ZX Spectrum Games published by Ocean

The following is a list of ZX Spectrum Games published by Ocean in the Centre for Computing History collection. It is not an exhaustive list of and other games may have been published. If you have any games or software that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page.

There are 59 ZX Spectrum Games published by Ocean in our collection :
Order By : Title - Release Date - Publisher
Movie: Tomcat Date: Movie: Tomcat

Software House: Ocean
Author:

Rainbow Islands Date: Unknown Rainbow Islands

Acclaimed arcade conversion from Graftgold

Software House: Ocean
Author: Graftgold

Chinese Juggler Date: Unknown Chinese Juggler

Software House: Ocean
Author: Sandor Kertesz, Jeno Haberland, Gyorgy Apor, Oszkar Balazs, F. David Thorpe

Royal Birkdale Date: 1983 Royal Birkdale "Championship Golf"

Software House: Ocean
Author:

Mr Wimpy Date: 1983 Mr Wimpy

Software House: Ocean
Author:

Armageddon Date: 1983 Armageddon

Very early release by Ocean software, re released by Firebird as Terra Force ,this is a vertical shoot em up where the player must hit the alien five times, before he devours the Earth and Moo

Software House: Ocean
Author: David W Harper

Hunchback Date: 1983 Hunchback

Rescue Esmerelda from her castle stronghold

Software House: Ocean
Author: Paul Owens, Christian F. Urquhart, F. David Thorpe

Digger Dan Date: 1983 Digger Dan

The Ultimate test of nerve as you dig your way out of trouble and avoid the ravenous monsters

Software House: Ocean
Author: Oxygen Software

Daley Thompson's Decathlon Date: 1984 Daley Thompson's Decathlon

Ready to capitalise on the nations euphoria at Daley's success in the Los Angeles olympics in 1984, this game follows him on his quest for glory, competing in a series of athletics challenges to score ...

Software House: Ocean
Author: Paul Owens, Christian F. Urquhart, F. David Thorpe

Cavelon Date: 1984 Cavelon

Early Ocean software title about the quest to enter a castle to rescue Guinevere, it was a simple maze exploration game, collecting weapons to take on the Knights wandering the castle to try and find ...

Software House: Ocean
Author: Paul Owens, Christian F. Urquhart, F. David Thorpe

Hunchback II: Quasimodo's Revenge Date: 1984 Hunchback II: Quasimodo's Revenge

The return of your favourite bell ringer

Software House: Ocean
Author: Paul Owens, Mike Webb, Fred David Thorpe

Gift From the Gods Date: 1984 Gift From the Gods

Software House: Ocean
Author: John Gibson, Simon Butler, Steve Cain, Roy Gibson, Ally Noble

Daley Thompson's Decathlon Date: 1984 Daley Thompson's Decathlon

Ready to capitalise on the nations euphoria at Daley's success in the Los Angeles olympics in 1984, this game follows him on his quest for glory, competing in a series of athletics challenges to score ...

Software House: Ocean
Author: Paul Owens, Christian F. Urquhart, F. David Thorpe

Premier Collection +3 Date: 1984 Premier Collection +3

comprises of four spectrum disks   6 Spectrum + 3 Hit

Software House: Ocean
Author:

Transversion Date: 1984 Transversion

Software House: Ocean
Author: Christian Urquhart, Nick Pierpoint

Dixons Premier Collection for your +2 Date: 1984 Dixons Premier Collection for your +2

10 Spectrum + 2 HitsFreddy HardestGame OverLegend Of KageMovieAthenaArkanoidTankHead Over HeelsSlap FightBatma

Software House: Ocean
Author: Various

The NeverEnding Story (48K) Date: 1984 The NeverEnding Story (48K)

Software House: Ocean
Author: Ocean

Cosmic Wartoad Date: 1985 Cosmic Wartoad

The queen of the Wartoads has been kidnapped and is being held inside a machine, that unless it is stopped will slice her in two, you, as the bravest of the wartoads must collect the eight pieces of a ...

Software House: Ocean
Author: Denton Designs

Daley Thompson's Super Test 128 Date: 1985 Daley Thompson's Super Test 128

 From the word go, Ocean Software were a great advocate for the 128K Spectrum, providing much enhanced versions of some of their classic games, they would be the first company to produce 128K onl ...

