The best classic Speccy game beginning with N: discussion

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Right then, for something far less predictable than the M poll. I've come up with this shortlist, you lot hit reply and tell me other games that should be included, then we vote from this time next week, for a week...

Navy SEALs by Ocean
Nebulus by Hewson
Nether Earth by Argus Press
New Zealand Story, The by Ocean
Nick Faldo Plays The Open by Mind Games
Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix by Martech
Nigel Mansell's World Championship by Gremlin
Night Breed by Ocean
Nightshade by Ultimate
Ninja Massacre by Code Masters
Ninja Warriors, The by Virgin Games
Nonterraqueous by Mastertronic
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Some great games here.

I'd also add:

Nosferatu the Vampyre, one of my faves isometric adventures, quite atmospheric. Plus:
N.O.M.A.D.
Navy Moves
Nodes of Yesod
The Neverending Story
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I'd also add:

Netherworld by Hewson
Nemesis the Warlock
Night Gunner
Nightmare Rally - My mate and I went halves on this and spent ages driving that XR3 over jumps and through 2001Esque Obelisks
North Star by Gremlin
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North & South
Narcs

by the way, some of the earlier mentioned games are not good at all ;)
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I like N.E.X.O.R. by Design Design Software.
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Nemesis. Oh, hang on, maybe not...
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Nothing leaps out at me for this one. Could be a tight vote.

R-Tape will probably be campaigning for Nanic Niner. :twisted:
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Morkin wrote: Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:18 pm Nothing leaps out at me for this one. Could be a tight vote.

R-Tape will probably be campaigning for Nanic Niner. :twisted:
Heh nope.

I played Nonterraqueous most, and might have voted for The New Zealand Story if I hadn't first encountered its delights on my Amiga500.

Neither of these games have a mole that burrows through walls though, so easy for me - Nodes. Who cares that it's impossibly difficult. Oh wait, Nodes... probably. Maybe.
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It amazes me each time the game selection for these polls goes up and I’ve hardly heard of any of them. I played the spectrum loads in my youth and had a serious amount of games, as did my neighbour. Just shows how many were actually produced for the machine.

Of the list the only one I recall playing, and one I really liked, was Nigel Mansell’s Grand Prix and I see that it was by Martech, whom I thought, “I’ve never heard of them,” when I saw the post about their first and last games – clearly I must have though, seen as I owned this game!

As for the rest of the list, I do recognise a few names, but don’t recall playing any.
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Dark wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:03 am As for the rest of the list, I do recognise a few names, but don’t recall playing any.
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Dark wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:03 amOf the list the only one I recall playing, and one I really liked, was Nigel Mansell’s Grand Prix and I see that it was by Martech, whom I thought, “I’ve never heard of them,” when I saw the post about their first and last games – clearly I must have though, seen as I owned this game!
'Tis the curse of the 'first and final' format. The good games are usually in the middle! Martech brought out some notable releases, even if they weren't fantastic quality - Vixen; Sam Fox's Strip Poker and Rex. Obviously I couldn't focus on them as it was all about the first (Conflict) and final (Fallen Angel).
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PeteProdge wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:26 pm
Dark wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:03 amOf the list the only one I recall playing, and one I really liked, was Nigel Mansell’s Grand Prix and I see that it was by Martech, whom I thought, “I’ve never heard of them,” when I saw the post about their first and last games – clearly I must have though, seen as I owned this game!
'Tis the curse of the 'first and final' format. The good games are usually in the middle! Martech brought out some notable releases, even if they weren't fantastic quality - Vixen; Sam Fox's Strip Poker and Rex. Obviously I couldn't focus on them as it was all about the first (Conflict) and final (Fallen Angel).
With the first and last format there is a good chance I won’t have heard of either games, as I entered the spectrum scene when I got a +2, and had stopped purchasing games a year or so before the final releases. But I genuinely had no recollection of Martech at all, yet I owned Nigel Mansell’s Grand Prix and played it extensively.

I have though enjoyed the first and last games of software houses, and look forward to some more. As for this topic, Nigel definitely has my vote at the moment.
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Right, this is how the list is looking at the moment...

NARC by Ocean
Navy Moves by Dinamic
Navy SEALs by Ocean
Nebulus by Hewson
Nemesis The Warlock by Martech
Nether Earth by Argus Press
Netherworld by Hewson
New Zealand Story, The by Ocean
Neverending Story, The by Ocean
N.E.X.O.R. by Design Design
Nick Faldo Plays The Open by Mind Games
Nigel Mansell's Grand Prix by Martech
Nigel Mansell's World Championship by Gremlin
Night Breed by Ocean
Night Gunner by Digital Integration
Nightmare Rally by Ocean
Nightshade by Ultimate
Ninja Massacre by Code Masters
Ninja Warriors, The by Virgin Games
Nodes Of Yesod by Odin Computer Graphics
Nonterraqueous by Mastertronic
N.O.M.A.D. by Ocean
North & South by Infogrames
North Star by Gremlin
Nosferatu the Vampyre by Piranha

I'm going to start the polling on Tuesday morning rather than tomorrow (as I'd normally do), 'cos I'm very busy with something else.

Still time to add some more, get them in before 10am tomorrow for it to be considered.
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I would suggest Nifty Lifty, a great little arcade I've played a lot back in the day.
It is also worth mentioning, Hewson's Nightflite, at least for historical and nostalgic reasons, as the first commercial Spectrum flight simulator.
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