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  • alien 8Does anyone know where I can get a copy of Alien 8?

    Does anyone know where I can get a copy of Alien 8?
    scott scott September 2001 Games
  • Which is better? Knightlore or Alien 8ok mates, by the years i tend to say the best games in zx history was knightlore but i've been playin' alien 8 a lot and i'm divided Is knightlore be…

    ok mates, by the years i tend to say the best games in zx history was knightlore but i've been playin' alien 8 a lot and i'm divided Is knightlore best for being the first? or well-programmed alien 8?
    I can't decide for myself
    theveracruzaffair theveracruzaffair February 2004 Games
  • Why wasn't Alien 8 in Retrogamer's Top 100?I know that some time has passed since Retrogamer's Top 100 was published, but I have been wondering about this. I expect some people will say that …

    ... .

    Personally I prefer Alien 8 to Knight Lore as it ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton December 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Knightlore/Alien 8/PentagramIn the early days of Ultimate Play the Game each game release was something new and unique. However, although I loved Alien 8 I felt that it was a cl…

    ... unique. However, although I loved Alien 8 I felt that it was ...
    saiwong saiwong March 2005 Games
  • Nightshade & Alien 8 on microdrive?Now, I'm very impressed with the covers, but these ain't official releases are they..... are they?!? [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum…

    ... .co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-ALIEN-8-on-MICRODRIVE-CARTRIDGE_W0QQitemZ180031217238QQihZ008QQcategoryZ112866QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Alien 8 questionHi my copy of Alien 8 contains a competition voucher. I can't see a scan of this on the infoseek page for this game, so is it required? I don't have…

    Hi
    my copy of Alien 8 contains a competition voucher. I can't see a scan of this on the infoseek page for this game, so is it required?

    I don't have a scanner though.
    thanks, from Guy
    ghbearman ghbearman November 2007 Support files
  • Selling a load of my old Speccy Games - Knightlore / Alien 8 / Nightshade etc..ALIEN 8 - ULTIMATE PLAY THE GAME ANT ATTACK - QUICKSILVA DALEY THOMPSON'S DECATHLON - OCEAN EXPLODING FIST II - MELBOURNE HOUSE GAMES DESIGNER - QUIC…

    ALIEN 8 - ULTIMATE PLAY THE GAME
    ...
    dansauk dansauk February 2008 Sales
  • Alien 8 RemakeIve not noticed anyone post this on here yet, so I thought I'd mention that the rather spanky looking Alien 8 remake is now out. [U] [link removed] […

    ... that the rather spanky looking Alien 8 remake is now out.
    Sard Sard April 2008 Games
  • Alien 8 CompetitionJust dug out my old copy of Alien 8 and it had 2 Competition Entry vouchers in it. Anyone know what the competition was actually for? Adios, Matt

    Just dug out my old copy of Alien 8 and it had 2 Competition Entry vouchers in it.

    Anyone know what the competition was actually for?

    Adios,
    Matt
    Matty Jetman Matty Jetman November 2010 Games
  • ALIEN 8 Loading screenHello again, after recently seeing [B]Redballoon's[/B] excellent alternative loading screens I was inspired to have a go myself. I was never kee…

    ... was never keen on the Alien 8 loading screen so, here ... dl.dropbox.com/u/61658082/ALIEN%208.png[/IMG] [IMG ... dl.dropbox.com/u/61658082/ALIEN%208.bmp[/IMG]
    ... dl.dropbox.com/u/61658082/ALIEN%208.bmp"].bmp[/URL] ... .dropbox.com/u/61658082/ALIEN%208.sna"].sna[/URL] ...
    mickfarrow mickfarrow February 2013 Games
  • Alien 8 and Wall-EI've searched the forums and can't find this being mentioned before (which surprised me) but isn't there more than a passing resemblance between Alie…

    I've searched the forums and can't find this being mentioned before (which surprised me) but isn't there more than a passing resemblance between Alien 8 and Wall-E?
    SteveSmith SteveSmith April 2013 Games
  • Were there 2 different versions of Alien 8 for the Amstrad?This [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=C+VG/Issue045/Pages/CVG04500090.jpg"]old advert[/URL] from Ultimate has 2 different Alien 8…

    ... ] from Ultimate has 2 different Alien 8 images, one red with a ...
    daveysludge daveysludge April 2013 Games
  • Alien 8 Instructions ScanCan anyone do an excessively hi-res scan of their Alien 8 instruction booklet, just the front and back pages please? I'm finally recreating the inst…

    ... hi-res scan of their Alien 8 instruction booklet, just the front ...
    jamorski jamorski January 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Alien 8 walkthrough director's commentaryHi After a bit of messing about I've finally uploaded my director's commentary for my Alien 8 video: [URL="http://youtu.be/dTisJ_8RaQQ"]http://youtu…

    Hi

    After a bit of messing about I've finally uploaded my director's commentary for my Alien 8 video:
    [URL="http://youtu.be/dTisJ_8RaQQ"]http://youtu.be/dTisJ_8RaQQ[/URL]

    Hope you Enjoy.
    saberman saberman May 2014 Games
  • Alien 8... what does its name mean?So, all of you know Alien 8, the game. Quite a few people in Spain seem to think that Alien 8 is called the way it's called because of the movie Alie…

    So, all of you know Alien 8, the game. Quite a ... seem to think that Alien 8 is called the way ... called because of the movie Alien (1979), which in ... Spain is called Alien: the 8th passenger. But ... and the movie Alien is not called Alien the 8th passenger ...
    Danae's Fan #1 Danae's Fan #1 September 2016 Games
  • Alien8 style 3D Tiles - TheoryHello, Are there any articles etc explaining how to do 3d style tiles, i.e. when to redraw those in front etc. I would guess you would need to work…

