This section is the main part of this web site. It has been split into 4 sections:
PC Configuration - How to set your PC up to run Speccy Games
Games Instructions - Instructions to play games
Games List - My original games to download
Live - Play permitted games LIVE from this web site!
I have purposely left the instructions for PC Configuration and Game explanations on this page, as it still provides valid, useful instructions for the Emulator novice. The only change to this page is all the links to the games now point to the WOS Infoseek Search Engine. This is a link that will take you to the download of the game you want from the list I provide. If you want a copy of the original*.zip file that was originally available from my web site, please don't hesitate to e-mail me ( bottom of page ).
PC Configuration
To begin with, you need to download and install a file compression utility. I use WinZip:
WinZip Setup Instructions
1. Go to the WinZip Web Site, and click on the 'Download WinZip v8.1 Evaluation Version'.
2. Double click the WinZip81.EXE file, then click on the Setup button.
3. Accept the Default Installation folder (C:\Program Files\WinZip\). Click OK.
...The Application will be installed on to your PC.
4. The Setup Wizard screen will appear. Click Next, followed by Yes (Licence Agreement), then Next
...again. Select WinZip Classic. Click on Next.
5. Select Custom Setup (Advanced Users), followed by Next. Ensure ALL options are ticked on the
...Explore Configuration' Screen. Click Next, followed by Next again. Ensure both options are ticked
...on the 'Other Options' Screen. Click Next, then click Finish.
6. WinZip will automatically load. Close WinZip tip of the day.
You now have the utility to unzip the games files from this site.
Now you need to download, install and configure the ZX Spectrum Emulator. My recommendation is to use the ZX32 Emulator for Windows 9.x by Vaggelis Kappartzianis.
ZX32 Spectrum Emulator Setup Instructions
1. Go to the ZX32 web site. From the 'Downloads' Menu Option, Click on Updates. Click on the latest
...version of the ZX32 Emulator and download it.
2. Double Click on the ZX32*.Zip file. When WinZip loads, click on I Agree. Click on the Extract
...button. On the 'Extract' screen, ensure the 'Program Files' folder in the 'Folders/Drives' window is
...highlighted.
3. Click on the New Folder button. On the Create Folder screen, type 'ZX Spectrum Emulator' in to
...the Name: field. Click OK. Click the Extract button. The Emulator files will be copied to the
... C:\Program Files\ZX Spectrum Emulator Folder. Close WinZip.
4. Create a shortcut to the Emulator on your desktop - Right Click, New, Shortcut, Browse (to
...ZX32.EXE), Open, Next, Re-Name 'ZX Spectrum Emulator', Finish! - simple eh ? Run the Emulator.
Now your PC is configured correctly. You can now download and use the games on this site.
Games
It's easy to download and load a game from this web site. Just select a game to download, unzip the contents to a designated folder, run the emulator, click on the ZX Menu/Open, manipulate the folders to where the unzipped contents are stored, highlight the *.TAP, *.SNA or *.Z80 file and click on the Open button.
From the Emulators Options Menu, there are a variety of settings that can be altered. Games are a variety of 48k and 128k based. The majority of them will run on the +2A emulation. However, a few will only run on the 48k setting. To alter the default model, select the hardware tab and make the necessary change. Reset the emulator for the change to take effect.
The games on this site are listed in alphabetical order. Each *.ZIP file contains 3 files: The game itself, in either *.Tap, *.Sna or *.Z80 format; The games instructions (Yes - You just might need to read them!); and a scan of the original inlay card.
Why ? Well, I've always found the instructions to be helpful when 'getting to grips' with a game I have downloaded. It does my head in when game instructions are not present.
The front covers of original ZX Spectrum games were, I've always thought, artistically brilliant. For me, as a brat, the inlay always had an influence on whether I bought the game or not.
All three files grouped together in one download is very hard to come by. In fact, am I the only one on this planet to do so ?
