The original ZX Spectrum had 16K byte RAM, of which the first 7K bytes where occupied by the video buffer, and only the remaining 9K were available for code. Keep that in mind when seeing these games, they only take up 9K of game code, and for that reason some of them are mighty impressive!

There were also some great conversions of arcade games, but as these games had their origin in the arcade machines they can not define the ZX Spectrum 16k, they define the arcade games from that era. Most of these early 80s arcade conversions were unofficial, and has therefore been renamed. Renamed conversions of Phoenix, Scramble, Frogger, Rally X, Galaxian, Centipede, Breakout, Defender, Pengo, Frogger, Space Invaders etc. is not included in this video.

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00 00:00 Intro

01 00:03 1982 - Escape: Inside a distant valley cut off from civilisation, you have to survive the hunting from prehistoric animals, while searching for the axe needed to break down the door.

02 01:03 1982 - Hungry Horace: The first Horace game. They are all borrowing elements from other popular games, and this one is inspired by Pac-Man, but is still quite unique.

03 02:03 1982 - 3D Tanx: First person view where you are operating a classic military tank. Your task is to stop the enemy tanks that's crossing over.

04 03:03 1982 - Spectres: Eddie is an electrician. His job is to replace all the light bulbs in a maze, a maze that's naturally enough populated by ghosts.

05 04:03 1983 - Deathchase: Deathchase sees you riding a motorcycle through 14 stages, with the aim of shooting out a succession of riders.

06 05:03 1983 - Jetpac: Jetman has crash-landed on a distant planet. Your first task is to retrieve each of the three parts of his spaceship. After this, you must collect enough fuel to be able to fly away.

07 06:03 1983 - Styx: Navigate your way through a labyrinth and a river, before ultimately taking on the Dark One.

08 07:03 1983 - Android One: Battle lots of aliens and reach and destroy the reactor before the time runs out.

09 08:03 1983 - Pinball: The very first pinball game for the ZX Spectrum.

10 09:03 1983 - Arcadia: 3rd place in the C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards - Best Arcade Style Game. 4th place in the C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards - Game of the Year 1983.

11 10:03 1983 - Horace Goes Skiing: The second Horace game is inspired by Frogger in the first part, before Horace goes skiing.

12 11:03 1983 - Tranz Am: Tranz Am is set in a post-apocalyptic world, placing you on the ruins of America. Eight Great Cups of Ultimate are scattered around the country, and you must collect these in your vehicle.

13 12:03 1983 - Jumping Jack: Jack has to reach the top of 20 screens. Later levels adds aliens, snakes and all manner of other hazards, as well as an increasing number of holes.

14 13:03 1983 - Pssst: Growing the best Thyrgodian Megga Chrisanthodil possible is the sole purpose of Robbie the Robot. When insects invade his garden, he has to stop them ruining his work.

15 14:03 1983 - Horace and the Spiders: The third Horace game, with 3 stages, where stage 3 is inspired by Space Panic.

16 15:03 1983 - Cookie: In the game Charlie the Chef has to bake a cake. To bake the cake, Charlie has to mix ten ingredients in the cake by knocking them out with a flour bag and into the mixing bowl.

17 16:03 1983 - Ah Diddums: Winner of the C&VG 1983 Golden Joystick Awards - Best Original Game. Teddy isn't in a normal toy-box, he's in the central toy-box of a nested set of 99 boxes, and to get out he must build a set of steps by piling building bricks in a specific order.

18 17:03 1983 - Menace: Menace takes place in the classroom and you are the class menace. Once the teacher turns his back on the class, the children start running about the classroom. Collect items from the cupboard and place them in the correct position.

19 18:03 1983 - Mystic Tower: A Roguelike dungeon crawl game that supports Currah Microspeech.

20 19:03 1984 - 3D Seiddab Attack: A 3D view game where the Seiddab are on the rampage on the planet, and you have been sent out to stop them in your trusty tank.

21 20:03 1984 - Formula One: First person view Formula One simulator for 16k

22 21:03 1984 - Sir Lancelot: Sir Lancelot is exploring a castle in the hope of finding treasures, and must navigate his way through 24 platform screens

23 22:03 1984 - 3-D Monster Chase: 3-D Monster Chase is 1st person perspective maze game where the aim is to collect seven keys as well as defuse bombs while avoiding monsters

24 23:03 1985 - Magic Carpet: Aladdin must venture through three caves in search of the legendary magic lamp, avoiding hazards such as bouncing boulders, deadly portcullises, moving walls and vampire bats

25 24:03 1985 - Don't Panic: A toxic spillage on a cargo vessel has contaminated its stock, and you control a droid to rectify the situation

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