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Season 5 Game Ratings; Give your verdict, from 1 to 10
Topic Started: 27 Nov 2006, 08:57 AM (783 Views)
a.j.green
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Its not easy...
Here goes:

1 - Split Personalities - well, it was my choice, but an excellent puzzle game
2 - Rygar - fast furious and fun
3 - New Zealand Story - Another fun game, and not too tricky to get quite far into it
4 - Star Force - I love shoot-em-ups and this is a classic!
5 - Metro Cross - Something a bit different, frustrating but a good laugh
6 - Out Zone - Tricky, and annoying sometimes, but excellent gameplay
7 - Tapper - Didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would but it was qite good
8 - Butasan - Seemed to rely a bit too much on randomness for high scores
9 - Insector X - Once you lost a life it was incredibly difficult to get much further
10 - Tales of the Arabian Nights - Didn't want to put this bottom as I was pleased that another non-mame game was selected, but it was the only game I didn't really enjoy this year.

Here are the current positions:

(TK - I have removed the score for Split Personalities, as by your own admission you didn't play it, and I don't think it's possible to give a fair score for a game you couldn't get working. Hope you don't mind :) )

Table updated 4 Jan 07:

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Kaiserpc
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okay here's my favs. Really enjoyed this season, actually liked 7 out of the 10 games

1. Tales of the Arabian Nights - brought back some great nostalgia
2. Metro Cross - always liked the c64 version of this game
3. New Zealand Story - was fun once we got the correct version working
4. Rygar - finally got over the frustration factor, and started enjoying it
5. OutZone - never heard of this before, good choice Merman
6. Tapper - always liked this, too much leeching going on though
7. Insector X - good fun, until you lost your 1st life
8. Butascan - just strange!
9. Starforce - didn't enjoy it at all
10. Split Personalites - Hated it! officially the worst spectrum game I have ever played
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Sureshot
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Test your might
1. New Zealand Story - charming & well designed.
2. Starforce - Always game for a good shoot-'em-up.
3. Split Personalites - surprisingly good fun in the end, thought it was dross at the start.
4. Rygar - Seemed pretty good, but couldn't really be bothered with it due to playing Actraiser.
5. Tapper - Decent, but again, was playing other things.
6. Butasan - Well, I liked this one on the speccy, but this one was too random and short to be any more enjoyable.
7. Metro Cross - Frustrating game.
8. OutZone - Really didn't take to this one for some reason. Ultimately seemed limited and bland - there's far better shooters out there.
9. Tales of the Arabian Nights - Almost last, but I didn't play it enough to garner any kind of hatred for it
10. Insector X - Awful game, poor design and a tedious experience all-in-all.

Not my favourite season ever it has to be said.
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merman
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Retro Survival Ed
1. Outzone - I know, I picked it
2. Metrocross - enjoyed the challenge of getting further
3. Starforce - nice shmup
4. Tapper - a classic
5. Split Personalities - wish I'd had more time on this one
6. Butasan - didn't get a chance to register a score for this, but I like the game (and the home computer version Psycho Pigs UXB)
7. Rygar - got further than I've ever got, still don't like it
8. New Zealand Story - barbecued Kiwi anyone?
9. Insector X - crap, even playing it on my cab didn't redeem this one
10. Tales of the Arabian Nights - fetid Interceptor crap, a terrible example of a C64 game
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RS200
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vroom vroom !
Coo! a new Top10 ! .. awesome :)

1) Starforce - GREAT, GREAT GREAT !
2) Rygar - The more I played it the better it got - me likes !
3) Outzone - rocked !
4) Tales of the Arabian Nights - Ross liked! - but no idea why !!
5) New Zealand Story - yep, was ok.
6) Split Personalities - was crap at it - but you know .. it is a good game.
7) Metrocross - hmmmm
8) Tapper - ARGH! - Frustration City Arizona !
9) Butasan - hmmmm .. die pig die ! *switch off*
10) Insector X - NO, NO, NO ! - go away crap shmup !
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Elgin_McQueen
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1) Rygar, never played before but enjoyed thoroughly, you get better each time.
2) Split Personalities - Really addictive Speccy game, glad it came up.
3) New Zealand Story- Have always loved this, great theme tune too.
4) Tapper - Good to finally play, liked it and got my first win here, YAY!!!
5) Butasan - Was fun but weird, not necessarily in a good way.
6) Outzone - Interesting and quite liked, huge slowdown in places ruined it for me though.
7) Metrocross - Good idea, just wasn't too interested though. Repetetive.
8) Insector X - Terribly annoying game, but was worth playing at least.
9) Starforce - Only played once, don't even remember anything about it, but didn't hate it.
10) Tales of the Arabian Nights - Just terrible, hugely difficult which took the fun away.
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SirClive
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Curious
1 - Outzone - never played it before and loved it
2 - Tales of the Arabian Nights - from hate to love in under a week
3 - Metrocross - My choice, still as good as I remembered
4 - Tapper - My other nomination, pure simplistic fun
5 - Starforce - Not a big shootem up fan, but this was suprisingly good
6 - Butasan - unfathomable scoring, but fun for a bit
7 - Split Personalities - hated the scoring system, and soon got fed up
8 - Rygar - Didn't play it much, but the flying baddies pissed me right off
9 - New Zealand Story - Have always hated this game and now I know why
10- Insector X - Stupidest stupid game form stupidville. Bosses were impossible
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a.j.green
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Its not easy...

This is a link to a Word .doc which shows each players progress throughout the season.

Download Retroleague tables.doc
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RS200
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vroom vroom !
a.j.green
Nov 28 2006, 09:19 AM
This is a link to a Word .doc which shows each players progress throughout the season.

