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  • Adventure writing packagesThanks for the help in an earlier post, I've now worked out how to save runnable files from within a spectrum package as a standalone emulator file. …

    ... to use one of the adventure writing packages for the speccy - GAC ...
    Neil^P Neil^P August 2004 Games
  • Adventure writing packagesThanks for the help in an earlier post, I've now worked out how to save runnable files from within a spectrum package as a standalone emulator file. …

    The next .tzx vault update will contain a new adventure writing program called Spectrum Adventure Builder System from Tartan Software which at the moment is unlisted / MIA on infoseek.

    Steve
    Gilby Gilby August 2004 Games
  • Adventure writing with an emulatorI fancy having a go at writign an adventure using a package like GAC, Quill or PAW, but I don't know how to save my game as a .sna or .z80 or .tap et…

    I fancy having a go at writign an adventure using a package like GAC, Quill or PAW, but I don't know how to save my game as a .sna or .z80 or .tap etc. file from within an emulator - can anyone help?
    Neil^P Neil^P August 2004 Games
  • 20 Utilities for Sale - including some MIAsIn a last ditch attempt to be able to afford Christmas this year I have put 20 assorted Spectrum Utilities up for sale on ebay in a quick 3 day sale.…

    ... Tape Routines
    Gilsoft Professional Adventure Writing System
    ISP SCOPE 2 ... Editor
    Spectadraw 2 pools Program
    Spectasort Pools Perm Generator ...
    Turkwel Turkwel December 2009 Sales
  • Software bundle educational software, utilities, adventureI will put one more software bundle on Ebay, containing some rare educational software, utilities, adventure. Auction starts tonight. Link to follow.…

    ... some rare educational software, utilities, adventure. Auction starts tonight. Link to ... Financial Games
    - Abersoft Adventure 1
    - Program Power Add-on Demo ...
    schombi schombi December 2014 Sales
  • Wanted: Gilsoft's Professional Adventure WriterLooking for a complete copy of Gilsoft's PAW adventure writing system if anyone has one to part with? Please DM me.

    Looking for a complete copy of Gilsoft's PAW adventure writing system if anyone has one to part with? Please DM me.
    mjhardisty mjhardisty October 2017 Wanted
  • The Ballpoint"The Ballpoint" http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0007945 This is a summary of the investigation Philip Richmond, Tim Gilberts (Gil…

    ... is our analysis of the program which ends with a ... www.hobbydb.com/catalog_items/ballpoint-adventure-system This seems incredibly ... to be a Quill-like adventure writing system... that completely lacks ... is it a Quill-like adventure writing system... but it uses ...
    Strident Strident December 2018 Infoseek database
  • Making a speccy-like text-adventure for WindowsWell, I downloaded an adventure creator for Windows 95/98 from: [url]www.adrift.org.uk[/url] and I just thought I'd recommend it, just in case any …

    ... ADRIFT, a decicated windows program for creating adventure games ("interactive fiction", as ... 'm thinking of using another adventure writing language.

    If you ... , which includes many links to adventure writing languages which you can download ...
    Michael McLarnon Michael McLarnon August 2001 Games
  • Making a speccy-like text-adventure for WindowsWell, I downloaded an adventure creator for Windows 95/98 from: [url]www.adrift.org.uk[/url] and I just thought I'd recommend it, just in case any …

    ... used the Z interpreter. The program which allows you to write ... also supposed to be good adventure writing systems.
    Arjun Arjun August 2001 Games
  • Need some help making a BASIC gameI'm creating a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like using the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and annoying!) called "The Legend of The Red Dr…

    ... add more vocabulary to your program quite easily.

    I ... for some great BASIC adventure writing tips. "Underground adventure" from the book is ...
    Arjun Arjun November 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • 3.5'' Amstrad floppy on a +3 ?Hi guys, i bought a 3.5'' drive for an Amstrad 6128, from a guy here in Greece (he makes them) [url]http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5594/amaffvrgs…

    ... /> Even the same disk image writing program could be used to write ...
    gtsamour gtsamour February 2008 Hardware
  • [Announce] InPAWS 1 RC1InPAWS is a tool (compiler) to make interactive fiction for the ZX Spectrum, using the Gilsoft's Professional Adventure Writing System database struc…

    ... , using the Gilsoft's Professional Adventure Writing System
    database structure. If ...
    Mastodon Mastodon February 2009 Development
  • Collection Worth Saving?Hi, I've recently been reunited with my childhood collection of spectrum items - a boxed +2, original and a couple of Cheetah joysticks, loads of mag…

    ... Full Price
    The Professional (Adventure Writing System) Full Price No instructions ...
    The Very Big Cave Adventure Tape
    The Way of ...
    Repton Roo Repton Roo February 2012 Games
  • H.A.W.K. (initials resolved)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^H%2eA%2eW%2eK%2e+Adventuring$"]H.A.W.K.[/URL] = Home Adventure Writing Korporation [URL=…

    ... .A.W.K.[/URL] = Home Adventure Writing Korporation [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman September 2012 Infoseek database
  • PAW developer wantedHi, I'm looking for someone with experience using Professional Adventure Writing system for the Spectrum or any other 8 bit computer, some who has a…

    ... someone with experience using Professional Adventure Writing system for the Spectrum or ...
    Uto Uto September 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Most engrosing Adventure GameThis is one for all you text adventure lovers. Of which I am one. I remember reading those Fighting Fantasy books when I was a kid. The ones where y…

    ... .

