Spectrum Computing

Prefer Cribbage to Gin Rummy, so that gets my vote.

Good to see the computer player plays quite quickly, and very nice card graphics.

Stefan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:09 am Super Trux!

Although I'm not seeing that image on the loading screen, and with distribution denied its a bit tricky to check

Super Trux it is

Scroll down on the Spectrum Computing entry and it's there.
Mobygames shows the difference between 48K and 128K presentation.

It is a driving game, but it's neither of those.

It's from either the loading screen, or the game menu screen depending on whether it's 48K or 128K version.

Also this might be one of the rare games where the ingame graphics are more detailed in the 128K version, versus the 48K version.

Bit of a shame that there's only one level layout, and only one enemy mechanic, with just a graphical overhaul. Wonder if that's due to just getting it done as fast as possible once it was "cancelled" - could make sense if the graphics were already finished, but the levels hadn't been desi...

How about:

Thingy and the Doodahs

I pictured it being that earlier, but I couldn't remember what the game was called.

Nope.

Here's some more - I've (badly) removed the game name from top-left.

Not that.

Nope.

Nope.

It's from the screen$, not in-game.

The US Gold screens in particular hold a lot of nostalgia for me.

The gravity formula gave it away - first game I could think of where that might be relevant.

How about this one:

The Planets

stupidget wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:55 am I think there’s a bit of The Mandela Effect going on here as the sign in CE2 looks not like the one you posted:

Is that the Amstrad CPC version, cos the colours and fonts don't match the Speccy version?!

clebin wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 5:33 pm I can’t really fail to get this one… It’s Smudge & The Moonees.

That it is.

This doesn't look like it's been mapped yet, and was only reviewed by one of the big 3 mags.

Evil Genius wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:21 pm Is correct! And actually, Juan's guess of Flunky was pretty close in that both games are 'butler-em-ups' (a small genre that includes Trap Door, any others?)

I recognised the 2nd screenshot, but I still had to search as I couldn't remember the name!

Snodgits!

blucey wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:38 pmIs it Wulfan?

It is indeed

Zooming out:



Despite looking like this graphic was created with the Gilsoft's Illustrator, this isn't, in fact, a text adventure.
Also, it's from the loading screen.

L.A. SWAT

Horizons and the six pack of Scrabble, Horace goes Skiing, Chequered Flag, Make a Chip, Survival & Chess with a 48K rubber keyboard. Horace, Chequered Flag, Chess and Scrabble got played quite a lot. Make a Chip was quickly utilised as a blank tape for saving my own badly coded Basic experiments...

In terms of how often I loaded them up for a play, I'd say: 1. Skate Crazy 2. Ikari Warriors 3. Xenon However, the most useful thing a playable demo can do for me is highlight games that maybe get decent reviews, but that you personally don't get on with. On that scale, Stormlord, Turrican, and TMHT...