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by Audionautas
Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:25 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Crow): discussion
Replies: 9
Views: 208

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Crow): discussion

According to the interview with him in Retrogamer issue 72 (here: https://issuu.com/roylazarovich/docs/retro_gamer_072 ) , the last game he programmed/developed was Firelord. After that he concentrated on graphics, working at Hewson and then Probe. He also did a lot of graphics on the C64. Exactly....
by Audionautas
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: My mod of ... Vixen
Replies: 9
Views: 675

Re: My mod of ... Vixen

I haven't tried this remake (YET) but I remember Vixen and I will try your version, some day soon. The game always reminded me of the Thundercats game (which I first played on Atari ST): left-to-right scroller, smacking enemies, but no real challenge. Also those little 'bonus areas' where you just ...
by Audionautas
Sat Jan 20, 2024 10:49 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Best game music/sound
Replies: 37
Views: 1871

Re: Best game music/sound

Hi One of Dave Rogers' epic tunes for Raf Cecco's games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dMnQ-vRKsg The Dave Rogers' Marauder title theme maybe suits better on a sword and sorcery kind of game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bHC5PmCztY The amazing Marauder tense in-game tune by Dave Rogers' on th...
by Audionautas
Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:45 pm
Forum: ZXDB Fixes
Topic: Re: Cover Artists 2
Replies: 337
Views: 48297

Re: Cover Artists 2

Hi

Acccording to X (Twitter) Original Videogame Art account, Steve Crisp was the cover artist for Crack Down. Just added through the Preservation Tools.


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Regards!
by Audionautas
Mon Dec 11, 2023 10:27 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Turner): discussion
Replies: 6
Views: 294

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Turner): discussion

Matt_B wrote: Mon Dec 11, 2023 6:20 pm I'm pretty sure his only contributions to Uridium and Plus was the music too.
Yes, exactly, he only did the music on both games.
by Audionautas
Sat Nov 18, 2023 8:28 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: ZX Spectrum focused YouTube channels
Replies: 15
Views: 750

Re: ZX Spectrum focused YouTube channels

Hi El Spectrumero Javi Ortiz is by far the best ZX Spectrum focused YouTube Channel in Spanish with around 8.000 subscribers so far. After chronicling the main game genres, authors, companies during his early years, now Javi Ortiz is mainly devoted to the ZX Spectrum homebrew community, so he premie...
by Audionautas
Sat Oct 21, 2023 11:03 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: 3 new SaNchez Crew games in the works
Replies: 5
Views: 223

3 new SaNchez Crew games in the works

The SINClair video includes English subs.

by Audionautas
Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:11 am
Forum: ZXDB Fixes
Topic: Re: Cover Artists 2
Replies: 337
Views: 48297

Re: Cover Artists 2

I thought it read David Mann too but dismissed it as he used to do paintings for EasyRider and didn't think his work would appear on Sinclair stuff :lol: :lol: Yeah, it's odd, but we have to think that most of those U.S. Gold games coming from the USA software companies (Access, Datasoft, Synsoft, ...
by Audionautas
Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:36 pm
Forum: ZXDB Fixes
Topic: Re: Cover Artists 2
Replies: 337
Views: 48297

Re: Cover Artists 2

Oh, yep! I think it's him! About Black Magic, so far I can't see any signature and the Illustration is really not that similar to Saracen, so, it is an unknown for now. About Clement, the manual illustrations look like Apple II 1 bit graphics, but I'm not sure we can credit him for the ZX Spectrum ...
by Audionautas
Sat Oct 14, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: ZXDB Fixes
Topic: Re: Cover Artists 2
Replies: 337
Views: 48297

Re: Cover Artists 2

Hi! I'm reviewing cover artists again, and found this case. The manual says: Documentation illustrated by Thomas J. Clement. But I'm not sure if it is related also to the cover. I was looking at the manual for Saracen (https://archive.org/details/SaracenDatasoft/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater), that...
by Audionautas
Mon Jul 17, 2023 1:43 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Licenses vs originals during the ZX Spectrum's commercial era
Replies: 14
Views: 541

Re: Licenses vs originals during the ZX Spectrum's commercial era

If you look at Exolon and Zynaps' chart performance over the summer of 1987 and compare it with the licensed releases out at the same time, Hewson's games were actually far more successful, outperforming Slap Fight, Tank, Athena, The Living Daylights and MetroCross. The same is true in March 1988 w...
by Audionautas
Sun Jul 16, 2023 1:04 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Licenses vs originals during the ZX Spectrum's commercial era
Replies: 14
Views: 541

Re: Licenses vs originals during the ZX Spectrum's commercial era

As you illustrate, it was getting commercially much more risky to be a full price label only dealing in original output. The budget side of things absolutely thrived, much of it without licenses. I think what worked out well there was coming up with a 'quasi-license' for a few things - a familiar n...
by Audionautas
Fri Jul 14, 2023 7:50 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Licenses vs originals during the ZX Spectrum's commercial era
Replies: 14
Views: 541

