Guess the game from the review (Spectrum 2.0)

Mpk · Post by **Mpk** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:21 am

This game is surreal and I don´t know how to take it ... !!!

Too slow , over-sized graphics , mad colors , atrocious movements , no sound ,,, need I say more ? ? ?

p13z · Post by **p13z** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 5:07 pm

Popeye. Controversial review, that - but enough clues to guess.

p13z · Post by **p13z** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:47 pm

What could this be, then?

" Alongside Bomb Jack and Commando , i would rate this as the best that the spectrum has to offer in terms of arcade conversions.
I remember playing this (and nodes of yesod) day in , day out for weeks in the summer of 85 ! "

Juan F. Ramirez · Post by **Juan F. Ramirez** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:11 am

The first great arcade conversion that comes to my mind from that summer... Hypersports?

p13z · Post by **p13z** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:13 am

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:11 am The first great arcade conversion that comes to my mind from that summer... Hypersports?

It is indeed

Winner!

Juan F. Ramirez · Post by **Juan F. Ramirez** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:30 am

Here I go:

The presentation is correct ... it reminds me of Stop the Express , if only a bit .

If it wasnt for its diabolical level of difficulty , it could have been a killer . ;-)

Morkin · Post by **Morkin** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:26 am

Fall Guy I guess

There aren't too many games that see you running along on top of a train...

Juan F. Ramirez · Post by **Juan F. Ramirez** » Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:39 am

Yep, that's The Fall Guy!

As to games with guys running along on top of trains... yeah, not many, I'm thinking of Express raider or Mountie Mick's Death Ride, a cool game I recently discovered:

zarsoft · Post by **zarsoft** » Sat Jan 06, 2024 8:14 pm

Pobulous wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 3:52 pm Is no-one here old enough to remember The Life of Brian?

You can play online Brian's game here:
https://planetasinclair.blogspot.com/20 ... omans.html
(the link to play is at the end of the post)
(The game starts with Jesus vs The Romans and then comes Brian's game)

R-Tape · Post by **R-Tape** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:02 pm

It's a relatively simple affair where everything moves in exact character squares, complicated by a rotate and move control system.

TMD2003 · Post by **TMD2003** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:05 pm

Sounds like it could be Knight Lore.

And if it isn't, there's one other obvious candidate...

R-Tape · Post by **R-Tape** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:13 pm

Not Knight Lore!

Morkin · Post by **Morkin** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:22 pm

Well, can you believe it - my first reaction was Android Two.

The daft thing is that I didn't recall it using rotate movements in that game, so I looked it up (and snuck a peek at the review just in case).

There's a review with almost that exact wording (but not quite). So by a bit of a fluke I discovered it was Android One, despite not even remembering playing it

R-Tape · Post by **R-Tape** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:38 pm

Yep! Android 1. Just been playing (wrestling with?) it and wondered what the reviews made of it. For some reason I found it harder than an isometric.

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