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- Mon May 20, 2024 5:56 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Why didn't the Spectrum have many Roguelikes?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 435
Re: Why didn't the Spectrum have many Roguelikes?
Re: getting stuck in Rogue with no way to reach the stairs, does it not have searching for secret passages in that game? (NetHack does which is the game I am familiar with). In which case the exit is probably behind a secret door? Otherwise it's a bug of course. I played Nethack before Rogue, so I ...
- Mon May 20, 2024 5:07 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Why didn't the Spectrum have many Roguelikes?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 435
Re: Why didn't the Spectrum have many Roguelikes?
To be honest, the real reason why we don't have many Roguelikes, is that we already have a lot of great Adventures and Dungeon Crawlers before a low quality game like Rogue came along. Rogue which was released on the Spectrum in 1988(!), is just another dungeon crawler, or adventures that we already...
- Mon May 20, 2024 12:56 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: The best unplayable demo on a YS/Crash/SU covertape: vote
- Replies: 9
- Views: 212
Re: The best unplayable demo on a YS/Crash/SU covertape: vote
It wasn't very bad to find a top 3, but it's still stretching... 1) Barbarian 2... Because despite it being a rolling demo, I remember back in the day I found it was easy to hack the demo and made it playable. Unfortunately I was still not good at the game after I could play it. So therefore I'd vot...
- Sun May 19, 2024 7:18 pm
- Forum: Design/Ideas
- Topic: Context-sensitive buttons in ZX Spectrum game...?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 240
Re: Context-sensitive buttons in ZX Spectrum game...?
Well, of course my game Heart Stealer had also an one key version . Although this was so long ago, I can't remember what kind of things it does. Probably different kind of jumps. But yeah, as the Spectrum Joystick only has one button, almost every single game has context sensitive buttons. Basically...
- Fri May 17, 2024 2:49 pm
- Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
- Topic: Learning C games dev for the ZXN
- Replies: 29
- Views: 473
Re: Learning C games dev for the ZXN
Have you uploaded the code to your DEFB image converter tool anywhere? Hopefully its written in C and not z80 so that I might have a chance of understanding how it works. It's not written in C, because I used languages that can easily access pixels from images. C is not very useful there. To be hon...
- Fri May 17, 2024 9:54 am
- Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
- Topic: Learning C games dev for the ZXN
- Replies: 29
- Views: 473
Re: Learning C games dev for the ZXN
My guess is that I will need to turn the images into C header file data but I dunno what tool might be best for doing that? Maybe there's a better way? I usually write my own tool converting image data into DEFB. But I understand there is also an assembly directive called INCBIN "filename.dat&...
- Thu May 16, 2024 12:32 pm
- Forum: Design/Ideas
- Topic: Suggestion :Developers please try to also create Appimages for linux
- Replies: 35
- Views: 770
- Thu May 16, 2024 9:22 am
- Forum: Design/Ideas
- Topic: Suggestion :Developers please try to also create Appimages for linux
- Replies: 35
- Views: 770
Re: Suggestion :Developers please try to also create Appimages for linux
So what you're saying is that win32 isn't the magical solution for everything. We didn't say that. There will always be something that might not be working. It's like emulators (wine isn't an emulator), just because there is an emulator it doesn't mean it can handle everything. I also have some win3...
- Wed May 15, 2024 9:52 am
- Forum: Design/Ideas
- Topic: Suggestion :Developers please try to also create Appimages for linux
- Replies: 35
- Views: 770
Re: Suggestion :Developers please try to also create Appimages for linux
I also use Linux, and I have found I don't like building stuff. But that's mostly because I don't use a regular distribution and sometimes half of the things they require are just not available. For example, I never managed to compile Zesareux (or whatever it was called) so I ended up with Fuse. Whi...
- Mon May 13, 2024 11:47 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: The best YS/SU/Crash covertape item of a certain type
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1984
Re: The best YS/SU/Crash covertape item of a certain type
I'm not going through all the tapes again, but pretty sure "Street Cred Football" had a rolling demo too.
- Mon May 13, 2024 8:46 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: The best reader-submitted game on a YS/Crash/SU covertape: vote
- Replies: 22
- Views: 507
Re: The best reader-submitted game on a YS/Crash/SU covertape: vote
Again, if people don't pick this up on the dedicated discussion thread then it leads to these situations where polls go live with mistakes in them. I'm gonna have to declare any vote for Head The Ball null and void and wonder about rerunning the exclusive game poll... or not. Well, we've had simila...
- Mon May 13, 2024 1:45 am
- Forum: Emulators
- Topic: Questions about gamedev in an emulator...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 393
Re: Questions about gamedev in an emulator...
So, do I use *.z80 for snapshots instead? I haven't do that much testing with z80 files, because I still prefer the simple format of sna files. And perhaps for gamedev purposes, sna files could just be fine too. If you have to generate a file yourself, then sna is easier. If you let an emulator to ...
- Mon May 13, 2024 1:04 am
- Forum: Emulators
- Topic: Questions about gamedev in an emulator...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 393
Re: Questions about gamedev in an emulator...
sna files are from a very old design, and I would not suggest people to use them if possible in 2024. (Unless you have no other choice, like I sometimes have to, in some of my own projects.)
But at least it's a simple looking* format.
But at least it's a simple looking* format.
