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by Ivanzx
Mon Jun 26, 2023 10:27 am
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Lots of German Spectrum games/programs preserved, all the German users, HELP identifying and classifying them
Replies: 40
Views: 1155

Re: Lots of German Spectrum games/programs preserved, all the German users, HELP identifying and classifying them

Another 20 programs are now available, and this time, these are more difficult to classify as they are more obscure and small programs (some of them Homebrew from the early 80s):

https://trastero.speccy.org/2023/IVAN/C ... 10a14B.htm
by Ivanzx
Sat Jun 24, 2023 10:42 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Lots of German Spectrum games/programs preserved, all the German users, HELP identifying and classifying them
Replies: 40
Views: 1155

Re: Lots of German Spectrum games/programs preserved, all the German users, HELP identifying and classifying them

Thanks, Einar!
Yes, some of them are already in the archive, but for example Boxe is MIA, so it could be uploaded already :)
I have to also load some of the others, as I think that by loading them we can find some authors that are not yet mentioned ;)
by Ivanzx
Sat Jun 24, 2023 6:41 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Lots of German Spectrum games/programs preserved, all the German users, HELP identifying and classifying them
Replies: 40
Views: 1155

Lots of German Spectrum games/programs preserved, all the German users, HELP identifying and classifying them

Hi there! Or should I say Hallo Leute :) We have managed to preserved LOTS of german tapes containing a lot of programs like type-ins, homebrew, MIAs and the likes :) However, I am not very familiar with the early 80s german Spectrum games/magazines/programs, so it would be great if you German guys ...
by Ivanzx
Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:57 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: ZX Spectrum- It Lives!!!
Replies: 76
Views: 2863

Re: ZX Spectrum- It Lives!!!

I also enjoy reading it :) it is always good to see the Homebrew getting some love, keep it up ;)
by Ivanzx
Wed May 10, 2023 10:41 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: ZOSYA - Best game graphics ever?
Replies: 25
Views: 1040

Re: ZOSYA - Best game graphics ever?

I really think they are doing the best Graphics ever on the Spectrum, along with some other homebrew groups like Retroworks and Sanchez Crew. XTM compared them with Dan Dare 2, aber mann :D, I think Dan Dare is far away from some of the Zosya productions, as sprites are limited and repetitive as wel...
by Ivanzx
Sun Apr 16, 2023 9:13 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Programmers Development System (Dominion and some other sources)
Replies: 42
Views: 4027

Re: Programmers Development System (Dominion and some other sources)

Excellent news, Ralf and Andre! Thanks!

Maybe it would be nice to create a separate thread to attract the attention of possible coders/experts that could compile or put them together :)
by Ivanzx
Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:00 am
Forum: Music
Topic: Is there a list of games containing sound samples?
Replies: 77
Views: 2153

Re: Is there a list of games containing sound samples?

Some more games:

-Yoyo´s revenge
-Slightly Magic
-Hostages


Little correction on the list, it is not The Last Corridor, it is The Light Corridor :)
by Ivanzx
Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:17 am
Forum: Music
Topic: Is there a list of games containing sound samples?
Replies: 77
Views: 2153

Re: Is there a list of games containing sound samples?

-The Last Corridor
-Afteroids
-Yucan
-The Running Man
-Rocman
-Comeme el Chip
by Ivanzx
Fri Apr 07, 2023 1:14 am
Forum: Music
Topic: AGD - How to play AY sound effects WITH music?
Replies: 12
Views: 657

Re: AGD - How to play AY sound effects WITH music?

I think so, I have been playing Hakkenkast lately and it does have AY music and sounds at the same time :)

Some of the tech gurus will probably know better and how!
by Ivanzx
Thu Apr 06, 2023 2:26 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Bug in Mugsy´s game ending?
Replies: 3
Views: 282

Bug in Mugsy´s game ending?

While checking the RZX of the game, at the end of it:



It seems like some lines of code were "infiltrated" into the final message? :o
by Ivanzx
Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:28 am
Forum: Preservation
Topic: MIA Preview Episode 4
Replies: 1
Views: 95

Re: MIA Preview Episode 4

Thanks for preserving, mate! :)

It looks like that someone in Stockholm had regular trips to Liverpool :P
by Ivanzx
Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Germany on the ZX Spectrum
Replies: 5
Views: 316

Re: Germany on the ZX Spectrum

Also both Tom and Jerry games were programmed by Germans (well, included in the Magic Bytes can that XTM opened :) )

Also, I have a few amount of tapes at home with homebrew german programs and even some games that will be sent to the preservation team soon :)
by Ivanzx
Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:04 am
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Recognise the type-in?
Replies: 14
Views: 633

Re: Recognise the type-in?

