ZX SPECTRUM: 25 Modern Games that PUSH THE LIMITS (ZX PTL series episode 1/5) 

00:03 2011 Bozxle (Polomint): This game introduces Andrew S. Owen's ZXodus Multicolor Engine, and this engine inspired Einar Saukas to start making multicolor engines: spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/27065/ZX-Spectrum/Bozxle 01:12 2012 Survivisection (SaNchez): An incredible release that are inspired by Chaos Engine, one of the best games for the Amiga. The game supports Kempston mouse. Many levels has multiple exits which leads to different storylines, and the game is much bigger than the original Amiga game: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bGjLjeax8hw.html 04:15 2013 Knights & Demons DX (Kabuto Factory): This is the first game to use Einar Saukas BIFROST* Multicolor Engine, an engine that was inspired by the ZXodus Multicolor Engine: spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/28175/ZX-Spectrum/Knights_Demons_DX 0:06:00 2013 Los Amores De Brunilda (RetroWorks): A fantastic looking huge RPG game with excellent gameplay. A new standard for RPG games are set here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8j64gCCVcdg.html 0:09:03 2014 El Stompo (Stonechat Productions): Einar Saukas has now released the Nirvana Multicolor Engine which we see in action here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BHEM-9jzA04.html 0:12:04 2015 Castlevania - Spectral Interlude (SaNchez): This is one of the best Castlevania games ever made on any system. Slick and smooth with a huge world to explore: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PoHrWiL2wgM.html 0:15:22 2015 Metal Man Remixed (Zosya): This game is inspired by Robocop and Terminator, there are many objectives to accomplish, lots of different vehicles to operate, and the game features incredible graphics: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZIJDVjJBjts.html 0:18:22 2016 Snake Escape (Einar Saukas): Einar Saukas latest multicolor engine, the Nirvana+ Engine, has been used in this game: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8y05QjySm5k.html 0:20:18 2017 The Sword of Ianna (RetroWorks): This game is inspired by Blade: The Edge of Darkness (Spanish title) / Severance: Blade of Darkness (US title) that is a 3D game released for the PC in 2001. The Sword of Ianna for the ZX Spectrum can be considered as a 2D sequel to the PC game because it continues the storyline. It took more than 4 years to make this game and it features fantastic animations and a HUGE world with 13 soundtracks: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ouBcvnKPTXg.html 0:23:21 2017 RetroForce (Climacus): The first vertical scrolling shoot'em up running at 50 fps has arrived: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XoWcL1UY9Go.html 0:26:06 2017 Mister Kung-Fu (Uprising Soft): This is the first beat'em up running at 50 fps and shows how Kung-Fu Master should have looked on the ZX Spectrum: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nPasPilfwoU.html 0:29:04 2018 Mighty Final Fight (SaNchez): This is a demake of a popular NES game, and it sets a new standard for beat'em ups, as it runs faster than any others, and features lots of special moves and weapons: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e7J1KFYIG6s.html 0:32:08 2018 Old Tower (RetroSouls): This game is the first to feature a vertical scrolling multicolor engine. Denis Grachev figured out how to do this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Q0jIODApwRY.html 0:35:08 2019 Valley of Rains (Zosya): A fast paced run and gun game with huge sprites and parallax scrolling. Sets a new standard for stunning graphics and high speed: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BwsZxqVdulU.html 0:38:09 2019 Gluf (RetroSouls): Denis Grachev has figured out how to have a larger playarea with bigger sprites using a vertical scrolling multicolor engine: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PwOdY96xRsU.html 0:41:08 2019 Redshift (World XXI Soft Inc): A new standard is set here, this is the best vertical scrolling shoot'em up ever released for the ZX Spectrum. You can play with joystick, keyboard or Kempston mouse: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JvbYRxtoXT4.html 0:44:11 2019 Super Mario Bros (Gogin): This shows that it is possible to make a Super Mario Game running at 50 fps for the ZX Spectrum: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_bdJUhXcA4Y.html 0:47:10 2019 The Order of Sleeping Dragon (Evgeniya Zapolnova): A very huge RPG game, very similar to the popular Zelda series, so it shows that games like this can be made on the ZX Spectrum. 0:50:15 2020 Laserbirds (Teknamic Software): This is the first game to use raster graphics to make a multicolor shoot'em up game: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qF7uCh2v__E.html 0:53:16 2020 Cosmic Payback (PROSM Software): Introducing John Connolly's powerful Mode 6 engine for 3D graphics. 0:56:16 2020 Delta's Shadow (SaNchez): This game took 3 years to make, it is an unofficial sequel to Power Blade 2, and it features unique gameplay, tons of soundtracks and a huge and complex game. This is one of the biggest platform games ever made for the Spectrum, and also the one that introduced countles numbers of secret rooms and secret items to be found in a Spectrum game: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T2MQgzb0SOQ.html 0:59:19 2020 Roger The Pangolin (Ionian Games): Old similar games like Trailblazer and Plexar were in monochrome, but now full color is possible: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-24cbXBAUhM0.html 1:02:19 2021 The Dark, Lost Pages (Zosya): This game features a huge 2D game (part 1) and a huge 3D first person shooter (part 2), all fit into 48k without multiload. Both parts features stunning graphics: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BGkNwLQ816g.html 1:05:19 2021 Travel Through Time Vol.1: Northern Lights (Zosya): A new standard is set here, this is the biggest and most ambitious racing game ever made for the ZX Spectrum. Many vehicles to drive and a storyline to follow while playing: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qpKGZ7dMpIc.html 1:08:23 2021 Space Racing (Voxel Tower): This game is introducing a powerful Mode 4 engine for 3D graphics, making it possible to turn around and drive the wrong way if you like: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tAwjYBbK_2g.html

Wow! Quite impressive. Thank you so much for posting it. I knew that all that Spectrum demo scene techniques should've find one day some practical use in retro game development.

