Tag: Amstrad CPC

Green Beret – “Stab to start”

At Christmas 1985, the UK’s game charts saw a battle between two hit games along very similar lines. Elite Systems secured the rights to Capcom’s Commando arcade machine,…

Batman – “Batcraft parts”

For Jon Ritman, playing Knight Lore for the first time was a revelatory experience. As he later told Retro Gamer, when he first saw Ultimate’s isometric 3D platform…

The Way of the Tiger – “Please insert Pole Fighting”

The dawn rays of the sun greet you as you begin your preparations for the time of trial. Today you will become the youngest ever to challenge for…

Yie Ar Kung-Fu – “Hot fighting history”

Ocean’s contract with Konami to port their arcade games under the Imagine label had quickly worked well with Hyper Sports. Even if it did end up competing with…

Football Manager – “Match highlights to follow”

The UK chart success of Computer Scrabble in 1984 showed the audience for direct computer versions of modern board games. The makers of predecessor Monty Plays Scrabble had…

A Moment in Time – AAA in review, 1988

My quest to play every game to have been #1 on the UK’s official games charts has taken me to the end of 1988. 1988 carried us kicking…

Daley Thompson’s Olympic Challenge

Ocean, Amstrad, 1988