Games like Black Magic (C64/CPC/Spectrum)

Originally released in 1984 for home microcomputers, this surreal game from innovative publishers Artic Computing saw players take on the role of the titular Monty, who wants nothing more than to get rich and be recognized as a hero. Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version. Contains the Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, and Commodore 64 versions.GameplayMove through 40 different levels,…

Originally released in the early 1980s for 8-bit home computers, then later ported to 16-bit machines, this unique top-down shooter with text adventure elements saw players take on the role of a time traveller seeking wealth and adventure across a number of different eras of time. Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version. This is the version of the game originally published for …

Originally released in the mid 1980s for home microcomputers, this fantasy platformer saw players take on the role of a lone hero, battling to save their home town from the grip of an evil wizard's curse! Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version. Contains both the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 versions of the game.GameplayTraverse a vast labyrinth in search of the 5 pieces of the…

In 1982, the first of William Tang's beloved Horace games, Hungry Horace, appeared on the ZX Spectrum home computer. The arcade style maze game starring the odd blue character proved popular, and so was swiftly followed by Horace Goes Skiing, which saw Horace dodging traffic and skiing down a slalom course, and Horace and the Spiders, which had Horace platforming over fearsome arachnids. Now, reli…

73%Game Brain Score

story, music

gameplay, grinding

88% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Solve puzzles and fight monsters in order to save your love. She's been taken by Giza an evil sorcerror bent on destroying all life in the world. You'll journey through different lands in search of clues and powerful items and magic.

Originally released in 1990, this top-down combat racer from the creators of the Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge games saw players take the wheel of a high-powered super car in an all-out deadly race. Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version. Contains the Commodore Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum versions of the game.GameplayCompete in a series of dangerous races.…

Originally released in 1994 for the Commodore Amiga and Amiga CD32 console, this cartoony platformer from Magnetic Fields saw players take on the role of Kid Chaos, a cave-kid captured from prehistory by evil scientists from the future, fighting to escape and find the time machine that can return him home! Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version. Contains both the Amiga and CD3…

Originally released in 1990 for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST computers, this side-scrolling platformer/shoot-em-up hybrid from prolific British developers Gremlin Graphics saw players take on the role of a robotic fly, tasked with saving the world from hordes of mutant cybernetic killer insects - the result of a disastrous attempt to restore the planet's ecological balance after the extinction…

96%Game Brain Score

graphics, gameplay

grinding, replayability

96% User Score Based on 1,746 reviews

All three titles of the Bard's Tale series in one compilation.

Originally released in 1987 for home microcomputers, this unique top-down shooter from prolific software house Ocean Software saw players take on the role of a lone pilot of a scout ship fighting to eliminate the threat of the Macro-Genetic-Mutoids, bio-engineered organisms that threaten to destroy mankind. Now, relive those days in this remastered emulated version. Contains the Commodore 64, Ams…