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1 colour per pixel without interlace flickering on +3No, no, it is just April's Fool day. ;)
... started to develop my own routine. I think, I know how it ... game. Only "3D Construction Kit" is a tool, I would use to create a game ... screen says it depends on how good one's ideas are ... and possibly a music facility, etc. BUT one NEEDING to know how to code ... -
"TommyGun" gets a complete MAKEOVER for next release ...From the author, Tony Thompson ... """""""""""""""""""""""""" [B][I] I hadn't worked on the TommyGun editor for while. But when I got sick (about …
... you do not have to know how to program to use it. This is ... steps you need to take in order to create a game and place them ... into a single development ... you as a game designer/developer will actually have to do some ... -
EmuZWin supports 256 color gamesI am sorry starting new topic, but you see this info is important a bit: new version 2.4 of the EmuZWin is available to download, and it supports 25…
... character stands in front of a window. Some parts of the ... a screenshot. For it all seems normal. I do not knoe how to ... play this game, I had a look in demo ... -
Print 'n' Plotter SPRITE MACHINEJust got this from an ebay seller this afternoon. I just TZXd it and sent it to the Steve at the vault, yet it might be a while before it gets put up…
... and i'm not sure how fast. though i've noticed ... compile and compress for a larger game, and the faster they ... ll need to get it so i can see how it ... the compiler with your compiled game to make it work. if ... contacted me and wants us to do a game. FIRE & ICE ... -
do all the games in the archive play on the windows ce version?I have a compaq 810 handheld pc. I downloaded the version of spectrum for MIPS handheld devices. Now I would like to download some games to play o…
... , a game working or not depends on:
a) the ... type of hardware the game runs on ( ... b) the format the game is stored on. Common ... load or work due to inaccuracy of the emulation ... ". Details on how hard it is to run a game depend on the ... -
BC BillThis is embarrassing but here goes... I'm playing BC Bill using ZX32. On the control menu I press 2 to select 'Kempston'. What do I need to do then …
... My God! I remember loading a copy of this on my ... of me work out how to start the game. If only I had ... every key on the keyboard to discover the start key, but ... trying that.
Y to start ... its all so simple ... -
Taking a risk on gamesAn answer I just posted to another topic just got me thinking - about how back in the days of the speccy (esp the very early days) I could walk into …
... .50 seemed to take aaaaaaages to save up to buy a game.....i couldnt ... really afford to buy ... newsagents that after a certain period started to roll out some ... no end!
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Any news on the Minigame compo ?I was just wondering, does anybody have any idea as to when the next minigame compo will take place ? I'm eager to send my next crappy creation - per…
I once submitted a scurrilous game to the CSSCGC under a pseudonym, and it too ... cheat modes and ultimately how to beat the game without really trying so ... to inspire you to write another game this year but ponder this: A computer game ... -
Dizzy GamesWhos actually compleated these. Cos i cant lol There good games tho
... has a bug, and we didn't knew how to complete the game until ... we found a 128k version ... -
Italian tapes "project"Hello chums... A while back, I'd mentioned I was looking for the original names to certain games which had been hacked, translated to Italian, and r…
... through description and loading screen; game does not load)
Gny ... /Cybadyne, 1990)
Secrets = How To Be A Hero In Three Easy Steps ... #66 demo, since the full game was never released)
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The Pre 85 threadMost of our memories are of games that were from 85 and onwards when the programmers had got to grasps with the Speccy and were coding more efficient…
... received were Buggy Blast (a Gold edition game - bonus!!), Mr. Freeze, Don ... Subsunk. (I don't know HOW I can remember all five ... was then obliged to buy at least one game from them every ... not that I was having to buy a game that I didn't ... -
The ZX Spectrum On Your PC - Book (pdf)by C . Woodcock. [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/books/ZXSpectrumOnYourPCThe.pdf"]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/books/…
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1) A game dump in one form or ... It's quite soul destroying to see yet again the ... ,and all. To show how its done, also how its funded. ... explain the details of how to make a good tzx file. ... Any body want to write a book on how to preserve stuff?
The problem with early arcade adventuresWhether it was a programming reason or not, you find that a lot of the early arcade adventures on the Spectrum (1984-85) had 256 screens. I think "P…
... would argue that it's a lack of creativity in the ... use of the techniques employed to squeeze extra screens in myself ... to do this was to boast on the box about how many rooms a game ...in-game soundhas anybody an experience in writting beeper routines? i tried to code some sound fx but it sounds really horrible...
... I know how to use it now - I played around a bit ...
The tricky bit was to add new notes. You move ... left to delete a note. When you have done a bar (i.e a ... /8 etc) you get a line to the right. Then you ... use the bottomleft arrow to go to the next score, or ...Top 10 Games - All Formats (Pre Playstation era)Without being biased only towards Spectrum games what are your favourite 10 games? (Apologies if this has been asked before) My favourites: 1 Sensi…
... Island I/II (Amiga) - How to do a great game with humour.
a AAA F1 title?
