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help sought with first foray into machine code - pixel scrolldownI have started to code my first machine code program, a simple roadrace game. I've based it around the pixel scrolldown routine in 40 Best Machine Co…
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problem using FRAMES to generate 'random' numbersI realise the pros use bytes from ROM to get their random numbers, presumably because they want to use FRAMES to synchronise the printing and avoid s…
... getting the road in my scrolling road routine (using Alcoholics Anonymous ... 's 32x ldi pixel-scrolling method) to go left or ... properly yet!) which made the scrolling synchronize with FRAMES so the ... -
Japanese-only or lesser-known games you playedI've noticed by their comments there are a few people on WOS (hi Vertigo, dm_boozefreek etc.) who have played titles which were either never released…
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Really startting to get annoyed with VISTAFirst the keyboardsettings, then the 25 starting issues from MSoffice. State when starting that it is a trialversion, don't just say you may start it…
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Whacky job titlesOver time my job title has changed from: Senior Broadcast Engineer to Senior Platform Support Engineer and today from looking at the new structure I…
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Senior Platform Support Engineer
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Rod BowkettWhatever happened to Rod Bowkett? He's the bloke who wrote Dynamite Dan 1 and 2, two of the best platformers on the Speccy (and I think that DD2 is t…
... DD2 is the best 2D platform game I've seen on ... -
Worst graphics ever?There's (yet another) thread about the best Spectrum graphics, so here's one about the worst. Of course, if you want to be fair then a "worst" graphi…
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Flabbergasted with the Atari 800! How did it stack up against the Spectrum?I've been watching a few videos of Atari games, and I must say, that as a Spectrum fan, I feel humbled... [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXX_ot…
... developing for an 8-bit platform. Does the Atari hold greater ... -
48K Not Loading GamesHello. I'm new to the whole Spectrum scene, having just recently aquired a free 48K ZX Spectrum. It was working fine with games loading off my MP3 pl…
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Creating a network bridge with linux/eepcI wasn't sure if the process for creating a network bridge would depend on the OS or the platform hence the ambiguous title. Anyway, i've read somew…
"Why didn't they convert that?"One of the things that I love about the emulation scene is that I can finally get to play games that were only available on a platform other than the…
... were only available on a platform other than the Speccy and ...What are the best shoot-em-ups for the Spectrum?Ok, once again, what do you consider to be the best shoot-em-ups for the Spectrum? I am mostly interested in the classic you-play-as-flying-something…
... -as-flying-something horizontally/vertically scrolling ones, but you can list ...Looking for a game...A week ago, in the thread: "[B]Uncommon games we should try ?[/B]" (at: [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20882[/URL] ) …
... , the screen looked like a platform game, but I didn't ...Head over Heels on the C64Dunno if this' a good place to bring this up :D I've been comparing Head over Heels versions and the C64 version is way inferior, everytime there's…
... , one of which was hardware scrolling (which would be no help ...Amstrad CPC questions for AndyC and anyoneRight, I've been using CAPRICE32, the Amstrad CPC emulator, and I have some questions regarding CPC games: 1) AndyC, are you the same bloke who wro…
... some good 2D or 3D platform games on the CPC, the ...Vintage game - please help!I think it was starring a character called Willie. It was about his nightmare, the bathroom and his bedroom attacking him. Platform game. Anybody kno…
I think it was starring a character called Willie.
It was about his nightmare, the bathroom and his bedroom attacking him.
Platform game.
Anybody know the title?Games that are way too hard ... on the EASIEST settingToday I dug up my MAME emulator and played a few oldies. Amongst those was "Side Arms" (Japanese Version; dunno if and how it differs from the wester…
... examples, my fellow WOSsers? Any platform is fine, even though I ...can't remember this game's namedon't know why so unusual colors - maybe it's because of resize or screenshot taken from version for another platform, but i certainly remember playi…
don't know why so unusual colors - maybe it's because of resize or screenshot taken from version for another platform, but i certainly remember playing this game on spectrum.
[IMG]http://infection.nm.ru/files/some_spectrum_game.gif[/IMG]Reset Generation - free retro browser gameThought this might interest some WoSers: [url]http://www.resetgeneration.com/[/url] It's a sort of online multiplayer puzzle/strategy thing, a tiny…
... promote the new N-Gage platform which is an app you ...Boulder Dash editor?Is there any editors or tools available to make Boulder Dash games with own levels? Not the ck, you can?t make complete games with it and the two cha…
... and the two character square scrolling is intolerable!
I know ...Do you know this game (a dog in a kimono)?Hi, everyone! I'm looking for the game I used to play on my Spectrum, but I don't know the name. All I can remember, it was a platform game, the gr…
... can remember, it was a platform game, the graphics was black ...Any BBC aware Specchums out there?After the UK101 and VIC20 emulators I've moved my sights onto emulating a BBC computer. This emulator will be different though in that it will be a Z…
... the screen, saving to tape, scrolling the screen etc. will be ...Name that GameHi all, I'm looking for a game that used to be on MSX, and almost certain it had a Speccy port too - but my memory is rather hopeless :D It's a rac…
... 's a racer of sorts, scrolling to the left with a ...New game - RallybugAs promised, I've revisited the game written for the Retro Fusion high-score competition and added a few bits and pieces. As you might expect, this …
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The original scrolling platformer still lies at the ...Games in the JSW mouldRight, folks. I need you all to suggest to me games that are like [I]Jet Set Willy[/I] (but aren't JSW, obviously). By this I mean platform games, se…
... , obviously). By this I mean platform games, set over several (preferably ...The definitive Spectrum project??We know that the Spectrum has been put almost to its limits after all these years of life, but I would like to know which would be the definitive pro…
What was this game calledQuite a cool little game You where flying over the sea in a side to side scroller may have only had basic colours and you had to rescue guys in the …
... Volcano which is like a platform maze game It's not ...Question about something I don't know what is called.I am interested in reading about something which I don't know what is called (duh). I am looking for (online/offline) reading material which explain…
... which explains how the loading/scrolling bars on the side of ...New DS announcedIt's called a DSi [url]http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=249483[/url] this is how it compares with the current DS lite... Nintendo'…
... third iteration of its DS platform. But how does it stack ...High Noon 2.0 Released - 5.Oct.2008Hello!!! Team SpecNG ( [url]www.specng.org[/url] ) has released the Remake "High Noon V2.0" tonight. Changes for V2.0: 1) Now compiled with Dar…
... player dies is now smoother, scrolling 1 pixel by 1 pixel ...