The best classic Speccy game beginning with B: discussion

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So it seems this website has no way to simply browse the games database, e.g. view games by year, title, category, etc.
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Joefish wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:11 pm So it seems this website has no way to simply browse the games database, e.g. view games by year, title, category, etc.
You can search by year, category, etc, but it would be nice to have alphabetic browsing, too.
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Joefish wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:11 pm So it seems this website has no way to simply browse the games database, e.g. view games by year, title, category, etc.
Hi [mention]Joefish[/mention]. As [mention]Rorthron[/mention] mentions you can search by year, title, category, author, machine type and publisher using the advanced search form on the home page. Let me know if you have any problems. It also has the option to find a random game within the categories set, and you can pick multiple categories to do complex searches as well. Note that all searches have to be for 3 or more characters.

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It was also announced just before Christmas that the quick search (The one at the top of the home page) now searches all these items combined:

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=242

Alphabetic browsing is a good idea, and it is on the list for development. A post detailing areas that people can help with (including this) will be published in the next few days. We are working on another fairly large piece of development currently but will publish timescales for this when the current work is finished.
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Bangers and Mash by Alternative Software
Blind Panic by Your Sinclair

I think "Blood 'n' Guts" will be "Fantastic Voyage" to most so best left as F.

Oh go on then, can we have:

Beebul by Scorpio Gamesworld. Even though it's literally impossible I love it, but I'd need several pints in me to vote it best of the lot.
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Right then, as it stands, these are the games that will be going into the week-long poll that starts tomorrow morning (after 10am)...
  • Back To Skool by Microsphere
  • Bangers & Mash by Altnerative Software
  • Barbarian by Palace
  • Bards Tale, The by Electronic Arts
  • Batman (1986 - Jon Ritman's isometric 3D game) by Ocean
  • Batman : The Caped Crusader by Ocean
  • Batman : The Movie by Ocean
  • Batty by Elite
  • BC's Quest For Tires by Software Projects
  • Beach Head by US Gold
  • Beaky And The Egg Snatchers by Fantasy Software
  • Beebul by Scorpio Gamesworld
  • Beyond The Ice Palace by Elite
  • Bionic Commando by Go!
  • Biggles by Mirrorsoft
  • Biz, The by Virgin Games
  • Blind Panic by Martech/Your Sinclair
  • BMX Simulator by Code Masters
  • Bobby Bearing by The Edge
  • Bomb Jack by Elite
  • Booty by Firebird
  • Boulder Dash by Front Runner
  • Bounder by Gremlin
  • Bounty Bob Strikes Back by US Gold
  • Brian Bloodaxe by The Edge
  • Bruce Lee by US Gold
  • Bubble Bobble by Firebird
  • Bugaboo The Flea by Quicksilva
  • Bumpy by Loriciels
Got any more additions? Mention them here before 10am Monday. Cheers.
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