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songs named after spectrum gamesI just noticed DJ Fresh has a track called [b]Arkanoid [/b] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axcufKa9AEY[/url] maybe can we make the ultimate com…
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A Day In The Life (Beatles)
All Or Nothing (Tom ... Trap (Hawkwind)
Def Con One (PWEI)
Dizzy (Tommy Roe ... )
Rasputin (Boney M)
R-Type (Jo)
Smash TV (Chase ... -
songs named after spectrum gamesI just noticed DJ Fresh has a track called [b]Arkanoid [/b] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axcufKa9AEY[/url] maybe can we make the ultimate com…
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A Day In The Life (Beatles)
... Alien 8 (Lagwagon)
All Or Nothing (Tom Petty & ... (Hawkwind)
Def Con One (PWEI)
Dizzy ( ... amp; DJ Polo)
One On One (Nas)
Pacman ( ... Run (Sheryl Crow)
R-Type (Jo)
Sailing (Rod ... -
AGD and CGD....can we have a compromise?Well I have been using Jonathan Cauldwell's Arcade Game Designer and I started to look at Dave Hughes' Classic Game Designer. I must say that they ar…
... remain on-screen in the foreground like [I]R-Type[/I], and the ... . Toggles for animating and shooting in one/two/four (/eight?) directions. Toggles ... to do though, is have all the editors on the PC ... compiler would just chain them all together and load them into ... -
The making of R-Type on the speccy book, free downloadBob Pape, the guy who wrote R-Type on the speccy has made his book, "IT'S BEHIND YOU: the making of a computer game", available for free download: [u…
... back in those days when we were all just kids buying in to ... anyone understand the bit about R-Type graphics with the 2 collision ... /> Yep.
Looks like one was a character map that ... characters weren't enough), drawn all the sprites as character codes ... -
The making of R-Type on the speccy book, free downloadBob Pape, the guy who wrote R-Type on the speccy has made his book, "IT'S BEHIND YOU: the making of a computer game", available for free download: [u…
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The problem is more one of expectation; it's [i ... same refresh speed but, with all the [i]other[/i] scrolling ... Spectrum version was well received in reviews but, despite basically working ... a good conversion of [b]R-Type[/b].
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The complete Knight Tyme (48k) RAM disassemblyHello! Just a quick note to let everyone know that the initial version of my [URL="http://www.dur.ac.uk/philip.anderson/disassemblies/knight-tyme-48…
... 8th level of R-Type" issue as outlined in [URL="http://www ... token of respect for all the great games they ... Jones*. Not a doctorate in computer science though, I ... credited in Zzap! magazine as the author of one of ... Amstrad CPC, not sure which one now.
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Poor C64 speccy conversions[youtube]fNoqq9Vfc0g[/youtube] I ran across the above - and was struck by the graphics. At first I thought it was the speccy version, but then I rea…
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explorer electric dreams
... same graphics.... (or at least in spectrum style)
rogue ... also)
surprised no one mentioned starquake which was standard ... .. *BUT* contains no sprites at all for the game. It's ... -
Poor C64 speccy conversions[youtube]fNoqq9Vfc0g[/youtube] I ran across the above - and was struck by the graphics. At first I thought it was the speccy version, but then I rea…
knarnov
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explorer electric dreams ... 2 (see speccy font in beware of dog sign)< ... Fuzzy Wuzzies
Humpty in the Garden
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surprised no one mentioned starquake which was standard ... * contains no sprites at all for the game. It' ... -
Worst/least effective weapon in a game?Just a bit of fun, like. Mile's 3-way (fnar!) comment in the other thread got me thinking - What's the crappiest weapon ever used in a Speccy game? …
... in [I]Commando[/I] - if you're holding FIRE to throw one ... R-Type[/I], I love the ground laser - at least in ... weapon pickups then turn all your outriggers into flame ... />
Tail Gun in [I]Nemesis / Gradius[/I] ... another weapon, like this one robs you of your ... -
Spectrum 4Ever : Moon CrestaMoon Cresta the classic arcade hit made by Nichibutsu came to the ZX Spectrum in 1985 thanks to the efforts of Incentive Software Ltd. They did a ver…
... what I would have done in their position.
in some cases, Bob Pape of R-Type fame mentions this in ... a different platform (even one that shared a CPU), ... trying to work it all out that you may ... and knowledge to rip them in the first place.
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128k gamesHi. I've come to World of Spectrum for advice. I'm a Commodore guy OK, please be nice to me, as I seek your wisdom! I love the Commodore 128, and I'…
... that needed all the extra speed).
- "Turrican" in the C64 ... and smarter behaviour. For instace one could add a Dragon whose ... ship even larger than that in R-TYPE's fourth stage (was it ... Robocop to get started with all those loads. I think delayed ... -
Funny R-Type Review!The Spectrum version of R-Type was an excellent arcade conversion, wouldn't you agree? Check out this brilliant (and funny) review: [url]http://www.…
... good conversion - we were all expecting it to be monochrome ... why???) and the fact that in the original batches of the ... (instead the last but one level was accidentally repeated).
R-Type. R-Type (both the arcade original ... -
Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... large it does not fit in one single post (max 16384 characters ... ] by nuggetreggae.
