Forgot the name of an underwater game

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Forgot the name of an underwater game

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Was playing Scuba Dive tonight and remembered there was another game that was also underwater but it had a gameplay similar to Jetpac, and the diver was always connected to the boat. I think there were also mines you had to avoid?

As we get older we'll probably get more and more of these "looking for a game" threads...
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It wouldn't happen to be this game, would it?
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I believe it's Glug Glug:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=2062
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Great game by the way. With playability at the same level as Ultimate classics (Pssst, Cookie,Jetpac).
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It's Glug Glug indeed, but the other game seems interesting and will try it. Thank you!

I tried the archive search, but couldn't figure out a way to search for this specific theme. :mrgreen:
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I tried the archive search, but couldn't figure out a way to search for this specific theme.
Yep, it's not possible.

It would probably require a systems of tags attached to each game. Think of terms like "underwater","spaceman","knight","airplane" and so on. No such data are currently in the database.
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Looks fun! It is probably inspired in this arcade game which I thought of remaking in Basic.
https://youtu.be/5nKhWV4BddA
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Looks fun! It is probably inspired in this arcade game which I thought of remaking in Basic.
Good spot! I suppose most of us have never heard about it.
I also believe it should be noted in the database and if you don't mind, will report it in a proper thread.
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zxbruno wrote: Sat Jun 22, 2019 8:37 amI tried the archive search, but couldn't figure out a way to search for this specific theme.
ZXDB currently contains the following theme tags (inherited from Martijn's WoS):

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
Ancient Mythology
Christmas Theme
Computer Hacking
Fighting Fantasy
Historical Warfare
Martial Arts
Medieval Legends
Nursery Rhyme
Parody
Religious Gospel

I will gladly add more themes to the database, as long as someone can provide a full list of title IDs for each new theme. If anyone wants to organize this kind of list for any specific theme, I suggest opening a new thread in this forum, and I'm sure many users will help.
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