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Legend of Kyrandia - ZX Spectrum DemoI was browsing the ZX Open Source site [url]http://opensourcezx.untergrund.net/[/url] and I found an interesting tr-dos disk image of a playable demo…
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design idea here. For those not ... -
Legend of Kyrandia - ZX Spectrum DemoI was browsing the ZX Open Source site [url]http://opensourcezx.untergrund.net/[/url] and I found an interesting tr-dos disk image of a playable demo…
... depending on the player's level. The best way to handle ... information anyway.
My design didn't consider this case ... the reason for my original design.
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R-Type: Good or horrible?I know, right? R-Type. The jaw-dropping poster child for Speccy brilliance? How could I even suggest such a thing. Well, here's the thing. It is…
... that's arcade design for you. Level 1 is the ... progress through the (arcade) level you have to sometimes let ... that happens to move. Level 4 makes the choice of ... end Boss just pathetic. Level 6 can hardly be ... scene in Star Wars. Level 8 is definitely one the ... -
Best Platform GameWhat's the best platform game?
... music, the graphics, the level and sprite design, and the programming, and ... -
Best Platform GameWhat's the best platform game?
... music, the graphics, the level and sprite design, and the programming, and ... -
Best Platform GameWhat's the best platform game?
... music, the graphics, the level and sprite design, and the programming, and ... -
R-Type: Good or horrible?I know, right? R-Type. The jaw-dropping poster child for Speccy brilliance? How could I even suggest such a thing. Well, here's the thing. It is…
... , middle and end of each level there's a real feeling ... tedious, and rely on bad design to make it hard for ... -
R-Type: Good or horrible?I know, right? R-Type. The jaw-dropping poster child for Speccy brilliance? How could I even suggest such a thing. Well, here's the thing. It is…
... , middle and end of each level there's a real feeling ... tedious, and rely on bad design to make it hard for ... -
ZXMMC+ emulation added to Z80p48K emulator for the V6Z80p+Hi friends! As time ago I've posted a thread about an FPGA clone for the V6Z80p board, I'd like to give an update about the status of the project. …
Hi Jeff! The T80se top-level of the T80 is the ... to build a fully-synchronous design); by the way, if you ... , to use the T80a top-level (the asynchronous one); this version ... -
writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…
... right before RETI of a "level 1" interrupt handler, then another ... right before RETI of a "level 2" interrupt handler etc. If ... an annoying bug in the design. Take a couple of examples ... may be reasonable in a design, why leave something like a ... -
Spectrum games with best storylines?What games have you played on Spectrum that had memorable plots and characters? I've been trying to think of some Spectrum games with interesting st…
... the characters, each level had a distinctive art design and theme, making ... -
Rubbish 48K versions. Is Double Dragon 2 the worst?Okay, so obviously later in the Speccy's life, the 128K machines became dominant and most software was written with them in mind. Up until about 199…
... background colour on the first level and small screen size (vertical ... Amstrad, both programmed by Binary Design and published through Melbourne House ... -
IPhone annoyances...IPhone annoyances.... Why does everyone have these damn IPhones? I call them a womans phone, because mostly women seem to think they are some kind o…
... will never achieve the same level of control over Android as ... with regards to stability,and design is that staff are employed ... -
Spectrum / PC Serial Networking (on 128k, +2's etc)Hello there my fellow WoS'ers I have been looking around getting some system readyfor replay, and in one of these stints I notices a PC (RS232) Seri…
... clever scheduling on a base level a CPU can only do ... increase, the limitations of the design are the main problem here ... , another problem is with the design - Since all this communication takes ... -
Computer Science not being taught in UK schoolsI uploaded this to youtube from a broadcast last night on Newsnight. [youtube]MkSEUb2LWX0[/youtube] Its shocking that schoolchildren no longer lear…
... is also very creative and design driven. Learning computer principles is ... be taught to a reasonable level in a week or two ... -
Surely not Buzzsaw+ Already..?But this game has had such a short development time, how can this be? Free version of [I]Buzzsaw+ (Foxton Locks Mix)[/I] available here: [url]http:…
... . I actually did the sprite design by programming it to display ... prepare a complicated arrangement. Past Level 3 the weapons aren't ... -
Super Stick ManBeen thinking about doing a weird platformer for a while now, but since I have zero programming knowledge, and a modicum of drawing skills, I thought…
... ), Hearts (15 - 16 on a level, 16th gets a bonus screen ... have variation in certainly the design, but may well go for ... -
Views on Back to the Future 2I was watching this earlier with my eldest daughter and got thinking about the game. I felt this was the weakest of the films but the second best wh…
... that was a great design decision!
