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A silly BASIC programming challenge for you all..This is a very, very sily idea. So only read if you are bored. I use E-bay a lot. (my user id is thx1138ebn) edit: it's now retro-technology :edit…
10 PRINT AT 8,11; INK 1;"#1 eBayer!": INK 2: PLOT 75,50: DRAW 100,100,PI*99 -
What was the first game/program you wrote?Mine: ZX81 - a centipede clone with just one piece to shoot at - I called it Monopede :D Spectrum - a Basic game co-designed with a friend. I prog…
... while playing with combinations of PLOT, OVER, DRAW, INK and PAPER ... -
A silly BASIC programming challenge for you all..This is a very, very sily idea. So only read if you are bored. I use E-bay a lot. (my user id is thx1138ebn) edit: it's now retro-technology :edit…
1 let x=5:Let y=5
2 let y=y+1:If INKEY$="a" then let y=y-2
3 PLOT x,y:Let x=x+1:GoTo 2
80 chars or thereabout (without line number :( )... Don`t know what is is mind, hehe -
next gen consoles watch E3 press confrencesIt seems that the ps3 is going to be photorealistic apparantly when one of the ps3's was running a formula 1 racing game a F1 driver who saw it didn'…
... seem to be losing the plot on the link I posted ... -
next gen consoles watch E3 press confrencesIt seems that the ps3 is going to be photorealistic apparantly when one of the ps3's was running a formula 1 racing game a F1 driver who saw it didn'…
... seem to be losing the plot on the link I posted ... -
What I'm reading...What I'm reading right now: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams The Eye of the Sibyl and Other Stor…
... Dragon though! I found the plot extremely cliched, with weak characterisation ... -
Doctor Who DVDs ... any recommendations?You've probably all seen many more episodes than me so maybe you can recommend some really excellent ones. I already have Pyramids of Mars (which I …
... I think I understand the plot of it. :)
Necros ... -
ANNOUNCE: Resistor version minus 1.0.0Given the discontinued development of Taper and the vapourware nature of certain other products, there's a lack of a modern, up to date, maintained t…
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On 2005-05-31 00:14, dekh wrote:
Did I just lose the plot?
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Interest in a new adventure game?After recently reading the feature on Gilsoft in Retro Gamer I got the urge to go back to my adventure tools and create something which was actually …
I'm interested all right! I've been reading up on PAW too the last few days. Plan to thrash out an adventure too but I haven't decided on the plot or the story yet.
Love sci-fi horror so would love to see wot you come up with! Go Lee! -
Help!For a book i am writing i need to know the following things 1. what was the first speccy game 2. what was the first speccy game 3. what was the exact…
... answer to question 2 is Plot-A-Point and the answer ... -
After-Christmas mapsCavelon [url="http://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=Cavelon"]http://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=Cavelon[/url] Doombase [url="http://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?…
I think it's a better choice to chop it up. It looks better than a strip with resolution 14000 x 192 pixels :).
BTW, today I have replied to your private message ;). -
Why Spectrum has a lots of software?I'm thinking a lot of it and can't find "magic" which produced a lots of software (games, educational, utility) for Spectrum. My suggestions: 1. Ea…
... on each computer or how PLOT and DRAW worked. Down my ... -
Challenge II: Warcraft: Orcs vs. Humans on the speccyThis should be challenging!
... to the Speccy Format (256*192) :laugh: -
Doctor Who is HERE TO STAY!!Wonderful news!! The BBC has green lighted a THIRD series of Doctor Who! PLUS 2 Christmas Specials! ( 2005 & 2006 ) PLUS Billie Piper will be in A…
By the way... BIG TIP! If you haven't already read the Radio Times write-up about tonight's Doctor Who then DON'T! It gives away a major plot spoiler. I read it and threw it down in disgust as the meaning became clear. -
Doctor Who is HERE TO STAY!!Wonderful news!! The BBC has green lighted a THIRD series of Doctor Who! PLUS 2 Christmas Specials! ( 2005 & 2006 ) PLUS Billie Piper will be in A…
NTL used to do that too, in their progamme listings doo-dah, giving major plot things away, in the progamme description. -
Doctor Who is HERE TO STAY!!Wonderful news!! The BBC has green lighted a THIRD series of Doctor Who! PLUS 2 Christmas Specials! ( 2005 & 2006 ) PLUS Billie Piper will be in A…
... need to explain every upcoming plot point in soaps. Is it ... -
Doctor Who is HERE TO STAY!!Wonderful news!! The BBC has green lighted a THIRD series of Doctor Who! PLUS 2 Christmas Specials! ( 2005 & 2006 ) PLUS Billie Piper will be in A…
... ! It gives away a major plot spoiler. I read it and ... -
PC Manic Miner Remake- Any thoughts? Opinions?First off, let me know if this is the wrong topic fot this thread. I'm new to the forums. Also, this is a looong post. Hope you have a lot of time…
... instance) and even a loose plot.
The name, the ... plot, and some of the bigger ... -
Old equals New Read somewhere once a comparrison between newgen consoles and 8bits it went like this Spectrum=Playstation Commodore=XBox Amstrad=Nintendo I was d…
Spectrum = The X-Files or Buffy (best sci-fi shows ever)
Commodore = Andromeda (big steaming turd)
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PC Manic Miner Remake- Any thoughts? Opinions?First off, let me know if this is the wrong topic fot this thread. I'm new to the forums. Also, this is a looong post. Hope you have a lot of time…
... name comes from the loose plot that isn't even referenced ... -
Spielbergs War Of The Worlds ( warning spoilers )Just seen it. What an absolute load of crap, there was no tension or climactiic build up, granted the story doesn't lend itself to a whizz bang …
... to be part of the plot -- of some clever way the ... movie, everything should serve the plot, or the atmosphere. Think of ... -
ZZap lives on! Just a quick note, New Retro Gamer is out with the 20th anniversary ZZap64 64 page special which I was lucky enough to help out on, its awesome and…
Did you see inside the back cover coming out next Spring a compilation book of Olli Freys covers ?
Looks to be very good, look forward to ordering that when its out. 192 pages, 200 illustrations. -
Ridiculous moments in gamesI'm sure everyone here knows about the infamous "Can of Lightbulbs" scene in Silent Hill 2, definitely a ridiculous moment if I ever saw one. Is the…
... new day moving on the plot. Much more rigid in structure ... accident, to move on the plot you have to return to ... -
The ZX Spectrum SE explained[url]http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/ZX_Spectrum_SE[/url]
where i can found some ports descriptions ? for example, if i want to switch to 192*256 "multicolor" mode which bit on which port should be changed ? -
"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... > 256 and 200 > 192 - and the offer of choice ... -
What windows screen Res... do you have set on your system. e.g. 1280 x 1024 pixels and colour 32 bit just want to know what most folks are using these days. thanks Steve(sp…
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On 2005-07-17 23:25, Woody wrote:
256 x 192
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very funny!
O.K you can stop posting now!
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Death Star Interceptor - a Crash Smash but 1/5 stars from SU...Having just watched the new RZX of Death Star Interceptor, I checked out the reviews and was surprised to see that while the game was a [url="ftp://f…
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"We thought the weak plot perfectly matched the poor graphics ...