[samIamsad]

'We have a copy of your latest release here but it seems to have five games all on one tape, surely there must have been a mistake?'
'No there's no mistake, at least not as far as those games are concerned.'


That's kinda funna. Anybody bought this Spectrum compilation? One tape, five games that were so bad no publisher wanted to pick them up. And then Firebird sold them in a bundle as the five worst games of all time. It's said to have sold a lot of copies in Britain.

http://www.crashonline.org.uk/17/dontbuy.htm

[Tramboi]

Originally Posted by samIamsad

'We have a copy of your latest release here but it seems to have five games all on one tape, surely there must have been a mistake?'
'No there's no mistake, at least not as far as those games are concerned.'


That's kinda funna. Anybody bought this Spectrum compilation? One tape, five games that were so bad no publisher wanted to pick them up. And then Firebird sold them in a bundle as the five worst games of all time. It's said to have sold a lot of copies in Britain.

http://www.crashonline.org.uk/17/dontbuy.htm

Nice, I never heard of this
(I would probably have bought it )

[smashing]

Originally Posted by CRASH17-Don't Buy This

Use of computer: ( 6)%
Graphics: (17)%
Playability: (10)%
Getting started: (27)%
Addictive qualities: (76)%
Value for money (700)%
Overall (39.333333)%

Value for money 700%!?! Woo!!

[samIamsad]

You just gotta love the British humor, erm, humour. All of it.

PS: I would've bought it, too. It's a steal after all.

[gandalftheking]

Originally Posted by samIamsad

'We have a copy of your latest release here but it seems to have five games all on one tape, surely there must have been a mistake?'
'No there's no mistake, at least not as far as those games are concerned.'


That's kinda funna. Anybody bought this Spectrum compilation? One tape, five games that were so bad no publisher wanted to pick them up. And then Firebird sold them in a bundle as the five worst games of all time. It's said to have sold a lot of copies in Britain.

http://www.crashonline.org.uk/17/dontbuy.htm

"It's said to have sold a lot of copies in Britain ".................... i "heard" that all 5 games were made in germany!

[samIamsad]

Hey, wait! It's not like I made this up or something. I might be German, but I'm not one of *these* people. Good one, though!

On the budget front Mastertronic released the unpronounceable Nonterraqueous, not a bad big-maze semi-shoot em up, and to underline, as it were, the joke about budget software, Firebird came out with Don't Buy This, a compilation of the worst ever programs that had been sent in over the past few months. Naturally enough, it sold rather well.

http://www.crashonline.org.uk/24/lloyd85.htm

Makes perfect sense to me, since Spectrum machines were pretty popular in the UK during the 80s.

Mobygames says: The packaging is decidedly self-depreciating, with the cover photo upside down. The two Fido games involve running around a maze avoiding birds and flattening moles - both are much the same. The other titles feature an assortment of simple ideas, unusual control systems and limited gameplay.

Have you seen this compilation? In your disk.., I mean tape drive, your left sock or daddy's garbage can (not emptied since Dec of 1986)? If so, please call me at 1-08/15-I WANNA BUY THIS!

[Hamham Chan]

Spectrum?!
A real man uses a Commodore 64!

[MDMaster]

Originally Posted by Hamham Chan

Spectrum?!
A real man uses a Commodore 64!

Right on, brother!

[Manhunter71]

Originally Posted by Hamham Chan

Spectrum?!
A real man uses a Commodore 64!

Totally!
Didn't you just hate those horrible rubber keys?