Abe's Oddysee was the game that I got all of a sudden from my friend in 1996, without ever having heard anything about it before. I tried it with certain dose of suspiciousness and I was blown away. That game had incredible story, was oozing with atmosphere, great graphics and sound, and above all it was ... odd. the whole world presented in the story was as alien as it could be. Rarely have I seen such an incredible otherworld experience (with positive exception of Another World). If you don't know it (shame on you), catch up by checking the game intro on YouTube and also this great music video, containing a lot of gameplay.
Although unfortunately Lorne Lanning, the founder of Oddworld Inhabitants, gave up and withdrew from video games world (it is a topic that deserves a separate post), the game remains a cult classic and still has some faithful followers. Recently two Russian programers, Tropimtchuk brothers, have ported Abe's Oddysee to... ZX Spectrum. Yes, from 32bit to 8bit, just see the video below :
Now you see, I couldn't have missed that - a great game from my past ported to the very first computer I ever owned. To be honest, it is just the first level that got ported (see the map here), but nevertheless it constitutes a remarkable feat. It definitely looks better than the Gameboy version.
Personally, this event has made me sit down and replay Abe's Oddysee on my PSP (you can see how it looks in this video and also check this custom eboot animation, which goes nicely with the game). You can also download the game port and check it on any decent ZX Spectrum emulator (I did). And if you still have too much free time on your hands, see this music video made of the sequel.
