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by zxbruno
Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:12 am
Forum: Emulators
Topic: New multi platform emulator - Speculator
Replies: 12
Views: 790

Re: New multi platform emulator - Speculator

"Just the name is unfortunate, easy to confuse with Spectaculator." I did a search here to check it hadn't already been discussed here, and found about 4 or 5 hits where people had mis-typed Spectaculator, plus a couple referring to the Spectrum game Speculator I could swear there used to...
by zxbruno
Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:53 am
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Fake history
Replies: 16
Views: 711

Re: Fake history

Interesting topic. I wanted to touch this subject before but decided against it, thinking it would make some people feel personally attacked. I think of this anytime someone says they're releasing something they made back in the day but it was lost. Or maybe they say they created the game not planni...
by zxbruno
Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:21 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Vintage Computer Festival in California
Replies: 7
Views: 284

Re: Vintage Computer Festival in California

Someone on FB said The Birds and The Bees. I don’t know why I typed Kokotoni Wilf. :D
by zxbruno
Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:07 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Vintage Computer Festival in California
Replies: 7
Views: 284

Vintage Computer Festival in California

Went to Southern California’s Vintage Computer festival last Sunday. I was hoping to see a few TS2068s but there were none. I saw a ZX81 with ZX-Pand interface, a Harlequin, a ZX80, and the Sinclair MK14 up and running with display and tape interface. Amiga, C64, Macintosh, old PCs with Sound Blaste...
by zxbruno
Mon Feb 05, 2024 5:01 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: In game beeper music
Replies: 43
Views: 1658

Re: In game beeper music

I forgot the name of the game and the author, but it was 100% Sinclair Basic and had in-game music. :) Might have been one of those I-can’t-believe-it’s-not-machine-code games we’ve seen in the past few years.
by zxbruno
Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Showcasing my graphics
Replies: 427
Views: 34808

Re: Showcasing my graphics

This one reminded me of Sofia Escobar, Portuguese actress and singer.
by zxbruno
Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:49 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Tall tales about the spectrum
Replies: 39
Views: 1920

Re: Tall tales about the spectrum

People used to say you could kill a Spectrum with a certain command, entered in Sinclair Basic. I don't remember if it was a POKE or a USR thing.
by zxbruno
Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Which games use teleporting ?
Replies: 103
Views: 3179

Re: Which games use teleporting ?

I didn't read every single page but used the forum search feature and it seems this one hasn't been mentioned in this thread: Profanation
✓ Reviewed
by zxbruno
Mon Nov 27, 2023 5:42 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Showcasing my graphics
Replies: 427
Views: 34808

Re: Showcasing my graphics

These look great!!

Any Spongebob or Rugrats? :mrgreen:
by zxbruno
Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:11 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Dopamine hits - moments in Spectrum gaming that give you immense satisfaction
Replies: 36
Views: 1314

Re: Dopamine hits - moments in Spectrum gaming that give you immense satisfaction

-Using multiple rockets in Laser Squad
-Using Turbo in Chase H.Q.
by zxbruno
Fri Aug 25, 2023 5:00 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Habits you have because of anything Spectrum
Replies: 49
Views: 1706

Re: Habits you have because of anything Spectrum

Sometimes I make beep noises when walking, like for example the main character in Knight Lore.
by zxbruno
Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:07 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Habits you have because of anything Spectrum
Replies: 49
Views: 1706

Re: Habits you have because of anything Spectrum

Certain numbers are stuck in my mind forever and I use them in various things. Numbers such as 16384, 23613, 23658, 6912, etc.
by zxbruno
Fri May 12, 2023 4:43 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: ZOSYA - Best game graphics ever?
Replies: 25
Views: 1040

Re: ZOSYA - Best game graphics ever?

