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How about the platformers starring Monty Mole<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span>? How about anything else by British developers Gremlin Graphics for the ZX Spectrum?<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t? Neither did I, until recently, when publisher Pixel Games UK started pushing a massive back catalog of old ZX Spectrum games to Steam<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span> spanning a variety of developers from the golden age of British computer game design on what, for many older gamers from the UK, was their first PC. Little-noticed, Pixel Games UK has been pushing out old games to Steam, consistently, for years now, but a recent burst of activity has seen dozens more added.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>We&#8217;re talking fairly cool games here, ones like puzzle game Pimania<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span>, which on release in 1982 could win you an actual, physical golden sundial<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span>. Others were beloved, like the Hungry Horace<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span> games. Yet more, like shooter Penetrator<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span>, made their way well outside the UK and were ported to the Commodore 64 and TRS-80 in other countries.<\/p>\n<p>Sold in 1982 by Spectrum Computing&#8217;s eponymous Clive Sinclair<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span>, may he rest in peace, the ZX Spectrum became the best-selling home computer in the UK. For many it&#8217;s the machine that kicked off the British games industry, the font that led to the later success of some of today&#8217;s most famous developers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/a-boatload-of-old-zx-spectrum-games-are-releasing-on-steam\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anybody remember the odd top-down platformer Bounder (opens in new tab), released in 1985? How about the platformers starring Monty Mole (opens in new tab)? 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