Spectrum Computing

1. Scuba Dive
2. Turbo Spirit
3. Thanatos

Nice!

I'm entering the three demos into ZXDB: 'Unlimited Bobs', 'Music Time' and 'Parallax Demo'.
I couldn't find the release date for 'Unlimited Bobs.'
Do you know anything about it?

Spectaculator, SpecEmu and ZX Spin; my top three favorite classic emulators, and the ones I still use the most on windows alongside Fuse on Linux.
Never had a virus alert issue with any of them.

More games with in-game beeper music for the list:

Chinese Juggler
Carpet Capers
Donkey Kong Jr.
Fizzy Wizzy
Cobra (Occasional short tunes)

Dynamite Dan games case is easier to justify, because they have many and recognizable melodies (I added them to the list). In Jack the Nipper II is more tricky, because it plays mostly some escale notes and sound effects, but it has some melodies when you pick up some objects or you complete some a...

Cómeme
Stop Ni-gel
Cavelon

Head Over Heels plays short melodies when you pick up various objects, though there's nothing plays continuously. It's really just an extension of the sound effects. A similar case is the game 'Jack the Nipper II: In Coconut Capers'. It reproduces different music jingles associated with specific ac...

Another one:
Sex Tetris (x-rated)
Music: Jacques Offenbach, "Orpheus in the Underworld" [Overture] (CAN-CAN Music)

It's complicated to only choose three from that list. Considering the amount of hours of fun they gave me ...

1- North & South
2- The Light Corridor
3- Renaud /Sidewalk

1 - Commando.
2 - Exterminator.
3 - Ghosts and Goblins.

toot_toot wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:13 am Is there an English hack of this on the Spectrum? I’d love to play it but never found the English version.

Yes, as already indicated, you have it available on this same website.
Despite being marked as beta, it can be played from start to finish without any issues.

Enjoy!

AndyC wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:30 pm An emulator that can set a breakpoint on bit D3 of I/O address 7FFDh could be used to confirm it. Whether it's "interesting" enough for anyone to spend time investigating is another question I guess.

Thank you for the info. I'll take a closer look at it. Personally, I'm interested.

Some nice detail around a handful of games that took advantage of the 128K - https://www.gamesradar.com/best-spectrum-128k-games/ Thank you! About The Abbey of The Crime I highly recommend this game to anyone who hasn't played it yet. There's an English version available for those who don't underst...

The hardware page flipping can be used to get better screen updates ... Is there any 128K game known to use this technique? It's quite common in the demoscene. I seem to recall that the game 'Navy Seals' was mentioned in an article in Microhobby magazine as using a double buffer with the page flipp...

I'm not an expert in hardware, but another advantage of the 128K models, in addition to the ones mentioned, is the ability to utilize the so-called 'Shadow Memory'; a memory bank pointing to $4000, which can be used for example, to create a double buffer and display smoother, higher-quality graphics...

1.- Daley Thompson's Decathlon, 1984, newly purchased ZX Spectrum 48K. The year of the L.A. Olympics For me, it means having many friends playing at my house, talking daily about the records we were achieving with our classmates. Competitiveness, laughter, occasional swearing and minor disagreements...

I voted for option 1. Personally, I am indifferent whether it's developed for 48k or 128k. Even games for Pentagon 2048 with TS and GS support are welcome if the case arises. I was a user of the 48K, to which I have a special affection, but if I hadn't upgraded to the 128K +2A model in my case, and ...

Is this a SAM emulator for DOS? Can anyone clarify? https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fjicf5b9oynx4u7uhhupx/Emulador-SAM.TZX?rlkey=pxvsah4ezzz47606ymbigbvvf&dl=0 I loaded the TZX file in SimCoupe, and this is what appears https://i.postimg.cc/68VjzbgD/1.png https://i.postimg.cc/t1XrctH7/2.png

1 - Fernando Martín Basket Master 2 - Camelot Warriors 3 - Abu Simbel Profanation As a basketball follower and player back then, 'Fernando Martín Basket Master' meant an even stronger love for my Spectrum. The memory of playing with friends for hours on end is priceless. Highly addictive. Also, the ...

I don't know any game that utilizes flash in a way I like. However, there are some clever designs for loading screens. A few examples: Kantxo Design https://zxart.ee/zxscreen/border:1/mode:mix/pal:srgb/type:standard/zoom:3/id:54236/ Al-Rado https://zxart.ee/zxscreen/border:0/mode:mix/pal:srgb/type:s...

But it will probably win anyway, for obvious reasons . Well, it looks like the game has not only nailed the parallax scrolling in the X-axis but also attempted to keep us scrolling on the Y-axis! It all depends on preferences. A true winner, whether it's for the gameplay or those, uh, extra features.

I was joking, playing on the Wisdom of Solomon cliche. We had 5 votes in the 4 group voting, and wanted to tighten it up a little for the final. 3 votes amongst 20 is a good balance, I think. As the votes aren't weighted, I wanted to be sure that we were only voting for options we really liked, and...

Are you saying you're not wise enough? Well, you know, wisdom does have its limits. I figured a bit of mathematical generosity could spice up the voting process. After all, why settle for a mere three choices when we can let the numbers dance a bit more Will your wisdom extend to grasping the nuanc...

I don't want to forget about more recent games, 'homebrew' included. There are some excellent soundtracks. Here are a few examples: COMPLICA DX by Yerzmyey. It's amazing! https://youtu.be/qjfv-Fq_0mM?si=pTJn0bJ2LvwoZvl6 Castlevania Spectral Interlude Title Theme by Vladimir Tugay https://youtu.be/4x...

Best ZX Spectrum OST ever ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39h5Ce4JuTw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvAFKhrgPsM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qdTuDiIWUI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV0jzeYtPw8 Great songs for AY by Ben Daglish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZx17aCn8wo https://www.youtub...