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  • did you ever type in swear words whilst playing text adventures?i did quite a few times, the most oftern one been in seabase delta when i could get the egg from the hen (thanks to a guide on the internet i finally…

    i did quite a few times, the most oftern one been in seabase delta when i could get the egg from the hen (thanks to a guide on the internet i finally finished it)


    things like kill the ******* hen

    **** on the hen

    mestor mestor August 2005 Games
  • What games can you create?After hearing that you need machine code to create commercial quality speccy games, what sort of games can you create in +3 BASIC, except text advent…

    After hearing that you need machine code to create commercial quality speccy games, what sort of games can you create in +3 BASIC, except text adventures?
    sonic91 sonic91 October 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • What games can you create?After hearing that you need machine code to create commercial quality speccy games, what sort of games can you create in +3 BASIC, except text advent…

    After hearing that you need machine code to create commercial quality speccy games, what sort of games can you create in +3 BASIC, except text adventures?
    sonic91 sonic91 October 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • PAWS & GAC, still being used?Back in the day when i was a teenager i wrote many a text adventure on my 128K + using both PAWS and GAC, i really wished id kept them now. On one oc…

    ... teenager i wrote many a text adventure on my 128K + using ... of u guys still write text adventures using PAWS & GAC. Or ... get hold of some modern text adventure games. Cheers!
    Loki00 Loki00 December 2005 Games
  • Games to TradeHi I have a few games to trade, I am looking for text adventures (on any format), here's the games if anyone is interested (duplication indicates mo…

    ... trade, I am looking for text adventures (on any format), here's ...
    Dopey Jack Dopey Jack January 2006 Sales
  • Various Games to TradeHi Another list (this time with slightly rarer games =D), I am looking to trade for adventure games e.g. text adventures on 8-bit platforms (infocom…

    ... for adventure games e.g. text adventures on 8-bit platforms (infocom ... scrolls, AI etc.) and graphic adventures like Lucasfilm/Lucasarts, will also ... go for PC adventures and Ultima RPG stuff. List ...
    Dopey Jack Dopey Jack August 2006 Sales
  • Services[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=+1][COLOR=#000000][B]Software Houses[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica][B]Brand new software[/B], that i…

    ... ZXF fame) label, releasing new text adventures.[/FONT]
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica ... ?http://www.rwapadventures.com/"]RWAP Adventures[/URL].[/FONT]
    [FONT=Arial ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty November 2006 Sales
  • 3eExplorer releasedHi. As you may know from some of the other threads, I've been using Garry Lancasters excellent [URL=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/zxplus3e/]+3e[/URL…

    ... features are planned, such as importing files into an image, but that ...
    icabod icabod August 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • A suggestion about new gamesI'm talking about "[I]Brand New Games[/I]" ([I]Isotopia, Daytona USA, Space Rocks[/I]...) Don't you think they must be in a separate part in the arc…

    I'm talking about "[I]Brand New Games[/I]" ([I]Isotopia, Daytona USA, Space Rocks[/I]...)
    Don't you think they must be in a separate part in the archive (like Text Adventures, Educational, Demos, Utilities...) and not mixed with classic games?
    JuanF. Ramirez JuanF. Ramirez January 2008 Games
  • Multiface +3 and Multiface 128I can't test either, as I no longer have any working Spectrums. However, the 128 definitely worked the last time it was tried. I'll even throw in ha…

    ... -dozen used 3" disks (with text adventures on them).

    Offers ...
    Rainbird Rich Rainbird Rich January 2008 Sales
  • Does this program exist?I've seen many maps of text adventures here on WoS and was wondering if there is a special flow-chart/diagram program available just for those sort o…

    ... 've seen many maps of text adventures here on WoS and was ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman February 2008 Games
  • Adventure games on the ZX SpectrumWhat adventure games are there on the ZX Spectrum? Specifically, text adventures. I know of some Quill releases, but haven't seen much more than that…

    What adventure games are there on the ZX Spectrum? Specifically, text adventures. I know of some Quill releases, but haven't seen much more than that.

    Paul
    Paul Panks Paul Panks June 2008 Games
  • Fantasia Diamond also in DutchI bought a ZX 48K and loaned a game from a friend who doesn't own a Speccy. I got Hewson's 'Fantasia Diamond', because I love text adventures. Anywa…

    ... 'Fantasia Diamond', because I love text adventures.

    Anyways, the covers ...
    Lane Lane June 2008 Infoseek database
  • Games featuring ancient mythologiesHaving just been to Greece (you probably noticed I was away), it got me wondering which games and text adventures were based on ancient mythologies. …

    ... me wondering which games and text adventures were based on ancient mythologies ...
    mheide mheide September 2008 Games
  • Some more questions for the WOS geniuses to ponderSome questions whilst I'm waiting here: 1.Why do cars need ariels to receive radio stations? I mean, you're driving around in a lump of metal, so w…

    ... much down to the amazing text compression (eleven thousand words in ... games, shooters, racing games, arcade adventures, text adventures, and so on, where AI ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2008 Chit chat
  • Games in basicIs there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.

