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My favourite C64 Sports Sims – No.15
BMX Simulator 1986
Codemasters
This sold in huge numbers and launched Codemasters' ‘Simulator’ games series. Super Sprint with BMXs, it’s simple but a great laugh when played with mates, and the action replay was very cool at the time.
My favourite C64 Sports Sims – No.17
Hardball!
Accolade 1985
Probably the only C64 game to be in a Hollywood movie (The Princess Bride) Hardball! is an excellent baseball sim with action & management elements. Brilliant graphics & playability make it a very enjoyable game.
My favourite C64 Sports Sims – No.18
Match Day 2
Ocean 1987
It may be slower than Jan Molby, but MD2 is very detailed, has clever touches (kick-o-meter & Diamond Deflection System) & allows for strategic passing play & well-crafted goals. If only it was faster, it’d be top 5.
My favourite C64 Sports Sims – No.19
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MAD 1986
The C64’s definitive darts sim, this little cracker hits the bullseye. Simple but full of humour, immediately playable & great fun with friends. And at £3 it was cheaper than a couple of pints down the pub.
My favourite C64 Sports Sims – No.20
World Series Baseball
Imagine 1985
With colourful graphics, easy to get into gameplay & lots of nice touches, World Series Baseball is a solid baseball game; and like most sports sims, it's at its best in 2 player mode.
My favourite C64 Arcade Conversions – No.2
Hyper Sports
Imagine 1985
A fabulous conversion of the Track & Field sequel, Hyper Sports captures the original game perfectly. Brilliant gameplay, ace graphics & an amazing Galway soundtrack. An Olympic-Gold standard game in 1 load!
My favourite C64 Arcade Conversions – No.6
Green Beret
Imagine 1986
WOOOO! WOOOO! A cracking conversion of the arcade original (also known as Rush n’ Attack - subtle, eh?). Commie killing action (a game that probably couldn’t have been made in any other decade!) at its best.
My favourite C64 Arcade Conversions – No.7
Operation Wolf
Ocean 1988
A few eyebrows were raised when Ocean announced they were bringing this state-of-the-art arcade game to 8-bit micros, but the Manc software giants proved the doubters wrong with this top-quality conversion.
My favourite C64 Arcade Conversions – No.8
Arkanoid
Imagine 1987
Who’d thought that 10 years after Breakout, bat and ball games would be massively popular again? This craze was of course due to the superb Arkanoid. This is a fab conversion of the mega-addictive original.
My favourite C64 Arcade Conversions – No.9
Ikari Warriors
Elite 1988
By ’88 run & gun games were old hat, but this cracking conversion with its co-op gameplay & tank-based action breathed new life into the genre. Difficult but highly addictive & at its best played with a mate.