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  • Best basic games 2017Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/mai…

    Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/main_compo
    borislav borislav November 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Best type-in game?Was wondering what people thought the best type-in game was for the Spectrum. There were a few half-decent ones if I remember rightly... I never h…

    ... wondering what people thought the best type-in game was for the Spectrum ... so most of my typed in stuff was done in basic though!
    daveysludge daveysludge November 2011 Games
  • Best type-in gameApart from the excellent shorties in program pitstop, what was the best type-in game? Pixy the micrdot stands out for me after all this time.

    Apart from the excellent shorties in program pitstop, what was the best type-in game?

    Pixy the micrdot stands out for me after all this time.
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty July 2007 ZX Shed
  • Best intro in a game?We have discussed the best ending in the other thread, but it was very uncommon (at least for me) to actually see any endings back on the real Spectr…

    We have discussed the best ending in the other thread, but it ... just started.

    One game that came to my mind ... . (Possibly is the intro only in the 128k version)

    Rickard Rickard May 2008 Games
  • A.I. in a Pacman game made in BasicA few years ago I tried to make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and the whole game was completed and was working with just one gh…

    ... to make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and ... the whole game was completed and was ... but not for a Pacman game.

    Until this day ... implement this simple A.I. in Basic, or give me a general ...
    zxbruno zxbruno February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Best way for programming in BASIC?New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's…

    New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's the fastest way to program in BASIC in a Windows environment?
    olaf olaf January 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • A type-in BASIC platformer that's worth a goWorking on some type-ins for TTFn, from Games Computing, I came across [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/patpostman.zip]The Adve…

    ... of densely packed listing in a tiny font that ... designing and writing the game, and I think that ... something that's written entirely in BASIC. I've shown a ... although they appear to best effect when the animation can ... It'll be included in the archive whenever I ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny March 2011 Games
  • The best Tetris game on the Speccy?The recent [B]Tetris Ultimate[/B] debacle on the PS4 and XBox One* made me wonder what was the best version of Tetris on the Spectrum. I'm not famil…

    ... wonder what was the best version of Tetris on ... 2[/B] (an unofficial game: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum. ... s attempts at controlling the game! Alright, so it's ... write a good Tetris game in BASIC on most computers 8 ... good money for the game, then I doubt you ...
    ewgf ewgf January 2015 Games
  • Best game list!I looked at best game list and found out that a game I never heard of is voted best ever 'Chaos'. I tested the game and found out it SUCKED big time…

    I looked at best game list and found out that a game I never ... heard of is voted best ever 'Chaos ... .

    How is the best game list made? I know that ... how could Chaos end up in first place? It's a ...
    Golfareninsweden Golfareninsweden October 2004 Games
  • What would be the best game to play ...... while playing Stonkers? Definitely not ... err ... The Great Space Race, unless you have a new model of the spectrum that can perform multitaski…

    ... purpose - yes I'm bored in work!)) :) ).

    But seriously ... these 'what would be the best game to play ...' threads. I only ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton May 2005 Chit chat
  • Boulderdash style game in compilationHello, I remember playing a boulderdash style game that came in a compilation. The game's graphics were rubbish (looked like it was written in BASIC…

    ... boulderdash style game that came in a compilation.
    The game's ... graphics were rubbish (looked like it was written in BASIC) ... but the gameplay was great !!! The game also ...
    I thought it came in a compilation of 50 games ...
    saiwong saiwong February 2007 Games
  • Attention Arjun (and people interested in BASIC games programming).I've been looking at the games created by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^EP+Software$&model=spectrum"]Angel Ortega/EP S…

    ... .

    Like in the game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... the BASIC listing.

    I accidentally "broke into" the game ... a random fluke. The game is highly playable but the ... So if you are interested in BASIC programming then you might learn ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Best game seriesAfter reading the History of Sabreman (in Retro Gamer) and not really having played any of these games that much, I'm left wondering what's the Spect…

    ... reading the History of Sabreman (in Retro Gamer) and not really ... what's the Spectrum's best game series.

    not just ... a standout game from a series but a ... overall top quality group of game.

    Please include links ...
    chop983 chop983 February 2010 Games
  • Adventure games written in basic (commercial)This thread partly got me thinking > [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31141[/url] But I'd like to know about adventure ga…

    ... with or without graphics) written in Basic :) , I'm trying to exclude ... the parser and main game should be Basic.

    I can ...
    spider spider September 2010 Games
  • Best game of the Decade. The winner is...Gamefaqs.com have given the results of the Best Game of the Decade, and the winner is... Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Which seems a bit strange …

    ... given the results of the Best Game of the Decade, and ... can't see how a game that seemingly relatively few ... at all on other boards, in my experience.

