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Platforms, ladders and demonsWhich is the best game of this great subgenre. In spectrum we have graced with a bunch of this kind of games with high quality and high playability …
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The other are scrolling games which makes the graphics ... full screen fast and fluent scrolling but the graphics are unfortunately ... , schematic and consisting of few tiles. -
Platforms, ladders and demonsWhich is the best game of this great subgenre. In spectrum we have graced with a bunch of this kind of games with high quality and high playability …
... full screen fast and fluent scrolling but the graphics are unfortunately ... , schematic and consisting of few tiles.[/QUOTE]
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Earthraid[img]http://members.inode.at/838331/zx/Earthraidingame.gif[/img] "Earthraid" is available from my homepage now. This is a conversion of a C64 game. I…
... a different playfield size: 40x22 tiles. I had only 32x22, and ... space anymore for magnify of tiles under the cursor.
scrolling finished). Found some notices again ... -
Earthraid[img]http://members.inode.at/838331/zx/Earthraidingame.gif[/img] "Earthraid" is available from my homepage now. This is a conversion of a C64 game. I…
... even wanted to include the scrolling water. Not a easy task ... Spectrum map has only 32x22 tiles, while on C64 there are ... already working, like the delta-scrolling of landscape.
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How much memory on sprites, maps etc.I've been tinkering with shifting & pre-shifting sprites recently, but as I haven't had that much experience with Z80 assembly I sometimes find it ha…
... area for scrolling.
If you do use tiles, don't ... can keep the number of tiles down to save memory. You ... only able to use 16 tiles out of the full set ... bytes to say which 16 tiles they are (or just one ... -
How much memory on sprites, maps etc.I've been tinkering with shifting & pre-shifting sprites recently, but as I haven't had that much experience with Z80 assembly I sometimes find it ha…
... map made up of composite tiles, in this case I think ... made up of smaller 8x8 tiles. This enables you to store ... this is to use ratchet scrolling (screen is static until the ... -
BIFROST* Advanced Programming - part 6The purpose of this demo is somewhat different from previous ones. Instead of teaching a new technique, the main goal here is to demonstrate how much…
... implemented using pre-shifted sprite tiles for the player's insect ... kind of engine specialized on scrolling. -
Paradroid for C-64, why not in the Spectrum?Reading the special 30th anniversary Retro Gamer, I came across this game which was considered to be the best game for the C-64, and it does not look…
... but [I]perfectly[/I] smooth scrolling, read: 50 Hz, has almost ... the opinion that speccy [I]Uridium[/I] were a more than ... -
Paradroid for C-64, why not in the Spectrum?Reading the special 30th anniversary Retro Gamer, I came across this game which was considered to be the best game for the C-64, and it does not look…
[QUOTE=Klepto;656116]...Uridium on the C64 is better than on the Speccy.[/QUOTE]
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Paradroid for C-64, why not in the Spectrum?Reading the special 30th anniversary Retro Gamer, I came across this game which was considered to be the best game for the C-64, and it does not look…
... =Dwayne Dibley;656293]As for Uridium - it always was a triumph ... programming. Yes, we know most scrolling shooters benefited from dedicated hardware ... -
Paradroid for C-64, why not in the Spectrum?Reading the special 30th anniversary Retro Gamer, I came across this game which was considered to be the best game for the C-64, and it does not look…
... programming. Yes, we know most scrolling shooters benefited from dedicated hardware ... impossible to get anywhere in Uridium [I]without[/I] simply memorising ... -
Paradroid for C-64, why not in the Spectrum?Reading the special 30th anniversary Retro Gamer, I came across this game which was considered to be the best game for the C-64, and it does not look…
... 't suit such games as Uridium as well as full colour ... games? Obviously the difference between Uridium on ZX and C64 is ... is irrelevant, Uridium is irrelevant (nobody cares about 50hz parallax scrolling), International ... -
Paradroid for C-64, why not in the Spectrum?Reading the special 30th anniversary Retro Gamer, I came across this game which was considered to be the best game for the C-64, and it does not look…
... C64 in colour with smooth scrolling then C64 owners would have ... difference between 25Hz and 50Hz scrolling is noticeable, but I don ... is. The sprites in [I]Uridium[/I] on the C64 (indeed ... [I]Delta[/I] or [I]Uridium[/I] it's sometimes hard ... -
Paradroid for C-64, why not in the Spectrum?Reading the special 30th anniversary Retro Gamer, I came across this game which was considered to be the best game for the C-64, and it does not look…
... C64 in colour with smooth scrolling then C64 owners would have ... art" as soon as [b]Uridium[/b] did the style better ... difference between 25Hz and 50Hz scrolling is noticeable, but I don ... -
What Spectrum projects (Software/Games/Utility)(Hardware)(Others) are you working on?So, basically that :) You dont have to give names or more clues if you dont want to ;) Also, if you are working on more than one, you can tell all of…
... ] having a go at PUSH scrolling. Don't forget that there ... hell you're scrolling the whole screen with varied tiles is beyond ... -
Paradroid for C-64, why not in the Spectrum?Reading the special 30th anniversary Retro Gamer, I came across this game which was considered to be the best game for the C-64, and it does not look…
... prefer Speccy Rainbow Islands or Uridium, Wizball over the C64 versions ... , Paradroid used the super-smooth scrolling capable on the C64.
