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- Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:11 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Dopamine hits - moments in Spectrum gaming that give you immense satisfaction
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1314
- Fri Aug 25, 2023 5:00 am
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Habits you have because of anything Spectrum
- Replies: 49
- Views: 1706
Re: Habits you have because of anything Spectrum
Sometimes I make beep noises when walking, like for example the main character in Knight Lore.
- Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:07 am
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Habits you have because of anything Spectrum
- Replies: 49
- Views: 1706
Re: Habits you have because of anything Spectrum
Certain numbers are stuck in my mind forever and I use them in various things. Numbers such as 16384, 23613, 23658, 6912, etc.
- Fri May 12, 2023 4:43 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: ZOSYA - Best game graphics ever?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1040
Re: ZOSYA - Best game graphics ever?
I always look forward to their next game. Not a puzzle, not AGD, great graphics, presentation, story and production. I wish they were around in the late 80s and early 90s. They would've pushed the other developers to do better.
- Sun May 07, 2023 7:48 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Barbarian mod with new graphics
- Replies: 12
- Views: 560
Re: Barbarian mod with new graphics
I tried the fast speed Barbarian mod a couple days ago and all I could think of was "Since this was possible back in the day, we could've had a fast Barbarian and more frames in the animation as well"
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:19 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Commercial Games written in BASIC? Yes, lots!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 802
Re: Commercial Games written in BASIC? Yes, lots!
Related to this topic, but I'm tired and can't think of specific game names nor authors: -Someone has been making BASIC "micro" versions of known games. I think the most recent ones were inspired by Fred and Abu Simbel Profanation -A couple games were released in the past year, or maybe tw...
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:14 am
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Is there a list of games containing sound samples?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 2151
Re: Is there a list of games containing sound samples?
Speaking of AY samples, someone in this forum posted something a while ago related to Gasman's WAV2AY utility.
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:58 am
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: Recognise the type-in?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 633
Re: Recognise the type-in?
I thought this topic would be about people who submitted software as their own when it was actually made by someone else. Now I'm curious if such topic was ever covered. I remember we covered the topic of art that was borrowed from somewhere else, but I'm almost certain there were people who submitt...
- Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:51 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Most bizarre theme for a Speccy game?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 861
Re: Most bizarre theme for a Speccy game?
I don’t remember the name of the games, only that they seemed odd at the time:
-Game where you pickup babies
-Game where you eliminate(?) babies
-Game where you use a toothbrush to prevent cavities, with mixed results
-Game where you control a giant hand and grab bugs
-Game where you pickup babies
-Game where you eliminate(?) babies
-Game where you use a toothbrush to prevent cavities, with mixed results
-Game where you control a giant hand and grab bugs
- Thu Mar 23, 2023 2:48 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Are there any easy Spanish games?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 590
Re: Are there any easy Spanish games?
Do magazine type-ins count? There were many games that were in BASIC but also many that were in machine code. Some of the games that appeared in Microhobby were the type (no pun intended) where you just explore.
- Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:36 am
- Forum: Design/Ideas
- Topic: Youthful pie-in-the-sky: a Ghostbusters game
- Replies: 6
- Views: 541
Re: Youthful pie-in-the-sky: a Ghostbusters game
All of a sudden I felt that excitement from back in the day, when good game graphics appeared in magazines and I hoped I'd have those games one day.
- Fri Mar 10, 2023 2:39 am
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Did you have your own TV/monitor when you got your Speccy?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 1087
Re: Did you have your own TV/monitor when you got your Speccy?
Answered yes. I only got my +2 around 1988 (yes, I know), but my parents bought me a Neptun 156 monitor, extremely popular in Portugal. The green monochrome didn't bother me, because it had a very sharp/clear image, compared with the TVs of the time. The only problem was that there were two colours ...
- Thu Feb 16, 2023 5:08 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: ZX Spectrum network in schools or education
- Replies: 41
- Views: 859
Re: ZX Spectrum network in schools or education
The computer room in my high school had some Timex computers with the FDD3000 3" disk drives and monochrome monitors, but most computers in the room were IBM PCs with some basic image editor, word processor and something about turtles and LOGO. I obviously spent more time with the Timex compute...
