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Spectrum vs Amstrad (C64 has been knocked out!)The C64 was sensationally knocked out this morning of the Micromart World Cup by Amstrad, the final score being 71 votes to 70. In a week-long match …
... machine for playing 80's arcade games. Besides, at least one Commode ... i can make amiga progs/games and get them to run ... with Arjun, overall the Spectrums games were more playable, but most ... Petition for new Dizzy video games to be made:
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"La Abad?a del Crimen" - English versionOK, I've started a new thread for this, as the discussion about "La Abad?a" in the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?mode=vie…
... game yourself, that you like arcade games or something so i assume ... -
Best Soccer Game Ever!What?s your favorite spectrum soccer game ever? For me, Emlyn Hughes International Soccer; Match Day;Trak Suite Manager;MultiPlayer Soccer Manager. C…
... a few more football manager games! i always enjoyed playing them ... own footy sims? or indeed arcade games?
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Brand New Software House - Retro games wanted...Hi All, I'm looking to start a new software label for older 'retro' computer games, CRONOS software. I'm looking for people that have written games …
... fantastic to get new speccy games....whistful stare into space....just ... ve got a library of games together, a compilation may be ... other fantastic and previously unseen arcade games.
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Moon Cresta tzxI still insist on playing Spectrum games on the original machine (when my 128 feels up to it), so I like playing tzx files through TAPER into the mac…
Wasn't Moon Cresta on a mag cover tape, not crash?
I have not managed yet to tzx a G.G. 190% game although I haven't tried for a while.
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Spectrum v Amiga : The Final starts.The final has begun, just in case you didn't know. The old Speccy is getting a bit of a kicking at the moment, so get those votes in!
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Bomb Jack competitionSome weeks ago, I proposed that we organized some competitions here on the forum. There was a lot of discussion about how we would control the autent…
I am confident I can over a million, but I don't know if I can go much higher....
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Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
... . In the days when brill arcade games like DD were being converted ... spending a fortune down the arcade. Nowadays you can just fire ... -
Favourite arcade conversionsOk, this thread isn't about the best technical conversions, but more about your favourite arcade conversions... The ones that were fun to play. One …
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Elevator Action font queryDoes anyone know the name of the font used on the title screen of Elevator Action?
... few different games. It's even used on some arcade games. Oh well ... -
Games you actually completedThis may have come up before but I am new to this forum so... Which Spectrum games did you actually complete? They were extremely hard by todays sta…
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Most of the Dizzy games (I'd stay up for ... these)apart from the arcade games.
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Games you actually completedThis may have come up before but I am new to this forum so... Which Spectrum games did you actually complete? They were extremely hard by todays sta…
LODE RUNNER I and II
MANIC MINER
BRUCE LEE
MOON CRESTA (back to first level easily ;) )
All without cheats or emulators
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Game developers getting tiredHi, After finally managing to get through stage 3 in Tapper (level Easy) after literally dozens of tries during a period of over two years (tells mu…
since tapper is an arcade conversion i would say that ... the original arcade programmers were the lazy ones ... , perhaps due to its arcade nature and difficulty they never ... is prob true for most arcade games, and your gaming skills Specmem ... -
Edge magazine and Spectrum originalityI was reading a letter in the new issue of Edge magazine that said there were very, very few games of any originality on the Spectrum, because the on…
... to Edge. "Spectrum games are based on older arcade games". So? That's ... do with home computers - bring arcade games to the home. Of course ... -
My favourite games!Alchemist, Antiriade, AticAtac, Blob The Cop, Bomb Jack 1-2, Booty, Boulder Dash 1-6, Bride Of Frankenstein, Bruce Lee, Buratino, Custard Kid, Dan Da…
... "pah" to that. An excellent arcade conversion.
2) ... Commando - Another brilliant arcade conversion. I managed to get ... and that's what great arcade games are about, I think.
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Categorizing/Linking Similar GamesHi all, Watched with interest Vortexrider's search for a favourite game. This might have been suggested before, but I'll suggest it anyway: how ab…
Something like that has been done for arcade games on [url="http://www.mame.dk"]www.mame.dk[/url] -
Best scrolling shooters on speccy?I think one of most popular genres, besides mazes, was scrolling shooter. Can you remember any favorites to recommend, besides r-type
... . Spent many hours completing those games. Ahhh good times:)
[/quote ... the playability of the original arcade games.
