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  • Speccy related injuriesI apologise if this has arisen before but. Following on from Def Chris' name the game post in the games forum, about Daley Thompsons Supertest. Cu…

    ... reet puff, did anyone ever beat Gus?

    I did and ... a week.

    I beat Gus though! So it was well ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek February 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • End of level - bosses and brawlsI think end of level fights and foes can make or break a good arcade game. [B]Commando[/B] was the first one I really liked (was there an earlier one…

    ... him?[/QUOTE]

    Haha! Gus! Yes! I did it when ... neck whilst doing it, I beat Gus, but for about a week ... .

    It seems beating Gus comes at a terrible price ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek December 2007 Games
  • End of level - bosses and brawlsI think end of level fights and foes can make or break a good arcade game. [B]Commando[/B] was the first one I really liked (was there an earlier one…

    [QUOTE=dm_boozefreek;232358]Haha! Gus! Yes! I did it when ... neck whilst doing it, I beat Gus, but for about a week ... .

    It seems beating Gus comes at a terrible price ... the speed you used to beat that huge head!
    VanTammen VanTammen December 2007 Games
  • Daley's SupertestThe 128 tape version (not tried the other one yet) I had this with my grey +2 (or possibly with my +3, can't be sure, I think the +2) , took ages to…

    ... , but I may have beaten Gus once or twice as a ... at it. I could definatly beat Woods though and I remember ... like a king when I beat him after weeks of trying ... 'm sure I managed to beat Gus once or twice, but I ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob March 2010 Games
  • best sport gamewhat was your best sport game we are not incuding football games. so mine is 180 i used to play it quite a lot

    [QUOTE=def chris;570823]

    try it yourselves :D[/QUOTE]

    No chance, joysticks are too expensive to destroy by furiously waggling to beat Gus on the Tug o War (think I got the name right, bloke with the weird afro like hair)
    Wookiee Wookiee October 2011 Games
  • Daley ThompsonHe was just interviewed on Central News & said he still gets people coming up to him saying they took an interest in sport because of the game :) So…

    I beat Gus :D
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek February 2012 Chit chat
  • Daley ThompsonHe was just interviewed on Central News & said he still gets people coming up to him saying they took an interest in sport because of the game :) So…

    [QUOTE=dm_boozefreek;601728]I beat Gus :D[/QUOTE]

    no one beats Gus....well aside from Gigatron maybe
    Wookiee Wookiee February 2012 Chit chat
  • What's the maddest a Speccy game ever drove you????What's the maddest a game ever made you and what did you do about it?? I have plenty of memories of punching TV's, myself, sofa's etc. as, for exampl…

    ... memory serves, the way to beat 'Gus' (I think it was). Was ...
    Nonsense in BASIC Nonsense in BASIC April 2016 Games
  • What's the maddest a Speccy game ever drove you????What's the maddest a game ever made you and what did you do about it?? I have plenty of memories of punching TV's, myself, sofa's etc. as, for exampl…

    ... memory serves, the way to beat 'Gus' (I think it was). ... instructions as the way to beat all the characters (not ... button bash it and still beat them.

    SRW ... used to beat the middle to tough characters, but with Gus there ... is no way to beat him!
    def chris def chris April 2016 Games
  • What's the maddest a Speccy game ever drove you????What's the maddest a game ever made you and what did you do about it?? I have plenty of memories of punching TV's, myself, sofa's etc. as, for exampl…

    ... would of said I did beat Gus BITD. But now you and ...
    Nonsense in BASIC Nonsense in BASIC April 2016 Games
  • Poll : How do you rate Airwolf?Was it a colourful, challenging game with an interesting map to to explore well worth its Crash Smash, or an frustrating, clunky experience thats ove…

    I'm sure I managed to rip the stick off the base of a Quickshot 2 whilst trying to beat Gus on Daley Thompson's Super Test....and that was a different occasion to the time I severely injured my neck and shoulder attempting the same thing :))
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek July 2018 Games
  • Poll : How do you rate Airwolf?Was it a colourful, challenging game with an interesting map to to explore well worth its Crash Smash, or an frustrating, clunky experience thats ove…

    ... Quickshot 2 whilst trying to beat Gus on Daley Thompson's Super ... /> I've never managed to beat him, i always pick Arthur ...
    zx1 zx1 July 2018 Games
  • Best achievement in a Speccy gameI'm rubbish at most games. I can complete Atic Atac, Manic Miner, Highway Encounter, Skool Daze and er, Bruce Lee. That's about it. However on pla…

    Completing Camelot Warriors, which is something I never ever want to do ever again!

    Oh and managing to beat Gus at Tug O’ War in Supertest. I’ve told the story on here before, and I actually injured myself doing it :))
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek October 2020 Games
  • Best achievement in a Speccy gameI'm rubbish at most games. I can complete Atic Atac, Manic Miner, Highway Encounter, Skool Daze and er, Bruce Lee. That's about it. However on pla…

    ... />
    Oh and managing to beat Gus at Tug O’ War in ... remember if I ever beat Gus but I definitely beat the one just ... I was the first. I beat it on release day and ...
    Vampyre Vampyre October 2020 Games
  • Crisps for Pete's sakeI want a decent and honest crisp, not crinkle cut not extra thick, nor Parma ham and parmagino with a hint of baseball bat flavour, just a good tasti…

    ... 2600 stick, he could easily beat Gus at tug o' war...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek November 2021 Chit chat
  • Chaos fans .. can you beat this ? I played my usual game, me against 7 other wizards on level 8. The first spell I cast was a real vampire - successful. Then I cast magic armour - …

    ... vampire.

