Talk:Cassette 50

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It was most definitely available for platforms other than the ZX Spectrum. I can attest to the existence of a BBC Micro version. Maybe a future rewrite of this article could include mention of the other versions if suitable reference sources can be found.--Kodabar (talk) 21:23, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There was an Amstrad CPC version. 86.131.91.163 (talk) 19:27, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Simmilaritys?

Isn't this game like action 52? It has over 50 games and they are all awful? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.233.100.129 (talk) 17:41, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Some of them are actually quite good! 2fort5r (talk) 17:42, 20 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Problem with the Reception section

Absolutely none of that seems to be about Cassette 50's reception at the time - it's all about how retro gamers see it, which isn't the same thing. If someone has some real 1980s reception quotes, those would be really helpful. 31.52.47.97 (talk) 01:34, 17 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hey now!

The games weren't all awful and they served other purposes (for example most of them were written in Basic so were of interest as far as poking through the code to see how they worked went, were very useful to me when I was a nipper) but aye, a lot were pretty basic, yes, but there were some good ones in there, there was even a basic Eliza/AI type thing on the Speccy version! and when you consider you were paying 20p each and getting a watch to boot, let's not be too hard on the quality. At the time you'd have paid a tenner just for the watch. Hideki (talk) 13:20, 23 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't remember any Eliza/AI game on Cassette 50. I'm sure there wasn't one. Equinox ◑ 16:37, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The content of the cassettes varied according to the platform, if you see the article as it's been updated now, it gives details of the software that was provided for the ZX Spectrum, and how it differed from other platforms (e.g. Commodore 64). At one time I had both systems and both Cassette 50 versions, and it was completely different for each one. Although it's been ridiculed on modern retro-gaming websites, it was definitely good value for money when it originally came out... 50 games for £10, when normally you were lucky to get two games for that price. The average micro user of the '80s with limited funds isn't the same as the 21st century retro-gaming community. Certainly it inspired me to write my own programs. 80.234.189.32 (talk) 14:28, 13 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It appears it wasn't reviewed (at least not the ZX version) at the time. They probably never sent a copy for review. Instead it was advertised heavily. The reasons why can only be speculated about. // Liftarn (talk) 11:25, 15 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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