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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Ralf wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:30 pm A lot of good games.

There are probably better games here but my vote will go to... Sceptre of Bagdad ;)

Nobody else will probably vote for it so at least my vote will make some justice.
I voted for it too!

Love Sherlock, Slightly Magic, Stop the Express and Spellbound too.
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PeterJ wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 8:28 pm Fantastic job pulling all those screens out PeteProdge. A real labour of love!
I thought R would be the peak, with 45 titles. Nope, this one was 78!

Next letter is going to be T. That's also gonna be chocka.
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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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Not if I register with a second account or more.
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WIWC wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:10 pm Not if I register with a second account or more.
You're an evil man, definitely!
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Wait until you see how many accounts he creates for the 'Z' vote...
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Difficult choice, a few really good titles. I'm going for Slightly Magic because I played it multiple times even after beating it and never got bored. I can even forgive the one really dodgy rhyme in it. It won't win, but heh ho.
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Morkin wrote: Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:27 pm Wait until you see how many accounts he creates for the 'Z' vote...
It won't be necessary. You all *know* what to vote in the Z poll.

Returning to the S, I'm surprised by Saboteur poor performance.
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WIWC wrote: Wed Oct 17, 2018 1:00 pm Returning to the S, I'm surprised by Saboteur poor performance.
It was my second choice. There's so much quality here, it feels like a second round of votes.

They should have called it Ninja Commando. Not only would it have sold better, as everyone was ninja-crazy in the 80s, it would have pissed all over Nebulus in the 'N' poll. Shame Durell lacked the foresight.
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I voted for Samurai Warrior in the end, it's a shame these polls don't allow a maximum of three votes per user as it would make things a lot more open.

Just for the record my second and third votes would have gone to Skool Daze and Stormbringer.
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Who voted for SWIV?
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Morkin wrote: Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:48 pm Who voted for SWIV?
Me. It's a tactical vote to ensure that Salamander doesn't win.
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If Salamander doesn't win I will consider you the sole culprit.
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Never expected more votes for Saboteur II than the original!
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And I never thought Savage would only get two votes.
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... and Sir Fred only one vote! (don't stare at me, I didn't do it!)
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PeteProdge wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 7:37 am Never expected more votes for Saboteur II than the original!
Nor me. The original's a classic but the sequel's a bit naff IMO. The movement/animation is so slow and laboured it's almost like it's written in BASIC.

Glad to see someone else agreed with my Splitting Images vote though :D
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PeteProdge wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 7:37 am Never expected more votes for Saboteur II than the original!
It was me who gave it the 2nd vote, but it looks like the original voter has changed his mind.

I guess he just didn't want the game to have no votes, and seeing another support for it, has decided to favor another non voted one. I can understand that feeling, for I almost voted for Sacred Armour of Antiriad (now with 1 vote), Silkworm of Skate Crazy, but in the end I decided to go for the one I liked the most.
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So, Salamander's lost. R-Tape will have to pay for it.
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Glad Skool Daze got it. I remember not voting for Back to Skool on the premise that it would get its due the 'S' vote.
WIWC wrote: Tue Oct 23, 2018 11:03 am So, Salamander's lost. R-Tape will have to pay for it.
Dear god, you mean....you're going to make me play it? :o
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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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