"Turtle" looks identical to "Turtle Bridge" which is chapter 4 of Richard G Hurley's "15 Graphic Games for the Spectrum", Micro Press, 1983. Especially if line 1 is a REM statement with mchine code in it. Ace! How did you remember?! The game is not even yet in the SC d...
by Ivanzx
Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:03 am
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: Recognise the type-in?
Replies: 14
Views: 633

Re: Recognise the type-in?

Towering Inferno looks similar to the game Bounce in the DB. I feel like there are a lot like this, but usually the tower is on the left of the screen (like the Game and Watch Fire game they are based on). Thanks! You mean this one, right? :) https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/38680/ZX-Spectrum/...
by Ivanzx
Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:00 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Towering Inferno
Replies: 3
Views: 156

Re: Towering Inferno

Ha this is brutal. They could add least start us off with a wider net! I'm in shock from all the poor firemen! New publisher and author (Ramsoft and Chris Matthewson). Does anyone recognise this as a type-in? Hey Dave, what do you think if we open a new thread where people can identify screenshots ...
by Ivanzx
Mon Mar 20, 2023 1:13 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Is it possible in any way to play Lightgun games with keyboard in real machine?
Replies: 3
Views: 170

Is it possible in any way to play Lightgun games with keyboard in real machine?

Pretty much said in the title :) Is there any way to play with keys the only-lightfun games? I have noticed that in some of them, when pressing "0" and other numbers, something happens in the screen, but not enough to trigger a real "effect". Maybe a short loader before the game ...
by Ivanzx
Sat Mar 18, 2023 9:05 am
Forum: Website
Topic: ZXDB Update - 16 March 2023
Replies: 13
Views: 366

Re: ZXDB Update - 16 March 2023

Excellent effort, all! My big thanks to all that participate making SC the best ZX page out there. I just saw a couple of little things: Demasiado para um dia should be spelled in Spanish: Demasiado para un dia :) And some screens are not displayed, instead there is a squared placeholder ;) Thanks!
by Ivanzx
Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:20 pm
Forum: Design/Ideas
Topic: More youthful pie-in-the-sky: random edition!
Replies: 19
Views: 766

Re: More youthful pie-in-the-sky: random edition!

Man! you need to find a coder! I would love to see these screens/projects coming to the Spectrum! :o
by Ivanzx
Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:02 pm
Forum: Design/Ideas
Topic: More youthful pie-in-the-sky: random edition!
Replies: 19
Views: 766

Re: More youthful pie-in-the-sky: random edition!

So you never click on any of the links in my signature? :D Hehe, I will from now on :) The thing is that I co-wrote 3 books about Homebrew games in 8 and 16 bits, and when deciding the system we would cover, we had to leave the SAM out, because the amount of games was so tiny... even the Amstrad PC...
by Ivanzx
Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:00 pm
Forum: Design/Ideas
Topic: More youthful pie-in-the-sky: random edition!
Replies: 19
Views: 766

Re: More youthful pie-in-the-sky: random edition!

I have heard that the SAM scene is much-derided in the Spectrum community at large, because there's so little activity, and what little there is going on takes so long to happen... and that reputation is not entirely undeserved, I guess... but there is stuff happening. I've been assisting on an upd...
by Ivanzx
Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:41 am
Forum: Design/Ideas
Topic: More youthful pie-in-the-sky: random edition!
Replies: 19
Views: 766

Re: More youthful pie-in-the-sky: random edition!

@Ivanzx I know a few, mostly working on the SAM Coupé rather than the Spectrum... and all currently busy with their own ongoing projects. The main stopping point with this adventure is the lack of story. No story means no characters, no puzzles, no objectives, etc. The few graphics I have might be ...
by Ivanzx
Thu Mar 16, 2023 6:38 am
Forum: Design/Ideas
Topic: More youthful pie-in-the-sky: random edition!
Replies: 19
Views: 766

Re: More youthful pie-in-the-sky: random edition!

These are very interesting screens and concept of game. Maybe a coder here feels like finishing a game with these? :)
Or do you know any, @HEXdidnt '? ;)
by Ivanzx
Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:29 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Four Great Games Vol. 3 uMIA release from System 4
Replies: 0
Views: 67

Four Great Games Vol. 3 uMIA release from System 4

It is for sale now here, unlisted in the archive:

https://www.todocoleccion.net/videojueg ... x397739149
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by Ivanzx
Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:59 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Crash 2023 Annual £23.30
Replies: 14
Views: 616

Re: Crash 2023 Annual £23.30

Oure is fairly simplistic (completed it on my first go but, to be fair, I've yet to do so again!), Neadeital looks fantastic, but I have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing, or how (making it very true to the Gargoyle adventures, from my perspective). I agree in the games, Oure is kind of short b...