Spectrum Computing

Spectrum Computing may be the home of the English-speaking Speccy community, but clearly, not all new games get announced here straight away.

I was wondering if there was some "main" news site that announces all the new releases? Or is it a matter of keeping your eye on multiple sites?

Grange Hill Grange Hill I was aiming for double points with this because almost every other screen in this game shows a landscape packed with hills: https://www.heypoorplayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Postman-Pat-2.jpg https://ia902209.us.archive.org/21/items/zx_Postman_Pat_1988_Alternative_So...

Just to note: While the term "sampling" did originate from literal samplers, its meaning very quickly shifted to include any kind of emulation of someone else's musical riff.

I'm confused. Last I heard you were bug testing the game, but this video says it's released and he plays it. Strangely, though, he credits the release to "Midnight Brew" and makes no mention of either your name Allan Turvey, your publisher name "Highrise", or your brand name &quo...

A lot of "sampled" content from 80s games and music was granted a free pass because computer (and sampling) technology back then was still new, and laws surrounding it weren't fully formed. On the other hand, just plain copying someone else's paining like this without giving credit has nev...

@Prophyt, actually, I get DOUBLE POINTS for that one…

Prophyt wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 2:51 pm Light Cycle

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There is nothing specific on the collision objects that the editor can use to determine that they are in fact objects used to transition to another room, that is up to the game creator. Paul, thanks so much for taking the time to respond and explain this stuff to me, that makes sense. I know you we...

Not necessarily, think about things like the pipes in Super Mario - they don't actually make sense spatially but feel very logical. Then there's Pseudo-3D arrangements like Tir Na Nog or Wonderland Dizzy, where you can go into the screen. Even something like Sonic the Hedgehog or Earthbound, which ...

In the Rooms editor, there isn't really a concept of the spatial relationship of the current room, as it might exist in multiple locations in the map. I see what you're saying, a "room" is basically just like a "big tile" that can be re-used all over a map. But I do think you ne...

The reason I don't see this guy as some kind of modern "Harry S. Price" (rip-off merchant) is that it's a free game, and in this day and age, there's no way he could have ever expected to get away with such audacious plagarism without anyone noticing. So it surely has to be a case of ignor...

Regarding the UI layout, I totally appreciate that it's a work in progress and windows/panels haven't settled in place yet. Flexibility is key, I don't want to get into a position where the games created by the tool all look and feel the same. :lol: absolutely! The program should automatically take ...

Just a few more quick thoughts, mostly minor issues… (Note that I am still a bit ignorant about some of these issues and how stuff will work. Hopefully my ignorance will be useful in highlighting possible points of confusion.) Objects in a room 1. For the sake of clarity, on the room tab, I'd like t...

Hmmm, some kind of peg solitaire game? It's not "Solitaire" though.

Probably not, but… Millionaire?

Thanks for listening and thanks for the responses!

Prophyt wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 2:51 pm Light Cycle

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Still hard to believe it's not Spy vs Spy. The split-screen concept is reminding me of the previous game, Deactivators.

Hello Paul, and thanks for the awesome video update! This is looking fantastic and I'm getting very excited about this program. Love its simplicity. There's no technical jargon which I don't understand, and everything is nice and graphical and immediate. Fantastic. (I really like you as well!) :-) J...

Great collection of images. Though I'm not sure how anyone is supposed to "guess" these if we don't already happen to know. Personally, I'd rather be given a list of the 9 answers so I can try and fit the buildings to the company based on style/scale.

worcestersource wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 3:01 pm Spy vs Spy?

Don't think it's that, but excellent guess, looks very similar.

I don't think the deleted the comments are a "cover-up", I just think the author heard the complaints, tried to do the right thing, updated the release, and cleaned up the outdated comments for a fresh start. I'd probably have done the same thing myself. His lack of communication is probab...

I love Lemmings. Love Tim Wright's awesome soundtrack (he also did the music for Oh No!). Just in case anyone's interested, I've been working on content for Spectrum Lemmings. I made a colour version of the logo. I made AY sound effects to emulate the Amiga sound effects (the button press sounds, et...

Cheez26 wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 6:00 am I really hope @pgregory is still working on this…

He only posted an update a few days ago! LOL

Incredible, this all makes me nostalgic for my years using Amigas and Octamed

Incredible! I'd love an OS that looked just like this!