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Thanks to [mention]bob_fossil[/mention], [mention]R-Tape[/mention] & [mention]MatGubbins[/mention] who entered our completion.

The entries are as follows:

Thoroughly Modern Willy (Bob Fossil)


OPZ (R-Tape)


Attributes 2 You (Mat Gubbins)


The Poll runs for 7 days. First Prize is a ZX Dandanator! Mini Kit (V1). The two runners up will receive a couple of very nice Codemasters fridge magnets (Thanks to the Oliver Twins). Postage will be covered by yours truly.

Bump! Don't forget to vote.

Not an easy vote as A2Y & TMW are so different, I thought they were both great. Even though I enjoyed TMW the most, I'm still seeing my arse after it crashed on me* after that torturous level 5

Attribute 2 You. Looks great, sounds great, probably smells great, and we hardly ever get UK demos anymore.

*(now fixed, ta Bob!)

R-Tape wrote: ↑Sun Apr 29, 2018 5:43 pm Attribute 2 You. Looks great, sounds great, probably smells great, and we hardly ever get UK demos anymore.

It smells of vanilla (no way, no way, mah-na-mah-nah) and tastes as good as those Pink Panther wafer biscuits that can be purchased from Iceland and some Poundland stores for 50p a packet that can be scoffed within 5 minutes (if not quicker) and usually needs another pack or two just to keep things going. I'm buying them in bulk next time.
Cheers!!

Only a couple of days left, and a paltry 6 votes in total!

I'm complicating things.

Haven't played them yet..! Can we extend voting for another week?

Morkin wrote: ↑Thu May 03, 2018 9:36 pm Haven't played them yet..! Can we extend voting for another week?

Done!

Gah..! Didn't expect you to say yes - thanks, better get playing...

Right..!

..I'm voting for Thoroughly Modern Willy.

It was close call, in that both the games had the same sodding impossible stage (level 3), but I got a bit angry after getting hit by R-Tape's cocks all the time and decided that willy was more up my alley.

The demo was pretty cool and had ace tunes, and I was going to vote for it at one point since it was the only one I could finish, but then started playing the games a bit more and changed my mind.

Nice work everyone though...!

Unfortunately, I have been under water, for the last weeks, and had no time to try them.

Crikey, I'm winning, need to consider uses for a ZXDandanator!

RMartins wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 2:07 pm Unfortunately, I have been under water

Is that a predictive text error, a colloquial phrase or have you been literally been on a submersible?

Attempting to use a computer while scuba diving can be dangerous!

I heard his arcade cabinet project went wrong and became Missus on the jacuzzi cabinet

Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 5:57 pm Attempting to use a computer while scuba diving can be dangerous!

unless it's an Aquarius...

Oh. thanks for my coat.

Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 5:57 pm Attempting to use a computer while scuba diving can be dangerous!

Actually it's quite the opposite

I do Scuba Dive since 2000 (when I have free time), I have in excess of 100 dives, in several parts of the world,
I do use a depth computer (or two, a depth gauge and a compass), to control my ascent, time of dive, direction, etc ...

NOTE: I didn't count Scuba Dive gameplay, in the 80's

Some photos
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZgYdNIxvAXbPp0jx2

For instructions on how to get to this Dive site, and know more about it: http://www.oceanrevival.org/en/

R-Tape wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 5:50 pm

RMartins wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 2:07 pm Unfortunately, I have been under water

Is that a predictive text error, a colloquial phrase or have you been literally been on a submersible?

It's a loose direct translation of a Portuguese expression, that means, "having too much work to do in very little time, without time to do anything else".

RMartins wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 7:21 pm Some photos
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZgYdNIxvAXbPp0jx2

Very cool.

RMartins wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 7:52 pm It's a loose direct translation of a Portuguese expression, that means, "having too much work to do in very little time, without time to do anything else".

We should use that in the UK, we more commonly say "we're snowed under", even though we see water considerably more often than snow.

I found the process of attempting to translate OPZ fascinating. I've since had some very interesting conversations with the Russian guys about the 'quirks' that I introduced, a large part of it was what to call Horace!

hikoki wrote: ↑Thu May 10, 2018 6:04 pm I heard his arcade cabinet project went wrong and became Missus on the jacuzzi cabinet

The Arcade is fine and working

But I have not played with it for a while now.

I need to do some maintenance on it.
I have a new board to swap in, a new starter for the markee light,, 2 fans to replace, and eventually replace the sticks for some new ones, since the tension springs have too much slack.

Congratulations to [mention]R-Tape[/mention], and thanks to all three of you for entering.

If you PM me your postal addresses I will get your prizes off in the post.

Yup, congrats to R-Tape for winning the gizmo.

Just to say a big thank you to Peter for the prize badges (as worn by Wolfe) that arrived today.

Cute!

I still havent decided whether to accept the dandan gizmo (if I'll use it).