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Has any programmers recently pushed the spectrum to the limits?Hi there. Ive just discovered this great forum and I was brought up with the speccy 16,48 and then 128k. Im just wanting to know if there are any re…
... =0001259"]Dark Sceptre[/URL] - massive "sprites" with massive black outlines, but ... .org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/d/DarkSceptre.gif[/IMG]
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Successor to the SpeccyBased on the rambling on the other thread it would be interesting to see what people felt was the 'spiritual' successor to the speccy. Amiga here....
... not having to write a game around their routines).
in the full 8 ... first demo written entirely in STOS had faster and ... customisable colours for the sprites on-screen. And all ... 's no parallax actually in-game and (b) emulators don ... -
Thieves School - New Game from World XXI Soft Inc.After aprox. 2 years of hard work, World XXI Soft Inc. announces the release of [B][I]Thieves School[/I][/B], a platformer multi-level for Spectrum 1…
... maybe because you know the game better than anyone and you ... advance. I have played the game lots and still struggle with ... different strategies.
But the game is very good, as I ... reduce the size of the sprites in this second part and make ... -
New to developmentHello there my fellow forum chummies, I have recently been bitten once again to go into software development, its been a while. I have a lot of ski…
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... one doesn't actually use sprites, only tile printing and Betiled ... to speed up object matching in game.
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Has any programmers recently pushed the spectrum to the limits?Hi there. Ive just discovered this great forum and I was brought up with the speccy 16,48 and then 128k. Im just wanting to know if there are any re…
... =0001259"]Dark Sceptre[/URL] - massive "sprites" with massive black outlines, but ... .org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/k/Karnov.gif[/IMG] -
NaveI found a game called "NAVE" by Lusitania Software Authors: Laurindo Sobrinho, Lucio Quintal, Tony Sobrinho Release date is 1990-91 The message langu…
... from the Madeira Islands in Portugal. I'll try ... a long forgotten homebrew game, or maybe just be ... one of the many game projects that got started ... who would gather, design sprites, a BASIC loader, worry ... br /> I still have sprites and game screens of some of those ... -
Arcade Game Designer 2.0 releasedI know dozens of you downloaded the previous version of AGD. Well, you can put it away now because I've made some major improvements to that version…
... up the sprites and frames first, then dump them in, possibly sprite ... sets up the pre-shifted sprites in the game. Same with the blocks ... , a command to place blocks in the screen (but not into ... -
Speccy vs C64: Enduro RacerJust seen a video of the commode version of Enduro Racer, what a pile of cack: [youtube]kZVNLX6OxwU[/youtube] Speccy version: [youtube]ouKg6LeXkD…
... .org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/h/HumanKillingMachine.gif[/img]
in their own heads) commodians can ... times. Show me a C64 game that's better than a ... about SID chips and hardware sprites.
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Speccy vs C64: Enduro RacerJust seen a video of the commode version of Enduro Racer, what a pile of cack: [youtube]kZVNLX6OxwU[/youtube] Speccy version: [youtube]ouKg6LeXkD…
... .org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/s/Sorcery.gif[/IMG] (Original ... version but must admit commie game looks nicer and, possibly as ... haven't played it yet, sprites graphics have smooth movement instead ... -
Amiga or Atari STWhich system did you like the most ??? My person fave was the Amiga as i had loads of fun on it with games like Star Dust, Supr Frog, Speedball 2 an…
... game with impressive in-game music? and isn't sample playback impractical for in-game ... used for an intro than in-game as, let's face ... want an example of an in-game digital soundtrack, you could ... 8-way scrolling and massive sprites into the bargain. Suffice it ... -
Differences in game demosGame demos on mag tapes sometimes offered a glimpse of a game before it was fully finished (as they had to be put together early to tie-in with the m…
The Tai-Chi Tortoise sprites and indeed whole look changed ... .org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/t/TaiChiTortoise.gif[/img] -
Framerate of Spectrum gamesI was reading a bit about framerates in modern games and it got me wondering about the Speccy. First off I'd hoped to find what framerate my old gam…
... four frames because the tiny sprites only move a pixel or ... to four frames because the sprites are large. They move a ... programming. the real skill is in game logic and overall design of ... technical skill is in the execution not the game design. Getting a ... -
Framerate of Spectrum gamesI was reading a bit about framerates in modern games and it got me wondering about the Speccy. First off I'd hoped to find what framerate my old gam…
... operation) to draw enemy sprites because author knows that enemy ... sprites never overlaps.
from ... because all objects in game are designed in very minimalistic way ... and technical solution of game are in much tighter relation than ... -
The amazing Miles Mad Mission thread!Following on from the "Thuderstorms" thread! The JSW I mocked up for a laugh then decided to actually do is under construction. As promised I said …
... of room exclusive sprites that were in my main guardian ... them into the room specific sprites for their screens.
... to actually finish the game how I wanted to. ... has less than 5 sprites in it you can have ... .
