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by Morkin
Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:46 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Games with huge maps?
Replies: 52
Views: 1251

Re: Games with huge maps?

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..
by Morkin
Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:42 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Which games use teleporting ?
Replies: 103
Views: 3179

Re: Which games use teleporting ?

Oloturia wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:09 pm please, help me... I'm getting mad trying to remember its name...
Project Future?
by Morkin
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...
by Morkin
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 :...
by Morkin
Fri Nov 03, 2023 11:00 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Show It! (forum game)
Replies: 320
Views: 6764

Re: Show It! (forum game)

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Nov 03, 2023 7:24 pm Into the Eagle's Nest
Spoiler
Into the Eagle's Nest
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Underwurlde
by Morkin
Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:06 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Elaborate death in games
Replies: 11
Views: 449

Re: Elaborate death in games

Wall_Axe wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2023 9:33 pm The funeral march can often be heard in basic games.
That, plus Greensleeves, must be some of the most 'Les Dawson-ed' tunes* in Speccy BASIC games.

* basically hitting wrong notes
by Morkin
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
by Morkin
Thu Nov 02, 2023 1:46 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: How many ZX tapes should a respectable collector own?
Replies: 12
Views: 377

Re: How many ZX tapes should a respectable collector own?

firelord wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2023 11:47 am I also learned that you could be a collector with only one item in your collection!

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Spoiler
"Ted, have you seen my record collection?"
"Here it is... and you need more than 1 record to have a collection."
by Morkin
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'
by Morkin
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)

Simply too hard. You even have to make the old heap of rusty iron jump from platform to platform.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?
by Morkin
Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: You know we belong together
Replies: 12
Views: 317

Re: You know we belong together

TMD2003 wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:06 pm Super Glooper and Frogs on the ZX81. Because I had that double-sided tape when I was a barely-sentient skin-blob.
"Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time."

If we're allowed the old zeddy game bundles, I'll add Perilous Swamp & Sorceror's Island.
by Morkin
Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:20 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: You know we belong together
Replies: 12
Views: 317

Re: You know we belong together

R-Tape wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2023 11:09 am Hah. I was doing something in the lab, and I stopped mid task and thought 'how the hell did that get in there?' I didn't make the connection.
Make sure you softly whistle or hum it all day. Spread the joy.
by Morkin
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.
by Morkin
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.
by Morkin
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... :o

Well, good luck...!
by Morkin
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?
Juan F. Ramirez wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2023 12:17 pm I can't attend the quiz properly at work, ggrrr!
Come on Spec-chums, priorities..!
by Morkin
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...
by Morkin
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?
by Morkin
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?
by Morkin
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 :lol: )
by Morkin
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
by Morkin
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..! :)
by Morkin
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
by Morkin
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
by Morkin
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