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Drunk Fly Oy, Modern Retro, Steam, ZX Spectrum Next

Vradark’s Revenge, ZX Spectrum Next

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The sequel to Vradark’s Sphere on the ZX Spectrum, Vradark’s Revenge is another fantasy-based Roguelike from the same development team, SaNchez, only this time it has been created specifically for the ZX Spectrum Next, which is an enhanced, modern ZX Spectrum remake/variant that first came out in 2017.

Vradark’s Revenge was initially released in 2022 and an emulated version, that runs in Windows, was later released on Steam in 2023 through publisher “Drunk Fly Oy” (which is a bizarre company name if ever there was one).

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Arcade, Romstar, Toaplan

Fire Shark, Arcade

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Fire Shark is a vertically-scrolling shoot ’em up developed by Toaplan and first distributed into arcades in 1989. It is the sequel to Flying Shark, which came out in 1987, and once again features biplanes that must blast their way through ten different stages of military mayhem.

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Commodore 64, Cosmi Corportion, US Gold

Beyond the Forbidden Forest, Commodore 64

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Beyond the Forbidden Forest is the 1986 sequel to 1983’s classic 8-bit survival horror game, Forbidden Forest. It was again devised and programmed by Paul Norman, and published by Cosmi Corporation in North America and US Gold in Europe.

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Graftgold, Ocean Software, Taito, ZX Spectrum

Rainbow Islands, ZX Spectrum

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The ZX Spectrum has an excellent port of Taito‘s classic arcade game, Rainbow Islands, thanks to the developers at Graftgold. It was first published by Ocean Software in 1990.

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Firebird, Graftgold, ZX Spectrum

Magnetron, ZX Spectrum

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Magnetron is the sequel to Quazatron and is another interpretation of the classic C64 game, Paradroid, but with an isometric viewpoint. It was first published in 1988 by Firebird Software.

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Core Design, Gremlin Graphics, ZX Spectrum

Impossamole, ZX Spectrum

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Impossamole on the ZX Spectrum is a multi-load expanded re-imagining of Gremlin Graphics‘ classic first Monty Mole game: Wanted: Monty Mole. It was developed by Core Design and first published by Gremlin in 1990, which was very late in the Spectrum‘s lifespan.

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Altron Corporation, Game Boy Advance, Natsume

Pocky & Rocky with Becky, Game Boy Advance

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Pocky & Rocky with Becky for the Game Boy Advance is the fourth game in the Pocky & Rocky series (following on from Kiki Kaikai, Pocky & Rocky, and Pocky & Rocky 2). The game was developed and published by Altron in Japan in 2001 and was subsequently localized and published by Natsume in North America in 2002.

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Natsume, Ocean Software, Super Nintendo

Pocky & Rocky 2, Super Nintendo

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The sequel to Pocky & Rocky (known as Kiki Kaikai in Japan) was developed by Natsume and published by Ocean Software in Europe (by Natsume themselves in Japan and North America). Pocky & Rocky 2 was first released in 1994 and is a similar scrolling shooter to its predecessor, but with multiple companions, instead of just one.

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Arcade, Taito

Rambo III, Arcade

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Based loosely on the 1989 film of the same name, Taito‘s Rambo III arcade game is a one or two-player third-person shooter, with relentless action through countless enemy-strewn landscapes.

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Arcade, Taito

Super Chase: Criminal Termination, Arcade

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Super Chase: Criminal Termination was first released into arcades by Taito in 1993, followed soon after by a Super Nintendo version called “Super Chase HQ“. It is an enhanced sequel to the classic Chase HQ, and Special Criminal Investigation, and features viewpoints that change, depending on where you are in the game, and what vehicle you’re driving. In fact, this moving camera feature has been so well implemented by the developers that it really enhances the dynamism of the exciting car-chase gameplay.

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