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Wanted: Game Ideas!Ok then here goes nothing. I'm a reasonably good programmer, but I'm really no good at coming up with game ideas and graphics. So if any of you have…
... little programs, but I have no real need to. So I ... platform game satisfaction from making Jet Set Willy clones. -
Memorable game demisesHi, No, not demises in games...demises OF games. I can remember three of my games meeting their fate in an unnecessary way Battle of the Planets -…
... no longer load [url=http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/spectrum/willy/][i]Jet Set ... -
What's the longest time you've spent playing a game?There's a similar discussion going on in the SFX forums right now and I thought I'd start it here. Around 1990, I spent about 9 or 10 hours playing …
... for that stupid prank in Jet Set Willy. Something about if you ... was boiling boiling hot, obviously no new screen and as a ... -
Horror Top Trumps - who was the 'Daddy'?Who else can recall the 2 'Horror' packs in the Top Trumps series that were made in the early 80s (if not earlier)? I was having one of those 2am co…
... were talking complete bollocks (yeah, no change there) , but just to ... 'strength' ... but beyond that, no clue! And it's bloody ... the characters themselves but have no way of settling our ... a Spectrum-based Top Trumps set? Jet Set Willy vs. Komic Kanga in ... -
Best game???Every platform has its best game. What would it be for the Speccy? Any type of game is ok. Thanks! cbmeeks
... havent played Manic Miner or Jet Set Willy for one minute ? JSW ... a very impressive game but no way would i say it ... -
Best game???Every platform has its best game. What would it be for the Speccy? Any type of game is ok. Thanks! cbmeeks
... havent played Manic Miner or Jet Set Willy for one minute ? JSW ... a very impressive game but no way would i say it ... have played manic miner and jet set willy many times, not just ... -
Best game???Every platform has its best game. What would it be for the Speccy? Any type of game is ok. Thanks! cbmeeks
... have that game even mentioned. No one agrees on any one ... not a huge fan of Jet Set Willy but i do appreciate ... -
Best game???Every platform has its best game. What would it be for the Speccy? Any type of game is ok. Thanks! cbmeeks
... have that game even mentioned. No one agrees on any one ... not a huge fan of Jet Set Willy but i do appreciate ... , very high.
Hehe no, I haven't seen any ... -
Games that are impossible to complete due to bugs!I'm trying to compile a list of Speccy games that cannot be completed because of a bug (or simply bad programming)! Here's a few... [B]Frankie Goes …
... snap of end)
[B]Jet Set Willy[/B] (have snap of ... ] (not sure, but there's no solution anywhere - YS claimed one ... -
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... saved as screenshots if you set the appropriate options (options ... FLASH". If there are no flashing attributes, you'll get ... output. Choose Animated GIF and set your options. Use "Recording ... . Adventures compress very well, Jet Set Willy does not. Also beware ... -
zx game book: last call!!!If anyone has any more errors or typos to report in 1984 (or any other chapters) please add them to this thread by Wednesday... Other than that, it'…
1. Factory Breakout, paragraph 6, "Spread around the levels ... 4, "populated with increasingly meaner set of nasties" should be " ... came out"
5. Jet Set Willy, 1st (blue) paragraph, "to ... the comma.
6. Underwurlde, last paragraph, "he can ... -
WooHoo!!!I have the next 10 days off work and I want to spend a lot of it playing Speccy games! Ok, here's the question! Which games do all you good people …
... 'kick directions 5' you're set up for the best footie ... you want a challenge....(although Jet Set Willy is even more demanding ... and hearing Robin cry, 'Oh no, give me a chance' occasionally ... -
Firefox (new thoughts)Maybe more people would use Firefox if there was a version for the Speccy! [code] 10 PRINT AT 2, 2; "Press F for Firefox or I for M$IE" 20 LET K$=IN…
... 't it?[/QUOTE]
No. Firefox displays graphics etc. A ... 's a licensed product? Is Jet Set willy on anything but a ... a chance, and it becomes no longer a Spectrum, cos even ... -
Firefox (new thoughts)Maybe more people would use Firefox if there was a version for the Speccy! [code] 10 PRINT AT 2, 2; "Press F for Firefox or I for M$IE" 20 LET K$=IN…
[QUOTE=DEATH]No. Firefox displays graphics etc. A ... 's a licensed product? Is Jet Set willy on anything but a ... a chance, and it becomes no longer a Spectrum, cos even ... -
Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... warez site?[/QUOTE]
No though I have fixed servers ... />
Yes, it has no relevance in copyright law.
