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Fun with MAMEI'm having a look at history.dat, an add-on for Mame containing history, trivia and tricks about the games. Here are some funny/bizarre bits I found …
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Top 25 PlatformersAt Retro Gamer we love feedback from readers and are constantly looking for ways to integrate your thoughts and opinions into the magazine. Anyway,…
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Patch for Platform Game DesignerTwo minor bugs in the block designer have recently come to light in the Linear Game Designer, version 1.2. It appears that blocks 0 - 127 appear cor…
Two minor bugs in the block designer have recently come to light in the Linear Game Designer, version 1.2. It appears that blocks 0 - 127 appear correctly, but any blocks added after this are not displayed properly.
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Platform Game DesignerI've just noticed - with some surprise - that PGD has jumped into the best 100 games list at number 5, albeit with only 5 votes. While this is all v…
I've just noticed - with some surprise - that PGD has jumped into the best 100 games list at number 5, albeit with only 5 votes. While this is all very flattering, should this title really be considered for the list as it's more of a game development tool ... -
Phantomasa, new ZX Spectrum gameWe are proud to announce the release of a new Spectrum game! Phantomasa!, a platform game that combines puzzle and hability. You can download it (f…
... game!
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funny thing I found out!so this week end I was cleaning up stuff and found out a briefcase filled with drawings and stuff and in the midle of all that I found out a "plan"/"…
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Identify this game!!!Right, platform game, player looks like old man, start by falling into dungeon or castle of some sort; grey bricks. First thing you come accross is …
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Uridium on the Speccy: definitive version?Uridium is one of the staples of the C64 shoot-em-up canon. I first played it on the Speccy twenty years ago, but became much more familiar with it …
... of the Speccy. Full screen scrolling, multichannel music, more colour, and ... obstacles. On the Spectrum, the scrolling is slower, so you have ... -
New: authoring tool infoAnother feature was added to Infoseek tonight: authoring tool information - e.g. games authored with GAC, PAW, Quill, 3D Game Maker or Platform Game …
... , Quill, 3D Game Maker or Platform Game Designer.
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Help me find this gameIt is a space side scrolling affair. You are a white space-suited character going a long in space. You have to use your thrusters to keep in spaces b…
It is a space side scrolling affair. You are a white ... -
NEW games for you chaps (and girls too) ;-)Okie, did some .TAP versions of NEW original games that were only released on TRDOS disk format. Some of you might have seen some (one or two are eve…
... demo: (use Pentagon timings, otherwise scrolling sux)
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Best platformers?I know I'm going to get cursed for not putting Jet set willy and manic miner in my top 5 but I found them dull. Mine were: 1. Boing ( Sam ) 2. Magi…
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Well I'm excited, but I guess you might not beHehe this is as far as I got today, a silly little border program: [PHP] ORG 32768 PROGGY: LD C,255 ; We loo…
... to try and get the scrolling bar effect ( way off that ... -
Memories of ThanatosI was playing this again last night and was amazed at just how great the graphics are. The size of the dragon, the way it swooshes around the screen,…
... around the screen, the parallax scrolling of background objects, and especially ... -
Can't remember the title of a great spectrum gameHi there Need help! I am desperately trying to identify a Spectrum game (circa 1990) that I absolutely loved, but can't remember the name of... It…
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shmups continuedwhat about (mainly not so much known) smoothily scrolling "vertical shmups" on speccy (and elsewhere, possibly)? as i posted elsewhere, i take canyo…
... not so much known) smoothily scrolling "vertical shmups" on speccy (and ... -
Musician WantedI am looking for an ay musician for a game being written now. The project is far enough along that this is probably a good time to start on the musi…
... a cult classic from another platform, so the music composition will ... -
So you think you know your Spectrum games, do you....I thought this might be a fun thing to test your knowledge of Spectrum games - below is a quote taken directly from Crash in their description of a p…
... is presented in overhead, smoothly-scrolling fashion. It looks easy but ... -
Sega Megadrive...what i think of the colection...So i went and done it, I got myself the Megadrive Colection for PS2... I know I should download it for free and play it on the pc, but I've tried it…
... ), this is a brilian side scrolling adventure! it's fast paced ... (still my all time side scrolling adventure EVER). if you havent ... -
Platform Game Designer games.[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0017505"]This game[/URL] was, to the best of my knowledge*, made using PGD, but is not include…
[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0017505"]This game[/URL] was, to the best of my knowledge*, made using PGD, but is not included in the listing under PGD.
*I believe Mr. Boniosoft himself told me so.
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Creating 60hz mode and Powerstrip for Speccy emulationI need to create a 50hz mode for emulation purposes. I have a ATI 1300pro card with 7.4 ATI official drivers. I have got the latest version of Powe…
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New speccy part 2As a quick recap, I am looking to create a 'new speccy hardware' platform, which will retain the charm of the original 48k beast. The way intend to …
... create a 'new speccy hardware' platform, which will retain the charm ... /> I can sell a hardware platform, which will include (but is ... -
Remakes of spectrum gamesTheres probably few people who have not heard of the remake made of AticAtac by retrospec on the pc. Does anyone know if they have run into any issu…
... this game on the spectrum platform, making it as close to ... -
Elite questionsIs there anyway to get past the lenslok screen in the version of Elite in the archive that I am using with Speculator? Or do I need the lenslok? If …
... ! Are they in a different platform version?
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combat lynx likesdoes anybody know a game similar to combat lynx on another platform?
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one laptop per child projectI was looking at this mainly as a result of a word war between intel and others. I had heard about the project of course but this time decided to ha…
... this could be a great platform for a speccy (probably emulator ... -
Danger Mouse in Double Trouble. Features ...Even though "[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001247"]Danger Mouse in Double Trouble[/URL]" does feature one (1, single) scree…
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Retroeuskal '07RetroEuskal is an annual event for enthusiasts and interested people about Retrocomputing that is held within [url=http://www.euskalencounter.org/en/…
... euskal Encounter party. Any 8bits platform is welcome.
- The ... . Style file depending for which platform is your entry for. Make ... -
I'll name that game in ...I was about to recommend Astro Blaster to someone, when I realised it's not the game I thought it was. Astro Blaster appears to be a space invaders …
... to keep up with the scrolling of the screen (but maybe ...