ZX Spectrum 30th Anniversary

One of the most important computers of the 1980's turns 30 years old tomorrow. The ZX Spectrum kickstarted the entire UK videogame industry. A combination of ease of programming and affordability meant many programmers flocked to the system, and many of them are still working in the industry today.

However, the system was predominantly popular in Europe, and even the most popular games on the system have not been followed up or turned into franchises so you'll be forgiven for not knowing about many of these guys.

Dizzy (Dizzy series)
Head & Heels (Head Over Heels)
Miner Willy (Manic Miner)
Sabreman (Sabrewulf)
Horace (Horace Goes Skiing)
Magic Knight (Spellbound)

I may follow this up with a few more.