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Best level on a gamer EVERRRR!!!What do WOSers think is the best level on a game, on any system from any time? I was playing Skyrim the other day and there is pretty cool quest whe…
... shaped like the weapon in Krull, and kill a ... me thinking about cool levels in games, and here are my ...
1 - The quest in Oblivion where you have to ... way that all scenery was in watercolour.
2 ... have to drive around in the car killing the ... -
Bizzare Text Adventure PuzzlesHeya, I'm looking for a list of the strangest items and their use in games, or indeed, normal items used to perform a strange operation. ie: The…
... strangest items and their use in games, or indeed, normal items used ... used to open the x in the game, xxxxx
The music format used by Odin?Has anyone ever "mapped out" the data format for the music used in games by Odin, so one could (try to) make his own music using that engine? I love…
... format for the music used in games by Odin, so one could ... />
I love the music in - especially - Arc of Yesod, so ... is.
491 bytes in total - 270 bytes for the ...POKEs on 128K "upper RAM"?I've been working lately with some 128k games, and I've got this question about RAM in games. I guess most games use RAM pages 5 and 2 to store the …
... got this question about RAM in games.
I ... guess most games use RAM pages 5 and ... used routines. In those games, most POKEs would be in adresses between ... game that needs POKEs placed in RAM pages 1, 3 ... page 0 should be in the list, but most ...Beepola 1.07A new version of Beepoa, v1.07, is now available for download from:- [url]http://freestuff.grok.co.uk/beepola/[/url] (1.63MB zipped exe, no installe…
... was pretty ground-breaking in its day. A single ... would be great for use in games. Beepola has a smart ... -sounding 2 channel tune in 200 bytes using this ... from a startup dialog in Beepola and also available ... blindly including them all in the distribution zip file ...Wii spectrum game suggestions (for FBZX)--SORRY WRONG PLACE. PLZ ADMINS move this post to games :) --- I am playing a bit with FBZX in my Wii and I am putting games in my SD card. Which g…
... ADMINS move this post to games :) ---
I ... Wii and I am putting games in my SD card.
... br /> Which games do you suggest to put in my SD card ... />
I am interested in games that are playable with just ... time I play speccy games on a 46inch TV ...Why are multicolour engines only able to be made now?Now I'm no programmer, but, how come multicolour engines are only being created/designed now? I know there were Rainbow Graphics used in games in the…
... there were Rainbow Graphics used in games in the late 80's but ...Animated attribute revealA new challenge to solve next. I would like to create an animated attribute reveal in machine code by having my 768 byte attributes held in ram whic…
... an animated attribute reveal in machine code by having ... 768 byte attributes held in ram which are then ... copied to colour ram in an animated fashion. I ... I've seen various effects in games and demos with the ... The order of colours in the diagonal stripes goes ...Meanwhile, WHERE TIME STOOD STILLHi folks - There's an ongoing effort to port this game to the Amiga from the ST original. Unfortunately, while the graphics are nicer (though monoc…
... 's no algorithmic waveforms in there - just sound samples in a sequencer.
in protracker format, but with more ... player - just drop the file in their ~/specbas/. directory and execute ...Ishido way of the stonesFollowing a thread in GAMES where I asked if there were any versions of ISHIDO WAY OF THE STONES on Speccy - or anything similar... it would seem the…
Following a thread in GAMES where I asked if there ...Edge Grinder, how would YOU do it?I always meant to post about this and AndyC reminded me in the 'vs' thread in games. [QUOTE=AndyC;808887]The thing I love about threads like this is…
... and AndyC reminded me in the 'vs' thread in games.
[QUOTE ...TV Tie-insThose of you who listen to the Retro Asylum podcast will know that our latest episode focused on TV tie-in games. So I'm just wondering what your fav…
... episode focused on TV tie-in games. So I'm just wondering ...Game completion challenge #1Here we go then. Everyone ready?<div><br></div><div>As it's the first one, I set the random game filter to a rating of 8/10 or higher so we're hopefu…
... include anything we've played in Games Club or anything that you ... can't really 'complete', though games that loop round are OK ...Broken images in games databaseSorry for starting a new thread, this has probably been mentioned countless times already. From trying to read between the flame wars, is it the CGI …
Sorry for starting a new thread, this has probably been mentioned countless times already. From trying to read between the flame wars, is it the CGI scripts that are broken which prevents the screen shots and magazine images from loading?
