The A-Z of the best Speccy games (classic: 1982-1993)
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Re: The A-Z of the best Speccy games (classic: 1982-1993)
I'm afraid this thread isn't going to end well...
Re: The A-Z of the best Speccy games
What's wrong with you people, S is clearly Starquake.Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:43 amNoooo! Sabre Wulf! Sabre Wulf!5MinuteRetro wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:13 pm
And I think S needs to be Sir Fred. Controversial, perhaps, but such a great game.
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I'm starting to think that the best S-game would be...
*trumpets*
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Re: The A-Z of the best Speccy games (classic: 1982-1993)
Well now I have none. Dammit.
Re: The A-Z of the best Speccy games (classic: 1982-1993)
Guys, we need to think outside the box in order to find a way forward on this one, yet maintain a proactive synergy. Perhaps someone could suggest some innovative strategies in order to elucidate a consensus?
However, I'm not budging on Manic Miner or R-Type.
EDIT - Zynaps surely?
However, I'm not budging on Manic Miner or R-Type.
EDIT - Zynaps surely?
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A voting thread for each letter surely?
So we can easily have it sorted out within a year!
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Let's name the main games for a certain letter and see. For example, as to P, I see:
Pang, Paperboy, Pentagram, Penetrator, Phantom Club, Pheenix, Pyjamarama and Ping-Pong (Konami's Ping Pong, actually!).
I'd go for Pyjamarama.
Pang, Paperboy, Pentagram, Penetrator, Phantom Club, Pheenix, Pyjamarama and Ping-Pong (Konami's Ping Pong, actually!).
I'd go for Pyjamarama.
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Does the poll functionality on these forums allow people to add new options? 'Cos I can foresee people saying "hang on, you forgot...".Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:55 amA voting thread for each letter surely?
So we can easily have it sorted out within a year!
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Re: The A-Z of the best Speccy games (classic: 1982-1993)
No once a poll is set it's set.
I think building up a list as we are, that can then be refined works, as long as M and R don't change of course.
I think building up a list as we are, that can then be refined works, as long as M and R don't change of course.
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So with 27 letters*, we could - for each one - give a week to sort out the candidates, then the second week to vote the candidates.
If we start with Monday 18th with A, we could be finished by the end of 2018...
* = Counting # (numeric) as a 'letter', if you see what I mean.
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Exactly. Both Myth and R-Type are nonnegotiable!
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Of course everything must be done twice, for classic and modern games!PeteProdge wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:46 pmSo with 27 letters*, we could - for each one - give a week to sort out the candidates, then the second week to vote the candidates.
If we start with Monday 18th with A, we could be finished by the end of 2018...
* = Counting # (numeric) as a 'letter', if you see what I mean.
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Okey doke, we're on.Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:54 pmOf course everything must be done twice, for classic and modern games!PeteProdge wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:46 pm So with 27 letters*, we could - for each one - give a week to sort out the candidates, then the second week to vote the candidates.
If we start with Monday 18th with A, we could be finished by the end of 2018...
* = Counting # (numeric) as a 'letter', if you see what I mean.
We'll start with two new week-long 'pick yer candidates' topics on Monday, one for classic games beginning with A, the other being modern games beginning with A.
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Re: The A-Z of the best Speccy games (classic: 1982-1993)
Nice one Pete, perhaps others can take turns further down the line if it becomes a pain.
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Re: The A-Z of the best Speccy games (classic: 1982-1993)
I have a suggestion for W - Worse Things Happen At Sea
Could get quite frantic keeping your ship afloat.
Could get quite frantic keeping your ship afloat.
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Better than Where Time Stood Still?
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Or even better than West Bank?
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For me yes, i spent many hours playing WTHAS on my old 48K Speccy. I think there had been lots of isometric games by the time this game came out and i was bored with seeing them, to me at the time this was just another one and i ignored it even though it had good reviews.
We have a saying in the UK " Familiarity breeds contempt " for me at the time, it applies here.
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