The best classic Speccy game beginning with J: vote

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The best classic Speccy game beginning with J: vote

Poll ended at Mon May 07, 2018 10:03 am

Jack The Nipper by Gremlin
1
3%
Jack The Nipper II by Gremlin
3
8%
Jahangir Khan's World Championship Squash by Krisalis
0
No votes
Jailbreak by Konami
1
3%
Jason's Gem by Mastertronic
0
No votes
Jasper! by Micromega
1
3%
Jetpac by Ultimate
13
33%
Jet Set Willy by Software Projects
12
31%
Jet Set Willy II by Software Projects
1
3%
Jinxter by Rainbird
0
No votes
Joe Blade by Players
2
5%
Joe Blade II by Players
0
No votes
Joe Blade III by Players
0
No votes
Journey's End by Games Workshop
0
No votes
Judge Dredd by Melbourne House
1
3%
Juggernaut by CRL
2
5%
Jumbly by DK'Tronics
0
No votes
Jumping Jack by Imagine
1
3%
Jungle Fever by A'n'F Software
1
3%
 
Total votes: 39

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Pegaz wrote: Sat May 05, 2018 3:37 pm Good idea. :)
I love this kind of voting and I can never get bored.
It is a ridiculous concept. And yes, I am the person who came up with it. Really, games that begin with a specific letter - what is the logic in them competing with each other? But there you go, it just sort of works, everyone knows how it is and yeah, we get travesties like Chase HQ beating Chaos, but it's been quite fun.

Sure beats a general "what is the best Spectrum game ever?" thread. (To which the answer is Chaos, no alternatives accepted at any time, ever.)
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PeteProdge wrote: Sat May 05, 2018 7:09 pm We could also look at genres and software houses too.
Good idea when all the letters polls are finished.

Have I said that I love these kind of polls? :)
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Exciting poll!

A last-minute vote would change the final result!

Anyone? :)
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And there you, JetPac wins by the skin of its teeth, narrowly beating Jet Set Willy. Two titans of the classic Speccy games scene. I'd have thought Jet Set Willy would have won and it certainly got a late surge, but JetPac reigns supreme, it seems.

In third place is Jack The Nipper II with three votes.

Then after that, a couple of games get two votes each - Joe Blade and Juggernaut.

With one vote each: Jack The Nipper; Jailbreak; Jasper!; Jet Set Willy II; Judge Dredd; Jumping Jack and Jungle Fever.
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PeteProdge wrote: Mon May 07, 2018 10:06 am JetPac wins by the skin of its teeth, narrowly beating Jet Set Willy. Two titans of the classic Speccy games scene.
A very respectable result, I'm pleased it was a close run thing in the end.
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I think it's equal... We need recount. ;)
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I can't help but think this result is very reflective of contemporary tastes. I'd be very surprised if Jetpac would have been preferred to JSW back in, say, 1985.
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I can't help but think this result is very reflective of contemporary tastes. I'd be very surprised if Jetpac would have been preferred to JSW back in, say, 1985.
Yes, the world has changed. We don't have so much time, so much patience and often just want 5 minutes of quick fun. Jetpac is perfect for such cases, it's actually quite similar to all these mobile phone games that people pay on the train.

Jet Set Willy is a long game that requires a lot of patience and a lot of experience to learn these enemy patterns. I'm too lazy for that now and many people probably too.
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