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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Maziacs	dk'tronics	1983
The Oracle's Cave	Doric Computer Services	1983
Castle Quest	Scorpio Gamesworld	1984
Gladiator	Domark	1986
The Way of the Tiger	Gremlin Graphics	1986
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior	Palace Software	1987	First the Black Plague, now this. Drax, the evil sorcerer, is holding Princess Mariana captive in his dark and dismal dungeon. And he’ll only release her to the warrior who can defeat his barbarian guards in deadly sword combat. Somebody gets the girl. While Drax looks on you’ll fight one-on-one against a string of his ruthless slaves—clashing swords in the forgotten dungeon, Drax’s throne room, the molten lava bed and in the dark, enchanted forest. As Gorth the hero-warrior, you’ll need to sharpen your sword skills—using powerful combination moves to cut down your opponents. If you fail, the court gremlin will throw you on the heap with the rest of the warriors. And then what will become of lovely Princess Mariana..? Clash with brawny barbarians in head-to-head sword combat. Only the best will take on Drax himself. Defeat your foes in the throne room, dungeon, lava bed or dark forest. Collect "trophies" using the hair-raising "web of death" chop. Cinematic graphics and metal-on-metal sound effects. Two-player practice option. Joystick controls.* [147]* [6]* [8]* [10]*** [33]
Great Gurianos	Elite	1987
ThunderCats	Elite (Gargoyle Games)	1987
Barbarian	Melbourne House (Icon Design)	1988
Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax	Palace Software (Icon Design)	1988	[52]***Mariana and the brave warrior must defeat Drax the evil sorcerer in his dungeons. He sends many deadly creatures to stop them. I like the Spectrum version; it plays smoother than on the C64 and is a little easier. Press [N] to enter caves, doors etc.
Rastan	Imagine (Icon Design)	1988
Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo	Firebird (Source)	1988	[1]***My favourite game. Based on the comic character of the same name, for once the Spectrum was grafically superior to both the Amstrad and C64 in rendering a style close to the original- black and white! The programmer, Dave Semmens allowed me huge (for the time) sprites and got it running at a reasonable speed. A year later, we approached [company=Psygnosis]Psygnosis[/company] with the idea of converting [game=Beast]Beast[/game] to the Spectrum. Dave managed to upgrade the engine to display 9 or 10 layers of parallax in the background at the same speed as our original game. Coincidently enough, I hear Dave has just started working for Psygnosis. You are still my hero, Dave! [Ross Harris]
Sword Slayer	Players	1988
The Last Ninja 2: Back With a Vengeance	System 3 (MD Software)	1988
El Capitán Trueno	Dinamic Software;Gamesoft	1989
Kendo Warrior	Byte Back (MC Lothlorien)	1989
Metropolis	Topo Soft	1989
Strider	U.S. Gold (Tiertex)	1989
War in Middle Earth	Melbourne House (Maelstrom Games)	1989	For the first time, Tolkien's panoramic vision of the cataclysmic struggle between good and evil has been skillfully crafted into a single computer war game of epic proportions. Follow in the footsteps of Frodo, Aragon and Gandalf as they battle to get The One Ring to the Crack of Doom. Ranged against you are all the evil forces of the Dark Lord Sauron and the corrupt wizard Saruman. The odds are overwhelming but you cannot afford to fail. The destiny of Middle Earth hangs in the balance. The conflict takes place on a smoothly scrolling map of Middle Earth, true to all the rich detail of Tolkien's books. Plan your strategies, move your armies into position, and prepare for battle. At your option you can position EACH INDIVIDUAL WARRIOR in your army in the fully animated battle sequences. Just like your favorite board games, only better because it's animated! The special portrait gallery lets you view all the key leaders in the fray. You can examine your own forces at any time, however you must find the palantir before you can spy on the forces of evil. Each time you play, Sauron will subtly change his warplan, challenging your strategy skills anew. Nazguls, orcs, trolls, and other evil characters deploy to give you a different test of skill in each game. War in Middle Earth is a classic addition to any war games collection.* [147]* [75]* [17]* [8]* [6]* [62]* [42]* [1]*** [52]
Wonder Boy in Monster Land	Activision (Images Design)	1989
Golden Axe	Virgin Games (Probe Software)	1990	In Turtle Village, the invaders are ugly, brutal and 12 feet tall. They roar with laughter as they pound you into the dirt. Swing Axe Battler's mighty sword and shatter them with Mushroom Magic. Smash and blast with Tyris Flare's Curtains of Fire. Somersault and strike with Gilius Thunderhead's axe or scorch the brutes with lightning! It's a spellbinding age of magic, fiery dragons and skeletons in armor. Battle the invaders on the back of a giant turtle. Fight on the feathered wings of a soaring eagle. Conquer and ride flame-spewing monsters to victory! Rescue the kidnapped King and Princess to return peace to the world. The score is Death Adder, thousands -- you, zero. Grab your weapon and change the score!* [112]* [62]* [28]* [6]*** [42]
Knight Force	Titus	1990
Last Ninja Remix	System 3	1990
Ninja Spirit	Activision (Software Studios)	1990
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles	Image Works (Probe Software)	1990
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: The Coin-Op!	Image Works (Probe Software)	1991	[b]THE RETURN OF THE AWESOME FOURSOME![/b] Now two dudes or dudettes can join forces and double team Shredder™ and his turtle terminators in a bid to save April™ and Splinter™. Choose which lean, green turtle you control and haut shell around this fully scrolling version of the coin-op game and save April™ from a burning building. Meanwhile Splinter™ gets kidnapped and you must trash dodgy dudes Bebop™ and Rocksteady™ to set him free.*** [6]

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