Or ...Game development guidesHello all, I want to get into game development for the ZX Spectrum and would like to know where I can find some helpful guides. I've looked around t…
... the graphics and sound needed in games. That's the kind of ...Knight Lore disassemblyHi, Not quite sure if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more likely that developers would be interested. I've just released the …
... if this belongs here or in "Games" but figured it's more ... variables and data structures labelled. In fact, the code is fully ...Remaking Special Operations - some thoughts and questions.(Edit: Sorry - long one!) Special Operations is one of my favourite titles and, despite them being very different, is up there with Halls of the T…
... Bear in mind the speed at which Falklands-based games appeared ... on the shelves, cashing in on national ... any thoughts on Nazi iconography in games? I found a surprisingly ... tempered debate on a games dev forum where the ...Speccy vs PiI've been doing some side by side comparisons on emulation (rpi) vs actual speccy (48k+). And I'm really impressed with what Fuse can do when the pi …
... Flying shark in game and a couple of other games I know ... there is a massive jerk in there - because the screens are ... is really handy for starting games etc without needing a keyboard ... required.
Also interested in games anyone else uses to put ...NES Classic MiniWhy not: [url="http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/dVTb09qhPSyzzkBPY8ieZwMjxiAYeqWM"]Relive past glories with Nintendo's ultimate retro gaming…
... with a set of built-in games.
Might sell just fine ... think. Cheap knockoff NES-clones-in-a-controller have been finding ...I request a working search function. :-)I had to get some information from the Vallation thread, so I thought I'd search for it, but the term "Vallation" doesn't return my own thread in 'Ga…
... own thread in 'Games' or the other one in 'Brand new games' as results ...The flash feature (graphics attr)Flash feature on speccy is not an artist-friendly thing. But sometimes it is useable... Do you know any good use of flash in games? For example I re…
... any good use of flash in games? For example I remember some ... JSW).
Please put links in your comment. :)Pointless sections in gamesThere have to be quite a few of these. I'll kick off with: [b]Horace and the Spiders[/b] - the first two screens [b]Screen 1[/b] - lasts 5-1…
There have to be quite a few of these.
I'll kick off with:
[b]Horace and the Spiders[/b] - the first two screens
[b]Screen 1[/b] - lasts 5-10 seconds, almost like the start of a 'proper' platform game. Involves ...Zx Spectrum 48k vertical black lines on boot problemHi all! I've just bought a Zx Spectrum 48k one eBay: all it was working goof but I made a mistake: I've extracted the Kempston interface before pl…
... I have severe graphical issues in games too...
Any hint ... ?
Many thanks in advance,
Davide
Genuinely wanted - Make-A-Chip, etc.Does anyone have neat, non-scuffed copies of [i]Make-a-Chip[/i] and [i]Survival[/i], optionally [i]Scrabble[/i] too (with instructions) to spare? …
... going to the Milestones museum in Basingstoke a week on Saturday ... . They have a Speccy in their display case and I ... of the six coloured pack-in games (Punchy, Disco Dan etc.) but ... copies of these sloshing around in other people's collections they ...How to hack Youth ClubNot sure if this belongs in Games or Spectrum Basic. But anyway : There was a type-in called Youth Club that I was fond of : http://www.worldofspe…
Not sure if this belongs in Games or Spectrum Basic. But anyway ...
Its one of those games where you allocate resources each ... /> spending = members
money in bank = initial money + raised - ... of members. Going all in on fund raising should raise ...MakeTZX Direct ModeOn my quest to transfer stuff I've only had luck doing so using MakeTZX in Direct Mode. I can't get any files working done with either Audacity or Co…
... luck doing so using MakeTZX in Direct Mode. I can't ... />
Finding pause...Recorded 11939840 samples in 04:09
It ...Video Review - Retro Virtual Machine 1.1.8Hi you guys, We at retromania.pt made a [b]video review [/b]of a very special zx spectrum emulador: [b][i]Retro Virtual Machine[/i][/b]. For now …
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[b][i]The audio its in Portuguese, but the video has ...Unintelligible speech in games, what does it say ?This came up on FB yesterday, someone posted a quirky Bug Byte title it has bit of sampled speech but for the life of me was I can't figure out what …
This came up on FB yesterday, someone posted a quirky Bug Byte title it has bit of sampled speech but for the life of me was I can't figure out what it says here's the title.
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027827
< ...Limitations of emulationsYears ago at a trade fair, I got chatting to the guys who programmed [i]Gyron[/i]. They were demonstrating it and showed me an undocumented feature: …
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The rotating figure in the bottom right corner changes ... of the maze you're in, and they'd cleverly used ... took a bit of delight in saying that people with fancy ... />
So - what other quirks in games are ultra-hardware-specific and ...PSI ChessHi, Anybody out there remember the game "PSI Chess" by The Edge? Well, there seems to be no problem finding a snapshot ot tape image for this game …
... ftp site soon (probably in games-info if they accept it ... the screen;
- we are in "Position" mode (P);
- ... 1 = Scoresheet (shows the game in notational form);
2 = 2D ... squares are numbered rather like in Battleships. Remember that the ...
