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Ninjaman 8-way scrolling 50Hz multicolour demo :-)Here's a demo I've been working on for a while. The goal was to make the best scrolling routine possible on a humble 48K ZX Spectrum. I was origin…
... up as a tech demo and release something.
So here ... be tweaked for each model and I couldn't be bothered ... clash
- 8 enemy sprites and one player sprite on-screen ... -
System Shock 3 might be on the way!First, Night Dive Studios (a relatively new company, dedicated to making old games available, and to remaking old games) acquired the rights to sell …
... making old games available, and to remaking old games) ... for modern machines (PC and console), for very early ... down from five days and sixteen hours), presumably to ... is does arrive and is good and fairly complex then ... the game very simple and release most of it as ... -
Any floppy disk system with well known multi-load games for 48k Spectrum?I know the +3 has got loads of disk versions of famous games. I know that 48k can use modern SD readers that emulate TAP and TZX files. But how about…
... SD readers that emulate TAP and TZX files. But how about ... anyone actually develop and release a disk system and games for the 48k ... -
Potential coin-op conversions these daysI've spent a lot of the summer in faded British seaside resorts (aka British seaside resorts). Going back to the arcades where I remember playing …
... 2 at £2 a pop, and a few other incredibly fast ... /> If we were to write and release a compilation of coin-op ... -
SpecBAS on Mac OS X - working on itHello all, Originally posted elsewhere, but bringing it here to reach a larger audience. I have been working with @Dunny for the last few weeks…
... long gone...
And finally, it is now also ... when it's all clean and ironed out. Right now, ... with the SDL2 migration, and it would just be quite ... also have a Mac and are willing to abuse ... we can finish it off and release.
If interested ... -
Emulation Overload!!So, **** hit fan on various fronts (including real life, which was far more serious than all this online shenanigans) a little while ago and I made t…
... shenanigans) a little while ago and I made the conscious decision ... into updating all my emulators and release them all in one go ... with the attributes turned off and finding out the secrets ... was Trapdoor), that sounds intriguing and I'll investigate that.
New DBOk, time to clear this up. After god knows how many pages of discussions, nobody from ZXDB has contacted me at all. Firstly, there will never be a…
... some idea, every single title and release has been manually checked. This ... has involved opening and checking every inlay and scan on WoS, ... stands at 33,014 - and we haven't completed compilations ... . The API is comprehensive and provides a lot more than ...V - Visitors (Ocean, 1986)Do you remember [b]from old days, was there Donovan's (hero that we control in "V") invulnerability[/b] or not? Is this a "feature" or it's a bug..…
... to plant bombs where needed and crack passwords on our way ... time limit on one side and heart/body recovering in safe ... just have neglected Speccy version and release it "as is"?
and crumble when touched... OK, at ...3d Monster mazeWas 3d Monster Maze ever out on the Speccy? I LOVE this game on the ZX81 but have never found it for the Speccy. If so, is it on WoS anywhere? I can'…
... games like knot in 3d and 3d corriders(i think) but ... on the speccy in colour and a nice little beepy tune ... at the start and end and a sound effect of ... a few extras like colour and release it on here,if i ...adventure gamesI always liked text adventures and the speccy had loads,my favourites were Robin of sherwood,,Espionage island,,emerald isle,,dracula,,secret of st b…
... to David had a dictionary and thesaurus trying to find the ... alot of these adventures redone and surely now the vocab could ... thesaurus of words,,id try and do one myself but i ... up in their spare time and release it on the net for ...which direction?................hi there, which direction do you think the computer games industry will go in the future as games become more realistic etc and what are your views o…
... striving for realism- more polygons and the rest, until all those ... happening, I'll be playing Deathchase...and maybe a couple of those ...We need a new Spectrum!As it seems that all the rumours of Sir Clive working on a new machine are nothing more than just vapourware, dont you think its about time we start…
... /> a built in Spectrum emulator and release
it as the SpecStation ...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…
... at the point of completion and release in the summer, they went ... handle all financial and business details, leaving Carnell and Galloway to ... reported by SU, the first release was 'The Wrath Of Magra ... the release of Se-Kaa Of Assiah on the Spectrum (and C64 ...Atari is back! So....Yep, I just read that infogrames who own the Atari label have decided to re-name themselves Atari Inc. Which means, Atari (the label not the company)…
The latter. I'm sure they will start/continue to plunder the Atari back-catalog and release more 'updated-yet-substandard-compared-to-the-original' games.Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
... quite happily take the chance and release it under the Cronosoft label ...Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
... where Ed, Alessandro G and Alessandro T have disappeared off ... [/quote]
Not dead! And definately not missing anything... :) I ... them the final results, and asking if distribution of the ... (name&graphics, mostly), and "release" a game which is not ...Ported whole casettes of backuped utiltilitiesHi! A friend of mine gave me a few casettes he found in the attic - he used these to backup ORIGINAL casettes he had back in the spectrum games. The…
... We then try and locate a genuine version and release an update.
