Official Top 100 Games
Between the months of October 1991 and January 1992, contributor Stuart Campbell compiled his list of the Top 100 ZX Spectrum games of all time. In the months leading up to the final issue, readers were invited to vote on their ten favourite games, which was then compiled into a 'readers choice' top 100, which was published in the final issue alongside Stuart Campbell's list. In the 2004 special issue, presented by Retro Gamer, there was a follow-up top 50 listing, chosen by the journalists from that magazine.
All Time Top 30| Number | Readers choice | Official list | 2004 Special edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase HQ | 3D Deathchase | Manic Miner |
| 2 | Rainbow Islands | Rebelstar | Knight Lore |
| 3 | R-Type | All or Nothing | Chaos |
| 4 | SimCity | Stop the Express | Skool Daze |
| 5 | Chaos | Head Over Heels | Dizzy |
| 6 | Manic Miner | R-Type | Jet Set Willy |
| 7 | Elite | The Sentinel | Lords of Midnight |
| 8 | Back To Skool | Rainbow Islands | Atic Atac |
| 9 | Robocop | Boulderdash | Elite |
| 10 | 3D Deathchase | Tornado Low Level | Match Day 2 |
| 11 | Midnight Resistance | SimCity | Sabre Wulf |
| 12 | Myth | Carrier Command | Magicland Dizzy |
| 13 | Target: Renegade | Chuckie Egg | Head over Heels |
| 14 | Head Over Heels | Ant Attack | Jetpac |
| 15 | Mercenary | Lords of Midnight | Wanted: Monty Mole |
| 16 | Laser Squad | Elite | Treasure Island Dizzy |
| 17 | Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge | Starquake | Underwurlde |
| 18 | Spellbound Dizzy | Underwurlde | Boulderdash |
| 19 | Quazatron | Back to Skool | Bounty Bob Strikes Back |
| 20 | Lemmings | Spy vs. Spy | Chaos 2 |
| 21 | Lords of Chaos | Alien | Chuckie Egg |
| 22 | Knight Lore | Chase HQ | Defenda |
| 23 | Skool Daze | The Great Escape | Deus Ex Machina |
| 24 | Space Crusade | Starstrike 2 | Dynamite Dan |
| 25 | Lords Of Midnight | Manic Miner | Fantasy World Dizzy |
| 26 | Operation Wolf | Lightforce | Football Manager |
| 27 | Starquake | Super Hang-On | Halls of the Things |
| 28 | Chuckie Egg | Deactivators | Impossible Mission |
| 29 | The Great Escape | Think! | Lords of Chaos |
| 30 | 3D Ant Attack | Nebulus | Nodes of Yesod |
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