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- Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:21 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Crow): vote
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1143
Re: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Crow): vote
1. Starquake 2. Firelord 3. Wizard's Lair Starquake is just one of those classic 48K games from back in the day. Fast and incredibly smooth gameplay, colourful graphics and amazing sound. I played Wizard's Lair more than Firelord, but the latter gets a higher vote because of the more novel gameplay ...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:17 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Keith Burkhill): vote
- Replies: 29
- Views: 676
Re: Devfinitive Edition (Keith Burkhill): vote
1. Commando
2. Ghosts 'n' Goblins
3. Marauder
2. Ghosts 'n' Goblins
3. Marauder
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:02 am
- Forum: Emulators
- Topic: Snapshots in Fuse MacOS
- Replies: 8
- Views: 367
Re: Snapshots in Fuse MacOS
What format do you save the snapshots in? Some snapshot types also save particular hardware config settings. Out of the supported formats by Fuse (sna, z80, szx) the latter is the newest format, and I would expect that to work best. Otherwise try snapshots in z80 format. Rollback is not supported in...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:50 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Poke to hide "Program:, Bytes:" tape loading prompts
- Replies: 38
- Views: 984
Re: Poke to hide "Program:, Bytes:" tape loading prompts
If my memory serves correctly I used different values:
POKE 23739,82: POKE 23740,0
This ensured that the effect was gone after a CLS or RUN command.
POKE 23739,82: POKE 23740,0
This ensured that the effect was gone after a CLS or RUN command.
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:50 am
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: BASIC Programming workflow on MAC
- Replies: 9
- Views: 639
Re: BASIC Programming workflow on MAC
Are there any other text editors (preferably open source/free ones) that support BASIC syntax highlighting? I don’t know if Sublime Text is still available as a trial version, but I used that version for a long time. (Before I bought a proper license because now I’m using it on a daily basis.) The ...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: R-type question
- Replies: 54
- Views: 2106
Re: R-type question
R-Type is one of my all-time favourite schmups, and I’ve played many happy hours on the Spectrum version back in the day. I remember there was a demo version that came with C+VG (I think) that contained the first level only. It was great for practice before I got the full game. Just like others comm...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:12 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Best game music/sound
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1929
Re: Best game music/sound
I always liked the music in Stephen Crow’s games, with their sustained notes and “flanger”-like effect.
Not to forget that the in-game effects are some of the very best too. Those teleporters and gates in Starquake. Or the clink-clink sound in Firelord.
Wizard’s Lair
Starquake
Firelord
Not to forget that the in-game effects are some of the very best too. Those teleporters and gates in Starquake. Or the clink-clink sound in Firelord.
Wizard’s Lair
Starquake
Firelord
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:40 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Ian Morrison): vote
- Replies: 15
- Views: 879
Re: Devfinitive Edition (Ian Morrison): vote
1. Enduro Racer
2. Nightmare Rally
3. Beach Head
2. Nightmare Rally
3. Beach Head
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 12:07 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
- Replies: 124
- Views: 2500
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
21A – TAPPER
- Wed Dec 27, 2023 4:15 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
- Replies: 124
- Views: 2500
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
23A - CYBERNOID
18D - ROCKMAN
18D - ROCKMAN
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 10:34 am
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
- Replies: 124
- Views: 2500
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
4-2. Green Beret
4-7. Firefly
4-8. Mikie
4-7. Firefly
4-8. Mikie
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 12:26 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
- Replies: 124
- Views: 2500
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
R-Type Spot the Difference:
7. Missing little cyan star in the background
8. Missing fourth green bullet
7. Missing little cyan star in the background
8. Missing fourth green bullet
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:27 am
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
- Replies: 124
- Views: 2500
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
R-Type Spot the Difference:
4. Rotation difference in circular parts of the yellow arms
5. Missing yellow canon in bottom right
6. Cyan versus white bottom part of the ship
4. Rotation difference in circular parts of the yellow arms
5. Missing yellow canon in bottom right
6. Cyan versus white bottom part of the ship
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:19 am
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
- Replies: 124
- Views: 2500
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
R-Type Spot the Difference:
1. Difference in amount of lives left (4 versus 5)
2. Red versus green "hills" at the yellow arms
3. Difference in beam charge meter
1. Difference in amount of lives left (4 versus 5)
2. Red versus green "hills" at the yellow arms
3. Difference in beam charge meter
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 10:31 am
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
- Replies: 124
- Views: 2500
Re: Friday Quiz: Christmas MegaQuiz 2023
2-3 Lunar Jetman
2-5 Uridium
2-5 Uridium
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 11:02 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Turner): vote
- Replies: 14
- Views: 664
Re: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Turner): vote
1. Quazatron
2. Ranarama
3. Intensity
Absolutely love Quazatron. Completed it many times. Even though it's based on the principles of Paradroid the isometric platforming makes it unique again.
I had high hopes for its sequel -- Magnetron -- but was utterly let down by it.
2. Ranarama
3. Intensity
Absolutely love Quazatron. Completed it many times. Even though it's based on the principles of Paradroid the isometric platforming makes it unique again.
I had high hopes for its sequel -- Magnetron -- but was utterly let down by it.
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:58 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Thrust 2 loading
- Replies: 6
- Views: 324
Re: Thrust 2 loading
That's the infamous Firebird BleepLoad loading scheme there. It was used in many of Telecomsoft’s titles BITD. My copies of Starglider 128K, Magnetron, and Brainstorm used it. One of the most annoying loading schemes in my opinion. It made an already lengthy loading process even longer because of al...
- Thu Dec 14, 2023 2:31 pm
- Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
- Topic: UK units dispatched!!!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1499
Re: UK units dispatched!!!
Happy to hear. Hope you all in the UK get them very soon!
Got mine last week in The Netherlands. In comparison to the KS1 version it’s really nicely boxed and protected by the cardboard packaging.
Got mine last week in The Netherlands. In comparison to the KS1 version it’s really nicely boxed and protected by the cardboard packaging.
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 12:46 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Costa Panayi): vote
- Replies: 26
- Views: 919
Re: Devfinitive Edition (Costa Panayi): vote
So many great games -- Costa Panayi deserves more recognition as one of the best of the Speccy era.
1. Highway Encounter
2. Cyclone
3. H.A.T.E.
1. Highway Encounter
2. Cyclone
3. H.A.T.E.
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:10 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Games where the main sprite changes
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1240
Re: Games where the main sprite changes
The Great Escape where you can wear the enemy’s uniform.
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:44 am
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Best way to fill screen in basic?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1537
Re: Best way to fill screen in basic?
If you have a toastrack 128K -- this is still Basic:
Code: Select all
10 SAVE ! "image" CODE 40000,6912
20 LOAD ! "image" CODE 16384
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:12 pm
- Forum: Website
- Topic: UDGs in forum threads?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 717
Re: UDGs in forum threads?
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- Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:05 pm
- Forum: Website
- Topic: UDGs in forum threads?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 717
Re: UDGs in forum threads?
This one is using unicode characters U+2B1B and U+2B1C:
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:58 pm
- Forum: Website
- Topic: UDGs in forum threads?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 717
Re: UDGs in forum threads?
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- Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:21 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Which year did you get your first Spectrum?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1203
Re: Which year did you get your first Spectrum?
The Netherlands, summer of 1985: an original rubber keyed Spectrum 48K. Bought new (by my elder brother) at a V&D department store together with a copy of Fighter Pilot and Falcon Patrol II. The two of us spent half an hour on his tiny Peugeot 103 SP moped to get to the shop, and then the same a...