Guess the game

[Jan]

Yes of course.

Now this should be very simple:

[Chaos-Shaman]

Simple? not a clue

[Saumun]

Me neither!

Another screenshot from mine:

[Chaos-Shaman]

Nope, drawing a blank.

[Sophia]

Jan, that's

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Commander Keen

!

A more modern game this time (but based on a classic!), image linked because it's big.
http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/18610 ... 5IQXy.jpeg

[Jan]

Sophia, yes, you are right!

Your image reminds me of

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X-COM: Terror from the Deep

- the "terror" campaign when a port is attacked - the name of the character, the weapon, and all the stuff on the ground, particularly the ISO containers .

[Jan]

A new one:

[Ameena]

Well, I still don't know any of the current ones but going by the fact it looks like a railway I'll guess Jan's is

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Railroad Tycoon

. There's probably a whole load of games that look like that, though, so I could be miles out .

Got another of my own...

[Saumun]

I was also thinking along the lines of one of the tycoon type games, but drawing a blank.

Ameena's i think is

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Llamatron

.

My images were from

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Starglider 2

.

So here's a new one:

[Chaos-Shaman]

Nothing yet, I see hamburgers in Ameena's and parsnip pterodactyl from Saumun.

[Jan]

OK, so my previous image was from the

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Transport Tycoon.

What about this:

[Saumun]

Not ringing any bells here.

[Ameena]

Well, I was sort of close with Jan's, then . Saumun is correct on mine (yes, those are hamburgers - other enemies you could encounter included skulls, Rizla packets, sheep heads, toilet rolls, and red phone boxes). Jan's latest...looks familiar. Maybe it's the depiction of the shields around the ship at the bottom. Based on that part I wans to say

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Star Trek

, but I dunno if the upper part looks right to be from that game...for some reason I'm thinking maybe

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Descent

even though I can't even remember what the HUD looekd like in that game (or even if it had one) .

[Jan]

for some reason I'm thinking maybe

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Descent

even though I can't even remember what the HUD looekd like in that game (or even if it had one) .

That's the right answer .

And now, what about this:

[Saumun]

Sheesh... Don't know that one either!

Another screenshot from my current game:

[Ameena]

Really? Wow, holy crap, I don't know how I guessed that . Okay, your new one is eeeasy - that's instantly guessable as

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Magic Carpet, and I can tell it's the first one because the half of a Worm that can be seen is black - in the second game they were green (and their heads looked different)

.
Sorry, Saumun, I have no idea on yours .

Here is another from me...

[Saumun]

One of the later

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Might & Magic

games, but i'm not certain which.

Mine was from

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Prehistoric Isle

.

[Sophia]

Ameena's other one is

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Llamatron

, I think.

Jan, mine was

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XCOM: Enemy Within

which is, as I mentioned, just a modern update/remake, so I'd call your answer "close enough."

[Saumun]

Okay, this one shouldn't last long... Very famous game!

[Sophia]

That's

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Populous

... I used to play too much of that one.

How about...

[Saumun]

No idea about that one Sophia, and doubtless no need to say you're right about

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Populous

(even though i have), so here's another.
Released under different names depending on platform, so either will do:

[Jan]

Okay, your new one is eeeasy - that's instantly guessable as

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Magic Carpet, and I can tell it's the first one because the half of a Worm that can be seen is black - in the second game they were green (and their heads looked different)

.

Yes, of course.

As for yours, I would just add to Saumun's answer that I believe it's

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Might and Magic

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6

which I've never played, but my brother played it quite extensively and, as a matter of fact, still plays from time to time.

I don't know any of the others .

And what about this:

[Ameena]

Sophia was right in her guess about my previous game (which Saumun also guessed). I recognise

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Populous

, though I've never played it nor even seen it played. But I played the sequel a lot and the interface looks similar from what I can see, so I still recognised it . Saumun is right on my game and Jan is right with the specifics - I have played this game many many times and think it's epic . I don't recognise any of the current images .

Got another one for you...should be instantly guessable if you've played the game, otherwise probably not...

[Saumun]

I think Jan's is from

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Ugh!

Don't know Ameena's, but the screenshot looks very familiar to something i've seen before but not played.

Another from mine with almost all the screen (can't include the top portion, as it has the game's name there)...

[Chaos-Shaman]

I knew a couple there,

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populous and might and magic

What is this cheesy game

[Jan]

@Saumun: yes, you are right about

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Ugh!

! I think I know your current game but can't remember the name - I think I've played it on Atari ST but can't remember any details.

@CS: finally a game I know and am first responding: this is the most excellent

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Hero's Quest

aka

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Quest for Glory

!

[Saumun]

My game was

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Zarch

, originally for the Acorn Archimedes... but the port to the ST and Amiga was renamed as

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Virus

.

So here's another:

[Jan]

Hmmm... no idea there, as per usual.

What about this:

[Saumun]

Not familiar with that one.

[Sophia]

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Mega Lo Mania

and

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Hired Guns

!

I'm mostly familiar with the second one due to my attempts to make the DSB engine jump through hoops to try to create similar gameplay.