Unfortunately, due to Copyright laws, I was unable to put the following games I own onto this web site: Rockstar Ate My Hamster; International Rugby Simulator; Pro Boxing and 4 Soccer Simulators. This is because CodeMasters - the owners of the Copyright to these games, have formally denied the distribution of their games (not to me personally, but they would if I asked!).
I am also unable to 'publish' Football Manager 2 Expansion Kit (is there any point ?); Project Stealth Fighter; Gazzas Super Soccer, Mazeball and European 5 a Side. This is because my tapes will not load on to my PC correctly, and I can't find a working copy of these games on the Internet anywhere. If you know where any of these 'tapes' are, please e-mail me (bottom of page) to let me know. It would please me no end.
Games List
10 Computer Hits - E-Mail me (bottom of page) if you would like this sent to you in *.zip format
3D Space Wars - Basic 16k game. The title says it all
4 X 4 Off Road Racing - Essential for all off road enthusiasts)
720 - Perform a few stunts on your skateboard and make some money
A View To A Kill - Another Bond Classic. I thought this game was impossible!
Barry McGuigan World Championship Boxing - When you feel like a bit of violence!!
Beach Head II - Crap War game
Bounty Bob Strikes Back - Donated by my mate John Conery. Haven't played the game yet
Brian Clough's Football Fortunes - Game board and player cards included. Requires 2 players
Bruce Lee - Easy game to complete. The Green Yamo never stood a chance
Buggy Boy - Donated by my mate John Conery. Haven't played the game yet
Castle Quest - Graphical adventure game
Chartbusters - 7 classic games in 1 download (e-mail me for it)
Chequered Flag - Motor racing. The long stretch on the Paul Richard track is spot on
Chess - Game for bright people. I never played this game :)
Chase HQ II - "Lets go Mr driver!". Car chasing madness. Another John Conery donation
Chiller - Collect the crosses and don't get caught by any nasties. Play this game with the light on
Chuckie Egg 2 - A brilliant classic. Very addictive
Commando - Release those prisoners in true army style. One of my favourites
Cup Football - Decent Football Management game. Kept me amused for hours
Daley Thompson's Decathlon - The source of mass hardware destruction. Play at your peril!
Daley Thompson's Super Test - A game to rival the Decathlon in the destruction stakes
Death Star Interceptor - Never played it, so no comment
Dixons Premier Collection - The free disk based games pack that came with the +3 (e-mail me for it)
Double Dragon - Scrap with baddies and rescue the Damsal in distress
Dragons Of Flame - Classic games, but I haven't played it yet. Another JC donation
Eights - Card Game
Elevator Action - Make your way through the building, collecting secret papers along the way
FA Cup Football - Where else could be Manager of 10 different clubs playing in the F.A.Cup ?
Fantastic American Football - Name says it all. If your in to this sort of thing......
Football Director - Fantastic Football Management game. Took me years to find this
Fighter Pilot - Give yourself a thrill. Fly a plane!
Football Frenzy - Football Adventure game. Had to resort to cheating to do this one
Football Manager - Basic Football Management game with action highlights. Great
Football Manager 2 - Completely different to Football Manager. Many improvements
Footballer Of The year - Great game. Remember the incident cards - Cheap Weddings etc
Frank Bruno's Boxing - I Never got past Frenchie. Peter Perfect must have been solid!
Ghostbusters - "He slimed me!" You had to concentrate when playing this one
Graham Goochs Test Cricket - Did you ever have a go at batting ? Impossible! 8 all out!
Grange Hill - Did Gonch always get propositioned by drug dealers in the TV series ?
Horace Goes Skiing - Another classic. Anyone got $10 for an Ambulance ?
Horizons - Do you want to learn about the Speccy ? This if for you
Hyper Sports - Vaulting and Weightlifting. Was anyone ever successful ?
Impossible Mission II - Donated by my mate John Conery. Haven't played this game yet
Infiltrator - A spy that fly's a plane..........
