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Classic games you don't likeProbably most people will hate me but I have to say it. "Manic Miner" & "Jet Set Willy" - two Speccy classic games. But I don't understand why they b…
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Robin Of The Wood - A poor Sabre ... Wulf
Nodes Of Yesod - An average Underworld rip ... into Elite and Dun Darach/Tir Na Nog(although I'm tempted to ... -
What is the best graphics to be seen on a speccyI'd like some opinions on that, out of interest. I except loading screens. Tir Nan Og was a landmark for sure, but what bettered it?
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Many of Hewson's games are also ... />
Gargoyle releases such as Tir na nOg, Dun Darach, Marsport.
of colour.
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Games that sparked an interest in something.I got heavily into Celtic stuff after I started playing 'Tir Nan Og' and 'Dun Darach'. An interest I retain to this day. When I lived in Sweden 'Lor…
... interest was certainly sparked by "Tir Na Nog".
That book you ... flint' has written excellent reworks of the lengends in story form ... is also the star of an episode of 'Robin of Sherwood'.
Game enginesHow many Spectrum games were based on the same "game engine"? The most obvious examples are Ultimate 3d games (Knight Lore, Alien 8 etc.). Also "Cobr…
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Tir na nOg, Dun Darach & Marsport.
Lords of Midnight & ...Technical ExcellenceI don't know if I'm covering old ground here, forgive me if I am... I'm interested to find out what you all think was technically the best spectrum …
Lords of midnight and then Tir Na Nog.
Somebody mentioned Scrabble and I'm still amazed by that game. It's one of the few games that can hold its own, even against todays versionsWot no Galvin???Was looking through the archives today because I was compiling all the games I had back in the day. To my amazement, there was no sign of the game Ga…
... your hands - contact a member of the TZX Vault immediately.
Anything Retro; ZX Spectrum (Tir Na Nog and Dun Darach, classics), 80 ...Which games are you obsessed with?Do any of you find yourself returning constantly to a particular game or games,even though you've played it to death?My current obsession is Kokotoni…
Tir Na Nog & Dun Darach
Lords of Midnight & Doomdarks Revenge
Forever and alwayswhat was the thing that impressed you the most ?on a Spectrum game - you know, those things that you thought to be impossible, yet.. e.g the wide screen mode in Dark Star, Technician Teds loader..…
... /> 2.The animation of the main character in 'Tir Na Nog'.
3 ...what was the thing that impressed you the most ?on a Spectrum game - you know, those things that you thought to be impossible, yet.. e.g the wide screen mode in Dark Star, Technician Teds loader..…
... excellent gameplay, smooth graphics, loads of rooms ... the first time I ... running in the border
Tir Na Nog - main sprite animation
... br /> Fairlight - nice way of bringing up the screen, masked ... to understand the implications of that for another year ...The Key - version 5I used to use this to copy games (back up my own tapes, naturally!) when I first got my Spectrum in '83. Latterly used v7 which is in the archive, bu…
... that was the only type of "protection" it could do.
of The Key somewhere. The version ...
Anything Retro; ZX Spectrum (Tir Na Nog and Dun Darach, classics), 80 ...Emulator File types...SNA/TAP/TZX/Z80/ZXS All I knew about the Spectrum was how to play games on it, but since being introduced to pc emulations back in '97 I've always w…
... begin playing around, bits of information begin changing in ... TAP-files are binairy files of tapecode. Every data on ... TZX-files are actual translations of the time the cassetterecorder ... /> Anything Retro; ZX Spectrum (Tir Na Nog and Dun Darach, classics), 80 ...How many Speccy games did you complete on the actual machine?I couldn't resist posting this question, it gives everyone a chance to flex their egos and gives an insight as to what people were playing when they …
... , Espionage Island, Eye of Bain, Golden Apple, Gyron ... of Ket / Temple of Vran / The Final Mission, Planet of Death, The Price of ... , Runes of Zendos, The Sentinel, Ship of Doom, Tir na Nog, Zzzz ... .
I also got within a hairs breadth of ...Which games are you obsessed with?Do any of you find yourself returning constantly to a particular game or games,even though you've played it to death?My current obsession is Kokotoni…
Tir na nog
Dun Durach
Lords of Midnight/Doomdarks.
and yes Kokotoni Wilf. cheers peter.Name a Speccy game that took longer to complete than Tomb Raider - Legends (8.5 hrs)According to ZX Beccy, Tomb Raider - Legends took a feeble 8.5 hrs to complete. A friend of mine verified this. Name a speccy game that took you lon…
... went so far in Tir Na Nog to get a book out ... scroll in the library of that game. It was ... avail.
