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Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with N: vote
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:09 am
by PeteProdge
And there we go, Nebulus is crowned the best classic Speccy game beginning with N. A worthy winner.
(If this forum was dedicated to the American 16-bit market, it'd have to be part of the T poll, as it was known as Tower Topper.)
Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with N: vote
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:23 pm
by WIWC
GREAT GAME.
Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with N: vote
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 4:28 pm
by Kweepa
Tower Topper? I recant my vote!
Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with N: vote
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:46 am
by Ralf
(If this forum was dedicated to the American 16-bit market, it'd have to be part of the T poll, as it was known as Tower Topper.)
It's Tower Topp
ler
I never understood why Yanks gave different names to many games.
Nebulus = Tower Toppler
Barbarian = Death Sword
Green Beret = Rusn'n Attack
and so on, anybody knows more?
Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with N: vote
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 11:06 am
by Ast A. Moore
Ralf wrote: ↑Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:46 am
anybody knows more?
There’s no one single reason. Sometimes it’s copyright/licensing-related, sometimes it’s because the name is considered confusing, inappropriate, or not catchy enough.
Nebulus was likely considered confusing (well, unless you’ve played the game, it is). Besides, it sounds like
nebulous, which I’m sure didn’t help;
Tower Toppler had a very concrete meaning in the context of the game.
The Green Beret was originally a Japanese title. It’s slightly
Engrish, (because the term is normally used as a plural—the Green
Berets). Perhaps it was thought to be too generic for the North American market, so they chose a catchier, pun-like, title capitalizing on the anti-Russian/Soviet craze.
Barbarian was changed so as not to get into potential altercations with Universal over the movie.