Ultimate Play the Game, the game developer now known as Rare, was one of the most secretive and brilliant teams of people creating games for the ZX Spectrum. They were also responsible for the 1985 hit Alien 8; a beautiful, isometric arcade adventure that came in a pretty lavish box. Do find out more about it and play it online over at the excellent World of Spectrum.
I really liked the game back then and have already forgotten how large the map was and how cool the title graphics were, too. Thanks for a reminder!
ReplyDeleteAlways a pleasure my friend :)
ReplyDeleteI love the hand drawn map. Was it in included in the box, or was it from a magazine?
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure it was from Crash dear Marc.
ReplyDeleteWow. That must have been a real labour of love.
ReplyDeleteA most impressive one too.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, the large image of the map is available here and you can see Dr Who's phonebooth flying in space in the bottom left hand corner.
ReplyDeleteWell, three cheers for you dear (and wise) Barts!
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