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Imitations/unofficial arcade conversions/games inspired byI know two Spanish games (there may be more) which are extremely similar to arcade games: Satan is like some sort of conversion of Black Tiger and Me…
... ) which are extremely similar to arcade games: Satan is like some sort ... ]
Many early Toposoft games were unofficial conversions.
Did the average Spectrum programmer really even try?I've been thinking about this recently, I'm always hearing Amstrad, and MSX users moaning about how unfair it was that they got "lazy Spectrum ports"…
... clash in plenty of Spectrum arcade games after all. As for the ...Did the average Spectrum programmer really even try?I've been thinking about this recently, I'm always hearing Amstrad, and MSX users moaning about how unfair it was that they got "lazy Spectrum ports"…
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…
... 'm currently working on Microsofts Games Room as an emulation programmer ... you are working on some arcade games and not just Atari 2600 ...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…
... you are working on some arcade games and not just Atari 2600 ... emulator to maintain.
But arcade games take ages to make - on ... in there some really good games are on the way.
Games Room.
I'll be ...Gaming annoyancesWhat are everyone's gaming annoyances? Mine are respawning enemies, time limits and games that change styles on each level. I hate buying a side scro…
... play "proper" games... I like traditional arcade style games (House of ... the Dead at the mo), party games ... et all), quiz games (like Buzz), community / arcade games on the XBox ( ... year) and SOMETIMES retro games thanks to a Speccy ...Retro Gamer issue 80For those who have it, they've used CodenameV's picture instead of mine!!!
... bitters rather than bloody console games/old arcade games all the time.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…
Most arcade games from around 1981 used 16x16 ... /> The game maps in the arcade version are 13 units tall ... even get the two-channel arcade music on a 16K Spectrum ... now. I have about seven games in various stages of development ...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…
[QUOTE=ajmoss;466099]Most arcade games from around 1981 used 16x16 ... /> The game maps in the arcade version are 13 units tall ... even get the two-channel arcade music on a 16K Spectrum ... now. I have about seven games in various stages of development ...So if you could take one Speccy game back in time to 1982...... what would it be? I think I'd take [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001521"]Driller[/URL] back, as it was one of the few …
Personally, I'd prefer not to see the idea of multi-load arcade games introduced so early on...
Perhaps I'm taking the premise too seriously.Games with non-original/cover musicwas surprised when checking Yie Ar Kung Fu pommodore conversion that title tune is mix od Jean Michel Jarre songs... which games on Speccy feature s…
... Beatles song on any classic arcade games back in the 80'sGames with non-original/cover musicwas surprised when checking Yie Ar Kung Fu pommodore conversion that title tune is mix od Jean Michel Jarre songs... which games on Speccy feature s…
... Beatles song on any classic arcade games back in the 80's ...Speccy Full-Price World Cup: Group DTop 2 games go through to next round. Voting lasts for 1 week.
... then, one of the best arcade conversions. Still dont know why ... /> I like playing the 'simpler/ arcade versions on the Speccy, doesnt ... great 'cutdown' versions of these arcade games. I like seeing how the ... run this version of an arcade classic.
I ...ArcadiaJust been re-visiting [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot.com/2009/10/zx-spectrum-games-arcadia-zx-spectrum.html"]Arcadia[/URL] by the 'original' I…
... vast swathes of 48K-only arcade games out.
Sure, it ... and the first two Horace games were the state of the ... /> Most of the Imagine Mk1 games have dated similarly poorly. The ...Games with non-original/cover musicwas surprised when checking Yie Ar Kung Fu pommodore conversion that title tune is mix od Jean Michel Jarre songs... which games on Speccy feature s…
... Beatles song on any classic arcade games back in the 80's ...Speccy Full-Price World Cup: Knockout Group ATop 2 games go through to Quarter Finals. Voting lasts for 4 days. Group consists of: 2 of the 4 joint winners of group A, winner of group B, runner…
It looks like the old Atic Atac vs R-Type argument is going to be resurrected again.
