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What was the worst game from U.S.Goldthey had tons of bad games, but what was the worst of all?? difficult election.. ;) _________________ quieres ser nino o nina? [ This Message was e…
... are great. Mind you, the scrolling is awful, but overall I ... -
What games exploited hardware speccy to the top level?Hello For you....what games exploited hardware speccy to the top level? thanks. greetings from Spain
... Sceptre: huge sprites, full colour, scrolling, menu system, complex (but not ... my fancy with full colour scrolling (smooooth!), good sound effects, great ... Na Nog: Impressive animation, smooth scrolling, great gameplay.
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Avalon and DragontorcAlways wandered why these games are so highly rated. I never liked them - never had the time and patience to get involved. This morning I was going t…
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what you think about spanish speccy companys??Hello What you think about spanish speccy companys(Dinamic, Opera, Zigurat,etc...) ? thanks greetings from Spain.
I guess Phantis and Capitan Trueno are great exception as far as difficulty and originality are concerned. Sir Fred was original as well. Phantis-1 is an exception from poor scrolling. -
Avalon and DragontorcAlways wandered why these games are so highly rated. I never liked them - never had the time and patience to get involved. This morning I was going t…
... thought amazing for the time)scrolling graphics and great sound for ... -
what you think about spanish speccy companys??Hello What you think about spanish speccy companys(Dinamic, Opera, Zigurat,etc...) ? thanks greetings from Spain.
... the best loading system ever (scrolling text AND mastermind :).
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Best use of colour in a spectrum gameEven though the spectrum couldn't manage individual colours per pixel like the Commodore and Amstrad, some games managed to achieve very effective fu…
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Astro Marine Corps. Without a doubt :)
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Vertically Scrolling Shoot-em-upsHi everyone, I want to put together a list of vertical scrolling shoot-em-ups. I have most of the well known ones (see list) on it already, but i'm …
Not sure which of these count, but they're all vertically scrolling shooters of a sort:
Ikari Warriors
Commando
Megablast
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Recommend a Gauntlet clone for meI'm looking for a GOOD Gauntlet-esque game which is... wait for it... not multiload. My GBA-based Speccy emulator doesn't support TAP files or 128k,…
... crude graphics and pretty jerky scrolling, [I]Shackled[/I] isn't ... -
Vertically Scrolling Shoot-em-upsHi everyone, I want to put together a list of vertical scrolling shoot-em-ups. I have most of the well known ones (see list) on it already, but i'm …
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Bad conversions from other platformsThe most disappointing of these for me was Loco (Alligata Software). The original on the C64 was a really challenging and cute game. I think the soun…
I agree about URIDIUM. This game, like Turrican, is very good if you've never seen the C64 version.
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What band-related name would you give a Spectrum game?Blitzkrieg Bop - Shoot'em up with rock'n roll background music (AY, please!) Howling at the moon - Remake of Knightlore The KKK took my baby away - T…
... /> Blur - something with really fast scrolling.
ZZ Top - involving aliens ... -
OT: Amstrad CPC GamesCan anyone recommend any platform games or isometric 3D games (such as Head Over Heels, Knightlore etc) on the Amstrad CPC, preferably games that wer…
... which does full screen, 50fps scrolling like Mission Genocide. You can ... -
OT: Amstrad CPC GamesCan anyone recommend any platform games or isometric 3D games (such as Head Over Heels, Knightlore etc) on the Amstrad CPC, preferably games that wer…
... which does full screen, 50fps scrolling like Mission Genocide. You can ... -
Amstrad CPC Emulator?After reading a favourable comment on one of the other threads, I fancy having a look at what the CPC had to offer, since I've never really had the c…
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This is true for scrolling-oriented games with few sprites ... of the CPC's superior scrolling abilities. But ther is just ... -
jet set willy 2, the end of the debate (or a new begining?)there are some good reason's why jet set willy 2 is great 1, it is faster than jet set willy 2, it has more levels that jet set willy 3, it has a bet…
... /> 5, it has a cool scrolling message!!!!!
that's my ... -
OT: Amstrad CPC GamesCan anyone recommend any platform games or isometric 3D games (such as Head Over Heels, Knightlore etc) on the Amstrad CPC, preferably games that wer…
... fast as speccy games - hardware scrolling/double buffering or not. I ... -
jet set willy 2, the end of the debate (or a new begining?)there are some good reason's why jet set willy 2 is great 1, it is faster than jet set willy 2, it has more levels that jet set willy 3, it has a bet…
... /> 5, it has a cool scrolling message!!!!!
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OT: Amstrad CPC GamesCan anyone recommend any platform games or isometric 3D games (such as Head Over Heels, Knightlore etc) on the Amstrad CPC, preferably games that wer…
... it's using the hardware scrolling. So no it isn't ... -
OT: Amstrad CPC GamesCan anyone recommend any platform games or isometric 3D games (such as Head Over Heels, Knightlore etc) on the Amstrad CPC, preferably games that wer…
... it's using the hardware scrolling. So no it isn't ... is the fact that the scrolling rate is different both horizontally ... -
Bomberman ClonesHas anyone or any company tried to make a Bomberman clone for the Speccy? A European company had made a Bomberman clone for the Amstrad CPC called M…
... , I know the train is scrolling jerkily, but with the other ... -
OT: Amstrad CPC GamesCan anyone recommend any platform games or isometric 3D games (such as Head Over Heels, Knightlore etc) on the Amstrad CPC, preferably games that wer…
... is the fact that the scrolling rate is different both horizontally ... would always be slower (no scrolling, lots of sprites).
Target Renegade Remake DemoHi, I'm in the progress of making a remake of Target Renegade, I am working with Dean Swain (from the Target Renegade:Remix project) to recreate the …
Very nice indeed. I like the scrolling between screens, and the music is great. The collision detection definitely needs improving, and the missing moves and weapons should be added. Keep up the good work.Laser Basic Sprite GeneratorDoes anyone know how to use Laser Basic Sprite Generator? I've downloaded it from this site but I don't know what to do with it! Thanks in advance.
... use of it all (smooth scrolling, masks etc...), but it was ...Target Renegade Remake DemoHi, I'm in the progress of making a remake of Target Renegade, I am working with Dean Swain (from the Target Renegade:Remix project) to recreate the …
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Scrolling and layout is great! Keep ...Non-spectrum Ultimate games?I was just browsing round Rare's site and their chronology: [url="http://www.rareware.com/games/timeline/timeline_content.html"]http://www.rareware.…
... . A great example of smooth scrolling but a painfully hard game ...A bit late, but 10 years of PlayStaion! My thoughts.I think the acual Aniversary of the Playstion release was a couple of weeks ago, but I picked up GamesTM today and it has a big feature about it (bes…
... were usually totally derivative side-scrolling platformers with five end of ...Is there any Bi-Plane games on Speccy... (Solved..Dogfight :) )I`ve been playing a Flash game called Top Dog thats a lot like an old Amiga game called Biplanes I think, also, Im sure there was an original arcade …
... - similar sort of thing but scrolling and you could loop and ...Is there any Bi-Plane games on Speccy... (Solved..Dogfight :) )I`ve been playing a Flash game called Top Dog thats a lot like an old Amiga game called Biplanes I think, also, Im sure there was an original arcade …
[quote]I wish I could remember the arcade game I'm thinking of - similar sort of thing but scrolling and you could loop and dive-bomb targets as you went along.
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I bet the game you are thinking of is Time Pilot. Great game :)
