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Time to find out what each Year's best ZX Spectrum games are! 1983: Atic Atac

Let's move onto 1988.
1988 GAME OF THE YEAR ROUND 2 Poll 44

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/HYbHJE/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Alien Syndrome (ACE Software)
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/HYbHJE/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Barbarian (Melbourne House)
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/HYbHJE/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Empire Strikes Back (Domark)
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/HYbHJE/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Cyberknights (CRL Group PLC)

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November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
1988 GAME OF THE YEAR ROUND 2 Poll 43

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/JNurL7/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Devil's Hand (Compass Software)
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/JNurL7/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Slug (Alternative Software)
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/JNurL7/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Chubby Gristle (Grandslam Entertainments)
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/JNurL7/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Intensity (Firebird Software)

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November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
1988 GAME OF THE YEAR ROUND 2 Poll 42

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/BR3SvT/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Super Stuntman (Code Masters)
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/BR3SvT/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Soldier of Light (ACE Software)
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/BR3SvT/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Savage (Firebird Software)
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/BR3SvT/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Merlin (Juan Alfonso Pastor Sierra)

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November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
1988 GAME OF THE YEAR ROUND 2 Poll 41

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/TCXgAM/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Blood Valley (Gremlin Graphics Software)
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/TCXgAM/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Lee Enfield Space Ace (Infogrames)
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/TCXgAM/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Beast (Marlin Games)
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/TCXgAM/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Crazy Cars (Titus)

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November 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BATTLE OF THE COVERTAPES ROUND 1 Poll 316

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/EgVBpz/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Concon issue 5
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/EgVBpz/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Spectrum Load'n'Run v1 issue 02

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November 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
BATTLE OF THE COVERTAPES ROUND 1 Poll 315

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/inBBgG/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">New Special Playgames - Issue 22
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/inBBgG/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">MicroHobby issue 190: Tape 10

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November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
BATTLE OF THE COVERTAPES ROUND 1 Poll 314

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/sfZkvQ/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">New Special Playgames - Issue 29
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/sfZkvQ/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Soft Spectrum issue 19

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November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
BATTLE OF THE COVERTAPES ROUND 1 Poll 313

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/tilQa1/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Load 'n' Run issue 37
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/tilQa1/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">VideoSpectrum issue 24

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November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
1988 GAME OF THE YEAR ROUND 2 Poll 40

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/0tTBy7/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Cybernoid (Hewson Consultants)
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/0tTBy7/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Sherlock Holmes:A Matter of Evil (Creative Juices)
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/0tTBy7/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">BMX Ninja (Alternative Software)
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/0tTBy7/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Frontiers (Zafiro Software Division)

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November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
1988 GAME OF THE YEAR ROUND 2 Poll 39

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/N47ADW/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Final Assault (U.S. Gold)
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/N47ADW/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Live and Let Die (Domark)
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/N47ADW/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Boulder Dash Construction Kit (Databyte)
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/N47ADW/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Abracadabra (Proein Soft Line)

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November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
1988 GAME OF THE YEAR ROUND 2 Poll 38

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/Oi8lFi/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Side Arms (Go!)
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/Oi8lFi/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Target: Renegade (Imagine Software)
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/Oi8lFi/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Mad Mix Game (Topo Soft)
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/Oi8lFi/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Foxx Fights Back (Image Works)

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November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
1988 GAME OF THE YEAR ROUND 2 Poll 37

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/DKEa5d/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Dark Fusion (Gremlin Graphics Software)
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/DKEa5d/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Bard's Tale (Electronic Arts)
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/DKEa5d/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Rolling Thunder (U.S. Gold)
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/DKEa5d/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Platoon (Ocean Software)

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November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
BATTLE OF THE COVERTAPES ROUND 1 Poll 312

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/xNOhBh/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Your Sinclair issue 83: Magnificent Seven
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/xNOhBh/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Software Magazine issue 13b

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November 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
BATTLE OF THE COVERTAPES ROUND 1 Poll 311

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/PJFYAZ/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">New Special Playgames - Issue 35
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/PJFYAZ/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Stars Spectrum issue 04 - Juegos

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November 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
BATTLE OF THE COVERTAPES ROUND 1 Poll 310

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/LnLz9O/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Astrodata 3000 issue 2
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/LnLz9O/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Soft Spectrum issue 24

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November 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
BATTLE OF THE COVERTAPES ROUND 1 Poll 309

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/nApsIZ/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Load 'n' Run issue 49
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/nApsIZ/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Software Magazine issue 10a

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November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This has also ended in a dead heat so I'm putting through Video Basic issue 09.
Poll results after 24 hours: BATTLE OF THE COVERTAPES ROUND 1 Poll 307

1️⃣ Video Basic issue 09
🟦🟦🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ (2)

2️⃣ Special Playgames issue 25
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️ (5)
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This poll ended in a dead heat so I'm putting through Load 'n' Run issue 23.
Poll results after 24 hours: BATTLE OF THE COVERTAPES ROUND 1 Poll 308

1️⃣ Software Magazine issue 10b
🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ (3)

2️⃣ Load 'n' Run issue 23
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ (4)
November 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
1988 GAME OF THE YEAR ROUND 2 Poll 35

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/zPsKuP/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Navy Moves (Dinamic Software)
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/zPsKuP/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Rock'n Roller (Topo Soft)
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/zPsKuP/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Ikari Warriors (Elite Systems)
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/zPsKuP/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Advanced Pinball Simulator (Code Masters)

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November 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
1988 GAME OF THE YEAR ROUND 2 Poll 34

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/VucuUc/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Hundra (Dinamic Software)
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/VucuUc/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">S.T.I. (Bug-Byte Software)
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/VucuUc/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">GeeBee Air Rally (Activision Inc)
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/VucuUc/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Ring Wars (Cascade Games)

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November 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
1988 GAME OF THE YEAR ROUND 2 Poll 33

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/H6VeWV/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Beyond the Ice Palace (Elite Systems)
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/H6VeWV/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">A Journey One Spring (Isolated House)
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/H6VeWV/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Inter City (Steam Railway Simulations)
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/H6VeWV/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">The Flintstones (Grandslam Entertainments)

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November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
BATTLE OF THE COVERTAPES ROUND 1 Poll 308

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/oMHdlk/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Software Magazine issue 10b
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/oMHdlk/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Load 'n' Run issue 23

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November 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
BATTLE OF THE COVERTAPES ROUND 1 Poll 307

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/c84iYF/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Video Basic issue 09
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/c84iYF/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Special Playgames issue 25

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November 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
BATTLE OF THE COVERTAPES ROUND 1 Poll 306

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/1UJOw7/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Software Magazine issue 04a
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/1UJOw7/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Enter Spectrum issue 12

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November 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
1988 GAME OF THE YEAR ROUND 2 Poll 32

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/tznEql/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Vectorball (Mastertronic Added Dimension)
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/tznEql/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Virus (Firebird Software)
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/tznEql/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Rastan (Imagine Software)
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/tznEql/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Heroes of the Lance (U.S. Gold)

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October 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM