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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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                                        top-specci
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                                        Hi,
                                        is there a game for Mame / NeoGeo like "Scroched Earth" ?

                                        Looks like:
                                        scorched-esarth.jpg )

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                                          vasquez109
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                                          Hi.

                                          Looking for an arcade game I used to play on the way to school in the early 90s. Brawler game like Golden Axe, but a boss or other character was called 'Yamato' or 'Yamamoto' or something like that would cut you in half with his sword, rendering your credit gone in the blink of an eye. Any ideas?

                                          Thanks.

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                                            quicksilver @vasquez109
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                                            @vasquez109 captain commando?

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