The best classic Speccy game beginning with L: vote

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The best classic Speccy game beginning with L: vote

Poll ended at Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:05 pm

Laser Squad by Blade Software
2
6%
Lazy Jones by Terminal Software
0
No votes
Last Ninja 2, The by System 3
0
No votes
Last Ninja Remix by System 3
0
No votes
Leader Board by US Gold
3
9%
LED Storm by GO!
0
No votes
Legend Of Kage by Imagine
0
No votes
Lemmings by Psygnosis
1
3%
Licence To Kill by Domark
1
3%
Light Cycle by PSS
1
3%
Light Force by Faster Than Light
3
9%
Little Puff by Cartoon Time
1
3%
Live And Let Die by Domark
0
No votes
Living Daylights by Domark
0
No votes
Livingstone Supongo by Opera Soft
0
No votes
Loco-Motion by Mastertronic
0
No votes
Loopz by Audiogenic Software
0
No votes
Lorna by Topo Soft
0
No votes
Lode Runner by Software Projects
4
12%
Lone Wolf - The Mirror Of Death by Audiogenic Software
0
No votes
Lords Of Chaos by Blade Software
0
No votes
Lords Of Midnight, The by Beyond
8
24%
Lost Tomb Of Ananka, The by Compass Software
1
3%
Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge by Gremlin
2
6%
Luna Crabs by Micromega
0
No votes
Lunar Jetman by Ultimate
6
18%
 
Total votes: 33

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The best classic Speccy game beginning with L: vote

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Late again (blame these UK bank holiday weekends), but here we are...

Laser Squad by Blade Software
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Lazy Jones by Terminal Software
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Last Ninja 2, The by System 3
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Last Ninja Remix by System 3
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Leader Board by US Gold
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LED Storm by GO!
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Legend Of Kage by Imagine
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Lemmings by Psygnosis
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Licence To Kill by Domark
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Light Cycle by PSS
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Light Force by Faster Than Light
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Little Puff by Cartoon Time
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Live And Let Die by Domark
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Living Daylights by Domark
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Livingstone Supongo by Opera Soft
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Loco-Motion by Mastertronic
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Loopz by Audiogenic Software
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Lorna by Topo Soft
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Lode Runner by Software Projects
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Lone Wolf - The Mirror Of Death by Audiogenic Software
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Lords Of Chaos by Blade Software
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Lords Of Midnight, The by Beyond
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Lost Tomb Of Ananka, The by Compass Software
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Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge by Gremlin
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Luna Crabs by Micromega
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Lunar Jetman by Ultimate
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Difficult choice, this time.

My faves are Lords of Midnight, Lode Runner, Livingstone & Lightforce.

After a deep reflexion of some seconds, I chose Lode Runner. Simple and addictive.
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Light Force is great, Leader Board is fantastic, Tomb of Ananka is one of the best adventuring experience I've had and its author J. Lemmon could well be my favourite adventure writer, and a fine actor too.

And there's other good stuff too, like Lode Runner or Livingstone Supongo. I like Legend of Kage too, although is very far from great.

Last Ninja 2 is exceptional, but, frankly, no fun to play.

I'm undecided.
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Yeah, this time a weird poll. In my opinion there's no game that stands up and I'd vote for 3 or 4 of them.
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WIWC wrote: Mon May 28, 2018 2:42 pm Tomb of Ananka is one of the best adventuring experience I've had and its author J. Lemmon could well be my favourite adventure writer, and a fine actor too.
Yeah, someone who starred 'The Apartment' or 'Some like it Hot' can't be a bad adventure writer!
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Ok, ok, I'm leaving...
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I know Lazy Jones & Lightforce best, and of those two alone I would vote for the latter. However, I can't vote until I know Lords of Midnight & Chaos properly, I get the impression they're the ones that 'should' win.
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R-Tape wrote: Mon May 28, 2018 10:26 pm I know Lazy Jones & Lightforce best, and of those two alone I would vote for the latter. However, I can't vote until I know Lords of Midnight & Chaos properly, I get the impression they're the ones that 'should' win.
Lords of Chaos was brilliant on the Amiga, not yet played it on the Spectrum. One day.
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Lunar Jetman two votes!!!

Masochistics!
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Tough poll this time. Anything might win...
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Lords of Midnight for me, the game that made me buy a Spectrum.
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Went for Leaderboard - the blueprint for just about every golf game since its release.

Is it shameful to admit that I've never tried to properly play Lords of Midnight? Tried several times to start but just never "got it".
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I'm with you.
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Vampyre wrote: Tue May 29, 2018 2:41 pm Is it shameful to admit that I've never tried to properly play Lords of Midnight? Tried several times to start but just never "got it".
Same here. I couldn't get it back in the day and nowadays I haven't got enough time to play it properly.

As to Leaderboard, Maybe it's a question of perspective, but I've never understood the graphics that show the slope of the land.
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Went for Lightforce in the end.

I'd always wanted to get 'in to' LoM, but, never could. Maybe it was because, as an 11 year old kid, if my attention wasn't grabbed by a game on the first screen, then it was clearly crap :lol:
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Come on. Lunar Jetman is virtually unplayable.
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Lunar Jetman 4 votes!!! :shock:

We are surrounded by masochists! :lol:
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There are no better games on this list, than Lords of Midnight ... :)
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I'll feel morally compelled to move my vote from Ananka to Light Force if this scandalous situation doesn't change.
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Is it too late to add an "Anything but Lunar Jetman" option?
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Rorthron wrote: Thu May 31, 2018 6:55 am Is it too late to add an "Anything but Lunar Jetman" option?
Heh. I tried it last night and didn't think it terrible, but not top spot material. The keys were chosen by a madman though. Probably LoM for me.

Hopefully people are getting any voting silliness out if their system ready for the next letter...
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I'm watching its walkthrough and it's not that difficult... ;)

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I actually liked License to Kill. Because . . . helicopter!
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Ast A. Moore wrote: Thu May 31, 2018 9:58 am I actually liked License to Kill. Because . . . helicopter!
I liked that one too, almost voted for it. But, despite the missing trailer and the rock hard difficulty....
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Lords of Midnight have brought balance to the force...
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