Jet Set Willy were to demand stats ... current copyright holders may see no commercial value in their material ... -
Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... current copyright holders may see no commercial value in their material ... few years.
Also, Jet Set Willy and quite a few ... -
Best of the worstWhilst trying hard not to do any actual work, I started to ponder what are the best games by the worst software houses. When I used to pick up a spec…
... for weeks (as I had no choice until I could afford ... GCSE computer course in rewriting jet set willy), Winged Warlords (Which to ... -
What are your favorite Spectrum games?[FONT="System"][/FONT] If anybody has asked this question before, please forgive me as I'm new to the WorldofSpectrum forums, but what are your favo…
Are there any Speccy mysteries left?In the past we've had the "Where is Matthew Smith?" mystery which has now obviously been solved as Matthew is back on the scene. More recently the B…
... i totally fell for that Jet Set Willy crap about a boat ... this was true and alas no and i stupidly fell for ...HiJust thought I would say Hi, as I have just stumbled accross this site. Have to say the number of games available for download is amazing. I was al…
... good as when I was 6?:smile:[/QUOTE]
Hello ... still play Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy now like I could ...some of my favourite spec games...Hi, I just found this board so I thought I'd register. I didn't realise there was a speccy forum on the net - I even looked for one before and didn't…
... favourites were...
in no real order:
Star ... /> Emly Hughes International Soccer
Jet Set Willy
Sabre Wulf
generated missionswhich speccy games randomly (or partly randomly, at least) generating their misions/scenes do you know, please? (combat lynx being a great example.) …
... who and where, but occasionally no).
Joe Blade 1 ... wise apart from games like Jet Set Willy (which over time is ...SequelsSorry if this is an old thread. Can anyone think of a sequel of a game that's better than the original? The only one I can think of is Strider 2 or …
[QUOTE=Bad Horsey;174371]The Magic Knight series seemed to get better and better.
And of course - JET SET WILLY!!!![/QUOTE]
God no, Manic Miner is much better for a start it's not bugged.IconsI'm not sure whether this is the right place to post it, but I will... Anyway, for some reason today I got so bored and cheesed off I decided to pla…
... Cruise (Microsphere)
Daley Thompson (No Background) (Ocean Software)
Daley ... Play the Game)
YS - Jet Set Willy & Monty Mole (YS ...Are you a serious programmer of the Spectrum?A statement at the back of "The complete Spectrum ROM disassembly". [quote] The "Complete Spectrum ROM disassembly" is a must for all serious progra…
... to speak.
So no
I mod, I ... community. Apart from a few Jet Set Willy conversions (the earlier ones ...Games that were better/worse on C64/SpeccyOkay, games that were either: a) Better on the Spectrum or b) better on the C64 Simple heh? I can think of a couple: Bombjack is way better o…
... :
Manic Miner & Jet Set Willy obviously
Jack ... last three) so it's no contest. The jury's out ... ]
Last Ninja 2 - no contest really. Very clever way ...Games that were better/worse on C64/SpeccyOkay, games that were either: a) Better on the Spectrum or b) better on the C64 Simple heh? I can think of a couple: Bombjack is way better o…
... of mine.
Manic Miner/Jet Set Willy - although honestly, I can ... of Yesod - The music and no attribute clash, but great on ... again and crisper graphics with no attribute clash
Uridium - Kudos ...So how many of you have completed Jet Set Willy?It's obvious from these forums that there are a lot of hardcore Speccy fans here. So how many of you have completed (or come close to completing) [i]…
[QUOTE=Frankie;181202]Never finished Jet Set Willy or Manic Miner. They ... easy objects.
Happy Jet Set playing :)
Bye.[/QUOTE ... />
Are you allowing Spectaculator 6.30 to be used when ... bug that was present in 6.25 has been fixed:
Beautifully programmed gamesJust watching the bobby bearing tzx and admiring the beautiful programming involved. Which other games would you say had asthetic programming opposed…
... games, nice graphics, nice sound, no faults that I recall. 4 ... to the game).
Jet Set Willy: You probably think I ... smooth.
Target Renegade: No complaints at all, Speccy version ...The Unofficial Official 25th Anniversary celebrations and Website announcement threadAs Martijn's going to be away during the festivities, can people report what they're doing here please, as and when they have something to announce. …
... typed in the pokes for Jet Set Willy from that stupid Appendix ... out of range", there was no doubt nothing wrong with what ... we were suckers for a Jet Set Willy related thingumijigga :D
