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Games on other platforms with a spectrum feeling?Having started my gaming life with the spectrum and later moved on to other machines (mainly Amiga and MD) I always had this impression that some gam…
... -spectrum version.
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D.T Decathlon vs Hyper Sports vs D.T Supertest 128Hi everyone and welcome to the August 2018 edition of the "Which Is Best?" series. Last month I placed International Karate and IK+ (representing al…
... which were all released by Ocean/Imagine software, they are Daley ... -
Poll : How do you rate Rambo?What did you make of Rambo by Ocean from 1985? An interesting, stealthy shooter thats fun to explore and even has something like the plot of the film…
What did you make of Rambo by Ocean from 1985? An interesting, stealthy shooter thats fun to explore and even has something like the plot of the film in it, or a slow, buggy mess that doesn't at all compare with Commando. -
Oliver Twins and their 'tightness'Hi all. Why won't they allow downloads of their games? Other bigger and better software houses like Ocean etc... have no problem in letting us …
... and better software houses like Ocean etc... have no problem in ... up there with, as mentioned, Ocean etc..
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1989-2019Ok Ok maybe this is going a bit far now, but here's another year to look back on the games from 30 years ago and tear into them, or give occasional p…
... another boring multi-level format Ocean license.
The first ... sad state affairs is that Ocean brought out Batman: Caped Crusader ... -
Blue PlaquesHi, "A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom and elsewhere to commemorate a link between that location a…
... . Smith (Joffa Smith)
Location: Ocean Software, 6 Central Street, Manchester ... -
Mr.Do! conversion released for SpectrumAfter many many hard spent hours Mark R. Jones (former Ocean graphic artist ) and myself have finally completed our Spectrum version of the arcade cl…
... hours Mark R. Jones (former Ocean graphic artist ) and myself have ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 02 October 2019Wednesday 02 October 2019 Blimey, charlie - look at the time - I'd best get a Tipshop update done before October arrives, eh?! (Erm? Ed) * I add…
Wednesday 02 October 2019
Blimey, charlie - look at the time - I'd best get a Tipshop update done before October arrives, eh?! (Erm? Ed)
* I added a tip for Legend of Craldons Creek, The. I can't take any credit for it - it was in a ... -
Combat School, A Damn Fine Conversion!Hi all, I forgot just how good Combat School was and still is on the ZX Spectrum especially in 128k mode, another great Ocean conversion, a software …
... in 128k mode, another great Ocean conversion, a software house I ... -
Donkey Kong And The Wrong ColoursI vaguely remember asking this question many years ago, but it seems worthwhile in the context of the frankly amazing hack/mods I've just discovered …
... the colours in the licenced Ocean port of Donkey Kong? It ... -
New competition - Yandex Retro Games Battle 2020The Yandex Museum announces the kickoff of its second annual Yandex Retro Games Battle, a competition to create the best game for the ZX Spectrum. [u…
... pixel graphics, artist for the Ocean Software company. In 37 years ... ]Worked for the internationally renowned Ocean Software company in the 1980s ... -
Has anyone tried to compose any C64 soundtracks on an AY chip?There is no doubt the SID chip was an excellent soundchip and was used heavily by great composers such as Rob Hubbard. One of my favourites is the Mo…
... . My second favourite is the Ocean Loader 3 and 4 which ... -
Pogo - what level can you get too?I was looking up a few old games on the QAOP website, and got into playing Pogo (aka Qbert) again. Still cannot get past level 8 with the both Crabs …
... got into playing Pogo (aka Qbert) again. Still cannot get past ... -
V - Visitors (Ocean, 1986)Do you remember [b]from old days, was there Donovan's (hero that we control in "V") invulnerability[/b] or not? Is this a "feature" or it's a bug..…
Do you remember [b]from old days, was there Donovan's (hero that we control in "V") invulnerability[/b] or not?
Is this a "feature" or it's a bug... when playing "V"?
