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  • There is a better original game for every conversion?[QUOTE=Matt_B]My contention would be that for any good conversion, I could name a better original Spectrum game in a similar format. As such, there a…

    ... , sim city, pang and maybe more have a ... gameplay in some degree. And more important, can u ... Dan, Technican Ted, Cobra and such? I know which ones ... Easily the best arcade driving game conversion the Spectrum ever ... shoot things in pseudo-3D I'd probably play ...
    Matt_B Matt_B June 2006 Games
  • There is a better original game for every conversion?[QUOTE=Matt_B]My contention would be that for any good conversion, I could name a better original Spectrum game in a similar format. As such, there a…

    ... split between R-Type and Zynaps. For me, ... Dan, Technican Ted, Cobra and such? I know which ... Easily the best arcade driving game conversion the Spectrum ... lot better than Chequered Flag and TT Racer.

    3D I'd probably play ...
    Bluce_Ree Bluce_Ree June 2006 Games
  • The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…

    ... Speccy was much better at 3D games than the Commodore. ... Turbo Esprit and especially Hard Driving knows this.

    And anyone ... a dedicated datarecorder (C2N) and that datarecorder was proven to ... computers such as the Spectrum and C64 came out, Parents ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…

    ... much better at 3D games than the Commodore ... Durrells Turbo Esprit and especially Hard Driving knows this.[/quote ... version of those 3D games was better ... to a C64 3D graphics engine on ... />
    --------------------------------
    And here is the Z80 bubble ...
    JamesD JamesD September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Driving/Racing from and 'onthetrack' viewIts poll time. Pick the selection of these you like best. None of these take the overhead view. and there are no strategy/manager games in the poll.…

    ... - The early leader of driving games and with a much more realistic ... gamplay than a typical racer and great 3D graphics.

    Enduro ... - Probably the best arcade-style driving game on the Spectrum.
    driving game that added lots to ...
    Matt_B Matt_B March 2007 Games
  • 16-bit WarsDoing a 8-bit war is a bit of a no-brainer but what's your 16-bit fave, Multiple votes are allowed

    ... g. pure number crunching or 3D graphics) it even had ... However, games like Enchanted Lands and Anarchy showed just what could ... largely down to poor programming and songwriting. Most composers worked ... you wanted it to. By driving the chip directly from the ...
    Matt_B Matt_B April 2007 Chit chat
  • Game Over for Playstation creatorKen Kutaragi the creator of the Playstation has fallen on his sword and resigned from Sony over the PS3. [url]http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0…

    ... />
    1000000 zillion driving , fighters and sports games on the xbox ... to me are simplistic and pick up and play.

    ... from this, flight sims, 3d shooters (sucks on the controller ... such as Shivers, Seventh Guest and Eleventh Hour. These games ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk April 2007 Chit chat
  • Hard Drivin - is it me?I tried Hard Drivin for the Speccy years ago and just couldn't get to grips with it. Then I tried it again recently, and it still seems just as awful…

    ... PC steering wheel in MAME32, and it's amazing to think ... . Perhaps the first driving game to use real 3D polygons too?
    obo obo May 2007 Games
  • Retro PC games?Following on from the conversation about Blade Runner and Blood for the PC I thought I would start a thread about other 'retro' PC games Under a kil…

    ... />
    Dune - quirky and massively atmospheric adventure thanks largely ... 3D driving stunt game, a bit like Hard Drivin' but actually playable and ... Great for the crashes and replays alone. I played ... - Worth mentioning that Command and Conquerer is a bit of ...
    Collie Collie September 2007 Chit chat
  • Work In ProgressHi folks, Many people ask what is in the pipeline to avoid sourcing tapes/disks/carts that we've either already dumped or have as WIP. They may rem…

    ...
    3D Pool Kixx
    Acrojet Kixx
    Advanced Dungeons and Dragons ... /> Panic Kryptronic
    Pass your Driving Test Supersoft
    People from ...
    ADJB ADJB October 2007 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 50Hz on PC?Hi, do you know of any emulator for PC that can switch monitor refresh rate to 50Hz or closest possible and sync ZX interrupt with monitor refresh?…

