Play the part of a fairy (or fairy sisters if there are two of you) in this captivating platform game. It's similar to Bubble Bobble yet streets ahead. There's something oddly satisfying about killing cute animals (as mention in the NZS synopsis at number 11) and Rodland is the best at it.

As a Speccy game, Rodland is fantastic; the graphics are crisp and detailed (if a little too white), the sound effects are just right. And you even get an over the top explosion to boot. The second best cute game in this list.

Long before RPGs became 'popular' with the masses, the Bard's Tale was there. Equip your six characters and go dungeon bashing. Solve often cryptic puzzles and progress further into the depths of Skara Brae's underground.

It's difficult to describe why BT is so good. It just is. It immerses you into a complete world, you're intent on progressing, healing your characters, learning new spells, solving new puzzles. You just want to keep at it.

And on the Speccy, there isn't a better RPG of this style.

It's Sim City! And all of Sim City as well (bar the Godzilla-esque monster 'disaster' option). A terrific conversion from the 16bit original. Resource management simulations have come and gone yet this one won't go away.

You start off small. Then build up. And up. Then people get annoyed with you. So you get nasty with them. And then you feel guilty so you're nice again. You start off at 2pm one wet Sunday and turn the game off only because ten hours have passed and you're hungry.

This game should have a health warning attached to it (and if that isn't a good enough endorsement, what is?).

A simple, unassuming platform-SEU. Yet I couldn't get enough of it. For about nine months. It's one of those reasonably original arcade games which doesn't loop back to the beginning, has character without being 'cute' and is just so damn playable.

As a Speccy conversion, it keeps to the original without becoming unstuck (a la Out Run). There are separate 128K / 48K versions, each level has it's own unique music playing and you never feel that the game is against you. It's difficult yet learnable. And of course, you've got an extendable arm.

One of only two games in the top 10 which has been denied distribution, I'm so glad I've still got my original tapes.

The second of five back-to-back coin-op conversions in this part of the Top 100, Chase HQ holds the number one driving game position.

The review in the Games section explains exactly why Chase HQ is great. Needless to say, you're not going to get a smoother-scrolling, better handling driving experience on the Speccy. And as if that isn't enough, you get a proper plot, the opportunity to smash into criminals cars and a turbo boost which has an obvious speed-up effect.

The king of the motorway. Play Chase HQ today.

Another 'best', this is the greatest Speccy SEU (involving a spacecraft). There's just so many things right with this game. From the droopy-nose craft itself, the wide variety of power-ups and of course the enemies.

All end of level bosses in earlier SEUs became redundant as R-Type's were bigger, nastier and more imaginative (when was the last time you were blowing up an alien heart?).

You really aren't going to get any better than R-Type for that horizontally scrolling SEU fix. Shame it's recently been denied from distribution.

Well it had to be here, didn't it. One of the best 'best' games RI just somehow manages to be utterly, utterly playable. It's not without it's flaws (read: over-complex backgrounds on occasion) yet you still have that "I want to play more" feeling.

Again, you're in a surreal situation, firing rainbow arches-as-weapons at boxing gloves, vampires, beetles, dragons et al in an attempt to climb further up each level before you drown.

It's just simple game which has oodles of playability. Oodles. Even if you hate platform games you know I'm right on this one.

This one took me by surprise. I was expecting a good 'little man with a gun' game when I bought it. I didn't expect to be playing it over ten years later. Midnight Resistance is the best arcade conversion here. It's just brilliant.

It's the attention to detail which impress; when you lose a life you can pick up your weapon or power-ups (assuming they're within reach); there's effective use of context-sensitive music; the way you walk into the armoury to choose your new power-ups. Etc.

The graphics are superb. There's so much going on yet you can clearly see everything. The scrolling is smooth, all the sprites animate well. Midnight Resistance is also the best action game in this list. Nuff said.

This was soooo nearly number one. A strategy game masterpiece that doesn't look out of place on an arcade gamers' shelf. Laser Squad put the 'cool factor' into strategy games yet it doesn't lose anything for it. You've got seven different missions to choose from, all of which have varying difficulty levels.

During the course of the mission, you get attached to your troops; you're not just controlling a representation of 50 faceless soldiers in a historic battle, you're placing Private Anderson in a hostile situation. You know the game isn't real yet you want to succeed with all of your soldiers alive.

LS would be the best strategy game on the Speccy if it wasn't for that pesky game at number one ...

It's the best Speccy game around.

Just click on the game name link to read the review. Nothing else needs to be said.