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Unknown gems...While idly browsing through my TZX Vault CD yesterday I came across a few interesting games. Eugen - Lord of the bathrooms: right from the main scr…
... me a lot was "Swords and Sorcery", by PSS in 1985. It ... videotape-style hard plastic box and was a "Bard's Tale ... , but it was polished and ambitious and had some decent in-game ... in a completely anonymous way, and is still writing bits of ... -
Harry Potter booksDoes anybody think these children's books are a tad satanic for youngsters? Just a thought to see what fellow Wossers think....
... the book too much and started practicing "sorcery"...
also if I ... "F!CK OFF HAIRY POTHEAD" and he starts telling me I ... , but isn't practising magic and sorcery disapproved in the Bible?
Spectrum RPG'sOff the top of my head I can think of [i]Lords of Midnight[/i], and [i]The Bard's Tale[/i], but are there some other good RPG's on the Speccy that I …
I think the first first-person RPG was 'Swords and Sorcery' and it's one of the very best.Spectrum RPG'sOff the top of my head I can think of [i]Lords of Midnight[/i], and [i]The Bard's Tale[/i], but are there some other good RPG's on the Speccy that I …
... first-person RPG was 'Swords and Sorcery' and it's one of the ... Simpson (who wrote Swords & Sorcery) worked for Image Works/PSS ... in '85 slagging off Swords and Sorcery, and of course I ended up ... working with Mike and felt obliged to confess. ...Games that could have been great...there are a few games that I've always thought that where simply briliant in concept, but for some reason or another they where just crapp... most o…
... they thinking?
Swords and Sorcery was good, but could have ...Games that could have been great...there are a few games that I've always thought that where simply briliant in concept, but for some reason or another they where just crapp... most o…
[QUOTE=scunny]Swords and Sorcery was good, but could ... in a long series, and had details about future installments ... the series was canned and they printed an apology ... 4. The eye-shield and reliance on poor-quality ... children's TV budget and shown in the children ...Games like Avalon, Tir Na Nog etcI'm bored, bored, bored and I reach out to you, fellow Spec-chums, to save me from my apathy. I rather enjoy exploratory games like Avalon and Dragon…
swords and sorcery by pss was a great dungeon master type game (3 years early though),I also enjoyed Pyracurse at the timeOld PC Games - What were your classics?I've been fiddling around with DOSBox V 0.70 the past couple of days, and have been playing some old games I used to love, including: Stonekeep Term…
... up to and including Grim Fandango
Broken Sword 1 and 2
Colin Mcrae Rally (the original and best)
Quake 2
A return to point-and-click adventures...Okay, they've nicked my username, but I sincerely hope this is the start of a welcome return to the traditional point-and-click adventures. Made by …
... missed the point-and-click stuff. Broken Sword 3 and 4 just weren ... 't the same, and that's ...Tescos 2 CD compilations for ?7, or 2 of them for ?10Has anybody seen those new 2 CD album sets they're selling in Tescos? Theyre priced at 2 CD albums for ?7, or you can buy 2 of them (i.e. 4 albums) f…
Not music, but I was really chuffed yesterday to pick up a PC compilation DVD from Game. Broken Sword 1 and 2 on one DVD for ?1.98. So chuffed, and it finally works on XP without me having to screw around with ScummVM!Tescos 2 CD compilations for ?7, or 2 of them for ?10Has anybody seen those new 2 CD album sets they're selling in Tescos? Theyre priced at 2 CD albums for ?7, or you can buy 2 of them (i.e. 4 albums) f…
... DVD from Game. Broken Sword 1 and 2 on one DVD for ... ?1.98. So chuffed, and it finally works on XP ... did like Simon the Sorcerer and Day of the Tentacle, the ... 'll have to find it and give it another try).Point&Click humorous adventures for Windows XP?Any recommendations for new(ish) Point&Click adventures for Windows XP in a cartoon or comedy style? I'm thinking of updated variations of games in t…
Broken sword 1 and 2. they work fine on XP and they cost under a fiver to bootPoint&Click humorous adventures for Windows XP?Any recommendations for new(ish) Point&Click adventures for Windows XP in a cartoon or comedy style? I'm thinking of updated variations of games in t…
... particularly annoyed at getting stuck, and at the obscurity of the ... if I re-installed it and tried again I'd soon ... Amazon again for the Broken Sword games, and they all heap them ...Would welcome ideas for my large map game...I have been working on an engine to allow scrolling around a large map. For now, it allows 1 char movement around a 64x64 map made up of 4x4 char t…
... to write all the text and hand it over to ... a monster can increase your sword skill, and that can then be ... so you make a choice and that can raise the stat ... can save from one tape and load onto another with ... spawning off from that. and you visit them as you ...It's a Crash SmashJust wondering, has anyone put together a complete list of Crash Smashes? I've been looking but can't seem to find one?
