@GirlVersusGame not all games, obviously, but yes, some spectrum games on tape were 99p. as I said, they were mostly appalling!! trying to track them down via the net (ROMS), out of curiosity really!
@Dimey I'm going to Youtube the Spectrum, I need to see what a game on tape looks like. I do have some cassettes but they are mostly soundtracks from movies, I collected them for a while. I like to preserve physical media, books and things.
I just watched this, there was no music at all? It must have been wild going from games with those sound effects to games with a theme or background music. I like the look of Robin of the Wood, I'd play that Cauldron game, Dynamite Dan looks good too. I didn't realize SpyHunter went back that far, Boulder Dash I'm sure I've seen on KickStarter. One thing those games don't seem to be lacking is colour, it feels like I only see colour when I play Indies. I did my obligatory Judge Dredd search too and it was on the Spectrum. Just being able to physically pick up a game that you knew nothing about sounds like a luxury, it's hard to do that with any game I've played, Indies are the exception, which is why I like them so much.
These violent delights have violent ends & in their triumph die, like fire & powder Which, as they kiss, consume.
haha, yes, playing these as an 8 or 9 year old means I have quite the appreciation of games today!!
some magazines would print the code for games back in the 80s, so you would type the game out yourself on the spectrum and then play it. With games on tape, you would easily copy the games from your mates, but it was tricky having to play them at the right volume for the spectrum to load them. Games took several minutes to load!
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