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  • alien 8Does anyone know where I can get a copy of Alien 8?

    Does anyone know where I can get a copy of Alien 8?
    scott scott September 2001 Games
  • Which is better? Knightlore or Alien 8ok mates, by the years i tend to say the best games in zx history was knightlore but i've been playin' alien 8 a lot and i'm divided Is knightlore be…

    ok mates, by the years i tend to say the best games in zx history was knightlore but i've been playin' alien 8 a lot and i'm divided Is knightlore best for being the first? or well-programmed alien 8?
    I can't decide for myself
    theveracruzaffair theveracruzaffair February 2004 Games
  • Why wasn't Alien 8 in Retrogamer's Top 100?I know that some time has passed since Retrogamer's Top 100 was published, but I have been wondering about this. I expect some people will say that …

    ... .

    Personally I prefer Alien 8 to Knight Lore as it ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton December 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Knightlore/Alien 8/PentagramIn the early days of Ultimate Play the Game each game release was something new and unique. However, although I loved Alien 8 I felt that it was a cl…

    ... unique. However, although I loved Alien 8 I felt that it was ...
    saiwong saiwong March 2005 Games
  • Nightshade & Alien 8 on microdrive?Now, I'm very impressed with the covers, but these ain't official releases are they..... are they?!? [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum…

    ... .co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-ALIEN-8-on-MICRODRIVE-CARTRIDGE_W0QQitemZ180031217238QQihZ008QQcategoryZ112866QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Alien 8 questionHi my copy of Alien 8 contains a competition voucher. I can't see a scan of this on the infoseek page for this game, so is it required? I don't have…

    Hi
    my copy of Alien 8 contains a competition voucher. I can't see a scan of this on the infoseek page for this game, so is it required?

    I don't have a scanner though.
    thanks, from Guy
    ghbearman ghbearman November 2007 Support files
  • Selling a load of my old Speccy Games - Knightlore / Alien 8 / Nightshade etc..ALIEN 8 - ULTIMATE PLAY THE GAME ANT ATTACK - QUICKSILVA DALEY THOMPSON'S DECATHLON - OCEAN EXPLODING FIST II - MELBOURNE HOUSE GAMES DESIGNER - QUIC…

    ALIEN 8 - ULTIMATE PLAY THE GAME
    ...
    dansauk dansauk February 2008 Sales
  • Alien 8 RemakeIve not noticed anyone post this on here yet, so I thought I'd mention that the rather spanky looking Alien 8 remake is now out. [U] [link removed] […

    ... that the rather spanky looking Alien 8 remake is now out.
    Sard Sard April 2008 Games
  • Alien 8 CompetitionJust dug out my old copy of Alien 8 and it had 2 Competition Entry vouchers in it. Anyone know what the competition was actually for? Adios, Matt

    Just dug out my old copy of Alien 8 and it had 2 Competition Entry vouchers in it.

    Anyone know what the competition was actually for?

    Adios,
    Matt
    Matty Jetman Matty Jetman November 2010 Games
  • ALIEN 8 Loading screenHello again, after recently seeing [B]Redballoon's[/B] excellent alternative loading screens I was inspired to have a go myself. I was never kee…

    ... was never keen on the Alien 8 loading screen so, here ... dl.dropbox.com/u/61658082/ALIEN%208.png[/IMG] [IMG ... dl.dropbox.com/u/61658082/ALIEN%208.bmp[/IMG]
    ... dl.dropbox.com/u/61658082/ALIEN%208.bmp"].bmp[/URL] ... .dropbox.com/u/61658082/ALIEN%208.sna"].sna[/URL] ...
    mickfarrow mickfarrow February 2013 Games
  • Alien 8 and Wall-EI've searched the forums and can't find this being mentioned before (which surprised me) but isn't there more than a passing resemblance between Alie…

    I've searched the forums and can't find this being mentioned before (which surprised me) but isn't there more than a passing resemblance between Alien 8 and Wall-E?
    SteveSmith SteveSmith April 2013 Games
  • Were there 2 different versions of Alien 8 for the Amstrad?This [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue045/Pages/CVG04500090.jpg"]old advert[/URL] from Ultimate has 2 different Alien 8…

    ... ] from Ultimate has 2 different Alien 8 images, one red with a ...
    daveysludge daveysludge April 2013 Games
  • Alien 8 Instructions ScanCan anyone do an excessively hi-res scan of their Alien 8 instruction booklet, just the front and back pages please? I'm finally recreating the inst…

    ... hi-res scan of their Alien 8 instruction booklet, just the front ...
    jamorski jamorski January 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Alien 8 walkthrough director's commentaryHi After a bit of messing about I've finally uploaded my director's commentary for my Alien 8 video: [URL="http://youtu.be/dTisJ_8RaQQ"]http://youtu…

    Hi

    After a bit of messing about I've finally uploaded my director's commentary for my Alien 8 video:
    [URL="http://youtu.be/dTisJ_8RaQQ"]http://youtu.be/dTisJ_8RaQQ[/URL]

