100. Alchemist - Imagine Software, 1983
Here we go with the big list of my favourite ZX Spectrum games, and first up we have the Imagine 1983 classic Alchemist. Coded by the sadly-departed Ian Weatherburn, this was one of the better Spectrum games released by the Liverpool software house as it continued its steep climb to fame. A magical arcade adventure where the player alternates between wizard and eagle, it was one of the many Imagine games I got bundled with my first Speccy, no doubt because of the vast overstocks caused by the company booking out tape duplicators the previous Christmas!
Of those early Imagine games it’s my favourite, along with Jumping Jack and Arcadia, both of which just failed to make this list. In tune with its usual promotional prowess, Imagine released the game in a very glitzy gold cassette box with lovely artwork by Gary McNamara.
Stay tuned for number 99 tomorrow!
Images from www.spectrumcomputing.co.uk
