

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Aside from the annoying tune, I love that game! Still haven't completed it!

[@EnjoySynthSounds]

The retro spectro. Aha. I call it the 'pocket Rocket'.

[@DunkRed5]

Can turbo esprit count as the racing game? The great escape, Thanatos (where you played as a dragon was very cool), valkrye 17 as the text adventure, ikari warriors, Bruce Lee, way of the same exploding fist and football manager. Chuck in contact Sam cruise and school days and maybe pyjamarama and I’d be very happy

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Some brilliant ones in there! Thank you. Great Escape was a big favourite of mine and is already including with the retro spectro, which is awesome!

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Turbo esprit definitely counts too!

[@minordelayz]

I've been warming up Google's Gemini to help me write BASIC games when it releases.

[@Metal_Maxine]

I think the "retro spectro" might be the best name ever

[@SebsPlaceYT]

😂😂😂 thank you!

[@jonnyspeed8974]

I recommend Kim Justice's Top 100 Spectrum games

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Kim's great! 🥰

[@jasonrailton7990]

Buzzsaw+ (Foxton Locks Mix) El Stompo Snake Escape Dreamwalker: Alter Ego 2 Valley of Rains Travel Through Time Vol.1: Northern Lights Gluf Ringo Roger the Pangolin in 2020 Knurled Tour The Haunting of Waterbelle End

[@SebsPlaceYT]

I'm give a shout out to a game not from the commercial era. Which of these would be you recommend over others?

[@jasonrailton7990]

@@SebsPlaceYT - obviously the top one, since I wrote it! A Tetris / Columns variation with some depth and strategy to getting high bonus scores, if you're patient with it. But you're going to see some pretty amazing things done with the graphics in a lot of them. Dreamwalker is a very good series of puzzles with stylish presentation, and Roger the Pangolin doesn't have much depth (the handful of levels were mostly supplied by volunteers in a rush to a Christmas launch during lockdown), but the scrolling 3D road in full pixel-perfect flowing colour with no clash is something no Speccy owner would ever have thought possible. Compare to the depressing monochrome stippling on the Speccy version of Trailblazer.

[@GamerbugUK]

I hate joysticks for speccy games though. I recently reviews The Transformers and had to resort to a joystick due to the keys being stupid, who sets 1234 and 5 as keys with no redefine! No idea what's actually going to be on the Retro, but regardless I'd want Dynamite Dan, Rollercoaster, Quazatron, Head over Heels, TLL, Target Renegade, Hyper Sports, Laser Squad, Bombjack, Myth. Oh and I recall really liking Hyper Active until it never went anywhere and it got very dull, very quick, great looking though and fast.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Lovely list with some that are not gonna be on it! Thank you! I must admit on my +2 I go keyboard over joystick but rubber keys....... not so sure lol.

[@GamerbugUK]

@@SebsPlaceYT Yeah to be fair I had a + then a +2, and I can't say the plus was super fun but at that time my alternative was a Quickshot 2... Later years I did have a Competition Pro and Konix Speedking, those were ok (not gonna count the horrible bundled +2 Joystick), but the +2 keys were king.

[@hazy33]

Spectro Retro!? Obviously it ought to be called the Rectum Spectrum. The Pyramid reminded me the guy used to send out newsletters to customers detailing what was coming etc. They were a fun read until the last one when he said he was stopping as there just wasn't any money to be made anymore 😞 I wonder what happened to him?

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Ha - I presume you watched part 2?

[@hazy33]

@@SebsPlaceYT not yet, my backlog is huuuge

[@Bovineprogrammer]

Limiting to joystick-playable and freely available games limits my choices by a fair bit, but I'm going with: 1. Tintin on the Moon 2. Destructo 3. Lords of Chaos 4. Fantasy World Dizzy (would be Magicland but it's not available) 5. Deathchase 6. Maziacs 7. Zoids: The Battle Begins 8. Equinox 9. DRIFT! 10. Travel Through Time Vol. 1 No, it doesn't hit the full list of genres. No, I don't care.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

😂 thank you for having a good crack at it and more importantly being the first person to mention Dizzy which I feel has to have a game shoe horned in somewhere. Thank you, I'll add these to my list for part 2!

[@dazza1970]

Everyones list will be slightly different and none are wrong.. but here is mine anyway haha.. 1, RPG - Hero quest 2, ARCADE CONV - Agreed. Mikie (Bomb jack a DAM close second though) 3, SMUP - R-Type (yes there are better ones but this one was what i played the most) 4, 2 PLAYER - Bubble Bobble.. (again.. better.. but me and my mates played this to death) 5, SPACE SHOOTER - Elite of course! (Or Codename MAT.. LOVED that too) 6, RACING - Agreed.. Deathchase (although Chase HQ would be a VERY close second) 7, PUZZLE - Puzznic.. (Did not go in for puzzle games.. i was 12 and just wanted to kill things haha) 8, SPORTS - Agreed Hypersports 9, PLATFORMER - Chuckie egg.. (Again.. not the best but so simple and my all time fave) 10, COVER EXCLUSIVE - No idea as i never knew what games were non released cover tape only games.. lol

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Yes Dazza! Great list thank you! All added to the list of contenders for part 2! Thank you!

[@fritzdrybeam]

Got a cassette of death chase.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Such a classic! AND 16K!!!!!

[@WildHog-p1d]

Oh and Death Race has a 🔔 end for a gun 😀

[@SebsPlaceYT]

😁

[@davidhall7648]

I'm still waiting for an Amstrad CPC reboot 😗

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Yeah, wonder if anyone will.