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Batman the Movie - 48k TAPHello Everyone, Just wondering if anyone has a working 48k Batman the Movie TAP file. Game as per the below:- https://worldofspectrum.org/archi…
... /software/games/batman-the-movie-ocean-software-ltd
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Selling most of my Spectrum games.I've decided to sell off most of my Spectrum games and some hardware, but for now here's the games I want to get rid off. Ideally I would like to se…
... (Mastertronic)
Street Hawk (Ocean)
Strike Force Harrier ( ... Tomahawk (Digital Integration)
Transformers (Ocean)
Travel With Trashman (New ... Uridium (Hewson)
V (Ocean)
West Bank (Gremlin Graphics ... -
Infoseek bug with hyphensInfoseek cannot find a title which has a hyphen. I searched for Tai-Pan, expecting it to find the Ocean game. Also tried TaiPan and Tai Pan. The O…
Infoseek cannot find a title which has a hyphen.
I searched for Tai-Pan, expecting it to find the Ocean game. Also tried TaiPan and Tai Pan. The Ocean game not found.
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New Version of ZEsarUX v9.3 Beta 1 availableNew Version of ZEsarUX v9.3 Beta 1 available Downloads: [url="https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases/tag/9.3-25062021"]https://github.co…
Spectrumpedia revised and extended edition. Suggestions about possible new contentFor the 40th anniversary of the first launch of the Spectrum, I am going to revise the Spectrumpedia. Feedback was very positive, although the fact t…
... , Chris/Kean, Roger M.,[i] Ocean: The History,[/i] Revival Retro ...ZEsarUX 10.0ZEsarUX 10.0 is out! Download it from : https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases/tag/10.0 Changes: Version 10.0 - Clive Sinclair edi…
... GUI styles: BeOS, Bloody, Grass, Ocean, Sunny, Panther, Sky
-Added ...Which Michael Mann film would make a good game?Hey, guys. In honour of the birthday of one of cinema's most prolific filmmakers, I was wondering which of his movies would work best as a videoga…
... , etc.). Either that or an Ocean-style multigenre game (one stage ...New ZX81 Game: Lunares InsaneumNot a Spectrum game but a conversion of the early Ocean Spectrum title Transversion. Link is [url="https://jonathan-cauldwell.itch.io/lunares-insane…
... a conversion of the early Ocean Spectrum title Transversion. Link is ...Retro Asylum Podcast: Riding The Ocean Wave[img]https://i.imgur.com/UGdOTw0.png[/img] In our latest episode Dean, Steve, Mads, Chris & Matt (yes, the entire team) look back at some of their…
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In our latest episode Dean, Steve, Mads, Chris & Matt (yes, the entire team) look back at some of their favourite games from the Manchester based software giant of the 1980’s.
...Idea about improving EmulatorHi, I got a bright idea today how to improve such excellent emulators a bit more. Okay, disassemblers are available in nearly every one new released …
... kits for ZX on PC, Ocean Software had one, but the ...Unreleased GamesI am working on what I hope will be a complete guide to the games that were either advertised/previewed/written etc but never released for the Spectr…
Hi Chris,
I sent you an email but returned me.. Can you send me the article?? =)
btw, there are some unreleased version of TotalRecall/Ocean?? Im really curious to read your article.. =)
bye
JavierStreet HawkWas the '85 version of Oceans Street Hawk ever commercialy released? I personally think it's better than the '86 cack which I do remember in the sho…
... limited release through various catalogues. Ocean promised delivery of the product ...Movie ConversionsWho loves the classics "Batman the Movie", "Ghostbusters I and II", "Ninja Turtles", and "RoboCop 1 and 2"? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh so many memories!!! I'd…
... minigames..
looks like Ocean was the best in coinop ...Movie ConversionsWho loves the classics "Batman the Movie", "Ghostbusters I and II", "Ninja Turtles", and "RoboCop 1 and 2"? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh so many memories!!! I'd…
No. Ocean just played safe. Why risk loads of dosh on an original untested idea when you could guarantee loads of sales with a movie licence or arcade conversion?Movie ConversionsWho loves the classics "Batman the Movie", "Ghostbusters I and II", "Ninja Turtles", and "RoboCop 1 and 2"? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh so many memories!!! I'd…
... Movie is the only good Ocean game I recall playing on ...