and assumed you were saying ... submitted to the companies to release their own CDs. Incidently ... a common goal, preservation and appreciation of the Spectrum platform ...Wos 2003 Archive CD-RomHey Guys Firstly I must apoligise to Martijn and Neuro of not fronting you two guys first. As you know that due to problems and a back log of order…
What I was thinking about of leaving out The Vault Updates and release the CD with the other WOS Archive Updates (Inlays, Maps, Emulators) etc... and I can let you carry on with your TZX Vault CDs.Best 16K game (AKA JetPac vs Deathchase)I'm not sure whether this has been asked before, so I thought I'd narrow it down. Let's face it, there are two games that stick out from the rest in …
Very hard one this....deathchase and jetpac i played non stop ... really enjoyed cookie as well and pssst.
I never ... that well with trans am and i'm struggling to remember ...Best 16K game (AKA JetPac vs Deathchase)I'm not sure whether this has been asked before, so I thought I'd narrow it down. Let's face it, there are two games that stick out from the rest in …
... I would have to say Deathchase, and like many other Spec Heads ... I still play it today, and am also amazed at how ... fecking superb the gameplay is and how fast the bloody thing ... by Imagine....Just played it and still cant get past Level ...Best 16K game (AKA JetPac vs Deathchase)I'm not sure whether this has been asked before, so I thought I'd narrow it down. Let's face it, there are two games that stick out from the rest in …
If you had never played Deathchase and you saw a screenshot, you' ... the Speccy?" But it does! And it's amazing. How many ...Striker - Cult Games.Does anyone else remember this brilliant soccer game, i must have spent hours playing this, in fact i still spend hours playing it! Does anyone know …
... will certainly hunt them down and release a more stable one! Glad ...Z80 to TZX Converter !Hey Everyone ! I have a bit of time lately and I coded a little utility that can convert the Z80 snapshot (any version, 48k and 128k supported) to T…
... with :
- 30303, 44100 and 45454 sampling frequency on my ... AWE32 and REAL ZX Spectrum 48k and 128k +2
and release a patched version. The timings ... T-States for bit 0 and 400 for bit 1
Use MakeTZX to make perfect TZX filesI own the "Heise Sammelkassette 2" with many Spectrum programs, among them the utility "Super Loader" to record files with a higher speed. On this ta…
... missed the release.
I looked at the history and it ... my utils on WOS tommorow and release the newer ones with the ... sources and everything !
Best regards ...Movie conversions.As part of my website, im planning on doing a section based on movie conversions, so what are everyones favourite/most hated games based on movies?
The speeder bike level should just have been 3D Deathchase. And that should have been made law as soon as it was announced a game of 'Jedi was to be released.Insanely difficult gamesOK, folks, so we know Speccy games were difficult in general. But have you ever played some games which were totally unfair from your point of view ?…
... /> Jungle Trouble. I couldn't and still cannot jump across the ... to the right and get the axe and then run towards the ... & I release the left key and press JUMP and hey presto you ... . You now have to press and release the jump button. Look here ...Atari ST Diskshello again, forgive me for the format change.... some of you may remember i requested some *original* atari ST disks a while back for dumping to pr…
... 'd need scans of manuals and boxes at a later stage ... , when atari support is finished and release made (still some time away ...Favorite 3D ShootersHow many 3D shooters were there for the Speccy? And which is your favorite. My favourite is StarStrike 1.
... I played it again recently and I don't think it ... game as Star Raiders2, 3D Deathchase and Zzoom. None of these games ...Spectrum Only GamesHiyas peeps. Has anyone out there got a list of 'spectrum only' games? As in, games that were only ever brought out on the spectrum, not cross plat…
I presume 3DSeiddabAttack and Astroclone are speccy only. And Deathchase and Styx.
JumpingJack also there isnt another version, I guessThis month's Retro Gamer - Cascade 50 honouredWell, after what seems like no end of Cascade Cassette 50 talk this month at WOS ("50 [I]great[/I] games on one [I]great[/I] cassette"), Retro Gamer …
... a pleasure interviewing them and putting together the article ... already does very well and statistically is over-represented ... down Mervyn J Estcourt (Deathchase and others), but your favourite ... />
Thanks again Jim and Daren!
Everyone ...
