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No game guesses, but I'm going to have a punt at the theme to line 3 - Soft Aid.

Yes to all, image updated.

Morkin wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:40 pm No game guesses, but I'm going to have a punt at the theme to line 3 - Soft Aid.

Yes! Well done.

Is the theme for line 1 1985?

Daren wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:55 pm Is the theme for line 1 1985?

That's not what I had in mind.

(no guess limit any more btw)

Row 3 is "horror"
Can I guess the other two?

Is the theme for line 1 that they have all been modded by Harry S. Price?

druellan wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:16 pm Row 3 is "horror"
Can I guess the other two?

Row 4?

No not horror, not in the horror film sense anyway.

Yes, no limit on guesses.

Daren wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:21 pm Is the theme for line 1 that they have all been modded by Harry S. Price?

Yep well done. They've all been the subject of a Harry S Price homage.

5 is Ralph on Alpha 2

R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:24 pmRow 4?

Yes, sorry. And, Doh!

R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:24 pmOk, let's try:

6th row: something like "Japan" or "Oriental"?

1 is Icicle Works
2 is Pyramania

All game guesses correct.

druellan wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:30 pm 6th row: something like "Japan" or "Oriental"?

Nope. 5 & 6 have common ground with another retro system in slightly different ways.

12 is Starbike

Guessing row themes is more difficult than I thought!

Yep Starbike.

R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:17 pm

Just 17 & 19 to get.

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:41 pm Guessing row themes is more difficult than I thought!

I think I've made them too eclectic, and not as clear cut as I'd like. Big hints:

Row 4 - Druellan was very close with "horror", but using the word in a very different sense.
Row 5 - How did these games fare on other systems?
Row 6 - As above.

Yep Starbike.

R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 12:17 pm

Just 17 & 19 to get.

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 3:41 pm Guessing row themes is more difficult than I thought!

I think I've made them too eclectic, and I think some will disagree with 5/6. Big hints:

Row 4 - Druellan was very close with "horror", but using the word in a very different sense.
Row 5 - How did these games fare on other systems?
Row 6 - As above.

Stab in the dark..

Row 5 - all ported to console? (Sega/Nintendo)

Nope, 5 & 6 only relate to one other 8 bit console.

I'll make that the last clue, there's a chance people won't agree with it!

5. All better on Speccy than C64
6. All better on C64 than Speccy
?

Kweepa wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:52 pm 5. All better on Speccy than C64
6. All better on C64 than Speccy
?

YES! Well done.

Wasn't sure anyone would get those.

I just based it on your clues and Fairlight/IK+. No idea about any of the others

Row 4 = Survival horror?

Daren wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 6:36 pm Row 4 = Survival horror?

Nope I don't think my clue helped there.

Row 4 is unplayable crap

17. SQIJ

Kweepa wrote: ↑Fri Jun 22, 2018 6:42 pm17. SQIJ

Yep. Surprised that didn't go sooner, maybe the mind represses the details of SQIJ to protect itself.

19 might be tricky. Most notorious for being bad on another system. Those black bits are pits, you might want to bury stuff in them...