Top 30: Best ZX Spectrum (Speccy) Games of 1984

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

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. Fantastic Voyage

Quicksilva

Fantastic-Voyage

Arcade: Maze

Play Game

2. Daley Thompson’s Decathlon

Ocean Software

DT-Decathlon

Sport: Action

Play Game

3. Tir Na Nog

Gargoyle Games

Tir-Na-Nog

Adventure: Graphic

Play Game

4. Moon Alert

Ocean Software

Moon-Alert

Arcade: Shoot-em-up

Play Game

5. Glug Glug

CRL Group PLC

Glug-Glug

Arcade: Action

Play Game


99 Red Balloons – Nena (UK top hit #15 of 1983)
https://youtu.be/BLEogB8sVGc


6. Skool Daze

Microsphere

Skool-Daze

Arcade: Adventure

Play Game

7. Match Day

Ocean Software

Match-Day

Sport: Action

Play Game

8. The Lords of Midnight

Beyond Software

Lords-of-Midnight

Strategy: War

Play Game

9. Sir Lancelot

Melbourne House

Sir-Lancelot

Arcade: Platform

Play Game

10. Galaxian

Atarisoft

Galaxian

Arcade: Shoot-em-up

Play Game


Self Control – Laura Branigan (UK top hit #30 of 1983)


11. Worse Things Happen at Sea

Silversoft

Worse-Things-Happen-at-Sea

Arcade: Action

Play Game

12. Steve Davis Snooker

CDS Microsystems

Steve-Davis-Snooker

Sport: Action

Play Game

13. Full Throttle

Micromega

Full-Throttle

Arcade: Race ‘n’ Chase

Play Game

14. Turmoil

Bug-Byte Software

Turmoil

Arcade: Platform

Play Game

15. T.L.L.

Vortex Software

TLL

Arcade: Action

Play Game


Smalltown Boy – Bronski Beat (UK top hit #43 of 1983)


21. Avalon

Hewson Consultants

Avalon

Arcade: Adventure

Code Sheet

Play Game

22. Alien

Mind Games

Alien

Tactical Combat

Play Game

23. Beach-Head

US Gold

Beach-Head

Arcade: Shoot-em-up

Play Game

24. Chuckie Egg

A’n’F Software

Chuckie-Egg

Arcade: Platform

Play Game

25. Pole Position

Atarisoft

Pole-Position

Arcade: Race ‘n’ Chase

Play Game


The Riddle – Nik Kershaw (UK top hit #45 of 1983)


26. Fred

Investronica S.A.

Fred

Arcade: Maze

Play Game

27. Jet Set Willy

Software Projects

Jet-Set-Willy

Arcade: Platform

Code Sheet

Play Game

28. Pyjamarama

Mikro-Gen

Pyjamarama

Arcade: Adventure

Play Game

29. Automania

Mikro-Gen

Automania

Arcade: Platform

Play Game

30. Rally Driver

Hill MacGibbon

Rally-Driver

Arcade: Race ‘n’ Chase

Play Game


Limahl – Never Ending Story (UK top hit #48 of 1983)
https://youtu.be/c7DwWK3xojo

Which one is your favorite game?