The EVOLUTION of ZX SPECTRUM GAMES

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This video features games from the 80s and 90s, and games from present time, to show the evolution in the way of programming. The links will take you to download info, if you would like some of the games to play on real hardware or in an emulator.
00:00 Intro
00:03 1986 Kung-Fu Master: spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry...
01:03 2018 Mister Kung-Fu: • Mister Kung-Fu (50 fps...
02:03 1986 Trailblazer: spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry...
03:03 2020 Roger The Pangolin: • Roger The Pangolin (20...
04:03 1988 Robocop: • Robocop (1988 / 2019 r...
05:03 2015 Metal Man Remixed: • Metal Man Remixed (202...
06:03 1984 Boulder Dash: spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry...
08:03 2016 Tourmaline: • Tourmaline (2016) Walk...
10:03 1986 Ghosts'n Goblins: www.planetemu.net/rom/sinclai...
11:03 2010 Invasion of the Zombie Monsters: • Invasion of the Zombie...
12:03 1989 Ghouls'n'Ghosts: • Ghouls'n Ghosts (1989 ...
13:03 2020 Hell Yeah!: • Hell Yeah! (2021 Editi...
14:03 1983 Pheenix: • Pheenix (1983 / 2018 r...
15:03 2020 Laserbirds: • Laserbirds (2020) Walk...
16:03 1988 Savage: • Savage (1988) Walkthro...
18:03 2019 Valley of Rains: • Valley of Rains + In g...
20:03 1989 Chase HQ: • Chase HQ 128k (1989 / ...
22:02 2021 Travel Through Time vol. 1: Northern Lights: • Travel Through Time Vo...
24:02 1987 Impossaball: spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry...
26:02 2020 Cosmic Payback: • Cosmic Payback (2020) ...
28:02 1991 Swiv: • Swiv 128k (1991) Kemps...
30:02 2019 Redshift: • Redshift 128k -=Black ...
32:03 1984 Ms. Pac-Man: spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry...
33:33 2022 Ms. Nam-Pac: • Ms. Nam-Pac (2022) Wal...
35:03 1988 Wec Le Mans: • Wec Le Mans (1988) Wal...
37:03 2021 Space Racing: • Space Racing 128k (202...
39:03 1986 The Eidolon: spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry...
40:12 2021 The Dark, Redux: • The Dark, Redux (2021)...
41:28 1983 Astro Blaster: spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry...
42:41 2019 Astro Blaster: • Astro Blaster (2019) W...
43:54 1992 Crystal Kingdom Dizzy: • Dizzy VII - Crystal Ki...
46:09 2017 Crystal Kingdom Dizzy: • Crystal Kingdom Dizzy ...
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[@MZX-RG]

50 GAMES that DEFINED the ZX SPECTRUM 1982-1991: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJOrdpWXra6msJI 25 Modern ZX SPECTRUM Games that PUSH THE LIMITS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoaoZayYpL5ons0 The BIGGEST SPRITES in ZX SPECTRUM Games: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3uYio18itGrq7M 10 ZX Spectrum Games that was AHEAD OF THEIR TIME: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGWyZKFvf7N5mLM Real ZX Spectrum MEGA SETUP in action: 3 x TVs at once, MP3 / MOD player, VIDEO player, DUAL AY etc. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i17bqGiJeMyUhsU Hit Charts 1/5 : YOUR SINCLAIR Official All-Time Top 100 Games: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXncYqiqedCLqas Hit Charts 2/5 : YOUR SINCLAIR Readers' Top 100 Games: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6iZoqqfe6uKn9E Hit Charts 3/5 : YOUR SINCLAIR 2004 Special Issue Top 30: kzbin.info/www/bejne/en2lk6Ola9afg80 Hit Charts 4/5 : CRASH MAGAZINE Top 100 Spectrum Games: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZi3XoOjnMmsq80 Hit Charts 5/5 : SINCLAIR USER Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4G2iJmFqNyKr7s

[@stewsretroreviews]

Fantastic gaming evolution of the good old Zx spectrum here my friend, enjoyed this! 👍

[@fredleckie5880]

Nicely done, and a great way to show what all the talented programmers have achieved years after the Speccy was made

[@avenginglettuce]

Great vid this bud, really nicely put together. Valley of Rains really is breathtaking isn't it! I think it could well be the best looking Spectrum game ever made.