Software House: Ocean
Author: Paul Owens, Dan Hartley, Jonathan M. Smith, F. David Thorpe

The Transformers Date: 1985 The Transformers

Software House: Ocean
Author: Denton Designs

N.O.M.A.D Date: 1985 N.O.M.A.D

Spectrum 48K  

Software House: Ocean
Author: Simon Butler, Ian Weatherburn, Roy Gibson

Rambo First Blood Part II Date: 1985 Rambo First Blood Part II

Software House: Ocean
Author: David J. Anderson, Frederick David Thorpe

Rambo III Date: 1985 Rambo III

Software House: Ocean
Author: Andrew P. Deakin, Ivan Horn, Jonathan Dunn

Knight Rider Date: 1986 Knight Rider

Knight Rider is a shoot-em-up computer game designed and published by Ocean Software in 1986

Software House: Ocean
Author: Ocean

Live Action Date: 1986 Live Action

Compilation containing the following: The Great Escape Top Gun Green Beret Rambo First Blood Part II Army Moves

Software House: Ocean
Author: Various

We Are The Champions (+3) Date: 1986 We Are The Champions (+3)

Compilation Containing Super Sprint IK+ Renegade Rampage Barbarian

Software House: Ocean
Author: Various

We Are The Champions (Cassette) Date: 1986 We Are The Champions (Cassette)

Compilation Containing Super Sprint IK+ Renegade Rampage Barbarian

Software House: Ocean
Author: Various

Short Circuit Date: 1986 Short Circuit

Software House: Ocean
Author: Paul Owens, Ronnie Fowles, Simon Golding

Top Gun Date: 1986 Top Gun

Software House: Ocean
Author: Mike Lamb, Ronnie Fowles

The Great Escape (48k/128k) Date: 1986 The Great Escape (48k/128k)

Software House: Ocean
Author: Ocean

Mario Bros Date: 1987 Mario Bros

Software House: Ocean
Author:

Platoon Date: 1987 Platoon

Software House: Ocean
Author: Choice Software

Screen Heroes Date: 1987 Screen Heroes

Streethawk Supertest part 1 and 2 Knight Rider Miami Vice Frankie Goes To Hollywood Highlander Rambo  

Software House: Ocean
Author: Various

Game Set & Match Date: 1987 Game Set & Match

Compilation of some of Ocean and Imagine's Sports titles

Software House: Ocean
Author: Various

The Magnificent Seven (Disk) Date: 1987 The Magnificent Seven (Disk)

One of the most well known compilations of the era, with no filler titles

Software House: Ocean
Author: Various

The Magnificent Seven (Cassette) Date: 1987 The Magnificent Seven (Cassette)

One of the most well known compilations of the era, with no filler titles

Software House: Ocean
Author: Various

Wizball Date: 1987 Wizball

Side scrolling shooter that has your bouncing character collecting icons, firstly to control himself, and then shoot coloured pods to clear a level

Software House: Ocean
Author: Paul Owens, Mark R. Jones, Peter Clarke, Steven L. Watson

Road Race Date: 1987 Road Race

Free Tape given away by Your Sinclair

Software House: Ocean
Author: Mark R Jones

Robocop (Cassette - Plastic Case) Date: 1988 Robocop (Cassette - Plastic Case)

Software House: Ocean
Author: Mike Lamb, Dawn Drake, Jonathan Dunn, Bill Harbison

100% Dynamite Date: 1988 100% Dynamite

4 Explosive Hits:   Double Dragon (by David Leitch, Ben Jackson, Jeremy Nelson & Danny Whelan) WEC Le Mans (by Mike Lamb, John Mullins, Jonathan Dunn, Bill Harbison & Alick Morrall) Last Ninja 2 (by Mevlut Dinc, Gary Thornton & Brian Marshall) Afterburner (by Keith Burkhill, Jon Paul Eldridge, Focus Creative Enterprises & Mark Jones)  

Software House: Ocean
Author: Various

Battle Stations Date: 1988 Battle Stations

Compilation of three loosely based arcade machines, Typhoon, Operation Wolf and Guerrilla

