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LOTRD is back!Hey guys! I've got some news to tell you all... TLOTRD is now back on after about 3 months absence! :D For those of you who don't know what the hell…
... for having a rather awkward text parser, making the game more difficult ... goodbye to the rather awkward text parser, and say hello to the ... -
Losing the will to liveThere were some games... and the longer I think, the more I remember ... some games that had me on the cusp of ending it all. Remember "[B]Circus[/B…
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My speccy sold it's soul to do this.Which 5 speccy moments defied logic and managed to impress you the most at the time? 1. The loader for Moonstrike. 2. The almost flawless R-Type con…
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Development SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…
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Bram Stoker's Dracula - the test adventure: Hard or what??Hi guys, this is a great website. Without the thoughtful people who posted the scanned magazine walkthrough guides for the above-mentioned game, I wo…
Aye, it's an unfair adventure game. It relies too much on learning-by-dying and the text parser isn't exactly a high quality one that does you any good either! Still, it's one of the most atmospheric text adventure games I've played! -
Bram Stoker's Dracula - the test adventure: Hard or what??Hi guys, this is a great website. Without the thoughtful people who posted the scanned magazine walkthrough guides for the above-mentioned game, I wo…
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What's your favourite game of 1982?I know we've probably done this before before someone posts a link.... [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekadv.cgi?what=1®exp=&yrorder=1…
... advanced programming and really clever text parser.
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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…
... doesn't rely on parsing text entered with an INPUT statement ... to deal with than a text parser. But maybe you're doing ... -
Standard Development LibrariesSo after some time away I decided to re-register after a Twitter thread (https://twitter.com/SpectrumNez/status/1578158361236963328) led me to a Visu…
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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…
... /> Remember all those old text adventures written with the excellent ... adventure data and interprets parser commands using a condition ... the challenge of writing text adventures, particularly those who ... excited and enthusiastic about text adventures, old and new ... -
Best text adventure?I'm looking to revisit a text adventure, and I was curious what people would recommend as one of the best text adventure games on the Spectrum. Not …
... 'm looking to revisit a text adventure, and I was curious ... as one of the best text adventure games on the Spectrum ... really good logical puzzles, intelligent parser and no frustrating mazes etc.. -
Making a speccy-like text-adventure for WindowsWell, I downloaded an adventure creator for Windows 95/98 from: [url]www.adrift.org.uk[/url] and I just thought I'd recommend it, just in case any …
... speccy fans fancy making a text-adventure just like in the ... know of any other free text-adventure creators I could try ... -
Text info at FTP sitesBeware of game text info supplied by worldwide FTP sites. You can read there that Underwurlde has 256 screens or the mission of Dynamite Dan is to re…
Beware of game text info supplied by worldwide FTP sites. You can read there that Underwurlde has 256 screens or the mission of Dynamite Dan is to rescue his girlfriend.
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Best Text AdventureText adventures were considered 2nd class games by many, but any1 who played them know they had as many great moments as most of the classics. My to…
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NEW FANTASY TEXT-ADVENTURE?Are there still any freaks of the genre? Is there any point to make an English version of our new text-adventure game? (It would be a lot of work, s…
Are there still any freaks of the genre?
Is there any point to make an English version of our new text-adventure game? (It would be a lot of work, so I'm askin') -
Number 6 in the Village (text adventure) Please help!!!Does anyone have a solution to this text adventure. I've tried to escape by air and sea using the jammer but it hasn't worked. I've been playing it …
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TEXT ADVENTURE MANOR OF DOOM BY ROB STRINGERHi, Is anyone else playing this text adventure at all as I am and am stuck at the moment with getting the long key and opening the hatch in the ceil…
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The Text Adventure whats it called?Back in ye olde days me and my brothers used to play this text adventure game but like so many cant remember the name of it. Basically it started wi…
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Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
... of time, which compressed the text in the screen so more ... the same effect as the text in The Hobbit and Dragonsbane ... -
Transfer Tasword II files to raw text filesHow can I transfer my loaded Tasword files to raw text files, that I can read with a PC?
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42 column text, Sinclair Print Utilities, etcI'm currently developing the next of the ZXIF text adventures - "43 Minutes" and, as a side issue, I'm really interested in 42 column text for this g…
... the next of the ZXIF text adventures - "43 Minutes" and, as ... really interested in 42 column text for this game. I'm ... number of different text sizes, including 42 column text. I've studied ... -
Getting basic program listings into a text fileHi - can anyone tell me if there is an easy way of getting basic program listings out of an (any) Spectrum emulator and into a text file on your PC? …
Text adventuresHi everyone (first post!) how ya all doing? I was just wondering to myself how many of you used to play text adventures? I remember when I was aroun…
... of you used to play text adventures? I remember when I ...Playing text adventures thru emulators....I'm currently itching to play some text adventures through an emulator on my PC, but I was wondering : will it be possible to save my position? Or wi…
... currently itching to play some text adventures through an emulator on ...How can I scroll a line of text and wrap perfectlyI know this is easy for most of you but for some reason I am messing it up. In Assembly Language I want to do the following: I have 1 line of text …
... /> I have 1 line of text (8 Pixel Rows). I want ...Profanities in speccy text adventures[url="http://www.monkeon.co.uk/swearadventure/"]http://www.monkeon.co.uk/swearadventure/[/url] "A nostalgic look at what used to happen when you tri…
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"A nostalgic look at what used to happen when you tried typing swear words into text adventures"
DarenThe Best Text Adventures On SpeccyWhat do you think? What are the best text adventures for Speccy in your opinion? My choice: 1. Worm In Paradise 2. Sherlock 3. The Hobbit
What do you think?
What are the best text adventures for Speccy in your opinion?
My choice:
1. Worm In Paradise
2. Sherlock
3. The Hobbithow do I make a text adventure?Help me! Please! I tried to make a text adventure in the following way: 10 input "up or right",a$:if a$="right" then gosub 20:if a$="up" then gosub …
... ! I tried to make a text adventure in the following way ...horror text adventure scenario writer neededany outthere? I started to make program for text adventure [B]Mysterium Magnum[/B] on basis of ?multiple choice? which was project I wanted to make …
... started to make program for text adventure [B]Mysterium Magnum[/B ... -story? - I just need the text to fill into the program ...