No. 92: Grumpy Gumphrey Supersleuth - Gremlin Graphics, 1985

Only the early computer software industry in the UK could have spawned a game about an over-zealous yet creaking store detective. Infused with an anarchic sense of humour (‘Ducks on the ground floor, man’) it's a largely colourful game that plays simply as the poor put upon guardian attempts to control the various malcontents within a sprawling department store. A charming and fun encapsulation of the mid-Eighties Spectrum market.

No. 91: Confuzion - Incentive, 1985

Middle league publisher Incentive released this pipe-based puzzle game in 1985, and while it becomes a little too frantic for its own good in the latter stages, there's still lots of fun to be had guiding those sparks around. Similar to the arcade game Loco-Motion, the game's b-side contained a rather nifty tune by the long-forgotten band Private Property.

No. 90: Glass, Quicksilva, 1985

Fast, efficient and exciting, Glass was a beautiful shooter from Quicksilva and programmer Paul Hargreaves. Underrated upon release, some of its graphics were simply astounding for the era, even if the game itself was a little simplistic. Glass was sold in a clam shell case complete with a dramatic cover by David Rowe.

Thanks again to www.spectrumcomputing.co.uk for images