Name the Game - Part 3

[DrSpike]

Maybe this will help:

Clue4: In the first game you escape your location by the classic Enid Blyton-esque trick of using a nail to poke out the key on the other side of a door, after of course sliding a newspaper under it so that you can retrieve the key when it falls.

[child of Thor]

well its the fact of there being four of them that was giving me a hard time.
I been looking through some retro sites and i think i've found the answer, not many went past a trilogy in those days.

EDIT: once i'd seen the title i do remember it as being one of the famous adventures of the time - did it come as free software with a spectrum at one point?

[Buck Birdseed]

It's clearly the original spectrum version of Myst. Don't know why I didn't spot that before.

[Dale]

I remeber the game, but not the name. If it's what I think it is then it came out on C64 too.

[child of Thor]

Hey Dale,

We could turn this into part of the game - if we give vague answers Dr.Spike will have to try to guess what we mean, and thus if we got it right

I would add i did use google(bad) to get a list of spectrum sites, then had a few hours(good) fun browsing and laughing at the disgusting neon colour graphics

I would say the third in the series is the most memorable for me, it might just be the name - not sure?? I'm 99.9% certain they didn't come out on the Atari 8bits. maybe C64 although i kinda have a feeling they may have been Spectrum exclusive?:

[DrSpike]

BB: No
CoT: You are disqualified, but PM me what you think, because you might be wrong from the looks of it.

Clue 5: I played the initial trilogy at a young age, where the immense amounts of toilet humour in the games made me laugh my ass off.

[DrSpike]

Extra clue: I am reasonably sure it only came out for the Spectrum.

Edit: CoT I got your PM, and I had forgotten those games you mentioned completely. You are free to keep guessing.

[child of Thor]

You have got to be kidding!!! I was 100% sure!! darn

[DrSpike]

I would have thought these 5 clues would be enough........where is Cap?

[Rasputin]

well cant we switch to game sfrom 80s that were on another computer LOL

[aaglo]

Toilet humor reminds me only of Leisuresuit-Larry... but that's not only on Spectrum...

[DrSpike]

I can't really think of another clue that isn't too blatant. I'll come up with something later.

[child of Thor]

Well I'm going to have to surrender on this one Dr Spike..............my eyes cant take anymore of the day-glo screen shots i was looking at yesterday, i take my hat of to all spectrum users everywhere - you deserve a special medal

[DrSpike]

Ok maybe it is too hard.

Blatant clue: The place from which you are trying to escape in all the games of the initial trilogy is an outdoor toilet.

[child of Thor]

If someone gets this can we please have links/screenshots of these games?, i feel i've missed out on a real classic

Edit: the only famous spectrum toilet i can think of was in jetset willy.......i think.......