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  • Monkey Island On Speccy...I would love to see Monkey Island on the speccy...think it can be done...not as much detail or graphics...but along the same story lines.... What ot…

    ... offering everything needed like sprite data, dialogue text etc? We'll need ... it work as a graphical text adventure? That way all of the ...
    retrogod retrogod December 2014 New game ideas
  • Some Spectrum Adventure ReviewsHi, HeeHee... Today I found some old short reviews I did of some Spectrum Adventures for contributions to "SynTax" disk adventure magazine in the 19…

    ...
    This is a Spectrum text adventure written using Gilsoft's
    save data at the end of the ...
    This is a Spectrum text adventure written using Gilsoft's
    adventure writers. The adventure
    magazine 'PROBE' ...
    catventure catventure March 2015 Games
  • Why didn't The Pawn on the Spectrum have graphics?I've noticed that other versions of The Pawn have graphics, but not the Speccy release. Why is this? I think good graphics could have been achieved o…

    ... the relatively small proportion of text adventure game playing +3 Spectrum owners ... -bit platform & munged the data through a shading algorithm.
    xyzzy xyzzy September 2016 Games
  • Why can't you make a BASIC program as big as you want?Let me rephrase that. Is it possible using BASIC to write a program that can be multi part? In other words one that can LOAD lets say a story, in se…

    ... amp;loadpics=1"]New Adventure Systems For The ... load in multi-part text adventures. It does ... text parsing, draw logic (it uses a clever vector technique including data ... compression), data decoding (the adventure data is deliberately ...
    Arjun Arjun January 2018 Updates
  • Could PAWS adventures save to disk?I know there is a PAWS version for +3, and I know there were many adventures released on +3 disks. I haven't seen yet any PAWS adventure (even tho…

    ... save data (during development) to disk, but can PAWS generate an adventure ... disk version of "The Prisoner" text adventure in which we just used ...
    Rockersuke Moroboshi Rockersuke Moroboshi February 2018 Development
  • Need Some Basic HelpHi all, I’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of nostalgia trip!) and I’m trying to develop a CYOA style game. How…

    ... elaborate on the above? A text adventure consists of a few basic ... (no pun intended) text components: vocabulary words (GO, ... Most BASIC text adventures would put them in DATA variables and then ... a bit by keeping your data and code separate.
    < ...
    Arjun Arjun March 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • TAB - Text Adventure BuilderOk. I wasn't exactly sure which forum to post this, so mods feel free to move to relevant section.. Remember all those old text adventures written w…

    Some background to the TAB text adventure program:

    ... Amiga program: "Creative Adventure Toolkit" written using the ... done.

    Adventure data entered into the TAB Editor ... EXE icon to autorun an adventure.

    Regards, ...
    catventure catventure April 2018 Games
  • Its Saturday, my favourite day, and I'm going to celebrate by playing...[url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi"]Yeti by Cybadyne, 1988[/url] I did a random pick and this is what I got...

    Going to pick another adventure game, actually two (sorry)
    < ... excellent if "slow to respond") text adventure.

    I will add ... so it will be an 'adventure' for me too. I can ... uses a slightly updated (encoded) DATA statements. Can't recall if ...
    spider spider August 2020 Games
  • One question...Is it all worth it?

    ... my wanting to create a text adventure is that I'm better ... programming and the requirements of adventure game engines like PAWS or ... actual mechanics of arranging the data management is what gives me ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch August 2021 Chit chat
  • Who's NEXT?How about having a category just for Spectrum NEXT owners? I got mine on Monday, its the original issue, plain jane and quite enough for me to ge…

    ... or you can store raw data in extra memory banks. On ... point of view of a text adventure, so you could just store ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2021 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New release of ZEsarUXFound today by chance on: [url]https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases/tag/10.1-13122021[/url] [quote]ZEsarUX-10.1 Beta1 Pre-release che…

    ... February 2022" released including Feature "Text Adventure Map":
    [img]https://forum ... /> Added setting to change ULA Data bus value
    Added showing ... easter egg ;)

    Improved Text Adventure Debugging:
    -added locations Map ...
    Luzie Luzie February 2022 Emulators
  • Any adventure game frameworks written BASIC ?I remember INPUT published a simple adventure game, with about ten locations. It was all written in BASIC, but it provided a program framework one co…

    ... ;990781"]Fortunately any starting BASIC text adventure writer won't need machine ... , I found "Write Your Own Adventure Programs" by Jenny Tyler and ... as it might clear your data, one had to use GOTO ... easiest way to write an adventure is probably just the multiple ...
    dmsmith dmsmith April 2022 Sinclair Basic
  • New release of ZEsarUXFound today by chance on: [url]https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases/tag/10.1-13122021[/url] [quote]ZEsarUX-10.1 Beta1 Pre-release che…

    ... /> Added setting to change ULA Data bus value
    Added showing ... ;)

    Improved Text Adventure Debugging:
    -Added Text Adventure Map
    -Added Locations ... /> Fixed bug emptying osd adventure text keyboard when debugging vocabulary
    Luzie Luzie May 2022 Emulators
  • Console frameworkStill working on Specotron, but at the point where working out the diagonal lines collision is not good at beer o'clock. In the meantime I've knoc…

    ... so that's useful for text adventure style games.

