Articles
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Review: Value Pack 16k (1984, Beau-Jolly)
We take a trip back to where compilations really started in earnest as we find out how demise of one software house was the catalyst for the success of another.
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Compilations that weren’t: The Adventures of Horace
Someties as a collector you really want something, but just can’t justify the cost. So why not do the next best thing and make it yourself!
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Is value always ‘good’ value?
One of the main selling points for compilations is value. But what were the best value compilations for the Spectrum and how can we calculate it?
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Stat Attack: Top 10 Most Prolific Publishers
Video game compilations became big business from the mid 80s onwards and some companies were more adept than others. But who churned out the most?
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Stat Attack: The most popular compilation games
According to my calculations – or more accurately – my SQL queries on the ZXDB* datase, there have been 4,232 games on ZX Spectrum compilations. But only 2,807 are unique.
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Review: Arcade Force Four (1988, US Gold)
Arcade Force For was U.S. Gold’s 1988 four (and a half) pack of coin-op conversions, cramming 3 multiloads, a single load and a data pack onto its two cassettes.
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Four times the fun? A look at the Codemasters Quattro series
Explore all 14 Mastertronic Quattro compilations for ZX Spectrum and discover 56 classic games across action, sports, arcade, and cartoon-themed bundles.
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Did They Really Sell a Million? Finding the Truth Behind Ocean’s bold claims
Ocean launched their iconic compilation series in 1985 with bold claims, but did the gaes really sell a million copies?
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Iconic Game Compilation TV Ads
Relive the golden age of home computing with this collection of seven vintage video game compilation adverts from the 1980s.
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Review: Now Games (1985, Virgin Games)
Released in 1985, Now Games was Virgin’s attempt to muscle in on the burgeoning compilation scene, gathering 6 previously released games with a pretty sweet price point of £8.95.
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New Addition: 128 4- Pack (Tynesoft)
The latest compilation to drop through the letterbox at CompilationZX is a bit of a funny one.
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Guest Review: Game, Set and Match (1987, Ocean)
For our first ever guest review, freelance writer Graeme Mason puts on his gym kit and gets sweaty with Ocean’s sport themed compilation Game, Set and Match.