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Graphics that impressed youDan Dare 3 Extreme Driller (before I started playing it) Mercenary R-Type
... four had really excellent graphic design. Really excellent
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Graphics that impressed youDan Dare 3 Extreme Driller (before I started playing it) Mercenary R-Type
... supremely cute Batman sprite, the level graphics were nothing short of ... sprite design in Renegade. The character were draw well and the level ... -
Teach Computer Science as well as ITC[img]http://www.bbc.co.uk/media/images/56986000/jpg/_56986587_i_livingstone.jpg[/img] Ian Livingstone who co-wrote "The Warlock of Firetop Mountain"…
... had the design done and specified to the functional level. You won ... ; you won't get low-level optimisations out of them; and ... -
How to start a new game?I know this might sound really stupid... but I've always wanted to make a spectrum game, but no zero of programing... is there any "making speccy gam…
... the subject, like "Game Design and Development: Fundementals of ... t work, because the level of detail and complexity ... means that a certain level of integration and consideration of ... programmers here do their game design independently of programming concerns. ... -
How to start a new game?I know this might sound really stupid... but I've always wanted to make a spectrum game, but no zero of programing... is there any "making speccy gam…
... the subject, like "Game Design and Development: Fundementals of ... t work, because the level of detail and complexity ... means that a certain level of integration and consideration of ... programmers here do their game design independently of programming concerns. ... -
spectraNET 2012Hello, time ago I got a divIDE interface and found it awesome, not many IC and so amazing capabilities. Nowdays Internet is everywhere so I looked ar…
... Manic Miner just finishing a level and about to start the ... of Spectrum programming, but to design, code and deploy internet services ... -
Rebelstar 2 - hints and tipsI'm somewhat depressed as my games console broke the first day of this holiday period and getting a replacement is not so easy and taking time. I wan…
... it can be easy by design (flaw), doesn't mean you ... , couldn't be timing the level I reached) -
Level designingHi guys) I wanted to get a quick reply to my allegedly simple question, but it was just nicely and courteously ignored, so... [B]What is the easies…
... since the easiest way to design a level is with an editor ... control over every element of design and can change things to ... to use a character\sprite\level editor that wasn't developed ... -
128K sound balanceHello knowledgable-type people, I'm trying to get the best sound on this 128K+ toastrack, using RGB. I've tried using the normal MIC socket. It work…
... sorted out the AY sound level for me. I don't ... cured the wonderful Amstrad +3 design flawed audio with one:
Screen routinesHello. For my games I?m using the sprites routine method of a screen buffer and when I finish to print all the sprites I dump all the buffer in the …
... but also artists, game designers, level designers, story writers and so ... yes, if I needed a level designer I'd probably collar ... good tool that lets you design however you feel most comfortable ... makes a big difference. Graphic design can be too tightly tied ...Computer Science finally being taught at schools[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16493929[/url] This was mentioned in a thread a few months back which I cannot find. It seems that someone…
... language will do. At school level, it's not about learning ... book-keeping or jet engine design at school.
This ...Teach Computer Science as well as ITC[img]http://www.bbc.co.uk/media/images/56986000/jpg/_56986587_i_livingstone.jpg[/img] Ian Livingstone who co-wrote "The Warlock of Firetop Mountain"…
... need to know the low level hardware specific stuff most of ... of code, and the lower level libs do the rest.[/QUOTE ... folks to write the lower level stuff though - I'm okay ... concept & over viewing the design - manufacturing & software are cheaper ...
