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Monochrome Speccy gamesOkay, we all know the Speccy was (allegedly) crap at colour and lots of games just had to be in monochrome (honest). But lots of programmers just us…
... just had to be in monochrome (honest). But lots of programmers ... that were in boring old monochrome but really shouldn't have ... just had to be in monochrome because of all that nasty ... /> Twin World - A pity the monochrome graphics meant you couldn't ... -
Colour or Monochrome?The release of the game [B]Cheril Perils [/B]at: [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=30403[/URL] made me voice my preferenc…
... a colourful game over a monochrome one, even if there's ... a game's graphics? Total monochrome, and hence no colour clash ... they'd been done in monochrome.
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"MONOCHROME": Magazine about ZX81 (issue 2 - 2012)[b]OK, seems like every subscriber got his paper copy. So, hereby I publish an electronic - PDF - version of "MONOCHROME" ZX81 magazine (issue 2 - …
... an electronic - PDF - version of "MONOCHROME" ZX81 magazine (issue 2 - 2012 ... -
#3 of MONOCHROME ZX81 magazine (PDF, autumn)Hi. I think all subscribers already got their paper copies of the "Monochrome" magazine - stuff about ZX81 machines - so it should be safe to put i…
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GAMES IN MONOCHROME-am i the only fan?I think that on the speccy games in monochrome are very pleasing to the eye! most people seem to think it is poor to have no colours, but in games li…
... on the speccy games in monochrome are very pleasing to the ... view point?
i love monochrome!
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64x48 monochrome big pixels display ideaHi. I was playing with this idea of having a simple 64x48 bytes buffer, 1 byte per pixel, then a renderer which would take that buffer and render it…
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Toastrack - faint monochrome displayHi all, I've got a Toastrack with a video issue on both RGB and RF. I get a faint monochrome screen: on one LCD display it is predominately white,…
... RF. I get a faint monochrome screen: on one LCD display ... the likely cause of the monochrome display.
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Spectrum +2 RGB to monochromeI would like to have a monochrome video output from my 2 grey but I don't want to go for the s-video modification, at least not right now. I seem …
... would like to have a monochrome video output from my 2 ... signals and make them into monochrome but I can't seem ... -
Monochrome monitorsSilly question perhaps, but thinking back were there any games specifically written to be used with a monochrome monitor? Is it true that monochro…
... to be used with a monochrome monitor?
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A lovely shoot 'em up...This one sort of resembled 1942, but it is not, for the plane was a "standard", not double-hulled one. Same concept, though, same sort of WWII flavou…
... excellent (thogh it was all monochrome, I think). You had a ... -
an old story;-) : need game name...This is an side-scrolling space shooter. Graphics is monochrome. I cannot remember many details, but there were many little enemys, some powerups (ma…
... -scrolling space shooter. Graphics is monochrome. I cannot remember many details ... dont remember. This looked like monochrome R-Type, but sprites were ... -
ANNOUNCE: vbSpec v1.60The latest, greatest, most wonderful and beautiful release of vbSpec, the free Spectrum emulator for Windows, is available now from:- [url="http:/…
... of the printer output as monochrome Windows BMP files.
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Are there any talented speccy programmers out there?Whats happened to all of the spectrum enthusiasts? There are very few new releases for the spectrum and remakes for new platforms don't interest me. …
... you shouldn't consider using monochrome but try to experiment with ... -
Worst Colour Clash ever?As Malcolm Hope's posted a request for the most boring looking monochrome cop-outs, how about this... Which games have the most appaling colour clas…
As Malcolm Hope's posted a request for the most boring looking monochrome cop-outs, how about this...
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Hardest game you actually completed?Mine was Sonic Boom (the monochrome sega shoot em up). I managed to finish the whole game despite it being (a) rubbish and (b) impossible to see the…
Mine was Sonic Boom (the monochrome sega shoot em up). I ... -
newbie!Hello one and all! I have just recently got int the Spectrum emulation scene, and would like to share some thought/memories/etc. Like most other use…
... to a blooby a-4 monochrome "thing" was a bit gutting ... -
F-19 Stealth Fighter: NOT KNOWN??I just had a shock. I was reading through the archive and didn't find this game. Then I looked on the MIA section and... It was not there?! How can t…
... as hell and it was monochrome, just like mercenary, but... Not ... -
Best scrolling everHi All - I've been lurking here for a while enjoying reminiscing about my magical 10 years of rubber-keyed fun back in my youth! What game featured …
... a time.
2) Monochrome e.g. Uridium. Can be ... a master, and did smooth monochrome scrolling both horizontally in Uridium ... which is probably the best monochrome shooter for actually still ... usually put me off playing monochrome shooters.
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Another dang 'Name That Game'! Ok, memory failing me, so... Bouncing ball game, but *overhead* view. A tennis ball I think, that you had to move left/right whilst the floor scrol…
... onto hazards.
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Izometric games - the best on SpeccyI begin to think that most of my favourite games on Spectrum are izometric games. Great Escape, Fairlight, Last Ninja 2, Quazatron, Batman, Head over…
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The Spectrum is a Piece of ShitHow can you all stand there and defend a computer that was ABSOLUTELY RUBBISH even back in 1982, compared to classics like the Atari 8-Bit, Commodore…
... truly creative with that horrible monochrome look, with the 8x8 attribute ... -
Favourite thing about the SpectrumWhat was/ or is your favourite thing/s about the Spectrum? Is it the soundchip of your favoured/owned machine, be it 48K beeper, or 128 AY the shee…
... a lot of games were monochrome, not that so many games ... of which I love WERE ,monochrome, like with renegade there is ... and yet I LOVE the monochrome grahics of certain spectrum games ... something look so crisp as monochrome Speccy games, even the New ... -
Nightshade vs GunfrightWhich do you prefer? I've got a feeling the majority will say Gunfright, but remember that Nightshade came first and is more influential. Without Nig…
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Name that game...This one's hard because I never played it! I read a review in SU but never had the pocket money to get it! Here's as much as I can remember about it:…
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The landscape/character was monochrome blue/cyan and looked very ... -
Worst Collision Detection & Colour Clash in gamesSorry if this as been mentioned before but i did do a search ;) In a recent discussion with a friend we talked about probs with the older games such…
... being present on most non-monochrome speccy games like chuckie egg2 ... -
Outrun Europa......different graphics....Hi, just wondered if anybody knows the story behind the graphics being different in the finished version of this game from the preview and review ve…
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Raf Cecco - misguided genius?Probably one of the greatest Speccy programmers, but were his games any good? From my experience: Exolon - Great game, well designed, good controls,…
... everything on the Speccy in monochrome.
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Vague memories...Hi all. I know of several games i used to play in the 80's, but only vagely. Of course, i can't remember their names. I wonder if someone knows what…
... -fiction style landscapes (although mostly monochrome), with the main character walking ... -
Best version of The Sentinel?Which version of The Sentinel is the best? I have tried the Spectrum, CPC, PC, ST and C64 versions, and of them I still prefer the Spectrum version. …
... prefer the Spectrum version. The monochrome look really helps the atmosphere ... -
One emulator feature it would be good to haveI'd like to see emulators (and SCR-to-proper-bitmap-format converters) have a config option for colours: "Realistic" or "Bright". The trouble with b…
... to look good on a monochrome TV, meaning that they don ...