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by bucephalus
Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:51 pm
Forum: Showcase your work!
Topic: DKRX new sprite engine
Replies: 35
Views: 1543

Re: DKRX new sprite engine

Both are smooth as butter but I prefer the multicolour of the two. The moment the colour change happened at the 31 second mark, it instantly looked more authentic, although the former is also a fine looking game.

There's a nice sense of inertia to the barrels, too. Well done.
by bucephalus
Sun Jan 23, 2022 9:58 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Golf on the ZX Spectrum
Replies: 12
Views: 568

Re: Golf on the ZX Spectrum

The only golf game I had was (I think) Pro Golf by Atlantis: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3886/ZX-Spectrum/Pro_Golf Wasn't a great game, but was notable to me because of the way I bought it. Went into either WH Smith or John Menzies and picked a game out of a book in a binder, then the memb...
by bucephalus
Sun Jan 09, 2022 6:07 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Games desperately in need of a POKE
Replies: 8
Views: 654

Re: Games desperately in need of a POKE

A few threads I was following by him are gone and I couldn't work out why - what happened?
by bucephalus
Fri Dec 17, 2021 9:43 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: What was the first game to use QAOPM?
Replies: 16
Views: 831

Re: What was the first game to use QAOPM?

I've posted before that Mr. Wimpy's keys were quite intuitive, being A, S, X, N & M, with A being fire.
by bucephalus
Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:04 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by CRL Group: vote
Replies: 23
Views: 832

Re: The best Speccy game by CRL Group: vote

I went for Rocky Horror as it's the one I played the most. I've no doubt Academy & Tau Ceti are better and more worthy games, but I've never played them - probably a bit too clever for me.
by bucephalus
Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:55 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Christmas High Score Challenge Week 3 (Moley Christmas & The Official Father Christmas Game)
Replies: 39
Views: 4984

Re: Christmas High Score Challenge Week 3 (Moley Christmas & The Official Father Christmas Game)

I only got 840 in Moley Christmas - can't even get off the first screen after maybe 30 attempts. Played it last year for the first time and was the same then. It's not for me. Tried the Santa game and delivered the presents to America, but it then asked me to do the same for another country and I'd ...
by bucephalus
Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:36 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Obviously terrible design calls
Replies: 60
Views: 16730

Re: Obviously terrible design calls

Ultimate's default choice of keyboard controls being QWERT, when something like QAOPM would have made more sense.

I know nothing about coding - would they have had available space to include a redefine keys option?
by bucephalus
Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:17 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by Mikro-Gen: vote
Replies: 20
Views: 3725

Re: The best Speccy game by Mikro-Gen: vote

1. Pyjamarama
2. Three Weeks in Paradise
3. Herbert's Dummy Run
by bucephalus
Sun Sep 29, 2019 10:43 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: [Video] Mr. Wimpy
Replies: 2
Views: 812

Re: [Video] Mr. Wimpy

Other than the standard QAOPM for keys, I thought Mr. Wimpy had the second best (and something I'd never have came up with myself) ASXNM, with 'A' being the fire button. Why Ultimate used QWERT and didn't have a redefine option, or something more sensible, is beyond me. Anyway, sorry to go off at a ...
by bucephalus
Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:35 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: "Golden Shoe" by Ocean?
Replies: 3
Views: 946

Re: "Golden Shoe" by Ocean?

Not adding much here, but in a database of Amiga games, there's an entry for Adidas Golden Shoe by Ocean France. It's marked as unreleased. Link here: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:MDj_QwguWGsJ:hol.abime.net/hol_search.php%3FN_ref_publisher%3D441+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=cln...
by bucephalus
Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:29 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by Ultimate: vote
Replies: 38
Views: 6400

Re: The best Speccy game by Ultimate: vote

1. Atic Atac
2. Sabre Wulf
3. Knight Lore
by bucephalus
Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:27 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best classic Speccy game beginning with W: tiebreaker vote
Replies: 73
Views: 12227

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with W: tiebreaker vote

I would've voted for Wizard's Lair in the original poll but was on holiday. Just voted for WOTEF in the tiebreaker and made it level at 21 votes apiece. Had no idea it was so close. Sorry.
by bucephalus
Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:47 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best classic Speccy game beginning with S: discussion
Replies: 26
Views: 4904

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with S: discussion

That's the toughest so far - scanning down the list I changed my mind four times. In previous polls, there's been games which I probably 'should' have voted for (being worthier) but never played, but I've played the majority here and it'll be hard to come to a conclusion.
by bucephalus
Wed Sep 26, 2018 8:34 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The Games of Jon Ritman
Replies: 12
Views: 2999

Re: The Games of Jon Ritman

I haven't heard of him being associated with the Design Design games before, but he's clearly listed on the database as having a hand in authoring them. He doesn't even list them on his own website. I know of the Chris Clarke association with Crystal Computing being renamed Design Design, but that's...
by bucephalus
Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:59 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Picture Quiz: Show us your muscles....
Replies: 45
Views: 8335

Re: Friday Picture Quiz: Show us your muscles....

E1 - Basket Master by Imagine.
by bucephalus
Tue Jul 17, 2018 10:09 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best classic Speccy game beginning with P: discussion
Replies: 23
Views: 4929

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with P: discussion

Pyjamarama for me, but there's some cracking games in there - it's everything 'O' wasn't.
by bucephalus
Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:26 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: [insert game name here] would have been great if only you could....
Replies: 13
Views: 3568

Re: [insert game name here] would have been great if only you could....

All Ultimate games would've been better with the option to redefine the keys.

Whomever thought having up, down, left & right on the same row was mental.
by bucephalus
Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:10 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best classic Speccy game beginning with G: discussion
Replies: 39
Views: 7824

Re: The best classic Speccy game beginning with G: discussion

There's games I've played more than any of the ones mentioned so far, like Gobble A Ghost, Gremlins and Grand National, but I don't think they'll trouble the scorers when it comes to the final count.

Haven't played The Great Escape so I'll need to have a look.
by bucephalus
Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:24 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Treasure quiz
Replies: 66
Views: 13569

Re: Treasure quiz

1 is like the diamond in The Pyramid, but I'm not sure about the shading.

12 - West Bank?