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Arkanoid / Batty clones ?Although there is an old 2008 topic [url="https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/16532/best-worst-arkanoid-clones/"]here[/url] , I felt a new …
... .org/forums/discussion/16532/best-worst-arkanoid-clones/"]here[/ ... not quite the 'traditional' game aka HotShot. Nothing wrong with ... or care if its written in Basic, compiled or otherwise!, if ... :)
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Manic Miner in Basic ?Hi, I remember many moons ago a version of Manic Miner that was coded in ZX Basic and wonder if anyone knows where i can lay my hands on it ? C…
Hi,
I remember many moons ago a version of Manic Miner that was coded in ZX Basic and wonder if anyone knows where i can lay my hands on it ?
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ZX Spectrum BASIC "non UK" titles that can be easily translated to make an "easy" English VersionIt was the 16K German version of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think about this . Really , I suppose this translation aspect just…
... version of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think about ... aspect just "touches" on Speccy BASIC (At first , I thought ... Spectrum BASIC itself is also useful..I suppose the easiest and best ... GOOD non UK software titles in BASIC that could be given ... -
Does anyone have experience coding in Python?I've never looked at Python before yesterday, so never considered it as option for writing games in. But looking at it now I can see that it's basica…
... as option for writing games in. But looking at it ... it's basically just ... well, Basic. Very close to BlitzMax, which ... to try and write a game in it, so I've looked ... at other games written in it, but everything seems super ... of anything decent made in it? -
Which Michael Mann film would make a good game?Hey, guys. In honour of the birthday of one of cinema's most prolific filmmakers, I was wondering which of his movies would work best as a videoga…
... (and its contemporaries)? The best candidates in my opinion include:
< ... kind of LA Noire-like game, assuming the role of protagonist ... or an Ocean-style multigenre game (one stage involves solving a ... have to be a multigenre game and the player would ... -
Best Browsers and Search engines in 2022Looking back at such posts in 2005 and 2011 it's clear the era of industrial scale spying and snooping wasn't much of a thing back then. Not much fil…
Looking back at such posts in 2005 and 2011 it's ... GoDuckGo.
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Best game musicTitle music or in game, going to go highbrow (and not MIDI or anything) for starters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e0Qelqp-Cc
Title music or in game, going to go highbrow (and not MIDI or anything) for starters:
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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 …
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1 = Scoresheet (shows the game in notational form);
2 = 2D ... the remaining options in this mode, it's best to be ... viewing the board in the "scoresheet ... the program has not overwritten BASIC, or protected it with system ... -
T H E . S H A W . B R O T H E R S . . . did you play on these games? . . . . *website online now*There's a Spectrum section on our site at [url="http://www.sickhappyidle.com"]http://www.sickhappyidle.com[/url] (click on the spectrum or go through…
... them. Venturama is probably the best of them, I remember it ... bit of the game that was their idea). in BASIC it didn't ... on their actual skill level in the game (AI!).
What ... rest of the game like? Does it work in PC mode? Or ... -
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…
... has got to be the BEST EVER GAME MAKER - " THAT DOES ... how smooth the example game is and how well ... even a little just in basic you can personalize it even ... it to enhace it further in the future.
game makers' while who dont ... -
BASIC-DecompilerI've got some compiled BASIC programs and I like to study the source code. Are there BASIC decompiler for Hisoft, USCHI, etc.?
... . Have a look around in the Type-In listings section of thise ... you wishing to decompile basic Compiled games in the first place.
best most efficient basic programs you can and ... . Chances are if the Baisc game is not very good, even ... -
So who plays PS2, Xbox & GameCube games?I'm still into gaming in a big way, how about you guys?
well, im in the same position as many ... memory card so leabing a game running for ages or ... and even arcade games written in Basic! theyre that much fun. ... they are most amongst the best from what ive heard ... i have for PS2, in no particular order of prefernce ... -
i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... Do a really simple game first, like say noughts ... simply enough to write in basic and are not performance ... a simple and addictive game.
Giving yourself ... write the biggest and best RPG on the spectrum, ... So get any version of BASIC and learn to program ... -
EmuZWin supports 256 color gamesI am sorry starting new topic, but you see this info is important a bit: new version 2.4 of the EmuZWin is available to download, and it supports 25…
... GFX/CFG/etc is loaded in.
4.- I know ... I'm recolouring an old game of mine just to practice ... I've also noticed that in 256 colours mode, the ... had a built-in BASIC compiler it would be the best! :D ... colour games or to install in my older computer.
