New forum game -- Spectrum graphics in the real world?

[5MinuteRetro]

Awesome. Deathchase, obviously.

[stupidget]

I do a fair bit of Downhill but Jesus H Christ that's something else.

[XTM]

Those bikers are literally chasing their own deaths

[Evil Genius]

Awesome. Deathchase, obviously.

Level 8 going by the density of the trees

[Matt_B]

Things could get a bit fun during the night stages.

[highrise]

This hall looks quite comfortable and tunnel-like.

[XTM]

I recently came across this sticker on a metal pillar. Sadly it has weathered badly, there is text on it you can barely see ("The Blast from the past" and some smaller bits I can't decipher as the sticker is too much out of focus).

[Evil Genius]

bits I can't decipher as the sticker is too much out of focus).

Achtung! Vorsicht vor Kinderwagen und alten Damen mit Raketenwerfern

[XTM]

That would have been kinda cool but I think 99.999% of the people in Germany who saw the sticker wouldn't get it ...

[MatGubbins]

Sunday Brunch (Channel 4, Sunday 8th Oct 2023, approx 10:25am)

[SteveSmith]

I don't think my post technically fits in this thread (apologies) but I always thought that it looked like Brittas was watching a slightly modified Daily Thomson's Decathlon in the opening credits:-

[TMD2003]

Tom Schcott from de internet hash been to de Nederlandsh, home of gouda, wooden clogsh and lotsh and lotsh of bikesh. And shomething dat we are not shupposhed to mention in polite company. (De European homeland of de MSX!)





What was your first thought on seeing the spherical houses?

[Joefish]

I always thought it hard to tell any Dutch cheeses apart, until someone explained the secret. Shome of their cheeshesh have larger holesh zhan zhe othersh.

(Although honestly I've been to the Netherlands many times and never met anyone with an accent like that. But it's true about the cheeses. But there's an episode of 'Coast' that followed the French, Dutch and Belgian coasts opposite the UK, and they interviewed a Dutch birdwatcher who was really laying it on thick with the accent; 'Yuh, shure, there'sh lotsh of birdsh here'. Brilliant. No idea where they found him or how much they paid him! ).

[SteveSmith]

What was your first thought on seeing the spherical houses?

I only watched this recently, but now you mention it, Amourote does spring to mind. Or was it Glider Rider?

[TMD2003]

I only watched this recently, but now you mention it, Amourote does spring to mind. Or was it Glider Rider?

Glider Rider was the one I had in mind. I'll have to have a look through Amaurote now...

[Timmy]

I must say I immediately thought of Amaurote, but I can't remember how they looks like now in game. Too many years ago I've played this.

As for those houses, that probably tells you why insulation doesn't really help making houses better.
Besides, none of your furniture was built for a spherical home.

Also, I have never heard of these houses. I should go check them one day.

[bluespikey]

Amaurote was my first thought too. Strange how it works.

[MatGubbins]

not quite spectrum graphics but this was in the Daily Mail quiz section a few weeks back...



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2:

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they all have dolphins named after them

3:

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Sylvester McCoy

4:

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Pink; the others are secondary colours in the RGB colour model

5:

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Aubergine, Mangetout, Artichoke

[SteveSmith]

I must have watched every episode of Bottom about a million times, but only yesterday did I notice that someone took inspiration from Chaos to decorate a lampshade.

[worcestersource]

Hahaha! Gooey blob!

[Rorthron]

I'm not sure if this is in the right thread (I've lost track of the different ones), but I saw this on an advert for Paramount+. It reminded me of something....



It's not quite the Sinclair font, though.

[Oloturia]

This can also be listed in the "Spot the font!" thread:
viewtopic.php?t=7837

[5MinuteRetro]

So I’m just back from a bit of a Christmas sing-song at our local cathedral. All the way through my eye was caught by this, just above where I was crooning. Obviously, it reminded me of…?

[5MinuteRetro]

There was also this, which admittedly actually reminded me of a geeky 1980s TV show than a ZX Spectrum game. I think it also reminds me of a Spectrum game, but I can’t remember which one!

[worcestersource]

The Adventure Game.

And yes, looks like a certain isometric futuristic game whose name I cannot quite place.