Spectrum Computing

Across

66. A mix of combustion engine (9) MOTOCROSS
71. Aim and fire at feathered water birds (4,5) DUCK SHOOT
74. Blocked light brave fighters (6,8) SHADOW WARRIORS

Down 51. Larger than an atom person (8,3) MOLECULE MAN 56. Platformer that is trendy beer (9) Now I think this is HUNCHBACK, which is the name of a beer, brewed by would you believe it... the Evil Genius Beer Company!!! https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/29022/83985/ 70. An unclear educationa...

Across

41. Part of a brush (8) BRISTLES

53. An idiot who doesn't drink enough water (8) HYDROFOOL (actually 9 letters)

59. The best of arrow throwing, maybe a pint or two with it (5,5,5) WORLD CLASS DARTS

Down
5. Spheres and unwanted balls on your xmas jumpers (6,6) BUBBLE BOBBLE
6. Revenge by a Ninja (7) AVENGER
16. Shape of a five-pointed star (9) PENTAGRAM

All acrosses:

47. Type of fairground (8) I think this is GRIDIRON

49. Let's go Mr Driver (5,1,1) CHASE H Q

52. Go around and this is the effect (9) SPINDIZZY

Next batch of acrosses

32. Initials of a famous platform game (1,1,1)

JSW

37. Famous character in the early spectrum days (6)

HORACE

40. Neil Kinnock's friend who was a bit up and down (5,5)

MANIC MINER

Evening Alessandro!

The first 3 acrosses:

12. A task to do set ahead of time (7,6)

PROJECT FUTURE

18. Place for a fast-food snack (6,3)

BURGER BAR

23. Spherical but not probable at all (11)

IMPOSSABALL

55. Sega's run 'n gun (4,7)

Should be (5,7) and it is Space Harrier

45. Known as Contra elsewhere (6)

Gryzor

67. Wisdom from this puzzle (9)

Crosswize

I think there's only 2 on the crossword that I haven't got (20D and 39A), although i didn't have Robocop which was guessed above

Finished it, I think. Without using the spoiler above i might add!

been having a crack at this off and on today and yesterday, thanks for taking the time to put this up !

sn3j wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:27 am

GAME OVER

COMPLETED: 100%

sn3j wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 4:32 pm Frankie say 100%.
Your turn.

You put that up before the World Cup Final? That was remarkably prescient! (The BBC used The Power of Love as their closing montage music)

Well, in a complete break with tradition, I actually won something. Thanks for hosting the quiz RTS and everyone else for taking part!

Obligatory dancing banana:

Im there now, just made an account (borkedagain)

Where's the guy who makes 3D versions of platformers?

Pobulous wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:55 am Altered Beast?

I actually recognised it from the Megadrive/Arcade version, rather than the Spectrum version!

That's the one!

Here ya go then

I think thats Dan Dare

Edit: yup. Footie's on so back later with a new one

bluespikey wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 11:59 am Dun Darach?

The boy dun good!

Winter is coming, at least it's freezing here at Chez Evil. Here's a new one for ya's.

Right, I'll be back with a new one tomorrow

Oloturia wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 9:21 pm Time for a larger screenshot.

Oh I think that's Cosmic Cruiser. I thought the tongue thing looked familiar.

Yes indeed, Perry/Bruty is the link between Dan Dare and TMHT. And Metabolis is about human/animal transformations so there's a link there too.

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 7:50 pm Hijack?

It's not, I'll put another clue up shortly

Edit: and here it is, another part of the same screen

To Dare is to do as they say at Tottenham Hotspur

And just like Spurs, you haven't won anything with this guess

With that said, both yourself and oluturia are in the ballpark, but for different reasons...