Skool Daze / Back to Skool ... - Still hugely playable. I seem to remember breaking Stones n Bones ... /> Uridium (Spectrum) - I had to put a shoot em up in, and ...Adventure writing with an emulatorI fancy having a go at writign an adventure using a package like GAC, Quill or PAW, but I don't know how to save my game as a .sna or .z80 or .tap et…
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I fancy having a go at writign an adventure ... using a package like GAC, Quill ... don't know how to save my game as a [B].sna or ... you can also create a new tap file in ... the cassette recorder window to save to tap, but i dont ...What sort of new games would you like to see on the Speccy?With the amount of coders we have around, I'm surprised that we don't see more new Speccy games. _________________ [url="http://www.gamestyle.net"]h…
... with the graphics of that game than more or less anything ... else... the fact of how the graphics are drawn (slowly ... have atmosphere... I`m dying to do a game like Mugsy.. ah well ...Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... Live DVD, we finally managed to get a game going - and with this ... how little variety there is anymore. I used to be able to open a ... - many of them unlike a game I'd ever seen before.< ... a PC, unless you're playing a sport or driving game, that seems to ...Where do you start!I am fairly new to spectrums, and have only been programming for a couple of years starting on bbc basic. where do you start programming a game. Is a…
... am currently working on a book to develop games on the ... the book, i.e. How to create the game from scratch.
You need:
1. A Z80 ... Spectaculator)
3. A decent book (Beginners guide to Machine Code on ...Announce: Crap Game Competition 2004The comp.sys.sinclair Crap Game Competition 2004 is now officially open! :roll: [url="http://www.speccyspoilers.co.uk/cgc2004"]www.speccyspoilers.co…
... truly dire are more likely to win, not the ones ... - Woody won, with a good game. Everyone totally missed the ... but utter shite to play.
A game that has a good, 3D ... . Don't vote on how good it could be, ... vote on how bad it *is*.
...Why relativly bad colour on Spec compared to other 8bit?Why relatively bad colour on Spec compared to other 8-bit machines like the Master system or even c64? I understand the 8x8 block that you could hav…
... forum. For particulars on how to manage it through coding Alcoholics ... can be displayed depending on how many there are - because ... you also need to understand how to build each screen to get the ... possible to make a game this way but it would have to be to a ...Slightly OT : Xbox emulationI'm interested if anyone here uses a modded Xbox for emulation purposes. I like the idea of using a console rather than a PC for playing games, but I…
... getting closer now to getting a hard drive for ... emulation, there's a guide to how to make bootable discs with ... I don't want to do that. I want ... need to load a disc every time I want to play a game. ... I take it that this isn't a difficult thing to ...Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
... like me, don`t know how to do it..
how to code it in MC, ... some screenshots of games to pick from is really ... year/publisher etc etc to find a game (or do the databse ... you launch you emulator and a game after doing this? never ...Most popular new features? I know some people like a spectrum to be emulated as authentically as possible, while others like myself like features which improve the gfx, sound,…
... order to create a game. Cyborg has mentioned two - the Desire to create a game, ... the time they need to learn how to program it. They lack ... to paint! Oh, wait a minute, I don't have Time to learn how to ... paint - I've got a full time ...New Game Production ChallengeGreetings to all the communiy :) I have been around long enough to see that there are some very good spectrum programmers out here. Now, [start obvi…
... type of game.
How much time is spent developing a game for ... younger years my dream was to get a game programmed and developed which ... never happened. Would still love to do ...New Game Production ChallengeGreetings to all the communiy :) I have been around long enough to see that there are some very good spectrum programmers out here. Now, [start obvi…
... have some good ideas for a game, some standard shoot em ... of game.
How much time is spent developing a game for ... of game etc", how much it would cost and take to do ... money to develop a game; that would commit me to developing a specific game and to ...Idea for site - High Score ChallengeHi all An idea for the site.. CPC Zone (cpczone.emuunlim.com) has run a sucessful High Score Challenge for the past 12 weeks.. The organiser choo…
... up with a large tutorial teaching him step by step how to achieve ... />
He *knew* therefore how to end the game *even* when cheating.
He could have posted a screenshot of the end screen ...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…
... I must admit the game is very good. And ... people like me to get familiar with ... understood how great this game until I saw a recording ... by Philip Kendall - I was VERY impressed.
How ... did you knew how to play the game then no ...Time Capsule Spec-GamesOkay, another question for you all. Imagine you've got to put just five-ten Spectrum games into a time capsule for future generations to enjoy (just …
... - Viz - The computer Game
3- How to be a complete bastard
4 ...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,…
I recommend you to try 'Ninja Massacre', it's very much looks like first 'Gauntlet'.
Also a game from Mastertronic 'How to be a hero'.
