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CHEEKY CLONES

DEFENDA (ZX81)

CLONE OF: DEFENDER

Kudos to Quicksilva for squeezing Williams’ mighty shoot-’em-up onto the humble ZX81 but only bothering to change a single letter of the original’s title? Come on chaps. Try harder. Same goes for anyone releasing a Skramble, Zalaga, Monkey Kong or Donkey King. And your dyslexia defence will not stand up in court, either.

GOBBLEMAN (ZX

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