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Can anybody help me identify this arcade game please?Ok, I used to play this quite a lot in my local youth club as a kid. You were a bloke in armour and you walked along a corridor, fighting various pe…
... the main feature of the game was that you had a ... really good feature of the game was that you could wiggle ... got any idea what this game was called?
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King of Kong (video game film/documentary)Has anyone seen [I]The King of Kong[/I]? It's a film/documentary about the battle to be the best player at the arcade game Donkey Kong. It's intere…
... the best player at the arcade game Donkey Kong.
It ... scores for a couple of arcade games, and thinks he's ... -
Games sale clean-out...Having a clean-out, and are selling the titles below... PM me if you're interested in any of them. Unsure of any particular prices - make me an off…
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Rapscallion
Rockford (The Arcade Game) / Rockman
Speed King 2 ...
Scope 2 - The Games Designer
White Lightening
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Possible new game ideaBased on the boardgame "Cafe International" I programmed "WorldBar". Based on that program I decided to change the gameplay where you don't have to w…
... make a move and "WorldBar - Arcade version" was born (and now ... can be turned into an arcade game based on the original boardgame ... -
New game bundles!Hi!, I have a few nice game bundles being listed on ebay this Thursday and here is a preview:- [SIZE="2"][COLOR="DarkGreen"]Lot 1-Small box versio…
... I have a few nice game bundles being listed on ebay ... A1 CONDITION
VIZ THE GAME ? COMPLETE IN GOOD/FAIR CONDITION ... CLASSIC
BOMB JACK-CLASSIC ARCADE GAME
CHUCKIE EGG 2-CLASSIC ... PACK
GALACTIC PATROL-EARLY GAME!
FROG HOOPER
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Cecco is overratedThe man has [B]literally[/B] no talent as a game designer at all. and I'm annoyed :) he is obviously one of the greatest programmers for the Spectru…
... [/B] no talent as a game designer at all.
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How would you make Cybernoid a better game.Following on from the Cecco thread, it might actually be quite interesting to hear people?s views on how they would improve the recognised ZX Spectru…
... they were, hypothetically speaking, a game designer working alongside the programmer back ... to dissect any other classic game after we have exhausted 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 ... code routines for scrolling and sound effects.
Basically ... I have never written an arcade game, only very poor text ... -
"POPIE" Spectrum Game from 1984While trying out some old microdrive carts on my real Speccy I came across this game which I had written on the loading menu as "never released". It…
... Speccy I came across this game which I had written on ... a ripoff of the 'Popeye' arcade game, written by Simon Freeman with ... -
Modern arcade games....The other night while I was out for a walk along the sea front, I actually saw someone playing the new Rambo arcade game. It's been there for a coupl…
... someone playing the new Rambo arcade game. It's been there for ... 'll probably be a CHD game anyway". But that got me ... . Do they actually make HDD arcade games anymore. I mean, with ... -
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 ... did their own graphics and sound. And the inlay instructions?, Joffa ... -
Name the arcade gameI recently came to think of a game I played in the arcades, presumably in the late 80's. It was never converted to the Spectrum so I guess this part …
... came to think of a game I played in the arcades ... /> Anyway, if someone knows this game it would be great as ... />
It was a helicopter game where you fly over different ... usual tanks and stuff. The game was seen from the top ... -
Too few light gun games available? Any ideas for a decent shooter game?Terminator 2: The Arcade Game ported from the original GameBoy would be an excellent addition to the Spectrum's light gun collection. What shooter d…
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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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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 ... today. Great graphics, gameplay and sound effects.
... I decided to have a game today.
... am hitting him. The arcade version is much better ...
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Robocop - The arcade gameFollowing the recent Robocop thread with a few people commenting that the Speccy version wasn't a true arcade conversion, how about a new version tha…
Following the recent Robocop thread with a few people commenting that the Speccy version wasn't a true arcade conversion, how about a new version that follows the arcade games layout? -
Help with mystery game programmer...Hi, I wanted to try to revive an old C.S.S post from 2004, where I was trying to track down the name of a very exploited Spectrum games programmer. …
... had written a classic
arcade game.
JOE - Yeah. That's ... /> JOE - I wrote one great game. I ripped it off from ... ever write a hit
game . . ."