    ... (horizontal-) tab

    ; data type tags
    TAG_NIL EQU ... ; work out address of data in font
    ld h ... .loop


    ; DATA section

    IF !USEROMFONT ...
    Paradigm Shifter Paradigm Shifter September 2022 Development
  • I`m Looking For A Game....Can anybody help me I`m looking of a game.... I think it was a text-adventure based on a film with Medusa in it That`s All I Can Remember....... Ple…

    Can anybody help me I`m looking of a game....

    I think it was a text-adventure based on a film with Medusa in it
    That`s All I Can Remember.......
    Please......
    Anonymous Anonymous September 2001 Games
  • Name this game please !Hi guys, I know you lot know your games so i'm really hoping you can help me out. The game i'm after was kind of like a text adventure but featured a…

    ... was kind of like a text adventure but featured a comic strip ...
    Anonymous Anonymous August 2001 Games
  • Jason & The FleeceDoes anyone have any more info about... Full title Jason and the Golden Fleece Year of release unknown Publisher Pocket Money Software Machine…

    ...
    Joysticks None
    Type Text Adventure
    Message language English
    Adrian Seymour Adrian Seymour October 2001 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Wanted: TZX for Dr Jeckly and Mr HydeHi Folks, Does anyone have or can provide a TZX for Dr Jeckly and Mr Hyde by Essential Myth. I believe there are 3 parts for this Gothic Text Adven…

    ... 3 parts for this Gothic Text Adventure.
    I think I only ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker September 2001 MIA/STP/SDP
  • WonderwormJust a quick note to let you know of a game not mentioned in the 'missing in action section'. The game is a text adventure caslled WONDERWORM and wa…

    Just a quick note to let you know of a game not mentioned in the 'missing in action section'. The game is a text adventure caslled WONDERWORM and was reviewed in the May 1984 issue of Big K magazine.

    I'd love a copy!

    Richard
    Richard Richard April 2001 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Zenobi Software?I know WOS are busy sorting through all the software companies, but these people whoever they are, created a game I have been after for many years. …

    ... years. The game is a text adventure called 'Behind Closed Doors'. It ...
    Scurvy Scurvy June 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help! The Castle by Chris Cannonis a text adventure. How do you get over/across the chasm with the buzzards flying overhead??? They keep pulling my head off!!! Would be most gratefu…

    is a text adventure. How do you get over/across the chasm with the buzzards flying overhead??? They keep pulling my head off!!! Would be most grateful for any help/tips. Thanks.
    romeo7 romeo7 April 2002 Games
  • Quiz IV (Oh God not another one!!!)Yup, another chance to prove your knowledge of Speccy games. Some questions are cryptic, some aren't! One point per corecct answer. Post your answ…

    ... had to type in the text adventure 'The Eye of Bain' (you ...
    Vampyre Vampyre May 2002 Games
  • C'mon Arjun make a quiz!!!!!! Arjun you've joined in all the quizes (is that how u quiz in plural?) I wanna have a go at yours! I know there'll be a few text adventure ones in t…

    Arjun you've joined in all the quizes (is that how u quiz in plural?) I wanna have a go at yours!

    I know there'll be a few text adventure ones in there if u do!!
    Vampyre Vampyre June 2002 Games
  • Games that benefit from a change in speed.Has anybody tried playing games on an emulator at different speeds? I've found that certain games are more playable with a slight speed tweak. Obvio…

    ... programs written in basic and text adventure games are going to benefit ...
    Martyh! Martyh! June 2002 Games
  • what is this game (very vague)i remember this was a text adventure and if u drank this potion u would turn into a flying pink elephant and die (very funny when u did it) , sorry i…

    i remember this was a text adventure and if u drank this potion u would turn into a flying pink elephant and die (very funny when u did it) , sorry i cannot give anymore info but this is all i can remember ABout it
    The_Ruffneck The_Ruffneck July 2002 Games
  • The GladiatorHi, Does anyone have a copy of a Text Adventure called The Gladiator? It was written by Alex Gough and released by Pegasus Software. I'm looking fo…

    ... have a copy of a Text Adventure called The Gladiator? It was ...
    kim kim August 2002 Games
  • Another couple of games to be ID'dHello everybody, OK this is only my 3rd post on here, but reading through the old topics has made me feel like I know a lot of you already, and its …

    ... anyone remember a couple of text-adventure games:

    1) you ... head!

    2) a text adventure that was different to the ...
    markfiend markfiend September 2002 Games
  • camel? desert? caravan?I remember a game (code was published in a magazine) which was an interactive text adventure; the explorer had to cross a desert successfully while e…

    ... magazine) which was an interactive text adventure; the explorer had to cross ...
    rimrunner rimrunner December 2002 Games
  • My Name is Uncle Groucho, you win a fat cigar! - help neededHello, Basically I need help in knowing what the f**k I'm doing in this game. It seems to have a "set" selection of commands I can use in a text adv…

    ... I can use in a text adventure style, but I have no ...
    Zagreb Zagreb February 2003 Games
  • Number 6 in the Village (text adventure) Help !!! UpdateCheers guys for all your help. I still need to work out how i get across the pond. I know that i can poison the fish with the phial of purple liquid,…

    Cheers guys for all your help. I still need to work out how i get across the pond. I know that i can poison the fish with the phial of purple liquid, but just how is this achieved? DROP PHIAL and it shatters, DRINK and it poisons you. If i go north, (into ...
    CanItMarvin CanItMarvin March 2003 Games
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