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Matthew Smith's Andre's Night Off in C&VG - did he really write it?Despite it being written in BASIC, Andre's Night Off is not very good - so what happened exactly? Was the hyperbole surrounding the type-in so much h…
Despite it being written in BASIC, Andre's Night ... bit of a joke game whilst they munched pizza, ... has said in an interview he dabbled with BASIC for ... two weeks to make in the accompanying article when ... in BASIC, why he would risk his reputation with a poor game ... -
Help needed with broken Basic programI got recently into my hands a Polish program written in Basic. But it doesn't run, after loading it hangs. It is set to start from LINE 0 whic…
... hands a Polish program written in Basic.
But it ... .
I changed it in Zx Blockedtitor (utility by Claus ... some kind of Polish logical game. But the program still doesn ... ? Is it missing something? Thanks in advance :)
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Arrays in BASICHi so I'm making this crappy game and I wanna store the screen positions of some UDGs in in a 50x2 array cause I have 50 characters. So I made the ar…
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My new Lovecraft-inspired game, "In the Walls of Eryx", is almost ready for release!Bit of back-story first: I regularly go to sleep while listening to a Lovecraft-audiobook-filled playlist that I've created on Youtube. In August, I …
... ve created on Youtube. In August, I was listening ... wee video game". So I've made one in AGD. ... the Carnivorous Blossoms that lie in wait underground, and the ... maze...Can you survive "In the Walls of Eryx"?< ... shading), and save the game file (and everything else) ... -
New Game: In the Walls of Eryx.[b]"In the Walls of Eryx"[/b] is a brand new game for the 128k ZX-Spectrum by Monster's Legs Productions, using Jonathan Cauldwell's Arcade Game Desi…
... b]"In the Walls of Eryx"[/b] is a brand new game for ... , using Jonathan Cauldwell's Arcade Game Designer.
Inspired ... of Arkham House), the game follows the adventures of Private ...
Keyboard controls for the game are the classic QAOP and ... -
Need Some Basic HelpHi all, I’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of nostalgia trip!) and I’m trying to develop a CYOA style game. How…
... ’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit ... to develop a CYOA style game.
However, using ... I want to add in to the game.
Is there ... a very text heavy game just not achievable in Basic?
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Max Pickles I - New Game from World XXI Soft Inc.World XXI Soft announces the release of Max Pickles I, an action arcade with puzzle flavors, and the first in the Max Pickles saga, and his tragic st…
... in the Max Pickles saga, and his tragic story. The game ... remake of unreleased games designed in 1988-1990.
- 100% written in Basic, except M/C routines in loaders.
- ... .
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im trying to get the name of a simple puzzle gameit has a really small game area, about a quarter of the screen and it is on a white background. you play a smiley face that moves around and collect …
it has a really small game area, about a quarter of ... new game and it looks like it could have been written in basic -
How to write a simple C+asm horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial, z88dk)[b]How to write a simple C/asm horizontal scrolling game[/b] [b]Note:[/b] This tutorial has multiple parts... I am still writing but this first pa…
... simple C/asm horizontal scrolling game[/b]
game in the file tut2.c ... br /> [b]II) Writing our game.[/b]
From ... be concentrating on writing the game in tut2.c.
in our basic code. One of ... -
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…
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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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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? -
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 ... -
looking for game nameHi, Im looking a game in which you were a supermarket worker.. you must to replenish existences.. I never had it, but I have curiosity. I guess it…
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Im looking a game in which you were a supermarket ... curiosity. I guess it were in a budget company (mastertronic or ... -
moneyWhen i was younger and writing speccy games in basic with the occasionaly machine code subroutine, i used to dream of writing a hit game and making a…
... younger and writing speccy games in basic with the occasionaly machine code ... dream of writing a hit game and making a fortune.
game? Did people really become rich ... of one best-selling game (I did read in a magazine that ... -
Identify game - flip-screen mazeI was playing this game in the mid-80s, I would say. It was a flip-screen game, a bit like Jet Set Willy in that regard, although it was viewed from …
I was playing this game in the mid-80s, I would ... flip-screen game, a bit like Jet Set Willy in that regard ... . The fly would get stuck in spider's webs, for example ... -
Games that benefit from a change in speed.Has anybody tried playing games on an emulator at different speeds? I've found that certain games are more playable with a slight speed tweak. Obvio…
... speed tweak. Obviously programs written in basic and text adventure games are ... with a 10-20% reduction in speed.
