Retro Gaming Ep 32: FA Cup Football (Virgin Games Version - ZX Spectrum 48k 1986)

[@mart4995]

Great post pub gambling game this in the early 90s on an old Speccy.

[@doughnutdoney997]

Bet you had a lot of fun :)

[@KOAP33]

It was excellent game when you play with your friends.....back in the day a lot of us played in my friend basement we also bet and have a small book with all our finals so we keep stats which teams won FA Cup....we also have our "protected" teams that each of us support and no other player could take that team.....FYI that was music at the end before the final match....

[@doughnutdoney997]

Great memories :) and yes great game with your friends :)

[@TheScotty1973]

Me and my mate used to play this one back in the day. Always seemed to crash on the final with blip sounds going so coin toss to decide the winner.

[@doughnutdoney997]

Shame I never found out in this episode what happened in the final.

[@jayodoom]

I think, from memory, that the Ricochet re-release for some reason had a problem where the part before the final slows down. The blip sounds are actually the game trying to play Abide With Me. The final would eventually happen if you waited long enough

[@doughnutdoney997]

Thanks for letting me know

[@steveedwards3612]

If remember the reissue always crashed at the final, the music should be “abide with me”

[@doughnutdoney997]

Well that's probably what happened with me. Maybe I will try and find an original non re-issue version and try again :)

[@toprod78]

Space ship noise "sounds like it landed twice" 😂 Love these vids I was proper specy football manger nerd.

[@doughnutdoney997]

Thanks for enjoying the series, more to come as well.

[@stephenmawby8190]

Although not really a challenging game I did enjoy this one allot. 😂

[@doughnutdoney997]

Its fun if you had friends playing it as well

[@ParaSytius]

Oxford City was number 107, just after you had picked Wrexham. Scrolling too quickly so you missed it.

[@doughnutdoney997]

Thank you 😊

[@hustlinhitch]

Loved it back in the day but realistic scores? I don't think so. Too many 4-1s, 4-0s and 5-3s.

[@doughnutdoney997]

True wasn't realistic at all but still fun :)

[@marka6259]

The Wembly “noise” used to be abide by me. It doesn’t work on the emulator…. I think if you leave it long enough it gets to the game.

[@doughnutdoney997]

Very nice thanks for informing us :)

[@Fazzer77]

Everton to beat Tottenham 1:0

[@doughnutdoney997]

Yea it was a shame I never got to the final, may try again soon.