    ... ![/QUOTE]Thanks for the explanation and yes, this is the exact ... fun to play. 3D games such as driving and first-person shooters are ...
    Vertigo Vertigo October 2007 Emulators
  • Fairytale of New York - edited[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7149525.stm[/url] I actually dont mind this 'Xmas' song at all. I cant believe the PC brigade have go…

    ... of the game Duke Nukem 3D, when it was converted ... can differentiate between reality and make-believe, and I do believe that ... glasses are lazy, greedy and stupid and dishonest. Well, maybe if ... speeding away whilst being his driving ability was impaired by being ...
    ewgf ewgf December 2007 Chit chat
  • improvements to gameshello while i playing a few spectrum games,i thought how better some games would be better with an improvement:- automania-128k tune,less grating t…

    ... Chess - needs on-screen menus and a decent Chess engine (sometimes ... driving around. Well, no, just keep the game as it is and ... /Fairlight style controls to Knightlore and other 3D games, so that instead ... sound to Star Wars, but 3D Starstrike was such a better ...
    ewgf ewgf January 2008 Games
  • 3D Deathchase - Please tell me whyHowdy, I know I'm wrong already, because everyone else is clearly right, but I don't see the fun in 3D Deathchase. OK so there's some scaling sprites…

    ... think that 3D Deathchase is a good game, and technically it' ... to just keep firing and and travel in the same ... the list is justified. And 3D Death Chase wouldn't be ... and the closest I could get as a kid to driving ... a real car in a city. And what ...
    ewgf ewgf February 2008 Games
  • Some things to talk aboutThere's not too much posting going on here, so to hopefully break up this temporary lull in the postings, feel free to answer or discuss these follow…

    ... great. Nice, fast 3D graphics. Love that game, and yes, the multiple ... /> Anybody else ever try 4D Driving (or Stunts as it is ...
    Klepto Klepto July 2008 Chit chat
  • i want to make a gameok as some of you may be aware im not as technical as you guys. and contrary to the thread title i don't want to make a game. but if i wanted to ma…

    ... making a FPS, or driving game, or any other ... of graphics, audio, and code which can be ... texturing, 3D programming, A.I. & game logic, and audio. ... with a good idea and things can happen quite ... out there, and legitimately free of charge, and there's ...
    bobs bobs August 2008 Chit chat
  • Some more questions for the WOS geniuses to ponderSome questions whilst I'm waiting here: 1.Why do cars need ariels to receive radio stations? I mean, you're driving around in a lump of metal, so w…

    ... explain the different types and lengths of aerials required ... for some Duke Nukem 3D levels to put on ... I mean, you're driving around in a lump of ... , right? Except for feathers and stuff, obvously, but that ... be travelling at 100mph? And how fast would something ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2008 Chit chat
  • Goldeneye (N64) can still surprise!After eleven years, I thought I'd seen and done everything Goldeneye on the N64 has to offer, but I've found this video: [url]http://uk.youtube.com/…

    ... a couple of bog standard driving levels?[/quote]

    ... : Agent Under Fire, and 007: Nightfire have driving levels. AUF is very ... . Playing Goldeneye after doom and Duke 3D etc it was a ' ... than Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D, even if the mouse + keyboard ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2008 Chit chat
  • Blimey! Buy a used console games and you might have to pay the s/w house to play it!From: [URL]http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/10/capps-we-really-need-to-make-strides-against-the-secondhand-market/[/URL] [COLOR=blue]"Epic…

    ... zones, finding and using different vehicles, and killing the invading ... too, and it changed according to the current situation (driving peacefully ... 's basically a 3D platformer, and you control a little ... s actually very clever and original, and very enjoyable. It ...
    ewgf ewgf November 2008 Chit chat
  • Juggernaut was great!Forgive my ignorance not having trawled through the vast archives of posts, but I remember the game JUGGERNAUT with incredible fondness. I'm wonderin…

    ... It's a pretty hard and initially out of control affair ... tame-able and once tamed provides the most realistic driving experience on ... way because of the momentum and steering/thrust(accelerate) controls.
    3D trucking game with similar feel ...
    alanspec alanspec November 2008 Games
  • Which non spectrum game(s) gobsmacked you the most?Having read this thread - [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22537[/url] I decided to start a thread about non-spectrum ga…

