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Only PS2 and curent generation console games sold now?I finished early today (dentists appointment, arrghh!), so I went into town to see what Gamecube games I coud pick up. I've got all of the XBox (not …
... looking out for a few hard to find Gamecube games, and there are ... 't mean the 360) and Gamecube games, and they only have a handful ... phasing them out. On the other hand, all three shops had ... -
The most atmospheric Speccy and non-Speccy games?I was playing Alien vs. Predator (the XBox port of the 1999 PC first person shooter) yesterday, as the Marine, and I was going through the dark, lit …
... , Goldeneye, Far Cry, and just about every other first person shooter (the ... vast majority of computer games, maybe ... locations created a palpable atmosphere, and for many reasons; the elagant but ... -
Great ideas for comp.sys.sinclair crap games compo games that you will never programJust thought I'd start this thread with a few ideas for csscgc 2009 games that I've come up with, but will - if I'm being honest - never get round to…
... a few ideas for csscgc 2009 games that I've ... go for a meal in a top restaurant and pick ... I've had this idea for ages. I was also ... other WOS peeps can use our ideas to program their own games, and ... stick a Creative Direction credit in the credits for ... -
Tutorial - learn machine code in 30mins[B][I]Message from the moderators[/I] - bigjon has requested that readers' attention be drawn to a better version of this tutorial, one which is easi…
... to BASIC
Machine code programs are a series of bytes ... Spin. Select Tools -> Z80 Assembler.
To run our roadrace ... other three register pairs are called BC, DE, and HL (H is for ... is slow down our blindingly fast machine code.
Insert the ... -
Framerate of arcade gamesThe Golden Age of video games coincided with the birth of 8-bit home computing; this is why every computer of that era has a slew of really bad Pacma…
... good; it makes it possible for the monsters to move slightly ... two squares are used for the score line, and the bottom two ... Spectrum games. A game of Pacman has five moving sprites, and should ... still be slower than the arcade version: Pacman should probably move ... -
500+ Spectrum Games for saleI've just finnished sorting out my sinclair collection, and I'm selling off loads of games and also a few machines and other bits too. [URL="http:…
... off loads of games and also a few machines and other bits too. < ... ebid.net/stores/Sinclair-Revival"]Games for sale on eBid[/URL]
Postage for multiple purchases will be whatever ... it costs for whatever service you require ( ... -
"Up to 80% of violent criminals turned to crime because computer games"According to China (that well known bastion of openness and human rights), or at least the official China news people: [[COLOR=Red]Note: if you can'…
... other countries (that China can't control) are evil, and are responsible for ... popular online games for problems including drug addiction, teen pregnancy and even murder ... men using instant-messaging programs and playing online games.[/COLOR]
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Building a WoS FAQ - contributions and thoughts please!Hi there, as you may have read in [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=28168]a nearby thread recently[/url], Martijn has boug…
... now have mass storage and the fast emerging ULAplus standard, ... WoSsers engaged in mapping and bugfixing games in massive amounts... not ... good idea. Myself and a few other WoSsers volunteered their ... good "Getting Started" document for a diverse field, so ... -
Games programmers playing other gamesI've always wondered what it was like for programmers of the Speccy when they played games from other companies/developers. Would they sit and analy…
... like for programmers of the Speccy when they played games from other companies ... /developers.
Would they sit and analyse ... was like for a games programmer to play games created by other programmers. A ... -
unusable KEMPSTON JOYSTICK in gamesSome ZX games use bad routine for read kempston joystick port. For example game BLOOD VALLEY read kempston joy from port #DF ( BIN 11011111 ). This s…
Some ZX games use bad routine for read kempston joystick port. For example game ... . Other ports are ignored.
And what about fixing this games ?
for start assembler and rewrite instructions
[img]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/other ... -
Any recommendations for a cheap PC USB arcade stick.Ive been using mame and other emulators quite a lot but the only joypad i have is an ancient Thrustmaster which looks like a boomerang. It does the j…
Ive been using mame and other emulators quite a lot ... but when playing SF2 and the like it is ... a look on ebay and saw there are some ... co.uk/Blaze-Joystick-Retro-Arcade-PS3-PC-USB-/180550029276? ... uk/PC-JOYSTICK-ARCADE-STICK-JOYPAD-w-6000-GAMES-USB-5DVD-/ ... -
Spectrum games that *should* existRight, I'm bored (or "working hard" if any of my bosses walk past) so to kill the time, I've decided to become a games designer. Or post crap about s…
... inane drivel that passed for Dizzy games, when they could be ... part. Selling crappy excuses for games to poor mugs who didn ... the bike) and move really fast and jump over buses and things. He ... way underground, avoiding the rocks and other hazards, until he falls ... -
Spectrum games that *should* existRight, I'm bored (or "working hard" if any of my bosses walk past) so to kill the time, I've decided to become a games designer. Or post crap about s…
... Dizzy can find and use various other weapons on his ... and the abilities) of any Spectrum games character, so he can, for ... and so travel very fast and jump over things (buses and stuff), and so ... stupid, in my case, probably) games for the Speccy?
R3PLAY report and photosWell, R3PLAY is now over ... and what a great event it was. I have to thank all the organizers, their hard work really paid off and it was a huge suc…
... new games being launched (Ghost Castle 2 for the Speccy and a new ... know what happened to the other - but it may have ... next to TNMOC, RetroClinic and the pinball arcade).
