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Spectrum games that were much better to play than their C64 or Amstrad counterparts?Retrogamer and PC Action Emulate! magazines often state that they would much rather play the C64 or Amstrad versions of games that also featured on t…
... on the Speccy but the scrolling i think is terrible. If ... -
Games that were never created/released but you would like to play themI'd like to play Saboteur 3 and Bruce Lee 2 if they existed.
... which was a dodgy looking scrolling beat em up that can ... -
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... them stupidly low res, and scrolling was always juddery and horrible ... -
Games Club Week 17Morning all off on my Holls today for a week so this is going up early This week I asked for games by Mike Richardson and received the following Co…
... like giant sprites and parallax scrolling but it [I]does[/I ... -
Games that make you stand and stare!A similar thread is going on in the Games forum but thought this would be a good one to open it up to all machines/consoles/arcade/etc... For exampl…
... /> 5) Zynaps - full colour smooth scrolling blast em-up with excellent ... ) Commando - huge full colour vertical scrolling! What a conversion!
scrolling!
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New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... to work with sprites and scrolling.[/quote]
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What is the best graphics to be seen on a speccyI'd like some opinions on that, out of interest. I except loading screens. Tir Nan Og was a landmark for sure, but what bettered it?
... Lightforce, a very good vertical scrolling shoot em up with no ... -
What is the best graphics to be seen on a speccyI'd like some opinions on that, out of interest. I except loading screens. Tir Nan Og was a landmark for sure, but what bettered it?
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles has to get my vote. The graphics were very detailed, and nice parallax scrolling! -
Artist / Artists Required For 3 Brand-New Spectrum Game ProjectsHi all, I am currently looking for high quality sprite and background tile artists for 3 forthcoming Spectrum games I have on the go at the moment. …
The vertical scrolling shoot-em-up is the furthest ahead, with most of the basic scrolling, sprite + control engine up and running. I'll try and get a snapshot put up soon. -
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... displays of the C64 make scrolling games VERY easy to implement ..."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]
... hands down. Hardware sprites, hardware scrolling (including techniques like VSP). At ..."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]
... had hardware sprites and hardware scrolling (which really should ensure the ..."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]
... had hardware sprites and hardware scrolling the C64 display looks horrible ..."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]
... for playability rather than flashy scrolling routines."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]
... bored after 4 minutes of scrolling greetings.
About the ... chip nor hardware sprites and scrolling just because if the speccy ..."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]
... sprites along with full screen scrolling refreshed every frame and, before ..."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]
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... doesn't have stunning hardware scrolling or more colours per pixel ... be a superior machine! Hardware scrolling, multiple colours, better keyboard, blah ..."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]
... doesn't have stunning hardware scrolling or more colours per pixel ... be a superior machine! Hardware scrolling, multiple colours, better keyboard, blah ...First game with scrollingMany games are just a bunch of static screens - you have to exit one screen to see another (for example Manic Miner, Saboteur, Bruce Lee). But there …
Forgot about the Horace games, Horace and the Spiders, was that the 2nd game in the trilogy ?
If so perhaps that game, the early level where you have to jump over the spiders was an early scrolling example.First game with scrollingMany games are just a bunch of static screens - you have to exit one screen to see another (for example Manic Miner, Saboteur, Bruce Lee). But there …
I'd imagine the first Speccy game with scrolling was probably one of the million or so Scramble, Defender, etc. arcade rip-offs that came out soon after the Speccy was released.First game with scrollingMany games are just a bunch of static screens - you have to exit one screen to see another (for example Manic Miner, Saboteur, Bruce Lee). But there …
... the first Speccy game with scrolling was probably one of the ...The Best Beat 'Em Up Games For SpeccyHi. What are the best beat 'em up games for Speccy in your opinion? For me it's: 1. Renegade 2. Target: Renegade
Yes obviously the best scrolling beat em up's on the Speccy are Renegade & Target: Renegade.
Other beat em up's worth a mention are:
IK+
The Way Of The Exploding Fist
Barbarian
WWF-Wrestle ManiaFirst game with scrollingMany games are just a bunch of static screens - you have to exit one screen to see another (for example Manic Miner, Saboteur, Bruce Lee). But there …
AVENGER was also 1982. Left-right scrolling like PENETRATOR yet not as smooth.First game with scrollingMany games are just a bunch of static screens - you have to exit one screen to see another (for example Manic Miner, Saboteur, Bruce Lee). But there …
... ) was the first ever scrolling shooter (or just scrolling game - I can ...The Best Beat 'Em Up Games For SpeccyHi. What are the best beat 'em up games for Speccy in your opinion? For me it's: 1. Renegade 2. Target: Renegade
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Yes obviously the best scrolling beat em up's on ...First game with scrollingMany games are just a bunch of static screens - you have to exit one screen to see another (for example Manic Miner, Saboteur, Bruce Lee). But there …
... ) was the first ever scrolling shooter (or just scrolling game - I can ... could be described as a scrolling game. Could Battle Zone perhaps ...First game with scrollingMany games are just a bunch of static screens - you have to exit one screen to see another (for example Manic Miner, Saboteur, Bruce Lee). But there …
... ) was the first ever scrolling shooter (or just scrolling game - I can ...First game with scrollingMany games are just a bunch of static screens - you have to exit one screen to see another (for example Manic Miner, Saboteur, Bruce Lee). But there …
A game called Fred came out in 1983 which was a platform adventure. But the scrolling was incredibly choppy. Splat! was 1983 and innovated on two counts: scrolling (of a kind) and speech. Good game too.
