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Remakes using Spectrum graphics - worth doing?After reading the comments in this [post=251540]post[/post], I was surprised to see some support for the idea of a PC remake (or sequel) of a Speccy …
... many Spectrum game graphics have an advantage over other 8 bit systems. The ... clash and doing a simple bit of coloring in.
Why don't you like homebrew games?Alright folks, I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who like the releases from Bob Smith, Jonathan Cauldwell, CEZ Games Studio and the likes…
... better than anything an 8 or 16 bit can do
... games are full of flashy graphics and audio, [/QUOTE]
... aren't very good at graphics or sound. Gameplay can ... 64 bits.
(*) 8-bit games are not 3D
8 bits, when the same ...Remakes using Spectrum graphics - worth doing?After reading the comments in this [post=251540]post[/post], I was surprised to see some support for the idea of a PC remake (or sequel) of a Speccy …
... I suck at PC graphics, I'm still going ... to struggle with Speccy graphics.[/quote]
... re talking about drawing original graphics, if you suck at ... going to suck at Speccy graphics; it's a lot ... version to the Atari 8-bit and during the process ...Why don't you like homebrew games?Alright folks, I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who like the releases from Bob Smith, Jonathan Cauldwell, CEZ Games Studio and the likes…
... be had from writing an 8-bit game and trying to give ... of the most of the graphics available on the machine as ... don't need much of graphics...) :)Speccy's most popular countries?I always wanted to know which countries had the most love for the Speccy (I'm petty like that) so I spent a while trying to get info, as far as i can…
... .atarimania.com/lst_soft.php?MENU=8&TYPE_CODE=G&Page ... its 4 colours and blocky graphics was better than our beloved ... came and wiped all the 8-bit computers together.First multiload gameWhile writing the review of A View to a Kill for the Speccy review book, I commented that it was one of the first multi-load games for the Speccy. D…
... the lamest software houses in 8-bit history (as far as Speccy ... the speccy code and ST graphics.
Damn you memory ...Punch up! Bruce Everiss mauled by the internet over why Imagine collapsed.I couldn't see this posted here so I thought I would post it. It kept me amused for at least half an hour. Bruce Everiss on his blog claims piracy br…
... only been possible on a 8 bit machine with our add on ... bang on about the astounding graphics and sound, in the ... goes on about "cartoon-style graphics". We know know almost certainly ... little-more than some fancy graphics bolted onto arcade-adventure games ...Flabbergasted with the Atari 800! How did it stack up against the Spectrum?I've been watching a few videos of Atari games, and I must say, that as a Spectrum fan, I feel humbled... [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXX_ot…
... its much better graphics, it has a 16-bit sound mode. It ... , so I might be a bit biased, but I think that ... were some of the best 8-bit computers. They're so underrated ...Flabbergasted with the Atari 800! How did it stack up against the Spectrum?I've been watching a few videos of Atari games, and I must say, that as a Spectrum fan, I feel humbled... [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXX_ot…
... were some of the best 8 bit machines made.
Pokey ... and 320 pixels some great graphics could be produced. I always ... the hardware sprites were a bit poor compared to other machines ...Flabbergasted with the Atari 800! How did it stack up against the Spectrum?I've been watching a few videos of Atari games, and I must say, that as a Spectrum fan, I feel humbled... [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXX_ot…
... know, it's the dedicated graphics chip. But what do you ... thinking about developing for an 8-bit platform. Does the Atari hold ...Flabbergasted with the Atari 800! How did it stack up against the Spectrum?I've been watching a few videos of Atari games, and I must say, that as a Spectrum fan, I feel humbled... [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXX_ot…
... know, it's the dedicated graphics chip. But what do you ... thinking about developing for an 8-bit platform. Does the Atari hold ... 't compare 4 bit graphic to our 1 bit (even if coloured ...Flabbergasted with the Atari 800! How did it stack up against the Spectrum?I've been watching a few videos of Atari games, and I must say, that as a Spectrum fan, I feel humbled... [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXX_ot…
... atarimania.com/detail_soft.php?MENU=8&VERSION_ID=1441"]Crystal ... URL] (best 8 bit version as it had fast graphics and better ... .com/detail_soft.php?MENU=8&VERSION_ID=3687"]New ... atarimania.com/detail_soft.php?MENU=8&VERSION_ID=6433"]Goonies[/ ...Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
... present.
* Cosine - 8 Bit Division - Creators of the demos ... Gallery of Commodore 64 game-graphics created by Stephen 'Sir' ... into six categories: Data, Graphics, Sound, Text, Tools ... Plugin for creating C64 format graphics.