Download Retroleague tables.doc

you have too much spare time AJ :P
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a.j.green
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Its not easy...
RS200
Nov 28 2006, 12:30 PM
a.j.green
Nov 28 2006, 09:19 AM
This is a link to a Word .doc which shows each players progress throughout the season.

Download Retroleague tables.doc

you have too much spare time AJ :P

That's way I'm not usually high up on the scores - I'm too busy doing things like that!

:lol:
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Elgin_McQueen
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King Hanafuda Sandcrab IV
Nice stuff.

And still no sign of Collywobbles. Anyone emailed him?
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necronom
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I only really liked three of them this season:

1 - Insector X - Fun to play, as it should be, only let down by the end levels not being possible if you die there.
2 - Split Personalities - One of the better Spectrum games I've played.
3 - New Zealand Story - My choice. Good fun, I thought.
4 - Rygar - Bad controls/weapon, but after persevering I did manage to get some fun from it. Briefly.
5 - Butasan - Not terrible, but nothing special.
6 - Tapper - Couldn't get into to.
7 - Star Force - Didn't like this.
8 - Metro Cross - Repetative and boring.
9 - Tales of the Arabian Nights - Much too hard.
10 - Out Zone - Almost unplayable.
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a.j.green
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Its not easy...
It's nice to see that after a few people were slagging off Split Personalities that it is generally getting favourable ratings!

:)
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SirClive
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necronom
Nov 28 2006, 05:58 PM
I only really liked three of them this season:

1 - Insector X - Fun to play, as it should be, only let down by the end levels not being possible if you die there.
2 - Split Personalities - One of the better Spectrum games I've played.
3 - New Zealand Story - My choice. Good fun, I thought.
4 - Rygar - Bad controls/weapon, but after persevering I did manage to get some fun from it. Briefly.
5 - Butasan - Not terrible, but nothing special.
6 - Tapper - Couldn't get into to.
7 - Star Force - Didn't like this.
8 - Metro Cross - Repetative and boring.
9 - Tales of the Arabian Nights - Much too hard.
10 - Out Zone - Almost unplayable.

Thats not far off the complete opposite of my thoughts :P
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necronom
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SirClive
Nov 29 2006, 08:30 PM
Thats not far off the complete opposite of my thoughts :P


:lol: So it is! It would be very boring if everyone liked the same stuff.

At least we agree that the Vic-20 was a good machine that needs a bit more of the retro spotlight :)
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SirClive
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Curious
And I have found just the right VIC20 game to nomiate for next season!
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a.j.green
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Its not easy...
SirClive
Nov 29 2006, 10:56 PM
And I have found just the right VIC20 game to nomiate for next season!

There were some very good VIC20 games. Hope you pick a good 'un! I've been mulling over which two Speccy games to select for the next season, or possibly even toying with the idea of branching out to the Atari ST or Atari VCS. :)
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tk421
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Happy Days
1. Rygar it doesn't get much better
2. Newzealand story very playable and addictive
3. Outzone loved it
4. Starforce very random difficulty sections
5. Tapper enjoyed
6. insector again enjoyed but you were knackered when you lost a life :(
7. Metrocross good but more of a memory game
8. Butasan weird
9. tales frustrating and too much realying on luck
10. Split to be fair didn't realy play it just looked nasty :(
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stomach
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Zed's dead baby, Zed's dead

1. Tales of the arabian nights
2. New zealand story
3. Tapper
4. Rygar
5. Insector

Didn't really play the rest too much (some not at all). I found this to be the worst season of games so far.
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supermario
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Here's my favs - as I've played most of them before.

1 - Metro Cross - Classic scroller, it's addictive trying to get the quickest times/ short cuts/ patterns.
2 - Star Force - This is one of the best shoot-em ups IMHO as it's so simple to get into.
3 - Rygar - Great "platform" game.
4 - New Zealand Story - Cute and cuddly (up to about level 4).
5 - Tapper - Great on the Spectrum, good otherwise
6 - Out Zone - Not bad
7 - Split Personalities - A surprising choice!

Never played the others so no point in putting them in any order.

ME.
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Antiriad2097
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Finally getting round to considering this. I'll go with:


1 - Star Force - Great game I've always had a soft spot for.
2 - Tapper - No brainer, its fast, furious and short.
3 - New Zealand Story - Level and character design hold this one high.
4 - Out Zone - I liked the tactical use of guns here. Some interesting ideas, but needs polish.
5 - Split Personalities - I like it, but the scoring system isn't the best.
8 - Butasan - For all its flaws, I enjoyed the short time this was played.
7 - Rygar - Should probably be higher, but I've never really got on with this one even in the arcade.
8 - Insector X - Held lots of promise that didn't really deliver.
9 - Metro Cross - Never liked this game at all. Would have been last but for Arabian Nights turning up.
10 - Tales of the Arabian Nights - I hope I never see this game again. Dire.
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ghostbiscuit
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Not soft
I'd clean forgotten about this! So:

1. Split Personalities - Controversial! I really didn't like it when it first came out, but this was by far my most played this season
2. Butasan - You miserable bastards. :P It has a pig dressed as Godzilla in it
3. New Zealand Story - An absolute classic
4. Metro Cross - Frustrating sometimes, and basically a memory test, but a good laugh
5. Star Force - Pretty enjoyable, but not the best in it's genre
6. Out Zone - I feel I should have liked this more, but... didn't
7. Insector X - Massive pain in the arse when you lost your weaponry
8. Rygar - Never been a big Rygar fan
9. Tapper - Never really got on with Tapper and it's ilk either
10. Tales of Arabian Nights - Barely playable

Hmm...
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