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  • Flood Fill ConundrumI have written a flood fill alogirithm. It uses the stack, but only with the y axis. It works quite well, but on large polygons it does take a while …

    ... to hack some of the text adventures to use some of these ...
    Dunny Dunny June 2008 Development
  • Uncommon games we should try ?The games section of the forum does seem to be very quiet lately ! We've had some similar threads in the past but over the last 6 months or so has a…

    ... few years now.

    Text adventures rarely get a mention (apart ... these:

    Scapeghost (best text adventure ever IMO)
    Worm ...
    Vampyre Vampyre June 2008 Games
  • Games you speed upI was just having a go of Striker because it has such a high rating (8.94!): [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004952[/url] As…

    Football Manager, and all text adventures
    Emlyn_Hughes Emlyn_Hughes June 2008 Games
  • What game best reflects your life?What game best reflects your life at the moment? Are you on the run from the Law for dog fighting and selling slaves and narcotics by the ton as in E…

    ... thought would be nearly all text adventures; whereas I might do a ...
    Shaun.Bebbington Shaun.Bebbington June 2008 Chit chat
  • Fantasia Diamond also in DutchI bought a ZX 48K and loaned a game from a friend who doesn't own a Speccy. I got Hewson's 'Fantasia Diamond', because I love text adventures. Anywa…

    ... 'Fantasia Diamond', because I love text adventures.

    Anyways, the covers ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP June 2008 Infoseek database
  • Spectrum Review Book is all systems go ![url]http://www.spectrumgamesbible.co.uk/[/url] We've created a small website for the series of books we are looking to create for the Speccy featur…

    ... would like to feature more text adventures / graphic adventures in the books, if ...
    psj3809 psj3809 June 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Questions about ZXDSFinally got my M3 DS Real Rumble Pack, installed ZX DS and started playing with it. It looks superb, but I'm still trying to find my way around it. S…

    ... , which is really useful for text adventures as it has the standalone ...
    Vertigo Vertigo June 2008 Emulators
  • snip snipI was out on Sunday doing some hedge cutting when it slipped and nearly cut me finger off. Its a quite deep wound and had to call the ambulance to ha…

    [QUOTE=mile;283294]your lucky you didn't chop your whole finger off, then you wouldl have to have a tramps cock transplanted in its place.[/QUOTE]Liquid lunch was it? :)

    Play text adventures for a bit.
    Vertigo Vertigo July 2008 Chit chat
  • Favourite not so well known games -1987 -1988Writing lots of reviews about games in 1987-1988. We have all the usual 'big names' such as Bubble Bobble, Robocop and Ikari Warriors kinda thing. …

    Another couple of text adventures The Big Sleaze and Rigels Revenge (still one of the hardest games I've ever played)

    and a couple of Microprose sims that might get missed Gunship and F-15 Strike Eagle.
    sparkes sparkes July 2008 Games
  • Favourite not so well known games -1987 -1988Writing lots of reviews about games in 1987-1988. We have all the usual 'big names' such as Bubble Bobble, Robocop and Ikari Warriors kinda thing. …

    ... =sparkes;284983]Another couple of text adventures The Big Sleaze and Rigels ... use of graphics rather than text for a few clues.
    Zagreb Zagreb July 2008 Games
  • Anyone recommend any good text adventures?I've never played one. Tell a lie, I played Hulk or was it Human Torch and the Thing? Yeah, one of 'em and I played it for all of five minutes and co…

    ... was home to some great text adventures , but you'll probably find ... that the adventures you enjoy most will be ...

    for the best text adventures , you really need to play ...
    Dwayne Dibley Dwayne Dibley July 2008 Games
  • Anyone recommend any good text adventures?I've never played one. Tell a lie, I played Hulk or was it Human Torch and the Thing? Yeah, one of 'em and I played it for all of five minutes and co…

    For text adventures you really can't go wrong with those published by Level 9.
    ghbearman ghbearman July 2008 Games
  • Anyone recommend any good text adventures?I've never played one. Tell a lie, I played Hulk or was it Human Torch and the Thing? Yeah, one of 'em and I played it for all of five minutes and co…

    [quote=ghbearman;286142]For text adventures you really can't go wrong with those published by Level 9.[/quote]
    Totally agree. Level 9 adventures are well thought out and logical. Oh and pretty huge as well.
    rich_chandler rich_chandler July 2008 Games
  • Anyone recommend any good text adventures?I've never played one. Tell a lie, I played Hulk or was it Human Torch and the Thing? Yeah, one of 'em and I played it for all of five minutes and co…

    ... another one of the few text adventures I actually finished, and is ... it's one of those text adventures with a maze in it ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek July 2008 Games
  • Spectrum Review Book is all systems go ![url]http://www.spectrumgamesbible.co.uk/[/url] We've created a small website for the series of books we are looking to create for the Speccy featur…

