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by Mozartkügel
Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:12 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Best Homebrew in last 5 YRs to not get physical release?
Replies: 3
Views: 1308

Re: Best Homebrew in last 5 YRs to not get physical release?

I'm quite new to the speccy, so I can't really say what games are the best, but I've seen there's soooo many charming homebrews coming out for the spectrum all the time, that there has to be a lot of 'em that would've deserved physical releases. One game that immediately came to mind for me is Nixy ...
by Mozartkügel
Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:46 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: About Horace's "appendage"
Replies: 38
Views: 7695

Re: About Horace's "appendage"

R-Tape wrote: Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:22 pm
Horace and the Scissors might appear at some point...

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That's just too funny/good! :lol: :mrgreen:
by Mozartkügel
Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:30 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Publishers and shops that sell new Spectrum homebrew?
Replies: 6
Views: 1499

Re: Publishers and shops that sell new Spectrum homebrew?

Thanks [mention]8BitAG[/mention]!
by Mozartkügel
Fri Jun 28, 2019 11:54 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Publishers and shops that sell new Spectrum homebrew?
Replies: 6
Views: 1499

Re: Publishers and shops that sell new Spectrum homebrew?

Hey thanks for the additional links guys! *Preparing cassette player* :mrgreen:
by Mozartkügel
Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:31 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Publishers and shops that sell new Spectrum homebrew?
Replies: 6
Views: 1499

Publishers and shops that sell new Spectrum homebrew?

Hi guys, I'm looking to buy some new Speccy homebrew on real tapes becasue I <3 cassettes and "retrohomebrew" :D I found a couple of publishers/shops, but are there some other ones that I might have missed? http://www.matranet.net/boutique/zx/zx.php http://monumentmicrogames.com/buy-games-...
by Mozartkügel
Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:01 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Easy way to put games on real tapes
Replies: 8
Views: 4444

Re: Easy way to put games on real tapes

Thanks everyone for helping out! \o/ It seems it might be pretty straight forward after all!
by Mozartkügel
Tue Jun 25, 2019 11:43 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Easy way to put games on real tapes
Replies: 8
Views: 4444

Re: Easy way to put games on real tapes

Thanks once more for all the tips guys, these are really helpful! Direct tape recording from memory card-based interfaces is not supported, and I am not exactly sure why you would want that :? Ah, sorry I didn't really mention it in the top post, but I was also kind of pondering about putting my own...
by Mozartkügel
Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:53 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Easy way to put games on real tapes
Replies: 8
Views: 4444

Easy way to put games on real tapes

Hi guys! I really love to play games from real C-cassettes whenever I get the chance, so are there some easy ways to record .tap/.tzx files to tape? If you have a working cassette recorder, would it be so easy as to for example use tapDancer or your computer like in [mention]Alessandro[/mention]'s v...
by Mozartkügel
Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:09 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?
Replies: 21
Views: 4385

Re: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?

Actually I looked at that page a few times already but I didn't translate the italian until now. Ahem... if you read just under the title, there is the link to the English translation page . Maybe I should have pointed you there from the start. :? My eyes are immediately drawn to the colorful loade...
by Mozartkügel
Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:22 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?
Replies: 21
Views: 4385

Re: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?

In addition to that, you do not have to repeat the whole process again and again if you want to substitute just one block of code. For instance when you wish to correct a bug into a single game level and replace the old block with a new one, or when you want to add a game management program in diff...
by Mozartkügel
Wed Jun 19, 2019 8:51 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?
Replies: 21
Views: 4385

Re: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?

Wow [mention]Alessandro[/mention], thanks for the comprehensive steps on how to achieve it and for the different options how to add music in agd. It'd be really nice if there would be a sticky "creating games in AGD" thread in this forum with all kinds of info like this. I found this threa...
by Mozartkügel
Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:10 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?
Replies: 21
Views: 4385

Re: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?

Thanks again guys for all the help and all the info! I've been doing as much reading and digging up info on the spectrum(s) myself too as I've had time for, but I'm really thankful for your help, and many times it's more fun to communicate and learn from other people than to sit alone and read (alth...
by Mozartkügel
Mon Jun 17, 2019 2:17 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?
Replies: 21
Views: 4385

Re: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?

Yes, there is. You can easily distinguish between a +2 and a +2A by the color of the case and the connectors on the back. It’s not so easy to tell between a +2 A and a +2 B , though. However, from a programmer’s perspective, these are identical. Ask to see a photo of the rear, that will allow you t...
by Mozartkügel
Mon Jun 17, 2019 2:01 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?
Replies: 21
Views: 4385

Re: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?

