Cassette 50
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| Cassette 50 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | various |
| Publisher(s) | Cascade Games Ltd |
| Release date(s) | 1983 |
| Genre(s) | Compilation |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | N/A |
| Platform(s) | ZX Spectrum |
| Media | Cassette |
| Input | keyboard, joystick |
Cassette 50 (in Spain released as "Galaxy 50 - 50 Excitantes Juegos") was a compilation of games published by Cascade Games Ltd. It sold for £9.95 and came with a Timex digital calculator watch. However, the games were all deemed to be extremely poor quality and written in BASIC.[1] The games have been described as "so bad it caused physical discomfort",[2] "beyond awful",[3] and "a piece of crap collection".[4] The poor quality of the games inspired the annual Crap Games Competitions and a site reviewing bad games.[5][6]
According to the instructions, "the games will provide many hours of entertainment for all the family at a fraction of the cost of other computer games".[7]
In an interview, Matthew Lewis, the author of Galaxy Defence, said he wrote the game when he was 14 and submitted it in response to a small, anonymous ad in a local newspaper. He was paid £10 for his game, but he had to give up all rights to the game. The game took 12 hours to code and the graphics were done by his dad, Ernest Lewis.[1]
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1 MUNCHER 18 SKI RUN 36 DRAGGOLD 2 SKI JUMP 19 TANKS 37 SPACE SEARCH 3 BASKETBALL 20 SOLAR SHIP 38 INFERNO 4 FROGGER 21 TEN PINS 39 NIM 5 BREAKOUT 22 CARS 40 VOYAGER 6 CRUSHER 23 STOMPER 41 SKETCH PAD 7 STARTREK 24 PINBALL 42 BLITZ 8 MARTIAN 25 CAVERN 43 FISHING MISSION KNOCK OUT 26 LASER 44 MYSTICAL 9 BOGGLES 27 ALIEN DIAMONDS 10 ALIEN ATTACK 28 CARGO 45 GALAXY DEFENCE 11 LUNAR LANDER 29 THE RACE 46 CYPHER 12 MAZE EATER 30 THE SKULL 47 JETMOBILE 13 MICROTRAP 31 ORBIT 48 BARREL JUMP 14 MOTORWAY 32 MUNCH 49 ATTACKER 15 LABYRINTH 33 BOWLS 50 SPACE MISSION 16 SKITTLES 34 RAIDERS 17 RACE TRACK 35 FIELD
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