Game of the day...

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stupidget wrote: Tue Sep 04, 2018 11:12 pm I played Zythum, for about 2 minutes, failed miserably and then decided the play Marauder by Hewson instead 👍
Pfft.

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Pfff! What a boring ending!
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:33 pm Pfff! What a boring ending!
That's quite good by Speccy standards! I'd take that over the perfunctory "CONGRATULATIONS" or sadistic 'back to level one' anyday!

They missed a trick though:

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:lol:

I was just joking about it and yes, it's the usual speccy standards.

BTW, there are even worse endings, like Underwurlde...
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Jungle Trouble by Durell.

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I'd define it with only two words: I CAN'T.

I go to the right, grab the axe, run to the left (according to the instructions) but I can't jump over the stones so the friendly crocodile come across me.

I remember, when I was young, leaping over these stones one day but I can't remember now how I did it... :lol:

One of the most frustrating games I've played.
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Never mind, we all know you'd never have managed the swinging rope anyway.. :P
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You guys have spoiled me the surprise of Zythum's spectacular ending.
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Quite surprised you hadn't seen it yet considering you've been playing it continuously for the last 3 or so years...
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Morkin wrote: Fri Sep 07, 2018 7:39 pm Quite surprised you hadn't seen it yet considering you've been playing it continuously for the last 3 or so years...
18 hours a day minimum... ;)
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I've been savoring it.
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Very slowly.
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I didn't realise it was written in BASIC.
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It's me. I'm basic.

Yesterday, after my ritual Zythum session, played

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Activision's Ghostbusters 2
had a few go's and got past the first level - "Bungee Jumping into a River of Slime" - which wasn't bad.
In the second level you have to protect a walking Statue of Liberty by shooting at ghouls and ghosts, which isn't bad either, just too much repetitive.

Had a quick go at Spellbound too. I didn't remember I wrote a nice review for it on Spectrum 2.0.

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Ok, I've finally finished this piece of junk of a game. And I don't want to see it again for the rest of my life. I hate it.
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WIWC wrote: Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:47 pm I don't want to see it again for the rest of my life. I hate it.
Love . . . hate . . . That’s just semantics. Besides, you only say that because you barely beat me by a few points.
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WIWC wrote: Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:47 pm Ok, I've finally finished this piece of junk of a game. And I don't want to see it again for the rest of my life. I hate it.
Congratulations Cruelman. Your followers, the Zythites, are pleased by your efforts; however, your negative comments are heresy, and you shall be ceremonially drowned in a beer barrel.
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This an example of a story with a bad ending...
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Very bad. I hate beer.
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Ast A. Moore wrote: Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:30 pm
WIWC wrote: Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:47 pm I don't want to see it again for the rest of my life. I hate it.
Love . . . hate . . . That’s just semantics. Besides, you only say that because you barely beat me by a few points.
But snapshot-wise I beat you by the thousands.
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WIWC wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 7:30 pm
Ast A. Moore wrote: Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:30 pm Love . . . hate . . . That’s just semantics. Besides, you only say that because you barely beat me by a few points.
But snapshot-wise I beat you by the thousands.
Not very sportsmanlike. But I’ll let it slide. This time. :evil:
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WIWC wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 7:28 pm Very bad. I hate beer.
You don’t know it’s beer. There could be your favorite libation in those barrels. Have you checked?
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Ast A. Moore wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 8:34 pm
WIWC wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 7:28 pm Very bad. I hate beer.
You don’t know it’s beer. There could be your favorite libation in those barrels. Have you checked?
The Zythites are compassionate: Cruelman is to be ceremonially drowned in a libation of his own choosing.
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I have to think about it. It is probably going to take a while.
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Had a Knight Tyme.

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WIWC wrote: Sun Sep 16, 2018 6:27 pm Had a Knight Tyme.
And on a proper CRT TV to boot. The best tyme to have.
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and zasm Z80 Assembler syntax highlighter.
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