Guess the game from the review (Spectrum 2.0)

Daveysloan · Post by **Daveysloan** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 3:49 pm

It's an arcade conversion. Pitfall is close, in a way.

Pegaz · Post by **Pegaz** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 5:07 pm

Hunchback ?

Daveysloan · Post by **Daveysloan** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 6:15 pm

Pegaz wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 5:07 pmHunchback ?

Bingo! Your turn.

Pegaz · Post by **Pegaz** » Fri Aug 04, 2023 8:00 pm

Ok, another easy one, I hope.

Beautiful game btw, smooth and polished...

you have to steal everything you can from several households, jumping from platform to platform and avoiding the defenders of law, order and property

Oloturia · Post by **Oloturia** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 1:06 am

Gotcha?

Pegaz · Post by **Pegaz** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 9:41 am

Oloturia wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 1:06 amGotcha?

No, its not Gotcha.
It's also arcade platformer, but much more advanced, with top graphics and super smooth animation.
Each level is a static screen, which needs to be cleared to move on to the next one.
One of the best Spectrum budget games, for sure.

sn3j · Post by **sn3j** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 11:53 am

I've never read any review but I'll throw something in.
Sam Stoat Safebreaker?

Pegaz · Post by **Pegaz** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 2:16 pm

sn3j wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 11:53 am I've never read any review but I'll throw something in.
Sam Stoat Safebreaker?

No, this is a classic platformer, let's say similar to the Gotcha which was mentioned before, but this is a well-known game, highly rated here on SC.
Also, this isn't some modern homebrew title, I'm only considering games from the classic Spectrum era.

bluespikey · Post by **bluespikey** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 2:50 pm

Megabucks?

Spud · Post by **Spud** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:07 pm

Crime Busters?

Pegaz · Post by **Pegaz** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:22 pm

Spud wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:07 pmCrime Busters?

Yes, of course, well done.

I thought it would be easier.
Your turn.

Spud · Post by **Spud** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:37 pm

Yay! Try this easy one:

Any game that can make maggots seem cute must be doing something right.

Waldroid · Post by **Waldroid** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:40 pm

Fat Worm Blows a Sparky?

Spud · Post by **Spud** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:21 pm

nope!!

Oloturia · Post by **Oloturia** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:36 pm

The Trapdoor?

Juan F. Ramirez · Post by **Juan F. Ramirez** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:06 pm

Wriggler?

Spud · Post by **Spud** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 7:01 pm

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:06 pm Wriggler?

Ya indeed well done!

R-Tape · Post by **R-Tape** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 8:03 pm

I've just checked the Wriggler reviews, and @Spud himself makes quite a statement about it!

Let's be frank about this for a moment: This is one of the greatest games on the Spectrum, isn't it?

Juan F. Ramirez · Post by **Juan F. Ramirez** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 10:08 pm

Ok, ok, here I go!

"The weaker parts are the first and the last - the first being a boring exercise in keypressing, the last an annoying phase where you have to hit the cooling robot from behind with some bouncing explosive disks. The game fares much better in the intermediate shooter sections"

Oloturia · Post by **Oloturia** » Sat Aug 05, 2023 11:41 pm

Raid over Moscow?

Juan F. Ramirez · Post by **Juan F. Ramirez** » Sun Aug 06, 2023 12:39 am

Correct!

Oloturia · Post by **Oloturia** » Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:22 am

Let's see...
"Looking at it now, the only attraction is the large smoothly scrolling sprites. However this is ultimately only 7 frame animation, and Manic Miner had that.

Playing the rest of the game, there is only an illusion of depth. To travel around the faceless city requires much plodding, and unless there is a map handy then it is very easy to pass by an essential shop because the door is on the other side to the direction you are facing in."

sn3j · Post by **sn3j** » Sun Aug 06, 2023 8:38 am

My guess here is Dun Darach?

Spud · Post by **Spud** » Sun Aug 06, 2023 9:40 am

R-Tape wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 8:03 pm I've just checked the Wriggler reviews, and @Spud himself makes quite a statement about it!

And I still stand by that statement to this day!

Oloturia · Post by **Oloturia** » Sun Aug 06, 2023 10:56 am

sn3j wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2023 8:38 am My guess here is Dun Darach?

And you are right!

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