Software House: Ocean
Author: Various

The New Zealand Story Date: 1988 The New Zealand Story

"Wally Walrus has captured his tea -- 20 of Tiki Kiwi's friends from the New Zealand zoo, and if Tiki doesn't rescue them all by tea-time they'll be stuffed, served and swallowed at Wally's table

Software House: Ocean
Author: Taito

Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge Date: 1988 Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge

This game was released in time for Daley Thompson to defend his Decathlon title won in Los Angeles in 1984

Software House: Ocean
Author: Dave Thompson, Bill Harbison, Jonathan Dunn

Robocop (Cassette) Date: 1988 Robocop (Cassette)

Compatible with Spectrum 48k/128k/+2/+3 cassette   One of the best licensed games of the '80s, and one of the largest selling

Software House: Ocean
Author: Mike Lamb, Dawn Drake, Jonathan Dunn, Bill Harbison

Robocop (Disk) Date: 1988 Robocop (Disk)

Spectrum +3 disk Version One of the best licensed games of the '80s, and one of the largest selling

Software House: Ocean
Author: Mike Lamb, Dawn Drake, Jonathan Dunn, Bill Harbison

Batman The Caped Crusader Date: 1988 Batman The Caped Crusader

This is a very innovative game, where it plays as if in a comic strip, following Batman's as he takes on his usual foes

Software House: Ocean
Author: Special FX Software

They Sold a Million Date: 1988 They Sold a Million

Spectrum 48k   Daley Thompson's Decathlon - Jet Set Willy - Sabre Wulf - Beach Head   comprises of two cassette

Software House: Ocean
Author:

Where Time Stood Still Date: 1988 Where Time Stood Still

Your plane has ditched on a mountainous plateau, somewhere in deepest tibet

Software House: Ocean
Author:

Typhoon Date: 1988 Typhoon

Software House: Ocean
Author:

Operation Wolf Date: 1988 Operation Wolf

Software House: Ocean
Author: Andrew P. Deakin, Ivan Horn, Jonathan Dunn

Addicted to Fun Ninja Collection Date: 1989 Addicted to Fun Ninja Collection

Compilation of three games: Shadow Warriors: The latest, greatest and most ambitious martial arts coin-op game now rages onto your computer featuring interactive scenic backdrops! The secrets ...

Software House: Ocean
Author: Various

The Untouchables Date: 1989 The Untouchables

Software House: Ocean
Author: Higgins, McDonald, Dunn

Chase HQ (Disk) Date: 1989 Chase HQ (Disk)

Under the control of the Amstrad company, the Sinclair machines had really got a second wind by 1989, although only selling ever selling 128K machines, this led companies such as Ocean to produce only ...

Software House: Ocean
Author: John O'Brien, Bill Harbison, Jonathan Dunn

Batman - The Movie Date: 1989 Batman - The Movie

Based on the 1989 movie starring Jack Nicolson as the Joker and Michael Keaton as Batman

Software House: Ocean
Author: Mike Lamb, Dawn Drake, Matthew Cannon

Batman - The Movie (Disk) Date: 1989 Batman - The Movie (Disk)

Based on the 1989 movie starring Jack Nicolson as the Joker and Michael Keaton as Batman

Software House: Ocean
Author: Mike Lamb, Dawn Drake, Matthew Cannon

Chase HQ Date: 1989 Chase HQ

Under the control of the Amstrad company, the Sinclair machines had really got a second wind by 1989, although only selling ever selling 128K machines, this led companies such as Ocean to produce only ...

Software House: Ocean
Author: John O'Brien, Bill Harbison, Jonathan Dunn

Shadow Warriors Date: 1989 Shadow Warriors

Shadow Warriors, the latest, greatest, and most ambitious martial arts coin op game now rages onto your computer

Software House: Ocean
Author:

Hollywood Collection Date: 1990 Hollywood Collection

This is a compilation of 4 games: Robocop: Take on the role of avenging angel as you mete out rough justice to the perpetrators of evil and lawlessness

Software House: Ocean
Author: Various

Chase H.Q. II: Special Criminal Investigation Date: 1990 Chase H.Q. II: Special Criminal Investigation

The arcade conversion of the second game was not nearly as successful as the first game, both in content and at retail

Software House: Ocean
Author: Ian Morrison, Alan Grier, Chris Scudds, Douglas Little

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