bruty & Perry

More from the respected double act

Trantor: The last Stormtrooper

Before teaming up, Nick Bruty designed Trantor for the Spectrum and David Perry adapted it for the Amstrad, although the pair bounced ideas back and forth, and Nick crafted the visuals for both versions. An attractive, frantic run-and-gun, Trantor is noteworthy for its flamethrower weapon and its stiff challenge.

Teenage mutant hero Turtles

When asked to produce Amstrad and Spectrum versions of an NES TMHT game, Nick and David opted to adapt rather than convert the console title. Their slick adaptation has more confined levels and adds a somersault move that can be used to spin the heroic turtles sideways off platforms.

paperboy 2

Another pair of Amstrad and Spectrum conversions, but based on a console title rather than a coin-op machine. Paperboy 2 riffs on its arcade predecessor, with Nick and David’s Spectrum port being notable for its colourful levels, and their Amstrad version standing out thanks to its cute sprites and blistering speed.

dan dare 3

Nick and David’s follow-up to Savage was the third 8-bit Dan Dare title, although the licence was added after the game had been developed – it was originally called Crazy Jet Racer! Their maze-based shooter features an arsenal of over-the-top weapons and teleporters that require you to navigate twisting astral wormholes.

Smash Tv

Given the number of protagonists and the size of the bosses in the Smash TV coin-op, the Speccy and CPC versions were always going to be a compromise. Nick Bruty and David Perry’s conversions nail the arcade title’s frantic, fast-paced blasting and complement it with visuals that play to the 8-bit systems’ strengths.