Popular games for platform Sinclair ZX81

01.11.1986

Em Busca dos Tesouros is a platformer developed by then 15-year-old Tadeu Curinga and published by the computer magazine Micro Sistemas.

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02.10.2021

Something is stirring in the mushroom patch! Zedipede is a fast-action arcade game complete with progressive difficulty, high-score table and attract mode. Can you repel wave after wave of attackers? It starts out simple enough but gradually becomes insane. Extra life every 4th level. 100% lightning-fast machine code for the 16K Sinclair ZX81. We think you won't find a better or more complete version of this arcade classic for the Zeddy! Sublime chaos and amazing arcade action for the price, You won't be disappointed. Order now!

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31.12.1982

A Space Invaders clone where you control a craft at the bottom of the screen moving left or right, to destroy aliens in formation above dropping bombs on you.

25.04.2023

Developed by Salvacam, this is his own version of the classic game for ZX81, with two game modes, redefinable keys and pause. In arcade mode it changes screen when you do 10 lines.

31.12.1982

You have to defeat the Lords of Chaos in this action adventure.

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03.06.2024

Three symbols appear in the centre of the screen as a vertical column and the player has to move them to one of 4 sets of 3 columns by pressing up, down, left or right. The idea is to build up lines of 3 matching symbols horizontally or diagonally to score points and gain a little time. The faster you make decisions the longer you will last, but the more mistakes you will make. The author's personal best score is 9600, can you beat that? Inspired by a video game popular in Belgian bars. Features a high score table and redefinable keys. Joysticks and Zon-X sound supported.

31.12.1982

Night Gunner is a shoot'em up set in World War II for the Sinclair ZX81.

31.12.2018

Inspired by the 1983 ZX Spectrum game.

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31.12.1982

The Tomb of Dracula is an arcade adventure where the aim is to explore vaults over various levels of Dracula's Tomb to find the Vampire's Treasure worth half a million pounds.

31.12.1984

A Defender like (right only) side scrolling shooter. You are equiped with a laser to shoot enemies and a few super bombs destroying all enemies. While fighting of enemies you have to rescue prisoners on the ground by flying close to them (whatch for gravity pulling you down). This "high-resoluation" game runs on a standard ZX81 with a 16K memory expansion module.

25.04.2023

You have to take the keys and go to the exit, avoiding enemies.

14.05.2021

Chase is somehow similar to Gnome Robots but in real-time game and with several items and power-ups.

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05.06.2022

A reboot of the Game and Watch title Helmet, with Palo T as the protagonist.

31.12.1983

Cassette 50 is a compilation of 50 games that was released for a variety of 8-bit home computers, albeit with different selections of games on different computers. The majority of games within the collection were programmed in BASIC and are widely considered to be of poor quality.

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31.12.1983

Scram - 81 is a clone of the arcade game Scramble which is viewed from the side with the screen scrolling left to right constantly. You have to fly a spaceship above the surface of a planet bombing ground targets while shooting or bombing missiles with your laser. As you fly, your fuel level decreases but you can bomb fuel dumps to increase it. If you hit a missile or the surface then you lose one of three lives.

31.12.1984

The ZX Spectrum port of Boulder Dash.

31.12.1984

31.12.1983

3D Grand Prix (for the ZX81 with 16K memory expension module) is a racing simulator with a first person view. You race against others on random generated track. You have to accellerate, brake, steer and switch (6) gears.

31.12.1985

Subespaço is a game for the Sinclair ZX81 where you are the commander of the subspace ship Pegasus and your mission is to dismantle the enemies' supply network, depriving them of their vital supplies.

31.12.1981

You have five days to escape from the Oracle's Cave and gather as much treasure along the way as possible.

20.03.2024

To clear the level, you must destroy all the UFOs while avoiding falling bombs and blocks. Blocks cannot be destroyed by your own bullets, but will disappear if hit by an enemy bomb.

31.12.1981

The classic Defenders (Atari 2600 and other platforms) but then in a first person 3D perspective. This game is to be run with a 16K expansion module. You fly over a planet and have a proximity radar indicating where (left-right) an enemy is. Your radar can show false hits when meteorites fall down. The enemies go down and you get points (250) if you shoot them before they reach the ground. The enemies will shoot at you and you will have to try to prevent being hit. If an enemy reaches the ground and can fly up and away again you loose points (50). You have a shield which can take take 10 hits. With either one of the keys q-t moves you left-down. y-p right-down. a-g left-up, h-newline right up. z-m shoots the laser. Using two keys at once allows you to move non-diagonal.

31.12.1983

First Steps with the Mr. Men is a Mr. Men video game for multiple platforms.

31.12.1984

USS-Enterprise is an unofficial strategy game based on Star Trek, where you are James Kirk, and your mission is to destroy all Klingon ships in the galaxy.