Just to try and get Kimhari on the right track, so he'll eventually give in and admit his founding in classic gaming needs a rethink
I give you a selection of the best 8 bit games - remade for this millennium - and absolutely free.
If you don't like these games, you're a little dead on the inside!
First up is Head Over Heels. You play as Head, and Heels. They are a crime fighting duo out to save their planet. Heels does the footwork, and Head the high stuff. First of all you must escape from prison, and then join together. You have to alternate between the two characters to solve the puzzles. Once you're together, you have the speed of Heels and the jumping ability of Head. Look out for the Prince Charles Dalek's and the incredibly cute rabbits
Link:
http://www.retrospec.sgn.net/game-overview.php?link=hoh
Next we have a superb remake of Spy Hunter. Okay, so the Peter Gunn theme is missing, but the game plays much better than the original ever did. It's a great way to while away ten minutes. Highway Pursuit is just plain fun.
Link:
http://www.retrospec.sgn.net/game-overv ... waypursuit
The third offering is a very bizzare platform game - Zub. Originally a £2.99 Mastertronic hit, and the first game to use the extended Spectrum 128K +2 sound chip.. You just have to get to the top of the level on the platforms... Over ten levels
Link:
http://www.retrospec.sgn.net/game-overview.php?link=zub
Next is a very odd game - Wizzball. You play a ball, who has to collect colours to paint the world. It's a tough nut to crack to be honest, and probably the one most people will have problems with. Once you actually get it though, the game is sublime.
Link:
http://www.retrospec.sgn.net/game-overv ... nk=wizball
Then saving the best until last. This, for me, was probably
the game of the 80's. When this baby came along, people stood up and took notice. The gameplay is perfectly paced. The puzzles hectic and manic. The controls work a treat. Again, it used the extended Spectrum +2 sound chip, so was also a delight to the ears
I give you Exolon:
http://www.retrospec.sgn.net/game-overv ... ink=exolon
It's worth trawling the site for some of the other great remakes. Some I spent a fair amount of time with, but couldn't care about them now. Look out for the lovely Geoff Minter stuff