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The best classic and old school Zx Spectrum games

Football Manager

The first revolutionary Football Manager was created by Addictive Games in 1982 for the ZX Spectrum and then ported to many other platforms. Kevin Toms created the first version of the game on a clone of the TRS-80.

Year: 1984 Genre: Sports

basic language business simulation football soccer sport management zx spectrum

Batman: The Caped Crusader

Batman: The Caped Crusader is a videogame inspired by the DC Comics comic book. It was created by Special FX initially for ZX Spectrum and also ported to Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and other platforms.

Year: 1988 Genre: Action

2d action-adventure arcade comics licensed platform side-scrolling zx spectrum

Head Over Heels

Head Over Heels is an isometric action platformer game created by Jon Ritman and Bernie Drummond and published by Ocean Software. Originally released on Commodore 64 and other 8-bi...

Year: 1989 Genre: Action

arcade isometric platform puzzle-solving zx spectrum

Knight Lore

Knight Lore is an isometric action-adventure developed by Tim and Chris Stamper and published by Ultimate Play The Game. The title was released in November 1984 for ZX Spectrum and one year later for MSX, BBC Micro, and Amstrad CPC.

Year: 1985 Genre: Action

action-adventure fantasy filmation engine flip-screen isometric wizards and witches zx spectrum

Laser Squad 1992

Laser Squad is a turn-based tactics video game, developed by Julian Gollop with Target Games and originally released in 1988 for the ZX Spectrum, later ported to the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, MSX, Amiga and Atari ST.

Year: 1992 Genre: Strategy

science fiction squad management turn-based wargame zx spectrum

Arcade Fruit Machine

Arcade Fruit Machine is a gambling - fruit/slot machine simulator initially created for the ZX Spectrum in 1990 and then ported to several home computers, including Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, and more.

Year: 1992 Genre: Arcade

2d arcade slot machine zx spectrum

Nebulus

Nebulus (known as Tower Toppler in the US) is an action platformer developed and designed by John M Phillips initially for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. Later it was ported to Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Acorn 32-bit.

Year: 1988 Genre: Platformer

arcade climber commodore 64 puzzle platformer zx spectrum

Gunfright

Gunfright is an action-adventure/shooter created by Ultimate Play the Game initially for the ZX Spectrum in 1985. It was also ported to MSX and Amstrad CPC. The game developed by t...

Year: 1986 Genre: Action

action-adventure filmation engine isometric wild west zx spectrum

Tau Ceti: The Lost Star Colony

Tau Ceti is a mix of action, adventure, and space simulation initially developed for the ZX Spectrum by Pete Cooke in 1985. The game was also ported to Atari ST, C64, and MS-DOS. A...

Year: 1986 Genre: Action

3d adventure-strategy science fiction space sim vehicular combat simulator zx spectrum

Fantasy World Dizzy

Fantasy World Dizzy is the sequel to Treasure Island Dizzy, and the third game in the Dizzy series, an action-adventure platformer created by Codemasters initially for the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC.

Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer

action-adventure fantasy platform puzzle-solving zx spectrum

Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine

Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine is a sci-fi shoot 'em up created by Raffaele Cecco for Hewson Consultants and published in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum. It was then ported to the Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES, and Amiga.

Year: 1988 Genre: Shooter

arcade science fiction shoot em up zx spectrum

Lords of Chaos

Lords of Chaos is a fantasy turn-based tactical RPG developed by Mythos Games, published for 8-bit platforms including Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum in 1990, then for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1991.

Year: 1991 Genre: Role Playing

fantasy turn-based wargame wizards and witches zx spectrum

The Lords of Midnight

The Lords of Midnight is a mix of strategy and adventure games created in 1984 by Mike Singleton for the ZX Spectrum. In the following years, the Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC versions were also released.

Year: 1985 Genre: Role Playing

adventure-strategy fantasy landscaping turn-based zx spectrum

Manic Miner

Manic Miner is a platform game initially created for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith and released by Software Projects in 1983. The game was ported to many platforms in the follow...

Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer

platform side-scrolling zx spectrum