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SAM Games that never wereIn another thread on Multiloads there's been a bit of chat about US Gold's infamous statement about porting Strider to the SAM (which tbh if they had…
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If your not shifting the whole screen (ala scrollers) then ... massively improved on the SAM, stuff like the Dizzy games ... and better backgrounds, basically the Speccy games that already were ... making them look mint, The Great Escape too might be a good ... -
most graphically impressive....?...probably a re-post of some sort but I been here a year and not seen this thread, so... *not talking about gameplay...only graphics... I reckon t…
I always though that the monochrome cartoon games showed ... how crisp and high res the Speccys graphics were, Garfield, ... all look superb.
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Punch up! Bruce Everiss mauled by the internet over why Imagine collapsed.I couldn't see this posted here so I thought I would post it. It kept me amused for at least half an hour. Bruce Everiss on his blog claims piracy br…
... QUOTE=Zagreb;262898]... the smarter software houses knew ... *product* was what sold the games, not gimmicks. That ... than to do with the games. Transformers, Rolands ... all big sellers at the time as far as ... Heels and the Great Escape were certainly not the norm for ... -
Punch up! Bruce Everiss mauled by the internet over why Imagine collapsed.I couldn't see this posted here so I thought I would post it. It kept me amused for at least half an hour. Bruce Everiss on his blog claims piracy br…
... rather than to do with the games. Transformers, Rolands Rat ... Head Over Heels and the Great Escape were certainly not the norm for Ocean ... licensing deals as much as the occasionally brilliant game.[/quote]
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most graphically impressive....?...probably a re-post of some sort but I been here a year and not seen this thread, so... *not talking about gameplay...only graphics... I reckon t…
Theres so many but off the top of my head - Midnight ... , Space Gun, Batman the caped crusador, Forgotten worlds and the great escape
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What the best game you playedMy best game was The Sentinal. It was a very simple game that you could get right into and and the fact that you could save levels made it a long las…
Chase HQ is one of them. Others include the great escape, JSW, WTSS, Green beret, contact sam cruise, back to skool and bomb jack. -
Any isometric colourful Spectrum game?When I think of isometric 3D Spectrum games (Knight Lore style), all of them seem to be monochrome. I can't remember any isometric game which would h…
... is a great version of HOH - the perfection of the Speccy version ... one for the main playing area, and looks great in some ... well designed. Look at Knightlore, the Great Escape, Fairlight, Head over Heels etc ... - they look great in mono. Now 2D shooters ... -
3D Deathchase - Please tell me whyHowdy, I know I'm wrong already, because everyone else is clearly right, but I don't see the fun in 3D Deathchase. OK so there's some scaling sprites…
All Or Nothing paved the way for The Great Escape; it wasn't as good technically with the jerky scroll, but it was totally original at the time - well worth a look. -
Which games did you complete?Ok, time for another survey - list which Spectrum games you completed. Please list those with some poke or other cheat separately. Define completion …
... br /> Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade
Ghosts n ... Starquake
Bulbo & The Lizard King
Knightmare
Alien Storm
The Great Escape
Target Renegade
... Rainbow Islands
Batman - The Movie
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Which games did you complete?Ok, time for another survey - list which Spectrum games you completed. Please list those with some poke or other cheat separately. Define completion …
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captain blood
the great escape
frankie goes to hollywood ... (got 99%, the highest you can go i ... /> mikie
hijack (completed the first and second missions)
footballer of the year
rescue
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Which games did you complete?Ok, time for another survey - list which Spectrum games you completed. Please list those with some poke or other cheat separately. Define completion …
... /> Robocop - who hasnt!