    ... /> Fire up MAME and check out the other driving games from 1986 ... don't think sprite scaling driving games have ever improved on ... was jaw-dropping. 3D, textures, fast, insane action, and network play. The ...
    JamesW JamesW November 2008 Chit chat
  • Playstation vs. N64 vs. SaturnIn another thread ( [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20482&highlight=xbox+360[/URL] ) we discussed the virtues and quali…

    ... 3d side of the Saturn is what suffered Virtua fighter 1 and ... , the rendering looked washed out and grainy, and the game was cut ... multiplayer on Tony Hawks 1 and 2, and some Bishi Bashi Special ... I ever see are racing, driving games or Wrestling (damn those ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek December 2008 Chit chat
  • Games with Troubled Gestation periodsI'm quite interested in games that have a troubled history before release, such as for instance Ikari Warriors, that had a long gap before release fo…

    ... not up to the job, and it was completed in-house ... , in 16-bit cases the driving level code was the un ... /Batwing levels that became full 3D)
    merman merman April 2009 Games
  • The [You] awardsI'm bored, so I thought I'd do the traditional ewgf Spectrum awards, for the first time ever. Once you've ignored my post, please post your own winne…

    ... Enduro Racer.
    [B]Best Driving Game:[/B] [I]Chase H ... first person game:[/B] [I]3D Starstrike[/I]?
    [B]Best ... Encounter, Cyclone, Ant Attack [/I] and others spectrum originals.
    [B ... ; Where Time Stood Still[/I], and The Great Escape, Knight Lore ...
    WhenIWasCruel WhenIWasCruel June 2009 Games
  • Great leaps forward... Timeline thoughtsHi guys What would you say were the great leaps forward in the life of the speccie. I was only in the scene for a few years (from 82-85) but in tha…

    ... colourful sprites, continuous music, and so many screens (twenty!) ... deny it's fantastic playability and longevity.

    ... made us stop and stare! Fantastic 3D graphics, horribly realistic ... astounding. Total freedom of driving around a living, breathing ...
    ewgf ewgf July 2009 Games
  • Knot in 3D - how?Dear all, Does anyone know the basic concept behind the programming of Knot in 3D? How much usable ram did the speccy have - was it 32768 bytes? If…

    Knot in 3D is one of the ... of the speed. Innovation and originality are as important as ... playability and addictiveness. I found it ... very playable and quite fun. You could ... hifi. If you keep 'driving' in one direction you can ...
    SteveP SteveP August 2009 Games
  • I just picked up a free Atari 520stJust got a free 520ST, (no cables or leads) and a small box load of games. :? dunno what to do with it, but it was being thrown out, so I grabbed it…

    ... without "coming down" (?!) to scrolling and sound "or even more trivial ... quite sure what you're driving at here.

    Although ... was flawed and most of its 3D games were slow and clunky.
    and SNK (68K and Z80 based "24-bit ...
    Matt_B Matt_B September 2009 Chit chat
  • Anybody play abandonware? Got any recommendations?I was just over on abandonia.com and it looks like there's some pretty good rpgs and adventure games over there. Definitely think I could waste a few…

    ... genres you like), and your PC and PC knowledge as getting ...
    Doom 1 and 2,
    Duke Nukem 3D (brilliant),
    Shadow ... opinion, though).

    Driving games:

    Carmageddon
    and 2, Sam and Max, and the Indiana Jones ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2009 Chit chat
  • Imagine loading by tape nowadays!!!!I was bored so i did some working out how long it would take to load a more modern game at the rate old speccy tapes do which is 1500 bps (bits). 8 …

    ... the interaction of tyre surface and road surface, by approximating ... they started modelling everything in 3D down to epic detail, ... many modern games", and I expect realistic driving sims probably fall ... etc., masses of classes and instances. I wrote the code ...
    Danforth Danforth December 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • YSRnRY: Xmas Special DVD ISO image now available over BitTorrentHeya! I've tested this DVD ISO image on my regular DVD player here and it looks pretty damned good on TV. I've also put chapter points at the start …

    ... . Quality of video and audio is superb and music really nostalgic. [/quote ... ; 1x24, 2x25
    KOC #4: Driving home for Xmas (1:25 ... (1:31)
    Credits: Justified and ancient (1:26)
    [/code ... />
    [quote]I love the 3D stuff, particularly the ZXMas bit ...
    NickH NickH January 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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