The best modern Speccy game beginning with N: vote

[PeteProdge]

Many thanks to those who nominate for these things, I'm personally baffled (but impressed) that new Spectrum games come out here in the 21st century, with our hoverboards and silver spacesuits.

A few times in the past I've been privately warned about the somewhat visually provocative content of some modern games (a few from Mojon Twins). Anyway, despite the absolutely massively long list of games last time (the 'M' poll), that was all cool, but here in 'N', I've had to go for a bit of censorship. Admittedly, I personally don't find anything worrying about the original images, it's not exactly hardcore XXX, more along the lines of any photos in a lingerie catalogue. Well, I am playing it safe, so I've decided to shove in a few rectangles of a non-ZX-Spectrum-but-very-Commodore-64 colour, beige (or brown or whatever). Maybe I'm drawing MORE attention to the 'rudeness' through this than if I had let them go out...

Oh, and it's a pleasure to attribute one of these games to a massively famous household name of the media industry, which was founded in 1997. Yes, Netflix is genuinely a publisher of a ZX Spectrum game in 2018. I've also attributed the fictional publisher.

Anyway, this is a 14-day poll, concluding around 3:30pm UK time Sunday 8th March 2020...

Nadral


Nanako Descends to Hell by Ubhres Productions


Nanako in Classic Japanese Monster Castle by Computer Emuzone


Necrospermia by Rafal Miazga


Nelo & Quqo and the Last Butifarreisson by RetroWorks


Nemokay


Nightmare On Halloween


Night StalkerZX by AMC Games


Ninja Gaiden Shadow Warriors


Ninja Twins: Going to Zedeaks


NinjaJar! by The Mojon Twins/eightbiter


Ninjakul 2: The Last Ninja by Pat Morita Team


Ninjakul in the AUIC Temple


Nipik 2 by Triumph Game Labs


Nixy and the Seeds of Doom by Bubblesoft


Nixy the Glade Sprite by Bubblesoft/Monument Microgames


Nohzdyve by Tuckersoft/Netflix


Numb Cars by Triumph Game Labs

[Hank Scorpio]

1 Nixy The Glade Spirit
2 Nixy And The Seeds Of Doom
3 Ninja Gaiden

[Manu128k]

There are some favourites of mine starting with N:

Ninja gaiden
Ninjajar
Ninjakul 1 & 2

[Juan F. Ramirez]

1-Nozhdyve
2-Ninja Gaiden
3-Ninjajar

[R-Tape]

1-Nozhdyve
2-Ninjajar
3-Ninja Gaiden

Nozhdyve may be a simple game, but backstory counts in my book. Simple concept, well made, and very addictive to play.

I didn't get to play it much when it first came out, but Ninjajar is wayy more than your average churro (with which there is nothing wrong). It's a big game with a lot of personality.

Ninja Gaiden. A very sexy game made by a AAA production team.

Nemokay is well worth a look for the fun factor.

Well, I am playing it safe, so I've decided to shove in a few rectangles of a non-ZX-Spectrum-but-very-Commodore-64 colour, beige (or brown or whatever). Maybe I'm drawing MORE attention to the 'rudeness' through this than if I had let them go out...

Chortle! Yessss. Nanako has a bad arse is massive improvement.

[Joefish]

I must admit, I see those Nanako loading screens come up from the Mojon Twins and think 'There's no need for that'.
I mean, there are attractive women in all sorts of advertising and video games, but there's no need for explicit images representing games with such fiddly little sprites. At least if it was a strip poker game the image might be relevant!

[Nick]

1. Ninjajar
2. Ninja Gaiden
3. Nixy The Glade Spirit

By the way Pete, thanks for taking the time out to run these polls. You've introduced me to some really good games that I wouldn't have otherwise tried. I hope that the person who complained longest and loudest about only having a week to vote actually votes now that there is a two week window.

[PeteProdge]

Another poll I forgot to conclude a while back. Anyway, let's get that sorted...

An outright winner - NinjaJar! (5 votes.)

Followed by Ninja Gaiden Shadow Warriors with 3 votes.

In joint third place, 2 votes each: Nixy The Glade Sprite and Nohzdyve.

Joint fourth place, 1 vote each: Necrospermia; Ninjakul 2: The Last Ninja and Nixy And The Seeds Of Doom.

Over on the proportionals, it's a tie between three games for the top spot...

Ninja Gaiden Shadow Warriors 6
NinjaJar! 6
Nohzdyve 6
Nixy the Glade Sprite 4
Nixy and the Seeds of Doom 2