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Speaking of games themselves, wasn’t there a game that purposefully repurposed sprites for its own game? I seem to remember it being Starquake like in terms of play. Did it feature Cybernoid sprites or something?

Or were the sprite designs coincidence?

Going a bit off topic but how fast is a microdrive? Do you get raster lines during the process?

Going off topic, but that’s why I prefer lower league and grassroots football nowadays. I run two U15 youth teams and the boys regularly ask who I support. Truth is, I don’t support anyone anymore.

Daley Thompson’s Olympic Challenge?

I wonder if it’s something like Dragontorc?

No idea. I’m going to guess St Dragon.

Psytron?

He was quite an artist that knew how to get the best out of the Speccy’s graphical capabilities. I love his loading screens. Full of drama, shadow and light, and colour.

I’m glad he lived to a ripe old age as we’ve lost too many, too young.

Very nicely drawn sprite, I should add!

Looked like Octon to me, but more a memory of the cartoon than the game. I think YS may have had a demo.

Could someone take my turn please?

Defenders of the Earth?

It looks fantastic! The ULA+ touches just nudge it towards further authenticity.

Personally, I’m looking forward to the implementation of the death sequence as I’ve yet to hear the sound effect as close to how I remember it.

The Plot?

I'd come to vote for Lords of Chaos, but after noticing it was missing I checked the relevant magazine and it's down as being an (exclusive?) 4th scenario, not included in the main game. So, I'm guessing that's why it doesn't count as a demo. That was going to be my vote too! I got quite a lot out ...

Starquake?

I like it. Haven’t played it in eons, mind, but remember it fondly. And I can still play the tune in my head.

But Project Future…? Now you’re talking! I’ve come back to that a few times.

uglifruit wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:33 pm I'm really enjoying this. And looking forward to the last one the trilogy "We're Wolves" due out in 2064.

Y’know, I was trying to think what the third one would be but couldn’t think of a title… and there you go!

Big thanks to Colin. Young me really enjoyed Frank back in the day.

This breaks Retrogaming Directive 6342.a in which appending a futuristic year at the end of a game title makes it better. 1 - Fruity 2 - Fruity 2010 3 - Fruity 2000 As always, fruit sims are a confusing mess of spinning fruit and flashing lights that I'll probably never bother to learn, but it's cl...

I wonder what it was saying now!

ketmar wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:00 am it is so sad to see poor snake having no votes at all… i'll prolly change mine now.

Star Quake’s going to win, so LS can have my vote. I did enjoy this one as a nipper.

1 Starquake
2 Laser Snaker
3 Wizard’s Lair

Yes, I like Laser Snaker! I had no idea this was one of his games.

I found Transformers unnecessarily hard. Fun flying around and so on but a bit pointless trying to complete the objective.

Forgotten Worlds

Stefan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:50 pm No bonus points for not mentioning the 128K version, but otherwise spot on!

Lol. I’m happy with standard points.

I’m still magically busy with life, so if someone wouldn’t mind taking my turn…

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