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Retro gamer 89

psj3809psj3809
edited April 2011 in Sinclair Miscellaneous
Despite the c64 on the cover there's some good Speccy stuff...

News article on the Elite Speccy app
Making of Starquake - 8 pages including a map
Interview with Raffaele Cecco
Gimme Bright gets a retro review
Even our very own Zeropolis gets a small mention with a screenshot of his upcoming adventure game
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  • BiNMaNBiNMaN
    edited April 2011
    psj3809 wrote: »
    Despite the c64 on the cover there's some good Speccy stuff...

    News article on the Elite Speccy app
    Making of Starquake - 8 pages including a map
    Interview with Raffaele Cecco
    Gimme Bright gets a retro review
    Even our very own Zeropolis gets a small mention with a screenshot of his upcoming adventure game

    have you had yours through the post? mine hasn't arrived as yet
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited April 2011
    Yep got it this morning. Other people have as well, because of the Easter post it must have been quite tight. So presume yours will be tuesday
  • MaccMacc
    edited April 2011
    Theres a few people who's backs up about the coverage for the 3DS, cant blame em, not exactly "retro"
  • BiNMaNBiNMaN
    edited April 2011
    Macc wrote: »
    Theres a few people who's backs up about the coverage for the 3DS, cant blame em, not exactly "retro"

    yeh suppose, but there again you could say the style of some of the 2d games are 'retro' looking like some of the snes classics
  • BiNMaNBiNMaN
    edited April 2011
    psj3809 wrote: »
    Yep got it this morning. Other people have as well, because of the Easter post it must have been quite tight. So presume yours will be tuesday

    can't grumble Velesofts chip has made it all the way from Czechoslovakia intact

    mind you he's packaged it that well I don't think a nuke would have got through

    :p
  • zeropolis79zeropolis79
    edited April 2011
    psj3809 wrote: »
    Despite the c64 on the cover there's some good Speccy stuff...

    News article on the Elite Speccy app
    Making of Starquake - 8 pages including a map
    Interview with Raffaele Cecco
    Gimme Bright gets a retro review
    Even our very own Zeropolis gets a small mention with a screenshot of his upcoming adventure game

    Really? Any chance of a scan please?

    It was just going to be a small unofficial public domain game.. here's hoping this mention doesn't bring too much unwanted attention from Lucasfilm.
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited April 2011
    Sorry don't have a scanner. Should be in WHSmiths next week
  • zeropolis79zeropolis79
    edited April 2011
    Can you tell me what it says please? Would like to know before I trek to WHSmiths to buy a copy.

    Thanks.
  • jdanddietjdanddiet
    edited April 2011
    zeropolis79 wrote: »
    Can you tell me what it says please? Would like to know before I trek to WHSmiths to buy a copy.

    Thanks.

    it says get a sub you tightarse :smile:
  • zeropolis79zeropolis79
    edited April 2011
    I have enough subscriptions mate..
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited April 2011
    Just mean but this single issue. After all they did mention your game. Should support it!
  • zeropolis79zeropolis79
    edited April 2011
    Surprised they didn't ask me any questions about it..
  • mermanmerman
    edited April 2011
    Macc wrote: »
    Theres a few people who's backs up about the coverage for the 3DS, cant blame em, not exactly "retro"

    The point is, there are a lot of familiar franchises that are retro appearing on 3DS - Pilotwings Resort will appeal to retro gamers, Rayman 3D is a port of an old Jaguar game, Kid Icarus is returning after more than 20 years, and so on
    zeropolis79 wrote: »
    Surprised they didn't ask me any questions about it..

    Well, it was in the homebrew piece, so it was probably TMR that wrote it
  • zeropolis79zeropolis79
    edited April 2011
    Who is TMR? I've only read a couple of the early Retro Gamers.

    Maybe a letter for the letters page is in order..
  • BiNMaNBiNMaN
    edited April 2011
    zeropolis79 wrote: »
    Who is TMR? I've only read a couple of the early Retro Gamers.

    Maybe a letter for the letters page is in order..

    he gets on here every now and again, he's on the book of face as well
  • zeropolis79zeropolis79
    edited April 2011
    Well, looking forward to seeing it. (does it say anything nice?)
  • jonathanjonathan
    edited April 2011
    zeropolis79 wrote: »
    Really? Any chance of a scan please?

    It was just going to be a small unofficial public domain game.. here's hoping this mention doesn't bring too much unwanted attention from Lucasfilm.

    I don't think that's entirely likely. At least they haven't been knocking on my door about acquiring the film rights to Utter Tripe yet. Maybe they bought the rights to Farmer Jack instead, and Bob Smith is in Hollywood as we speak giving them a hand with the screenplay...
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  • gasmangasman
    edited April 2011
    jonathan wrote: »
    At least they haven't been knocking on my door about acquiring the film rights to Utter Tripe yet.

    My god, I totally want to see that film now. Or at the very least, the trailer.

    (establishing shot of the earth. Pull back to reveal a cluster of asteroids plummeting towards it. Zoom in on it to reveal the word 'BACON' marked on it.)

    Deep voiceover: IN A WORLD WHERE THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL...

    (cut to a busy street scene. We hear a woman's scream: )

    Woman: Aaa! He's rolled out into the road!

    (Whip pan to a speeding pram)

    Bruce Willis: Don't panic, ma'am!

    (He dashes after the pram, clutching a keyboard)

    Deep voiceover: ...ONE MAN HOLDS THE KEY. BOARD.

    (Cut to the bow of a battleship. A panicked officer bursts out of a door.)

    Officer: Captain! There's a missile heading straight for us! And... (looks into camera) ...it's got our name on it!

    ...You get the idea. I haven't figured out where the monkeys and bananas fit into the plot yet.
  • fogfog
    edited April 2011
    zeropolis79 wrote: »
    Who is TMR?

    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/member.php?u=931

    http://www.cosine.org.uk
    http://www.oldschool-gaming.com

    he's a busy chap so doesn't post here loads I guess.
  • R-TapeR-Tape
    edited April 2011
    gasman wrote: »
    My god, I totally want to see that film now. Or at the very least, the trailer.

    (establishing shot of the earth. Pull back to reveal a cluster of asteroids plummeting towards it. Zoom in on it to reveal the word 'BACON' marked on it.)

    Deep voiceover: IN A WORLD WHERE THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL...

    (cut to a busy street scene. We hear a woman's scream: )

    Woman: Aaa! He's rolled out into the road!

    (Whip pan to a speeding pram)

    Bruce Willis: Don't panic, ma'am!

    (He dashes after the pram, clutching a keyboard)

    Deep voiceover: ...ONE MAN HOLDS THE KEY. BOARD.

    (Cut to the bow of a battleship. A panicked officer bursts out of a door.)

    Officer: Captain! There's a missile heading straight for us! And... (looks into camera) ...it's got our name on it!

    ...You get the idea. I haven't figured out where the monkeys and bananas fit into the plot yet.

    Nahh, far too classy a game for Hollywood, I'm picturing something arthouse with subtitles :wink:
    My speccy games.
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