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Print 'n' Plotter SPRITE MACHINEJust got this from an ebay seller this afternoon. I just TZXd it and sent it to the Steve at the vault, yet it might be a while before it gets put up…
... c routines done and executed in Basic ( which are slower than ... compress for a larger game, and the faster they ... compiler, and does its best when dealing with decimals ... compiler with your compiled game to make it work. ... what kind of game he has in mind for me ... -
The Speccy Games Programming CompetitionFor those who weren't following the OT thread... We have the CGC and we have the Minigames competitions, but we don't have an actual Spectrum Games …
... in WHAM! or simply mc routine it is a BASIC game or MC game ... tools aimed to speed up BASIC.)
in my opinion the main ... game than many games in MC)
just try do your best ... ever you want but subscribing game in compo = game can be downloaded from ... -
Coder`s with time....How many coders are there who can program anything? i.e. Commercial quality games, full blown applications, utilities etc.... who can do the lot? I…
... valid than creating a game. Providing a web link ... your work in progress, would have been the best way ... (even if it's in BASIC!), performing simple tasks such ... Mode 4 would be nice!) in the emulator.
in helping you out once ... -
Coder`s with time....How many coders are there who can program anything? i.e. Commercial quality games, full blown applications, utilities etc.... who can do the lot? I…
... apps or little routines in... plus multiple instances of ... could start a session in a WIMP/Desktop ... valid than creating a game. Providing a web link ... work in progress, would have been the best way ... (even if it's in BASIC!), performing simple tasks such ... -
Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…
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4. Best graphics in a Speccy game
7. Best 'beeper' music in a Speccy game
8. Best 'AY' music in a Speccy game
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Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…
... written in BASIC and did I mention boring)
4. Best graphics in ... a Speccy game
Nebulus (Hewson ... .
8. Best 'AY' music in a Speccy game
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Any Windows based Spectrum Progam makersHi. I am looking for a game maker that i can use to make spectrum software. If possible could it not be a code typing in program and Windows based. T…
... announced-but-status-unknown Platform Game Maker.
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Jonathan's Platform Game Designer is for the Spectrum ... honestly it is THE BEST ARCADE/PLATFORM GAME MAKER EVER for ... games were and are done in BASIC. If speed becomes an ... -
Retro Gamer #7: The MegaTree / Matthew Smith interviewIssue Seven of Retro Gamer magazine has two items of interest to the Manic Miner & Jet Set Willy community: 1. The data from the MegaTree developmen…
... Broadsoft MMSE is the best way to do it ... partly because it's largely BASIC iirc, I think Andrew ... be able to edit the game on 'the real thing' ... back to continuing my 'game in progress' of Andrew's ... last brill mega-difficult JSW game (oops, forgotten the name, ... -
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…
... is testing and making a game in it and it works well ... also made a Basic Lightning for doing games in Basic and something called ... Lightning and other "so-called" game makers because you actually had ... the game makers for the Spectrum Jonathan's PGD is the best ... -
Gold MineOk, foolowing on from the bad games discussion earlier, I was reminding myself of how much I hated Gold Mine by DK'Tronics. But... The TZX file in …
If this is the game I think it is, then ... the best and most playable game I`ve ever seen written in Basic (at ... I think) gave it away in a slightly updated version for ... -
Gold MineOk, foolowing on from the bad games discussion earlier, I was reminding myself of how much I hated Gold Mine by DK'Tronics. But... The TZX file in …
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If this is the game I think it is, then ... the best and most playable game I`ve ever seen written in Basic (at ... I think) gave it away in a slightly updated version for ... -
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
Nice games written in BASIC, BASIC + CM sprite routines or compiled BASIC, which I ... pop. Discouraging to code in BASIC is not a good policy ... to get a decent game out of 20 BASIC games rather than ... polls to decide which game is the best one, then update the ... -
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... for writing engaging, good games in unless you're supremely talented ... of asm. Look at the best game on cassette 50, ffs! Frogger ... of sense will avoid BASIC (including compiled BASIC) for games. You'd ... /> By all means do a BASIC game compo, but I'd be ... -
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... a compiled Basic, or straight to assembler are the best you're ... interpreted than the original ZX BASIC does compiled (the 50MHz ... amazing to see a game coded in BASIC than assembler. Although the ... of the ZX Basic interpreter to make the game enjoyable. I, ... -
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... a compiled Basic, or straight to assembler are the best you're ... , assembler is faster, but BASIC writes like a person thinks ... can't structure the design in BASIC.
[quote]Although ... of the ZX Basic interpreter to make the game enjoyable.[/quote]