So ... ]
Modern Japanese arcade cabinets. Surprised me that even ...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. …
... for their youthfulness and
ability to churn out top selling games ... /> by hand, tape to tape, and photocopy the instructions ... about other programmers making it, and I knew ... was all incredibly fast. I mean, all ... a classic
arcade game.
JOE ...PS3 now fully cracked and open?About a month back, a hacking group claimed that they'd discovered the PS3's 'key' algorithms, meaning that they can 'sign' any code. What this means…
... that any programs, be they homebrew, pirated copies of commercial games, altered ... Everiss and other suits say, piracy does lead to further sales for good games ... used to use 'tunnelling' software (programs that basically simulated XBox Live ...What first person shooter games (PC or console) have both a map maker and bots?I was just wondering if there are any other games that have a map maker (or level editor, whatever you want to call it), and also have bots that can …
... if there are any other games that have a map ... />
Unfortunately, the only other console FPSs I can name ... and you'll be learning little things for weeks, but on the other ... The map makers for the three Timesplitters games, and for the original Unreal ...A little help requested from authors of new gamesOr indeed authors of old games who own the rights... The day that the Spectranet is available is getting quite close now. So that users can do somet…
... 've written some games for the Speccy, and are happy for them to appear ... some kind of "BBS", in other words if you set your ... where users can directly run programs and games and perhaps get news about new ...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…
... nephew (17) is visiting tomorrow and we are going to have ... every arcade game from the 70s and 80s. Which games are a blast for ...Game Selection Menu for DivIDE (& others)I retro game on a few other machines and one of the common things is a menu front end on a hard disk to all the games/disc images stored on it. The m…
... game on a few other machines and one of the common ... do with one of these programs with the covers taking ... massive boon for gamers like me that remember the tape covers ... for loading hacks for DivIDE (and other devices) where they have difficulty with some games ...Sandbox games (Speccy and non-Speccy)A subject that came up today was what does the term 'sandbox' game mean? I'd originally thought that a sandbox game was one where you built thing up …
... , the Timesplitters games, and the Tony Hawk games have level editors. And games like the ... , have professional standalone level creator programs that allow you create almost ... for a true sandbox game, but even so, what 8bit sandbox games ...Interview with VERONIKA MEGLER ("The Hobbit" programmer)This interview with Veronika Megler (The Hobbit) has been published by elmundodelspectrum.com in Spanish, I copy it here for you all in its original …
... of years earlier - and the arcade games that Atari had at ... dwarf? interaction that the other games used. But that was ...
[I]?Which other games were in process in Melbourne ... writing and testing Assembler and wanted to do something different for a ...Good new(ish) C64 and CPC games?Like maybe most of us at WOS, I keep more or less up to date with new Spectrum releases, but I don't follow other 8 bit machines' new software, so I'…
... update my games collections for the C64 and CPC (the only other 8 bit ... years) and at least fairly good.
Also, other games for other 8 bits ... them up and make them available for easy download (the games that are ...Help loading these games, screenshots needed!Hello everyone, Im having problems to load these games to get in-game screenshots for their entries in WoS, if anyone could help me, I would apprecia…
... are not utilities or other type, its mainly arcade games which need any ... ?id=0027340[/url]
And for those who know how to ... please grab in-game and loading screenshots for these games? you can download ...Microsoft grant distribution permission for Ultimate games!In a surprising announcement, Microsoft, the owners of Rare Ltd, have given the go ahead for their entire back catalogue of 8-bit games to be made fr…
... go ahead for their entire back catalogue of 8-bit games to ... other.
I rang Tim Stamper, co-founder of Ultimate, and ... asked for his response to the fact that his classic games are ... ? Who the f*** is this?! And how did you get my ...Games with time travel mechanics?What games involve time travel or time control in their gameplay mechanics? I don't mean games where time travel is just part of the story (i.e. it's…
... the [B]Timesplitters[/B] games, and most other games that have time travel storylines ... directly or by fast-forwarding/rewinding through the game) and make changes ... games that others in this thread have named? And please, no spoilers for ...Things to ponderJust some questions that have tugged at my curiosity recently, and since I'm stuck here sorting out a laptop (gorgeous Saturday, tons of things I cou…
... rate for spreading software and allowing you to find and download free programs, the ... minor graphical changes. Note the arcade version (at least the ... 7 environment on the million other PCs I touch, but ... ) such as a games console and TV, and a filing cabinet to ...For Sale - Nice ZX CollectionI am selling my ZX collection of hardware (including a rare disc drive unit), manuals and software (including a few nice big box ultimate titles and …
... big box ultimate titles and other rare-ish games).
[B]Hardware ... Printer Instructions
[*]Disc Manual for the Spectrum Computer (Spectrados)
[*]Games 2 - ICL
[*]Astro Blaster - Quicksilva
[*]Grid Run and Pontoon - Arcade ...Portuguese games not in the archive, please Help! (Portuguese and Brazilians WoSsers)In this thread: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=823[/url] I found two WoSsers speak about the following games, which ar…
... WoSsers speak about the following games, which are uMIA:
games and educational programs, mostly published by ... Geologia"
"As for the brazilian games I remind that there ... games, one of this I get in a cassete tape ...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 …
... any of the following games where the conversions could have ... Thundercats with its fast game play, large characters and decent scrolling ... Great arcade game too which set the standards for the year ... air. I loved the arcade version and hated the original speccy ...
