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Best Speccy ProgrammersRe-post from the thread "Who is your fav speccy programmer". It was getting rather unwieldy so I thought I'll post a new topic on this. So, after mu…
A Question about something that has been bothering me for a while ..First off, I'm new to this forum, so please don't all flame me at once >:) I've had a Speccy since about '85 and started with the rubberkey Spec 48K…
... . It became tradition to play tricks on people who continued to ...BMP2SCRCan anyone help me with this program? I downloaded it but I can't seem to get it to do anything! The readme file isn't the best in the world! Can any…
... because it was coded in Dark Basic, this is very fast ...An old favourite returns...(again)Whilst in the games section of my local HMV store earlier today, I had a look at the "new releases" poster, and was stopped dead in my tracks. On Aug…
Unless they make them dark, backgrounds on Manic Miner would be a mistake. The Retrospec remake of MM is a great example of how such a game should be updated.writing gameswhats the best games writing software/package for the speccy?i heard white lightning is good but it seems very difficult to me,apart from that and hu…
... the likes of Blitz Basic/Dark Basic, etc.
These ...Mike Singleton contactDoes anyone have an email address for Mike Singleton? I'd like to ask his permission to remake Lords of Midnight. The From: address on the WorldOfS…
... for even more classics, too... Dark Sceptre, and of course the ...Speedlock & Spin (again)Following on from the Vixen thread, I've come across another game which crashes during the decryption beeps - Imagine's "Ping Pong". With Vixen, a ne…
... inform them as to wot tricks CAN be used for loading ...Help me to remember the name of a gameHello! I remember playing a game for hours when I was young but unfortunately I can't remember the name of it. I think it was set on an abandoned su…
Loading Lord of the RingsHi I've got a new copy of the Lord of the Rings adventure game. it loads as far as completing the load screen graphics, but wont load any further. Th…
... how they will do the Dark Tower. I particularly liked John ...My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... those are living in the dark ages)! Not that we need ...Speccy imageHiya, I'm new here, hope you don't mind me popping round. I was just wondering if anyone knows what the copyright status is over photos and illustr…
... about Pink Floy's 'the dark side of the moon' t ...Speccy imageHiya, I'm new here, hope you don't mind me popping round. I was just wondering if anyone knows what the copyright status is over photos and illustr…
... about Pink Floy's 'the dark side of the moon' t ...Wouldn't it be great if...?I was just wondering... wouldn't it be great if the Speccy was relaunched? I mean, a souped up Speccy of course. Fully compatible with the old Specc…
... ;) (unless you were in the dark star universe!)
that ...Favourite Speccy Game baddiesJust wondering what game villains (major or minor) are your favourites. Mine would include: The "hooded" guys from "Soldier of Fortune" The wee hel…
... . Oh, and the Reaper in Dark Sceptre. And the Sidhe (though ...Desert Island Games ?no.. not a hitherto unknown company :) I'm talking about which games you'd take with you should you ever be destined to be marooned on a desert isla…
... to do:
1) Dark Sceptre - 'cos I've heard ...A game that took the Spectrum to its maximumWhat Spectrum games took it to the maximum of its capacity? I think R-Type is a good example. What are yours?
The Sentinel: squeezing all those 10,000 different landscapes into just 48K is no mean feat, isn't it? Also I think that Driller and The Dark Side were other major breakthroughs - imagine it, real 3D in 1987...A game that took the Spectrum to its maximumWhat Spectrum games took it to the maximum of its capacity? I think R-Type is a good example. What are yours?
I would say some of the freescape games (Driller,Dark Side, Total Eclipse, Castle Master etc.)A game that took the Spectrum to its maximumWhat Spectrum games took it to the maximum of its capacity? I think R-Type is a good example. What are yours?
... of big sprites, how bout Dark Sceptre? That had sprites half ...did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…
... or BLITZ (or god forbid, Dark BASIC) - you're not really ...Game Boy Advance?IS it true that there is ZX-Spectrum game emulators available for the Nintendo GBA? If so, are these commercially available? I just bought a GBA ab…
... /> anyway Doom2 its a very dark game, and Namco classics has ... lot of dark areas with little sprites (I ...did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…
... Spectrum and C64 Basics.
Dark Basic on the PC is ...crystal games.can anyone add any more games to this list that crystal released in the 'white inlay' style packaging : Invasion of the body snatchas cosmic guerill…
... jpg of the inlay)
Dark Star (First part of a ...an unknown game - not even MIAI have here a game called 'word seeker' by perfection software, it's a 16/48k tape, dated 1983. no hits on infoseek - and the STP/MIA lists do not h…
more stuff :
from a '16/48' computing cover tape (issue 20)
dark maze - no hits on infoseek
a 'video vault' tape :
jolly rodger - likewise
:)an unknown game - not even MIAI have here a game called 'word seeker' by perfection software, it's a 16/48k tape, dated 1983. no hits on infoseek - and the STP/MIA lists do not h…
... tape (issue 20)
dark maze - no hits on infoseek ...Se-Kaa of Assiahthis is a strange one - I have the 'Mastervision' version which looks very much like a mastertronic tape - I'm guessing this is the forerunner to the…
... mutant race known as the Dark Hordes and reinstate the Wise ...crystal games.can anyone add any more games to this list that crystal released in the 'white inlay' style packaging : Invasion of the body snatchas cosmic guerill…
I've got a duplicate copy of The Dungeon Master, Halls Of The Things, Rommel's Revenge, Invasion Of The Body Snatchas!, Dark Star and TWOFM.
If you have your trades list ready GP, let me know.
Cheers, Stevevirtual worldsAny suggestions for which were the most interesting speccy games as far as giving you a sense of being in some big or convincing computer generated w…
Tau Ceti is the first game which springs into my mind, especially the 128K edition was great and very atmospheric.
And then there are:
- Starglider (excellent 128K game)
- Driller/Dark Side
- Mercenary
- Carrier CommandHorace Goes SkiingHi! I am selling an original copy of Horace Goes Skiing for the 16k/48k Speccy. If I don't have any offers within the next few days, I will put the i…
... could use some ebay sellers tricks and put @RARE@ in the ...Instructions Project updateYou may be aware of the [url="http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~pak21/spectrum/instructions.html"]Spectrum Instructions Project[/url], an attempt to get ins…
... destroyed. Perhaps leaving hints and tricks to the tipshop, WoS might ...looking for a illustrator? nameHi, Im looking for a illustrator who paint sympathic monters with green and black colours.. Also I know that theres a town all decorated with his st…
... is full of monsters, mostly dark and Lovecraftian. Very similar to ...
