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The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:58 am
by PeteProdge
Here we go round on the alphabet, landing on I...

Ice Slider Z
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Impossabubble
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In Nihilum Reverteris by Hooy-Program
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In the Walls of Eryx by Monster's Legs Productions
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Incredible Shrinking Professor, The by Rucksack Games
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Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Everlasting Life
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Infeasible Game, The
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Infestation by Rafal Miazga
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Insert Coins by OCTOCOM
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Insert Coins 2 by OCTOCOM
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Intergalactic Space Rescue by Cyningstan
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Invasion of the Zombie Monsters by RELEVO Videogames
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Invasive Species by The Death Squad
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Isidoro
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It's Wet Jelly by Paul E Collins
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Izzy Wizzy by Cronosoft
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Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 4:18 pm
by Juan F. Ramirez
Invasion of the zombie monters for me, definitely.

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 4:33 pm
by Morkin
Voted for In Nihilum Reverteris.

It reminded me of some of the modern story-based games you see written by indie devs. But for the Speccy. :) Nice soundtrack too, as you'd expect given the authors. Really enjoyed it.

1. In Nihilum Reverteris
2. Invasion of the Zombie Monsters (fantastic horizonal scrolly arcader)
3. Intergalactic Space Rescue (extremely simple but enjoyable game, 16k too)

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 4:57 pm
by R-Tape
1 - Invasion of the Zombie Monsters. Brilliant scrolling shooter, it's got bosses, a storyline and everything. We don't see many games like this these days.
2 - Izzy Wizzy. It's not your average flip-screener, there's a lot to this: magic spells, bombs, and a bit of gambling. I've only played it on real hardware, and I remember being especially struck by how smooth the big sprites were.
3 - In Nihilum Reverteris. As Morkin says, it's unusual to see such modern indie games on the speccy. There was even discussion of a new genre or sub-genre in ZXDB at the time.


I nearly swapped 1 & 2 at the last minute. Close.

Other stand outs are:

In the walls of Eryx. Great graphics, atmosphere and AGD mastery from The Lone Magpie.
The Infeasible Game. Great fun to play, and yep — addictive and frustrating!
Intergalactic Space Rescue. Simple, fun 16K game. This author came out with quite a few interesting and fresh games.

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 5:44 pm
by PeteProdge
I'd like to apologise for missing the in-game screen for Invasion Of The Zombie Monsters. I can't edit the initial post any more, so here it is...

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...mind you, my clumsy omission of that image, certainly has not affected the game's standing in the poll!

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:10 pm
by R-Tape
Didn't notice, and indeed, my vote wasn't affected. Hope it's cool, I just dived in and changed it.

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:14 pm
by WIWC
Invasion of the Zombie Monsters was very good.

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:46 pm
by PeteProdge
R-Tape wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:10 pm Didn't notice, and indeed, my vote wasn't affected. Hope it's cool, I just dived in and changed it.
Ta very much!

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:05 am
by stupidget
Going to have to be The Incredible Shrinking Professor as that’s the only one I’ve played. Looking at the list though there seems to be some pretty good games that I should try.

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:39 pm
by Joefish
I like the graphics of Incredible Shrinking Professor, but the gameplay is unbalanced - there are some way too difficult bits quite early on.
I need to give some of the others on this list a try as I've hardly played any of them!

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2019 8:56 pm
by Hank Scorpio
1 Invasion Of The Zombie Monsters
2 Incredible Shrinking Professor
3 Invasive Species

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:39 pm
by RWAC
I'm ashamed to admit, the only game I've played is Invasion of the Zombie Monsters.

All these games look excellent though.

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:06 pm
by R-Tape
RWAC wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:39 pm All these games look excellent though.
Aye, it's surprising. Without trawling the index first, I would have guessed "I" was thin on the ground.

Impossabubble was a bit disappointing though, not because of the game, but because you have to pay for a digital download and instructions aren't even provided with it. I still don't know what to make of the sometimes erratic controls.

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:36 am
by Nick
R-Tape wrote: Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:06 pm Without trawling the index first, I would have guessed "I" was thin on the ground.
Just wait until we start the J discussion/vote, it may as well be titled The Best Jet Set Willy Mod. :D

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:51 pm
by Juan F. Ramirez
Nick wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:36 am Just wait until we start the J discussion/vote, it may as well be titled The Best Jet Set Willy Mod. :D
It'll be the biggest forum poll of all time... hundreds of options! :mrgreen:

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:19 am
by Nick
1. Invasion Of The Zombie Monsters
2. Invasive Species
3. Indiana Jones And The Fountain Of Everlasting Life

Re: The best modern Speccy game beginning with I: vote

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:37 pm
by PeteProdge
Well, Invasion Of The Zombie Monsters is an out-and-out winner with you lot, getting an astonishing 82% of the vote - 14 of 17 voters picked it.

Which leaves three other games in joint second place with just 1 vote each: In Nihilum Reverteris; The Incredible Shrinking Professor and The Infeasible Game.

Over on the top-three proportional voting system...

Invasion Of The Zombie Monsters 8
In Nihilum Reverteris 4
Izzy Wizzy 2
Incredible Shrinking Professor 2
Invasive Species 1
Intergalactic Space Rescue 1