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Adjusting your code for screen refreshingOk, I'm aware that I should know it already after writing 5 Spectrum games in machine code but interrupts and screen refreshes were always my weaker …
... If I perform HALT command in machine code, the computer will ... at line C (end of game screen, beginning of bottom ... . just 'sort' out your sprites in two halves, upper and bottom ... start udpdating upper sprites. when finished, do bottom sprites.
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Skooldaze TooDear WoSsers, Thanks to Skoolkid's disassembly I'm attempting to write a new "improved" version called [B]Skooldaze Too[/B]. As part of the improvem…
... him over anymore (bug introduced in 0.03)
[*] ... sprite inserted, fault in two Mr. Rockitt sprites fixed.
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Double Dragon 128k - The graphicsAs you are all probably aware, I tried gathering a team of people together a few years back to make a totally re-programmed version of Double Dragon …
... is acceptable to you for sprites in a game like this? (We shall ... different types of different sized sprites in the game (eg: static weapons, big ... you wish to have the sprites in.. (EG: you can have them ... -
Favourite/Least Favourite Arcade Conversion?The Speccy was home to some great arcade conversions considering it's relatively miniscule power. I've put my ten favourite and least favourite up o…
... trying to fit arcade sized sprites in, if they had scalled things ... was quite terrible on Spectrum in my opinion.
Very ... these big sprites but it doesn't save the game.
Game identification requestedI've been working on cataloguing the "Stars" "Juegos" compilations; I could identify all of the games except 2. Since I highly doubt they were unique…
... , bogus software house names, translated in-game text, etc. But it's ... first time I see a game where they actually changed the sprites!Z80 compressorIs there one available? Is it any good? Peeps have been suggesting we should look into this, so here's a new thread! I'd do the compressor on the …
... much memory for a Z80 in-game decompressor.
I suppose ... 's called) for all the sprites, and then compress each (or ...Z80 compressorIs there one available? Is it any good? Peeps have been suggesting we should look into this, so here's a new thread! I'd do the compressor on the …
... compression stream to allow individual sprites and screens (or groupings of ... one is planning to compress in-game. Only decompress.
Using ... that you can spot patterns in by eye. Compressors will be ...Double Dragon 128k - The graphicsAs you are all probably aware, I tried gathering a team of people together a few years back to make a totally re-programmed version of Double Dragon …
... ready for final release of game
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... have all sprites in memory and still have fast game. it will ... /> - do multiload game
- limit variety of sprites: that means anything ... enemies to sharing graphics between sprites - same legs again at ...Platform Game Designer 2Right, with Telly Heroes out of the way, I've decided to have a second attempt at this. I've ditched the old PGD2 source, and started again with the…
... deleted rooms and/or sprites. In my most recent backups ... you have to reload the game.
I ... 'd deleted stuff and the game plays perfectly.
< ... have 2 versions running in tandem one where you ... contains the blocks/screens/sprites that I am actually ...Spectrum 2-3 times more powerfull than MSX?![url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-kI0urN9tI#t=8m18s[/url]
... the in-game characters on the screen. Then it overlaid the sprites in a ... the coloured bit of the sprites would still disappear if ... attempts to manage this in game, but the jumping sprites could over-do ... design by not bothering with sprites at all, rather than ...Smiler 2: In the CityHi All, I've now completed my next game, "Smiler 2: In the City". It is available for download here:- [url]http://wonko.gotdns.org/sinclair/smile…
... do some crap game coding of my own in Small-C. Just ... posted a screenshot of those sprites in the CGC thread at that ... type of arrow as in the first game, it soon became apparent ... other arrows and thus the game concept was instantly made about ...My first platformerHi all! How do you do? Been lurking here for a while, but never had the courage to join the forum. :) The Speccy was my first computer, so I've alw…
... have both 8x8 and 16x16 sprites in the same program? How to ... masked and non-masked sprites in the same game.
4) Is ... preshifted and non-preshifted sprites in the same game.
5) I ... before[/U] my sprites data otherwise de sprites would come out wrong ...My first platformerHi all! How do you do? Been lurking here for a while, but never had the courage to join the forum. :) The Speccy was my first computer, so I've alw…
... masked and non-masked sprites in the same game.
4) Is it ... preshifted and non-preshifted sprites in the same game.
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in the example programs and recompile you will see that the sprites ...Double Dragon 128k - The graphicsAs you are all probably aware, I tried gathering a team of people together a few years back to make a totally re-programmed version of Double Dragon …
... /> i don't see problem in making sprites, as far it would ... consuming and our sprites are not small. in result having game fps at ... can store mirrored and preshifted sprites in 48KB i will rewrite sprite ... saying it will be used in game but i will take it ...Spectrum v Amstrad CPC rangeAmstrad seemed to be a rather late starter in the 8 bit micro computer race. I never really saw one outside a shop, only a few people at school had o…
... rastertime to implement to use in games..
there ... that for 1 colourful game) ... they overlayed mono sprites over the main ... than 8 sprites per screen).. it's used in games like ... / intro part of a game, just not in game where raster time is ...S.e.u.dShoot em up designer by Jonathan Cauldwell. Does anyone on here use this fantastic utility ?
... .org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/s/SteelForce.gif[/img]
in ) , i struggled to get the bonus sprites on screen ...
