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1987-2017Here we are, with our tradional thread about games released thirty years ago, where we can contemplate how bad they have aged, how bad they [i]alread…
... on. It's a horizontally scrolling shooter basically, there's 2 ... jump up the levels type vertical level, which isn't that ... -
1988-2018..OK This feels a little odd since it's always WhenIWasCruel who does these threads, but I've had the proxy approval from the man himself to go ahead a…
... a super-smooth sci fi vertical shoot'em up released by ... put its previous experience with vertical shoot'em up's to ... 's, there's no automatic scrolling, meaning that you can decide ... -
1988-2018..OK This feels a little odd since it's always WhenIWasCruel who does these threads, but I've had the proxy approval from the man himself to go ahead a…
... a super-smooth sci fi vertical shoot'em up released by ... put its previous experience with vertical shoot'em up's to ... 's, there's no automatic scrolling, meaning that you can decide ... -
Better graphic in new ZX gamesLCD TV (ideally full hd) used with ZX Spectrum enable using new graphic modes with 2x higher vertical resolution, more colors and without attribute c…
... practical for games with big scrolling areas. Interlaced mode is better ... really only about 2x higher vertical resolution and exist all attribute ... -
Modern Speccy games with good scrollingOne of the things I like the most on the Spectrum is also one of the hardest to pull off - a good scroll in an arcade type game. Uridium is one of my…
... , but that’s still not scrolling, strictly speaking.) But boy does ... come, but it’s a vertical scroller. It’s a little ... anyway.
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1989-2019Ok Ok maybe this is going a bit far now, but here's another year to look back on the games from 30 years ago and tear into them, or give occasional p…
... a pretty playable and challenging scrolling vertical shoot'em up, with mostly ... /> [i]this is a nice vertical shoot'em up from 1989 ... -
Zynaps scrolling - anyone ever reverse enginnered this?Zynaps has IMO some impressive scrolling - it utilises 18 character rows of the display file, so quite a large active play area, and scrolls 2 pixels…
... you didn't know that scrolling is a (semi) big deal ... running. It also supports horizontal/vertical mirroring for these tile strips ... -
endless runner project..So I'm thinking of writing a small tutorial series on writing games for the speccy in C, and figured that an endless runner would be an easy example …
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its a full screen vertical scroll with a 255 ( or ... , because it's a horizontal scrolling game instead. See a new ... -
Sonic The Hedgehog At 30.I stumbled across this on the BBC earlier :- [url="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-57566746"]https://bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-57566746[/url] …
This was a wee scrolling demo I done for my ... COBRA, but also allows for vertical movement. A full fledged game ... -
Hardware Reference Manual for ZX SpectrumHi, I want to write games for ZX Spectrum in assembly language. I have lot of books in PDF format from SpectrumComputing. Still missing a book lik…
... to the description of the Vertical Blank interrupt.
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Waiting for vertical blanking is very simple on ... you want to run during vertical blanking.
... to slow down sprite and scrolling routines.
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Looking for a game.I'm looking for a game and I don't know its title. I played it years ago and I still have a casette with it, but I haven't got right player and caset…
... on one screen without any scrolling. Fourth level was yellow island ... -
ZX48 to EGAHi ! I have ZX48 Russion version "Master" and old EGA monitor. Is it possible to connect the monitor to Speccy ? I suppose, the RGBS TV output is not…
... need do divide S to Vertical and Horisontal retrace. Does somebody ... -
Broken RF outputI have one of the original 128K machines and the RF output is knackered (The screen rolls uncontrollably like if you messed with the vertical hold on…
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Loading with CODEHi all! I last played speccy games back in '91. that's when it died IMHO. It's good to see people are keeping the dream alive with emulators and util…
... using LOAD "" you obtain a scrolling "bytes" message. ISTR that some ... -
CyberunWhat are you supposed to do on Cyberun? I've just been playing it with the help of an infinite shields poke, but I can't work out what to do. I've fo…
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Quiz IV (Oh God not another one!!!)Yup, another chance to prove your knowledge of Speccy games. Some questions are cryptic, some aren't! One point per corecct answer. Post your answ…
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18. Name the scrolling shooter by Mikro-Gen where ... -
Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…
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5: Scrolling, rolling shoot `em up. Destroy ... -
Best Speccy ProgrammersRe-post from the thread "Who is your fav speccy programmer". It was getting rather unwieldy so I thought I'll post a new topic on this. So, after mu…
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Quizzical 1 - Wots the story?Hokay, here it is then. My first go at setting a quiz on this forum. A few quick things first: * Post ur replies HERE only! * Try and NOT copy the…
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ANN: Spectaculator 2.5 available for downloadHi. I've just released a new version of Spectaculator, available from [url="http://www.spectaculator.com/"]http://www.spectaculator.com/[/url]. Hopef…
... countdown in Starion, the
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ID this game pleaseIt was a snooker game from 1986/1987 and released on some budget label (I think) The balls were small and to help those with green screen (Amstrad C…
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Game I.D.This one is on the tip of my tongue, but I simply cannot remember the name! Ok, it's a stunt bike affair, very dark background with mainly blue fore…
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What game was this?Anybody know this one? It was 4-way scrolling, viewed from overhead. You control a tank, and you have to set up reflectors at various points to aim a…
Anybody know this one?
It was 4-way scrolling, viewed from overhead. You control a tank, and you have to set up reflectors at various points to aim a laser-beam to hit some target. -
an old story;-) : need game name...This is an side-scrolling space shooter. Graphics is monochrome. I cannot remember many details, but there were many little enemys, some powerups (ma…
This is an side-scrolling space shooter. Graphics is monochrome. ... -
New Spectrum Game Released - Egghead 3Just to announce that I have finally completed the third outing for the little fellow, Egghead In Space. Anyone wishing to download a 48k version of…
... 's no 128k music or scrolling message this time as those ... -
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…
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Spectrum Graphics Artists WantedDoes anybody fancy designing some graphics for a new horizontally scrolling Spectrum shoot-em-up?
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Brand new Spectrum shoot-em-upNow that Egghead in Space is finished I have begun work on another new Spectrum project, a horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up. An early demo. versio…
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 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 something else.
Pls help!