Guess the game from the review (Spectrum 2.0)

Pobulous · Post by **Pobulous** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:53 am

This one has only got 3 short reviews and the mention of driving probably doesn't help anyone.
Also, according to the map it's half way through the game, not at the end.

There is not much to do here other than jump from shelve to shelve ...

TMD2003 · Post by **TMD2003** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 5:52 pm

Sounds like someone really didn't like Monty On The Run...

Pobulous · Post by **Pobulous** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 7:00 pm

TMD2003 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 5:52 pm Sounds like someone really didn't like Monty On The Run...

It's not that, but the driving bit does look like it's similar, based on the map.

Last review:

Not the ********, just a below average game.

Mpk · Post by **Mpk** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 7:58 pm

Not the ********, just a below average game.

Oddly phrased, so the *s must represent an eight letter superlative, perhaps Ultimate. So, Watson, I must conclude that it is Ultimate Combat Mission.

*Puffs contentedly on pipe*

Pobulous · Post by **Pobulous** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 9:11 pm

Mpk wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 7:58 pm Oddly phrased, so the *s must represent an eight letter superlative, perhaps Ultimate. So, Watson, I must conclude that it is Ultimate Combat Mission.

*Puffs contentedly on pipe*

It's actually a 7 letter word, and there's definitely no driving in UCM.
He's a very naughty bot.

Pobulous · Post by **Pobulous** » Fri Oct 13, 2023 3:52 pm

Is no-one here old enough to remember The Life of Brian?

Mpk · Post by **Mpk** » Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:45 pm

Remember the movie? Pff. I was there!

Pobulous · Post by **Pobulous** » Sun Oct 15, 2023 7:17 pm

Not the Messiah, just a below average game.

Mpk · Post by **Mpk** » Sun Oct 15, 2023 7:20 pm

Pobulous wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 7:17 pm

Robot Messiah

Finally!

Pobulous · Post by **Pobulous** » Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:50 pm

Mpk wrote: ↑Sun Oct 15, 2023 7:20 pm Robot Messiah

Finally!

Yep - I can't believe the Monty Python clues didn't help.

Mpk · Post by **Mpk** » Sun Oct 15, 2023 11:22 pm

New one

"another of those Gremlins games that have the nicest graphics but the poorest gameplay. People constantly get into your way and the whole thing is just a boring drag."

Juan F. Ramirez · Post by **Juan F. Ramirez** » Mon Oct 16, 2023 8:05 am

Jack the Nipper?

Morkin · Post by **Morkin** » Mon Oct 16, 2023 8:33 am

Grumpy Gumphrey

Mpk · Post by **Mpk** » Mon Oct 16, 2023 9:11 am

Morkin wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 8:33 amGrumpy Gumphrey

Bingo!

Pobulous · Post by **Pobulous** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 2:53 pm

How about:

Simply too hard. You even have to make the old heap of rusty iron jump from platform to platform.

Morkin · Post by **Morkin** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:27 pm

Simply too hard. You even have to make the old heap of rusty iron jump from platform to platform.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?

Pobulous · Post by **Pobulous** » Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:22 pm

Morkin wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:27 pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?

It's good but it's not right!

Pobulous · Post by **Pobulous** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 9:43 am

The sequel to the classic ******* and one I had as a kid, not the original but this one, yeah my dad didn't like me too much

p13z · Post by **p13z** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 1:28 am

Robocop 2

So, what is this:

ItI dare to say this is one of those games that everybody owned and everybody loved, and brings fond memories to everyone who bought the game in the 80's.
The game itself isn't hard. I myself finished it lots of times. In fact it was one of the few games I finished (shame!). Curiously it is one of those games that you don't mind playing again and again even if you have finished it several times, and so few games have this quality.

Mpk · Post by **Mpk** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:23 am

p13z wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 1:28 am Robocop 2

So, what is this:

Manic Miner?

p13z · Post by **p13z** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:40 am

Mpk wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:23 amManic Miner?

No, but it is right up there in terms of popularity / general retro gaming discussions.

R-Tape · Post by **R-Tape** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:00 am

Popular, easy but not spoiled by it? That's got Bruce Lee written all over it.

R-Tape · Post by **R-Tape** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:33 am

You're a tiny, badly drawn guy equipped with a razor blade yo-yo. You slaughter monsters. You jump. You run.
You have a time limit. It's not that horrible.

Mpk · Post by **Mpk** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:35 am

R-Tape wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:33 am

Rygar

R-Tape · Post by **R-Tape** » Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:45 am

Mpk wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:35 amRygar

Yep. Wondered if it was too easy. Would have been a good quote for the inlay though.

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