Bounty

The galaxy is a rough place and the overstretched Galactic Law Enforcement need as much help as they can get. They of course draw the line at vigilantes, but authorised Bounty Hunters are tolerated. Bounty hunting is one of the careers with the shortest life expectancy and only drifters, drunks and mad men take it up with the hope of getting lucky. Welcome to my new text adventure game Bounty. Download Bounty here. Bounty was reviewed in Micro Mart Sep 2012 - and given game of the week in the retro section! The review is here: Screenshots ...

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The Spectrum Show #7

Welcome to Episode 7 of The Spectrum Show. In this episode we take a look back to September 1983 to get all the latest Sinclair news and latest Spectrum game releases. We have a Spectrum arcade shootout – this time it’s Moon Patrol. Which of the Spectrum versions will come out on top? We review some older games and take a look at some newer titles. Hope you enjoy it. Best viewed on YouTube... ...

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Moon Patrol Shoot Out

Released in 1982 under license by Williams, this fondly remembered game had many redeeming features and remains a firm favourite for retro fans. By this time the graphics and sound capabilities of arcade machines had improved from the single coloured sprites and simple monophonic tones found emanating from the early cabs. The bright colourful graphics with parallax scrolling and lovely animated buggy instantly drew players to it but the main attraction was the jolly tune that played as you manoeuvred along the moon’s surface. So could any of the Spectrum clones match the arcade machine? At the bottom of the list, the games that were really bad included Casey Jones from Blaby Computing (left). This game replaced the moon buggy of the...

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