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by zxbruno
Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:19 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Good fire animations
Replies: 18
Views: 5654

Re: Good fire animations

Don't have time to confirm if they're good or not, but these games have fire animations:

Underworlde
Dizzy
Death Stalker
Fairlight
Sir Fred
by zxbruno
Fri Jun 15, 2018 3:32 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Good fire animations
Replies: 18
Views: 5654

Re: Good fire animations

It's been a while so the following may be incorrect:

-Phantomas?
-Myth?
-Abu Simbel Profanation?

I know there are dozens of them, but none come to mind. This reminds me of when I asked (years ago) which games had good castle-like graphics. :mrgreen:
by zxbruno
Wed Jun 13, 2018 5:09 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Speccy games with demo mode
Replies: 10
Views: 2779

Re: Speccy games with demo mode

Don't know if what I'm doing is a bad thing, but this came to mind:

https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/50632

And that's how you know you spend too much time on Spectrum forums.
by zxbruno
Mon Jun 11, 2018 12:11 am
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: Saboteur 3 by Clive Townsend
Replies: 3
Views: 1507

Re: Saboteur 3 by Clive Townsend

Looks really good.
by zxbruno
Wed Jun 06, 2018 4:48 am
Forum: Preservation
Topic: uMIA : some utilities 1
Replies: 1
Views: 813

Re: uMIA : some utilities 1

Interesting. A few years ago I read that Dom Morris wrote software so PlusD owners could work with MS-Dos-formatted disks, but it was not freeware. I wonder if this does the same thing.
by zxbruno
Fri Jun 01, 2018 6:20 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Was this a common sound effect in 1983?
Replies: 12
Views: 1910

Re: Was this a common sound effect in 1983?

Thank you. Cds Pool was one of the first Spectrum games I played, and the noise and music are stuck in my head. :D
by zxbruno
Fri Jun 01, 2018 5:24 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Shed clear out - with computers...
Replies: 4
Views: 1447

Re: Shed clear out - with computers...

It's interesting and sad at the same time.
by zxbruno
Fri Jun 01, 2018 3:49 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Was this a common sound effect in 1983?
Replies: 12
Views: 1910

Was this a common sound effect in 1983?

Cds Pool and Bonkers, both released in 1983 by different companies, use the same sound effect. Cds Pool @ 0:36 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ3MOkxa-UQ Bonkers @ 26:23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxBNJ_pLXu8 I posted this same topic on WOS and got only one reply saying it was probably a commo...
by zxbruno
Sat May 12, 2018 6:09 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: The Sedge Warbler - The official mascot of the Spectrum
Replies: 42
Views: 7316

Re: The Sedge Warbler - The official mascot of the Spectrum

If I ever open a pub here in the U.S. I'll know what to call it!
by zxbruno
Sun Apr 29, 2018 6:23 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Put Here Graphics That Have Nowhere Else To Go
Replies: 85
Views: 20048

Re: Put Here Graphics That Have Nowhere Else To Go

The first sprite on this topic reminded me of the jetpack+bazooka+elvis scene from a certain movie :)

The toilet.scr sprite reminds me of one or more scientists seen in cartoons in the past few years. Professor Farnsworth? :-p
by zxbruno
Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:42 am
Forum: Music
Topic: #BeepolaFriday
Replies: 55
Views: 49673

Re: #BeepolaFriday

Good work! I usually favour AY music over the beeper (don't let Mr. BEEP read this), but this was pleasant to the ears.

My memory isn't what it used to be. My 4116 chips made me think of Terra Cresta, not Xecutor when the beat started.
by zxbruno
Mon Apr 23, 2018 4:36 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Graphics from speccy.pl party 2018.1 event
Replies: 2
Views: 1501

Re: Graphics from speccy.pl party 2018.1 event

Really good/interesting screen$ there. Although I've always been a fan of digitised graphics, I favour "real" art in competitions like these. Most of them are interesting, clever, and overall just great pieces of Speccy art! Thank you for this.
by zxbruno
Mon Apr 09, 2018 6:17 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: New "ZX Spectrum Gamer" electonic magazine + new game "Aeon"
Replies: 4
Views: 2083

Re: New "ZX Spectrum Gamer" electonic magazine + new game "Aeon"

And the map:

https://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=Aeon

I haven't played it yet, but really like the graphics! Games like this one deserve to be noticed.