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      xwons @VictimRLSH
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      @VictimRLSH said in Post here if you can't remember the name of a game!:

      @xwons Sea Dragon?

      Mmm, no. Similar in style, but it's not the one I'm looking for. And I couldn't find an Amstrad version.

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        VictimRLSH @xwons
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        @xwons My periwinkle belt in Google-Fu is coming up with Oceana for the Amstrad. Doesn't quite look like the Apple game I remember (Sea Dragon wasn't it for that one either...)

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          gamesfan @VictimRLSH
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          @VictimRLSH ![alt text](image url)
          Rockys boots?

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            xwons @VictimRLSH
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            @VictimRLSH said in Post here if you can't remember the name of a game!:

            @xwons My periwinkle belt in Google-Fu is coming up with Oceana for the Amstrad. Doesn't quite look like the Apple game I remember (Sea Dragon wasn't it for that one either...)

            Sorry, but I don't think that's it. The one I remember had several levels which ended figthing a boss. I remember one of them being some kind of sea serpent or eel in which you had to shoot its head.

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              VictimRLSH @xwons
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              @xwons Now that DOES sound like Sea Dragon.

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                ParadoxGBB
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                This might be a long shot, but there was an old DOS game I played from the '90s, I think it was shareware, from SSI that was a spacecraft shooter. If I recall correctly, it was kind of like an overhead view evolution of asteroids.

                Anyone know what I'm talking about?

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                  mitu Global Moderator @ParadoxGBB
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                  @ParadoxGBB Here's a list of SSI games (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Strategic_Simulations_games), but are you sure you're not talking about Masters of Orion ?

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                    Kookamunga @gamesfan
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                    @gamesfan Nope, this game you actually moved a character around onscreen. Thanks though!

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                      Kookamunga @VictimRLSH
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                      @VictimRLSH Found the game! It's MECC - Electrifying Adventures

                      Once you mentioned it sounded like it was from the Learning Company, that inspired me to look up educational Apple IIe games.
                      Thanks for the help!

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                        VictimRLSH @ParadoxGBB
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                        @ParadoxGBB Renegade Legion Interceptor? Played that to death both on Amiga and tabletop too.

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                          ParadoxGBB @mitu
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                          @mitu @VictimRLSH , yeah, I looked up that Wikipedia article and I didn't see it. What I saw was an arcade game, not a strategy game. Maybe I have the shipping game company wrong... the ship you shot from was shaped like a horseshoe and I think you got upgrades.

                          In any case, like I said, long shot. Thanks anyway, though!

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                            VictimRLSH
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                            Trying to remember the name of a vertical shooter that was a vector game and controlled with a dial. You flew a formation of ships, and started with like 20+ ships. As ships in your formation got destroyed, you could add ships from your supply to your formation until you ran out and your remaining ships in formation were destroyed.

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                              top-specci
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                              Is there a game like this on/for MAME emulator?

                              Played years ago on ZX spectrum. Names on Spectrum are: bomber, city bomber , ...

                              But for Mame I can't find this kind of simple game (straight flying, and simply bomb in the right moment .....)![alt text]zx_city-bomber.png

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                                mitu Global Moderator @top-specci
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                                @top-specci said in Post here if you can't remember the name of a game!:

                                But for Mame I can't find this kind of simple game

                                Maybe Canyon Bomber ?

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                                  drake999
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                                  Ok how about this. I have a vague memory of a game from when I was like 4 years old. All I know is it was a NES game. I think it was a beat em up game. And there was a level boss named "Tiny" (the name was ironic). That's all I can remember. Been bugging me for years but could never figure it out. I hope it doesn't turn out to be something common like Double Dragon or something lol.

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                                    top-specci @mitu
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                                    @mitu said in Post here if you can't remember the name of a game!:

                                    @top-specci said in Post here if you can't remember the name of a game!:

                                    But for Mame I can't find this kind of simple game

                                    Maybe Canyon Bomber ?

                                    Yes, this looks like, thx!
                                    If there are others (maybe also with a little bether graphic), also welcome.
                                    And, is there a webpage where I can search for "Canyon bomber" and than I can see similar games ?

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                                      quicksilver @drake999
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                                      @drake999 wrath of the black manta?

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                                        drake999 @quicksilver
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                                        @quicksilver said in Post here if you can't remember the name of a game!:

                                        wrath of the black manta

                                        Could be. I just looked at some screenshots online and it looks vaguely familiar. If I play it that might jar my memory. I have a better than average memory of my childhood. I still remember sitting in the high chair as a baby, lol. This one has been bugging me for years though. The game was a rental one weekend and my dad and I were playing it. I remember him talking about fighting a boss called "Tiny". For all I know he came up with the name himself knowing his sense of humor, lol. In any case I would like to find the game but I fear I may remember too little of it to track it down. I will take a closer look at your suggestion. Thanks.

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                                          quicksilver @drake999
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                                          @drake999 The first boss of that game is named tiny. The Japanese and US versions the boss looks different.

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                                            drake999 @quicksilver
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                                            @quicksilver It could very well be the one I'm looking for. I also remember we weren't very far into the game either when we encountered this "Tiny" so you might be right on the money.

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