Friday Quiz: Taglines

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Hi everyone! Just letting you all know I've got another quiz lined up for this Friday. Around 9:00 GMT. Be there, or be somewhere else.
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Taglines: "In The Great Space Race, no-one can hear you scream".
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Happy Friday, folks! :) Sorry I'm a bit late, I ended up having today off work, so I've had a bit of a lie in for a change! :D

Here are 20 taglines of game advertisements from various Speccy magazines. Can you tell which games they're advertising?

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1. "Your chance to relive the deadly skills and awesome power of..."
2. "It's pay-back time..."
3. "More car... More Road... More action!"
4. "In a vast, expanding universe, the challenge is survival."
5. "It's amazing what a real computer game can do."
6. "You'll never dream a program could be this good!!!"
7. "He's the hottest cookie in school!"
8. "... Nothing stands in your way."
9. "... The difference is... Timing..."
10. "Something horrifying and inexplicable is going to happen..."
11. "The 3D adventure movie."
12. "Playing cops and robbers has never been this fun before..."
13. "From beyond your darkest dreams."
14. "More fun than a barrel full of monkeys."
15. "With no hope on the horizon - all that's left are dreams."
16. "The battle begins."
17. "The ultimate in battle action..."
18. "Have you got what it takes... to be an RT undercover cop?"
19. "You can run, but you can't hide from..."
20. "The ultimate role playing fantasy game."
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7 - Mikie
11 - Avalon
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1 - Bruce Lee?
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MrBlaz wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:09 am1 - Bruce Lee?
Morkin wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:59 am 7 - Mikie
11 - Avalon
Correct! :)
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Oh - 12 is APB I think.
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10. Predator
18. Rolling Thunder
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Morkin wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:18 am Oh - 12 is APB I think.
It is indeed! :)
PQR wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:20 am 10. Predator
18. Rolling Thunder
Both correct! :)
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3- Turbo Out Run
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5. Savage
9. Metro-Cross
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+3code wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:48 am3- Turbo Out Run
PQR wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:00 am 5. Savage
9. Metro-Cross
Yes, yes and yes! :)
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Here's an update...

2. "It's pay-back time..."
4. "In a vast, expanding universe, the challenge is survival."
6. "You'll never dream a program could be this good!!!"
8. "... Nothing stands in your way."
13. "From beyond your darkest dreams."
14. "More fun than a barrel full of monkeys."
15. "With no hope on the horizon - all that's left are dreams."
16. "The battle begins."
17. "The ultimate in battle action..."
19. "You can run, but you can't hide from..."
20. "The ultimate role playing fantasy game."
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20- Gauntlet.
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13 Frightmare
16 Zoids
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+3code wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:41 am20- Gauntlet.
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:06 pm 13 Frightmare
16 Zoids
All correct! :)
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14. Jack the Nipper in Coconut Capers
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19. "You can run, but you can't hide from..."
Benny Hill's Madcap Chase
GreenCard wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:46 am 10. "Something horrifying and inexplicable is going to happen..."
Benny Hill's Madcap Chase
15. "With no hope on the horizon - all that's left are dreams."
Benny Hill's Madcap Chase?

...ok, it's not my week.
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PQR wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 12:44 pm 14. Jack the Nipper in Coconut Capers
Correct! :)
clebin wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 2:22 pm
19. "You can run, but you can't hide from..."
Benny Hill's Madcap Chase
GreenCard wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:46 am 10. "Something horrifying and inexplicable is going to happen..."
Benny Hill's Madcap Chase
15. "With no hope on the horizon - all that's left are dreams."
Benny Hill's Madcap Chase?

...ok, it's not my week.
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Another update:

2. "It's pay-back time..."
4. "In a vast, expanding universe, the challenge is survival."
6. "You'll never dream a program could be this good!!!"
8. "... Nothing stands in your way."
15. "With no hope on the horizon - all that's left are dreams."
17. "The ultimate in battle action..."
19. "You can run, but you can't hide from..."
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6 - Pyjamarama
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Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 8:08 pm 6 - Pyjamarama
Correct! :)
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17 - Beach Head
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2. "It's pay-back time..."
Fruit Machine Simulator 2: Electric Boogaloo.
"WOW! AMAZING ACTION! JUST LIKE THE REAL THING!" - David Darling

4. "In a vast, expanding universe, the challenge is survival."
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Part II: The Vogons Have A Bird (Voiced By Rula Lenska) Helping Their Bureaucratic Cause And If You Don't Hide On A Primitive Planet Making Sandwiches Then It's DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! For You, And We Don't Mean The Greatest (Engine) Game Ever Made From 1993, Either! Share And Enjoy.

6. "You'll never dream a program could be this good!!!"
Advanced Horsehoe Magnet Simulator.

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