Batman the movie
Barbarian
Renegade ... free with my speccy)
The great Escape
10th Dan for about ... 2 hours on Way of the exploding fist before I got ... once completed Double Dragon in the arcade on only 30p when ... -
Loading screen vs. in-game graphics mismatchFollowing [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20589"]this thread[/URL], which games had the worst loading screen compared to…
... here is one more, [B]The Great Escape[/B]. Very good in-game ... -
Kids off-roading on motorbikesProbably done something stupid, round the back of our house is some public council land for kids to play, walk dogs etc. Just had some chav going up…
put a bit of wire across between a couple of trees. at about 5 feet off the ground :)
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Kids off-roading on motorbikesProbably done something stupid, round the back of our house is some public council land for kids to play, walk dogs etc. Just had some chav going up…
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I saw it on The Great Escape. that'll learn 'em! :lol ... :[/QUOTE]
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Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
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Speccy was the more loved. The C64 is the middle child that ... ]
i thought the C64 was the uncle who only turned ... all the food and had to be thrown out before the great escape started ... -
Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
[QUOTE=mile;270571]i thought the C64 was the uncle who only turned up at christmas, and forgot to bring you any presents, ate all the food and had to be thrown out before the great escape started.[/QUOTE]
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Games that you wanted to BE inWhich games drew you in to the extent that you actually wanted to take a wander inside the environment? Take Trashman; didn't you just want to take …
... ) wanted to get onto the walkway on The Great Escape, the high up bit next ... to the gates, and sneak ... at train station level before the train pulls up and hang ... her a jolly good rodger(the rabbit video) and go back ... -
Games that you wanted to BE inWhich games drew you in to the extent that you actually wanted to take a wander inside the environment? Take Trashman; didn't you just want to take …
... ) wanted to get onto the walkway on The Great Escape, the high up bit next ... to the gates, and sneak ... at train station level before the train pulls up and hang ... her a jolly good rodger(the rabbit video) and go back ... -
Camp spectrum gamesim going camping soon with the GF. so rather than talking to her i thought id take my DS along. so are there any speccy games with a camping theme?…
The great escape. Set in a prisoner of war camp and kind of like Butlins circa 1982 -
What Spectrum game would you like to see remade.After just playing some remakes of games, I would like to see games like Driller, Dark Side and all Shoot em up type game from the arcades remade. Li…
The Great Escape, by far one of the most atmospheric games, and the monochrome somewhat helps ... a coloured version. AFIAK even the PC version was monochrome.
What Spectrum game would you like to see remade.After just playing some remakes of games, I would like to see games like Driller, Dark Side and all Shoot em up type game from the arcades remade. Li…
... ;279181]The Great Escape, by far one of the most atmospheric games, and the monochrome ... a coloured version. AFIAK even the PC version was monochrome.
Would you keep it the same or make it bigger ...What Spectrum game would you like to see remade.After just playing some remakes of games, I would like to see games like Driller, Dark Side and all Shoot em up type game from the arcades remade. Li…
I buggered the great escape up a couple of times ... .php?t=10946"]Bankie to the rescue[/URL] :) His version seems ...What Spectrum game would you like to see remade.After just playing some remakes of games, I would like to see games like Driller, Dark Side and all Shoot em up type game from the arcades remade. Li…
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I like the look of your sprites, shame ... :(
Cheers for the link for the new remake, didn't ...What Spectrum game would you like to see remade.After just playing some remakes of games, I would like to see games like Driller, Dark Side and all Shoot em up type game from the arcades remade. Li…
... by some of the games on the modern consoles it ... appears that the back catalogue has been ... X3 have paid homage. The Great Escape was ripped off by ... then we've already had the wonderful XCom series.
... br /> But getting back to the point, I'd love to ...WANTED, GAMES for ZX-SPECTRUM ORIGINALS !!!Hello, I am a collector of ZX-SPECTRUM games I'm missing these games! I buy these games from you. Payment is 5 euros per tape !!!!!!!! Immediate …
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47 Escape From The Planet Of The Robot Monsters
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12 Return Of The Jedi
23 The Spy Who ... br /> 28 Simpsons: Bart Vs The Space Mutants
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30 The Addams Family
< ...Your views on Gift from the GodsThis was one of my first games I bought for the Spectrum. I liked it alot. It was even better once I found a map for it in one of the spectrum mags a…
... a very good game technically (great graphics, a nifty control method ... layout). I'd guess that the most significant thing about it ... things like Frankie, Shadowfire and The Great Escape.NEW GAME - Farmer Jack - Treasure TroveEvening all, Jack is back! Download his latest adventure, Treasure Trove, from my site at the link below. This time it's loosely based on Pac-Man,…
... good/different enough idea to escape comparisons with Ritman or Ultimate ... /> An open play area, like the great escape, but a murder mystery that ...Some more questions for the WOS geniuses to ponderSome questions whilst I'm waiting here: 1.Why do cars need ariels to receive radio stations? I mean, you're driving around in a lump of metal, so w…
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The car body ... /> [QUOTE=ewgf;306983]keep the head warm
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the top of the Empire State Building ... (and how high is the Empire State Building)?
... follow up with The Great Escape.Some more questions for the WOS geniuses to ponderSome questions whilst I'm waiting here: 1.Why do cars need ariels to receive radio stations? I mean, you're driving around in a lump of metal, so w…
... in price, but yes, the cost of transport might explain ... I'd follow up with The Great Escape.[/quote]HOH is a very ... />
natural selection, cuts out the weaker males.[/quote]Understood. Virile ... if it fell off the top of the Empire State Building (and ...desert island...cassettesokay, you know the deal... you're on a desert island and you're only allowed 8 speccy games... you're also allowed some reading material, but you can…
... /> where time stood still
the great escape
mikie
saboteur 2 ... something to get me through the long, lonely nights!
