Cassette 50 - Was it really that bad?

Cassette 50, the notorious compilation of fifty BASIC games released for 8-bit home computers in 1983. Was it really that bad? Let's find out as we take a brief look at the games, picking out the best and working out if it was worth that £9.95, 1983 asking price. Presented by RetroSteveUK: https://bio.link/retrosteveuk USB 50 - Cassette 50 for 2027: https://www.youtube.com/live/vstAJ5OjMq0 https://usb50-zx-spectrum.itch.io/   / discord   Background Music: Powerup! by Jeremy Blake    • Jeremy Blake - Powerup!   Chapter Markers: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Welcome 01:10 Looking at the Games 01:30 RUN the BASIC 01:54 01 - Muncher 02:29 02 - Ski Jump 03:28 03 - Basketball 03:59 04 - Frogger 04:32 05 - Breakout 05:02 06 - Crusher 05:44 07 - Star Trek 06:02 08 - Martian Knock Out 06:38 09 - Boggles 07:02 10 - Alien Attack 07:31 Best of (1-10) 07:57 11 - Lunar Lander 08:29 12 - Maze Eater 08:56 13 - Micro Trap 09:27 14 - Motorway 09:52 15 - Labyrinth 10:21 16 - Skittles 10:44 17 - Race Track 11:12 18 - Ski Run 11:54 19 - Tanks 12:30 20 - Solar Ship 13:02 Best of (11-20) 13:27 21 - Ten Pins 14:15 22 - Cars 14:35 23 - Stomper 15:05 24 - Pinball 15:34 25 - Cavern 16:13 26 - Laser 16:56 27 - Alien 17:30 28 - Cargo 18:03 29 - The Race 18:50 30 - The Skull 19:40 Best of (21-30) 20:02 31 - Orbit 20:38 32 - Muncher 21:04 33 - Bowls 21:25 34 - Raiders 21:51 35 - Field 22:17 36 - Draggold 22:57 37 - Space Search 23:20 38 - Inferno 24:07 39 - Nim 24:32 40 - Voyager 25:22 Best of (31-40) 25:44 41 - Sketch Pad 26:45 42 - Blitz 27:11 43 - Fishing Mission 27:59 44 - Mystical Diamonds 28:44 45 - Galaxy Defence 29:18 46 - Cypher 30:01 47 - Jetmobile 30:31 48 - Barrel Jump 30:45 49 - Attacker 31:01 50 - Space Mission 31:39 Best of (41-50) 32:00 Final Top Five 32:49 No.1 Best Game 33:28 Featured Comments 35:26 Wrapping Up 35:54 End Links