Spectrum Computing

Another podcast, which again doesn't seem to be directly Spectrum related, but covers Planet of Death and The Hobbit in this episode:

https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/e/2/

Any clues for us proles?

Bowls? ( One of the many variations).

They Stole a Million?

Based on the screenshot https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... lecule_Man I think we can assume this is correct. Time for another?

Really odd that there's minimal call back to the 8 bit era. And in the honourable mention section there is : Sinclair User (some of the best cover designs of the era), Which probably means Crash surely. Unless they really did like Kamikaze Bear I think SU can be divided into 3 periods: the staid se...

I guess one reason it didn't have a 'proper' 3D FPS is because of the control method. You need one for movement of the person and one for the directions. Without a mouse, I can't see how this would work.

Thunderbirds?

One aspect of the otherwise perfect-in-every-way Sinclair User was their Twilight Zone section, where they'd give write up very small reviews and no screenshot. No idea why they did this, unless printing a screenshot took up a lot of resources, but unfortunately Saracen falls into this category, so ...

Oloturia wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 12:50 pm What about Micronaut One? It's not very far from Descent.

That's a good shout. Slow it down, change the controls from "driving" controls,add shooting (I can't remember if it already had this) and you've got an FPS!

Obviously I'm talking about BITD and not in the modern era, but since we had quite a few 3D fast arcade games such as Starstrike, surely it wouldn't have been too much of a leap to transpose the action to a corridor? And the antagonists needn't have been anthropomorphic sprites, just some cuboid rob...

Anyway, how about a new image?

Bit unkind to do a loading screen of a super obscure Spanish release that only got one review (YS caught it on a compilation and gave it 1/10) so I think you've basically won the thread now. I've mentioned this before, but how about an unwritten rule that the game has to have been reviewed by all o...

Sokurah wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:01 pm Simon usually does sprites and other graphics, but he is not a coder and he will laugh in you face if you even suggest he has those skills

And probably swear profusely!

Geoff Capes?

I'm guessing something post-1990, due to the quality of the graphics.

The unreleased Judge Death?

Forgotten Worlds?

stupidget wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:49 am Paddington’s Garden Game?

Correct!

(I'm curious where the similar sign is in Chuckie Egg 2 - I watched a quick vid but couldn't see anything?)

A bit more:

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:32 pm Chuckie Egg 2?

Nope, sorry.

Here's one:

It might be quite good fun to try and identify a Speccy game for each one.

Pobulous wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:41 pm This doesn't look like it's been mapped yet, and was only reviewed by one of the big 3 mags.

Which one? If it wasn't reviewed in SU, I'll never have heard of it. (Not that I recognise it anyway!)

Longest of long shots: Gregory Loses His Clock?