    In terms of adventure writing systems, you probably won't ...
    woodcock88 woodcock88 April 2003 Games
  • Writing your own text adventuresIts something ive always wanted to do, i dont want to write them with TADS i want to write them with "The Quill" or something similar, is it possible…

    ... be argumentative BUT its "Professional Adventure Writing System", so the acronym is ... P.A.W. and "Professional Adventure Writer", but on the fancy ... its referred to as "Professional Adventure Writing System", therefore PAWS.

    steveinuk steveinuk July 2003 Games
  • Text adventuresHi everyone (first post!) how ya all doing? I was just wondering to myself how many of you used to play text adventures? I remember when I was aroun…

    I used to love adventure games. My first computer was ... knows how many hours writing, mapping and designing adventure games...I loved ... put an end to my adventure writing. Boo Whoooo :(

    [ This ...
    stupidget stupidget March 2004 Games
  • Any Windows based Spectrum Progam makersHi. I am looking for a game maker that i can use to make spectrum software. If possible could it not be a code typing in program and Windows based. T…

    ... because the technical aspects of adventure game programming are (relatively) simple ... between these construction kits and adventure writing software is that one is ...
    cyborg cyborg August 2004 Development
  • Profanities in speccy text adventures[url="http://www.monkeon.co.uk/swearadventure/"]http://www.monkeon.co.uk/swearadventure/[/url] "A nostalgic look at what used to happen when you tri…

    If you swear in The Very Big Cave Adventure, the program sends you to a room with a sink and a bar of soap, saying "You know what to do." Only WASH MOUTH will get you out.

    Quite right too.
    rfout rfout November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Interest in a new adventure game?After recently reading the feature on Gilsoft in Retro Gamer I got the urge to go back to my adventure tools and create something which was actually …

    ... PAW to create a 128k adventure before?

    I ... I wrote a 128K PAW adventure (see the latest ZXF) ... still a monthly text adventure magazine published called Adventure Probe? Again - ... .html[/url]

    Adventure writing is great. Just don't ...
    woodcock88 woodcock88 June 2005 Games
  • Profanities in speccy text adventures[url="http://www.monkeon.co.uk/swearadventure/"]http://www.monkeon.co.uk/swearadventure/[/url] "A nostalgic look at what used to happen when you tri…

    ... in The Very Big Cave Adventure, the program sends you to a ...
    Retro-Traders Retro-Traders August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Eprom blowerdoes anyone know a site with plans for an eprom programmer project that'll blow 27C256s. I attempted to build one called Kisseprom, but the software …

    ... />
    After the writing of the chip was complete ... the "verify" button of the writing program.

    Just one ... 't enough for succesful writing but then again, i ... this chip but the program said the chip wasn ... i use the flashing program for v4.5b that ...
    gtsamour gtsamour February 2008 Hardware
  • A Pointless Propotional Font demoSomething I've made the last couple of days, which is probably completely pointless, but might be a bit amusing. It's also not worthy of posting thi…

    ... around for some kind of adventure writing system that allows you to ...
    liftarn liftarn July 2011 Development
  • A Pointless Propotional Font demoSomething I've made the last couple of days, which is probably completely pointless, but might be a bit amusing. It's also not worthy of posting thi…

    ... around for some kind of adventure writing system that allows you to ...
    Timmy Timmy July 2011 Development
  • The Guild & The Adventure WorkshopI'm trying to help over on the Gamebase64 site with clearing up a few adventure-related questions. Maybe someone in here can help? - Did The Guild e…

    In terms of adventure writing, I think Michael Hunt was ...
    Strident Strident August 2011 Games
  • Computer Science not being taught in UK schoolsI uploaded this to youtube from a broadcast last night on Newsnight. [youtube]MkSEUb2LWX0[/youtube] Its shocking that schoolchildren no longer lear…

    ... . I remember an adventure creating program and a DTP program called The Caxton ...
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 October 2011 Chit chat
  • Paw +3I just thought I'd start a thread to flag the fact that the English +3 version of the PAW is not in the archive. (This was mentioned in a thread else…

    ... -Spectrum/-3-Disk/The-Professional-Adventure-Writing-System-PAWS-for-Spectrum-plus ...
    spider spider November 2011 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Making aText AdventureRight, I've not touched BASIC for many, many years(When I was about 10). I've written a text adventure game and would really like to put one on Tape …

    When you say you've "written" do you mean "designed" or "designed and programmed"?

    If you've not yet programmed it then I'd suggest using one of the adventure writing utilities such as the PAWS.
    Strident Strident May 2013 Development
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