I always look forward to their next game. Not a puzzle, not AGD, great graphics, presentation, story and production. I wish they were around in the late 80s and early 90s. They would've pushed the other developers to do better.
by zxbruno
Sun May 07, 2023 7:48 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Barbarian mod with new graphics
Replies: 12
Views: 560

Re: Barbarian mod with new graphics

I tried the fast speed Barbarian mod a couple days ago and all I could think of was "Since this was possible back in the day, we could've had a fast Barbarian and more frames in the animation as well"
by zxbruno
Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:19 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Commercial Games written in BASIC? Yes, lots!
Replies: 27
Views: 802

Re: Commercial Games written in BASIC? Yes, lots!

Related to this topic, but I'm tired and can't think of specific game names nor authors: -Someone has been making BASIC "micro" versions of known games. I think the most recent ones were inspired by Fred and Abu Simbel Profanation -A couple games were released in the past year, or maybe tw...
by zxbruno
Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:14 am
Forum: Music
Topic: Is there a list of games containing sound samples?
Replies: 77
Views: 2150

Re: Is there a list of games containing sound samples?

Speaking of AY samples, someone in this forum posted something a while ago related to Gasman's WAV2AY utility.
by zxbruno
Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:58 am
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Recognise the type-in?
Replies: 14
Views: 633

Re: Recognise the type-in?

I thought this topic would be about people who submitted software as their own when it was actually made by someone else. Now I'm curious if such topic was ever covered. I remember we covered the topic of art that was borrowed from somewhere else, but I'm almost certain there were people who submitt...
by zxbruno
Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Most bizarre theme for a Speccy game?
Replies: 36
Views: 861

Re: Most bizarre theme for a Speccy game?

I don’t remember the name of the games, only that they seemed odd at the time:

-Game where you pickup babies
-Game where you eliminate(?) babies
-Game where you use a toothbrush to prevent cavities, with mixed results
-Game where you control a giant hand and grab bugs
by zxbruno
Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:48 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Are there any easy Spanish games?
Replies: 19
Views: 590

Re: Are there any easy Spanish games?

Do magazine type-ins count? There were many games that were in BASIC but also many that were in machine code. Some of the games that appeared in Microhobby were the type (no pun intended) where you just explore.
by zxbruno
Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:36 am
Forum: Design/Ideas
Topic: Youthful pie-in-the-sky: a Ghostbusters game
Replies: 6
Views: 541

Re: Youthful pie-in-the-sky: a Ghostbusters game

All of a sudden I felt that excitement from back in the day, when good game graphics appeared in magazines and I hoped I'd have those games one day.
by zxbruno
Fri Mar 10, 2023 2:39 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Did you have your own TV/monitor when you got your Speccy?
Replies: 76
Views: 1086

Re: Did you have your own TV/monitor when you got your Speccy?

Answered yes. I only got my +2 around 1988 (yes, I know), but my parents bought me a Neptun 156 monitor, extremely popular in Portugal. The green monochrome didn't bother me, because it had a very sharp/clear image, compared with the TVs of the time. The only problem was that there were two colours ...
by zxbruno
Thu Feb 16, 2023 5:08 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: ZX Spectrum network in schools or education
Replies: 41
Views: 859

Re: ZX Spectrum network in schools or education

The computer room in my high school had some Timex computers with the FDD3000 3" disk drives and monochrome monitors, but most computers in the room were IBM PCs with some basic image editor, word processor and something about turtles and LOGO. I obviously spent more time with the Timex compute...
by zxbruno
Wed Jan 04, 2023 3:22 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Landscape artwork and other stuff
Replies: 106
Views: 5340

Re: Landscape artwork and other stuff

If we had Spectrum point and click games such as Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis, helpcomputer0's art would make them an instant hit.
by zxbruno
Tue Dec 27, 2022 6:38 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Landscape artwork and other stuff
Replies: 106
Views: 5340

Re: Landscape artwork and other stuff

Thank you for this. Talented for sure.

The Spanish magazine Microhobby had a screen$ section that sometimes had beautiful landscapes, created by its readers. Your art unlocked those memories.