    Hope you Enjoy.
    saberman saberman May 2014 Games
  • Alien 8... what does its name mean?So, all of you know Alien 8, the game. Quite a few people in Spain seem to think that Alien 8 is called the way it's called because of the movie Alie…

    So, all of you know Alien 8, the game. Quite a ... seem to think that Alien 8 is called the way ... called because of the movie Alien (1979), which in ... Spain is called Alien: the 8th passenger. But ... and the movie Alien is not called Alien the 8th passenger ...
    Danae's Fan #1 Danae's Fan #1 September 2016 Games
  • 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 ... 3D in Knight Lore and Alien 8, then pushed the boundries even ... rather than simply moving the sprite! (I'd love to play ...
    Gwyn Gwyn July 2004 Games
  • ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…

    ... br />
    6. Sprite colours are now masked. This ... by iterating over the sprite characters with sp1_IterateSprChar() or ... different colours depending on sprite rotation to minimize colour ... character.

    8. Sprite animation frames now use absolute ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous April 2006 Development
  • Isometric enginesWhilst taking a breather from Chess development I've been playing around with a little isometric 'room' building idea. Just wondering what sort of…

    ... live action games of the Alien 8 ilk?

    I can ... bytes than actually reading the sprite data, plus you can save ...
    Arkannoyed Arkannoyed November 2017 Development
  • Alien8 style 3D Tiles - TheoryHello, Are there any articles etc explaining how to do 3d style tiles, i.e. when to redraw those in front etc. I would guess you would need to work…

    ... mention that Knight Lore and Alien 8 have been disassembled and ... can sift through it. Alien 8's engine is definitely quicker ... than Knight Lore's version. Alien 8 has a "linear screen ... usually done automatically by move sprite functions) so that the entire ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous July 2006 Development
  • Alien8 style 3D Tiles - TheoryHello, Are there any articles etc explaining how to do 3d style tiles, i.e. when to redraw those in front etc. I would guess you would need to work…

    ... mention that Knight Lore and Alien 8 have been disassembled and ... can sift through it. Alien 8's engine is definitely quicker ... than Knight Lore's version. Alien 8 has a "linear screen ... usually done automatically by move sprite functions) so that the entire ...
    robpearmain robpearmain August 2006 Development
  • Battle of the Isometric gamesYes, it is another poll. But I think this one will produce quite an interesting debate. I never really got into these games back in the day but sinc…

    ... even program a decent main sprite... by Dragonskulle it had gotten ... Jetman, Sabrewulf, Underwurlde, Knight Lore, Alien 8 etc..
    Fizza Fizza November 2007 Games
  • Was Knight Lore Really Written Before Sabre Wulf?Was Knight Lore really written before Sabre Wulf or was this a clever form of self promotion by the Stamper brothers? It was a great piece of journa…

    ... we released Knight Lore and Alien 8 - which was already half-finished ... 've already managed a 2D sprite graphics one, so they could ...
    Matt_B Matt_B July 2008 Games
  • Smiler 2: In the CityHi All, I've now completed my next game, "Smiler 2: In the City". It is available for download here:- [url]http://wonko.gotdns.org/sinclair/smile…

    [QUOTE=Alien 8;434770]

    Well done, ... efficiency and with pixel-level sprite animation, but just don't ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn March 2010 Brand new software
  • Your views on...Head Over Heels[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002259]Head Over Heels[/url] Alright! Come on 'en. What's the biggy about this one. Never pla…

    ... the mask, one for the sprite data. On the Amstrad the ... [I]Knight Lore[/I] / [I]Alien 8[/I], look at how red ...
    joefish joefish August 2010 Games
  • Your views on...Batman[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000438]Batman[/url] This was quite a good game if I remember correctly. Only played it a few …

    ... the name and the main sprite. Being a Batman game you ... . Far, far beyond Knightlore and Alien 8, if you ask me.
    ewgf ewgf September 2010 Games
  • Ultimate's Pentagram / CRL's 3D Game MakerCan anyone explain why the Crash review of '3D Game Maker' (issue 43, page 68 ) is illustrated with screenshots from the program that included the EX…

    ... from Pentagram, Knight Lore and Alien 8, none of which appear in ... ; they are Alien 8-ish (apart from the incongruous gargoyle sprite) but are ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny August 2011 Games
  • Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …

    ... , there are huge junks of sprite and map data which were ... virtually back-to-back with Alien 8.

    Still an impressive ...
    GReW GReW January 2016 Development
  • Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …

    ... while porting Knight Lore/Alien 8/Pentagram to other 8 bit platforms:
    - sprite data splitted for pixel data ...
    mariuszw mariuszw February 2016 Development
  • Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …

    ... while porting Knight Lore/Alien 8/Pentagram to other 8 bit platforms:
    - sprite data splitted for pixel data ...
    tcdev tcdev March 2016 Development
  • Pentagram released for C64/128http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60547&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight= I thought I'd post it in Chit Chat, even though it'…

    ... be great for the main sprite to have a bit of ... to do Knight Lore & Alien 8 then I think we will ...
    Fizza Fizza July 2016 Chit chat
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