The first computer game you ever bought with your own money/Christmas money/birthday money? Mine was Match Day on the ZX Spectrum. I peaked early. - ThreadSky

crestabear.bsky.social•111 days ago

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ramblebob.bsky.social•111 days ago

I think mine was Dizzy on the Spectrum. Brought from Bryan's Cycles. It was the only shop that sold games!

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ianev.bsky.social•111 days ago

Possibly Gary Lineker's Hot-Shot! on the Speccy, but it was all an awfully long time ago. It may have put me off footy games for life.

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simonbrew.bsky.social•111 days ago

It was Not Good.

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edamball.bsky.social•111 days ago

The Hobbit for Commodore 64.

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simonbrew.bsky.social•111 days ago

The pale bulbous eyes!

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edamball.bsky.social•111 days ago

Thorin singing about gold. Again!

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kevinjordan64.bsky.social•111 days ago

I SO wanted to win that prize! It did start a long love affair with all things Automata though. I still have my copy of Deus Ex Machina and all the Pi-Man cassette tapes.

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hollywoodron.bsky.social•111 days ago

Ninja Gaiden for the NES.

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alazrial.bsky.social•111 days ago

Superted on the spectrum, bought it from the local pharmacy, who sold games for some reason!

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simonbrew.bsky.social•111 days ago

I had that!

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markiddon.bsky.social•111 days ago

Skate Boardin' on my Atari 2600 Xmas 1987. Slapped on 'Power Of Love' by Huey Lewis and the news and pretended I was Marty McFly. The stuff dreams are made of.

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markiddon.bsky.social•111 days ago

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simonbrew.bsky.social•111 days ago

I remember you!

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simonbrew.bsky.social•111 days ago

(We must be due coffee!)

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mrmckinney.bsky.social•111 days ago

Treasure Island Dizzy on the ZX Spectrum!

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pacshanedizzle.bsky.social•110 days ago

World of Warcraft Burning Crusade I think

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wideawakewesley.bsky.social•111 days ago

Couldn't tell you for sure, but the one that stands out is Double Dragon for the Spectrum.

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simonbrew.bsky.social•111 days ago

Terrible game, that!

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aldrew49.bsky.social•110 days ago

Loved our ZX Spectum and going to see The Rubber Keyed Wonder on Sunday. I think the first game bought was maybe Manic Miner so I peaked early too.

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lukejgray.bsky.social•111 days ago

I’m pretty sure it was Horace goes skiing.

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simonbrew.bsky.social•111 days ago

The worst of the Horace trilogy!

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jonlyus.bsky.social•111 days ago

Skool Daze from Wood Green Toys R Us. It had a red tape box and remains one of the best games of all time.

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simonbrew.bsky.social•111 days ago

Contact Sam Cruise was better though!

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jonlyus.bsky.social•111 days ago

I (still…) have absolutely no idea how it works or what I have to do. Maybe this Christmas’s arrival of The Spectrum will give me the chance to finally find out.

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