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 3:22 am
- Forum: Graphics
- Topic: Landscape artwork and other stuff
- Replies: 106
- Views: 5340
Re: Landscape artwork and other stuff
If we had Spectrum point and click games such as Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis, helpcomputer0's art would make them an instant hit.
- Tue Dec 27, 2022 6:38 am
- Forum: Graphics
- Topic: Landscape artwork and other stuff
- Replies: 106
- Views: 5340
Re: Landscape artwork and other stuff
Thank you for this. Talented for sure.
The Spanish magazine Microhobby had a screen$ section that sometimes had beautiful landscapes, created by its readers. Your art unlocked those memories.
The Spanish magazine Microhobby had a screen$ section that sometimes had beautiful landscapes, created by its readers. Your art unlocked those memories.
- Sat Dec 10, 2022 4:46 am
- Forum: Other Retro Stuff
- Topic: Documentary on Netflix about the Spectrum scene in Spain
- Replies: 9
- Views: 483
Re: Documentary on Netflix about the Spectrum scene in Spain
Someone posted the YouTube link earlier today in the Portuguese Spectrum FB group. Not sure if captions with auto-translate will work for those who need it.
- Sat Dec 10, 2022 4:42 am
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Awful games that looked great in screenshots
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1110
- Mon Nov 28, 2022 5:15 am
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Do you miss the hum of old screens?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 727
Re: Do you miss the hum of old screens?
I remember the hum coming from my parents' black and white TV when using any Spectrum, and also the hum between the loading noise in many of my tapes.
- Thu Nov 24, 2022 8:12 pm
- Forum: Other Retro Stuff
- Topic: Documentary on Netflix about the Spectrum scene in Spain
- Replies: 9
- Views: 483
Re: Documentary on Netflix about the Spectrum scene in Spain
"This title isn't available in your country"
Great...
Great...
- Sun Nov 06, 2022 7:06 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Congratulations to IvanBasic
- Replies: 8
- Views: 642
Re: Congratulations to IvanBasic
Would like to see a video of this. Profanation is one of my favorites, and I really like to see Sinclair Basic versions of known games. Jet Set Basic comes to mind. I had no idea this compo was going on. Reminds me of the Bytemaniacos compos. Someone ask IvanBasic if he'd be able to do a Basic versi...
- Wed Nov 02, 2022 2:45 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: What are your thoughts on "mismatched" game music?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 532
Re: What are your thoughts on "mismatched" game music?
Nice topic. I thought I was the only one. :) I usually decide against starting topics like this one for the same reason I refrain from saying "Not another AGD game" or complaining about the lack of key redefining. I expect people to immediately say "Just be thankful we still get new g...
- Wed Nov 02, 2022 2:37 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Re: Headerless byte loading
- Replies: 0
- Views: 77
Re: Headerless byte loading
Inspired by the IT crowd topic and because we now have a machine code routine to help us with the task, I hope someone can identify anything from the blocks of code I extracted from the Scott Pilgrim DVD. IT crowd topic: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8326 Scott Pilgrim topic...
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 3:02 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: ZX Spectrum code on The IT Crowd DVD ?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1393
Re: ZX Spectrum code on The IT Crowd DVD ?
If anyone has most of the existing Spectrum software collection on their hard drive, would it be possible to look for this block on code on that hard drive? Someone a few months ago said it would be easy to do if we were looking for part of a loading screen.
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 6:48 am
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: ZX Spectrum code on The IT Crowd DVD ?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1393
- Mon Oct 31, 2022 12:18 am
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: ZX Spectrum code on The IT Crowd DVD ?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1393
Re: ZX Spectrum code on The IT Crowd DVD ?
It is possible, as discussed in this topic (where I'm still hoping to get some help): https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6978&hilit=code&start=10 I don't know assembler, but I'm sure someone could modify the following code to load data in the screen area as bytes instead ...