Ranking by platform

The best games on ZX Spectrum.

44 games compete in this selection. Spy Hunter tops it with 1,604 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Spy Hunter 1983 · Racing 1,604
  2. 2 Golden Axe 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,584
  3. 3 Paperboy 1984 · Arcade 1,560
  4. 4 Commando 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,543
  5. 5 Ghostbusters 1984 · Arcade 1,516
  6. 6 Alien Storm 1990 · Beat 'em up 1,504
  7. 7 Spy vs Spy 1984 · Strategy 1,504
  8. 8 Archon 1983 · Strategy 1,502
  9. 9 SimCity 1989 · Sandbox 1,498
  10. 10 Defender of the Crown 1986 · Strategy 1,478
  11. 11 Karateka 1984 · Fighting 1,469
  12. 12 Ghosts 'n Goblins 1985 · Platformer 1,468
  13. 13 Shinobi 1987 · Beat 'em up 1,464
  14. 14 Strider 1989 · Platformer 1,462
  15. 15 Ms. Pac-Man 1982 · Arcade 1,460
  16. 16 Operation Wolf 1987 · Arcade 1,457
  17. 17 Yie Ar Kung-Fu 1984 · Fighting 1,455
  18. 18 Gun.Smoke 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,454
  19. 19 1943: The Battle of Midway 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,451
  20. 20 Xevious 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,447
  21. 21 Final Fight 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,445
  22. 22 Elevator Action 1983 · Platformer 1,443
  23. 23 Cabal 1988 · TPS 1,443
  24. 24 Buster Bros. 1989 · Shoot 'em up 1,438
  25. 25 Super Hang-On 1987 · Racing 1,436
  26. 26 Altered Beast 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,431
  27. 27 1942 1984 · Shoot 'em up 1,430
  28. 28 Impossible Mission 1984 · Platformer 1,425
  29. 29 Pole Position 1982 · Racing 1,419
  30. 30 International Karate + 1987 · Fighting 1,417
  31. 31 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker 1990 · Platformer 1,415
  32. 32 The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants 1991 · Platformer 1,415
  33. 33 Silk Worm 1988 · Shoot 'em up 1,415
  34. 34 Elite 1984 · Simulation 1,411
  35. 35 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 1987 · Platformer 1,410
  36. 36 River Raid 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,406
  37. 37 Shadow of the Beast 1989 · Platformer 1,393
  38. 38 Batman 1989 · Platformer 1,379
  39. 39 Turrican 1990 · Platformer 1,378
  40. 40 Gauntlet 1985 · Beat 'em up 1,355
  41. 41 Lode Runner 1983 · Platformer 1,354
  42. 42 Gauntlet II 1986 · Beat 'em up 1,346
  43. 43 North & South 1989 · Strategy 1,342
  44. 44 Top Gunner 1986 · Shoot 'em up 1,274

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