Competition: Name the game - Page 4

FrustratedPoet · May 6, 2003, 18:07

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Originally posted by child of Thor
FrustratedPoet(in ref to the post that isn't here anymore!) i think you were thinking of Anotherworld, another good game on the amiga(very hard i seem to remember).

Yeah that's the one. I was googling and found the answer to my question about Flashback's prequel about 10 seconds after I posted.

If I'd google'd less and posted earlier I might have beaten you. Oh well ... that's what I get for having a hazy memory I suppose.

child of Thor · May 6, 2003, 18:33

No not centipede - we're talking 90's here, not so long ago

The insects and bugs were large and well drawn, you could play it two player, but the second players insect was smaller.

It had tough compitition but was definately in the top three for shooters at the time(i liked it best but the other two sold more copies).

alva · May 6, 2003, 18:35

Oi, no Googlin'k 'rite

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Damned I'm bad at this game.

DrSpike · May 6, 2003, 18:47

What's the platform for the new game?

child of Thor · May 6, 2003, 18:54

Platform was 90's 16bits, it may have got a PC release. I have to go in 10 mins and won't be back untill late tomorrow. Maybe i'll let people guess alot and the first one who posts wins?

Another hint the graphics really took you into the insect world, blades of grass, flowers all to believable scale. Excellent sounds - huge poping explosions as you wasted all on the screen.

Adagio · May 7, 2003, 07:18

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Originally posted by alva
Damned I'm bad at this game.

Me too... but still interesting to see how people can describe a game, with as few words as possible

child of Thor · May 7, 2003, 11:57

Ok still unresolved so i'll say i played the amiga version.

DrSpike · May 7, 2003, 12:44

When you said 16 bit I thought you meant it was a console game, so I didn't think about it much.

But now I know the platform is the Amiga.........it's Apidya, just one of many classic team17 games.

Jamski · May 7, 2003, 15:31

APHIDIA !

You were a bee?

-Jam

DrSpike · May 7, 2003, 15:40

I'm sure my spelling is correct.

Jamski · May 7, 2003, 15:41

And I'm sure mine is

/me lowers his horns to charge

-Jam

child of Thor · May 7, 2003, 15:53

Apidya- Correct!

I guess Dr.Spike is the winner!

Yeah a bee or a wasp. It was a very hard game - don't think i got past level 2 or 3. But it was very captivating - the graphics were really well done, it always seemed like i was learning natural history while blasting all the ladybirds,butterflies and bugs!

DrSpike · May 7, 2003, 16:40

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Originally posted by child of Thor
Apidya- Correct!

I guess Dr.Spike is the winner!

/me is smug in WoA's general direction.

New game: Played on the Sega Saturn, this game was an innovative 3D shooter, which features 360 degree views and shooting possibilities.

FrustratedPoet · May 7, 2003, 17:00

NiGHTS

DrSpike · May 7, 2003, 17:21

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Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
NiGHTS

Nope. This was the first game of its sort I had played.......it was very hyped for its new 360 degree shooting.

More clues tomorrow.

Jamski · May 8, 2003, 03:48

Hah - who cares about spelling.

And I never had a Sega "Shaturn"

/me sulks in a corner sucking his thumb

-Jam

Daz · May 8, 2003, 05:40

Ack!

can we stick to the most popular C64 and ZX Spectrum please?

Jamski · May 8, 2003, 05:42

Don't forget the Amiga

-Jam

Adagio · May 8, 2003, 05:47

Yeah, let's try to keep it to computers most people have had... that means: C64 and Amiga...

...is Spectrum even a computer..?

DrSpike · May 8, 2003, 06:45

Ok I wont do any more console games after this......just wanted to provide some variety. Also, the record here on oldies from the Spectrum and C64 days isn't good.

Looking back over my clues I would add that in this game you flew.

Daz · May 8, 2003, 07:24

Hey ADG, dont make me flame you!

FrustratedPoet · May 8, 2003, 07:55

Panzer Dragoon?

DrSpike · May 8, 2003, 08:03

Correct FP!

Over to you.

FrustratedPoet · May 8, 2003, 08:18

System
ZX Spectrum

Date
1985

Clues
Your character is called Eric, although you could change the name of every character in the game.
Make shields flash to reveal the secret code.
"It was him, Sir, I cannot tell a lie"
A very original game - I can't imagne what genre this could fit in. I've never played any other game like it.

DrSpike · May 8, 2003, 08:23

Skool Daze.

Ahm on fire.

FrustratedPoet · May 8, 2003, 08:32

Bingo.

I was wondering if the clues were too easy, but since so many people were complaining about Speccy games I might have given away too much.

DrSpike · May 8, 2003, 08:48

Next game:

Landmark strategy game from early 90s, on the Amiga.

This game also was pricey in its time, about £30. You play against up to three computer opponents, the aim is to simply conquer an island. Having selected one to try for the first step is for both human and computer characters to stake out a sector of the island. The location chosen (if the island is large enough to offer a choice) will actually have some bearing on later events.

The are 27 islands in all.

The sound in this game was head and shoulders above anything else in the field......it truly was a work of art.

The gameplay was fantastic, and it had longevity in spades.

FrustratedPoet · May 8, 2003, 08:50

Mega-lo-Mania.

alva · May 8, 2003, 08:53

Why don't you two just play this game by PM

Jamski · May 8, 2003, 09:02

They're meant to give others a chance too - but I'm too slow. Its expanding the knowledge of peoples' classic games too.

-Jam