Games with good scrollingI know the Speccy's forte was not scrolling games but their must have been some that not flick screen and maybe even smooth! I remember playing a few…
... always impressed by the scrolling in Uridium and [URL="http://retrobrothers ... .hubpages.com/hub/Uridium-Plus-ZX-Spectrum"]Uridum ... come up with the goods scrolling-wise.
... The horizontal scrolling in Flying Shark I seem ...Ghost 'N Goblins - New Loading ScreenInspired by the new loading screen for Ocean's "Where Time Stood Still", I decided that I would go through some Spectrum games that had truly woeful …
... good, fluent gameplay and smooth scrolling.
But for me ... detailed and built of few tiles (probably because of used engine ...Ghost 'N Goblins - New Loading ScreenInspired by the new loading screen for Ocean's "Where Time Stood Still", I decided that I would go through some Spectrum games that had truly woeful …
... good, fluent gameplay and smooth scrolling.
But for me ... detailed and built of few tiles (probably because of used engine ...windows 8 !!!!!!!!I've just tried windows 8 on a new laptop, and I hate it already ! You're not supposed to close windows anymore, just keep opening new ones and windo…
... cursor to help you scroll tiles left and right if you ... keys to explore the additional tiles. There may be another way ... out.[/QUOTE]
Push scrolling does work on the Start ...windows 8 !!!!!!!!I've just tried windows 8 on a new laptop, and I hate it already ! You're not supposed to close windows anymore, just keep opening new ones and windo…
[QUOTE=AndyC;667005]Push scrolling does work on the Start ... access calendar, app store, email tiles etc.
You can add ... cursor to help you scroll tiles left and right if you ...Red DwarfA Red Dwarf video game - good or bad idea? (given its recent resurgence in popularity in the UK) My ideas: [b]Plots[/b] - An interquel which bridg…
... fits with 4x4 chars scenery tiles - convenient to keep the ... passable corridors (five rows of tiles you see). This more suits ... .S. Character-scrolling could also be done with tiles, and either of ... can nick from Nintendo is scrolling rooms, where you don't ...MegaManZXMega Man for ZX Spectrum [center] [IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/2ho90rd.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/dzt7bd.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i49.tinyp…
... with caracter based movement and scrolling. It's fast paced, after ... would be cluttered with background tiles. Some scenes, for example, only ...MegaManZXMega Man for ZX Spectrum [center] [IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/2ho90rd.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/dzt7bd.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i49.tinyp…
... would be cluttered with background tiles. Some scenes, for example, only ... ]
If you want scrolling, a game like this would ...Fastest redraw of screen from UDGsHere's a question for everyone, to generate a bit of code to be used in games: On a standard 48K Spectrum, what's the fastest way to redraw the scre…
... a new background completely from tiles into an oversized frame buffer ... of offset to account for scrolling the width of a single ...Fastest redraw of screen from UDGsHere's a question for everyone, to generate a bit of code to be used in games: On a standard 48K Spectrum, what's the fastest way to redraw the scre…
... new background completely from tiles into an oversized ... character position, thus continuous scrolling would simply require temporarily ... ). In this case, scrolling would require checking the ... depending on direction of scrolling), then temporarily replacing the ...BIFROST* for graphic artists - part 1Using multicolor requires 2 very different skills: [I]programming[/I] and [I]graphic design[/I]. I already wrote several tutorials about the former …
... enemies) rendered using 2 multicolor tiles each, and it consumes about ... for an action game with scrolling (they must be either single ...ZX Alien BreedNot sure if this has been mentioned already (I did trawl the threads but couldn't see anything :smile: ), but I've always hankered after a Speccy Ali…
... "ported", converting ALL the map tiles in an automated way would ... above compromises (ie: no scrolling, no floor tiles, and only selective use ...Trailblazer - mapped?Anyone mapped Trailblazer yet? I'd kind of like to get hold of the maps. D.
... the way in which the scrolling display is constructed. Each byte ... specific horizontal combination of five tiles so, although there are only ... five tiles (plus no tile) there are ... so that the rows of tiles can be counted and their ...Trailblazer - mapped?Anyone mapped Trailblazer yet? I'd kind of like to get hold of the maps. D.
... the way in which the scrolling display is constructed. Each byte ... specific horizontal combination of five tiles so, although there are ... only five tiles (plus no tile) there ... the levels) and the special tiles - bounce, slow, sticky etc - ...