[*]F.I.R.E.: Problem unknown. [URL="http ... .org/bak/(+2A_FIXED)_F.I.R.E..TAP"]Fixed version[/URL ... . Type USR0 in the +3 BASIC prompt before loading. Note: Loads all boxers ... -
This HACK PACK stuffI'm sure it's great content and whatever but it's kind of ruining the flow of the forum. Can it be put somewhere else?
... that if the title is all caps it's probably a ... ]or a new game from R-Type[/B].[/QUOTE]
Is ... /> I'm not the only one who uses capitals, just look ... so I'll bear this in mind. -
ZX Alien BreedNot sure if this has been mentioned already (I did trawl the threads but couldn't see anything :smile: ), but I've always hankered after a Speccy Ali…
WOW! That is one HELL of a screen, ... Bob Pape - the story of R-Type on the Speccy - and ... Map drawing routine, complete with all the 'solids' for Map1- ... casual coder, to have all this running in machine code, it' ... invisible map that holds all the info for the ... -
master system 2while there's a few old game threads around...who used to have one of these? the only gaming system that I have anywhere near as much nostalgia for …
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Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Wonder Boy ... /> Alien Syndrome
Kenseiden
R-Type (very good conversion considering system ... (not a bad version at all)
Golden Axe
... worked pretty well as a one-player game for sad, friendless ... -
PC Engine/TurboGraxBack in the day I always wanted to get a PC Engine but never did. That console seemed to have some great arcade-almost-perfect sideways shooters and …
... PC-Engine in 1989 and had the awesome R-Type's, Tale ... in the home.
It took me ages to get one ... Services, who had adverts in the mags at the time ... TV and voltage issues - all you had to do was ... to the shop, Telegames in Leicester, and physically got ... -
PC Engine/TurboGraxBack in the day I always wanted to get a PC Engine but never did. That console seemed to have some great arcade-almost-perfect sideways shooters and …
... one when they started showing them off in C&VG in 1988. R Type ... seemed to be the killer app. Never got one ... on the Xbox and they all seem very slick- especially for ... to playing actual arcade games in your home, for the time ... -
PC Engine/TurboGraxBack in the day I always wanted to get a PC Engine but never did. That console seemed to have some great arcade-almost-perfect sideways shooters and …
... one when they started showing them off in C&VG in 1988. R Type ... seemed to be the killer app. Never got one ... on the Xbox and they all seem very slick- especially for ... games in your home, for the time.[/QUOTE]
R-Type is ... -
What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…
... two colours (well, one and black) most spectrum ... Sound, colour, scrolling, sprites. In every way.
type games, it wiped ... (and this is all lighthearted) that when ... in it. In respect of colour on the Spectrum there is obviously R Type ... -
What if Sinclair had released a 16 bit Spectrum?Had Sir Clive not wasted his companies money on the white elephant that was the C5 and instead focused on competing with his rival computer manufactu…
... two colours (well, one and black) most spectrum ... Sound, colour, scrolling, sprites. In every way.
type games, it wiped ... (and this is all lighthearted) that when ... in it. In respect of colour on the Spectrum there is obviously R Type ... -
A dangerous 6th key?Or even 7th for that matter. What's the general consensus on action games that require more keys than QAOP-Spc*? Which key do you choose for that d…
... key choices though! Of all the ones mentioned so ... in some games!
I'm currently trying to play R-Type ... next to the first one, easy to reach and ... more fingers then are already in use.
in the air? :-)[/QUOTE]
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... like me , have all the machines in questions and lesser known ... and whats do-able. r-type c64 was basically katakis' ... reworked to make r-type and IRC done in a short ... guess. I like the 3d one on atari / c64.. ... didn't like the spectrum one.
people ...Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... look at Armalyte as just one example of > 8 ... Trantor's space ship, lol) in combination with smaller sprites, then ... limitations inherent in multiplexing.
For something like R-Type, which was ... the C64 can't display all of its segments! These are ...Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
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R-Type: [url]http://youtu.be/VtLaOBhG1Zg ... only for the reason that one of the chaps who was ... going on. He also wiped all his you tube vids and ... to invest any more time in his ventures for that reason ...Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... the graphics side of things all sewn up thanks to the ... that hi-res (the one alluded to that didn't ... exist one post ago), it looks crap ... is due to the processor in those instances and/or ... answer to that, we win! R-type!
Rinse, repeat< ...Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... later games like R-Type, Robocop, Knightlore or Chase HQ in comparisons, I ... they very rarely played well. In fact the Speccy and C64 ... arcade, but we did want one that played well - and we ... demainding better gameplay.
In all honesty I cannot think of ...Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... games like R-Type, Robocop, Knightlore or Chase HQ in comparisons, ... one that manages to bridge the best of all, ... out victorious in a decisive fashion. All three of ... the best that all three have in their own ... just highlighted how underpowered all the 8bits were ...Edge Grinder, how would YOU do it?I always meant to post about this and AndyC reminded me in the 'vs' thread in games. [QUOTE=AndyC;808887]The thing I love about threads like this is…
... it was one of my favourite genres in the arcade. R-Type was great ... , but even though Zynaps seemed to have all the ...Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... /> [QUOTE=MinerWilly;808993]So, in other words, the c64 can ... resolution difference (look at R-Type 128K on the Amstrad ... even if it's one of the examples which the ... on the c64 at all. This is very interesting ... graphics and colour them in (many colours like on ...