    ... 't have expected a game that passed under the ... There's probably a moral in there somewhere.
    ewgf ewgf December 2010 Chit chat
  • Games written in BASICHi all, I've been racking my brain trying to think of a game which was definitely written in BASIC (ie not in assembler). The only thing that I can …

    ... of a game which was definitely written in BASIC (ie not in assembler). The ... any favourites which were written in BASIC? There were certainly a few ... Mad Martha might have been in BASIC (IIRC) and I enjoyed that ...
    perini-ps perini-ps March 2012 Games
  • For the one who starts the poll of Best Game of 2012,dont forget to include this gameFor the Wosser who will do the Best game of the year award, please dont forget this game, it was released in the spanish forums, but not yet uploaded…

    ... Wosser who will do the Best game of the year award, please ... dont forget this game, it was released in the spanish forums ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx December 2012 Games
  • Scrolling in BASICI remember a few BASIC typeins for other machines that claimed to be scrolling the screen. Obviously vertically its not too difficult - once you dis…

    I remember a few BASIC typeins for other machines that ... thinking of horizontally as in a scramble type game

    Solid ... (not sure if its written in BASIC) on the Apple II, and ... like this could be done in BASIC on the Spectrum using Arrays ...
    dmsmith dmsmith March 2015 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • A few questions about sound and keys in BASICIf I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use BEEP right ? It seems to lock up the CPU for far too long . On Arjun's page I found how to use CALL 94…

    If I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use BEEP ... routine and use it from BASIC but is this not the ... would make something two player in BASIC since I use INPUT INKEY ...
    ivanb303 ivanb303 December 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • i need a sideways scrolling program written in basicso like ghosts and goblins it scrolls along with the player. i had help with this before in making a tunnel game but this time i need it to be a able…

    ... help with this before in making a tunnel game but this time ... statements that i can view in basic to make each screen easier ... intend to speed it up in an emulator. i also ... 'to' statement to implement this in print but am unfamiliar as ... want to create a full game.
    digital digital December 2017 Development
  • How to write a simple game in C+asm.This is just a link to an old post in Development, about a post of making a simple game in C for the Spectrum. It was suggested that this thread shou…

    ... post of making a simple game in C for the Spectrum. ... BASIC version of the tutorial first, which explains a bit more in BASIC ... what the game is doing. [url=" ... -to-write-a-simple-basic-horizontal-scrolling-game-tutorial"](Link)[/url]
    Timmy Timmy April 2021 C
  • Best Type-In GamesWhat type in programs did you think the end result was worth the effort of typing them in? Even though most of them were not of the quality of com…

    ... short Lunar Lander type game in INPUT that was ... decent was a Snaker game also in INPUT.

    Another decent type-in I thought was a Platformer ... a BASIC program, it had a five screens, in ... br /> The longest Type-in I entered was Bubble Trouble ...
    dmsmith dmsmith July 2022 Games
  • 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…

    ... it said he wrote the game in basic and used a compiler to ... or were written using a game creator like hurg? Was there ...
    Andy Gurr Andy Gurr March 2003 Games
  • What was the best game cover art.What do you lot think was the best game cover? I just had a look at the Nodes and Arc of Yesod covers and they dont look dated...very arty me thinks…

    ... you lot think was the best game cover?

    I just ... to atract people to the game so they would buy it ...
    stupidget stupidget February 2005 Games
  • Which would be the best game to play while listening to metal music?I just HAD to continue with this 'Which would be the best game' crap. Whole me... :roll: I cant (cunt? :) ) think of any, maybe listening to Sonata A…

    I just HAD to continue with this 'Which would be the best game' crap. Whole me... :roll:
    I cant (cunt? :) ) think of any, maybe listening to Sonata Arctica while playing JetSetWilly, but...
    Any ideas?
    FRGT/10 FRGT/10 May 2005 Chit chat
  • SAVE the complete screen in BASICHow can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC? If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and th…

    How can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC?
    If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and the last two lines are destroyed!
    wilko0070 wilko0070 September 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • The best sandwich in the worldthis is the best sandwhich in the world. Steak, Bacon and Cheese with lettuce, fried onions and mustard. i suggest you try it.

    this is the best sandwhich in the world.

    Steak, Bacon and Cheese with lettuce, fried onions and mustard.

    i suggest you try it.
    mile mile January 2006 Chit chat
  • Best game???Every platform has its best game. What would it be for the Speccy? Any type of game is ok. Thanks! cbmeeks

    Every platform has its best game.

    What would it be for the Speccy?

    Any type of game is ok.

    Thanks!

    cbmeeks
    cbmeeks cbmeeks June 2006 Games
  • Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.

    What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic.




    Andrew.
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk October 2006 Development
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