Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
2.11 Red Heat
2.12 Super Stuntman
2.12 Super Stuntman
POKE 23614,10: STOP 1..0 hold, SS/m/n colors, b/spc toggle
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Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
4.3 kind of sounds Dynamite Dan ish but I don’t think it’s that.
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You're right, it's not Dynamite Dan.worcestersource wrote: ↑Mon Dec 25, 2023 10:26 am 4.3 kind of sounds Dynamite Dan ish but I don’t think it’s that.
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
Since it's been a while since we had a correct answer, I'll give a clue for 1-2, just so we can complete that round and get the fifth round started. Rules for the other rounds will still apply, but you can throw as many guesses out for this one clue as you wish...
1-2: Film tie-in, played in two parts.
1-2: Film tie-in, played in two parts.
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Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
The 48k version of Short Ciruit. It's been bugging me for ages, I knew the tune but couldn't remember the game.
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
That's the one!MatGubbins wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 6:05 pm The 48k version of Short Ciruit. It's been bugging me for ages, I knew the tune but couldn't remember the game.
Ok, that's round 1 complete. I'll post the fifth and final round with this next update. I'm half-cut though, so please excuse me if this goes horribly wrong...
Round 2:
Round 4:
4-3
4-4
4-6
Round 5: The Mega Crossword!
It's the final round, and it's MEGA!
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Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
5A Rick Dangerous
EDIT: Gonna follow the 1 answer rule otherwise might be less mega than intended
EDIT: Gonna follow the 1 answer rule otherwise might be less mega than intended
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Correct! Rules are up to three answers per post. This quiz has been going since Friday, it's already plenty mega enough.ParadigmShifter wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 10:48 pm 5A Rick Dangerous
EDIT: Gonna follow the 1 answer rule otherwise might be less mega than intended
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
2A Gunrunner
6A Spy vs Spy
8A RoboCop
6A Spy vs Spy
8A RoboCop
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Oh ok then
2A Gunfright
6A Spy vs. Spy
EDIT: Rorthron not so wise there on 2A I'm sure he is utterly invigorated though
2A Gunfright
6A Spy vs. Spy
EDIT: Rorthron not so wise there on 2A I'm sure he is utterly invigorated though
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15A Tai-Pan
16A Monty Mole
17A Starglider
No rotational symmetry. Tsk.
16A Monty Mole
17A Starglider
No rotational symmetry. Tsk.
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Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
32A Dragons Lair
35D Llamatron
36D Fantasy Software
35D Llamatron
36D Fantasy Software
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29A Ace of Aces
31A Imagine
33A Jet Set Willy (No, he wasn't; that was the fictional Micro Men version!)
31A Imagine
33A Jet Set Willy (No, he wasn't; that was the fictional Micro Men version!)
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
There's an error in the grid. 1D needs an extra space on top.
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We should try and collab for a proper crossword with rotational symmetry etc.
I was of course the guy who came up with "famished prostitute dash" all those years ago I still remember the thread lol
EDIT: Also "canonised pigs lacking one roman numeral" which you credited to someone else, tsk.
It's difficult doing a proper crossword (rotational symmetry and proper crossers so defo no more than 3 non-crossing letters in a row - I'm looking at you Metro cryptic crossword) themed on speccy games though.
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
Yes. It's near impossible. I've never quite managed it.ParadigmShifter wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:37 am It's difficult doing a proper crossword (rotational symmetry and proper crossers so defo no more than 3 non-crossing letters in a row - I'm looking at you Metro cryptic crossword) themed on speccy games though.
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I remember the clue. What do you mean about the credit, though?ParadigmShifter wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:37 am EDIT: Also "canonised pigs lacking one roman numeral" which you credited to someone else, tsk.
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Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
SUBTRACTIVE. This is a particularly important case. Words like "lacking" require letters to be taken away.
Consider this example, which is a modification of a clue by STeaM:
Canonised pigs lost one Roman wargame. [8]
Spoiler
The answer is STONKERS.
"Canonised" gives you ST, the abbreviation for "saint". "Pigs" are OINKERS. "Lost one Roman" means to take away I (the Roman
numeral 1). "Wargame" is the straight clue.
viewtopic.php?p=2911&hilit=st+oinkers#p2911
EDIT: Maybe Steam modified it but mine was in a no-context game names only thread so :p
EDIT2: Apparently doing cryptic crosswords is good for the memory this all happened years ago lol
Consider this example, which is a modification of a clue by STeaM:
Canonised pigs lost one Roman wargame. [8]
Spoiler
The answer is STONKERS.
"Canonised" gives you ST, the abbreviation for "saint". "Pigs" are OINKERS. "Lost one Roman" means to take away I (the Roman
numeral 1). "Wargame" is the straight clue.
viewtopic.php?p=2911&hilit=st+oinkers#p2911
EDIT: Maybe Steam modified it but mine was in a no-context game names only thread so :p
EDIT2: Apparently doing cryptic crosswords is good for the memory this all happened years ago lol
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
OK. Sorry if I got it wrong.
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Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
15A Tai Pan
16A Monty Mole
I'm not angry about the credit just disappointed I only joined this forum this year and thought I would search for other stuff I had participated in (by searching my username with or without space of course) and found the shocking misattribution I thought I'd better not necro a years old thread though!
That was a good thread on the other forum I remember my PC exploding soon afterwards though so forgot about it for a few years though.
16A Monty Mole
I'm not angry about the credit just disappointed I only joined this forum this year and thought I would search for other stuff I had participated in (by searching my username with or without space of course) and found the shocking misattribution I thought I'd better not necro a years old thread though!
That was a good thread on the other forum I remember my PC exploding soon afterwards though so forgot about it for a few years though.
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
22A Rambo
27A Game Over
44A Finders Keepers
27A Game Over
44A Finders Keepers
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Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
33A Jet Set Willy
We need a partially filled in grid so we can see the crossers
We need a partially filled in grid so we can see the crossers
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42A Terra Cresta?
46A Airwolf
47A Viz
46A Airwolf
47A Viz