- Sun May 12, 2024 10:53 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: The best reader-submitted game on a YS/Crash/SU covertape: vote
- Replies: 22
- Views: 507
Re: The best reader-submitted game on a YS/Crash/SU covertape: vote
Too many great games to choose, so here's just a random top 3. 1. Riptoff . This is just such a brilliant game. Go play it if you've never played it before, now. 2. Peking . This is a simple puzzle game but I still played it lots. Great presentation, somehow. It's really hard to do a good game using...
- Sun May 12, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: The best Speccy game by Dinamic Software: vote
- Replies: 35
- Views: 655
Re: The best Speccy game by Dinamic Software: vote
Are there any good games by Dinamic???
Just kidding. I do love Dustin.
I might make a Top 3 later but I'm not too sure which ones are in there yet.
Just kidding. I do love Dustin.
I might make a Top 3 later but I'm not too sure which ones are in there yet.
- Sat May 11, 2024 2:23 pm
- Forum: Website
- Topic: Issues changing email address on other site (WoS)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 673
Re: Issues changing email address on other site (WoS)
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I have a simple white avatar in there.
I have never really figured out a good avatar for it that represents me. Perhaps one day.
I have never really figured out a good avatar for it that represents me. Perhaps one day.
- Sat May 11, 2024 12:43 am
- Forum: Emulators
- Topic: What is the best emulator to run on Puppy Linux and similar distros?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 168
Re: What is the best emulator to run on Puppy Linux and similar distros?
I used to run fuse on puppy, so I don't really see a problem with spectrum emulation at all.
Of course puppy is usually used on slower computers, but if you know how to use it then it's not a problem.
Nowadays I'd prefer running on a newer computer and a more powerful distribution though.
Of course puppy is usually used on slower computers, but if you know how to use it then it's not a problem.
Nowadays I'd prefer running on a newer computer and a more powerful distribution though.
- Sat May 11, 2024 12:38 am
- Forum: Other Retro Stuff
- Topic: Guardian article on the best video games magazines
- Replies: 16
- Views: 334
Re: Guardian article on the best video games magazines
For me, because my exposure to them were mainly the later period. YS stood out because of the writing. The irrelevance of it. The covertapes were usually okay. SU was fine. They had a lot of programming related articles (that I would still recommend from time to time), and probably the best cover ta...
- Fri May 10, 2024 12:22 pm
- Forum: Design/Ideas
- Topic: Honestly, this is more of an idea to myself, but what if IWBTG was on the Speccy?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 503
Re: Honestly, this is more of an idea to myself, but what if IWBTG was on the Speccy?
I think, if I remember correctly, it's like most spectrum platformers, but easier. Probably that's why we don't have much use for these.
But there might be people who wants to play them on an 8 bit computer, though.
- Wed May 08, 2024 12:53 am
- Forum: Website
- Topic: Issues changing email address on other site (WoS)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 673
Re: Issues changing email address on other site (WoS)
I'm happy to add other users that are unable to log in to the WoS forums to my topic on WoS forums. Please quote your WoS forum user name. And it helps if you PM / DM your old and new email addresses in case Lee or another WoSf admin asks for them. Mark Sorry if my poor English doesn't completely u...
- Tue May 07, 2024 4:12 pm
- Forum: Website
- Topic: Issues changing email address on other site (WoS)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 673
Re: Issues changing email address on other site (WoS)
If someone could help me to get my account back on the other site, it would be nice too.
The off-topic section there is really nice.
EDIT1: (Note that my old email is unavailable now, so my new address is the same mail address as the one I'm using on here.)
The off-topic section there is really nice.
EDIT1: (Note that my old email is unavailable now, so my new address is the same mail address as the one I'm using on here.)
- Tue May 07, 2024 3:03 pm
- Forum: Website
- Topic: Issues changing email address on other site (WoS)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 673
Re: Issues changing email address on other site (WoS)
Yeah, their mail address thing has been broken for as far as i can remember.
This is why I came here, as I lost my old email, and changing it on some other site doesn't work.
I'm not holding my breath for that being fixed any more.
This is why I came here, as I lost my old email, and changing it on some other site doesn't work.
I'm not holding my breath for that being fixed any more.
- Tue May 07, 2024 3:00 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Bank switching issue
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1508
Re: Bank switching issue
It's only complicated because of your setup.
If you put your stack and interrupt related stuff in bank 2, then you can skip half of the steps.
But it's really not a big deal if you keep your stuff in bank 0.
If you put your stack and interrupt related stuff in bank 2, then you can skip half of the steps.
But it's really not a big deal if you keep your stuff in bank 0.
- Tue May 07, 2024 2:59 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: The best YS/SU/Crash covertape item of a certain type
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1984
Re: The best YS/SU/Crash covertape item of a certain type
I also wonder if anything from the Shaws, or the Shaw Brothers should be here either.
Especially as we just had the Iron Soldier thing in the other poll already.
Especially as we just had the Iron Soldier thing in the other poll already.
- Mon May 06, 2024 11:56 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: The best exclusive game from a recognised brand on a YS/Crash/SU covertape: vote
- Replies: 26
- Views: 522
Re: The best exclusive game from a recognised brand on a YS/Crash/SU covertape: vote
I'm going to base this one based on how much I've played back in the day instead of how good it was. :) 1. Hyper Active. Given that, importantly, this being one of the first cover tapes I got (Batty wasn't released outside UK until much, much later), it was a good, simple game with lots of demo effe...