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by R-Tape
Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: NIRVANA NIRVANA_spriteT routine… where?
Replies: 2
Views: 134

Re: NIRVANA NIRVANA_spriteT routine… where?

This is one for @Einar Saukas.

I don't know why that section of the code isn't labelled, but knowing Einar I suspect there will be a reason for it. Whenever I've used Nirvana, I used my own routine the poke the addresses in the draw routine from 56468.
by R-Tape
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:32 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Clive Townsend): vote
Replies: 10
Views: 230

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Clive Townsend): vote

Let's not forget Saboteur's maverick approach to playability by actually being completable. Bitd, when I finished it (on easy), I didn't think "well I've been shortchanged there", I felt superhuman!
by R-Tape
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:20 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Island Adventure
Replies: 4
Views: 186

Re: Island Adventure

Andre Leao wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:58 pm Ups, thanks. I havent't seen it in ZXDB :)
It's there as Island. The precursor, Island Adventure, is also there but was a CGC entry so you'd need to specify that in the search.
by R-Tape
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Island Adventure
Replies: 4
Views: 186

Re: Island Adventure

Cheers but posted first here

Good reminder for me to complete it though.
by R-Tape
Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:58 pm
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: New Game: Nectar
Replies: 2
Views: 190

Re: New Game: Nectar

It's deceptively hard. I've got a mental block with those bloody purple diagonal things - I can't suss when they're going to get a turbo boost. After that I managed 5 or 6 levels in when the sprite types start mixing.
by R-Tape
Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:20 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by Exxos: vote
Replies: 15
Views: 469

Re: The best Speccy game by Exxos: vote

It turns out it wasn't just me that was fond of Blood then! The Spectrum music sounds almost nothing like the original in the Atari ST or Amiga, which is taken from Ethnicolor byJean Michel Jarre. That's one thing that stuck in my memory, and it enhanced the edgy weirdness. Who'd have thought that e...
by R-Tape
Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: New Game: Nectar
Replies: 2
Views: 190

Re: New Game: Nectar

Great stuff. It's got a touch of PSSST and Cookie about it :dance A few little things: Bug - the score doesn't reset to zero when you die. If you want to, you can remove the 'Bytes' message while loading with POKE 23739,111 (if your game uses the ROM you can replenish it when the game starts with 23...
by R-Tape
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:46 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Clive Townsend): vote
Replies: 10
Views: 230

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Clive Townsend): vote

1 - Saboteur!
2 - Saboteur II
3 - Jam!
by R-Tape
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Crow): discussion
Replies: 9
Views: 208

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Steve Crow): discussion

Defo Steve Crowe's: Factory Breakout by Poppy Soft Firelord by Hewson Laser Snaker by Poppy Soft Starquake by Bubble Bus Wizard's Lair by Bubble Bus Don't know, there's a lot of primary authors listed here: Heavy Metal by US Gold Netherworld by Hewson Listed as in-game graphics in the DB Eliminator...
by R-Tape
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:38 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Clive Townsend): vote
Replies: 10
Views: 230

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Clive Townsend): vote

These ones are Clive's: Saboteur! by Durell Saboteur II by Durell Saboteur Deep Cover Reaper by Ubi Soft Jam! by Teknamic Software Don't know if Clive is primary author on this: Garfield - Winter's Tail These are not Clive's games - he did the loading screen for them: Carga de Profundidade by Micro ...
by R-Tape
Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Clive Townsend): vote
Replies: 10
Views: 230

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Clive Townsend): vote

Sorry Pete - I missed the 'discussion' bit. @CliveTownsend1982 did the loading screen or other secondary contribution only on many of them. However, I don't think it will affect much - because Saboteur!
by R-Tape
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:59 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Game of the day...
Replies: 572
Views: 94692

Re: Game of the day...

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/SCRtoImage.php?SCR=zxdb/sinclair/entries/0030205/0030205-run-1.scr&border=0 Completed ZX Baldy (snapshots). It's one I fire up fairly often for a bit of oldschool action. I like the simple idea that develops. It would have gone down a storm bitd and we'd remember...
by R-Tape
Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:12 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Out of context Spectrum games
Replies: 332
Views: 47522

Re: Out of context Spectrum games

XTM wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:34 am It also comes with a free copy of The Brontë Family Adventure
Must be uMIA. I can't find this tag team beatemup in the archive.
by R-Tape
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:12 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 627

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

Ta for the quiz Greencard. Yet again, I thought an answer might be Hudson Hawk, and it wasn't.

I would never have got 'A'. Those serifs have no business being in a pinball game, however advanced.
by R-Tape
Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:02 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Out of context Spectrum games
Replies: 332
Views: 47522

Re: Out of context Spectrum games

XTM wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:22 pm Cool, they even offer ZX81s on their home page ... :mrgreen:
Ha brill! If he's reading, I do think there's a market for zeddy or 48K shaped chocolate bars.
by R-Tape
Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:46 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 627

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

J - JAWS?
by R-Tape
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 627

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

O - Booty
by R-Tape
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 627

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

Sir! Sir! Juan's copying my work!
by R-Tape
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:20 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 627

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

Y - A Day in the Life
by R-Tape
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:52 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: My mod of ... Vixen
Replies: 9
Views: 675

Re: My mod of ... Vixen

Nice work @Ralf. Another addition to Miazga's Reimagined.

Do you know if the Fuller support has been affected? (for the DB entry)
by R-Tape
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:24 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by Exxos: vote
Replies: 15
Views: 469

Re: The best Speccy game by Exxos: vote

I played Captain Blood for ages on the Amiga bitd, not making much progress but enjoying the journey of finding aliens and talking to them. Taking mouse control into account, the Speccy version plays about as well as the 16bits, and the graphics are mostly good enough. While playing the Speccy versi...
by R-Tape
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: ZX-Blue Plaques?
Replies: 66
Views: 10000

Re: ZX-Blue Plaques?

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 do) This is your moment to put your home town on the map Lee - buy up the property and set up THE KEMPSTON EXPERIENCE . Glass cabinets as far as the eye can see o...
by R-Tape
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:27 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Spectrum memes
Replies: 1216
Views: 197256

Re: Spectrum memes

Looks like my export-to-8-bit-PNG settings flubbed the non-BRIGHT yellow as well, d'oh! I missed that! We have a new name for nefarious speccy pixel manipulation: verb: to orange. noun: orangery He's been found guilty of first degree orangery. "Browning" works too, but that's probably alr...
by R-Tape
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Spectrum memes
Replies: 1216
Views: 197256

Re: Spectrum memes

FAKE! @flatduckrecords

It's flawless, other than the BRIGHT and non-BRIGHT in the same character squares at the start of row 13. They always make one little mistake inspector...
by R-Tape
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:40 am
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: Manic Mission
Replies: 2
Views: 207

Re: Manic Mission

Shame it's not real Speccy, but this is VERY cool!