I'll go for the former, because the Spectrum was better than just for playing ports of arcade games that it was graphically ill suited to.Do you use MAME?If so, what CLASSIC arcade games do you play on it? Or what game SHOULD have been a classic but has been forgotten? I'm ADDICTED to I,Robot. It was …
... ;473923]If so, what CLASSIC arcade games do you play on it ... that game other than the arcade. Am I correct? And it ... />
Tapper. Probably my favorite arcade game and favorite speccy ...Do you use MAME?If so, what CLASSIC arcade games do you play on it? Or what game SHOULD have been a classic but has been forgotten? I'm ADDICTED to I,Robot. It was …
I forgot to mention Kung-Fu Master, one of the best arcade games, IMHO.New oneliners for 2008[INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]Here's my attempt at a first-person-perspective 3d game in one line of BASIC. It's called 'wormhole', and you've got to get t…
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Now our [I]Arcade games[/I] package is finally complete ...New oneliners for 2008[INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]Here's my attempt at a first-person-perspective 3d game in one line of BASIC. It's called 'wormhole', and you've got to get t…
The [I]Arcade games[/I] package is now available ... to complete the [I]Board games[/I] package, implementing at least ... packaged together with already existing games [URL="http://reptonix.awardspace.co ...Elite to release iPhone Speccy emulator with gamesNot sure if you are all aware of this? [url]http://toucharcade.com/2010/09/27/elite-to-bring-zx-spectrum-elite-collection-vol-1-to-the-iphone/[/url]
... a quick dabble on Speccy games but dont want to install ... find games for it.
Its like some of the arcade ... and you have 15-20 arcade games running well. (I was given ... can see more and more games being denied 'perhaps' if this ...How can I play emulator on my TV via computer?I have a Sony Bravia HD TV and a reasonable ADVENT laptop (both under a year old). What is the best way for me to see my spectrum emulator on the bi…
... -Geo, NES, and others, and arcade emulators such as MAME and ... systems, such as more modern arcade games, the Playstation 2, and the ... 've installed your emulators and games it needs no more maintenance ... Tournament looked on it. And games as old as that wouldn ...Worst gaming decisions ever?In a different thread, I mention what, to me, is probably the single greatest mistake in the history of computer/console games design ever. Here are …
... Toki[/I] and some other games on the Megadrive as inferior ... " rather than conversions of the arcade games. I've still no idea ... .
The home computer games market doggedly keeping game prices ... was left of the Amiga games industry spending 1994 and 1995 ...BombjackIt seems Bombjack's at no.1 today and it's another hugely popular game that i've never been that fond off. I played it again recently and it's quick,…
... good conversion of a good arcade game, but that's the ... too many other great Spectrum games for me to give a ... you restrict the list to arcade games, I'd still prefer Tapper ... in the way that some games do. Nothing wrong with the ...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…
... claim? I remember playing the Arcade game long before I played ... game and in fact the Arcade version is listed as 1988 ... .com/watch?v=uC_cL-D6QbM"]Arcade game[/URL] also has more ... licence before any of the arcade games manufacturers did, so Ocean controlled ...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…
... licence before any of the arcade games manufacturers did, so Ocean ... acquired by Oceanand then the Arcade game was designed by ... , Ocean took the Japanese Arcade game and adapted it into ... of the Arcade version, but the similarities between the games always ...Why are speccy games so ****ing cool?I grew up with a spectrum and fell in love with it from a young age, so I may be slightly biased, but it seems to me that the look and feel of games …
... were more than the existing arcade games I had known before (pacman ... travel, exploring etc. For example, games like Alchemist, Fighter Pilot, Android ...Why are speccy games so ****ing cool?I grew up with a spectrum and fell in love with it from a young age, so I may be slightly biased, but it seems to me that the look and feel of games …
... and overshadowed by modern car games. Bit back then, woah! traffic ... far cry from the conventional arcade games of the time. Atari's ... games for example are iconic but ...Games that had hidden games built inAs thread title :) Booty is obvious, and I seem to remember something else (Motos / Zub perhaps?)
... 's Dummy Run had some arcade game style rooms too (can ... more) of the Shenmue games have arcade games like Outrun in them?
Games that had hidden games built inAs thread title :) Booty is obvious, and I seem to remember something else (Motos / Zub perhaps?)
... Space Harrier and some Panchinko games built into it.
games such as arcade games you can walk up ...