    ... mention that Knight Lore and Alien 8 have been disassembled and ... can sift through it. Alien 8's engine is definitely quicker ... Lore's version. Alien 8 has a "linear screen buffer" that is 6144 ... completely drawn in an 8-byte buffer and the final version ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous July 2006 Development
  • Alien8 style 3D Tiles - TheoryHello, Are there any articles etc explaining how to do 3d style tiles, i.e. when to redraw those in front etc. I would guess you would need to work…

    ... mention that Knight Lore and Alien 8 have been disassembled and ... can sift through it. Alien 8's engine is definitely quicker ... Lore's version. Alien 8 has a "linear screen buffer" that is 6144 ... completely drawn in an 8-byte buffer and the final version ...
    robpearmain robpearmain August 2006 Development
  • zx81 rf outputHi All I'm not sure if this is an appropriate forum for the zx81, however I'll ask anyway;) I've connected my zx81 up to a mid 90's color tv. I can…

    [QUOTE=Alien 8;504014]I wonder if the ... modulator circuitry with a transistor buffer like this: [URL="http://www ... the border to become non-linear in places), but overall the ... be.

    Above transistor buffer (+ capacitor if used) fits comfortably ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie January 2011 Hardware
  • [NO NAME PROJECT] contributionhi to all. im writting new-super-mega game. it will be finished this century. :) so what is going on ? in the game (an arcade adventure) player can …

    ... /> address content
    47104 12*8 chars linear buffer (768 bytes)
    47872 ...
    Fikee Fikee December 2008 Development
  • Isometric enginesWhilst taking a breather from Chess development I've been playing around with a little isometric 'room' building idea. Just wondering what sort of…

    ... live action games of the Alien 8 ilk?

    I can ... with dirty rectangles in a buffer off screen, so maybe its ...
    Arkannoyed Arkannoyed November 2017 Development
  • Battle of Games III :DGreetings, and welcome to the first Battle of Games with a Triple Threat. This time, I'm betting on a more conflituous proposition. Basically three c…

    ... Ultimate's quality.

    Alien 8 ... a few new twists, but ... 'modern' games being so damn linear which I loathe, and know ... looking back HoH is rather linear - you follow a set path ... to - then carry on the linear romp.

    So, i ...
    Quazar Quazar January 2007 Games
  • any one seen the top 10 games from retro gamer???are they crazzy??? what the hell??? the top 2 I've never even heard of... turbo esprit on 16th??? no nightmare rally, trantor or match day?(and I…

    ... those older games, Knightlore and Alien 8 always felt like someone had ... games anyway, it is a linear game with very little choice ...
    jesus 666 jesus 666 March 2008 Games
  • Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…

    Linear buffer would be slower to draw ... is surely more optimal than linear buffer.

    Probably the most ... had four bitplanes (2-4-8-16 colors/pixel video modes ...
    Shiru Shiru January 2011 Hardware
  • Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…

    [QUOTE=Shiru;503393]Linear buffer would be slower to draw ... is surely more optimal than linear buffer.[/QUOTE]

    It depends ... /> ld a,h
    sub 8
    ld h,a
    Metalbrain Metalbrain January 2011 Hardware
  • Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…

    ... in 7 cases out of 8 if jp is used instead ... =TVzombie;503402]Whereas with linear frame buffer you need someting like
    linear buffer. And this is the worst ... be much simpler with a linear buffer.
    Metalbrain Metalbrain January 2011 Hardware
  • Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…

    ... advantage goes clearly to the linear buffer.[/QUOTE]
    Not so ... ld a,h
    sub 8
    ld h,a< ... ld a,h
    sub 8
    ld h,a< ... /> ...
    [/CODE]
    making 8 variants for different vertical shifts ... (on average) only about 8 T-states per line with ...
    TVzombie TVzombie January 2011 Hardware
  • Sabre Wulf - don't you just hate itThere's lots of Speccy opinions that divide us, but one thing I seem to stand alone in is my dislike for Sabre Wulf. I'm not joking now, I don't like…

    ... Am, Sabre Wulf, Knightlore or Alien 8, but I can understand that ... - us, the games players. Alien 8 was the first game of ... of discontent, mostly due to Alien 8 being so similar to Knightlore ... Wulf followed a more traditional "linear" maze structure - there's ...
    j00ce j00ce May 2011 Games
  • Ultimate collected works +3 discFunny isn't it, this appears in RG under the "Jewel in the Crown" part of the Spectrum Collector's article, and then one appears on ebay! "AS SEEN IN…

    [QUOTE=Alien 8;574163]
    Atic Atac - Great< ... more "complex" - a more non-linear map layout and you can ...
    Sokurah Sokurah October 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Add horizontal hardware scroll to ULA+In this case we must read a bit in the ULA+ for test if supported. And the future software that uses it must have to branch: 1. If hardware scroll i…

    ... , and independent with the ink), linear buffer mode, etc...

    Then ... possible. This PCB must have 8-bit DACs for generating YUV ...
    antoniovillena antoniovillena November 2011 Development
  • Hidden Spectrum emulator discovered in Goldeneye (N64)Commence ewgf's mind being blown in 3...2...1... [url]http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3770288[/url] [url]http://www.therwp.com/forums/showthread…

    ... /> em/data/alien8.seg.rz Alien 8
    em/data/gunfright.seg ... drawn to the Spectrum screen buffer, and this is displayed like ...
    Asure Asure March 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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