The best classic Speccy game beginning with S: vote

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The best classic Speccy game beginning with S: vote

Poll ended at Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:13 pm

Saboteur by Durell
1
2%
Saboteur II by Durell
1
2%
Sabre Wulf by Ultimate
5
12%
Sacred Armour of Antiriad, The by Palace Software
1
2%
Salamander by Konami
1
2%
Samurai Warrior by Firebird
1
2%
Sanxion by Thalamus
0
No votes
Savage by Firebird
2
5%
SAS Combat Simulator by Code Masters
0
No votes
Scapeghost by Level 9 Computing
0
No votes
Sceptre of Bagdad by Atlantis Software
2
5%
Scooby Doo by Elite
0
No votes
Scuba Dive by Durell
0
No votes
Seabase Delta by Firebird
0
No votes
Sergeant Seymour Robot Cop by Code Masters
0
No votes
Seymour Goes to Hollywood by Code Masters
0
No votes
Shadow Dancer by US Gold
0
No votes
Shadowfire by Beyond Software
0
No votes
Shadow of the Beast by Gremlin
0
No votes
Shadow Warriors by Ocean
0
No votes
Shao-Lin's Road by The Edge
0
No votes
Sherlock by Melbourne House
0
No votes
Shinobi by Virgin Games
0
No votes
Shockway Rider by Faster Than Light
0
No votes
Short Circuit by Ocean
0
No votes
Show Jumping by Alligata Software
0
No votes
Side Arms by Go!
0
No votes
Sidewalk by Infogrames
0
No votes
Silkworm by Virgin Games
0
No votes
Sim City by Infogrames
0
No votes
Sir Fred by Made In Spain/Mikro Gen
1
2%
Sir Lancelot by Melbourne House
0
No votes
Skate Crazy by Gremlin Graphics
0
No votes
Skool Daze by Microsphere
11
27%
Slightly Magic by Code Masters
1
2%
Sly Spy: Secret Agent by Ocean
0
No votes
Smash TV by Ocean
0
No votes
Software House by Cult Games
1
2%
Software Star by Addictive Games
0
No votes
Soldier of Fortune by Firebird Software
1
2%
Soldier of Light by ACE Software
0
No votes
Solomon's Key by U.S. Gold
0
No votes
Southern Belle by Hewson
0
No votes
Space Crusade by Gremlin
0
No votes
Space Harrier by Elite
0
No votes
Spawn Of Evil by DK'Tronics
0
No votes
Spellbound by Mastertronic Added Dimension
1
2%
Spellbound Dizzy by Code Masters
0
No votes
Spindizzy by Electric Dreams
0
No votes
Splat! by Incentive
1
2%
Split Personalities by Domark
3
7%
Spy Hunter by US Gold
0
No votes
Spy vs Spy by Beyond
0
No votes
Spy vs Spy II: The Island Caper by Databyte
0
No votes
Spy vs Spy III: Arctic Antics by Databyte
0
No votes
Starglider by Rainbird
2
5%
Starglider 2 by Rainbird
0
No votes
Starquake by Bubble Bus Software
2
5%
Star Raiders II by Electric Dreams
0
No votes
Star Wars by Domark
0
No votes
Steve Davis Snooker by CDS Microsystems
0
No votes
Stifflip & Co by Palace Software
0
No votes
St. Dragon by Storm
0
No votes
Stop the Express by Sinclair Research
0
No votes
Stormbringer by Mastertronic Added Dimension
0
No votes
Stormlord by Hewson
1
2%
Stormlord II: Deliverance by Hewson
0
No votes
Strider by US Gold
0
No votes
Strider II by US Gold
0
No votes
Strike Force Cobra by Piranha
0
No votes
Summer Games by US Gold
0
No votes
Summer Games II by US Gold
0
No votes
Super Hang-On by Electric Dreams
1
2%
Super Stuntman by Code Masters
0
No votes
Sweevo's Whirled by Gargoyle Games
0
No votes
Sweevo's World by Gargoyle Games
0
No votes
Switchblade by Gremlin
0
No votes
SWIV by Storm
1
2%
 
Total votes: 41

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Of course: until you're able to finish it without cheating.

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http://spectrum20.org/games/4313

A mediocre reception..
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I insisted.
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Morkin wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:24 pm
WIWC wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:41 pm What if I voted Salamander...
...It will finish with one vote.. :lol:
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WIWC current mood:

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In the long run, those two will be the ones hailed as the real classics.
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Surprised Starquake didn't do better. That was my "close second".
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It's time for the tradition of 'the reminding of the Prodge' :mrgreen:

[mention]PeteProdge[/mention]: have you got time to move on to 'T', or do you want a break for a few letters?
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Yeah, only 6 more letters to go..!

(no need to do 'Z', I doubt there's anything decent in there)
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Morkin wrote: Fri Nov 02, 2018 5:24 pm Yeah, only 6 more letters to go..!

(no need to do 'Z', I doubt there's anything decent in there)
You mean, other than Zythum (by Mirrorsoft)?
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and Zub, don't forget Zub, and there's Zombie Zombie!
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Oh, yeah, Zub was a weirdly neat game.
Every man should plant a tree, build a house, and write a ZX Spectrum game.

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Zaxxon will beat them all!
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:30 pm Zaxxon will beat them all!
I believe you misspelt ZZoom.
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You're all wrong:

Tzynaps
Uzynaps
Vzynaps
Wzynaps
Xzynaps
And Zythum, by Mirrorsoft.
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R-Tape wrote: Sat Nov 03, 2018 11:27 am Xzynaps
You went overboard there with your zest. I think it’s simply spelled X-Y-N-A-P-S. :lol:
Every man should plant a tree, build a house, and write a ZX Spectrum game.

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You all are wrong. ZRED is the name.





By the way, I'm very nervous about which game will win the poll, I can't wait!

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I'm going to vote for Zir Fred.
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It seems the Z thread will be more interesting than I'm expecting! :lol:
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Prodge hasn't been here for a while, what do we reckon? Is anyone in touch with him? Could they check if he wants a break for a few letters?
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PRODDDDGGGGGGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm starting to stick 'HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN' signs all over my neighborhood, let's hope it works.
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Prodge is occupied, definitely.

Any volunteer to start the T thread?
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