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Someone at the Post Office is going to be getting an unwelcome visit.
A 2000ad comic, which has been rudely ripped in the mail. Ironically, the cover features Judge Dredd, saying "Break it and I'll find you, Creeps!". Attaboy, Joe.
August 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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And after all several rounds of voting, we have a tie for the top spot :
Donkey Kong, an excellent port of the arcade classic and
Aliens : Neoplasma II, a very impressive Metroidvania game, dripping with atmosphere.
Loading Screen from Donkey Kong on the ZX Spectrum. A framed image of a cartoon ape holding aloft the supine form of a young lady as he runs happily up some scaffolding. A plumber pursues, hampered by flying barrels. It's Donkey Kong, you know the drill. Our heroine aims a space rifle at a robot in the foreground of this ZX Spectrum loading screen, as in the background we see the silhouette of a H.R. Giger Alien warrior crouched to pounce. Gameplay from Donkey Kong on the ZX Spectrum. Kong and his captive are at the top of the screen, as our hero leaps gracefully over a barrel. Lots of clever planning in evidence from the developers to avoid colour clash issues. Gameplay image from Aliens : Neoplasma II pn the Spectrum. It's a side view of an dingy spacecraft interior. You could probably call it a Metroidvania game. Our heroine seems to have run out of ammo and grenades. This could prove problematic.
January 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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3rd place goes to :
Hafoc Tor
This is a sequel to last year's second-place title Wychweald. Top quality turn-based RPG action in a Bard's Tale style. An under-represented genre on the Speccy.
An atmospheric loading screen from the ZX Spectrum game Hafoc Tor. Two adversaries - one wielding a blade - face off on a lonely moonlit moor. Distant lights from a settlement lie at the foot of a prominent Tor. Gameplay image from Hafac Tor on the ZX Spectrum. It's a Bard's Tale - style RPG with an array of informational windows. The scene depicts a campfire in the wilderness where our party may choose to rest. They're looking pretty healthy though, so might elect to keep moving.
January 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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4th :
El Bigotudo
Graphically lush arcade adventure featuring a fragile tough guy. Nippy controls, challenging environments. Excellent presentation all round.
Colourful loading screen on the ZX Spectrum, showing a cartoon-style image of our burly mustachioed hero fleeing from an alien fish-man thing. Gameplay image from El Bigotudo on the ZX Spectrum. It's a side view of a 2-level spaceship interior. Our hero stands in a safe spot in the top right corner, perhaps pondering his next move as dangerous aliens patrol the corridors.
January 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Voting has concluded in the SpectrumComputing.co.uk Game of the Year 2024 vote.
We had a remarkable 164 eligible Spectrum 48/128k games in scope.
The final results are as follows.
5th :
Scramble RX
An impeccable port of the 1981 arcade classic. Better late than never.
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Superb loading screen for Scramble RX on the ZX Spectrum featuring stylish spacecraft speeding towards a futuristic city, mimicking the style of the original arcade cabinet. Gameplay of Scramble RX on the ZX Spectrum, as the player ship speeds above a row of fuel tanks and rockets, blasting fire at the enemy alien craft. Eat plutonium death, you disgusting alien weirdos!
January 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Worth noting bean-man's manifesto.
Portrait of election candidate in disturbing baked-bean-dominated breakfast mask, promising an enforced 11am Brunch Hour for all workplaces, where Brunch will be served, bringing an end to the 'era of soggy sandwiches'. Make Brunch Great Again!
July 5, 2024 at 9:29 AM
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The inaugural Spectrum Computing Game of The Year is over! 166 ZX Spectrum games were eligible, which is impressive for a platform in its fifth decade.
Top 20 :
spectrumcomputing.co.uk/forums/viewt...

Congrats to the 2023 winners :
3 Speccy Soccer
2 Wycheweald
1 Seraphima from Zosya Entertainment
Screenshot of Seraphima, a game on the ZX Spectrum computer.
January 24, 2024 at 12:18 PM