    Can anyone beat that ? (i'm not telling ...
    JasonW JasonW October 2002 Games
  • The Best Beat 'Em Up Games For SpeccyHi. What are the best beat 'em up games for Speccy in your opinion? For me it's: 1. Renegade 2. Target: Renegade

    Hi.
    What are the best beat 'em up games for Speccy in your opinion?
    For me it's:

    1. Renegade
    2. Target: Renegade
    dosh dosh July 2005 Games
  • Bands/Singers using Spectrum beat?I remember reading, long ago, about British bands who used Spectrum beats in their songs. I'm not talking about songs with loading noise nor the ZX S…

    ... is using the Speccy as beat machine, using the beeper, the ... on your mind' and the beat is very similar to a ... beat I've heard in 48K ...
    zxbruno zxbruno March 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How-to-beat-coin-ops bookBefore they founded Apogee (now 3D Realms), the founders wrote a book on how to beat the coin-ops of the day. It's now available as a .pdf (11Mb). …

    Before they founded Apogee (now 3D Realms), the founders wrote a book on how to beat the coin-ops of the day. It's now available as a .pdf (11Mb).

    [url]http://www.3drealms.com/news/2007/07/zap_some_history_resurrected.html[/url]
    robert@fm robert@fm January 2008 Chit chat
  • Renegade - best beat em up on speccy?Following on from a recent Arcade sequels thread, It is my personal opinion that Renegade is probably the best beat 'em up released for the spectrum…

    ... Renegade is probably the best beat 'em up released for the ... you think is the best beat em up? Or have I ...
    DirtyHagger DirtyHagger June 2008 Games
  • Beat em ups - new category correctionsA new category today, more corrections to come: Catain Pytron [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000814[/url] No beating at all…

    ... en Manhattan Sur is a beat em up.

    ---------------------------
    beat em up.

    ------------------------

    Arcade:Beat em up or Sport:Action ?
    Ralf Ralf May 2009 Infoseek database
  • Daley's SupertestThe 128 tape version (not tried the other one yet) I had this with my grey +2 (or possibly with my +3, can't be sure, I think the +2) , took ages to…

    ... is possible to beat 'The Woods' 7 or 'Gus' 8 ?

    spider spider March 2010 Games
  • Try to remembering arcade beat 'em upHmmm, I wonder if anyone can help me remember the name of an arcade beat 'em up I played while on holiday (on some Spanish island) years ago. Here's…

    ... the name of an arcade beat 'em up I played while ... -down view (like Commando) gang beat 'em up.
    [*]You weren ...
    Maroc's Astral Projection Maroc's Astral Projection December 2011 Chit chat
  • Animated mock up of a beat em up from RELEVO VideogamesRELEVO has posted in its channel a mockup of what could be in the future a beat em up for the Spectrum and MSX. Looks quite good! [url]http://www.yo…

    RELEVO has posted in its channel a mockup of what could be in the future a beat em up for the Spectrum and MSX. Looks quite good!

    [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiddVYey2L0&feature=youtu.be[/url]
    Ivanzx Ivanzx March 2013 Development
  • Robot beat 'em up on AmigaHi y'all I've got a query about an Amiga game I played back in the early 90s(ish) that I can't seem to find on archive listings on Lemon Amiga or ho…

    ... />
    It was a robot beat 'em up. Pretty sure you ... -one arena battles or gang beat 'em up.

    (I ...
    Maroc's Other Projection Maroc's Other Projection May 2014 Chit chat
  • What happened to '8-Bit Beat 'em up/Fighter Dev Comp 2020' ?Had this one in my bookmarks but forgot to keep track of any developments: https://itch.io/jam/8-bit-beat-em-upfighter-dev-comp I suspect becau…

    ... ://itch.io/jam/8-bit-beat-em-upfighter-dev-comp
    Renegade Renegade October 2020 Chit chat
  • Recycled GraphicsI've just noticed a distinct similarity between this face in Freddy Hardest:- [url]http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/wosfiles/loader/FreddyHardest.gif[/url] …

    [QUOTE=vanpeebles;768580]Gus was rock solid![/QUOTE]

    Yeah i don't think i ever managed to beat him!:smile:
    zx1 zx1 May 2014 Games
  • Biggest baddie in a speccy gameIf you ignore really huge ones where the whole game is set inside a baddie (Dominator, Gutz etc), what is the biggest enemy "sprite" in a Spectrum ga…

    [QUOTE=VanTammen;815925]Gus from Daley Thompson Super Test: That head.. the horroro, the horror![/QUOTE]

    Beat him after many attempts - shook my fist and screamed "WANKEEEEEEEEEERRR!!!" at maximum volume for a full minute. :)
    Swevicus Swevicus January 2015 Games
  • What's the maddest a Speccy game ever drove you????What's the maddest a game ever made you and what did you do about it?? I have plenty of memories of punching TV's, myself, sofa's etc. as, for exampl…

    Gus update... he seems impossible to beat to me (shock horror). Spent ... if it is possible to beat him. If it is possible ...
    Nonsense in BASIC Nonsense in BASIC April 2016 Games
  • What's the maddest a Speccy game ever drove you????What's the maddest a game ever made you and what did you do about it?? I have plenty of memories of punching TV's, myself, sofa's etc. as, for exampl…

    ... taken to the cleaners by 'Gus' like everybody else... :D
    beat on read hardware? (or an ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie April 2016 Games
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