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Isometric games - handling 8-way movement...I'm currently playing around with a isometric 3D engine which will allow 8-way movement, but have hit an interesting dilemma... In a "normal" 4-way …
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In a "normal" 4-way movement (NE, NW, SE, SW) isometric ... it.
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Ninjaman 8-way scrolling 50Hz multicolour demo :-)Here's a demo I've been working on for a while. The goal was to make the best scrolling routine possible on a humble 48K ZX Spectrum. I was origin…
... /> Features:
- 50Hz redraw
- 8-way scrolling
- Multicolour backgrounds
- No colour clash
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New game from CEZGS: JINJHi all! Computer EmuZone Games Studio has just released a new Spectrum game: JINJ [url]http://cezgs.computeremuzone.com/eng/card.php?id=705[/url] …
... I think the character-based movement really lets it down - it ... . It could also do with 8-way movement rather than just up/down ... -
New game from CEZGS: JINJHi all! Computer EmuZone Games Studio has just released a new Spectrum game: JINJ [url]http://cezgs.computeremuzone.com/eng/card.php?id=705[/url] …
... I think the character-based movement really lets it down - it ... . It could also do with 8-way movement rather than just up/down ... me and I agree that 8-way movement would be a big plus ... -
Would welcome ideas for my large map game...I have been working on an engine to allow scrolling around a large map. For now, it allows 1 char movement around a 64x64 map made up of 4x4 char t…
... from the Zelda games for 8-way movement - when you move diagonally, the ... 4-way directions you last used, kind of like a strafe movement ... -
Atic Atac Delux - 3d Filmation versionI have been playing a hacked version of Pentagram recently that has directional controls implemented, and running around the rooms shooting the ghost…
Could be quite fun though - in the style of... I think it would need to use the same 8-way movement as the original though. Doors could still be colour-coded, just be careful with those attributes. Might just give it a whirl myself... -
Isometric games - handling 8-way movement...I'm currently playing around with a isometric 3D engine which will allow 8-way movement, but have hit an interesting dilemma... In a "normal" 4-way …
... /> Milk the advantages of having 8-way movement and think up stuff that ... be possible in a 4-way movement iso game.
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ZX Alien BreedNot sure if this has been mentioned already (I did trawl the threads but couldn't see anything :smile: ), but I've always hankered after a Speccy Ali…
... being retro-ported to other 8-bit platforms. I've got ... to myself; the player has 8-way movement, whereas the scallywags are locked ... to 4-way. I've used this to ... -
Characters that move in 8 directionsHappy New Year! And the Revival Survival game is going to have a ZX Spectrum level with all the old classic characters (do kickstart support it)! S…
The little robot from Imagine's "Zip Zap" and good old Maroc from the awesome "Dragontorc" both have 8-way movement. -
ZX Alien BreedNot sure if this has been mentioned already (I did trawl the threads but couldn't see anything :smile: ), but I've always hankered after a Speccy Ali…
... to figure out a sneaky way of doing this, as it ... aliens can only move 4-way, and are pre-shifted horizontally ... up/down looking aliens, as movement is locked to 1 block ... (sneaky).
The player has 8-way movement, and is also pre-shifted ... -
Games overrated by MagazinesI know this is a little ambigious (LMLWD) as your worst game could be someone else's best, but sometimes didn't a games review seem a little overboar…
... bomb at a time, one-way routes, waiting for the bomb ... rotational target on the screen, 8 way movement of the walker. Could the ... -
Bomb Munchies - preview releaseBomb Munchies Preview release Version 12th Jan 2014 [URL=http://s979.photobucket.com/user/MatGubbins/media/bmsix_zpsc33279a2.gif.html][IMG]http://i…
... either a 4-way arrow graphic or 8-way arrow graphic under ... automatically switch to 4-way when selected. No 8-way movement for ASWDX or ... QAOPM/Space can have 4-way or 8-way input selected.
8 way input for each player, if ... -
Best scrolling everHi All - I've been lurking here for a while enjoying reminiscing about my magical 10 years of rubber-keyed fun back in my youth! What game featured …
... look smooth because it's 8-pixels at a time.
8-way (!) block-wise scrolling, and at ... in Knight Lore and Alien 8, then pushed the boundries even ... achievement in that the character movement felt the same as it ... -
6 or 8 buttons (Arcade Stick)?Slightly off-topic, but still pertinent in a strange way. I'm currently designing an arcade stick (PC/Mac usage) and I can't decide whether or not t…
... still pertinent in a strange way.