Re: Licenses vs originals during the ZX Spectrum's commercial era

Hi IMHO licenses and the budget games market killed full price original games. That's the reason why in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990... a lot of independent software houses creating original titles gave up the 8bit and/or the microcomputer game market: Ultimate, Gargoyle, Odin, Mikro-Gen, Vortex, Durell, ...
by Audionautas
Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:52 am
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Coming Soon: El Bigotudo
Replies: 4
Views: 251

Coming Soon: El Bigotudo

Hi

New ZX Spectrum 128K platform/adventure game in development by the Russian team consisting by Romancha and Jerri called El Bigotudo (in Spanish) that would translate as "The Mustachioed" in English.

by Audionautas
Sun Jun 11, 2023 6:56 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Yandex Regro Games Battle v3
Replies: 5
Views: 187

Re: Yandex Regro Games Battle v3

Some games seemed a bit rushed with few bugs so let's hope we will see their polished versions soon. Hi This is what Natasha Zotova commented on Jagged Gaming, a Spectrum Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@ZXJaggedGaming), on Seraphima's definitive version (Googlish translation). " (......
by Audionautas
Sun May 28, 2023 10:30 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by Zosya Entertainment: discussion
Replies: 7
Views: 121

Re: The best Speccy game by Zosya Entertainment: discussion

Cheers, I'll have this in the list then! Also, I know that Metal Man Reloaded/Remixed had been included on the Oleg Origin poll, but Zosya have also released Metal Man Remixed (considered by them as the definitive edition of the game) on physical format, including Matthew Cranston Battles Remixed. ...
by Audionautas
Sun May 28, 2023 9:51 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by Zosya Entertainment: discussion
Replies: 7
Views: 121

Re: The best Speccy game by Zosya Entertainment: discussion

Hi Pete Well, Drift! 2K22 is missing from the ZXDB as a standalone entry, but this is not exactly a game on its own, it's more like a revision from the 2019 game Drift! removing the intro and other things and adding one new car, a new loading screen and three new tracks, basically. https://www.zosya...
by Audionautas
Fri May 19, 2023 11:01 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Z80 Attack
Replies: 3
Views: 264

Re: Z80 Attack

How was this recovered? Hi Dave According to my friend Javi Ortiz, Alberto recovered the game himself from his old cassette tapes recently. While Javi was visiting him, Alberto showed him Z80 Attack and Javi encourage him to release it as soon as possible. Since Alberto hasn't got his own itch.io w...
by Audionautas
Fri May 19, 2023 9:00 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Z80 Attack
Replies: 3
Views: 264

Z80 Attack

Hi everyone! Z80 Attack, game created by Joe McAlby [Alberto José González Pedraza], one of the founding members of New Frontier (later Bit Managers) around 1987/1988. All this when he was about 15 or 16 years old with the well-known CRL 3D Gamemaker. A new MIA rescued from oblivion, where the autho...
by Audionautas
Sun May 07, 2023 10:23 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Speccy Soccer
Replies: 34
Views: 1613

Re: Speccy Soccer

This looks like it could be awesome, but playing it through a spectrum next (N-Go) I get horrible player judder (motion sickness) when running with the ball. Is this how it should be, or a timing issue with running it through a Next (N-Go)? I recall that Voxeltower commented on the video above that...
by Audionautas
Sun May 07, 2023 8:55 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Speccy Soccer
Replies: 34
Views: 1613

Re: Speccy Soccer

by Audionautas
Sun Apr 02, 2023 10:06 am
Forum: ZXDB Fixes
Topic: Re: Cover Artists 2
Replies: 337
Views: 48297

Re: Cover Artists 2

Hi KORONIS RIFT. Cover artist. TERRY HOFF according to signature on cover and several sources. https://colorcomputerarchive.com/repo/Documents/Manuals/Games/Koronis%20Rift%20Box%20(Tandy).pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koronis_Rift https://www.mobygames.com/game/9551/koronis-rift/credits/c64 http...
by Audionautas
Tue Mar 28, 2023 1:09 pm
Forum: ZXDB Fixes
Topic: Re: Cover Artists 2
Replies: 337
Views: 48297

Re: Cover Artists 2

Hi I've credited the cover artists below through The Preservation Tools. * ALIEN SYNDROME. Cover art from the Spanish Dro Soft release: CIRUELO CABRAL. https://comics.ha.com/itm/video-games/ciruelo-cabral-alien-syndrome-computer-game-original-box-art-ace-1988-/a/7348-28504.s * SIDEWIZE. Cover artist...
by Audionautas
Sun Mar 19, 2023 3:34 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: ZXDB Update - 16 March 2023
Replies: 13
Views: 363

Re: ZXDB Update - 16 March 2023

PeterJ wrote: Sun Mar 19, 2023 3:11 pm Hi @Audionautas,

The 2022 release of Mabus Mania Deluxe Edition is listed as an additional release of the original title.

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Oh! It completely passed me by.

Thank you @PeterJ !