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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
E.T.	Sinclair Use (Sinclair User)	1983	Someone actually though it was a good idea to clone the supposed 'worst game of all-time'. Pits and all!
Joust	Softek	1983
Manic Miner	Bug-Byte;Software Projects	1983	Miner Willy, while prospecting down Surbiton way, stumbles upon an ancient, long forgotten mine-shaft. On further exploration, he finds evidence of a lost civilisation far superior to our own, which used automatons to dig beep into the Earth's core to supply the essential raw materials for their advanced industry. After centuries of peace and prosperity, the civilisation was torn apart by war, and lapsed into a long dark age, abandoning their industry and machines. Nobody, however, thought to tell the mine robots to stop working, and through countless aeons they had steadily accumulated a huge stockpile of valuable metals and minerals, and Miner Willy realises that he now has the opportunity to make his fortune by finding the underground store. In order to move to the next chamber, you must collect all the flashing keys in the room while avoiding nasties like POISONOUS PANSIES and SPIDERS and SLIME and worst of all, MANIC MINING ROBOTS. When you have all the keys, you can enter the portal which will now be flashing. The game ends when you have been 'got' or fallen heavily three times.* [150]* [151]* [132]* [6]* [4]* [48]* [48]*Great platform game, in its era one of the very finest, was followed up by Jet Set Willy and Jet Set Willy 2. This game will be remembered for its simplicity and its gameplay. Matthew Smith, the Author, sold the game to two companies at once, (Bug Byte and Software Projects) hoping one would buy it from him. Both sold the game, but only Software Projects had the capital to continue with the sequel.
The Adventures of St. Bernard	Carnell Software;Mastertronic (Carnell Software)	1983
Vampire	16-48 Magazine	1983	This game was only released on the December 83 / January 84 issue of 16/48 Magazine (#2), an electronic Spectrum magazine on tape. [Teran]
Booty	Firebird	1984
Bruce Lee	Datasoft (Ocean)	1984
Jet Set Willy	Software Projects	1984	Miner Willy, intrepid explorer and nouveau-riche socialite, has been reaping the benefits of his fortunate discovery in Surbiton. He has a yacht, a cliff-top mansion, an Italian housekeeper and a French cook, and hundreds of new found friends who REALLY know how to enjoy themselves at a party. His housekeeper, Maria, however, takes a very dim view of all his revelry, and finally after a particularly boisterous thrash she puts her foot down. When the last of the louts disappears down the drive in his Aston Martin, all Willy can think about is crashing out in his four-poster. But Maria won't let him into his room until ALL the discarded glasses and bottles have been cleared away. Can you help Willy out of his dilemma? He hasn't explored his mansion properly yet (it IS a large place and he HAS been VERY busy) and there are some very strange things going on in the further recesses of the house (I wonder what the last owner WAS doing in his laboratory the night he disappeared). You should manage O.K though you will probably find some loonies have been up on the roof and I would check down the road and on the beach if I was you. Good luck and don't worry, all you can lose in this game is sleep.* [193]* [192]* [190]* [132]* [130]* [4]* [6]* [48]* [48]*The hugely successful sequel to Manic Miner. Jet Set Willy may not look like much today, but it was hugely influential on its release, spawning dozens of clones on various formats. Its wacky sense of humour was also typical of many British games during the Eighties. [arrgh] Can't be completed because it is impossible to reach some objects.
Mr. Freeze	Firebird	1984
Mutant Monty	Artic Computing	1984
Oh Mummy!	Gem Software	1984
Perils of Bear George	Cheetahsoft (Timedata)	1984	[4]***Three level skill game, first level has hero walking from side to side opening mouth to catch apples and avoid dropping acorns, has to build up enough fat to move onto next level before winter. Second level avoid skiers, third level avoid droping rocks in cave to then survive winter with enough fat.
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns	Activision;Firebird (Software Conversions)	1984
Technician Ted	Hewson	1984	[28]* [6]* [6]* [4]* [48]
Tír Na Nòg	Gargoyle Games	1984	[6]*** [41]
Tower of Evil	Thorn EMI	1984
Caesar's Travels	Mirrorsoft	1985
Chiller	Mastertronic	1985
Chuckie Egg 2	A&F Software	1985
Commando	Elite	1985	[6]* [8]* [4]* [10]* [48]* [8]*A superb vertical shoot-em up (great arcade conversion) which is very, very playable. The screen often gets swamped with enemies, but unfortunately there is no 2 player mode to help you cope with this.
Dun Darach	Gargoyle Games	1985
Finders Keepers	Mastertronic	1985
Jet Set Willy II: The Final Frontier	Software Projects	1985	Can you help Willy, our intrepid explorer and nouveau-rich socialite, to clean up the mess in his huge mansion? But beware, there are some strange things going on in the further recesses of the house!* [146]* [6]* [42]* [10]
Jonah Barrington's Squash	New Generation Software	1985
Marsport	Gargoyle Games	1985
Mikie	Imagine	1985
Monty on the Run	Gremlin Graphics	1985	Super fit and desperate for freedom, Monty makes his daring escape from Scudamore Prison. Hounded by the bastions of law and order, our frightened hero finds refuge with the criminal underworld who offer him his chance to breath fresh air and bask in the sunlight once again. Moving from safe house to hideout to underground lair, Monty must not miss out on the hidden gold coins that will make him a mole of leisure. At last he's free but can he make the cross-channel ferry on time?* [147]* [127]* [28]* [6]* [6]* [4]* [48]* [10]
Rasputin	Firebird	1985
Spellbound	Mastertronic	1985
Spy vs. Spy	Beyond Software (Incentive Software)	1985
The Rocky Horror Show	CRL	1985	[146]* [10]* [127]*An enhanced version for the Spectrum 128 was released separately from the standard Spectrum version.Note, this game is based on the Broadway production and not the movie. [6]* [4]* [48]* [48]* [10]* [33]
The Willow Pattern Adventure	Firebird (Mr. Micro)	1985
Asterix and the Magic Cauldron	Melbourne House (Beam Software)	1986
Back to the Future	Electric Dreams (Software Images)	1986	[6]* [8]* [41]* [52]* [10]
Camelot Warriors	Dinamic;Ariolasoft;Mastertronic	1986
Con-Quest	Mastertronic	1986
Crystal Castles	U.S. Gold	1986
Donkey Kong	Ocean (Sentient Software)	1986
Ghosts 'n Goblins	Elite	1986	[4]*Budget version [1]* [8]* [10]* [48]***Possibly the best arcade conversion ever to grace the Spectrum. Fiendishly difficult but incredibly addictive, this is Elite's finest hour. [Nev]
Judge Dredd	Melbourne House	1986
Kai Temple	Firebird	1986
Knight Tyme	Mastertronic	1986
Molecule Man	Mastertronic	1986
Olli & Lissa: The Ghost of Shilmoore Castle	Firebird	1986
Rambo: First Blood Part II	Ocean (Platinum Productions)	1986
Saboteur	Durell	1986
Sweevo's Whirled	Gargoyle Games	1986	"Sweevo's Whirled" is an enhanced version of the Spectrum 48K title [game=#15141]Sweevo's World[/game]. Some new monsters and about 50 new rooms have been added.
Sweevo's World	Gargoyle Games	1986	[4]* [8]* [10]* [48]*British magazine "Crash" released an editor titled "Sweevo's World Editor" for this game.
Technician Ted: The Megamix	Hewson	1986	This Spectrum 128k only version of Technician Ted features more rooms and tasks to complete.*** [4]
Zorro	U.S. Gold;Datasoft (James Software)	1986

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