Allright, now I already sold my 48k spectrum to have the money for a 128kb speccy! I bought a black +2 from ebay (yay!) and hoping that it's a +2B. I asked the seller and he said that the AY sounds fine. He had five spectrums for sale, so I'm thinking he would have the knowledge to tell me if it's a...
by Mozartkügel
Sun Jun 16, 2019 1:44 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?
Replies: 21
Views: 4385

Re: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?

Thank you so much again for all the help [mention]Alessandro[/mention] ! *bows* Very interesting and helpful knowledge! So there's really no way of knowing what +2 model is for sale on ebay looking at the photos / externally unless you ask the seller? And for him to open it up and/or test the AY etc.?
by Mozartkügel
Sun Jun 16, 2019 12:36 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?
Replies: 21
Views: 4385

What 128k model to buy for homebrew development testing and homebrew gaming?

Hi, I went and bought my first 48k Speccy, wohoo! I found a cheap one on a local Finnish auction site (Haven't gotten it yet). I really love that beautiful look of the classic speccy. However then I realized that in the end I care more about the new games than about the looks of the machine, and I g...
by Mozartkügel
Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:46 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: ZX Spectrum Game Development Noob Questions
Replies: 27
Views: 6616

Re: ZX Spectrum Game Development Noob Questions

Hi [mention]majikeyric[/mention]! I didn't know that, nice! :D (Obviously I remember you from the different Commodore forums). Did you leave the Vic-20 version behind completely or in "hibernation"?
by Mozartkügel
Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:22 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: ZX Spectrum Game Development Noob Questions
Replies: 27
Views: 6616

Re: ZX Spectrum Game Development Noob Questions

[mention]Joefish[/mention] This is beyond my programming capabilities (at least yet ;) ) but very informative and interesting stuff nevertheless! I can understand it theoretically, but I wouldn't be able to translate it into code. I'll need to start out simpler. Anyway, I'm sure there's others who w...
by Mozartkügel
Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:09 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Youtubers that review and/or play ZX Spectrum games with "commentary"
Replies: 13
Views: 2395

Re: Youtubers that review and/or play ZX Spectrum games with "commentary"

Yay! Thanks everyone, now we've got a whole bunch of Speccy Youtubers to watch! :D
by Mozartkügel
Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:17 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Youtubers that review and/or play ZX Spectrum games with "commentary"
Replies: 13
Views: 2395

Youtubers that review and/or play ZX Spectrum games with "commentary"

I've watched quite a few of Nostalgia Nerd's and Kim Justice's ZX Spectrum video's and those are great, but are there some youtubers that specifically make review- or "let's play-" videos of new and old Speccy games? I tried to look but I found mostly "silent" gameplay videos wit...
by Mozartkügel
Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:02 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: ZX Spectrum Game Development Noob Questions
Replies: 27
Views: 6616

Re: ZX Spectrum Game Development Noob Questions

I don't think games using 8-pixel character movement are naturally 'worse'. It can be a great way to have colourful sprites and backgrounds without causing any clash, and makes it easier to do fullscreen scrolling. For some examples you can see: Sgt. Helmet Zero , Sword of Ianna , The Amazing Rocke...
by Mozartkügel
Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:06 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: ZX Spectrum Game Development Noob Questions
Replies: 27
Views: 6616

Re: ZX Spectrum Game Development Noob Questions

The 128K models technically don't have a physical beeper, as the design was modified to output sound through the TV speaker. But the beeper is still available on the standard port along with the new AY chip. Ahaa, thanks! You can check out https://zxart.ee/eng/music/ for a large music collection. O...
by Mozartkügel
Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:20 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Nirvana engine games on real TV?
Replies: 5
Views: 2038

Re: Nirvana engine games on real TV?

Thanks guys! Wow that looks so nice! I love that although the colors on screen are increased the graphics still look distinctively "Speccy" because of the static color palette, yay! :D
by Mozartkügel
Mon Jun 10, 2019 10:49 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Nirvana engine games on real TV?
Replies: 5
Views: 2038

Nirvana engine games on real TV?

Hi! Did anyone upload or does anyone know where I could find some (youtube) video(s) that would show some games made with the Nirvana engine (for example Manic Pietro or Gandalf) on a real TV and/or CRT TV? Just out of curiosity how it would look "for real" since I don't own a Speccy of my...
by Mozartkügel
Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:33 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: ZX Spectrum Game Development Noob Questions
Replies: 27
Views: 6616

Re: ZX Spectrum Game Development Noob Questions

Once more, many, many thanks to everyone for all the tips and info! What an uplifting welcome to the Speccy scene! :D I've been checking out a lot of ZX Spectrum homebrew game-videos the last couple of days, and I must say what fantastic, fun & beautiful games there seem to be popping up for it!...