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5D - Nonamed?

24d Darkside
40a Earthshaker

20d: N.E.X.O.R. ?

25A STEEL
26D very hard one that, had to look through the list on the archive, ED-ON

All correct!

15 across - Dan Dare?

Morkin wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:03 pm 15 across - Dan Dare?

Yes indeed!

Another update...



Across:
10. Early Centipede clone
18. Cult management
22. Rave police
23. Breakout had a strong effect on this game
27. Super obscure MicroHobby type-in, by far the most obscure game in this quiz. It was the only thing I could find that would fit here. Sorry.
31. Aqua treks?
38. Two games share this name, one is a platform game, the other a Boulder Dash clone

Down:
6. Mad rank?
16. UK tabloid celebrity
19. Begin with an advantage
21. Ooh hot beware?
28. Conqueror, despot
33. Psion game was popular for only One Night In Bangkok

33 down - Chess

Only one of my last lot was right? Disappointment.

Stick DARKMAN (6 down), STARQUAKE (31 across) and CENTROPODS (10 across) in the grid.

And I think I'm done at this point.

28D is USURPER but not sure that it means conqueror really, it's not listed on thesaurus.com anyway (despot is though)

https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/usurper

22a Techno Cop

All correct!

ParadigmShifter wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:10 pm 28D is USURPER but not sure that it means conqueror really, it's not listed on thesaurus.com anyway (despot is though)

https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/usurper

I wasn't sure about that clue, to be honest. Someone got it though (nicely done) and no one got hurt, so it's fine.

Update time...



Across:
18. Cult management sim
23. Breakout had a strong effect on this game
27. Super obscure MicroHobby type-in, by far the most obscure game in this quiz. It was the only thing I could find that would fit here. Sorry.
38. Two games share this name, one is a platform game, the other a Boulder Dash clone

Down:
16. UK tabloid celebrity
19. Begin with an advantage
21. Ooh hot beware?

Note: I've changed the clue for 18A slightly.

16D is S*N STAR obvs we don't say or type the name of that rag around these parts.

19D - Headstart

27A could be SATURNO then I suppose but only Saturno 2 and 3 are listed in the archive

All correct!

Another update...



Across:
18. Cult management sim
23. Breakout had a strong effect on this game
38. Two games share this name, one is a platform game, the other a Boulder Dash clone

Down:
21. Ooh hot beware?

ParadigmShifter wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:59 pm 27A could be SATURNO then I suppose but only Saturno 2 and 3 are listed in the archive

This is the listing I found. Doesn't look like much of a game, granted.

18 On The Bench

18a. On The Bench

@Morkin was looking over my shoulder as I was typing, Sir, I swear!

Morkin wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:23 pm18 On The Bench

Correctamundo.

21D HOW TO BE A HERO

EDIT: I also know 38A now but one of the 2 games starts with "The" :p

ParadigmShifter wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:28 pm 21D HOW TO BE A HERO

Correct!

ParadigmShifter wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:28 pmEDIT: I also know 38A now but one of the 2 games starts with "The" :p

It's the one without the "The" then.

Icicle Works

Morkin wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:51 pmIcicle Works

Correct!

Just 23A left to get...

23A - Impact