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by Alessandro
Sun Dec 31, 2023 9:58 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Happy New Year!
Replies: 24
Views: 934

Re: Happy New Year!

Felice Anno Nuovo! Happy New Year! 2024 will mark the 40th anniversary of my acquaintance with the Spectrum. On some day in January 1984, a 10-and-a-half years old Sicilian boy was touching the rubber keyboard of a 16K Spectrum for the first time... and 40 years later, he is creating games for it :d...
by Alessandro
Wed Dec 27, 2023 2:44 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Renegade bug
Replies: 17
Views: 946

Re: Renegade bug

I played the coin-op back in the day in its original form and this was a feature of the game. You must beat the bikers before tackling the rest of the gang.
by Alessandro
Mon Dec 25, 2023 8:54 am
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: La Pucelle - new game under development, demo video 1
Replies: 9
Views: 534

Re: La Pucelle - new game under development, demo video 1

Thank you for your comments. akeley : Joan Of Arc was a favorite of mine on the Atari ST, I even played it through the end. As far as I know, there are no Spectrum games set in the Hundred Years' War, which is a real pity, considering how interesting that historical setting is. EdToo Yes, there is s...
by Alessandro
Mon Dec 25, 2023 8:34 am
Forum: Music
Topic: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Replies: 31
Views: 1375

Re: We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to you all! :xmas
by Alessandro
Sun Dec 24, 2023 4:54 pm
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: La Pucelle - new game under development, demo video 1
Replies: 9
Views: 534

La Pucelle - new game under development, demo video 1

And here it is the first demo video! The game previously announced with the working title of "Calais" is now being presented as La Pucelle! Please read the article before watching the video, to know what's it all about: https://itch.io/blog/655419/la-pucelle-new-game-under-development-demo...
by Alessandro
Sun Dec 24, 2023 4:45 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: WOOT 2023 released!
Replies: 88
Views: 5452

Re: WOOT 2023 released!

Just downloaded it, I am sure it will be as excellent and hilarious as the previous instalments! And maybe even more! :dance
by Alessandro
Wed Dec 20, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Joe blade
Replies: 6
Views: 345

Re: Joe blade

The first and third instalments were quite enjoyable, good for their price. But the second... nice graphics and presentation, but lacking in substance.
by Alessandro
Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:09 am
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: New game under development - working title "Calais"
Replies: 9
Views: 581

Re: New game under development - working title "Calais"

Ralf wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:34 pmI get some Defender of the Crown vibe here.
The inspiration source can be described as a sort of "thinking man's Defender Of The Crown" in fact.
by Alessandro
Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:08 am
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: Magnavox Odyssey, - The first ever games console
Replies: 1
Views: 174

Re: Magnavox Odyssey, - The first ever games console

I first saw one of these at the VIGAMUS in Rome. This is a photo I took of it in 2012 for an article for the gamesark.it website:

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by Alessandro
Tue Dec 19, 2023 4:59 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Keyboard membrane problem on issue 2 16K Spectrum
Replies: 6
Views: 278

Re: Keyboard membrane problem on issue 2 16K Spectrum

I bought some from Data Serve Retro years ago: https://www.dataserve-retro.co.uk/contents/en-uk/p2175_Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-16K-_-48K-_Rubber-Key_-Keyboard-Membrane.html They are of very good quality. However the website says that "The website shop is currently closed due to illness and you will...
by Alessandro
Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:34 pm
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: New game under development - working title "Calais"
Replies: 9
Views: 581

Re: New game under development - working title "Calais"

Ralf wrote: Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:15 pm Now I'm lost. I was going to believe it's some war simulation but now I'm not so certain :)
It will be that as well :) Political management, diplomacy, espionage and turn-based combat, all rolled into one.
by Alessandro
Sun Dec 17, 2023 7:10 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Games where the main sprite changes
Replies: 37
Views: 1180

Re: Games where the main sprite changes

In Sir Fred and Sophia II, the main sprite changes when the character is swimming.

In Herbert's Dummy Run, Herbert uses a rudimentary parachute if he walks through the elevator door at the wrong floor.
by Alessandro
Sun Dec 17, 2023 3:52 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Speccy golf - a good computer spoiled
Replies: 35
Views: 1176

Re: Speccy golf - a good computer spoiled

Hi, I made a TZX file out of both for my personal archive that loads the first course (didn't check the other, honest) with Spectaculator and SpecEmu.

Maybe you could try it and see if it works for you.

http://www.alessandrogrussu.it/zx/Lbfcotwv1.zip
by Alessandro
Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:20 pm
Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
Topic: street fighter trd files
Replies: 8
Views: 578

Re: street fighter trd files

Jbizzel wrote: Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:52 pm Agree with @SaNchez I know nothing of these machines and it seems such a shame.
May I suggest you to read the Spectrumpedia, Vol. 2 ? ;)
by Alessandro
Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:06 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: TAP files for DivIDE/DivMMC
Replies: 99
Views: 9140

Re: TAP files for DivIDE/DivMMC

Hi @8BitSC,

I tried to create a working TAP file myself but was unable to make it.

To my experience, it is better to save a SNA snapshot file under your favorite emulator upon loading and use that instead. Sorry (for that and for the late reply as well).
by Alessandro
Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:01 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Pasmo 0.5.5
Replies: 6
Views: 548

Re: Pasmo 0.5.5

Yes, I also noticed that lately. If Julian cannot provide a final executable, the best you can do is to download libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll and libstdc++-6.dll from an external source and place them in the executable's directory, or in a directory placed under the PATH system variable. By the way, sorry for...
by Alessandro
Sun Dec 17, 2023 1:53 pm
Forum: ZXDB Fixes
Topic: Apulija-13 - missing tapes?
Replies: 1
Views: 96

Re: Apulija-13 - missing tapes?

The files do exist, you can download them from the official web page at https://zanklesoft.itch.io/apulija-13

They should be added to the archive then.

P.S. Sorry for the late reply
by Alessandro
Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:55 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: DIVMMC Enjoy Pro support Bob Fossil's long filename browser?
Replies: 2
Views: 126

Re: DIVMMC Enjoy Pro support Bob Fossil's long filename browser?

I have an earlier model of the EnJoy, the one with the four jumpers on the side, and it supports Bob Fossil's browser, with the BIN and SYS folders taken from the "No_MMC_Memory" set as the interface has no such feature.

Therefore I think the newer model should support it as well.
by Alessandro
Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:00 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: How long have you been part of the Speccy Retro Scene?
Replies: 35
Views: 1030

Re: How long have you been part of the Speccy Retro Scene?

In the summer of 1998 I discovered that there were programs that could emulate the working of a Spectrum on a PC. And this was not the first taste of emulation I experienced; I began with MAME about two years earlier. At the same time I subscribed to WoS, then before the great system crash of 2001 w...
by Alessandro
Fri Aug 18, 2023 2:01 pm
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: Why did you NOT upgrade to a C64 in the 80s?
Replies: 55
Views: 1345

Re: Why did you NOT upgrade to a C64 in the 80s?

1024MAK wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2023 11:49 am...I don’t know if anyone has tried to get an original SID to work with a Z80 based system.
Yes.

https://zxbyte.ru/sid_blaster_en.htm

However the project has not gone further since 2012.
by Alessandro
Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:40 am
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Fall of Rome
Replies: 4
Views: 129

Re: Fall of Rome

I remember I hacked the program and managed to conquer every territory while exterminating all of the enemy populations :mrgreen: