Typhoon (Ajax) - Quick Look - ZX Spectrum

[@stewartbladensb]

Anyone remember Cyclone on the speccy? Probably one of the first open world type games ever made. That game blew my tiny little mind when I played it as a kid.

[@gearsofgames]

Oh yes, I remember Cyclone very fondly, recently made a video about it too. There was just this amazing atmosphere in the game. Was fascinating flying around exploring the world and that cyclone was a actually a bit scary 😁

[@retropuffer2986]

Interesting little shooter. Look at those beautiful speccy colors! 😃

[@gearsofgames]

Oh yes, lovely colours, all two of them! 😁

[@goddessesstartrekonlinefle3061]

Good looking game; Though doesn't look super fun, but I am definitely impressed by its implementation.

[@gearsofgames]

It's ambitious for sure and as long as you don't have to suffer the loading of the 48K version, it's pretty decent. If not, as you say, super fun! 😁

[@SwainyAtRetroAsylum]

Loved the title music on this but that was about it. Flying Shark & Xenon about as good as these type of games got on the Speccy.

[@gearsofgames]

Yeah, prefer Terra Cresta myself.

[@ilmestdavisque5391]

... This ZX port seems to be really good:) (128 ko? more memory and a sound chip, yes, that’s true;) ); but the graphics are good, the scrolling really convincing (even if I did not understand everything about the weaponry ^^) ...and not even color clash! ;D

[@gearsofgames]

Yupp, this is the 128K disk version. Seems like what power up you get is determined by when you pick it up, pretty odd 😁, even if it’s not unheard of…

[@ilmestdavisque5391]

@@gearsofgames (a 128k disk version... so, for the "famous" Spectrum +3 ? woaw ! )

[@Ian45968]

A frustrating mutli load, no continues so it's back to the easy and short level one every time.

[@gearsofgames]

Oh man, that sucks! Only played the 128K version, thankfully!