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Top 10 Games - All Formats (Pre Playstation era)Without being biased only towards Spectrum games what are your favourite 10 games? (Apologies if this has been asked before) My favourites: 1 Sensi…
... ages. Totally unexpected.
Uridium (Spectrum) - I had to put ... -
Bettering UltimateUltimate always pushed the limits of the Spectrum, and their work was often more polished than their peers at the time. However their ideas were usua…
... after seeing the Great Escape? scrolling as well - one of the ... -
Cascade 50 questionI remember playing on this around summer 1984. There was a game on this tape which was basically a 'W' shape made up of numbers and a moving line whi…
... too remember the smooth(ish) scrolling cars. But there was another ... -
Strange layout of Spectrum video memoryHello, does anyone have an idea why the Spectrum's video memory has such a strange layout? I understand that a resolution of 256x192 is an easy mean…
... screen is easy, for MC scrolling it is a lot harder ... -
Strange layout of Spectrum video memoryHello, does anyone have an idea why the Spectrum's video memory has such a strange layout? I understand that a resolution of 256x192 is an easy mean…
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What sort of new games would you like to see on the Speccy?With the amount of coders we have around, I'm surprised that we don't see more new Speccy games. _________________ [url="http://www.gamestyle.net"]h…
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Spectaculator/Kempston/Spanish gamesWhen I use the kempston joystick emulation via the keyboard (cursor keys) in Spectaculator some Spanish games (e.g. Nonamed, Jungle Warrior) don't wo…
... i couldn't run.
Uridium (this being the only one ... instead of "m" key) of Uridium and Camelot Warriors.
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Scrolling spectrum fighters, any favourites?Putting together a family tree and was wondering if you lot can recommend me some good spectrum fighters that weren't previously arcade games? [ Thi…
Do you mean combat or scrolling shooting games?
If it's fighting then I suggest Exploding Fist 2. For shooting I recommend Moon Strike and Critical Mass.
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Scrolling spectrum fighters, any favourites?Putting together a family tree and was wondering if you lot can recommend me some good spectrum fighters that weren't previously arcade games? [ Thi…
... Usagi Yojimbo) that was a scrolling beat em up released very ... .
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WoS slowing down - again?Is this site slowing down again, or is it just me? Pages are taking a while to appear...
Firefox has problems scrolling WOS pages - make sure that the smooth scrolling is disabled.
Mind you, I find that IE is a lot faster than Firefox in general, but I'd rather use Firefox as it's a tad less vulnerable than IE.
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What game would you like to play again for the first time?* JSW to find all of the rooms again * Knightlore to be astounded by the graphics
Way of the tiger! Very nice scrolling and quite okay game too.
Ghosts'n'Goblins: freaking difficult game! I got the pcb for my arcade cabinet and boy is it difficult. -
Best games voting system -The "Best Games" right now shows Spectrum CP/M to be the "best game", when in fact it is not a game. Also isn't there something inherently wrong if…
... want to see a vertical-scrolling SEU which is a real ... -
What game would you like to play again for the first time?* JSW to find all of the rooms again * Knightlore to be astounded by the graphics
Underwurlde
JetPac
Manic Miner
Uridium
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Splat!how many levels does it feckin' have? ive been playing it and saving snapshots after every level, so far ive done 1-7 then the level stays on 7 but …
... same time) and then starts scrolling up at increased speed. This ... -
The Perils Of WillySorry if this is a really obvious question, but did anyone ever convert the V20 Perils of Willy to the Speccy?
... , do you still have that scrolling SEU code i bullied you ... -
The Perils Of WillySorry if this is a really obvious question, but did anyone ever convert the V20 Perils of Willy to the Speccy?
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Where do you start!I am fairly new to spectrums, and have only been programming for a couple of years starting on bbc basic. where do you start programming a game. Is a…
Cyborg, while you are at it, could you also specifically point out tricks/routines/tips that will come handy in writing games?
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Where do you start!I am fairly new to spectrums, and have only been programming for a couple of years starting on bbc basic. where do you start programming a game. Is a…
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If there's ONE thing that......frustrated you about the spectrum when you were a kid (not now) what would it have been? 1) The attribute colour problem 2) The sound 3) The size…
... really wasn't suited to scrolling. It's nigh on impossible ... few rare examples of colour scrolling are inevitably a bit jerky ... -
Where Time Stood Still bugWhen you go up the slope past the temple, near where the armadillo roams, the game freezes as you get to about half way up the slope. Has anyone else…
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Looking for an old, but GREAT gameHi All, Wondered if anybody can help me. I had a 128k back in the day, and I have fond memories of a game which I simply can't remember the name of …
... said the game had HUGE scrolling text along the bottom when ... -
3d Code... simple Anyone know where I can get some examples of 3d routines written in basic... I`ve done some googling, and come up with some source for PowerBasic or…
Collision DetectionHi everyone, This is my first post on WOS. Like most people here I owned a Spectrum when a teenager. At that time I was quite heavily into programmin…
With regard to your comments OMEGA: at the moment it is just paralax stars, i'm not sure how to tackle the scrolling yet. Im Gonna have a look at Ghosts & Goblins though in the meantime.
DerekCollision DetectionHi everyone, This is my first post on WOS. Like most people here I owned a Spectrum when a teenager. At that time I was quite heavily into programmin…
... sure how to tackle the scrolling yet.
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yeah ...scuba diveis it a game with an end or do you carry on playing does anybody know? i fancy having a good crack at that :)
i remember the scrolling being so bad that not just the playing area scrolls, but the status/score panel too...Games UNDERated by magazinesYep, a slight twist on the previous topic. Which were the games you thought were underrated by mags, but were really much better in your opinion. …
... , what did you think of Uridium compared to Zynaps?Games UNDERated by magazinesYep, a slight twist on the previous topic. Which were the games you thought were underrated by mags, but were really much better in your opinion. …
... , Arjun wrote:
As for uridium, it may have been a ...Games UNDERated by magazinesYep, a slight twist on the previous topic. Which were the games you thought were underrated by mags, but were really much better in your opinion. …
... , I like both of them. Uridium's scroll is definitely better ...Smooth Screen ScrollingHi Everyone, Any suggestions on what is the best way to do horizontal scrolling ie. in Zynaps fashion. I am working on a routine at the moment, whi…
... game you can tell the scrolling routine to simply skip it ...