    ... of some of the best text adventures then please let me know ...
    psj3809 psj3809 July 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Anyone recommend any good text adventures?I've never played one. Tell a lie, I played Hulk or was it Human Torch and the Thing? Yeah, one of 'em and I played it for all of five minutes and co…

    A name I'm not seeing is "Mindshadow". I liked that a lot, as a kid. Whatever you do, steer away from "Circus" - that put me off text adventures for years.
    csdaveuk csdaveuk July 2008 Games
  • Whats the name of this game? Drawing includedHello. There was this game that was one of the first ones I have played on Spectrum. I never got into it, but I remember it as a decent game. In the …

    ... month. Even the Psycheadelic Hedgehog text adventures were bad (and usually bugged ...
    ToxieDogg ToxieDogg July 2008 Games
  • Anyone recommend any good text adventures?I've never played one. Tell a lie, I played Hulk or was it Human Torch and the Thing? Yeah, one of 'em and I played it for all of five minutes and co…

    [QUOTE=ghbearman;286142]For text adventures you really can't go ...
    Daren Daren July 2008 Games
  • When did you buy mainstream Spectrum-related computer magazines?Just working on "the special", and this poll will help me define my focus. Which years did you frequently buy or read mainstream Spectrum-related co…

    ... titles such as utilities or text adventures.
    rich_chandler rich_chandler July 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Some things to talk aboutThere's not too much posting going on here, so to hopefully break up this temporary lull in the postings, feel free to answer or discuss these follow…

    I'd think that a second person game would just be one that addresses the player as "you". It doesn't really make sense in terms of action games, but there are a fair few text adventures like that.
    Matt_B Matt_B July 2008 Chit chat
  • The Wild BunchI never had [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0007185]The Wild Bunch[/url] down as a text adventure [img]http://www.worldofspect…

    ... Bunch[/url] down as a text adventure
    [/QUOTE]
    < ... ... Personally, I consider it a text adventure (he doesn't), mainly ... interact with the game with text commands (sort of). Also, the ... [/I] games... I consider them text adventures for the same reason.
    GreenCard GreenCard August 2008 Games
  • Incorrect loading screen for Battle CommandI noticed that the loading screen in the archive for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000451&loadpics=3"]Battle Command[/URL] …

    In fact there are many Spanish Text Adventures which only have a z80. file available which have the title page as a loading screen. But that will be corrected for sure :), just a little bit of help from some people like now ;)
    Ivanzx Ivanzx August 2008 Infoseek database
  • Incorrect loading screen for Battle CommandI noticed that the loading screen in the archive for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000451&loadpics=3"]Battle Command[/URL] …

    ... fact there are many Spanish Text Adventures which only have a z80 ...
    mheide mheide August 2008 Infoseek database
  • ELITE: 7.30pm tonight on FiveBoth Braben and Bell were interviewed, but not at the same time.

    ... a fairly common practice in text adventures e.g. Snowball, and there ... also some very large arcade adventures (e.g. Psytraxx, Xaviour) with ...
    Matt_B Matt_B August 2008 Chit chat
  • Spectrum Review Book is all systems go ![url]http://www.spectrumgamesbible.co.uk/[/url] We've created a small website for the series of books we are looking to create for the Speccy featur…

    ... and get a lot more adventures in the one off book ... />
    I agree about the text adventures, wanted many more of those ...
    psj3809 psj3809 September 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • About Spanish Text adventuresMartijn, the screenshot of the game "El Examen" belongs to the one from Burga's Software, not from Rock and Soft. And another thing, When I use adva…

    ... advanced infoseek looking for spanish text adventures, there is one which doesnt ...
    mheide mheide September 2008 Infoseek database
  • The "Ernie Wise Memorial Game What I Wrote" thread 2008As the September rain lashes remorselessly long and hard against the window (Everest PVC-u) what more can a cove do but reflect on life whilst drinki…

    I've written text adventures. I think the storylines were pretty good, but the games were bloated and written clumsily in BASIC using up lots of memory for not a lot of game.
    thx1138 thx1138 September 2008 Games
  • help making a gameive decided to make a game for the speccy but i have no idea where to start. i think i'd like to make a text adventure, i saw the 'build your own' pr…

    [QUOTE=mile;301620]cheers i will have a look at that too.[/QUOTE]

    You can't make any text adventures with it though ... well, you can give each room a name ... that's about it really.
    ZnorXman ZnorXman September 2008 Development
  • help making a gameive decided to make a game for the speccy but i have no idea where to start. i think i'd like to make a text adventure, i saw the 'build your own' pr…

    [QUOTE=ZnorXman;301621]You can't make any text adventures with it though ... well, you can give each room a name ... that's about it really.[/QUOTE]

    cheers, thanks for the heads up.
    mile mile September 2008 Development
  • help making a gameive decided to make a game for the speccy but i have no idea where to start. i think i'd like to make a text adventure, i saw the 'build your own' pr…

    ... specific in mind (i.e. text adventure) ... or are you just ... of game, i just thought text adventures would be easier as it ... 's just text. rather not do an editor ...
    mile mile September 2008 Development
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