Name the game - part 4 - Page 2

duke o' york · January 9, 2004, 07:20

That last clue was next to useless. I'd already worked out that the game involved the kicking about of aforementioned animals from Clue 2.

I have a vague memory of something like this, but it's not as clear as memories of older games on older platforms. Wasn't shareware was it?

I might have to give up after the next clue if it doesn't spark any kind of memory.

GhengisFarb™ · January 9, 2004, 14:33

Furball?

child of Thor · January 9, 2004, 15:19

Its the fact that it came out on 8bits as well that's foxing me.
Was it some kind of 'snooker/pool' version of football? And was it U.S. or rest of the world Football(like soccer)?

CapTVK · January 9, 2004, 15:42

There's a lot of kicking in it. A lot of kicking. That's for sure!

child of Thor · January 9, 2004, 16:31

Its not one of the demented versions of sensible soccer is it? They did one that combined cannon fodder and SWOS, but maybe they did one that had cute furry creatures to kick around(typical sensible humour

).....ummm i guess it could have been called SWOKC(sensible world of kickable creatures)?

more clues vicar

CapTVK · January 9, 2004, 17:23

No, not sensible soccer you have to remember there are alot more computergames than just soccer. If you take to the realms of fancy...

So there I was, amongst the crowd
Seeing a dwarf and an ogre, taking the field and duke it out...
To my surprise, that wasn't the end of it
Because his next opponent was a squid!...

Spaced Cowboy · January 9, 2004, 17:41

Soccer was just a red herring.

Question: I know that goggling is out, but what about other Web resources? Like going to Lemon C64 and browsing through the games there, that is, not doing a keyword search, but just leafing through them.

DrSpike · January 9, 2004, 18:04

Seems dodgy to me.

CapTVK · January 9, 2004, 18:26

Well, in the first place. We all look at retrosites like Lemon or the giant list of 8-bit programmers to find some nive bit of trivia. Where else would we get all those screenshots and illustrations from? So in that sense we're all dodgy geezers.

These days I try to ' antigoogle' my posts as much as possible. You would already need to have a good idea of what you're looking for to find it.

DrSpike · January 9, 2004, 18:28

Yeah it's good to look when you're setting the questions........I always do that to make sure I don't get details wrong.

child of Thor · January 9, 2004, 18:34

True - i never google to find the answer to a game i'm guessing, but i do use it and other resources to find links for the games i've posted to be guessed.................thats not all greek is it?

To guess in the pure sense and spirit of the thread is to just 'know' of the game your getting clues to. Or just guess at random and hope

er i'm guessing 'Barbarian' as you could kick your defeated enemies head of the screen.......

CapTVK · January 9, 2004, 18:40

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Originally posted by child of Thor
True - i never google to find the answer to a game i'm guessing, but i do use it and other resources to find links for the games i've posted to be guessed.................thats not all greek is it?

To guess in the pure sense and spirit of the thread is to just 'know' of the game your getting clues to. Or just guess at random and hope

er i'm guessing 'Barbarian' as you could kick your defeated enemies head of the screen.......

Nope, it ain't Barbarian (we already had that one) but you could probably see a few colleagues in this game.

Spaced Cowboy · January 9, 2004, 18:43

Sorry guys, but you have to remember that I'm the "Spaced" Cowboy, I can't even remember....what are we talking about again?

child of Thor · January 10, 2004, 07:27

Well Cap, even though the thought of kicking cute furry creatures around kinda rings a dim bell, i'll have to surrender on this one - post a link when someone finally gets it as i'm interested to find out more

CapTVK · January 11, 2004, 06:01

Well, another clue then...(if you played this it should ring a bell)

While I didn't win the gold medallion I had nothing to fear.
As the king made the losers his fools for a year!

GhengisFarb™ · January 11, 2004, 11:18

I'm lost. I think this game was before I was born.

DrSpike · January 11, 2004, 11:35

I doubt it.........but I am also lost.

Main_Brain · January 11, 2004, 15:17

M.U.L.E. ?

duke o' york · January 12, 2004, 07:08

Can we have a clue as to what the creatures were?
I've got a feeling that they were sheep, but this still does not get me any closer to the title. I realise that you can't name them, but I'd like a clue as to whether they were real or made-up animals.

Was this on release everywhere? I hope it's not a weird Dutch-only game.

DrSpike · January 12, 2004, 09:33

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Originally posted by duke o' york
I hope it's not a weird Dutch-only game.

Hehe I wondered that.........but I have faith in Cap. More clues though.

CapTVK · January 12, 2004, 17:18

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Originally posted by duke o' york
Can we have a clue as to what the creatures were?
I've got a feeling that they were sheep, but this still does not get me any closer to the title. I realise that you can't name them, but I'd like a clue as to whether they were real or made-up animals.

Was this on release everywhere? I hope it's not a weird Dutch-only game.

Very well

, I'll step out of shelby mode. ..

First up. They're made-up animals, not real ones.

Second, I'll try and describe them. Imagine a round brown furball, just a bit smaller than a football. Now imagine that those furballs have cute eyes and a mouth. You almost feel sorry for kicking them about. but not sorry enough. These furballs can move around by bouncing around. But during a match they will cower and cringe when you prepare to kick them.

Third, no it's not some exotic Dutch game. It's European however.

CapTVK · January 12, 2004, 17:24

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Originally posted by Main_Brain
M.U.L.E. ?

Nope, that game has been done already

.

Alright people, three clues extra I gave now prove you're not a bunch of knaves!

child of Thor · January 12, 2004, 18:11

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Originally posted by CapTVK
Third, no it's not some exotic Dutch game. It's European however.

OK this may explain why i've never seen it

It sounds like a cool game - so give me a link please when we all give up

Standup · January 12, 2004, 19:06

My first contribution of the new thread is to say I surrender as well.

GhengisFarb™ · January 12, 2004, 19:09

Willy Wonka's Chocolate Furball Factory of Doom?

child of Thor · January 12, 2004, 19:27

mmm i think something with a more european flavour....

'Fantasy Natzi creature stickball' ?

duke o' york · January 13, 2004, 07:21

I'm sure I remember reading about this game, but have no idea what it is called. I'm fully aware that I'll beat myself over the head when you tell us the answer, but at the moment have no ideas.
I'm with CoThor in the white flag-waving booth.

Spaced Cowboy · January 13, 2004, 10:25

Chance that SC knows about a Euro only game....0%

duke o' york · January 13, 2004, 10:51

I doubt that it was a Euro-only game. More likely he meant that Infogrammes or someone made it. That's what European meant to me at least. Is anyone still actually trying to guess this, or have we reached the critical mass before we can get our hands on the answer?

GhengisFarb™ · January 13, 2004, 13:15

At this point I'm simply throwing random groups of words together for my guesses.

Useful Not Burger Will Fur?