Friday picture quiz - themed rows

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Gimme an "F", gimme an "R", gimme....sod that - It's Friday, that means it's quiz day.

Each row has a common theme. Guess the games and the themes. Usual rules, 3 guesses per person.

The themes of the bottom 2 rows may be too hard, a hint is that they are related and vice versa of each other.

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huraaaah!

9: The Incrdible Shrinking Fireman
11: Firelord

A fireman and a medieval lady in the same row... I have no idea!

6: Spellbound
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Yep to all!

You have as many guesses as you like on the themes.
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28 = IK+
3 = Project Future
14 = The Pyramid

Theme for the second row = fire?
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4 - The Caves of Doom
8 - Armageddon

No idea about the themes yet.
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I think 18 is that wizard that kept appearing from behind and killing Paul in one of the Spectrum Show episodes, can't remember the name though.
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28 = IK+
3 = Project Future
14 = The Pyramid
Yep.
Theme for the second row = fire?
Yep.
4 - The Caves of Doom
8 - Armageddon
Yep

Not going to comment on 18 :mrgreen:
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7. Joffa’s Firefly
24. Target; Renegade

:idea: You’ve really got to get upscaling under control. Make sure it’s proportional along both axes. The way it is now, some pixels are not quite square.
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Ast A. Moore wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 10:36 am 7. Joffa’s Firefly
24. Target; Renegade
Yes to both.
:idea: You’ve really got to get upscaling under control. Make sure it’s proportional along both axes. The way it is now, some pixels are not quite square.
Go easy, 24 is the only one that's gone a bit blurry, all others are proportional AFAICT

EDIT - actually I've spotted a couple of others that are a bit wonky, will do it in ZXP next time.
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So far:

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Open season on guesses, but try not to spunk the whole lot at once :D
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R-Tape wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:15 am Go easy, 24 is the only one that's gone a bit blurry, all others are proportional AFAICT
Blurry is fine. It’s the random non-square pixels that give me a nervous tic. (Could be the sleepless night, though. The jury’s still out on this one.)
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21. Fairlight II
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Ast A. Moore wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:28 am 21. Fairlight II
Fairlight II?

Nope.
Ast A. Moore wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:23 am Blurry is fine. It’s the random non-square pixels that give me a nervous tic. (Could be the sleepless night, though. The jury’s still out on this one.)
If I have time I'll use ZXPaint next quiz, that should avoid any problems.
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R-Tape wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:40 am
Ast A. Moore wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:28 am 21. Fairlight II
Fairlight II?

Nope.
D’oy. Definitely the sleepless night, then. In my defense, it was a large wasp.
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22 R-Type
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27 Double Dragon
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21 Fairlight 128k
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You haven't crossed out 11. I assume it is Firelord?

13 - Kokotoni Wilf
15 - Gilligan's Gold
25 - Salamander
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10 Thrust II
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16 Jack And The Beanstalk
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Yes to all (though I didn't realise it was Fairlight128, thought it was just Fairlight)

No ideas on each row's themes?
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By the way, the themes aren't all objects like "fire", they are broader & could be anything speccy related.
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20. Friday the 13th (and a good example of chicken-o-meter?)
18. Oriental Hero
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23 - Rastan
26 - Turrican

Can't understand how they relate to all the rest though.
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Alessandro wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:34 pm 23 - Rastan
Ohhh, yes! I was almost crying trying to remember that one :D
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