ZX Spectrum Longplay [163] Return of the Jedi

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Played by: Mad-Matt
Spectrum 128k
Spectrum conversion of Return of the Jedi, released by Domark in 1987.
Not a bad conversion and instantly recognisable to anyone that knows the arcade original. An actual ending this time so all levels are shown. -
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[@BikerBenny]

The animation on the ewoks is amazing 😳 1:33

[@captaincorleone7088]

Never realised that this had an actual "ending." I thought it just looped through the stages till you were dead. Well done for playing this for almost an hour in order to show it.

[@tytusromek9267]

Still better than the last movies

[@montygill2835]

I prefer the spectrum version 👍

[@shemarlosscott4103]

Cool gameplay

[@adamhenry6793]

Indeed!

[@shemarlosscott4103]

Yeah

[@pferreira1983]

Good conversion although the graphics understably take a hit. No surprise out of the three this one less looks like the original arcade game.

[@Andrew-el8xi]

Yes it looks like a bloke sitting on a box with broom sticking out of it but it's a brilliant game follow that yellow brick road

[@SmegulonPrime]

Waiting for the music and straight into yub nub amazing

[@AmbersKnight]

My least favourite of the original trilogy games. I didn't like the change of perspective and graphics and I found the gameplay to be very tired.
Spectrum version is not bad given what they had to work with but it is noticeably slow which doesn't help it really. All in all a decent conversion of a poor game, damning with faint praise if you will.

[@pferreira1983]

If it's slower at least it's easier to avoid obstacles.

[@zoesdada8923]

Still a better story than the woke jedi

[@DigiPen92]

Can you please stop being toxic.

[@pferreira1983]

You TLJ haters never realised perhaps the problems with current Star Wars began with your well loved The Farce Awakens? THAT travesty ruined Star Wars, not TLJ.

[@theradgegadgie6352]

@@pferreira1983 They were both total knob-cheese, but for different reasons.

[@pferreira1983]

@@theradgegadgie6352 For me TFA ruined Star Wars. TLJ and TROS are just guilty of being more of the same rubbish.

[@ReleaseThaPressure]

Man this was pony! Still played it a fair amount.

[@teddybouka]

This looks absolutely terrible, lololololol. is it fun to play or is it clunky, looks really clunky.

[@pferreira1983]

Looks okay to me. What did you expect?

[@ka5269]

It played quite well ..controls were pretty responsive

[@cygil1]

I assumed you are unfamiliar with the capabilities of 8-bit computers in 1987? This looks and sounds pretty good for the time. I can show you a thousand c64/Atari 800/Tandy Coco etc games that look worse.

[@cedarstuff]

Awful game!