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Golden AxeI just got around to trying to speccy version of Golden Axe after seeing it got pretty good reviews - am I the only one who thinks it's appalling? Al…
... of my all time favourite Arcade games, really let me down on ... ! [I]Better[/I] than the arcade even. And Target Renegade is ... -
Golden AxeI just got around to trying to speccy version of Golden Axe after seeing it got pretty good reviews - am I the only one who thinks it's appalling? Al…
Okay, maybe it doesn't look [I]too[/I] bad, but for me it was one of my most loved arcade games, and it was inevitable the Spectrum version was going to disappoint.
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Highscore database?Have been playing Splitting Images all weekend and got 135,000 something, completing Marilyn Monroe. So a thought struck me - what about an online hi…
... collectors or just interested in arcade games. We have about 400 active ... it has really boomed the arcade game collecting hobby here in ... -
RGB values for Spectrum colorsDoes anybody know the true rgb color values for the spectrums 15 colors. I'll assume that black is 0,0,0 White is probably 255,255,255 But what are t…
... Mame, to see what other games use the pacman driver, or ... possible indication as to which games might make it (HOPEFULLY) as ... other emulated games on SAM.
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What *Should* Have Been the Last Game to Be PublishedHi All, Inspired by the the thread about the last public/official/etc. Spectrum game, in your opinion, what would have been the ultimate (no hint in…
... nothing against brand new Speccy games and programs being still produced ... /Bad Influence, SNES, Megadrive, amazing Arcade games including the first amazing run ... enough for me, as a games machine then.
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First on Speccy, later in the arcades?I don't know exactly, so this is the question: there are some original speccy games that deserves an arcade conversion? or at least an arcade machine…
... documentation, a few Broderbund games were too (Lode Runner, ... Regarding home computer games that SHOULD have been arcade games, I always thought ... convinced the later WAS an arcade machine, but I've ... COULD put these games into a custom-made arcade cabinet, as ... -
games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…
Where do I buy/preview the Platform Games Designer? I'm very much into writing platform games and though MM/JSW editing pretty much completely keeps my boat afloat, I'm really curious about this. -
games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…
... game designer: what will the policy be on distributing games made ... live my dream of designing games when I discovered emulation.< ... I buy/preview the Platform Games Designer? I'm very much into ... has a Sprite designer, etc. I've heard Games Master gives better ... -
The old magicFirst post since registering - although did post occasionally, long ago... At the risk of getting philosophical... what has happened to the days whe…
... same year as the first arcade video game - Computer Space - was ... remember as a kid playing arcade games like Super Bug, Nite Driver ... occured to me that video games would one day become the ... all my old favourite Spectrum games.
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How come there's no Amidar on the Spectrum?...or does it go by another name?!
... of some of my favourite arcade games. Where was Dig Dug? Mr ... -
How come there's no Amidar on the Spectrum?...or does it go by another name?!
... of some of my favourite arcade games. Where was Dig Dug? Mr ... -
NEW CRONOSOFT RELEASESHi all, A few things happening at the moment, which may be of interest ... PLATFORM GAME DESIGNER ----------------------- A surprise this one... …
Will the designer enable you to make standalone games - or will you need ... to load the designer to ... to remember that some early games designer programs resorted this which kind ... -
Outrun vs Chequered FlagIn the latest issue of Retro Gamer its stated that Out Run was the first racer to have undulating hills etc. I reckon Chequered flag was, however cra…
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The Spectrum is a Piece of ShitHow can you all stand there and defend a computer that was ABSOLUTELY RUBBISH even back in 1982, compared to classics like the Atari 8-Bit, Commodore…
... the GP32, some good classic arcade games are there. Most of the ... games are quite simple but some good arcade hits.
Xevious and Terra CrestaHas anyone ever completed this games ? Tried each one last night for a good long period, on Xevious i got pretty far but it just seemed to be the sa…
... . Mind you my experience with arcade games at that time was limited ...Mame issuesI've only recently got hold of the MAME emulator and I thought I'll fire up some old arcade classics and see what the originals were like. Unfortun…
... it was one of the games I was amazed to be ... are great to see as arcade games..
Happy playing ...Mame issuesI've only recently got hold of the MAME emulator and I thought I'll fire up some old arcade classics and see what the originals were like. Unfortun…
... , that`s probably the BEST arcade conversion, for looks/playability and ... to find a more faithful arcade conversion on the Speccy.
arcade games is [b]Great 1000 Miles ...MSX to speccy ports?World is full of speccy conversions for MSX, many of them worse than speccy original. (argh) There are MSX games which have converted to other syste…
... -fus... are originally Konami?s arcade games, but I (and many MSX ... luvers) prefer them as MSX games. And since they most probably ... I also prefer them MSX games and because Konami surely is ...First arcade/handheld/comuter game you ever played.Whilst sat in a traffic jam in Milton "Evil" Keynes today I was thinking "What was the first arcade/handheld/computer game I ever played" I narrowed…
First Arcade Game - Was Space ... a kid and found these arcade games, just amazing back then. ... crappy Mario game and watch games. A really simple one ... one of those Grandstand games that was just brilliant.< ... realised after he swapped games that you could put ...The soul of the computer game industry...What are your thoughts on the state of the computer game industry today compared with the industry in the early to mid 80's? Has the soul gone? I fo…
... industry veteran and well known games designer.
Here is a ...About z88dk and autoexecsThis weekend I was playing a little with z88dk C cross Compiler. Amazing tool! I have three questions: 1- Does anybody know how to change the initia…
... mix assembler and C. For arcade games, pure C is not recommended ... . But for other kinds of games or things like utilities, there ... C and asm in your arcade games can make development time a ...coin-op conversions What's your favorite Spectrum coin-op conversion. Mine's Ghost's & Goblins.
... the Speccy versions of classic arcade games as its incredible they managed ... ' versions of some of the arcade hits is cool. Space Harrier ...Games that cannot be completed due to bugs - the definitive listIt would be nice if the community of WoS compiled a list of all the games that are known to be impossible to complete due to bugs. Perhaps one day, a…
The worst conversion you played!!Could you remember the name of the worst conversion you played on spectrum? Here you have a list of the worst I remember: -kung fu master -final fig…
... came out and what the games were like when it did ... ever go to play 3d games on the speccy you gota ... my example show with the arcade games out at that time.
Some games i think are shite you ...Game title helpIts called Manic Miner, but for the life of me I can't remember the description. Sorry its not much to go on, but surely there is someone here that …
Bound to be one of those nice arcade games from Level 9.....New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... quality of entrants (and final games) should be better with ... basic (even compiled), or that arcade games require fast movement etc, there ... old early 80`s handheld games, they used very few ... and responsive they were quick arcade action games of the best sort ...The creator of Rastan SagaHow about this for coincidence the developer of Rastan Saga and other titles (Tom Lanigan) is actually the new IT manager at the place were I work. H…
Rastan, in the arcade and on the speccy, is ... to have a few arcade games in a local computer shop ...CronosoftI ordered a few Cronosoft games a short while ago and they arrived today. Although I've only played the games in question (Egghead III and Rough Just…
... stuff, admittidly they were originaly arcade games, on a single disc for ... />
Imagine Ultimate/RARE/Microsoft Games Studio putting an all formats ... am going to rebuy old games newly released (I have ... from Cronosoft, i.e. new games, on tape, with good ...Biggest DissapoinmentWha game was THE biggest dissapointment. I mean like a "Frak! 64" Or "Diakatana" like disapointment?
... lot more crap C64 games than speccy games.
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