They are shoddy ... if the author of the games reads this...!) and an insult ... 's not as though the games would be that hard to ... -
Best scrolling shooters on speccy?I think one of most popular genres, besides mazes, was scrolling shooter. Can you remember any favorites to recommend, besides r-type
... the playability of the original arcade games.
They are shoddy ... if the author of the games reads this...!) and an insult ... 's not as though the games would be that hard to ... -
New Games WantedI'm sure 99% of you know already, but just in case you don't... CRONOSOFT.CO.UK is happy to release quality Speccy software you may have written!
... up ill give some clasic games a try. i figure ... 4 of these older type games to be worth the ... make it exactly like the arcade. i think i want ... and tips for dozens of arcade games, i was thinking about ... platform to do old type games for the Retrocade collection, ... -
New Games WantedI'm sure 99% of you know already, but just in case you don't... CRONOSOFT.CO.UK is happy to release quality Speccy software you may have written!
... make it exactly like the arcade. i think i want to ... (or 5 on the arcade version) mini arcade games like Invaders, Galaxian etc ... and tips for dozens of arcade games, i was thinking about that ... platform to do old type games for the Retrocade collection, if ... -
New Games WantedI'm sure 99% of you know already, but just in case you don't... CRONOSOFT.CO.UK is happy to release quality Speccy software you may have written!
... think either 3 or 4 games would be a good number ... (or 5 on the arcade version) mini arcade games like Invaders, Galaxian etc ... of 4 or 5 'different' games, to make a 'GORF II ... it's very restrictive, and games always look like they've ... -
Adventure type-insI know there are many adventure enthusiasts in here. Did any of you type-in adventure listings from magazines or books? If so, do you still have a …
... couldn't send u the games last night because erm... we ... you like some type-in arcade games too? or just adventure listings ... -
Adventure type-insI know there are many adventure enthusiasts in here. Did any of you type-in adventure listings from magazines or books? If so, do you still have a …
... you like some type-in arcade games too? or just adventure listings ... things like that) and any games that are written in BASIC ... -
Book names - help!As part of the type-ins project, I'm trying to put together a database of my type-ins with the relevant info. However, I ran into a peculiar problem…
... you mentioned that has the games listed by me earlier.
arcade games".
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Just a straw Poll on Collection size :)And no, this isnt a piss furthest contest, just a simple question, how many collectors are out there ? As for wot a collector is ? Thats a tough one…
... do actual own over 100 games, and plan to buy another ... . as for the 3k plus games in mame, no of course ... above point of owning the arcade games, in about 5 years i ... -
Just a straw Poll on Collection size :)And no, this isnt a piss furthest contest, just a simple question, how many collectors are out there ? As for wot a collector is ? Thats a tough one…
... very much into my old arcade games, and would love to see ... -
Lemon64, WOS and the meaning of gamesI've just read a thread started last week on lemon64.com by the site administrator Kim Lemon, and he talks about how the whole C64 scene bores him no…
... I'll be playing MAME arcade games on it, as well as ... . Especially since one of the games I've got is Rez ... -
Lemon64, WOS and the meaning of gamesI've just read a thread started last week on lemon64.com by the site administrator Kim Lemon, and he talks about how the whole C64 scene bores him no…
... I'll be playing MAME arcade games on it, as well as ... . Especially since one of the games I've got is Rez ... way I can play Speccy games on a TV right now ... -
Wot remakes have you got installed on ur pc?At the moment ive got Manic miner, jetset willy, cookie, the birds and the bees, ant attack, atic atac, attack of the mutant camels, football manager…
Just Chuckie Egg and Jetpac. I prefer the originals. This applies to Speccy versions of arcade games as well. eg Pheenix may be good, but the original game is a much louder, more exciting affair. -
Best 16K game (AKA JetPac vs Deathchase)I'm not sure whether this has been asked before, so I thought I'd narrow it down. Let's face it, there are two games that stick out from the rest in …
I'd like to add another two games - and although they were plain copies of arcade games - I've played them to death:
- Galaxians from Artic
- Z-Man from DJL
