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ZX SPECTRUM

It may be monochrome, but the Spectrum RoboCop plays as well as Ocean’s more colourful 8-bit versions. Unlike the C64 iteration, its hero doesn’t jump and its snipers don’t often respawn. Playing the Spectrum 128 version is advised, as it has three-channel music and speech.

AMSTRAD CPC

The Amstrad sounds identical to the Spectrum 128 version, but it uses the, meaning it has side-on firefights interspersed with 3D and puzzle stages.

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