Yes, never really got into Nebulus. Thought it was a nice game idea but found it a bit frustrating. Although I could probably say the same for a few games on that list, including Nodes, that I voted for... Found this one quite a difficult choice.
Anyone play Lumo? One of the sub games was a shout out to Nebulus (I was crap at that too.. )
The best classic Speccy game beginning with N: vote
Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with N: vote
By the way, Nebulus on Spectrum has reduced gameplay compared to other versions
In other versions, you have also a shootemup section where you fly a spaceship (press play to see it) :
[media]https://youtu.be/dkt-p1-pENA?t=3m31s[/media]
Yet it turned out to be a best N game anywway
In other versions, you have also a shootemup section where you fly a spaceship (press play to see it) :
[media]https://youtu.be/dkt-p1-pENA?t=3m31s[/media]
Yet it turned out to be a best N game anywway
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Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with N: vote
More than half-an-hour. Unlike most of these polls, this one does not conclude until about 10am Tuesday (tomorrow), as I started it off a day late.
Right now, Nebulus has not 'won' (although yes, if you're gambling, that seems to be the very likely outcome), we've still got some time to go.
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The 'spaceship' (submarine) section is really just a bonus round, and nothing to write home about. The Spectrum game has a more distilled Nebulus experience.
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Didn't realise about that (underwater) spaceship bit.
Although it's now made me understand the reason behind the inlay cover/advert/loading screen pictures..!
Although it's now made me understand the reason behind the inlay cover/advert/loading screen pictures..!
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And there we go, Nebulus is crowned the best classic Speccy game beginning with N. A worthy winner.
(If this forum was dedicated to the American 16-bit market, it'd have to be part of the T poll, as it was known as Tower Topper.)
(If this forum was dedicated to the American 16-bit market, it'd have to be part of the T poll, as it was known as Tower Topper.)
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Tower Topper? I recant my vote!
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It's Tower Toppler(If this forum was dedicated to the American 16-bit market, it'd have to be part of the T poll, as it was known as Tower Topper.)
I never understood why Yanks gave different names to many games.
Nebulus = Tower Toppler
Barbarian = Death Sword
Green Beret = Rusn'n Attack
and so on, anybody knows more?
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There’s no one single reason. Sometimes it’s copyright/licensing-related, sometimes it’s because the name is considered confusing, inappropriate, or not catchy enough.
Nebulus was likely considered confusing (well, unless you’ve played the game, it is). Besides, it sounds like nebulous, which I’m sure didn’t help; Tower Toppler had a very concrete meaning in the context of the game.
The Green Beret was originally a Japanese title. It’s slightly Engrish, (because the term is normally used as a plural—the Green Berets). Perhaps it was thought to be too generic for the North American market, so they chose a catchier, pun-like, title capitalizing on the anti-Russian/Soviet craze.
Barbarian was changed so as not to get into potential altercations with Universal over the movie.
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