Top 25: Best ZX Spectrum (Speccy) Games of 1983

The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd.

The Spectrum was among the first mainstream audience home computers in Europe, similar in significance to the Commodore 64 in the USA.


Randomly sorted list

1. Pogo

Ocean Software

Pogo

Arcade: Action

Play Game

2. Stop the Express

Sinclair Research

StopTheExpress

Arcade: Action

Play Game

3. Cannon Ball

Hudson Soft

Cannon-Ball

Arcade: Shoot-em-up

Play Game

4. Pinball

Sagittarian Software

Pinball

Arcade: Pinball

Play Game

5. Time-Gate

Quicksilva

Time-Gate

Arcade: Shoot-em-up

Play Game


Billie Jean – Michael Jackson (UK top hit #8 of 1983)


6. Painter

A’n’F Software

Painter

Arcade: Action

Play Game

7. Ant Attack

Quicksilva

Ant-Attack

Arcade: Maze

Play Game

8. Scuba Dive

Durell Software

Scuba-Dive

Arcade: Action

Play Game

9. Pheenix

Megadodo Software

Pheenix

Arcade: Shoot-em-up

Play Game

10. High Noon

Work Force

High-Noon

Arcade: Shoot-em-up

Play Game


Flashdance … What A Feeling – Irene Cara (UK top hit #27 of 1983)
https://youtu.be/65ynRuXN7GI


11. Flight Simulation

Sinclair Research

Flight-Simulation

Simulation

Play Game

12. Wheelie

Microsphere

Wheelie

Arcade: Action

Play Game

13. Jumping Jack

Imagine Software

Jumping-Jack

Arcade: Platform

Play Game

14. Aquaplane

Quicksilva

Aquaplane

Arcade: Action

Play Game

15. Deathchase

Micromega

Deathchase

Arcade: Race ‘n’ Chase

Play Game


Words – F.R. David (UK top hit #25 of 1983)


16. Android Two

Vortex Software

Android-Two

Arcade: Shoot-em-up

Play Game

17. Manic Miner

Bug-Byte Software

Manic-Miner

Arcade: Platform

Play Game

18. Combat Zone, 3D

Artic Computing

Combat-Zone-3D

Arcade: Shoot-em-up

Play Game

19. Fighter Pilot

Digital Integration

Fighter-Pilot

Simulation

Play Game

20. Harrier Attack!

Durell Software

Harrier Attack

Arcade: Shoot-em-up

Play Game


Down Under – Men at Work (UK top hit #7 of 1983)


21. Birds and the Bees, The

Bug-Byte Software

Birds-and-the-Bees

Arcade: Action

Play Game

22. Cavern Fighter

Bug-Byte Software

Cavern Fighter

Arcade: Shoot-em-up

Play Game

23. Bear Bovver

Artic Computing

Bear Bovver

Arcade: Platform

Play Game

24. Maze Death Race

PSS

Maze-Death-Race

Arcade: Maze

Play Game

25. Froggy

DJL Software

Froggy

Arcade: Action

Play Game


New Order – Blue Monday (UK top hit #18 of 1983)

Which one is your favorite game?