* 64Copy Central ...Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
... 's the most widely-recognized 8-bit computer, but you're trying ... Computer 3 had NES-quality graphics(in both palette and resolution ... could combine their 8-bit sound channels into 16-bit sound channels). Speaking ...Favorite C64 games?It seems that the guys over at [url=http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27077]Lemon[/url] are finally admitting that they like Spectrum game…
... same game, only difference is graphics/sound, the gameplay is often ... didn't have MAME and 8-bit home computers with sufficient graphic ...Porting more adv games to the ZX SpectrumIf anyone is up to the task, I'd love to see a port of some of my other games on the ZX Spectrum. I myself need to find a manual for Sinclair BASIC b…
... try out some of the 8 bit compilers and to see just ... much smaller.
Any graphics or sound will require some ...Q about Atari ST Emulators and anthoer Q about JoysticksEnough of this talk of this Comode Amiga... Phah!! I may have asked this before but can I stick my Atari ST disks in my PC and run them in an ST Emu…
... it includes a load of 8-bit and PC conversions, listed here ... s also on a zillion 8-bits, but the ST version ... to me to run a bit faster and has much better ... clearly superior in terms of graphics and sound, even if the ... of the ST being a bit rubbish when it came to ...myspeccy.org - online gaming which auto-saves scoresIt's a blimmin' miracle - I'm most impressed.
... had never realised that the 8-bit versions have a third missing ... levels compared to the 16 bit versions, very weird considering their ... already had the level data, graphics etc.QL and gamesWell,I am bit off topic but I cannot understand why the QL had no arcade games made for it and if it had, would they be vastly technically superior t…
... weren't that many and - graphics aside - they're nothing special ... 's still limited to an 8-bit bus, all internal memory is ...QL and gamesWell,I am bit off topic but I cannot understand why the QL had no arcade games made for it and if it had, would they be vastly technically superior t…
... weren't that many and - graphics aside - they're nothing special ... 's still limited to an 8-bit bus, all internal memory is ...Help me find a C64-only JSW gameDoes such a game exist? A game that was released only on the Commodore 64 but has the "characteristics" of JSW - ie named rooms, large flick-screen a…
... Jet Set Willy, in their graphics at least (I went by ... to pretty much every other 8-bit platform of the time (Atari ...Which emulator do you use?Note it's not a poll about which emulator you think is best*. Simply which emulator you tend to use. You can vote for multiple emulators if you, like…
... of the lack of custom graphics/sprite/sound chips in the ... model unlike in many other 8-bit machines of the era.
bit too. I know people say ...Which emulator do you use?Note it's not a poll about which emulator you think is best*. Simply which emulator you tend to use. You can vote for multiple emulators if you, like…
... of the lack of custom graphics/sprite/sound chips in the ... model unlike in many other 8-bit machines of the era.
bit too. I know people say ...In ye olde days of computingI found this page about some of the the history of home-computing. Maybe not complete, but still: [URL]http://www.jaapan.de/jp/homecomputer.php?page=…
... a sufficient number of parallel 8-bit CPUs.[/QUOTE]
... improvement over an 8-bit chip - indeed, over eight 8-bit chips? And ... don't get me started on detailed polygon graphics ... get:
8-bit to 16-bit was a massive jump ...In ye olde days of computingI found this page about some of the the history of home-computing. Maybe not complete, but still: [URL]http://www.jaapan.de/jp/homecomputer.php?page=…
... and it's the graphics that have accounted for well ... human. Look how far graphics have come in the ... area of AI instead of graphics then wow! Alright, so ... get:
8-bit to 16-bit was a massive jump ... arcade games on the 8-bit were almost perfect replicas ...What do you use a Spectrum emulator for?I suspected most emulator users who expressed a preference were gamers.
... the RAM Music machine - the 8-bit DAC allowed some cool samples ... assembler and authentic BBC VDU/graphics then you'll have to ...A video interface for the Spectrum, MSX compatibleSo you can use the same code for displaying sprites, tiles, characteres, and so no, on both the Spectrum and the MSX. That is, the Spectrum now has a…
... chip nearly useless at 3D graphics too, as well as at ... be used for filled polygon graphics), or use framebuffer in main ... with a bit more colour, but then again can any 8-bit do ...A video interface for the Spectrum, MSX compatibleSo you can use the same code for displaying sprites, tiles, characteres, and so no, on both the Spectrum and the MSX. That is, the Spectrum now has a…
... to make it that little bit more difficult.
[QUOTE ... , and unlike most of other 8-bit systems it allows access to ... on the borderline between 8-bit and 16-bit; the graphics chips are certainly ...Programming Books for Kids - Whats happened to programming?What has happened to Programming in the 00's :( I remember at the tender age of 9 exitedly going to my library to get one of them colourfull program…
... a method to draw simple graphics.
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Not ... an Amstrad CPC... perhaps the 8-bit influences go deeper than I ...Best non-Spectrum demosAfter the discussions about Spectrum demos on these forums, I thought it would be interesting to discuss good demos for machines other than the Spect…
As far as 8-bit computers go, I'm partial ... , it has really weak 2D graphics, but its 3D is the ... I've seen on an 8-bit machine - case in point: [i ...
