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Another vertical scrolling questionwhile talking about w256 x h128 vertical scrolling, are 128k modes have any advantages over 48k models? has extra ram or swappable screen buffer any…
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Worst examples of "Attribute Clash" (Colour Clash) in a gameHi all, you all know the spectrum's attribute clash / colour clash issues (I personally liked it, and thought it was interesting). I'm just wondering…
... [/I] does some nice smooth-scrolling backgrounds, with black blockiness disguising ... the same trick but with horizontal scrolling scenery, though the sprites are ... -
games where all the levels are different?I was just playing [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002673]Kane[/url] and wondered what other speccy games there are where each…
... very varied. Starts with a horizontal-scrolling horseriding level, then a top ... -
games where all the levels are different?I was just playing [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002673]Kane[/url] and wondered what other speccy games there are where each…
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Level 1 - shooty horizontal platformer
Level 2 - Deathchase ... very varied. Starts with a horizontal-scrolling horseriding level, then a top ... -
Face-Off: ZX Spectrum vs. Commodore 64I found an old oldish, but very informed and interesting article on the ole Spectrum vs. Commodore 64 argument. The article explains the technical d…
... they were actually pixel-scrolling the scoreboard characters in ... b] does both hardware scrolling for the foreground and ... interfere with things; for horizontal scrolling there are numerous examples ... />
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Ports of 16 bit gamesI was watching a video for the Speccy version of Turbo Outrun where the guy who posted the video said that whilst he didn't think it was as good the …
... to see didn't help. Scrolling was good though and the ... Xenon were all much better horizontal scrolling shooters.
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Better arrangement for video memory?While doing some documentation work for the ZX-Uno project, I compared the advantages of the weird layout of the ZX Spectrum against a linear layout.…
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Buffer to screen - how much?[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I am starting to build a new game and am researching different ways to accomplish what I need to do. My question is, is it poss…
... 2 does same thing in horizontal scroll level.[/QUOTE]
... - eight rows of pixel scrolling. Just instead of using a ... for one pixel scrolling. For two pixel scrolling, you really need ... />
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Megatree DevelopmentHi All, I have been messing around with developing a concept for the unwritten game Megatree. Here is a video of what I have so far written on a 48…
... [/I] like inertia in scrolling games on the Spectrum is ... then means you need the scrolling routines to move in ... of that does variable-speed horizontal scrolling is Guardian 2, a Defender ... "The Fury" has variable speed scrolling too, but again the backdrop ... -
Megatree DevelopmentHi All, I have been messing around with developing a concept for the unwritten game Megatree. Here is a video of what I have so far written on a 48…
... of that does variable-speed horizontal scrolling is Guardian 2, a Defender ... of course it's only scrolling a background made of a ... "The Fury" has variable speed scrolling too, but again the backdrop ... [/B] also has variable speed horizontal scroll. -
64x48 monochrome big pixels display ideaHi. I was playing with this idea of having a simple 64x48 bytes buffer, 1 byte per pixel, then a renderer which would take that buffer and render it…
... suggest picking one direction of scrolling only (horizontal or vertical) and optimising ... you do a copy. For horizontal scrolling, put the start address of ... -
64x48 monochrome big pixels display ideaHi. I was playing with this idea of having a simple 64x48 bytes buffer, 1 byte per pixel, then a renderer which would take that buffer and render it…
... you do a copy. For horizontal scrolling, put the start address of ... would work just fine for scrolling any number of steps vertically ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... an example of a smooth horizontal scrolling and Spectrum superiority, which is ... undeniable in terms of 2D scrolling, as I have shown with ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... an example of a smooth horizontal scrolling and Spectrum superiority, which is ... undeniable in terms of 2D scrolling, as I have shown with ... about the fps of the scrolling backdrop in Operation Thunderbolt Pegaz ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... as a buffer for the horizontal scrolling when there is also vertical ... /and or/diagonal scrolling (like the dreadnaught). Wasn't ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
There was a C64 game with a Griffon (flying lion) that I liked the look of, anyone remember what it was called? Was sort of 3D, but with horizontal scrolling -
Edge Grinder, how would YOU do it?I always meant to post about this and AndyC reminded me in the 'vs' thread in games. [QUOTE=AndyC;808887]The thing I love about threads like this is…
... think of that many great horizontal scrolling shooters on the Speccy, even ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... ] sort of 3D combined with horizontal scrolling, where you could walk into ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... modify a C64 game with horizontal scrolling to disable the hardware scroll ... -
Uridium possible with more colour??Having seen the MSX version of Uridium mentioned in another thread I wondered if the Spectrum could produce anything similiar, and had a go at a mock…
... have a small amount of horizontal scrolling that one cant move over ... -
Uridium possible with more colour??Having seen the MSX version of Uridium mentioned in another thread I wondered if the Spectrum could produce anything similiar, and had a go at a mock…
... vertical - technically they were horizontal scrollers played at 90?. In ... even worse by having horizontal scrolling to make the play ... of conversions of vertical scrolling shooters on the PS2 just ... I always think that horizontal scrollers are better suited to ... -
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…
[COLOR="Navy"][B]Canabalt[/B][/COLOR] from this BASIC Compo [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49856[/url] also uses a horizontal scrolling. -
What was the most Airwolf like game?<font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">Theres a great article about Airolf on DenOfGeek : </span></font…
I don't remember any Choplifter game for the Spectrum: horizontal scrolling, rescueing prisoners, ... Cyclone was somewhat based on it.
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1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... the game Zaxxon, but in horizontal scrolling). Then you reach the missiles ... -
2015 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2015 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewh…
... /> [b]Stormfinch[/b]
[i](Horizontal shoot-em-up, multicolour, nirvana ... 2 ZX[/b]
[i](Horizontal Scrolling Adventure)[/i]
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1986-2016.I'm early, but I'm tired of 1985. So here's the annual thirty-years after topic about Speccy games.
... haunted landscapes displayed in a horizontal scrolling way. The main magic you ... -
2015 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2015 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewh…
... b]Stormfinch[/b]
[i](Horizontal shoot-em-up, multicolour, nirvana ... ZX[/b]
[i](Horizontal Scrolling Adventure)[/i]
by ...
[b]8-way scrolling 50Hz multicolour demo: Ninjaman[/b ... 51535/ninjaman-8-way-scrolling-50hz-multicolour-demo"]Link ... -
2015 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2015 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewh…
... b]Stormfinch[/b]
[i](Horizontal shoot-em-up, multicolour, nirvana ... ZX[/b]
[i](Horizontal Scrolling Adventure)[/i]
by ...
[b]8-way scrolling 50Hz multicolour demo: Ninjaman[/b ... 51535/ninjaman-8-way-scrolling-50hz-multicolour-demo"]Link ... -
Copyright infringement / Intelectual PropertyI was having a go of Atarisoft's never-released Moon Patrol earlier and comparing it to Ocean's much better Moon Alert which I enjoyed BITD (although…
... bad without any form of horizontal scrolling at all that they possibly ... -
Which Is The Best Game?: Speedball vs Speedball 2 (Amiga)Welcome to the May edition of Which Is Best? Last month proved an Amiga A500 landslide victory for the Chaos Engine player select screen music, join…
I prefer the simplicity of the original, the sequel added a lot of stuff that isn't necessary and just gets in the way. Horizontal scrolling is the worst, I liked being able to see the full pitch width,
