The best classic Speccy game beginning with M: vote

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The best classic Speccy game beginning with M: vote

Poll ended at Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:00 am

Mag Max by Imagine
0
No votes
Mailstrom by Ocean
0
No votes
Manic Miner by Bug Byte/Software Projects
20
50%
Marauder by Hewson
1
3%
Marble Madness by Melbourne House
0
No votes
Marsport by Gargoyle
0
No votes
Master Of Magic by Mastertronic
0
No votes
Match Day by Ocean
1
3%
Match Day II by Ocean
1
3%
Match Point by Sinclair Research
3
8%
Maze Mania by Hewson
0
No votes
Maziacs by DK'Tronics
1
3%
Mercenary by Novagen
4
10%
Metabolis by Gremlin
1
3%
Metal Army by Players
0
No votes
Metro-Cross by US Gold
0
No votes
Microbot by Softek
0
No votes
Micronaut One by Nexus Productions
2
5%
Midnight Resistance by Ocean
0
No votes
Mikie by Imagine
0
No votes
Minder by DK'Tronics
0
No votes
Misterio del Nilo, El by Ziguat Software
0
No votes
Molecule Man by Mastertronic
0
No votes
Moon Alert by Ocean
0
No votes
Moon Cresta by Incentive
0
No votes
Monopoly by Leisure Genius
0
No votes
Monty Is Innocent by Gremlin
0
No votes
Monty On The Run by Gremlin
0
No votes
Moron by Atlantis Software
1
3%
Movie by Imagine
2
5%
Mr Heli by Firebird
0
No votes
Mr Weems And The She Vampires
0
No votes
Mugsy by Melbourne House
0
No votes
Mystery Of Arkham Manor, The by Melbourne House
0
No votes
Myth by System 3
3
8%
 
Total votes: 40

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R-Tape wrote: Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:56 am The same goes for ports to the other 8bits at the time, they all try to look exactly like the Speccy. Perhaps I mainly have the C64 in mind here, but that's rare isn't it?
It's not that rare. Often cheap ports didn't bother to redo the graphics to better fit the target machine.
If I was going to port to the C64, I might try widening the screen to 40x16 to get rid of the fat borders.
I was going to say that redoing the graphics would be sacrilege, but then I remembered the 256 color PC port which I think is a perfect upgrade.
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I'm very sad that I couldn't vote for Mutant Monty.
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Me too, actually. It’s crap in a funky skillo sort of way but I have some fond memories of it. Is it the game with craziest inertia on the speccy?
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Not a good season for Jon Ritman.
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WIWC wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2018 1:19 pm Not a good season for Jon Ritman.
If Manic Miner didn't exist, I think we'd see Match Day II leading this.
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PeteProdge wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2018 1:21 pm If Manic Miner didn't exist....
..then there would be no Match Point, Match Day II or Myth.

Fact.
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R-Tape wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2018 2:11 pm
PeteProdge wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2018 1:21 pm If Manic Miner didn't exist....
..then there would be no Match Point, Match Day II or Myth.

Fact.
:=/

Alright, if Manic Miner began with a different letter...
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Jeez, only 1 vote for match day..and that was me.
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PeteProdge wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2018 1:21 pm
If Manic Miner didn't exist...
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Oh, the irony....
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Ok, ok, I surrender!

:lol:
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Still can't relax until it's certain...
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Yeah, it's as exciting as erm, the final count in Eurovision song contest!
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Well, what a surprise that wasn't.

Manic Miner dominates the polling. 50% of votes have gone towards it, 20 of you picking this game.

With such support, second place is really far away, and it's Mercenary in that position, with 4 votes.

Joint third place - 3 votes each - Match Point and Myth.

Joint fourth place - Micronaut One and Movie, 2 votes each.

Then in fifth, all the ones with a single vote each: Marauder; Match Day; Match Day II; Maziacs; Metabolis and Moron.
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PeteProdge wrote: Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:02 am Manic Miner dominates the polling. 50% of votes have gone towards it, 20 of you picking this game.
That’s twenty people who haven’t played any other game on the Spectrum, clearly. :twisted:
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Bring on the 'N' thread!!!


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I'm astonished not a single vote for Midnight Resistance. That's how utterly dominant Manic Miner is in our circles.
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