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Artic computing gamesjust so i dont bung up necros's mothership thread. it inspired me to look at artics games on infoseek and think back to the quality, whether i liked …
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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…
... is your favourite Boulderdash style game on the Spectrum? Mine ... Mr Do!, the very old arcade game, seemed to imbue the enemies ... when compared to the other arcade machines of the day. ... games, shooters, racing games, arcade adventures, text adventures, and so ... -
Current CRONOSOFT releases...Astro Nell (Vic 20) Balloonacy (CPC) Balloonacy 2 (plus Balloonacy 1 free) (C64) Blitz 2000 (C64) Blue Star (VIC 20) Church of Death (PLU…
... Blitz (Commodore 16)
Platform Game Designer (Spectrum)
Quantum Gardening (Spectrum ... (Spectrum)
Shoot Em Up Designer (spectrum)
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games with music track on side B of the tape (skate or die?)i saw someone mention that the skate or die tape had a music track on the B side, but it's not mentioned on the WOS listing and i can't find a mentio…
... thinking of a different skate game? i thought perhaps 720 because ... came with audio from the arcade game on side B of the ... -
Found a great ZX BASIC textbookProgramming Arcade Games for your Spectrum, by Adrian Jones. Found this in a second-hand bookstore over the weekend and if you're anything like me,…
... programming (probably for the Crap Game Competition initially, but hey ... BASIC you need to make arcade games :) Short chapters on ... are followed by ten complete game listings, complete with annotations.< ... I have never written an arcade game, only very poor text ... -
Pacland conversion.Ive recently come across Pacland again for the Speccy and I must admit the graphics are nice, the 128 music is very similar to the arcade but it is n…
... the arcade but it is not side scrolling which makes the game ... damn hard and not much like the arcade version ... really because this game looks like the great arcade game but doesn't ... and more playable to the arcade rather than trying to look ... -
Escalado and othersQuite out of the blue I discovered an Infoseek entry this evening, which came as something of a surprise. It was certainly one I had not seen before…
... /> Sadly, this is the only game I remember deeming worthy of ... stood for Multiple Choice Adventure/Arcade Game Creator, not the acronym in ... -
Joffa speaks... sort of.I was looking through my archives today to search for some images, and found this psydo-interview I done with a certain Jonathan Smith. It reads as f…
... conversion (rip off) of the arcade game Mr.Do's Wild Ride ... this, he worked on an arcade conversion for Ocean, Hyper Sports ... released all of its early arcade conversions under Imagine). ?It took ... revealing how his new Speccy game will be released, ?Saucer ... -
A New Games Speccy Tour?[B]Just an idea to air BUT ...[/B] Bobs making Harvest Havoc free to download gave me this idea. I immediately thought to nominate it for play on th…
... it would be a great game under competition and good publicity ... anyone beat Metalbrain in a game he hads coded or helped ... Trooper using the JC's game designer etc?
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Mega Man 1 on the Spectrum?I heard long long ago that the first game in the legendary Mega Man series was originally planned as an arcade game, and I'm wondering what Mega Man …
... long ago that the first game in the legendary Mega Man ... was originally planned as an arcade game, and I'm wondering what ... if it had been an arcade game as originally planned. -
Platform Game Designer 2Right, with Telly Heroes out of the way, I've decided to have a second attempt at this. I've ditched the old PGD2 source, and started again with the…
Right, with Telly Heroes out of the way, I've decided to have a second attempt at this.
I've ditched the old PGD2 source, and started again with the bulk of the code from AGD. It's better written, a lot more flexible, and capable of a lot ... -
Just an idea (please read)After the devastating news that Jonathon "Joffa/Frobush" Smith had passed away, I started wondering how we could suitably commemorate him. I mean, we…
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Best overall game:
Best arcade game:
Best ... platform game:
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Mr Do! ?Not exactly a new idea (at least twenty-seven years old now :-o), but how about a port of Mr Do! to the Spectrum? There was never an official one, ev…
... 2006. That's a great game, but it still lacks some ... ! is still my favourite ever arcade game, and it's a tragedy ... interested, you can download the game code from:
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Strategy thrillers like Fourth Protocol?Were any realistic thriller games, apart from Fourth Protocol, released for the Spectrum? I'm not talking about arcade game or platformers but rathe…
Were any realistic thriller games, apart from Fourth Protocol, released for the Spectrum?
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Spectrum 'Arkanoid' musicI was under the impression that I just copied the music from the arcade game onto the Speccy which was then put into the Spectrum conversion. Having …
... copied the music from the arcade game onto the Speccy which was ... few days & playing the arcade version the music that plays ... isn't there on the arcade rom I have.
arcade game with that music on? Any ... -
ChuckmanI've just played (and reviewed) Chuckman again. I played it a fair bit back in the day - and it's still pretty playable (if simple). Anyway it's at […
... - and does anyone know what 'arcade game' inspired it?
