Best CPC games

[Garrettimus]

Dear friends,

In your opinion, what are the best CPC games?

I love the Commodore 64 and the Spectrum, by the way, and got tons of games for them. 

[TFM]

unsorted, and not in any order, just real real good stuff:

- Star Fox
- Starglider
- Trantor
- Gryzor
- 1943
- Megablasters
- Fres Fighter Turbo II
- Orion Prime
- BB4CPC
- Driller
- Game Over (2x)
- Hacker II
- Fighter Bomber (and a similar one with tanks, forgot the name)
- Gunship

[trocoloco]

dead on time
goody
star sabre
sub hunter
navy moves
savage
double dragon 2
shinobi
chase hq
renegade
target renegade
dizzy (many of them)
etc..

[Garrettimus]

Thanks, guys. I´m writing the titles down for when my 6128 arrives. 

Some of them I got on my C64 already.

Some titles I really love on the C64/Spectrum: Exolon, Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior, Cybernoid 1 & 2, Navy Moves, LED Storm, Uridium, Wec Le Mans, Turbo Esprit etc.

[trocoloco]

pretty goodl all of them in amstrad too but uridium wich i believe is for c64 only

ps: oh yeah arkanoid 1 and specially 2 are really good on cpc

[Devilmarkus]

If you are not sure, which games are good, play them first on my website

http://java.cpc-live.com 

[mr_lou]

This is a question that pops up occasionally on this forum, and the replies are always very different. (Sometimes people start arguing about it) 

There are some (mostly newer) games that are technically really great and fun too. Dead on Time is my personal favorite, and Star Sabre, Bubble Bobble and Orion Prime are also productions I admire. Also keep a lookout for the soon to be released new version of R-Type.

Besides those newer ones, there are those nostalgic games which just brings us back. While these aren't technically stunning, they're good retro entertainment in my opinion. So also check out titles like Fruity Frank, Dr. Destructor, Radzone, Gunfright, Frostbyte and Bomb Jack II.

[tastefulmrship]

pretty goodl all of them in amstrad too but uridium wich i believe is for c64 only

http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=2239

[Devilmarkus]

http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=2239

I'm sure trocoloco wrote it because the poor speccy port on CPC

[villain]

I would like to add P47. And I just remembered, that I played Pirates! for months (maybe years :-)). 

[Puresox]

Rainbow Island
Operation Wolf
Spherical
Rick Dangerous 1 and 2
Solomon's Key
Killer Ring
Ikari Warrior
Potsworth and Co.
Continental Circus
Alien Storm
Tempest
Frogger

[trocoloco]

I'm sure trocoloco wrote it because the poor speccy port on CPC

haha you're right! thats why I got that one out from my mind tho 

ps: so many speccy ports are painful to play and this one included

[DARKGATE]

  hummmm, i have loved many games for my AMSTRAD, not all goods for graphic or sound, but very fun.

SORCERY
TOMBOSTOWNE
ANTIRIAD
IKARI WARRIORS
VICTORY ROAD
TURRICAN
THE GAMES OF DRAGONS (is true, not is great, but i have played and finished)
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
WARHAWK
CYBERNOID 2
EXOLON
STRIDER 1&2
RICK DANGEROUS 1&2
SABOTEUR 1&2
GAUNTLET 1&2 (the best version for computers 8bit)
TRANTOR
SAVAGE
RAINBOW ISLAND
KILLER GORILLA (wait killer gorilla 2 from 25 years)
ecc....   

[TFM]

Bomb Jack (I)
Sentinel
Rescue on Fractalus
Black Land
Light Force
Star Strike II
Uridium
Zynaps
Nemesis
Cybernoid (I+II)
North Star
Exolon
Amaurote
Tensions
Prehistorik II
Deflektor

and...

Tornado Low Level!


But just get the CPCGamesCD - there you can find all you need :-)

[tastefulmrship]

I am seriously surprised that no-one has gained an 'instant LIKE' from me.
Oh, well... I'll give you all until tomorrow morning to mention the game in question... ... ...


EDIT: Hint#1; look down!

[TFM]

Ok, then...

- NyanCat
- CPCWiki Zynaps
- PonyDemo

Hope you feel better now ;-)

[EgoTrip]

Spindizzy
Chuckie Egg
Anarchy
Magic Land Dizzy
Switchblade
Gauntlet 2
Cybernoid 1+2
Knight Lore

[TFM]

Since Cybernoid was now mentioned six times (3 * 2, counting I and II), it makes a great race 

[Puresox]

Carrier Command is pretty cool too!

[Gryzor]

Yes, this question comes up from time to time and it's always (really) a great discussion. Maybe you could define how you mean "best"....

[ukmarkh]

I love Operation Wolf, Wec-le Mans, Renegade, Target Renegade, Chase HQ, Continental Circus, Metro Cross, Shinobi, Space Harrier, Switchblade, Robocop, Gryzor, Batman, Turrican... mainly because they were great games!

[tastefulmrship]

Maybe you could define how you mean "best"....

Personally, for me "best" means the game(s) that I remember from back in the day that I enjoyed playing the most; games like GAUNTLET that went on forever or U.N.SQUADRON that I used to play with my friends co-op. I would even consider Amsoft games like SPANNERMAN or OH MUMMY as being the best because I used to enjoy playing them and they were some of the first games I played when I downloaded a CPC emulator.
I would also prioritise the games I had in the 80s and early 90s over new games or old games I've since discovered; again purely due to the nostalgia.

There are some games I would have preferred to forget... but that's not the subject of this thread! ^_^

[ukmarkh]

games like GAUNTLET that went on forever or U.N.SQUADRON that I used to play with my friends co-op.

UN Squadron despite the lack of pace is an awesome conversion on the CPC... and the two player option was just amazing. Me and my cousin used to throw hours into playing that game, along with Gauntlet... to this day I still can't understand how UN Squadron was even possible on the CPC, the graphics, music, and sprites on screen were amazing. 

[DARKGATE]

  Personally i can tell wich the AMSTRAD had many great games, however i have played for weeks
with:
GAUNTLET 1 & 2
SORCERY
TOMBSTOWNE
PUNCHY (my first game load on real CPC)
SCOOBY DOO
ANTIRIAD
IMPOSSIBLE MISSION 1 & 2
KILLER GORILLA  (i want the sequel) 
OH MUMMY
ELECTRO FREDDY
THE GAMES OF DRAGONS
IKARI WARRIORS
VICTORY ROAD
KNIGHT LORE
THE ROCHY HORROR SHOW
RENEGADE
TARGET RENEGADE
STRIDER 1&2
ROBOCOP
BOMB JACK
DALEY THOMSON SUPER TEST
HEAD OVER HEELS
TRANTOR
SAVAGE
SABOTEUR 1 & 2
R-TYPE

These games are those were i have spend more my time, however the list is more great. 

[TFM]

KILLER GORILLA  (i want the sequel) 

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