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  • Jet Set Willy IIIt's just occurred to me - has anyone ever actually managed to complete JSW2? I mean REALLY complete it - every time I ever did it, I would reach the…

    Underwurlde on the C64 has the same music as MM and JSW2.

    Fraser.
    Fraser Fraser November 2002 Games
  • The Great Mystification: A reflection upon the feebleness of the "distribution denied" policyThis argument has been debated several other times in this place, yet I have not expressed my thoughts about it, and I would like to hear comments by…

    ... other platforms, such as the C64.
    The total userbase is therefore MUCH ... larger.
    If the companies gave permission for free ... must always check with the companies.
    Besides, the various companies represented ...
    Martijn van der Heide Martijn van der Heide November 2002 Games
  • The Great Mystification: A reflection upon the feebleness of the "distribution denied" policyThis argument has been debated several other times in this place, yet I have not expressed my thoughts about it, and I would like to hear comments by…

    ... once [I]all[/I] the rights on the brand, just because you ... other platforms, such as the C64.
    The total userbase is therefore MUCH ... larger.
    If the companies gave permission for free ... a small drop in the sea of the PC scene.

    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu November 2002 Games
  • Games TV ad.I just came across an mpeg of a Zelda tv commercial, which I reached from Fuzzbucket's website. I thought it was nothing short of hilarious... In th…

    ... the Speccy appeared in the late 80's for the sole reasons that the ... appearance around 1986-87. The computer was manufactured by ... company named Decibells and the computer was named ... Spectrum +. These were the usual stereotype ads of ... any ads of the C64 though! :)
    Arjun Arjun November 2002 Games
  • GTA: Vice City - features a C-64The Spectrum was snubbed across the U.K today, when the streets of Britain echoed to the sounds of GTA: Vice City being loaded for the first time int…

    Having got myself a copy of GTA Vice City, it is clear tol me that Rockstar are a bunch of Commie lovers - how else would they have got such a spot-on simulation of the C64 at the start of the game.

    Boo Hiss!
    Refrenz Refrenz November 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Why the Spectrum?Of all the 8-bit [I]microcomputers[/I] that were around in the 80's, why did you choose the Spectrum and not another one?

    ... he wouldn't bash the C64 to praise the Spectrum. Of course, ... a local store: the C64 looked like a keyboard, the spectrum was so ... (unusual color for computers at the time), lots of things written ... on the keyboard, of exotic sounds like ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi November 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Why the Spectrum?Of all the 8-bit [I]microcomputers[/I] that were around in the 80's, why did you choose the Spectrum and not another one?

    ... buy a computer - the best games, the most games. It also ... said that, at the time I favoured the C64 after seeing Ghostbusters ... running on it in the shop ... after a salesman highlighted the lack of software availability ...
    Refrenz Refrenz November 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Metroid is like a speccy platform game.. no?Does anybody played Metroid?? Im actually playing in GBA.. dont you find this game is likes Underwurdle, Scumball or other platforms from speccy?? …

    [quote]
    On 2002-12-20 18:38, Tkrap64 wrote:
    The NES was a lot like the Spectrum. :)
    [/quote]
    No its not.
    The C64 on the other hand, thats like the NES, but with a keyboard. And more evil.
    Sharopolis Sharopolis December 2002 Games
  • Metroid is like a speccy platform game.. no?Does anybody played Metroid?? Im actually playing in GBA.. dont you find this game is likes Underwurdle, Scumball or other platforms from speccy?? …

    ... 18:38, Tkrap64 wrote:
    The NES was a lot like ... not.
    The C64 on the other hand, thats like the NES, but with ... /> IT'S A Z80 INSIDE THE NES! NOT A 6502!
    the far east than the 6502 in america ...
    Tkrap64 Tkrap64 December 2002 Games
  • Metroid is like a speccy platform game.. no?Does anybody played Metroid?? Im actually playing in GBA.. dont you find this game is likes Underwurdle, Scumball or other platforms from speccy?? …

    ... 38, Tkrap64 wrote:
    The NES was a lot like ... not.
    The C64 on the other hand, thats like the NES, but ... IT'S A Z80 INSIDE THE NES! NOT A 6502!< ... more popular in the far east than the 6502 in america ... much...
    [/quote]
    The NES had a 6502 clocked ...
    Sharopolis Sharopolis December 2002 Games
  • did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…

    ... I don't know what the IT courses are like where ... if they're anything like the ones I've heard ... stacked up in the loft. I prefer using the ZX Spectrum + ... other book. But I use the C64 manual too.
    I'm ... simple tutorials on Basic at the moment. I've been ...
    Tkrap64 Tkrap64 December 2002 Games
  • Any Renegade remakes?Does anyone know if Renegade or Target: Renegade has ever been remade by anyone for the PC?

    ... played the C64 versions of each, and the arcade version of the original ... game.

    The C64 ones ... or (as was so often the case) game physics.
    ... some links to details of the C64 versions:
    [url="http ...
    MattLamb MattLamb December 2002 Games
  • Any Renegade remakes?Does anyone know if Renegade or Target: Renegade has ever been remade by anyone for the PC?

    ... /> I've played the C64 versions of each, and the arcade version of ... the original game.

