in a Spectrum Game

The Spectrum is home to the greatest games ever invented, and never a day passes when some 16-bit programmer nicks one of the millions of original and great ideas that are to be found among the thousands of Spectrum games available. But which ones should they nick? Which bits of all the best Spectrum games are the best bits? Well, after a breif survey of comp.sys.sinclair, the following opinions are held. I have also tried my best to grab a piccie of it as well, just so you know why it's the best.

Best Weapon?

The ring-laser in R-Type
The rocket in Exolon
The most powerful rainbow in Rainbow Islands
not the gun in Asteroids

Best Sound Effect

The "fart" fx in JetPac when you get killed.
Getting killed in Splat!

Best Music?

Glider Rider
Antics
Nodes of Yesod
Exolon
Chronos

Best Dying Sequence?

Thundercats

Best Alien/Monster

Hmm. Something out of Trapdoor?

Which game would people most like to live in?

Dizzy's world
not the house in Soft and Cuddly then?

Best Graphics?

Dan Dare 3
R-Type

Best Explosions?

Exolon

Most Gory?

The resuurections in Nemesis the Warlock.
Zzoom - those men explode in blood!
The animations in Soft & Cuddly.

Best End-Sequence?

Well, since virtually all of them are "Congratulations, you have won", it's pretty close.

So if you would like to disagree with any of these, or add your own, please feel free to e-mail me and I'll add your to the list. Provided the reason is good enough! The game with the most votes will be indicated.

Stephen Smith - stevo@REMOVE-THIScarlylesmith.karoo.co.uk

- Explosions look better with attribute clash.