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Text Adventure Designer (my 1st m/c programme)Didn't know whether to put this into games or development, but its still under development, so here it is... I started developing this about 3 years…
... a big fan of the game. I therefore developed my own ... plan is to allow a game designer to create an adventure on ... to follow, dictated by the designer. Export the data and compile ...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
... pickfordbros/softography/index.php?game=23[/url]
... pickfordbros/softography/index.php?game=14[/url]
... , Lee Cawley
Sound effects: David Whittaker
2 new games - Brian Vs the Bullies & BlitzIn case you've missed it in this thread ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38962[/url]) I've uploaded 2 games to celebrate …
... Jonathan Cauldwell's excellent Platform Game Designer. I actually wrote this for ... first (and only) game made using the designer, I don't think ... and didn't make any sound as the buildings were being ... built. The sound of the bombs dropping on ...Bringing light to the City Connection conversion...Reading the "[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=39015"]Freddie Laker's Airline Capers[/URL]", it called my attention the co…
... time when we used a sound sampler attached to the Amiga ... [URL="http://aminet.net/package/game/shoot/CityConnection"]Aminet[/URL] (the ... since I have converted the arcade game City Connection
to ZX ... even better than the original arcade.
It is ...Rubbish Arcade versions questions.Are there any of the following games where the conversions could have been done much better on the Speccy 48/128?. 1) Kung Fu Master is surely one …
... at Thundercats with its fast game play, large characters and decent ... -Type was this game was clearly rushed. Great arcade game too which set ... fresh air. I loved the arcade version and hated the original ...New Ghosts'n'Goblins inspired game from LocomalitoI'm surprised that nobody has mentioned it till now so maybe I'll do the job :) Locomalito, the author of great freeware, oldschool games - cool sho…
... /> This time it is great arcade game called [B]Maldita Castilla[/B ... 'Goblins and other games from arcade machines era.
Play ... , excited and charmed at the arcade machine ;)
[url]http ...Epic Arcade Project![img]http://epicarcadeproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/riskschallenges1-634x264.png[/img] I recently discovered a project looking to bring a …
... the latest and greatest arcade game sensations as soon as ... /> Gaming memoribilia
Arcade machines hooked up to giant ... leaderboards for both the arcade highscores and world record ... facebook.com/pages/Epic-Arcade-Project/352584454825890"]Facebook page ...Spectrum 128 sound too quiet problemHi, I have just bought a Spectrum 128 (Toastrack) and have noticed a problem but don't know whether it is the game or the hardware. The spectrum ca…
... know whether it is the game or the hardware.
< ... I load a 48K game the sound is nice and loud, ... load the only spectrum 128 game I have to hand (Technician ... ), I can hardly hear the sound at all.
... do not have another 128K game to try it with.< ...OH LA LA (an open game project)Hey there I am making a new game called "OH LA LA! " Using Jonathan Cauldwell's AGD It is a simple arcade game which "pays a tribute" to the c…
... br /> It is a simple arcade game which "pays a tribute" to ... )
The game is quite simple: get all ... .
The game will have a ingame tune ... />
Since the game mechanics are there, I can ... I implemented in the game, if you get pissed ...Yet another looking for a game threadMy friend was describing a game to me in Facebook, that I got interested in finding out. He said he played it on Spectrum about 23 years ago, and his…
My friend was describing a game to me in Facebook, that ... version of the Star Wars arcade game or something...
Edit ...Looking for a Rastan-like coin-op game.Just remembered seeing a very high-quality arcade game (quality as in good graphics and, from what I remember, high resolution). This was summer of …
... seeing a very high-quality arcade game (quality as in good graphics ... 's too "clunky" looking. The game I remember was a lot ... , yet higher quality Rastan-like game.
Any ideas ...New game: ArcheomaniaYesterday we had in Poland a retroparty called Wapniak 2014 and I was presenting my new Spectrum game there (it was only Spectrum game, the rest were…
... was presenting my new Spectrum game there (it was only ... />
The protagonist of the game is a female archeologist visiting ... a remake of Tetris Plus - arcade game from 1996. You can see ... v=DyTchU44hQ8[/url]
Game code and graphics are mine ...