The multicolor engine would have looked like a miracle in the 80's to anybody who knew anything about how color works in the ZX Spectrum.

Survivisection is like Chaos Engine and Cannon Fodder. Nice.

Wooooaaaah,how is metal man remix just ever possible on the zx spectrum with it’s multi scrolling background and nearly clash free colors??? Also the evolutionized version of castlevania 2 is also good despite the color clash is still present there.

Nice

Survivisection - serious Chaos Engine homage....

More modern zx-spectrum games: 9999 in One, Agent Blue, Albatrossity, Aliens Neoplasma, Alter Ego, Angels, Angry Birds Opposition, Aquanoids, Asteroids RX, Atlantis ZX, Automated Cave Explorer, Axel K. and The Lost Bills, Batboy, Battle City 2016, Bean Brothers, BlokTris, Bobby Carrot, Bomb Munchies, Bonnie & Clyde, Booty The Remake, Brick Rick Graveyard Shift, Bruce Lee RX, Buzzsaw+, Castaway Castle of Sorrow, Castlevania Spectral Interlude, Coinz Are Mine!, Cosmic Payback, Crazy Kong City, Cygnus: Alpha, Delta Shadow, Dirty Dozer, Dogmole Tuppowski - The New Adventures, Dr. Who Surrender Time, Dreamwalker, Dragonfire ZX, Duck Tales ZX, Duckstroma, El Stompo, Escape From Colony 8, Farmer Jack, Flynn's Adventure in Bombland, Frantic Pengo, Foggy's Quest, Fucking Mili, Funky Fungus Reloaded, Galdalf Deluxe, Gem Slider, Get Out of Mars, Gluf, Gokumal, Gravibots, Hell Yeah!, Hunt Buck Nuclear Defence, Impossamal, Invasion of The Zombie Monsters, Jilly's Farm Volume 1 SokoBAArn, Join, Karlos, King's Valley, Klondike Solitaire, Knightmare ZX, Knightmare 2 ZX, Last Train to Tranz-Central, Left Behind, Mahjong Solitaire, Mario Bros Game & Watch, Marsmare Alienation, Matthew Cranston Battles, Maze Death Rally, Metal Man Reloaded, Metamorphosis, Mighty Final Fight, Misifu Remeow, Mister Kung Fu, More Tea Vicar, Mr. Do!, MultiDude, Ninja Gaiden Shadow Warriors, NinjaJar, Ninjakul 2: The Last Ninja, Nixy And The Seeds of Doom, Nixy The Glade Sprite, Nothing, Old Tower, Ooze, Pentacorn Quest, Pillars, Pilot Attack, Pitman, Pre-Zu, Preliminary Monty, Project Revelation, PTM, Q-Box, Quest For Elements, Raiders of The Lost Ark, Rallybug, Red Raid, Redshift, Retro Racer, Retroforce, Ringo, Rival Gangs, Roger The Pangolin, Rubinho Cucaracha, Run!, Savage Princess, Sector Invasion, Seraphima, SIP - Special Inter-Galactic Painter, Sir Abadol, Sir Abadol 2, Sir Froggy, Snake Escape, Space Monsters Meet The Hardy, Speccy Bros., Springbot Mars Attack, Sprouty, Stormfinch, Sunbucket, Super 48k Box, Terrapins, The Dark: Lost Pages, The Goblin, The Return of Traxtor, The Lost Treasures of Tulum, The Legend of The Frog Prince, The Lost Treasures of Tulum, The Sword of lanna, The Vectornauts, TokiMal, Toofy's Winter Nuts, Toof in Fan Land, Tourmaline, Towdie, Travel Through Time, Turbomania, Twinlight, Uroboros, Uwol - Quest for Money, Vallation, Valley of Rains, Vampire Vengeance, Wonderful Dizzy, Xenoblast, Yazzie

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All wonderful stuff, thanks for this compilation. 👍

The Sword of Ianna has impressive graphics.

Old Tower looks like it could be a really great indie action-puzzler, going to have to see about picking that one up for sure. Also the soundtrack to Castlevania: Spectral Interlude's, at least the song demoed in this video, was an absolute banger. Some of these games are really hampering themselves with poor sounds and a lack of a soundtrack though, though almost all of them look like they would be enjoyable to play.

That Mario game looks great. Better than the c64 clone.😮

Cosmic payback is impressive.

How do multicolor games work?

Note, just quality arcades, and nothing near Elite or UFO/Black Raven by Mednonogov !!!

SruviviSection looks like rip off from Chaos engine..i did try to rip the graphics from that game for my own purpose many years back...lol

I think Nothing belongs here

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