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Is Robocop rubbish?I loved the Robocop Arcade game to bits. It still holds up today. Great graphics, gameplay and sound effects. I also seem to recall loving the Spect…
I loved the Robocop Arcade game to bits. It still ... I decided to have a game today.
Firstly ... , it seems that the game is quite slow to run ... am hitting him. The arcade version is much better in ... />
So, is this game a classic? Can anyone complete ... -
Some adult titles corrections :)I've been browsing through adult section of WOS (no comments people, please :) ) and found some data that need correcting ---------------- Pozycje M…
... the genre - it isn't arcade action for sure. I would ... not a demo but an arcade game. We have control keys, scoring ... -
MAWS instead of KLOV on WoS databasehi, why not to use great [URL="http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/"]MAWS[/URL] arcade game database instead of incorrect and outdated KLOV references, …
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why not to use great [URL="http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/"]MAWS[/URL] arcade game database instead of incorrect and outdated KLOV references, when linking [I]Tie-in licence XXXX (arcade coin-op: XXXX)[/I] in game page info? -
Define these terms?Just been having a discussion about survival horror games, and this led onto what actually constitutes such a game. The common definition seems to be…
... what actually constitutes such a game. The common definition seems ... Aparently a survival horror game has to have too little ... it, maybe the 1977 arcade game Space Invaders is survival horror ... you define "Survival horror", "cult game", and "hardcore" and "casual" ... -
New Spectrum CRONOSOFT releasesNEW releases: UTTER TRIPE REMIX Jonathan Cauldwell's new game - now with 43 seperate challenges. [img]http://cronosoft.orgfree.com/mini-tripe.jpg[/…
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Jonathan Cauldwell's new game - now with 43 seperate challenges ... reissue of our first ever game.
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Latest cronosoft releases...Here are the most recent Cronosoft releases and reissues: UTTER TRIPE REMIX (Spectrum 48K) EGGHEAD IN SPACE (Spectrum 48K) DOMIN8TR1S …
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Who was making/porting Mr Do!Last year some time, in the [I]Development[/I] or [I]New Games Ideas[/I] forums, someone said that they were working on converting the ancient but st…
... the ancient but still brilliant arcade game Mr Do! to the Spectrum ... -
Best co-op games on other machinesMy nephew (17) is visiting tomorrow and we are going to have a sesh on my turnarcade retro machine (cracking piece of kit). It has pretty much every…
... /> It has pretty much every arcade game from the 70s and 80s ... -
Computer gaming industry "heroes"From the web page ( [url]http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/05/poll-molyneux-miyamoto-top-world-game-development-heroes/1?…
... ). Arguably the best-known game designer, Nintendo's Miyamoto created the ... 7). Wright is the legendary designer behind all the "Sim" ... B](score: 6). A game designer so famous, his name appears ... : 5). The musician and game designer brought the world a lovestruck ... -
Someone with a bit of a thing about clone games:I don't know if anyone knows who this is, but it's a blog post on arcade game clones and the development of licensing over the 8-bit era. I came acr…
... 's a blog post on arcade game clones and the development of ... a loose clone of an arcade game, this makes me consider fitting ... -
Another list of games for saleAs promised, heres some more games for sale. PM or whatever if anythings of interest. Box 2 Movie ? Imagine Motor Massacre ? Gremlin Moonstrike ? Mi…
... /> Masters of the Universe The Arcade Game ? U.S.Gold
Spectrum ... ? Challenge Software
Viz The Game ? Virgin
World Championship Boxing ... -
Lightfarce/Zarjasfull info from developers: [url]http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/softography/index.php?[/url] Development studio: Binary Design Main client / publ…
... Mastertronic / Sinclair User
Game Designer, Programmer: John Pickford
... com/pickfordbros/softography/index.php?game=23[/url]
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... /pickfordbros/softography/index.php?game=19[/url]
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You can only take ten games with you...Been done a dozen times before on this forum, I know, but the question of "which ten games would you take with you if you were to be stranded on a de…
... /> Mr Do! (arcade original, still my favourite ever arcade game),
Perfect Dark ... Heels, plus maybe a Zelda game as I've always meant ... -
Games for Sale 6All US Gold Double Cassettes apart from the last 3. 10th Frame 4x4 Off Road Racing Ace of Aces Breakthru California Games Chicago 30's Crystal Castl…
... /> Masters of the Universe The Arcade Game
Masters of the Universe ...
