Treasure quiz

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Gah, and I thought 9. might be Gunfright, but no...
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9 Robin Of The Wood
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5MinuteRetro wrote: Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:43 pm 12. Roller Coaster? It looks so close to Roller Coaster but perhaps not quite...
Nope.
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MatGubbins wrote: Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:13 pm 9 Robin Of The Wood
Yes.
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5MinuteRetro wrote: Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:55 pm Gah, and I thought 9. might be Gunfright, but no...
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I did consider including this graphic, but, as you say, didn't use it in the end.
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So, to recap:

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1. ?
2. Sabre Wulf
3. ?
4. Jetpac
5. ?
6. Boulder Dash
7. ?
8. Knight Lore
9. Robin of the Wood
10. ?
11. Booty
12. ?
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I'm sure I've played the game of number 5, but I can't remember!
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1 is like the diamond in The Pyramid, but I'm not sure about the shading.

12 - West Bank?
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bucephalus wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:24 am 1 is like the diamond in The Pyramid, but I'm not sure about the shading.

12 - West Bank?
Sorry, neither is right.
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7. looks very similar to the diamonds in Rainbow Islands... but it's not, is it?
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5MinuteRetro wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:49 pm 7. looks very similar to the diamonds in Rainbow Islands... but it's not, is it?
No, it's not.
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Gah - this quiz is fiendish. 10 is quite modern, right?!
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5MinuteRetro wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:08 pm Gah - this quiz is fiendish. 10 is quite modern, right?!
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Yes, it's a recent one (and a very good one).
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Rorthron wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:09 pm
5MinuteRetro wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:08 pm Gah - this quiz is fiendish. 10 is quite modern, right?!
Cackles maniacally....

Yes, it's a recent one (and a very good one).
Aha that's a game changer, 3 is Catacombs of Balachor. I knew I'd seen it.
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R-Tape wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:54 pm Aha that's a game changer, 3 is Catacombs of Balachor. I knew I'd seen it.
Correct. I'd like to make clear that particular graphic was drawn by Morkin, who should hang his head in shame for not getting it.

Number 10's the other modern game (the "very good one"). The rest are vintage.
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Long shot - 1 Fairlight II?
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No. It's not actually an isometric game.
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I still don't know what 10 is (yet) but as an aside I find it interesting that it seemed obviously 'modern' to me -- I wonder why? I mean, there's no wider context but it looks to me as though it uses two adjacent attribute blocks to create the illusion of more colour flexibility. I'm not saying that never happened way back when but it was done a lot better later on. Now, on with the puzzling...
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For 5 I'd wager some people are thinking of the similar-shaped object in Eugene's Lair:

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...but no!

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Time for some gentle hints?
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Even though I hate you I'd personally appreciate another night of staring at 30-year-old pixels to see if anything will fire in my considerably older synapses...
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1 isn't Druid is it?

(Nope, just looked at the walkthrough, thought it might have been in the chests)
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Yes please!
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OK, clue time.

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1. This is a not very well known spin-off from a very well known series.
5. The Ultimate Wannabe.
7. A budget title whose title is anything but budget.
10. Probably the best game in its year of release (which has already been established as "recent").
12. This game has already been mentioned elsewhere in this forum.

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2. Sabre Wulf
3. Catacombs of Balachor
4. Jetpac
6. Boulder Dash
8. Knight Lore
9. Robin of the Wood
11. Booty
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10 - Los Amores de Brunilda
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