[@Florin76]

Not many complains about that rubbish rubber keyboard they decided to remake instead of replacing the membrane with a micro switches board, it will added 20 EUR to the price but finally you have a usable keyboard with a clicky sound ! I didn't knew The Pyramid, nice Jetpack spin. It seems that Jetpack inspired few of your excellent game selection ;) Yeah! Bruce Lee, the first game I completed too!

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Ha yeah, Jetpac is amazing. Any games you would like to see added to it?

[@Florin76]

​@@SebsPlaceYT The list will be too long but here are few of them: Chuckie Egg, Jetpack, Psst, Coockie, Chronos, Zynaps, R-Type, Cybernoid, Dan Dare 1+2+3, Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Islands, Nether Earth, Turtles Ninja, Dynamite Dan, Joe Blade, Arkanoid, Booty (remastered), Batman: The Movie, Batman: The Caped Crusader, RoboCop, TaiChi Tortoise, Trap Door, Lode Runner, Solomon's Key... and lot of NEW games like Castelvania, Last Train to Tranz-Central, Castle Escape, JETSBOT, Valley of Rains, Seraphima, . Luckily we can add them after :)

[@1nf0fr34k]

Seriously, no Wanted Monty Mole or Dynamite Dan?

[@SebsPlaceYT]

I'll add them to the list for part 2. Anymore you would add?

[@TheGforceuk]

I’d have had wheelie in there to be honest

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Great game!!!

[@simontoseland4152]

Are you going to,buy one of these spectrums Seb?

[@SebsPlaceYT]

I think so. Might ask for it for Christmas 🎄

[@20thCB]

C'mon there were some good text adventures for the Speccy, way better than The Hobbit. I'm thinking of course of games like Red Moon, Snowball and er...I'm sure there were others!

[@SebsPlaceYT]

😁😁 100% there was!

[@LOTPOR0402]

Whats inside it , a raspberry pi ?

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Something similar in power. Needs very little.to run a small front end and spectrum emulation.

[@andrewbevan4662]

Should have included Bandersnatch

[@SebsPlaceYT]

😁😁

[@billybollockhead5628]

My biggest regret. I actually sat 2 seats away from Joffa in an office once. At the time, I had zero idea he'd made so many of my favorite games.. The office was full of old-school game people.. Back then there was no way to know who was who in that sense. We worked closely together on a game once, I was a bit of dick to him as he couldnt get his head around 3d.. As I say.. I regret.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

😥 ah mate, I can see why you regret that. I didn't realise until I got back into these games as an adult how many of my favourites were Joffa games. He was such a talent. Love the username btw 😀

[@hollybrereton3140]

More!

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Give me some games you wanna play and I'll add you to part 2!

[@hollybrereton3140]

well the are three that always come to mind when I think of the dear old Speccy; Splat! Spectral Invaders and Penetrator. why because that was 1982 baby (OK technically Spat! was 83 but my local shop had an early release)

[@SebsPlaceYT]

lovely! thank you!

[@garyhay6771]

Retro spectro sounds like a slur against old-fashioned ghosts 😂

[@SebsPlaceYT]

🤣🤣

[@TheTimeProphet]

I have to be honest I don't see the point of emulating the rubber key spectrum. When I had a rubber key spectrum I couldn't wait for the Spectrum+ to come out so we could have a decent keyboard. It was almost impossible to play some games on those rubber keys. To be honest with emulators like Spectaculator etc I would rather stick to my laptop keys nowadays.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

The +2 is my daily driver for playing speccy games because the keyboard is so nice. The dead flesh keys were awful but ..... I get why they went for that here. It's the iconic model and keys aside. it's a fantastic looking micro.

[@TheTimeProphet]

@@SebsPlaceYT Strangely I own a geniune original rubber keyed spectrum. I have never powered it up. I have it on the shelf cos it looks great, but I remember it wasn't great for playing games heh heh

[@graememason6419]

SQIJ! 😂

[@srvuk]

Don't be a mug, save your money for something genuinely useful.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

If they do it right, I think it can be a good way to get people back into spectrum gaming without the hassle of setting up something yourself or getting old hardware to work. Plus, the rubber keyed version of the speccy always looked cool 😎

[@richbuilds_com]

Retro Spectro or Rectrum Spectrum! YOU DECIDE!!!

[@SebsPlaceYT]

🤣🤣🤣 can I have your permission to use that in the 2nd episode? Quality!

[@SEAMUSPM1]

Batman robocop renegade feud ATV dizzy spyhunter trapdoor Predator robocop 2

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Some great games there, thank you!

[@jk7878]

Ridiculous the amount of games added

[@SeanONeill-ef5vb]

Squij 😂😂😂😂

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Great game 🤣

[@Rustem_A_]

Still can't agree with praising Cobra. We had the discussion before, but again...This kludgy game can hardly be treated as tie-in. Apart from the graphics the gameplay leaves much to be desired as things are a bit too fast to smoothly plan the actions and react with you spinal cord😮

[@SebsPlaceYT]

Dunno, I find it quite addictive. I would love to know some games you would add to the new retro spectrum thing 😁 I need some more suggestions for part 2!

[@Rustem_A_]

@@SebsPlaceYT well, if to think of standard joystick as a must for the game to be included in the list then there should be some hits like Zybex (for 2 players co-op:)) and Spy Hunter. If some control variations are allowed then Captain Fizz (two players again), Elven Warrior and Blinky's Scary School.

[@SebsPlaceYT]

awesome thank you!! I'll add those to growing list. Appreciate it mate.

[@Rustem_A_]

@@SebsPlaceYT looking forward to your next video on this