Uridium (1986)

Uridium is a legendary arcade shoot-'em-up released in 1986 by Hewson Consultants for the ZX Spectrum. The game was designed by Andrew Braybrook, with code, in-game graphics, and level design by Dominic Robinson. Additional level design was provided by John Cumming, while Stephen J. Crow created the loading screen and Steve Turner composed the music.

The game features intense horizontal scrolling action with vibrant multicolour rainbow graphics. It supports up to two players, and the original cassette version was priced at £8.95.

Uridium received critical acclaim with an average magazine score of 90%. It earned prestigious awards including Crash Smash from Crash, Sinclair User Classic from Sinclair User, and the Megagame title from Your Sinclair.

The game gained significant popularity in Russia, where it was frequently sought after in classified advertisements. Numerous POKE-codes were published in magazines such as Micro. The game saw multiple TR-DOS disk adaptations and various cracked cassette versions released by groups like Future Soft and Modern Magic Club.