International Manager - Yet another one that kept me out of trouble for hours
Jet Set Willy - The mother of all Speccy games
Kenny Dalglish Soccer Manager - I loved this game. Too easy though
Make A Chip - One of those educational freebies that came with the 48k
Manchester United - Commercialism at it's finest!
Manic Miner - Classic in the JSW mode
Master Mariner - Another John Conery donation I haven't played yet
Match Day - Football simulation. How about those goal celebrations ?
Match Day 2 - Extension of Match Day. All the players now had this buffant hairdo!
Mr Wongs Loopy Laundry - Posessed irons ? Soap suds ? What was this programmer on ?
Navy Moves - Another John Conery donation I haven't played yet
Nightflite 2 - Learn how to fly a light aircraft
Olli And Lissa - A ghost doesn't want to emigrate to America! eh ?
On The Bench - Another football management game. Another favourite of mine
Operation Wulf - War game a la Commando. I didn't play this much (e-mail me if you want it)
Out Run - Arcade classic. You'll spend hours on this one!
Paperboy - Scop newspapers at things in this USA style simulator
Peter Beardsleys International Football - Another Footy simulator
Platoon - Kill or be killed in the jungle etc
Predator - Haven't played this one yet. Not bad graphics
Premier 2 - Football management game in the mould of Football Director
RType - Specy version of the arcade game (of which I spent hours on). This is good
Road Blasters - Another John Conery donation. The name is self explanatory
Robocop - Based on the film. Lots of violence
Robocop 2 - Based on the film. Even more violence
Rockman - Very basic game
Rugby - Union. The 4 Nations (As it was)
Scrabble - Another game for the superior being. I've never played this game :)
Sim City - Build a thriving City, and get loads of grief from the residents
Snooker - Snooker loopy , 147's etc
Soccer Boss - You could cheat on the original Speccy
Soccer Director - Buy a load of clubs and become very rich
Soccer Star - Another football game. Downloadable direct from this site.
Space Raiders - This popular arcade game is brought to life in Speccy format
Striker Manager - Great Management game. Downloadable direct from this web site
Striker - Another Footy simulator. How much can you get transferred for ?
Super Chess v3.0 - Chess. I don't like chess - Crap at it!!
Super Soccer - How many players can you get sent off in one game ?
Survival - Free Speccy game that teaches you all about animals
Target Renegade - Scrap with the hard knocks from the streets
The Hobbit - "Thorin sits down and starts singing about gold". Classic
The Lord Of The Rings - "With one well placed blow, Sam cleaves your skull".
The New Zealand Story - For kids (I think ?)
The Untouchables - Al Capone and his full ganster crack
The Way Of The Exploding Fist - Karate! Obviously. A personal favourite
The Wild Bunch - Find the bad sod with the scar on the right cheek etc
Tracksuit Manager - It takes ages to select your squad. Another personal favourite
Uchi Mata - Brian Jacks karake. Personally signed (e-mail me for *.jpg image)
War In Middle Earth - A prolonged Tolkien adventure game
Winter Sports - I was crap at this. Couldn't land on my ski's properly
World Championship Boxing Manager - Manage a world champion
World Cup Football - Basic classic. Too easy though
World Series Baseball - Never played the game. Another John Conery donation
World Soccer - Couldn't never sell who you wanted to. Always ended up with 6 Left Backs
Worse things Happen At Sea - Maritime escapades
Wulfpack - Never played it (yet)
Yes Prime Minister - Based on the popular TV series. Multi choice answer adventure game
LIVE
Many Thanks to Adam Davidson and Andrew Pollard for designing Jasper - the online ZX Spectrum Emulator. Below is a list of games you are able to play online from this web site. Please note your selected game will open up in a seperate window. Instructions are provided, as well as a link so you can read the response from the copyright holder. Have Fun!!
Soccer Star - Cult.
Striker Manager - Cult.
