Oh Mummy - ZX Spectrum Game Review - LGR

An overview of the game Oh Mummy by Gem Software in 1984, played on a Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer.

Special thanks to Mark for the game donation!

Lazy Game Reviews Quickie #2

These LGRQ videos are a break from my "full length" reviews to simply show more arcade-like games and give my opinion on the game and how it plays. The goal is to do this in around 3 minutes for each game, unscripted and unrehearsed.

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[phreakindee]

@RNRgammer 1984

[vwestlife]

Do you have a PAL-compatible monitor for these Euro systems? Most NTSC monitors will display a PAL signal if you have a manual V-Hold control to readjust it to the 50 Hz refresh rate, but then you only see the image in black & white.

[phreakindee]

@vwestlife I do, a Sony Trinitron. It works with the V-hold adjusted and in monochrome, as you said. I use a PAL->NTSC adapter to then get color. I go into a whole lot of detail into exactly what all I use for my PAL systems in my ZX Spectrum computer review.

[TheRetroGamerGuy]

I swear Phreak that your Quickie reviews are more entertaining then all the other ones that I have seen on youtube.

Also just to let you know my little brother was watching the review with me and now he won't stop saying "Oh Mummy" *Goes looking for some ear plugs*

Keep up the good work! \m/

[phreakindee]

@TheRetroGamerGuy Thanks for the positive feedback man! I appreciate any and all regarding this new format, which may or may not become the "Dominant".

And my apologies for the ear pollution :)

[kazimann]

Bizarre hearing an American say 'Quid'!

[Zito773]

these minis remind me of classic game room. i mean that as a complement.

[al3699]

came free with the 128

[MarkTheMorose]

Another entertaining and informative video - well done. Nice that a reviewer doesn't slag-off such old games with 'functional' graphics and sound, for no good reason. What are your favourite Spectrum games, from what you've played?

[MarkTheMorose]

It's probably been mentioned already, but this game was released on the Amstrad CPC 464, and was one of ten (?) titles that came with the machine - I suspect the CPC version controls a little better than the Spec. I'm not sure if Amstrad had bought Sinclair by the time Oh Mummy was converted to Spectrum.

[MrFusionShadow]

this game was great, but the music was so annoying

[sompret]

The gameplay reminds me a bit of Qix.

Qix has you drawing squares without having your player object touch the nasties or the nasties cutting through the line mid-drawing.

[MP1983]

Didn't knew there being other versions of this game. I used to play the MSX1 version back in the 80s.

[133aaron]

my dad made me play this he said it was like xbox to him and i thourght it was pretty fun but this version sucked the 1 i played had better person and mummys footprints (i know he mentioned it) and seemed better grapics dident have £ sign hade a little sack of money no invun and the mommy broke out cooler and controls are better

[jtopland]

Looks like a shitty game, but still a fun review to watch

[weaselfierce]

great review. Would love more speccy and 64 stuff :) (and yet another AMIGA NOW! demand)