- Cassette 50
Infobox VG
title = Cassette 50
developer = Various
publisher = Cascade Games Ltd
designer =
engine =
released = 1983
genre = Compilation
modes =Single player
ratings = N/A
platforms =Acorn Electron ,Apple II ,Amstrad CPC ,Atari 8-bit ,BBC Micro ,Commodore 64 ,Dragon 32 ,Oric 1 ,Oric Atmos ,Vic 20 ,ZX81 ,ZX Spectrum , [ [http://www.retroleum.co.uk/nostalgia.html Retroleum] - click on "(Intermission: Here, chortle at Cascade Cassette 50 :)" to see a scan of the original advert]
media = Cassette
requirements =
input = keyboard,joystick "Cassette 50" (in Spain released as "Galaxy 50 - 50 Excitantes Juegos") was a compilation of games published by Cascade Games Ltd. It sold for £9.95 and came with a Timex digital
calculator watch .According to the instructions, "the games will provide many hours of entertainment for all the family at a fraction of the cost of other computer games". [ [ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games-info/c/Cassette50.txt Cassette 50 inlay text] ]
In an interview, Matthew Lewis, the author of "Galaxy Defence", said he wrote the game when he was 14 and submitted it in response to a small, anonymous ad in a local newspaper. He was paid £10 for his game, but he had to give up all rights to it. "Galaxy Defence" took 12 hours to code and the graphics were done by his dad, Ernest Lewis.
Content
The games featured differed depending on platform.
Acorn Electron
*MAZE EATER
*GALACTIC ATTACK
*SPACE MISSION
*LUNAR LANDER
*PLASMA BOLT
*STARTREK
*RADAR LANDING
*ATTACKER
*GALACTIC DOGFIGHT
*PSION ATTACK
*EVASIVE ACTION
*NOUGHTS & CROSSES
*BOGGLES
*PONTOON
*SKI JUMP
*HANGMAN
*OLD BONES
*THIN ICE
*ORBITTER
*MOTORWAY
*FORCE FIELD
*NIM
*TUNNEL
*BARREL JUMP
*CANNONBALL BATTLE
*OVERTAKE
*SITTING TARGET
*SMASH THE WINDOWS
*SPACE SHIP
*JET FLIGHT
*PHASER
*INTRUDER
*INFERNO
*GHOSTS
*SUBMARINES
*ROCKET LAUNCH
*PLANETS
*BLACK HOLE
*DYNAMITE
*DO YOUR SUMS
*DERBY DASH
*SPACE SEARCH
*UNIVERSE
*RATS
*TANKER
*PARACHUTE
*JET MOBILE
*HIGH RISEAlthough only 48 games actually appeared on the cassette, the inlay listed two further games:
*THE FORCE
*EXCHANGEZX Spectrum
* MUNCHER
* SKI JUMP
* BASKETBALL
* FROGGER
* BREAKOUT
* CRUSHER
* STARTREK
* MARTIAN KNOCK OUT
* BOGGLES
* ALIEN ATTACK
* LUNAR LANDER
* MAZE EATER
* MICROTRAP
* MOTORWAY
* LABYRINTH
* SKITTLES
* RACE TRACK
* SKI RUN
* TANKS
* SOLAR SHIP
* TEN PINS
* CARS
* STOMPER
* PINBALL
* CAVERN
* LASER
* ALIEN
* CARGO
* THE RACE
* THE SKULL
* ORBIT
* MUNCH
* BOWLS
* RAIDERS
* FIELD
* DRAGGOLD
* SPACE SEARCH
* INFERNO
* NIM
* VOYAGER
* SKETCH PAD
* BLITZ
* FISHING MISSION
* MYSTICAL DIAMONDS
* GALAXY DEFENCE
* CYPHER
* JETMOBILE
* BARREL JUMP
* ATTACKER
* SPACE MISSIONReception
The games, almost without exception written in
BASIC , were deemed to be of poor quality. They have been described as "so bad it caused physical discomfort", [ [http://www.rewindmag.co.uk/issue1/features/cassette50_1.php Rewind Issue 1: Cassette 50 III] ] "beyond awful", [ [http://www.peejays-remakes.co.uk/blitz50/blitz50.html Blitz 50] ] and "a piece of crap collection". [ [http://www.tigsource.com/articles/2006/08/10/somewhere-beyond-cassette-50 TIGSource: Somewhere Beyond Cassette 50] ] The poor quality of the games inspired the annual Crap Games Competitions and a site reviewing bad games. [ [http://www.lofi-gaming.org.uk/speccy/csscgc.php The CSS Crap Games Competition] ] [ [http://www.halloftwats.co.uk/ Somewhere beyond Cassette 50] ]References
External links
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* [http://www.rewindmag.co.uk/issue1/features/cassette50_1.php Rewind: Cassette 50 III]
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