It was JSW that started it for me, I was like "THAT many explorable screens?!"
Then it seemed to escalate, everyone trying to fit in more, a bit like the 'how many blades can we put on this razor' advert..
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- Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:46 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Games with huge maps?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 1251
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:42 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Which games use teleporting ?
- Replies: 103
- Views: 3179
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 4:24 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Games with huge maps?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 1251
Re: Games with huge maps?
"( Explorer has entered the chat)" https://i.imgur.com/fwuQuLH.png I usually struggled with games had more than a hundred or so screens, as I could never be bothered trying to draw a map. One exception is Starquake, over 500 (I think), but because of the varied brickworks and sections, yo...
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:31 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Which games use teleporting ?
- Replies: 103
- Views: 3179
Re: Which games use teleporting ?
...I think you'd have to define teleporting something like 'stepping into a teleport device and being obviously relocated to another similar device, perhaps with some sort of animation' . If we define it as 'moving the player to another room', we're gonna be listing 30% of the games in the archive :...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 11:00 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Show It! (forum game)
- Replies: 320
- Views: 6764
Re: Show It! (forum game)
Spoiler
Into the Eagle's Nest
Underwurlde
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:06 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Elaborate death in games
- Replies: 11
- Views: 449
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:02 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Pete Cooke): vote
- Replies: 20
- Views: 632
Re: Devfinitive Edition (Pete Cooke): vote
1. Brainstorm
2. Academy
3. Urban Upstart
2. Academy
3. Urban Upstart
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 1:46 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: How many ZX tapes should a respectable collector own?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 377
- Tue Oct 31, 2023 2:46 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Show It! (forum game)
- Replies: 320
- Views: 6764
Re: Show It! (forum game)
Juan probably refers to it as 'Fred Square'
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:27 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Guess the game from the review (Spectrum 2.0)
- Replies: 208
- Views: 3433
Re: Guess the game from the review (Spectrum 2.0)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?Simply too hard. You even have to make the old heap of rusty iron jump from platform to platform.
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:25 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: You know we belong together
- Replies: 12
- Views: 317
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:20 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: You know we belong together
- Replies: 12
- Views: 317
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:19 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: You know we belong together
- Replies: 12
- Views: 317
Re: You know we belong together
Knight Lore
Underwurlde
...and thanks for getting the Home & Away theme tune stuck in my head.
Underwurlde
...and thanks for getting the Home & Away theme tune stuck in my head.
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 4:19 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Games according to A.I.
- Replies: 64
- Views: 703
Re: Friday Quiz: Games according to A.I.
Yep, this quiz was both warming and nutritious..!
Great stuff as always.
Great stuff as always.
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 4:18 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: SQL file - which tables required for a CSSCGC list?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 247
Re: SQL file - which tables required for a CSSCGC list?
...Fair play, I was thinking I'd probably be wasting my weekend as usual with all the bad weather, but deciding to spend it playing over a thousand crap Speccy games...
Well, good luck...!
Well, good luck...!
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 12:46 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Games according to A.I.
- Replies: 64
- Views: 703
Re: Friday Quiz: Games according to A.I.
L - Fairlight II?
Come on Spec-chums, priorities..!
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 12:43 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: SQL file - which tables required for a CSSCGC list?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 247
Re: SQL file - which tables required for a CSSCGC list?
I'm a MySQL noob so this may be well off, but I used something like this to filter a crap game list: SELECT e.* FROM entries e WHERE e.id IN ( SELECT m.entry_id FROM members m INNER JOIN tags g ON g.id = m.tag_id AND g.name LIKE 'CSSCGC Crap Games Contest%' ); Doesn't give you year and author though...
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 9:29 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Games according to A.I.
- Replies: 64
- Views: 703
Re: Friday Quiz: Games according to A.I.
G - Kong Strikes Back?
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 9:12 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Games according to A.I.
- Replies: 64
- Views: 703
Re: Friday Quiz: Games according to A.I.
E - Hacker?
- Fri Oct 20, 2023 9:10 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Games according to A.I.
- Replies: 64
- Views: 703
Re: Friday Quiz: Games according to A.I.
X - Stop the Express?
(quite hard to keep track of which ones are left )
(quite hard to keep track of which ones are left )
- Mon Oct 16, 2023 8:33 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Guess the game from the review (Spectrum 2.0)
- Replies: 208
- Views: 3433
Re: Guess the game from the review (Spectrum 2.0)
Grumpy Gumphrey
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 3:57 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Specword 5
- Replies: 56
- Views: 611
Re: Friday Quiz: Specword 5
Great quiz as always, we do enjoy these Speccy Quizzy Fridays..!
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:51 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Specword 5
- Replies: 56
- Views: 611
Re: Friday Quiz: Specword 5
Icicle Works
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:23 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Specword 5
- Replies: 56
- Views: 611
Re: Friday Quiz: Specword 5
18 On The Bench
- Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:53 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Friday Quiz: Specword 5
- Replies: 56
- Views: 611
Re: Friday Quiz: Specword 5
19D - Headstart