Name the Game

Frodo · Sat 07/07/2018 15:04:46

Mandle, please could you use actual screenshots, rather than cropped bits of pictures?

Mandle · Sat 07/07/2018 15:10:56

Quote from: Frodo on Sat 07/07/2018 15:04:46
Mandle, please could you use actual screenshots, rather than cropped bits of pictures?

Nope, I can't, if a cropped portion of a GUI icon or whatever in the past was acceptable then this is also.

EDIT: Also I have the whole screenshot saved and plan to show it bit by bit, but if someone had played this game enough they might get it by this one cropped screenie. If not I put the next one up tomorrow.

Cassiebsg · Sat 07/07/2018 16:42:07

It reminded me of an AGS game made for MAGS not too long ago, but I checked the screenshot and decided it wasn't it.

So...

Growing flowers?

Mandle · Sat 07/07/2018 17:23:04

Nope, sorry but here's another cryptic screenie:

[IMGZOOM]http://i63.tinypic.com/r9fmhg.png[/IMGZOOM]

Frodo · Sat 07/07/2018 17:24:47

The Tiny Black Square?

Mandle · Sat 07/07/2018 18:01:44

Quote from: Frodo on Sat 07/07/2018 17:24:47
The Tiny Black Square?

It's zoomable.

VampireWombat · Sat 07/07/2018 18:04:14

E.T.: Phone Home Adventure?

Atavismus · Sun 08/07/2018 11:45:55

Something like an editor?
A Mario editor?
It rings a bell, but it's very distant and I can't hear it clearly...

Mandle · Sun 08/07/2018 23:24:31

No so far...

I think someone might be able to get it not so much by looking at the two pictures individually but instead thinking what they imply about each other when considered together. I'll put another up soon.

Mandle · Mon 09/07/2018 14:36:58

[IMGZOOM]http://i66.tinypic.com/2rr332e.png[/IMGZOOM]

I know the pictures are small but all are zoomable.

Chrille · Mon 09/07/2018 16:07:27

Ah, Dig Dug.

I knew I recognized that flower from somewhere and I was leaning towards the surface from Dig Dug, but I really couldn't remember those path tiles.

Mandle · Mon 09/07/2018 16:14:34

Quote from: Chrille on Mon 09/07/2018 16:07:27
Ah, Dig Dug.

I knew I recognized that flower from somewhere and I was leaning towards the surface from Dig Dug, but I really couldn't remember those path tiles.

I really thought someone would put together the gap in the ground of the first picture and the tunnel down in the second picture as having the same width and figure it out...

Congratz though on figuring out probably one of the most violent early arcade games... I mean, was anyone else blown away by literally pumping the enemies up until they friggin' explode?!

Over to you!

VampireWombat · Mon 09/07/2018 16:18:57

Wow, I would never have guessed Dig Dug. Not only because I haven't played it in at least 25 years, but I think I only played either the Atari 2600 or Intellivision version, neither of which seem to have the flower.

Mandle · Mon 09/07/2018 16:24:58

Quote from: VampireWombat on Mon 09/07/2018 16:18:57
Wow, I would never have guessed Dig Dug. Not only because I haven't played it in at least 25 years, but I think I only played either the Atari 2600 or Intellivision version, neither of which seem to have the flower.

It seems there is a fine balance between making an iconic game impossible to recognize or just way too easy...

Maybe I will just stick to full screen shots from now on to avoid annoying people too much.