We were sceptical at first, but an article surfaced at Hard Core Gaming 101 (Link = web archive) which suggested that a C64 conversion of Wreckers was in production, with eventually only 16-bit editions released. However, there was no news … Continue reading →
X-Men was to be a licenced game based on the comic and released by The Edge, but it is believed to got caught up in the same troubles which The Punisher had hit. Oddly, Ross Sillifant found a quick news … Continue reading →
Only three games were released as part of Scott Adam’s Questprobe Series, but did you know that a 4th was on its way in the shape of X-Men? The game would be started by Scott Adams, but was never to … Continue reading →
Nice and colourful to look at, but a oversized logo cuts the game area to an almost silly size. The game is a sideway scrolling SEU, and in typical old school fashion too. Quite possibly the logo is only here … Continue reading →
Xanagrams is a word game of sorts with over 5000 permutations. Basically a scrabble clone :) Patrick Furlong confirmed details of the game by mentioning that it was one of the 12 games given away with the Amstrad 464 so … Continue reading →
This title seems to have been around for a while, but its the first time i’ve seen it. A fairly early sideways scrolling shooter, with some basic attack waves and interaction to keep you busy briefly. It seems that you … Continue reading →
Initially released on the Spectrum by Activision, before being re-released by Mastertronic, Xcel is described by Sinclair User as Star Trek, Space Invaders and Centipede rolled into one. Sadly the game is denied so not available for download on World … Continue reading →
Xecutor is a pretty good vertical scrolling shooter which was released by ACE software (a sub company of The Edge) on the ZX Spectrum towards the end of 1987. The game was planned for release on the C64 just a … Continue reading →
A small entry for now on what was reported to be another C64 game from Thalamus in 1989. Xenodrome we believe was a clone of Xenophobe being done by Thalamus, and was stated to be a C64 and 16-bit title … Continue reading →
The Bitmap Brothers were one of the first companies to explore the potential of 16-bit systems such as the Amiga, and many regard Xenon II: Megablast is the peak of this. This vertically-scrolling shoot ’em up featured advanced graphics and … Continue reading →
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