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Moderator Deceased Gumby Posts: 1413 | Oh boy, where the ads like the box cover? They are most certainly… memorable. ----- The known is finite, the unknown infinite. - Thomas Henry Huxley |
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Member Zombie Gumby Posts: 3881 | Quote: The trivia about the joystick is also quite interesting. I actually wanted to post a picture of that, too, as well as a photo of Arnold. I thought I should try a different format for a change, but I don't know how to do that. Maybe adding semi-related content could make reviews a little more attractive. And I don't mean just bitmap stuff, maybe some audio tracks or videos, etc, but integrated directly in the review. ----- Cheer up! Remember the less you have, the more there is to get. ----- Edited by Moebius at 20:56 on October 21st, 2019 |
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Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11126 | Those "innocent" days of drive-by sexism ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
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Member Retired Gumby Posts: 725 | What I really like about this game is it's advertisement in computer magazines at that time ----- A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code. |
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Moderator Deceased Gumby Posts: 1413 | Interestingly enough the Spectrum version really looks better than the C64 one. As monochrome as they might in in places, overall they are more vivid and less pixelated. Although it also depends on how smooth the movements are, especially in a game likes this. The trivia about the joystick is also quite interesting. In my whole gaming career I only owned one so far, and it was an analogue one which should be tad bit less prone to breaking due to such movements. It went kaput nevertheless… too much Tie fighting. ----- The known is finite, the unknown infinite. - Thomas Henry Huxley |
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Member Zombie Gumby Posts: 3881 | It was one of the best games on Spectrum, and it actually looked a bit better than C64 version. Although, lacking in colour but compensating with better detail, which, i believe, is of higher priority here. The gameplay is pretty good, all the moves are quite diverse, the graphics and animation are on top (for those times). BUT.. there's just one little disadvantage: absolutely no variety of opponents, but just one and the same, which if defeated becomes tougher, and this neverending battle never ceases, but just goes on and on. I think that's a great flaw and in a sense leaves the game incomplete or even makes a demo version out of it. However, it's still a masterpiece, and since the people back then weren't as spoiled as we are today, they considered it to be perfect. ----- Cheer up! Remember the less you have, the more there is to get. |
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Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11126 | Feel free to share anything about Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior (1987) here! ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |