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Deathchase, ZX Spectrum

An early ZX Spectrum classic, Deathchase was first released by Micromega in 1983.

Although it doesn’t look like much (especially in stills), Deathchase was (and still is) an exhilarating game, and is something of a tribute to the speeder bike scenes in Return of the Jedi (which was released the same year as this, in 1983).

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Operation Wolf, Arcade

Taito‘s superb Operation Wolf was one of the first arcade games to feature a machine gun with force feedback on the cabinet.

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Half-Life 2, PC

Half-Life 2 was first released by Valve Corporation in 2004. It was such a giant leap forward for games in general – not just first-person shooters – that its reverberations are still being felt today.

Half-Life (one) is a brilliant game, but Half-Life 2 completely blows it out of the water.

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Chase HQ, Arcade

Taito‘s Chase HQ is an intense arcade driving game where you chase down criminals and have to bash them into submission with your vehicle.

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