Lords of Midnight has taken me about ... complete, without reading any of the tips whatsoever. That ... Took me about 3 months of solid game play to complete ...Zelda cloneHi all you Zelda fans! This game has been moved from the Wanted: Game Ideas! thread because it seems to have enough people interested in helping wit…
... like the idea of 12 labours of Hercules, it isn ... at the likes of Tir Na Nog and Legend of Avalon and see ... 's original and full of creative possibilities. However, ... them, but my recollections of the Zelda games were ... d always have lots of little jokes throughout ...Best game???Every platform has its best game. What would it be for the Speccy? Any type of game is ok. Thanks! cbmeeks
... Gutted to see Commando one of my favourites so low ... there's a lot of ballot stuffing going on ... and even a lot of the other computer conversions.< ... :
Lords Of Midnight
Tau Ceti
Shadowfire
Tir Na Nog
Jet Pac
...How many Speccy games did you complete on the actual machine?I couldn't resist posting this question, it gives everyone a chance to flex their egos and gives an insight as to what people were playing when they …
... 'Tir Na Nog' and 'Avalon' and 'Fairlight'. While loving the atmosphere of those sorts of ... stuck.....(go back to top of my post etc etc blah ...Games club wc 15/07/06Sorry its late folks - voting will still end staurday..
... ... this is not my cup of tea at all. I was ... for something along the lines of [I]The Bard's Tale ... has more in common [I]Tir Na Nog[/I] and not in a ...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'…
... " should be "process"
Tir Na Nog, last paragraph, "woyld" should be ... , first paragraph, "used an enhanced of the advanced parser", perhaps should ...Games that could have been great...there are a few games that I've always thought that where simply briliant in concept, but for some reason or another they where just crapp... most o…
... . I was expecting some kind of proto-Sims game. Get a ... one location to another, all of which looked the same and ... again, I'd already played Tir Na Nog and knew what to expect ...Games that could have been great...there are a few games that I've always thought that where simply briliant in concept, but for some reason or another they where just crapp... most o…
... . I was expecting some kind of proto-Sims game. Get a ... one location to another, all of which looked the same and ... again, I'd already played Tir Na Nog and knew what to expect ... it.[/QUOTE]
Two of the greatest games made for ...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…
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Viking Raiders
Tir Na Nog
Dun Darach
Booty ... Raiders
Chaos
Lords Of Midnight
Jet Set Willie ...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…
... like to know what became of Gargoyle. One minute they were ... . Oh, and what happened to Tir na Nog PC as well?
Groundbreaking gamesWhich games really broke new ground? I mean the ones that actually got around the hardware limitations of the Spectrum. For example: Aquaplane - f…
... those which changed our expectations of what games could be produced ... . e.g. Knight Lore, Lords of Midnight, Starstrike II, Popeye, R ... a few off the top of my head.[/QUOTE]
Tir Na Nog, Price of Magick, Driller, Ant Attack and ...timeless speccy gameswhich speccy games do you hold tobe worth playing today regardless of nostlgia-reasons (if possible not to "regard" them...), regardless historical c…
... /> I think modern day ports of these 2 games would be ... lurking in the shadows, and Tir Na Nog, with surreal sunsets in unearthly ... as you roam the land of the dead avoiding skull faced ...timeless speccy gameswhich speccy games do you hold tobe worth playing today regardless of nostlgia-reasons (if possible not to "regard" them...), regardless historical c…
... lurking in the shadows, and Tir Na Nog, with surreal sunsets in ... I agree. Both of those games were examples of scenarios that were ... punching way-above the capabilities of the machines available at ... done justice with the power of modern machines and game ...Name the game (hey, its my first and hopefully last!)Hiya everyone, Usually I can figure out most of the name the games queries, but here's one that I wouldn't know where to start looking... Its a gam…
... can figure out most of the name the games ... - I never saw any reviews of it.
... similar to Shadow Of The Unicorn and Tir Na Nog, and the ... the actual game too!) of mythological beasties like a ... usually towards the rear half of the magazine.
Lords of Midnight, Tir Na Nog or ChaosInspired by the games club poll and Mousey's JSW quest I have decided to tackle a Spectrum classic bit by bit through the next few months... These th…
I think [i]Tir Na Nog[/i] would be best if ... best would be [i]Lords of Midnight[/i] which is similarly ... but it's much more of a party-game: one to ...Lords of Midnight, Tir Na Nog or ChaosInspired by the games club poll and Mousey's JSW quest I have decided to tackle a Spectrum classic bit by bit through the next few months... These th…
... played [i]Tir Na Nog[/i] the most, and my memories of it are ... first played it (as one of the games on the first ... to be fallen and shadows of their former selves, if you ... game's backstory) and many of the lands and locations in ...Lords of Midnight, Tir Na Nog or ChaosInspired by the games club poll and Mousey's JSW quest I have decided to tackle a Spectrum classic bit by bit through the next few months... These th…
... . Could not get into Tir na nog at all, seemed very ... .
Lords of Midnight blew me away, absolutely ... game and wayyyy ahead of its time in gameplay. ... and having a printout of all your moves would ... have a Lords of Midnight Novel written based ...