On the ... -
new speccy game here!!You may remember a while ago I posted a demo of a game I was making on this forum, and I asked at the time whether or not anyone knew of any software…
... /> I have now finished the game and have had no luck ... decided to post the full game up here. It has ... email] If you like this game you'll like "Earth Shaker ... too as parts of the game are based on that, go ... br /> The link to the game in Z80 format is below (zipped ... -
Quiz - my first attempt!And so it is! My first attempt at a quiz... 1. All answers give 1 point unless otherwise stated, for a total of 33 points. 2. Give your answers excl…
... Name this strategy game which was completely written in BASIC.
3. In Raid over ... Spoof multi-event sport game set in various Italian cities.
27. In this Spanish game, published in the rest of Europe ... -
BASIC code challengeWrite a program in BASIC as short as possible that will continue after KEY-RELEASED. The program must be fully relocatable (so it must be programmed …
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Game with a big Green DragonI am trying to recall the name of the game in which you are controlling a big green dragon. Dragon occupies approximately 1/4 of the screen, and move…
... recall the name of the game in which you are controlling a ... /> Can somebody help me in identifying this game?
Thanks,
Name the gamePlease help me remember... I'm looking for the name of a game in which you played an adventurer. This guy was trapped inside a maze of tombs and loo…
... for the name of a game in which you played an adventurer ... climb up and down. The game had a blue-ish look ...Help remembering game?s nameUnfortunately none of the games you suggested was the one on my mind. Still I really appreciate you two took the time to try to help me. Thanks, real…
... character?s sprite of the game in my head is very simmilar ...Type in magazineCan anyone remember the name of a type-in magazine. All I can remember was it had programs for zx81 and 48k Spectrums. Some of the programs were a ph…
Can anyone remember the name of a type-in magazine.
All I can remember was it had programs for zx81 and 48k Spectrums. Some of the programs were a photo-fit, one called London Raid, and one with crabs. All in basic.
Thanksa few unknown gameshello, the friend of mine asked me to let you know about his past developments for ZX Spectrum 48 - 3 games written back in 1997. you can download …
... to see my game
which i wrote in 1993 here - ... i wrote it in BASIC. it
heavily used BASIC 128 RAMDISK for ... storing
graphics. and some graphics in this game ... :) and English used
in this game is *cough* *cough* NOT VERY ...Name the game.I won a game in a compo back in the 80s - it was a sort of graphical adventure game - all I can remember is that there was a bit near the end like a …
I won a game in a compo back in the 80s - it was a sort of graphical adventure game - all I can remember is that there was a bit near the end like a chess board you had to cross without being killed.
JonBasic Compilers and My Compressor CodeAs I mentioned in another thread I'm currently writing a set of compression routines for saving +3 disk space. I've done the first stage (write the …
... first stage (write the things in basic to check the logic) and ... reason I've written it in basic first rather than jumping straight ... anyone point me in the direction of a good basic compiler and ... />
BTW, the debugging features in BASin ROCK! And Tasm is ...Pop star game ?Anyone know the name of this game ? It doesnt seem to be the Pop Star game in the archive It must have been a very old game as the graphics were te…
... to be the Pop Star game in the archive
It ... have been a very old game as the graphics were terrible ... see how well it did in the charts
Anyone ...Another Name the GameOK this one is driving me nuts. All I can remember is that you controled a stick type man, and went around digging holes in the road. I think it was …
... , and went around digging holes in the road. I think it ... %. I have not played the game in 20 years so sorry but ...TransAm - technical curiosityHi all, I guess this is for you machine code experts: how come a snapshot of TransAm always places the trophies in different places when I start a n…
... trophies in different places when I start a new game (and ... time you start a new game (by pressing key "3 ... Ultimate (well A.C.G in -83) guys didn't ... happen just once after the game having been loaded, not ... a new game. Or am I thinking too much in BASIC?
...Searching for a game (had a bouncing ball)As the title says, I'm looking for a particular game I used to play quite a bit on my +2a. The game in question I'm 99% sure came on a demo tape (mos…
... m looking for a particular game I used to play quite ... bit on my +2a. The game in question I'm 99% sure ... likely from Your Sinclair). In the game you were a ball, ... bouncing, the goal of the game was to bounce your way ... called, and if it's in the archive at all?