[@MZX-RG]

Yes, this is the Spectrum's "Shadow of the Beast"

[@avenginglettuce]

@@MZX-RG Absolutely. I hope the Zoysa team are okay. Did you follow Natasha's FB posts, showcasing the games they had in development? Some fantastic stuff in the pipeline. We can only hope the world pulls itself back together soon and the team can continue their excellent work.

[@MZX-RG]

No, I have not seen these, but I hope they will be released. So far I have bought all of their games on cassette 👍

[@PedroFerreira-sx2gd]

Great video and quite hard to make. Knowing the games is no easy tásk, but doing the relativons between old and new is even harder, specially when thinks are not that ibvious , yesh that ddoom clone and eidolon

[@johnny5805]

Some magnificent examples of coders doing the impossible here.

[@georgeperes3621]

There are more Boulder Dash similar games: Earth Shaker and Automated Cave Explorer.

[@ag9hj]

As C64 fanboy, Tourmaline really impressed me.

[@josemariapena4226]

Cómo Clive Sinclair dejo morir todo esto, de no creer! Lo que se hubiera logrado!

[@JSRFFD2]

I really liked this video, but I had a bit of trouble with the comparison between The Eidolon and The Dark Redux. Most of the comparisons are very similar, but for that pair, I felt the Eidolon was emphasizing its fractal organic looking caves. The Dark Redux is an impressive Wolfenstein game but I feel it was going for a different aesthetic. Still, this taught me a lot about Spectrum games!

[@MZX-RG]

As the headline says these comparisons can be seen as Evolution of games, and especially here as First Person Shooter games was not invented back then. The first FPS game was Wolfenstein in 1992. There are also all the old 3D maze games, but I think The Eidolon might be one of the best games to show how far developement had come in the 80s, as it is first person view, you can go where you want, it has diagonal movements and you meet enemies that has to be shot, and there are items to pick up...

[@litjellyfish]

Seems the original ms pacman was not to bad

[@MZX-RG]

It is quite good and it is my favourite ZX Pac-Man game from the 80s 👍

[@victornavajasarranz9434]

Te faltó Bruce Lee

[@Christopher-sj2sc]

Would it be fair to say sometimes less is more, I prefer many of the originals..

[@MZX-RG]

Download links is available for both "less" and "more" versions, so people can get whatever version they prefer 😊

[@satan3959]

I agree. Although in the case of Kung-Fu Master....

[@sambas9257]

It's ironic that the only commercial games are the worst ones: 15:11 Laserbirds, the clone of Phoenix -Pheenix is lot worse than the original (the pacing is too fast...it's almost unplayable)... 37:15 Space Racing is a mess..it's just a tech demo of a pseudo Mode 7 for ZX Spectrum!..but the track isn't there.. For the rest ..most of the original conversions were already very good from a gameplay standpoint. For example Trailblazer, Boulderdash, Ghost'n Goblins, Pheenix, Savage, Chase HQ, Impossaball, Wec Le Mans are lot better in the original version because in exchange of more color/soundtrack we have also a jerkier scroll tradeoff in the newer conversions.

[@MZX-RG]

I see it in another way: Trailblazer = Almost impossible to play, you go off the track all the time. Boulder Dash = The scrolling does not work, way too slow and you can run out of the screen. Ghosts'n Goblins = Almost unplayable because it is way too tough, and at places it is hard to see what is going on because of clash. Pheenix = Enjoyable! Savage = Also very, very tough, while you can get quite far in V.O.R. the first time you play it. Chase HQ = Enjoyable! Wec Le Mans = Starts great and is fast, but also soon becomes impossible and there are only one car design, and very few different objects in the side of the road. The track seems the same all the time. I enjoy Space Racing a lot, and can get to the last tracks without cheating. There are shortcuts to find, and using them will make things a lot easier. Also you can disable collision detedtion with opponents, and if you prefer you can disable the colors 😉 But it will off course always be individually what people prefer to play. Cheers!