Friday Night Quiz: Nathan Barley

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12 seems a flight sim. Dambusters, maybe?
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... and who's Nathan Barley???
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2017 10:28 pm 12 seems a flight sim. Dambusters, maybe?
It's not a flight sim! I think it's by far the hardest, incidentally -- and yet I'd say the game is reasonably well known.
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2017 10:29 pm ... and who's Nathan Barley???

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I think is more effective have a search in Google! :lol:
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3 - Hunchback (1 not 2)
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RMartins wrote: Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:59 pm 3 - Hunchback (1 not 2)
Good guess. But no.
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11 - REX ? (spread gun )
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RMartins wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 2:08 am 11 - REX ? (spread gun )
Nah, those were phatter and sorta diamond-shaped I think. Nevertheless, those pixels do seem familiar... :|
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Hikaru wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 8:37 am
RMartins wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 2:08 am 11 - REX ? (spread gun )
Nah, those were phatter and sorta diamond-shaped I think. Nevertheless, those pixels do seem familiar... :|
You're right - nah. But it's a well-known scrolling shooter.
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11 - Robocop?
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Morkin wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 12:16 pm11 - Robocop?
No, but you're definitely thinking along the right lines.
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11 - Mag Max?
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 7:42 pm 11 - Mag Max?
Nope. Time for clues?
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Yes!
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Okay. Some clues for the the remaining slots:

3. Spectrum owners would sometimes run this.
11. Northern hurricane?
12. Noah’s ship was most frustrated.
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5MinuteRetro wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 10:28 pm Okay. Some clues for the the remaining slots:

3. Spectrum owners would sometimes run this.
11. Northern hurricane?
12. Noah’s ship was most frustrated.
Oh, and a bonus clue: all these games featured in the Your Sinclair Readers' Top 100.
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3. Run The Gauntlet - Gauntlet / Questor's arrow.
11. T'hurricane - Turrican
12. Ark Annoyed - Arkanoid
5MinuteRetro wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 10:32 pm
5MinuteRetro wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 10:28 pm Okay. Some clues for the the remaining slots:

3. Spectrum owners would sometimes run this.
11. Northern hurricane?
12. Noah’s ship was most frustrated.
Oh, and a bonus clue: all these games featured in the Your Sinclair Readers' Top 100.
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bob_fossil wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 10:40 pm 3. Run The Gauntlet - Gauntlet / Questor's arrow.
11. T'hurricane - Turrican
12. Ark Annoyed - Arkanoid
5MinuteRetro wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 10:32 pm Oh, and a bonus clue: all these games featured in the Your Sinclair Readers' Top 100.
And that's it - quiz over. You're a self-facilitating media node!

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Wouldn't have got any of those without your clues. All the ones I recognised had already been taken.

Thanks for taking the time to do these quizzes.

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Yay the idiots win!

Heh I liked the clue for #11, very 'I'm sorry I haven't a clue'.
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