    The C64 ones were ... />
    To me C64 version is more like the coin-op, althought ...
    Javier Alca?iz Javier Alca?iz December 2002 Games
  • The Great Gina SistersDid anyone other than Crash & YS ever get to play the Spectrum version of this Mario clone?

    ... titles.

    Have played the C64 version, and also a modified ... C64 version that had actually replaced the sprites with ... must be a copy of the Spectrum version out there SOMEWHERE ...
    MattLamb MattLamb December 2002 Games
  • The Great Gina SistersDid anyone other than Crash & YS ever get to play the Spectrum version of this Mario clone?

    I don't think there is.
    You got the C64 version?
    Takashi64 Takashi64 December 2002 Games
  • ?Gooool! The Spectrum in South AmericaA while back I received a private message from someone from Brazil talking about Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy. I was really surprised, as I thought …

    I didn't know about the differences between the clones in terms of ... been useful. As far as the C64 not being sold over in ... yes, BadBeard is one of the best on WOS - he's ...
    Spector Spector December 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Great Gina SistersDid anyone other than Crash & YS ever get to play the Spectrum version of this Mario clone?

    ... know, I know. Commodore $**%. In the early days when computing was ... . After much playing and collecting the speccy won out over all ... you played Turrican 2 on the C64? Pretty amazing game.
    Will ... more years till i play the speccy version of GGS.
    The Master The Master January 2003 Games
  • Arcade gamesAny thoughts on what are the best speccy versions of classic arcade games? I think 3D Tank Duel is probably the best speccy version of Battlezone, P…

    And lets not forget Bomb Jack - the best home computer version ever released! (the C64 version really sucks in comparison).

    Oh, and Cavelon - that was pretty close to the arcade original.
    Refrenz Refrenz January 2003 Games
  • The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…

    I've certainly played Flimbo - that is a fine game I have to agree. I have it on Cartridge.

    And yes, the C64 had better sound capability. But they didn't use it often enough.
    MattLamb MattLamb January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…

    ... wouldnt say that the C64 lost out to the C16 - The C16 only ... thousands more games availible on the C64, which programmers could use ... />
    As for games - The C64 has many quality games for ... be better on the Speccy, whilst the Graphics on the C64 mean that ...
    LeeT LeeT January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…

    ... games on the Spectrum than there were on the C64, and ... platforms were usually better on the Spectrum.

    ... far more than I do the C64 one, simply because I ... prefer the games and find them ... Bubble Bobble is good on the C64. I don't know ...
    MattLamb MattLamb January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…

    ... thousands' of playable games on the spectrum...On any system there ... games, with the cream floating to the top. Both the C64 & Spectrum ... better titles for it than the C64...

    Matt - still ... games are better than on the C64, but (as you said) ...
    LeeT LeeT January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…

    ... recreated that feel with the 64 games. Sure, the Spectrum never felt ... can forgive that.

    The amount of memory available to ... Manic Miner is also on the C64. It doesn't play quite ... the same as the Spectrum version, but it ...
    MattLamb MattLamb January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…

    Whilst i am sure there are some good games on the C16, I still dispute that it is better than the 64. Commodore made a backward step at releasing the C16 when they did.

    I would say that there are more playable games on the C64 than the C16.
    LeeT LeeT January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…

    I have to say, the Spectrum featured perhaps more innovative ... rarely made it intact to the C64. Still, there were games that ... I think were designed on the C64 that bkew me away. Creatures ... . So were Emlyn Hughes and the Last Ninja series.
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…

    ... and Batman are exactly the same sentiments as mine. ... BTW, Manic Miner on C64 looks the same but doesn't play ... as well - the collision detection is way ... off. Try jumping over the "bush" thing in Eugene ... and it's better than the C64 version, which is a ...
    Spector Spector January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…

    ... ah well... ok seriously, the crux of the matter, I think, is ... some of the games which were designed FOR the C64 (Creatures, ... Uridium, Wizball, etc) were really good. But for the ... version of games more than the C64 version. There is almost ...
    Arjun Arjun January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…

    ... BTW, Manic Miner on C64 looks the same but doesn't play ... as well - the collision detection is way ... and it's better than the C64 version, which is a ... I've just been playing the C16 version myself, and have ... 's very much like the Spectrum version to play. ...
    MattLamb MattLamb January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Newer name of the gameI can't find out the name of my old favourite game. This was a Boulder Dash style game, but no scrolling screen. I think you had to collect ?beer? or…

    I've found the C64 version of this game!!! I think the Speccy version was much better than the C64 version.

    Here is the C64 tapefile:
    [url="http://www.t2k.hu/pub/flashbeer.zip"]http://www.t2k.hu/pub/flashbeer.zip[/url]
    Speccyking Speccyking January 2003 Games
  • Tournament in Speccy games - Speccy Tour 2002Hi all ! I see a lot of talking about games here, so how about playing some Speccy's games ?? You can found final update of Speccy Tour 2002 (ST0…

    ... of Newsfield's magazine for the C64, with the odd added article covering ... there was only that. The problem is, the C64 was considered a trendy ... machine, while many criticized the Spectrum ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu January 2003 Games
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