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by Lee P
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: DenOfGeek : The games that defined the Spectrum
Replies: 31
Views: 522

Re: DenOfGeek : The games that defined the Spectrum

PeteProdge wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:56 amIt's just that the commentary shows he wasn't an owner back in the day and has given these familiar titles a cursory playthrough.
I'd go further and speculate that the author got AI to "write" most of it. The whole thing just seems like a lot of hot air to me.
by Lee P
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:25 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Manic Miner finishers
Replies: 198
Views: 7343

Re: Manic Miner finishers

Finally in the 1724 club! Only took me about 100 attempts.
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by Lee P
Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:15 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Crow): vote
Replies: 25
Views: 433

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Crow): vote

ketmar wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:00 am it is so sad to see poor snake having no votes at all… i'll prolly change mine now.
It's a good game! I find it more fun than Wizard's Lair, which I couldn't get into at all.
by Lee P
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:15 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Manic Miner finishers
Replies: 198
Views: 7343

Re: Manic Miner finishers

Central Cavern 1724 Cold Store 3686 Menagerie 5581 Uranium Workings 7415 Eugene 8970 Closest I can get on Central Cavern is 1712, I haven't yet mastered the timing when going behind the yellow baddie on the way to the exit. But I have done Cold Room in 1972, so you might be able to shave off a bit ...
by Lee P
Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:15 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Crow): vote
Replies: 25
Views: 433

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Crow): vote

1. Starquake
2. Firelord
3. Factory Breakout
by Lee P
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:41 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Out of context Spectrum games
Replies: 334
Views: 47748

Re: Out of context Spectrum games

This keeps coming up as a promoted ad on Facebook. Wonder if they've got it in red and cyan?

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by Lee P
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:01 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Crow): discussion
Replies: 9
Views: 285

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Crow): discussion

I have a feeling he wrote the actual loader for Uridium as well as designing the screen. Same loader as Firelord (but not used on any other games) and it custom loads all 48K in one block, as do both of his Bubble Bus games. We have Hewson Slowload, so perhaps that's Hewson Crowload. Never got into ...
by Lee P
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:16 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 650

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

H - Benny Hill's Madcap Chase.
by Lee P
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:26 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 650

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

J - Juggernaut
by Lee P
Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:23 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: ZX-Blue Plaques?
Replies: 66
Views: 10027

Re: ZX-Blue Plaques?

By the way, on the subject of postcode changes - these sometimes change for an address. You can have a postcode for years, and then suddenly, the Royal Mail will change it to something else. It's quite rare though, they do everything they can to avoid it. Source? Ah, being a data entry clerk for ma...
by Lee P
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: ZX-Blue Plaques?
Replies: 66
Views: 10027

Re: ZX-Blue Plaques?

Nice idea Dave, but that would involve moving 100 miles back up north to Kempston. (I'm in Kent, most of you are up north from where I'm sitting) I know this is of no interest to anyone except me and maybe PeteProdge , but I've been digging around some more about Kempston Micro Electronics. The very...
by Lee P
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:03 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: ZX-Blue Plaques?
Replies: 66
Views: 10027

Re: ZX-Blue Plaques?

It's the door just to the left of this kebab shop. Perfect spot for a blue plaque. :) https://i.postimg.cc/dZVZNTsf/A0-D33857-62-E0-4-AE9-B206-D8-A8-CD598435.jpg I didn't know that was their original address (I know the area very well as it's my hometown - can confirm there is, and was, bog all to ...
by Lee P
Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: Manic Mission
Replies: 2
Views: 217

Re: Manic Mission

Very nice, even if I don't have a clue what I'm doing in the Impossible Mission parts.

I've noticed if you go into the menu there's options for a Speccy colour palette system and sprite rendering. I thought the colours looked a bit washed out until then.
by Lee P
Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:30 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Big Head
Replies: 8
Views: 439

Re: Big Head

Finally completed it (saving between each level, I'm not that good!)

At first the collision detection annoyed me, but I got used to it after a while. Just don't go near anything ever and you'll be fine.
by Lee P
Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Big Head
Replies: 8
Views: 439

Re: Big Head

This is great fun! Although I can't get off level 6, argh
by Lee P
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:07 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: In game beeper music
Replies: 43
Views: 1661

Re: In game beeper music

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the platform game, not the minigames on the other side) features a beepy rendition of the William Tell Overture.

PROCESSED
DH 06/03/2024
by Lee P
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:02 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by Infogrames: vote
Replies: 15
Views: 423

Re: The best Speccy game by Infogrames: vote

Only ever played The Light Corridor so can't really give an opinion on the others.

Did you know (adopts nerdy Colin Robinson voice) The Light Corridor contains a tiny sample of Alphabet Street by Prince?
by Lee P
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Game of the day...
Replies: 572
Views: 94942

Re: Game of the day...

Ah, I keep forgetting I need to extract the zip to get both sides of a tap/tzx, because Spectaculator (android version) just reads the first file in the zip :roll: So I didn't need the z80 after all.
by Lee P
Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Game of the day...
Replies: 572
Views: 94942

Re: Game of the day...

My first difficulty was getting the z80 to download! Not sure why it didn't work, grabbed it off old skool WoS and then wished I hadn't bothered. I finally got off screen 1 after 23 deaths, so that's an improvement on Abu Simbel, but won't be rushing back to that in a hurry. (The minigames are prett...
by Lee P
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:42 am
Forum: ZXDB Fixes
Topic: Additional credit for Flying Shark
Replies: 12
Views: 599

Re: Additional credit for Flying Shark

Stefan wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:33 pm Hearing that tune again... why did Steve not sue Culture Beat for ripping off his bass line in Mr Vain six years later?
Or Snap's Rhythm Is A Dancer, five years later? I'm sure we'd be able to find some old Eurodance tune from before 1987 that uses that bassline, it's pretty common.
by Lee P
Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:21 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Branding in games
Replies: 20
Views: 504

Re: Branding in games

The Dinamic/Mastertronic game Video Olimpic/Video Olympic has a Coke logo on the loading screen, and fake ads for "Noescafé", "Adidis", "Kode" (Kodak) and "Cocaina"!
by Lee P
Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:20 am
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: WOOT 2023 released!
Replies: 88
Views: 5466

Re: WOOT 2023 released!

It's the first of March, so I've finally bothered to download this, because like a dog, a WOOT is for life, not just for Christmas.

Just got 34 on One Key Tapeworm, do I win a prize?
by Lee P
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:02 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Manic Miner finishers
Replies: 198
Views: 7343

Re: Manic Miner finishers

Just had a quick go on an emulator. Got to Mutant Telephones without losing a life, then died once there, once on Return of the Kong Beast (fell towards the teleport too early and hit the yellow barrel - schoolboy error!), and a stupid one on Ore Refinery, but then cleared the Skylab Landing Bay wit...
by Lee P
Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: Introducing retro gaming to my lad
Replies: 8
Views: 228

Re: Introducing retro gaming to my lad

I've got one of those but it was less than £3 off AliExpress, I wouldn't have paid £15 though. Edit: this one , either 84p or £2.25 including shipping, I can't work out their pricing, depends if you're a new customer I suppose. The buttons are a bit janky but it stopped me spending a couple of quid ...
by Lee P
Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:40 pm
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: Introducing retro gaming to my lad
Replies: 8
Views: 228

Re: Introducing retro gaming to my lad

I've got one of those but it was less than £3 off AliExpress, I wouldn't have paid £15 though.