The best classic Speccy game beginning with U: vote
The best classic Speccy game beginning with U: vote
Woops....almost forgot!
U.N. Squadron by U.S. Gold Ltd
Uchi Mata by Martech Games Ltd
Ulises by Opera Soft S.A.
Ultima Ratio by Firebird Software Ltd
Ultimate Combat Mission by Mastertronic Added Dimension
Ultimate Warrior by Crash
Underwurlde by Ultimate Play The Game
Unitrax by Streetwise
Universal Hero by Mastertronic Ltd
The Untouchables by Ocean Software Ltd
Urban Upstart by Richard Shepherd Software Ltd
Uridium by Hewson Consultants Ltd
Uridium Plus by Hewson Consultants Ltd
U.N. Squadron by U.S. Gold Ltd
Uchi Mata by Martech Games Ltd
Ulises by Opera Soft S.A.
Ultima Ratio by Firebird Software Ltd
Ultimate Combat Mission by Mastertronic Added Dimension
Ultimate Warrior by Crash
Underwurlde by Ultimate Play The Game
Unitrax by Streetwise
Universal Hero by Mastertronic Ltd
The Untouchables by Ocean Software Ltd
Urban Upstart by Richard Shepherd Software Ltd
Uridium by Hewson Consultants Ltd
Uridium Plus by Hewson Consultants Ltd
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Underwurlde for me. The second adventure of Sabreman is amazing.
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Yep, definitely Underwurlde for me too.
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Uridium for me. Didn't play Underwurlde much back in the day and I'd moved from the Speccy by the time The Untouchables came out. The rest are an average bunch. Still don't think Uridium is that great (didn't think much of the C64 original either) but it's a
super conversion of something that was considered almost impossible at the time.
super conversion of something that was considered almost impossible at the time.
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The Untouchables for me. It's polished, has varied gameplay, and tries to tell the story of the film. It's no Batman or Robocop, but it wazzes all over Red Heat.
Try as I might, I could never get into Underwurlde.
Ulises?!
Try as I might, I could never get into Underwurlde.
Ulises?!
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Underwurlde for me. It was a game I remember playing at my mates bouse before I even owned a speccy. As annoying as the game was I thought the animation and the number of different creatures was amazing.
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My, oh, my. Someone else agrees with me in these polls! Am I in a parallel universe?
It’s a nice concept, but a tad too difficult and repetitive, and the cell-based movement makes everything look too jerky.
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and zasm Z80 Assembler syntax highlighter.
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I voted in a bit extravagant way, for... Universal Hero
I spent many hours with it in the 80s and it was well spent time. It's an aventure Dizzy like game, just set in space. I enjoyed flying around locations and it was always a great feeling when using of some object finally worked. The graphics were all right and diverse enough to keep you interested
Later I got a walkthrough for it and with it got really far into the game. However, there is one tough moment later in the game when you can easiliy lose all your lives and I was able to step over it only later with emulators and snapshots.
A few words about more obvious choices:
Underwurlde - never got into it, didn't know what to do, couldn't find my way in the maze (check the map, it's monstrous), bounced from enemies feeling like it was some kind of pinball
Uridium - well performed space shooter but very generic, lacks any unique feeling
Untouchables - looks great but I just learnt about it only in the 2000s so it was too late for any strong commitment for me
I spent many hours with it in the 80s and it was well spent time. It's an aventure Dizzy like game, just set in space. I enjoyed flying around locations and it was always a great feeling when using of some object finally worked. The graphics were all right and diverse enough to keep you interested
Later I got a walkthrough for it and with it got really far into the game. However, there is one tough moment later in the game when you can easiliy lose all your lives and I was able to step over it only later with emulators and snapshots.
A few words about more obvious choices:
Underwurlde - never got into it, didn't know what to do, couldn't find my way in the maze (check the map, it's monstrous), bounced from enemies feeling like it was some kind of pinball
Uridium - well performed space shooter but very generic, lacks any unique feeling
Untouchables - looks great but I just learnt about it only in the 2000s so it was too late for any strong commitment for me
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Underwurlde, I suppose. I like the bubbles.
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And what's Uchi Mata doing here in this poll? It belongs to worst game ever poll
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I really don't get the love for Underwurlde. You have the barest control over Sabreman and it's endlessly frustrating.
Uridium is what I voted for as it's technically impressive, although there's a problem with the clarity of tall obstacles when the speed picks up. I don't think any of these games are high points for their respective companies; just that Uridium stands out above the rest for what it does do; fast, responsive gameplay and smooth graphics.
Uridium is what I voted for as it's technically impressive, although there's a problem with the clarity of tall obstacles when the speed picks up. I don't think any of these games are high points for their respective companies; just that Uridium stands out above the rest for what it does do; fast, responsive gameplay and smooth graphics.
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If I had joined a few days earlier I would have voted for Uridium, I'm looking forwards to voting for Voyage Into The Unknown when the "V" vote is open.
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Let's hope V-thread will start next week!
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It will. Christmas just got in the way!