Spectrum Computing

Here is someone's CPC vs Spectrum games comparison and also nice set of best homebrew titles.
I played that #1 Orion Prime p&c adventure, an amazing quality game.

A lot of valid arguments have already been given, here are some of my toughts. I agree, that one of the main reasons for not buying a CPC machine during the 80s was the late appearance on the market and also the price. Spectrum and C64 firmly held their positions and had a large user base, and soon ...

RWAC wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2023 2:39 pm I don't think they're aliens. That's probably a bit misleading.

Well, that wasn't very helpful then.

My first thought was Underwurlde, but it seems not.
Can't associate ropes and aliens in any other game, right now.

1. Zorro
2. Bounty Bob Strikes Back
3. Xevious

helpcomputer0 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:34 pm I would love to see a Spectrum version too!

That's a relief, thanks.

Not directly/easily but converting it should be possible. I'm designing it to use Spectrum colour restrictions and will be using Spectrum music, but I'll probably use more particles and sprites on screen than real hardware could handle, but those are just effects mostly and could be removed from a ...

Spud wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:07 pmCrime Busters?

Yes, of course, well done.
I thought it would be easier.
Your turn.

I've never read any review but I'll throw something in. Sam Stoat Safebreaker? No, this is a classic platformer, let's say similar to the Gotcha which was mentioned before, but this is a well-known game, highly rated here on SC. Also, this isn't some modern homebrew title, I'm only considering game...

This post is mostly to gather some information and kearn the opinions of experienced users. In theory a frontend and a good emulator in a android TV box could work like a spectrum (with external keyboard). Most boxes have the power to handle emulation. You had to make the frontend with the game lis...

Oloturia wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 1:06 amGotcha?

No, its not Gotcha.
It's also arcade platformer, but much more advanced, with top graphics and super smooth animation.
Each level is a static screen, which needs to be cleared to move on to the next one.
One of the best Spectrum budget games, for sure.

Ok, another easy one, I hope.
Beautiful game btw, smooth and polished...

you have to steal everything you can from several households, jumping from platform to platform and avoiding the defenders of law, order and property

Hunchback ?

The only game that drove me crazy because of its insane difficulty was Navy Moves, and this description somewhat reminds me of it.
I NEVER finished the first part with the boat, it's just so frustrating and discouraging, despite the good graphics...

Daveysloan wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 12:03 pmDan Dare?

Yes, of course.
Now, it's your turn...

Oloturia wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 12:01 pm Project Future?

Nope.

So far I have restarted coding 3x. I have now coded all routines to emulate each opcode. Next step is to check if all opcodes are done properly. After that I can code the emulator mainprogram. It looks promising. I like TRS-80 for several reasons, it was the first available home computer in my coun...

TMD2003 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 10:53 am Sounds like Sector-90, although it won't be.

No, it's not.

Ok, lets start with the easy one.

find the 5 SOS keys for the self destruct sequence of the Asteroid, and escape after priming it.

Altered Beast ?

Btw, Pac-man is still there for me in the Tools menu in the latest version. No idea what might've changed for anyone else. Well, not for me. All four Midway roms are in the appropriate /pacman/roms folder, but this option still doesnt appear in the Tools menu. I'm using windows 7, but I doubt that'...

Far from being one of my fave publishers. Some fine gems, like Bruce Lee, Gauntlet trilogy, Killed Until Dead, Leader Board, Mad Mix (original from Topo Soft), Raid Over Moscow or Solomon's Key, but loads of turkeys... My thoughts exactly. For some reason, I've never been able to get seriously hook...

I think I tracked down at one point the exact game that John... ahem, borrowed... those chess pieces from for that loading screen for both The Infiltrator and the earlier game in the series, The Pawns of War. (Edit: It's Cyrus II, isn't it, I think? https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1213/ZX-Spe...

I remember their adventure Infiltrator, because of the loading screen with an excellent 3D chess set. It looks even better than the one from Psi Chess and is almost identical to Fig Chess, except the pieces are inverted and colored in a yellow/black instead b/w combination. I still think, that the F...

Spectaculator and RealSpec emulator, can read real +D floppies. Windows XP and the fdrawcmd driver are required, but actually it works on win 7 as well. Latest version of RealSpec has read/write support for several important Spectrum real disk formats (+D/MGT, TRD, Opus, Disciple, MB02+, etc) under ...