I ... normally reserved for the 8-button layout would be ... (with buttons 7 and 8 demoted to secondary positions), ... arcade quality buttons) and 8-way joystick with turbo fire< ... prefer and why - that way, it will make my ... -
Your favourite machine apart from The SpectrumI've asked this on a couple of other sites, so now it's time to ask it here: what is your favourite machine, forgetting about the Speccy? For me, it'…
... see any pros from using 8 pixel scrolling whatsoever, apart ... into thinking it is watching movement on screen. Games like ... since there really was no way judging direction and speed of ... /> I personally hated most 8 pixel movement games and stayed clear of ... -
Ranking emulation on N-gageI'm very interest in the N-gage phone (first version, not QD), and the last decision in order to buy one it's the emulation issue. So, I need you t…
... N-Gage has a true 8-way controller as 'normal' phones have ... only the 4-way version. Some games are practically ... the 4-way controller as there are no diagonal movement. Also as ... -
Isometric games - handling 8-way movement...I'm currently playing around with a isometric 3D engine which will allow 8-way movement, but have hit an interesting dilemma... In a "normal" 4-way …
If you're going 8 directional on an isometric game, ... (as an example), making it 8 way would mean pressing right makes ... to the old system of movement. -
50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel scrolling on a 128K Speccy50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel horizontal scrolling on a 128K Speccy. Graphics are an obvious nod to Joffa, whose games and banter were a big ins…
... times a second, so any movement is smoother.
If ... your routine to do full 8 way scrolling (in 25fps), and knock ... )...[/QUOTE]What makes you think 8-way scrolling would slow it down ... -
50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel scrolling on a 128K Speccy50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel horizontal scrolling on a 128K Speccy. Graphics are an obvious nod to Joffa, whose games and banter were a big ins…
... times a second, so any movement is smoother.
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Screen routinesHello. For my games I?m using the sprites routine method of a screen buffer and when I finish to print all the sprites I dump all the buffer in the …
... EXX instruction).
The way Joffa and a lot of ... you can put up with 8-pixel movement, is to work everything ... -
Screen routinesHello. For my games I?m using the sprites routine method of a screen buffer and when I finish to print all the sprites I dump all the buffer in the …
... EXX instruction).
The way Joffa and a lot of ... you can put up with 8-pixel movement, is to work everything ... -
Fuse and Raspberry PiHaving trouble getting fuse to start on the Raspberry Pi from the command line, it runs fine in Debian Wheezy but when I try running from command lin…
... down, until there's some movement on the software front then ... with it recently but the 8 way side is a straight fit ... I have connected the 5 way side using a molex connector ... -
Fuse and Raspberry PiHaving trouble getting fuse to start on the Raspberry Pi from the command line, it runs fine in Debian Wheezy but when I try running from command lin…
... down, until there's some movement on the software front then ... with it recently but the 8 way side is a straight fit ... I have connected the 5 way side using a molex connector ... long usb connector the same way as the guy on flickr ... -
1987-2017Here we are, with our tradional thread about games released thirty years ago, where we can contemplate how bad they have aged, how bad they [i]alread…
... and some sparse sound effects. Movement and scrolling are quite smooth ... word for "peace"). Along your way you will face enemies which ... ]Bosconian '87[/b] - A budget 8-way scrolling shoot-em-up converted ... -
Those posh-looking Spanish gamesOn the "any programmers" thread, someone posted this link to an old Crash article: [url="http://www.crashonline.org.uk/98/euro.htm"]http://www.crash…
... Atlantida" was the standout - an 8-way scrolling underwater maze game with ... -
Artist / Artists Required For 3 Brand-New Spectrum Game ProjectsHi all, I am currently looking for high quality sprite and background tile artists for 3 forthcoming Spectrum games I have on the go at the moment. …
... also end up being an 8-way scroller (but just left to ... -
Help finding a game(a good game)I can't describe this one too well but here goes: An above view 8 way scrolling spaceship game where you could pick from several weapons/tools to dis…
... goes:
An above view 8 way scrolling spaceship game where you ... -
Games for mobile gaming?My current phone is a Nokia N73. I wonder if you lot could recommend some decent games for mobile gaming? The lack of an 8 way joystick means some ac…
... gaming? The lack of an 8 way joystick means some action games ... -
Name that game # 48472 in a seriesShould be a nice easy one this. Details subject to the usual caveats ;) You controlled a ball which fired out ions and had to neutralise the opposing…
... inertia and were the usual 8-way and fire. I think the ... -
Victory Road - Rotational Joystick Control?I've been playing Ikari Warriors recently, and noted how the home conversions suffered slightly because they couldn't replicate the original's 8-way …
... 't replicate the original's 8-way rotational joysticks.
Then ...
