The best modern Speccy game beginning with D: vote
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:02 am
Right, we're now ready to vote for the D games.
I've had to do a bit of pruning. The Dark was nominated, but that came out in 1991, which is in what I consider to be the Speccy's classic (commercial) era.
Also, I've had to bring in consideration for .TRD (TR-DOS) disk titles. Are they 'canon' for the Spectrum? I mean, if we were considering titles that required Spectrum-ish hardware, like Sam Coupe; ZX81; QL; Spectrum Next; unofficial clones, then it's not really a Speccy game in my eyes. However, I don't want to be totally hardline purist and only considering things that come on tape. If it can be loaded in on +3 disk, or DivMMC into an official ZX Spectrum, then I guess it is a Speccy game. Hence I am allowing those fan-made Dizzy games in.
Oh, I've fallen down a big rabbit hole for the past two hours. This is because someone nominated Doom. Now, I'd appreciate it, when people suggest games where there are a number of differing versions using the same name, to put in some differentiator, like the software house.
Doom on the ZX Spectrum is a rather convoluted thing. It's never come out as a full game. Doom by Cobra Soft is a tech demo rather than a game, you can't get killed in it, you're just wandering around a 3D space. Technically impressive, I take my hat off, but there is no game there. Likewise,
Doom by Andrey Sharin is along the same lines.
The closest we have is Digital Reality's Doom. A full version has never come out, but there is a 'Pre-Releaze' (sic) game that can be downloaded. It does offer a gaming experience, so I'm including this in the poll.
Here we go...
D'Veel'Ng by The Mojon Twins
Dark Castle by kas29
Dark Tricks by Dazman
Darkwing Duck by U99
Dead By Dawn by Monsterbytes
Dead Flesh Boy by Vanbsoftware
Dead or Alive by Jonathan Cauldwell
Dead Space
Dead Zone
Death Valley by Green Bit
Deep Blue by Errazking
Deep Core Raider
Descending Dungeons
Dingo by Tardis Remakes
Diver: Mystery of the Deep by HorrorSoft
Dizzy and The Mushroom Pie by Verm-V
Dizzy and the Mystical Letter
Dizzy XII: Underground by Gogin
Dogmole Tuppowski - The New Adventures by The Mojon Twins
Dogmole Tuppowski vs. the Mesmerizing Meemaid From Miskatonic by The Mojon Twins
Dome, The by Perspective Group
Dominetris
Donkey Kong Jr
Donkey Kong Jr. II
Donkey Kong Reloaded by Gabriele Amore
Donkey Kong Reloaded Again
Doom (Pre-releaze) by Digital Reality
Doom Pit by Monument Microgames
Double Bubble by Miguetelo
Dr Who - Surrender Time
DreamWalker: Alter Ego 2 by RetroSouls
Dredd Over Eels by Monsterbytes
Droid Buster by Ariel Endaraues
Dune II by Inforcom
Dung Darach by The Death Squad
Dungeon Raiders
LATE ENTRY!
Dark, The by Oleg Origin
Poll closes in seven days time, at about 11am UK time, Sun 7th July 2019.
I've had to do a bit of pruning. The Dark was nominated, but that came out in 1991, which is in what I consider to be the Speccy's classic (commercial) era.
Also, I've had to bring in consideration for .TRD (TR-DOS) disk titles. Are they 'canon' for the Spectrum? I mean, if we were considering titles that required Spectrum-ish hardware, like Sam Coupe; ZX81; QL; Spectrum Next; unofficial clones, then it's not really a Speccy game in my eyes. However, I don't want to be totally hardline purist and only considering things that come on tape. If it can be loaded in on +3 disk, or DivMMC into an official ZX Spectrum, then I guess it is a Speccy game. Hence I am allowing those fan-made Dizzy games in.
Oh, I've fallen down a big rabbit hole for the past two hours. This is because someone nominated Doom. Now, I'd appreciate it, when people suggest games where there are a number of differing versions using the same name, to put in some differentiator, like the software house.
Doom on the ZX Spectrum is a rather convoluted thing. It's never come out as a full game. Doom by Cobra Soft is a tech demo rather than a game, you can't get killed in it, you're just wandering around a 3D space. Technically impressive, I take my hat off, but there is no game there. Likewise,
Doom by Andrey Sharin is along the same lines.
The closest we have is Digital Reality's Doom. A full version has never come out, but there is a 'Pre-Releaze' (sic) game that can be downloaded. It does offer a gaming experience, so I'm including this in the poll.
Here we go...
D'Veel'Ng by The Mojon Twins
Dark Castle by kas29
Dark Tricks by Dazman
Darkwing Duck by U99
Dead By Dawn by Monsterbytes
Dead Flesh Boy by Vanbsoftware
Dead or Alive by Jonathan Cauldwell
Dead Space
Dead Zone
Death Valley by Green Bit
Deep Blue by Errazking
Deep Core Raider
Descending Dungeons
Dingo by Tardis Remakes
Diver: Mystery of the Deep by HorrorSoft
Dizzy and The Mushroom Pie by Verm-V
Dizzy and the Mystical Letter
Dizzy XII: Underground by Gogin
Dogmole Tuppowski - The New Adventures by The Mojon Twins
Dogmole Tuppowski vs. the Mesmerizing Meemaid From Miskatonic by The Mojon Twins
Dome, The by Perspective Group
Dominetris
Donkey Kong Jr
Donkey Kong Jr. II
Donkey Kong Reloaded by Gabriele Amore
Donkey Kong Reloaded Again
Doom (Pre-releaze) by Digital Reality
Doom Pit by Monument Microgames
Double Bubble by Miguetelo
Dr Who - Surrender Time
DreamWalker: Alter Ego 2 by RetroSouls
Dredd Over Eels by Monsterbytes
Droid Buster by Ariel Endaraues
Dune II by Inforcom
Dung Darach by The Death Squad
Dungeon Raiders
LATE ENTRY!
Dark, The by Oleg Origin
Poll closes in seven days time, at about 11am UK time, Sun 7th July 2019.