British Gaming

Suggestions welcome. Entries must (loosely) conform to the horrible little terms described in my Jelly Boy review https://www.backloggd.com/u/letshugbro/review/188574/

(List will no doubt be handicapped by the IGDB database having barely any Spectrum games)

Thatcher's Techbase
Thatcher's Techbase
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Jelly Boy
Jelly Boy

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Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Kazooie

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Fable II
Fable II

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Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider

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Alfred Chicken
Alfred Chicken

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Black & White
Black & White

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Blood & Truth
Blood & Truth

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Cannon Fodder
Cannon Fodder

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Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck
Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck

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Deathtrap Dungeon
Deathtrap Dungeon

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Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina

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Dizzy: The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure
Dizzy: The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure

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Fat Worm Blows a Sparky
Fat Worm Blows a Sparky

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Gangs of London
Gangs of London

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Grabbed by the Ghoulies
Grabbed by the Ghoulies

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Grand Theft Auto: London 1969
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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Hogs of War
Hogs of War

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How to Be a Complete Bastard
How to Be a Complete Bastard

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International Sensible Soccer
International Sensible Soccer

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Jack the Nipper II: In Coconut Capers
Jack the Nipper II: In Coconut Capers

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James Pond: Underwater Agent
James Pond: Underwater Agent

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Jet Set Willy
Jet Set Willy

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Jinx
Jinx

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Little Britain: The Video Game
Little Britain: The Video Game

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Mr. Nutz
Mr. Nutz

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Mr. Wimpy

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Overlord
Overlord

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Plok
Plok

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Psybadek
Psybadek

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Rock Star Ate My Hamster
Rock Star Ate My Hamster

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Skool Daze
Skool Daze

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Spice World
Spice World

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Starship Titanic
Starship Titanic

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Superfrog
Superfrog

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The Getaway
The Getaway

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Theme Hospital
Theme Hospital

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Theme Park
Theme Park

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Thing on a Spring
Thing on a Spring

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Viz: The Game
Viz: The Game

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VVVVVV
VVVVVV

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Wanted!: Monty Mole
Wanted!: Monty Mole

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Worms
Worms

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Xmas Lemmings
Xmas Lemmings

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Zool
Zool

16 Comments


2 years ago

Overlord, or, as it's pronounced in the game, "Ovahlawd"

2 years ago

oh, and, even though I really like it, I must begrudgingly admit that "theme 'ospital" is very much Bri'ish Gaming

2 years ago

Finally, a use for my weird knowledge of obscure outside of the UK computer games.

Superfrog, Skool Daze, Cannon Fodder, Sensible Soccer (Mostly just cuz who outside of england calls stuff sensible), Theme Park (Basically the same thing as theme hospital), How To Be A Complete Bastard, Little Britain the Game, Rock Star Ate My Hamster, Viz: The Game (Both Viz the comic and the game are possibly the most agressively bri'ish thing ever made), Don't Buy This (The idea of releasing a bunch of shitty games people send you as a joke feels bri'ish to me)

Other weird thing you notice about these games, especially in the Amiga era, is that a lot of them have random sponsorships in them. Zool has Chupa Chups, James Pond 2 has Penguin, Superfrog has whatever the fuck Lucozade is, and Theme Park is sponsored by fucking Midland Bank of all things. iirc theres two amiga games that were sponsored by some cheese curl chip thing but I cant for the life of me remember what the fuck either were called

Iunno how much it counts, but VVVVVV is an homage to a lot of those ZX Spectrum games for what its worth

2 years ago

wonderful!! thank you, gutter trash!

2 years ago

Let's see here ... Carmageddon, Lemmings ... I know you could put literally every Rare game on here but Battletoads especially ... there's also one I think pretty obscure PC game I played as a kid that stuck with me, "Mystic Towers" which has all the hallmarks (isometric perspective, hideous character design, plodding gameplay, casually crude "humor") but was actually made by Australians. If you're counting games that certainly FEEL British, that's a good one.

2 years ago

gta london 1969 came to mind but I've not touched that mission pack so someone else would have to confirm

2 years ago

the GTA games are very strong candidates

2 years ago

Any Molyneux game would fit, but Black and White (specifically, the first one) is so inherently, stinkingly Bri'ish that you can almost taste the vinegar and dark ales

2 years ago

Starship Titanic, definitely, but that's written by Douglas Adams and starring the voices of two Monty Pythons so that kind of feels like cheating

2 years ago

whatever it takes to create the perfect list

2 years ago

Does Beneath a Steel Sky count

1 year ago

Missing IMO, in order of release:
Deus Ex Machina
Mr. Wimpy
Thing on a Spring
Fat Worm Blows a Sparky
Jack the Nipper
Plok
Alfred Chicken
Mr. Nutz
Marko's Magic Football

1 year ago

Thank you vehemently, can't belive Plok wasn't on there.

1 year ago

Xmas Lemmings
Deathtrap Dungeon
Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck
Hovver Bovver
Hogs of War
Psybadek
Jinx
Puggsy

1 month ago

Unfortunately I I grew up on PS2 where Speccy/Amiga-era game design was disappearing (see GTA1/2 compared to 3). But Team Soho/London Studio has been shut down so in remembrance I suggest The Getaway, Gangs of London, Blood & Truth. RIP to the only game studio who attempted Guy Ritchie gaming.

1 month ago

valid


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