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spectrum again(for me)...after all this years!!!!

morningmorning
edited October 2004 in Games
Don?t know why but decided to try an emulator, i thought i was just pass some minuts and then let go.., but, i don?t know if its only nostalgia, what happen its im liking a lot playing this zx spectrum games , i had a 128 k just like the one this site have in the front page (was my favorite from the spectrum models), .. so i see theres many people here in the forum, i see there?s a lot sites too on the spectrum, ..so why ..whit this emulators , don?t continue developing games for spectrum, new ones, there?s some really old good games that proves people can do very good things in terms of graphics, and maybe developing the emulators too , whit more capacity than the real machines, in order to do better games , ..but not loosing the "soul" of zxSpec.., maintaining the same graphics style, whit better "stories, arguments..etc...
thanks, its just a thought , nothing more...
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  • cyborgcyborg
    edited October 2004
    don?t continue developing games for spectrum, new ones,

    Why do you think new games aren't being developed?
  • morningmorning
    edited October 2004
    they are?..shiii...after all these years??!!!!, that is great, ..sorry , didn?t knew (if they are)..

  • ErlstonedErlstoned
    edited October 2004
    see recent threads: cronosoft releases, wolfenstein 2004, doom for the speccy. There probably are some others.
  • Dr BEEPDr BEEP
    edited October 2004
    Yeah,

    TVGAME2004

    and I'm working on a RACE-TRACK-SIMULATOR
    (not high-tech, but development)


  • psj3809psj3809
    edited October 2004
    On 2004-10-19 02:38, morning wrote:
    they are?..shiii...after all these years??!!!!, that is great, ..sorry , didn?t knew (if they are)..


    Yeah the retro scene is huge at the moment ! Some new speccy games can be found at...

    http://www.cronosoft.co.uk

    Also as Retro Gaming is so popular at the moment theres even a magazine out in the UK

    http://www.livepublishing.co.uk/retro/index.shtml

    Features all the retro systems, eg Speccy/C64/Consoles etc etc
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited October 2004
    there was also abes mission escape ( a playstation remake :p)
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • ekomanekoman
    edited October 2004
    And oooh, my Ragnar Revival game (www.demesta.com/ragnar), though I had to put it on hold for a while, finishing off a couple of dissertation chapters before x-mas. But I <b>WILL</b> complete it. I must. Got movement and physical laws working now at least, along with room compression.
  • DunnyDunny
    edited October 2004
    On 2004-10-20 00:44, ekoman wrote:
    working now at least, along with room compression.

    You made the walls smaller?

    D.
  • ekomanekoman
    edited October 2004
    No, same size on the isometric blocks (if that's what you mean), but instead of storing the room as 1 byte/block position (which would take 8x8x6=384 bytes per room, plus additional data for the room), the room data is "zipped" using control codes for drawing "sheets" or "lines" of blocks in any 3d-direction (or individual blocks), thus making a very simple room only a couple of bytes large. Pretty clever I reckon - the 48k game could then contain 200+ different rooms of 8x8x6 block positions.
  • CKayCKay
    edited October 2004
    haha, I think Dunny knew what you meant, but just wanted some further details...

    By the way, putting the game on hold is perhaps a good idea, even though you`ve had to, as you know it often gives you more time for extra ideas...

    Best wishes, I still look forward to it with much anticipation :)
  • ekomanekoman
    edited October 2004
    Ooh, D pulled my leg! Didn't see that coming, engrish nog being my native lang! :)

    Yes, CKay, I agree on inspiration there. I will also write a little javaprogram for room designing so I don't have to byte in all those rooms into the game manually...
  • ParkyParky
    edited October 2004
    On 2004-10-19 02:38, morning wrote:
    they are?..shiii...after all these years??!!!!, that is great, ..sorry , didn?t knew (if they are)..

    Infact Spectrum games (both old and new) out sell PS2 and Xbox games by 10 to 1 these days ;)

    Sony and Microsoft are really getting worried as they should be. Retro gaming rule!!!


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