... . 24 (Jan '86)
Swords and Sorcery 9/10 Iss. 24 (Jan ... . 84 (Jan '91)
North and South 96% Iss. 85 (Feb ... . 97 (Mar '92)
Potsworth And Co 90% Iss. 97 (Mar ...It's a Crash SmashJust wondering, has anyone put together a complete list of Crash Smashes? I've been looking but can't seem to find one?
... . 24 (Jan '86)
Swords and Sorcery 9/10 Iss. 24 (Jan ... . 84 (Jan '91)
North and South 96% Iss. 85 (Feb ... . 97 (Mar '92)
Potsworth And Co 90% Iss. 97 (Mar ...Swords and Sorcery (extra info)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005101&loadpics=3"]Swords and Sorcery[/URL] The loading screen for this game has "Midas" wri…
I worked with Mike Simpson (who designed and coded the first 'Swords and Sorcery' game) many years ago. I'll try and ask him how far the second game got - if it was anything to do with him at all.What was this game?!Hello folks, I've signed up especially to see if someone is able to tell me the name of a Spectrum game I spent dozens of hours playing against one …
... times and u did jousting.. sword fights and catapaults
north and south ...Gaming annoyancesWhat are everyone's gaming annoyances? Mine are respawning enemies, time limits and games that change styles on each level. I hate buying a side scro…
... carrying a barrel, cannonball, sword, bottle and a hat. But you can ...Gilligans GoldI used to be really good at [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot.com/2010/12/spectrum-games-gilligans-gold-classic.html"]Gilligans Gold[/URL] but f…
... Gold, Cauldron, Kokatoni Wilf and some Q-Berty thing, amongst ... OK ones on there. Jack and the frigging beanstalk! I ... trying to climb up) and then I think I got ... the second or 3rd screen and it sent me back ... (I kind-of do) and Sorcery was pretty good as I ...I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... playing Halo Reach again today and because one of the challenges ... gave up after 10 games and went onto Borderlands.
Sword Base and are defending the laboratory ... have completed 1-6/9 and yes i know there is ...I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... far i have returned to Sword Base and are defending the laboratory ... complaining about Armour Lock, Bloom and a bunch of other things ... (mainly the Forge based levels) and loads of fun, other times ... like most other fps games and not really do anything different ...Sabre Wulf - don't you just hate itThere's lots of Speccy opinions that divide us, but one thing I seem to stand alone in is my dislike for Sabre Wulf. I'm not joking now, I don't like…
... serious advantage to putting the sword away - a charging rhino can ... have your sword out. You can simply turn round and jab him ... outrun the Wulf with your sword out, and you can't jab ...Krakatoa not workingI can't get any of the Krakatoa files in the archive to load on spin or zxds. Anyone else had this problem?
... tapes going over system variables and deliberately doing a tape loading ... peeving him of with swords and sorcery and setting the leader headers to ... would all load into lerm and not save out. It ment ...Forest of DoomLoved the Fighting Fantasy books as a kid, and remember playing this years ago. Does anybody have a spare they'd like to sell, or even know where I …
... stopped at 15.
Sorcery! was excellent though. Would definitely ... of Hell, City of Thieves, and Sorcery!I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... I went through you and Vamp's back-and-forth quotes, it ... handle it, many hours and 3 million saves later I ... 'd have been patient and just loaded him into ... of a Lizardmans sword.
Oh and by the way ... second game isn't, and it's bloody expensive too ...Tech Demo of my Latest Game (FADV)Posted in development as technically not a new release just a tech demo of a new game I'm working on. Ok here a tech demo of my latest full game, i…
... /> [*]I really like the entering and leaving of the building. The ... think you should have the sword swinging animation. I wasn't ... times i'd switch to sword and be swinging away at the ... definitely be looking at the sword swing and brief invincibility
[*]Will ...Games with time travel mechanics?What games involve time travel or time control in their gameplay mechanics? I don't mean games where time travel is just part of the story (i.e. it's…
Back to Zelda again and there's a whole level ... Wii (Zelda: Skyward Sword).
Oh and [B]Duke Nukem: Time ...[STP] Battle for Midway + Theatre EuropeI've just realised that I didn't finish or get any further with two STP's, both from the Classic Conflicts series: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.o…
... 2.. 3, as per Speedlock and others ?
It ... /> The Covenant,
Swords and Sorcery (Original and Sumit Re-Release)
< ... per Theatre Europe (Original and Summit) are the same ... similar to NovaLoad 48, Timelock and maybe Lazerload 48 (Macadam ...[STP] Battle for Midway + Theatre EuropeI've just realised that I didn't finish or get any further with two STP's, both from the Classic Conflicts series: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.o…
... original of Swords & Sorcery (and Theatre Europe) and checking my notes I ... - honest!
Oh, and yeah... Swords and Sorcery seems to be Nova ...
