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The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 12:05 pm
by PeteProdge
Over two hours late, but here you go. This'll last for a week...

Kane by Mastertronic
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Karnov by Electric Dreams
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Kentilla by Micromega
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Kick Off by Anco
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Kikstart II by Mastertronic
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Killed Until Dead by US Gold
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Kinetik by Firebird
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Klax by Domark
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Knight Lore by Ultimate
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Knightmare by Activision
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Knight Tyme by Mastertronic
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Knight Rider by Ocean
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Knot in 3D by New Generation Software
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Kobyashi Naru by Mastertronic
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Kokotoni Wilf by Elite
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Komando 2 by Ultrasoft
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Komplex City by Legend
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Konami's Golf by Imagine
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Konami's Tennis by Imagine
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Kontrabant 2 by Radio Student
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Kong by Ocean
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Kong Strikes Back by Ocean
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Kosmic Kanga by Micromania
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Krakout by Gremlin
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Kung-Fu by Bug-Byte
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Kwah! by Melbourne House
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Kwik Snax by CodeMasters
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Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 12:39 pm
by Joefish
Knight Lore was a hell of a breakthrough, but I had more fun with other games. Kokotoni Wilf, Knight-Tyme (when I could eventually get a 48K version) and Krakout (lately, emulated) are high on the list, but for the two-player option and the editor back then, my vote has to go to Kikstart 2.

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 12:54 pm
by Nomad
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Ok I was a big fan of the TV show so the game was an easy sell back in the day. Lol I even had the game book that came out. :lol:

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 1:24 pm
by Juan F. Ramirez
Knight Lore!

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 1:51 pm
by druellan
I voted Kung-Fu, because, well, I love that game. It was so simple in conception but so effective with the big graphics and smooth animations. But Knight Lore is for sure the best of the bunch.

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 3:34 pm
by PeteProdge
Joefish wrote: Mon May 14, 2018 12:39 pm Knight Lore was a hell of a breakthrough, but I had more fun with other games. Kokotoni Wilf, Knight-Tyme (when I could eventually get a 48K version) and Krakout (lately, emulated) are high on the list, but for the two-player option and the editor back then, my vote has to go to Kikstart 2.
Precisely my view too. I fired up Kikstart 2 a few months ago and spent a whole night playing every course. Easily one of the greatest budget games ever made.

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 4:07 pm
by R-Tape
These 3 stand out for me:

Knight Lore – ground breaking, causing many of our jaws to drop lower than our chuds were at the time.

Kokotoni Wilf – A bit naff but simple playable fun, the giant dinosaurs felt quite special and it had a great atmosphere, brimming with nostalgia. Spirit of the Speccy.

Knight Tyme – Combines a bit of both the above. Fun, classy and the sprite is a Speccy mascot.

I’m voting Koktoni Wilf, but I kind of hope Knight Lore wins...

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 5:19 pm
by Spud
This is difficult. I've only played Kokotoni Wilf and I didn't like it one little bit! I will have to abstain from this one :)

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 9:56 pm
by Morkin
Has to be Knight Lore for me.

I had more difficulty thinking of what I'd rate in my second place (if there was a vote for it), and after a bit of deliberation I'd probably pick Kobyashi Naru. One of the few adventure games I managed to finish. Fairly short but a great budget game.

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 10:12 pm
by AndyC
Tough one. Kwik Snax was great, but a bit derivative by the time it came out. Knightlore is horribly overrated. Krakout I enjoyed, until the ball eating faces appear and utterly ruin the game. And of the remaining, I think it has to be Kokotoni Wilf, it was a long way from perfect but I enjoyed it a lot back in the day.

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 12:05 am
by WIWC
My nominations are: Karnov, Killed Until Dead, Knight Lore, Kokotoni Wilf, Kwah?

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 6:43 am
by Juan F. Ramirez
As I said before, I voted for Knight Lore, but I must reckon Kokotoni Wilf is an enjoyable game, my second choice.

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 8:53 am
by Vampyre
Knight Lore for me. There are more enjoyable games in that list (Kikstart 2 was a brilliant, under-rated, playable gem) but Knight Lore's sheer importance to videogame history, not just the Speccy's history, cannot be underestimated. I put it into the same category as Super Mario Bros, Mario 64, Ocarina, Half Life 2, The Last Of Us, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, etc - one of those releases that simply changes things forever by moving the goalposts, and makes you re-evaluate just what a videogame is capable of.

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 11:29 am
by Ralf
Knight Lore.

Actually for me it's yet another classic where I was a crap player and achieved nothing.

I never took into account changing into werewolf so it always happened to me in the worst moment when I needed to escape from the enemy ;)

There is also a trick which you'll need to use often - stand on an object to get higher, then jump, then immediately press "pick up" to get back the object you were standing on. Maybe it's simple and obvious for some people but I never learnt it in the 80s.

But still I can see the greatness of Knight Lore. It was miles ahead of the competitors when it was released. It made your jaw drop to the floor when you saw it. It's a father to all isometric games - Diablo, Fallout, Baldur's Gate... choose actually any big isometric game.

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 3:24 pm
by stupidget
As stated in the K Discussion thread previously, I've voted for Kokotoni Wilf. I completely understand how groundbreaking Knight Lore was, and I remember being in Software City in Wolverhampton just starting at the screen in awe at the graphics, but, it just wasn't for me. I desperately wanted to like the game, but, in the end, I just found it too frustrating and this wasn't helped by the fact that I was utter shoit at it :lol:

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 3:40 pm
by Ast A. Moore
I liked Klax.

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Tue May 15, 2018 8:55 pm
by Juan F. Ramirez
Shall we proclaim Knight Lore the winner yet? :mrgreen:

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 3:27 pm
by PeteProdge
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Tue May 15, 2018 8:55 pm Shall we proclaim Knight Lore the winner yet? :mrgreen:
Not until I force every voter to actually play Kikstart II!

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 3:45 pm
by Ralf
Not until I force every voter to actually play Kikstart II!
Why is it called Kikstart 2 if there was no Kikstart 1?

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:12 pm
by PeteProdge
Ralf wrote: Wed May 16, 2018 3:45 pm
Not until I force every voter to actually play Kikstart II!
Why is it called Kikstart 2 if there was no Kikstart 1?
Kikstart 1 was on the *whispers* Commodore 64/128 and Atari 8-bit platforms, but sadly not on the Speccy. Still, by all accounts, it is number 2 that's the best, 1 didn't have the course editor.

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 4:35 pm
by WIWC
Voted for Killed Until Dead because Knight Lore has been voted enough, and Karnov already has one vote.

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 8:05 am
by R-Tape
I think Knight Lore might get this one.

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 10:20 am
by Rorthron
I can't believe Kokotoni Wilf came second. It's a long time since I played it, but I remember it being complete pants.

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 10:36 am
by Juan F. Ramirez
A fair winner, definitely.

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with K: vote

Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 10:38 am
by PeteProdge
Rorthron wrote: Mon May 21, 2018 10:20 am I can't believe Kokotoni Wilf came second. It's a long time since I played it, but I remember it being complete pants.
Voting is still ongoing, until about 12noon UK time - anyone can change their vote until then. Normally I start/finish at 10am, but last week I had some personal stuff to deal with...