The best classic Speccy game beginning with T: discussion

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Joefish wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 11:40 am Thunderbirds (Firebird)
Great game. Love it.
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Terrorpods was pretty impressive.
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Nobody with a vote for Trantor? Really?
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Tetris, I suppose
and Think!
and maybe Throne of Fire
and Quicsksilva's Time-Gate

I also like these:

Talos
Terra Cognita
They Call Me Trooper
Thingy and the Doodahs
Treasure Island
Transmuter
Tutankhamun



But I'd probably vote for:

Tres Luces de Glaurung, Las


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ZXDunny wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:30 pm Nobody with a vote for Trantor? Really?
Was wowed :o :o :o by the games intro, the sampled Amiga music was brilliant, the huge sprites were a joy to watch, but, unfortunately the game was a steaming pile of foetid filth
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ZXDunny wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:30 pm Nobody with a vote for Trantor? Really?
Same thing I've been wondering. I didn't pick it as I hoped someone else would!
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stupidget wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:30 pm
ZXDunny wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 3:30 pm Nobody with a vote for Trantor? Really?
I was wowed :o :o :o by the games intro, the sampled Amiga music was brilliant, the huge sprites were a joy to watch, but, unfortunately the game was a steaming pile of foetid filth
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 12:06 pm
Joefish wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 11:40 am Thunderbirds (Firebird)
Great game. Love it.
Me too. Brilliant puzzler.
I don't have anything cool to put here, so i'll just be off now to see a priest with yeast stuck between his teeth and his friend called Keith who's a hairpiece thief...
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stupidget wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:56 pm
stupidget wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 4:30 pm I was wowed :o :o :o by the games intro, the sampled Amiga music was brilliant, the huge sprites were a joy to watch, but, unfortunately the game was a steaming pile of foetid filth
One of my all time favourite speccy tunes. Intro was awesome.
I don't have anything cool to put here, so i'll just be off now to see a priest with yeast stuck between his teeth and his friend called Keith who's a hairpiece thief...
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 12:06 pm
Joefish wrote: Tue Nov 27, 2018 11:40 am Thunderbirds (Firebird)
Great game. Love it.
It was an alright block sliding puzzle game, but not very "Thunderbirds" - I actually preferred the later Grandslam game, though that seems an unpopular opinion.
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Plenty good titles here, it will be difficult to decide between Terramex, Turbo Esprit, Terra Cresta, Three Weeks in Paradise...
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Trantor?
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Turrican wrote: Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:58 amTrantor?
Couple of the guys had talked about Trantor on Page 2 of this thread.

My thoughts are that the intro was brilliant, the intro tune was superb, the large sprites were great but the game played like a shuffling sack of sick badgers!!
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Turrican wrote: Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:58 amTrantor?
I'd expect you to suggest another game...
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Metalbrain wrote: Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:36 am
Turrican wrote: Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:58 amTrantor?
I'd expect you to suggest another game...

Ha ha yeah, and nobody else has actually listed it either :lol:
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I didn't spot that! [mention]Turrican[/mention] do you want us to change your username :lol:
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:lol:
I forgot about myself...
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Whilst I compile the list I'm throwing in:
Tour De Force
Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper
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Thanks for continuing this A-Z vote in my absence, I'm sorry I've been away for so long, but glad to see someone take on the mantle. I hope Target Renegade won. (I'm still going through unread topics, so I'll find out in a bit.)
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Hi, [mention]PeteProdge[/mention] , glad to see you again! :)
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PeteProdge wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 11:19 pm Thanks for continuing this A-Z vote in my absence, I'm sorry I've been away for so long, but glad to see someone take on the mantle. I hope Target Renegade won. (I'm still going through unread topics, so I'll find out in a bit.)
Not a problem! :)
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 11:36 pm Hi, @PeteProdge , glad to see you again! :)
Yeah, it's good to be back. The Spectrum's still the best computer and watching Bandersnatch underlined that!
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How come TURMOIL never got a vote? I've only just found out about it myself, its a neat game!
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llewelyn wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 7:41 pm How come TURMOIL never got a vote? I've only just found out about it myself, its a neat game!
...Ah yeah - it's not a bad game, probably could have warranted a place in the poll.

There were a few decent/popular games in the poll that I was surprised didn't get any votes at all. Technician Ted, Tir Na Nog and Tau Ceti for example.
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