Spectrum Computing

What is Specword? It's only words. Intersecting words placed on a word grid with spaces between the words. Let's enjoy the magic of words together, this Friday, at around 0900 hours. Wordy words. Word.

I thought you were going to post a link to this god awful song:

Do you know what the word is?

What's the word?



Although the word is clearly SJOE if you want a Spectrum word game

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... ctrum/SJOE

EDIT: Although Psion Scrabble and the other one which is 128K (Scrabble Deluxe - which looks crap and beeps annoyingly all the time) are both very good.

It's Friday! Yaaaaaaaaay!

Here's a crossword filled with Speccy-related wordments. I'm sure I've made a mistake in there somewhere, but I can't seem to find one at the moment.

Rules for this quiz: No more than 3 answers per post, no consecutive posts from the same user (mine don't count). No points will be given for this quiz. It's just for fun, innit? If extra clues are given, rules no longer apply. No running in the corridors. No scrubs.



Across:
1. Eggcellent sequel
8. Budget label of popular publisher
10. Early Centipede clone
12. Paul McKenna's house
14. Cobra, Harrier or SAS
15. Add near?
16. Symbol Shift+A
18. Cult management
22. Rave police
23. Breakout had a strong effect on this game
25. _____ Eagle, budget scrolling shoot 'em up
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.
29. Sports brand had two licenced outings on the Speccy
31. Aqua treks?
32. Excellent Atari/Namco arcade puzzler
34. Fighter or Fright
36. Some of us hacked Sam to get her to do this
38. Two games share this name, one is a platform game, the other a Boulder Dash clone
39. You can experience this in a Temple, Tower or a Maze
40. Covertape Boulder Dash clone

Down:
1. GTA Romford
2. Drain oak?
3. Fe noble
4. Murder permit
5. Untitled game
6. Mad rank?
7. There is no Dana, only this
9. Shakespeare's favourite arcade
11. Widely regarded as one of the worst Speccy games ever released
13. Do this or die
16. UK tabloid celebrity
17. Rather fun Taito arcade puzzler
19. Begin with an advantage
20. I.s.o.m.e.t.r.i.c 3.D g.a.m.e
21. Ooh hot beware?
24. Team Vader
26. How a cockney tackles a problem
28. Conqueror, despot
30. _____ Warriors, Commando-like shmup
33. Psion game was popular for only One Night In Bangkok
35. The "U" in "SU"
37. Superstar Roland

Enjoy!

14a. Strike Force

34a. Gun

30d Ikari

36A STRIP
32D TRAX (I think) - nope think that's wrong
9D TEMPEST

16 across: STOP (everyone should have known that!)
11 down: SQIJ (everyone should have known that!)
35 down: USER (everyone should have known that!)

I'll be back, said Arnie, with some more that aren't four letters.

TMD2003 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:31 am 16 across: STOP

Is it Hammer time??

All correct so far, except for this one...

ParadigmShifter wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:23 amP
32D TRAX (I think) - nope think that's wrong

1a: Treasure Island Dizzy
1d: Turbo Esprit

AndyC wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:44 am 1a: Treasure Island Dizzy
1d: Turbo Esprit

Correct!

Update time...



Across:
8. Budget label of popular publisher
10. Early Centipede clone
12. Paul McKenna's house
15. Add near?
18. Cult management
22. Rave police
23. Breakout had a strong effect on this game
25. _____ Eagle, budget scrolling shoot 'em up
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.
29. Sports brand had two licenced outings on the Speccy
31. Aqua treks?
32. Excellent Atari/Namco arcade puzzler
38. Two games share this name, one is a platform game, the other a Boulder Dash clone
39. You can experience this in a Temple, Tower or a Maze
40. Covertape Boulder Dash clone

Down:
2. Drain oak?
3. Fe noble
4. Murder permit
5. Untitled game
6. Mad rank?
7. There is no Dana, only this
13. Do this or die
16. UK tabloid celebrity
17. Rather fun Taito arcade puzzler
19. Begin with an advantage
20. I.s.o.m.e.t.r.i.c 3.D g.a.m.e
21. Ooh hot beware?
24. Team Vader
26. How a cockney tackles a problem
28. Conqueror, despot
33. Psion game was popular for only One Night In Bangkok
37. Superstar Roland

I'll give you 32 across - the one @ParadigmShifter didn't get - as KLAX.

Another puzzle? 17 down is PLOTTING.

12 across is ODIN (could have been Thor - had to wait for 1 down to be filled in).

All correct!

Oh an anagram for 2D - ARKANOID
37D RAT obvs
3D must be IRON LORD

8A = Rocket

ParadigmShifter wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 10:37 am Oh an anagram for 2D - ARKANOID
37D RAT obvs
3D must be IRON LORD

These are correct.

stupidget wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 10:57 am8A = Rocket

This is not.

8A = Racket

stupidget wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 11:08 am8A = Racket

Getting warmer. This breaks the "no consecutive posts from the same user (mine don't count)" rule though. 500 lines. Don't do it again.

From warm to scorching hot - it was RACK-IT, with an I. And a hyphen.

The sports brand (29 across) can only be ADIDAS. Right? Football and tennis.

13 down is SKATE - though if I'd made this quiz it'd have been "Live Free" instead, no Spectrum references be damned. But that doesn't fit in the holes.

7d: Zuul?

4D LICENCE TO KILL

All correct!

AndyC wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 11:25 am7d: Zuul?

This is also correct, but you've spelled it correctly and I haven't. I've spelled it "Zool" (which is actually an Amiga game, IIRC). I knew there'd be a c*ck-up somewhere in this quiz. Oh well!

Update time...



Across:
10. Early Centipede clone
15. Add near?
18. Cult management
22. Rave police
23. Breakout had a strong effect on this game
25. _____ Eagle, budget scrolling shoot 'em up
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
39. You can experience this in a Temple, Tower or a Maze
40. Covertape Boulder Dash clone

Down:
5. Untitled game
6. Mad rank?
16. UK tabloid celebrity
19. Begin with an advantage
20. I.s.o.m.e.t.r.i.c 3.D g.a.m.e
21. Ooh hot beware?
24. Team Vader
26. How a cockney tackles a problem
28. Conqueror, despot
33. Psion game was popular for only One Night In Bangkok

I don't ever remember winning one of these quizzes so I'm carrying on regardless. These aren't quite so clear, but I'm still reasonably confident of these.

The "untitled game" of 5 down is NOTHING, complete with cute one-eyed anime girl whose jumper is too long in the arms. I have no idea what was going on there, but I don't object.

20 down should be N.O.M.A.D. - b.u.t. t.h.a.t. w.a.s.n.'.t. a.n. i.s.o.m.e.t.r.i.c. v.i.e.w......

39 across, the Temple, Tower and Maze all involve TERROR. I had the Jackson/Livingstone gamebook of Temple Of Terror when I was a nipper, and I know there was a Spectrum version.

Win this quiz I will. A chance everyone else has not. Shafted are you all. Tape loading error R.

TMD2003 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2023 11:43 am39 across, the Temple, Tower and Maze all involve TERROR. I had the Jackson/Livingstone gamebook of Temple Of Terror when I was a nipper, and I know there was a Spectrum version.

This one is correct.