Best 8 or 16 bit Budget Game

paranoid marvin · Post by **paranoid marvin** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:48 pm

What is your favourite 8 or 16 bit budget game? (And I'm not talking about re-releases)

Quite oftern as a kid it was a choice between getting a Firebird or Mastertronic title at Â£1.99 a week , or saving up for a month to get the full price titles.

Many were instantly forgettable , but titles like Booty , The Last V8 , Finders Keepers/Magic Knight series , Dizzy , The Wild Bunch , Feud and Action Biker - to name but a few - were better than the more expensive arcade conversions or licenced games

Although by the time of the 16 bit market , budget games tended to be re-released full price titles , there were still a few notable original budget games with ttles like Arcade Pool , Alien Breed Special Edition , Rockstar Ate My Hamster , and one of my favourites the 'Middle East Simulator' Conflict

Which game did YOU think gave you the maximum enjoyment ,'whilst still leaving some cash in your pocket?

elmosexwhistle · Post by **elmosexwhistle** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:07 pm

i really loved "rescue" by mastertronic, it was somewhat like gauntlet except set in space, where you go around shooting space pirates and rescuing scientists

http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek ... id=0004110

pottyboy · Post by **pottyboy** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:40 pm

Kikstart 2 on the C64

GREAT GAME!!!

pantal00ns · Post by **pantal00ns** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:49 pm

Rebelstar by firebird

Master of magic by Mastertronic

For starters.....

Midnight Synergy · Post by **Midnight Synergy** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:11 pm

Does Llamatron (Atari ST) count as budget? (It was only five quid.) If so, that's my vote for 16-bit!

paranoid marvin · Post by **paranoid marvin** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:14 pm

Midnight Synergy wrote:Does Llamatron (Atari ST) count as budget? (It was only five quid.) If so, that's my vote for 16-bit!

budget titles for 16 bit machines usually cost Â£9.99 , so definately included

sleeper77 · Post by **sleeper77** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:19 pm

8 bit all the usuals like Firebird, Mastertronic, Codemasters, Kixx. 16 bit would be Team 17 for having a good games catalogue.

witchfinder · Post by **witchfinder** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:49 pm

pottyboy wrote:Kikstart 2 on the C64

Good shout!

However my favourite budget game on the C64 had to be Street Surfer...

MC1 · Post by **MC1** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:50 pm

Megabucks on the Speccy.

Celebaglar · Post by **Celebaglar** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:52 pm

I think it's only a fair thread if it excludes re-releases of originally full-priced games.

MC1 · Post by **MC1** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:57 pm

Which one?

paranoid marvin · Post by **paranoid marvin** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:01 pm

Celebaglar wrote:I think it's only a fair thread if it excludes re-releases of originally full-priced games.

Absolutely - I did mention that in my first post (although perhaps should have been put in the topic headline)

What we're talking about here are games deemed not worthy of a 'full price' release , yet were much better value than the publisher bargained for

Celebaglar · Post by **Celebaglar** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:07 pm

paranoid marvin wrote:Absolutely - I did mention that in my first post (although perhaps should have been put in the topic headline)

Not to worry - just me being an inattentive something or other then.

paranoid marvin · Post by **paranoid marvin** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:12 pm

I wonder if they were any decent (or even half decent) full price games that DIDN'T get re-released on budget lables , or be given away free by mags?

Obviously games like Shadow Of The Unicorn , which required a RAM pack didn't , but I guess not many others

Come to think of it , I don't think Elite got a budget release?

Celebaglar · Post by **Celebaglar** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:16 pm

paranoid marvin wrote:I wonder if they were any decent (or even half decent) full price games that DIDN'T get re-released on budget lables , or be given away free by mags?

Obviously games like Shadow Of The Unicorn , which required a RAM pack didn't , but I guess not many others

Come to think of it , I don't think Elite got a budget release?

I should think there are quite a few. Many got included in some compilation or other, or stuffed onto magazine cover tapes in later years, but didn't actually get an individual budget release.

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