    Is there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.
    chop983 chop983 October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Best game of 2008?The year 2008 is almost over. Which game was the best one? :wink: Text adventures & games with less than 5 point on WOS not included. Btw, admins, c…

    The year 2008 is almost over. Which game was the best one? :wink: Text adventures & games with less than 5 point on WOS not included.

    Btw, admins, can you add multiple choices to the poll? Forgot to press that checkbox.
    Shadow Maker Shadow Maker December 2008 Games
  • Spectrum bot?I remember spending 1 hour or so in front of my Spectrum, experimenting with a BASIC program which attempted to learn things based on my input. The p…

    ... ? Trying to have fun with text adventures is one thing, but a ...
    zxbruno zxbruno December 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANN: Tipshop updated Saturday, 28 February 2009Saturday 28 February 2009 Erk! I nearly got caught out by this short month. A late update - when would that ever happen?! (erm, every few months? Ed)…

    ... notice this includes POKEs for text adventures - he's helpfully documented how ... month's maps on WoS: Adventures of Buratino, Asterix And The ...
    hackersanon hackersanon February 2009 Announcements
  • ANN: Tipshop updated Thursday, 30 April 2009Thursday 30 April 2009 Yike - nearly got caught out by a 30-day month! Lots of POKEs this month, and a big batch of new maps (sort of) - hurrah! * …

    ... Spider-Man (more POKing of text adventures - very unusual!)

    * Pavel ...
    hackersanon hackersanon April 2009 Announcements
  • DATA BIN - How to read the contentOkay I hit a snag with my Image to ZX Spec program that the plot/draw command eats too much memory. So I want to use DATA BIN to insert converted jp…

    ... BIN to insert converted jpeg graphics into memory, however after reading the ...
    brownb2 brownb2 May 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • Martijn, a request for "doesn't use loading screen"Martijn, is there any way to get with infoseek the games which dont use loading screen? This is because I realized that it can be some mistakes (not …

    ... , really few) with the spanish text adventures, since we used to have ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx May 2009 Infoseek database
  • Preservation via scansHi. I am interested in game preservation (data dumps and scans). I am aware of the Spectrum Instructions Project and Spectrum Inlay Preservation pro…

    ... , where possible. Transcribing the instructions into text, as advocated by the Spectrum ...
    pelago pelago August 2009 Support files
  • David Hewlett aka Dr Rodney McKay from Stargate Atlantisis one of us! He's on holiday visiting family in Good Old Blighty atm... [url]http://twitter.com/dhewlett/status/4157322916[/url] "Found old Sinc…

    ... ! Other than writing more RPG text adventures in BASIC that is?"
    merseymal merseymal September 2009 Chit chat
  • Your views on: Play It Again Sam...... just curious to see what people think really. I've been toying with the idea of making a text adventure in [I]PAW[/I] (it'd be my first), and I t…

    ... the idea of making a text adventure in [I]PAW[/I ... being one of the best text adventures out there, but I've ...
    GreenCard GreenCard November 2009 Games
  • Suggestions for games suitable for PocketClive (PDA)I've recently acquired an O2 XDA IIi Pocket PC and have installed PocketClive. Can anyone suggest any good games that don't require multiple key-pres…

    ... 't require multiple key-presses? Text adventures are a good choice, but ...
    MattLamb MattLamb February 2010 Games
  • "Get Lamp" DocumentaryOkay, so this is not purely Speccy related but it will, I'm sure, be of interest to lots of people here... [I]Get Lamp,[/I] an independent document…

    ... ] an independent documentary about the text adventure/Interactive Fiction genre, has ... of the biggest names in text adventures from Don Woods, through Steve ...
    ccowley ccowley July 2010 Announcements
  • Speccy games that let you save your progress?beanz mentioned in another thread that he thinks he "[I]used to save after each 'game' day[/I]" in Lords of Midnight, which got me wondering. Aside …

    ... wondering.

    Aside from text adventures, where the feature is pretty ... a real spectrum (even with text adventures), so I can't even ...
    Mousey Mousey August 2010 Games
  • New Interview on my siteOur esteemed board member Lee Tonks (and author of fine text adventures) kindly provided an interview for my site [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blogsp…

    Our esteemed board member Lee Tonks (and author of fine text adventures) kindly provided an interview for my site [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot.com/2010/11/spectrum-games-programmer-interview-lee.html"]here[/URL].

    Cheers all.
    Retrobrothers Retrobrothers November 2010 Games
  • Dead Cyborg - scifi adventure gameHi! I love the text adventures from the old times and I am a game developer. :) So... I am working on a first person view scifi adventure game. The …

    Hi!
    I love the text adventures from the old times and ... is simple, no text typing, but the text and the story is ...
    endi endi December 2010 Chit chat
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