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FeatureEXTRA LIVESSpectrumIt may have had just 16kB ofmemory to start with, and it mayhave run its games off slowloadingtapes, but the ZX Spectrumsold five million units. Itspopularity ensured it was blessedwith a wealth of brilliant games.Matthew SmithMatthew Smith is revered todayas one of the undisputed geniusprogrammers of the ZX Spectrum.If you are emulating the Spectrum,you must play these two games…Manic MinerManic Miner was one of the firstplatform titles, its colourfulgraphics and fiendishlydifficult gameplay catching theimagination. It had in-game music,being the first Spectrum game todo so, and animated toiletstoo! Try it tosee how easygames reallyhave become.Jet Set WillyAs the sequel to Manic Miner, thisgame reintroduced hero Willy, whoby this point was a rich man taskedwith cleaning up his mansionfollowing a riotous party. More ofan adventure than the first game,with a fresh structure, Jet Set Willyis every bit as addictive.OTHERCLASSICSAlter EgoArchonArkanoid: Revenge of D’ohAtominoBlue MaxBoulder DashBubble BobbleBuggy BoyCalifornia GamesCreaturesCybernoidDragon WarsEliteCommodore 64The Commodore 64 was theAmerican rival to the British ZXSpectrum and it caused many aplayground row to erupt. The C64boasted more colours, but it alsohad amazing sound thanks to its SIDchip. If digital music is your thing,then emulating C64 games will giveyou great pleasure.The classicsLemmingsMade by DMADesign, which wouldgo on to produceGrand Theft Auto,Lemmings became one of the bestpuzzle games ever made when itwas released in 1991. Guide thetiny humanoid creatures to safetyby putting a good number of themto good use: building bridges anddigging tunnels, and by equippingsome with umbrellas so they canfloat gently to the ground. Listen outfor the cries of “oh no!” as lemmingsexplode in a shower of pixels.Rainbow IslandsRainbow Islands was not only cuteand addictive, but very popular too.Players need to make their wayup the screen to avoid rising sealevels. This is achieved by layingdown rainbows, allowing bad guysto be squished andgiving you leverageto higher platforms.The game has fourEmlyn Hughes Int. SoccerEnforcerGrand Prix CircuitHead Over HeelsIK+JumpmanLaser SquadLast Ninja 2Law of the WestLeaderboardLittle Computer PeopleLode RunnerManiac MansionMayhem in Monster LandMicroProse SoccerMidnight ResistanceMythNebulusNeuromancerParadroidPark PatrolPirates!Pitstop IIPlatoonPool of RadiancePrince of PersiaProject FirestartRick DangerousSilent ServiceSkate or Die!Space TaxiSphericalrounds of gameplay per island,after which you move on to another.Each time, you are treated to the(eventually annoying) strains ofSomewhere Over the Rainbow.Barbarian:The Ultimate WarriorFeaturing decapitated heads andlots of blood and gore, Barbarianis a brutal beat-’em-up that keepsplayers nimbly moving their fingersin order to perform one of the 16available moves. There is a followupto this game which you may alsowant to try, but before you do, givethis one a go in two-player mode.Going head-to-head witha pal makes thegame truly sing,providing a lot offun in the process.Impossible MissionAs if to underline the excellenceof the Commodore 64’s soundcapabilities, Impossible Mission startsoff with the line, “Another Visitor.Stay a while. Stay Forever”, deliveredin a creepy voice that neverthelessthrilled gamers at the time. Exploringthe underground lair of ProfessorElvin Atombender and seeking cluesin order to turn off a bomb, playerswere also amazed at the fluidanimation. ImpossibleMission was groundbreakingat the timeand it remains a lotof fun today.Spy vs SpyStarquakeSteel ThunderStixStunt Car RacerThe Bard’s TaleThe SentinelThe Way of the Exploding FistTurricanUltima VUridiumWinter GamesWizballYie Ar King FuZak McKracken andthe Alien MindbendersLEGALWORRIESUsing emulatorsto play gameshas long been alegal grey area.For some gamespublishers,the answer isclear: don’t doit. For instance,Codemastersasked thewebsite Worldof Spectrum toremove its retrogames, whileNintendo statesits positionclearly atnintendo.com/corp/legal.jsp(“Theintroductionof emulatorscreated to playillegally copiedNintendosoftwarerepresents thegreatest threatto date to theintellectualproperty rightsof video gamedevelopers,”it says). Ingeneral, theadvice hasbeen to useemulators toplay gamesthat you alreadyown (so youcan emulatea Spectrumgame if youstill have thecassette copy).In addition, youshould certainlynot pirategames or seekto profit fromthem in any way.40 August 2015raspberrypi.org/magpi