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List of ball games that were made specific to 8 BIT

  • 15-03-2020 6:15pm
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    [Deleted User]
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    I'll "kick off" bad pun

    Cricket : for BBC B micro
    Soccer : zx spectrum etc
    Rugby : zx spectrum etc
    Tennis : zx spectrum etc
    Basketball: C64
    Baseball: 80% certain
    American Football, im taking as valid an example with robots the type used in the movie "short circuit" may be before certain boardsies time.

    No gaa games. Boo hoo.

    Can you add to this 8 bit list?


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    Tom Mann Centuria
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    There was an Aussie Rules game for the Spectrum, probably also for other 8 bits too.

    Couple of quite good baseball games on the Speccy, Hardball being one. There's an excellent Spanish Basketball game, also a few ok American football games (avoid the dross by Ocean and Bugbyte) . International Cricket given away on Your Sinclair is brilliant. A slew of football games, and management sims. International Rugby by Codemasters is good fun.

    There's a squash game on the Spectrum too, Jonah Barrington, and Bounces which is a futuristic ball game, xeno futuristic air hockey (with a ball)

    Also Bump, set, Spike (volleyball) on 8 bits and Beach Volleyball.

    Golf with World Class Leaderboard which is surprisingly good on the Spectrum.

    Steve Davis Snooker has balls!


    Edit: Fernando Martin Basket Master is the Spanish basketball game. Had to Google it.

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



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    [Deleted User]
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    Gah! Was going to put in golf.

    Water Polo : Commodore 64.


  • #4
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,633 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    People playing Samantha Foxes Strip Poker on the Spectrum with no pants on?


  • #5
    Tom Mann Centuria
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,076 ✭✭✭✭Tom Mann Centuria


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    People playing Samantha Foxes Strip Poker on the Spectrum with no pants on?

    Awful lot of squinting and imagination required with that game :pac:

    Oh well, give me an easy life and a peaceful death.



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    [Deleted User]
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    In the declining years, Sinclair User magazine published a tape with a game programmed by a coder called"DUKE"
    Impossible to play properly.
    To go up further levels in fact, it was better to go to the fence and attack the opponent with your bat. They then attacked you. It worked for you most of the time but not all.


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  • #7
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    Not finished yet!

    Paintball 2048 for the zx spectrum in 2020.

    Cannot paste link..Google it! ;)


  • #8
    Dr Bob
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    so no multiplatform games like microprose soccer?
    C64 had International Soccer
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbEeCPQFLeE
    Atari 8 bits had Fantastic Soccer
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-4mKlF1ecM
    If ball and bat games count then
    Krakout on the c64 ..with its fantastic tunes!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCWNvqFZeFk


  • #9
    mondeo
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    World Class leaderboard ( Golf ) was a game we played on our Spectrum. It was good.


  • #10
    TheRepentent
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    4th and inches C64

    Sig edited so not to "offend" genocide apologists

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYOZ3IzRaf4


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