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by R-Tape
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:12 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 648

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

Ta for the quiz Greencard. Yet again, I thought an answer might be Hudson Hawk, and it wasn't.

I would never have got 'A'. Those serifs have no business being in a pinball game, however advanced.
by R-Tape
Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:02 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Out of context Spectrum games
Replies: 334
Views: 47721

Re: Out of context Spectrum games

XTM wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:22 pm Cool, they even offer ZX81s on their home page ... :mrgreen:
Ha brill! If he's reading, I do think there's a market for zeddy or 48K shaped chocolate bars.
by R-Tape
Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:46 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 648

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

J - JAWS?
by R-Tape
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 648

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

O - Booty
by R-Tape
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 648

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

Sir! Sir! Juan's copying my work!
by R-Tape
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:20 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4
Replies: 57
Views: 648

Re: Friday Quiz: Alphabet Quiz 4

Y - A Day in the Life
by R-Tape
Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:52 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: My mod of ... Vixen
Replies: 9
Views: 715

Re: My mod of ... Vixen

Nice work @Ralf. Another addition to Miazga's Reimagined.

Do you know if the Fuller support has been affected? (for the DB entry)
by R-Tape
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:24 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by Exxos: vote
Replies: 15
Views: 489

Re: The best Speccy game by Exxos: vote

I played Captain Blood for ages on the Amiga bitd, not making much progress but enjoying the journey of finding aliens and talking to them. Taking mouse control into account, the Speccy version plays about as well as the 16bits, and the graphics are mostly good enough. While playing the Speccy versi...
by R-Tape
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: ZX-Blue Plaques?
Replies: 66
Views: 10025

Re: ZX-Blue Plaques?

I didn't know that was their original address (I know the area very well as it's my hometown - can confirm there is, and was, bog all to do) This is your moment to put your home town on the map Lee - buy up the property and set up THE KEMPSTON EXPERIENCE . Glass cabinets as far as the eye can see o...
by R-Tape
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:27 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Spectrum memes
Replies: 1216
Views: 197463

Re: Spectrum memes

Looks like my export-to-8-bit-PNG settings flubbed the non-BRIGHT yellow as well, d'oh! I missed that! We have a new name for nefarious speccy pixel manipulation: verb: to orange. noun: orangery He's been found guilty of first degree orangery. "Browning" works too, but that's probably alr...
by R-Tape
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Spectrum memes
Replies: 1216
Views: 197463

Re: Spectrum memes

FAKE! @flatduckrecords

It's flawless, other than the BRIGHT and non-BRIGHT in the same character squares at the start of row 13. They always make one little mistake inspector...
by R-Tape
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:40 am
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: Manic Mission
Replies: 2
Views: 217

Re: Manic Mission

Shame it's not real Speccy, but this is VERY cool!
by R-Tape
Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: C5 cautionary tale
Replies: 9
Views: 473

Re: C5 cautionary tale

the "cautionary tales" series. I've been listening to this excellent series on BBC Sounds and this one isn't there, so ta for the heads-up. I'm nitpicking, but I wish they used a recognisable ZX-Spectum beep instead of the generic computer bleep (at least I think that's what it is). To be...
by R-Tape
Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:36 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Rockfall 3
Replies: 13
Views: 883

Re: Rockfall 3

equinox wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:49 am Await a correct version for the archive.
Is this finalised @equinox? Was this made using the Rockfall Designer, or is it a custom MOD?
by R-Tape
Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:26 am
Forum: ZXDB Fixes
Topic: Dieta, a uMIA title from Rebit (Italy)
Replies: 1
Views: 82

Re: Dieta, a uMIA title from Rebit (Italy)

Recently a title called Dieta was sold, it does not appear to be in the database: https://www.todocoleccion.net/videojuegos-consola-spectrum/sinclair-zx-spectrum-48k-dieta~x464621372 Is there a chance it's a re-release of one of these? https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/24438/ZX-Spectrum/Dieta h...
by R-Tape
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: A request for new tags
Replies: 22
Views: 464

Re: A request for new tags

Could you please explain how you manage to do that without the knowledge of the game details? I couldn't, but it's not a question that I would ask. I think it's a bit too much detail with too many grey areas to expect of the tags. There is always the 'thin end of the wedge' to consider with the tag...
by R-Tape
Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:45 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: A request for new tags
Replies: 22
Views: 464

Re: A request for new tags

Einar Saukas wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:00 pm A single tag for bosses would be much easier...
Easier and IMO more useful. Personally I'd want to see all bosses more often than subdivisions. Any further detail could be filtered through other parameters like genre.
by R-Tape
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:51 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Diana Cave Adventure
Replies: 4
Views: 440

Re: Diana Cave Adventure

Very slick. Can I check:
  • Is this MPAGD?
by R-Tape
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:20 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Game of the day...
Replies: 572
Views: 94804

Re: Game of the day...

Lee P wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:15 pm My first difficulty was getting the z80 to download! Not sure why it didn't work
Don't know what happened there. I got the combined tzx okay here.

I can get 4 screens in, but no way could I get the flashing Wonka bar on all of them.
by R-Tape
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Pirates
Replies: 7
Views: 250

Re: Pirates

It's quality. I discovered it via Pete's homebrew poll. and would certainly like to see it translated (Ed - then why not pull your finger out and do it yourself Dave?!).
by R-Tape
Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:26 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Game of the day...
Replies: 572
Views: 94804

Re: Game of the day...

The runaway success of The Wonka Experience 's marketing campaign brought the official speccy game of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory to mind. I've been playing the B-side platform(side A is minigames) and it's got something. It's proper oldschool and a clunky engine, but quite addictive if only...
by R-Tape
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:09 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Keith Burkhill): vote
Replies: 29
Views: 597

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Keith Burkhill): vote

1 - Commando 2 - Marauder 3 - Gilligan's Gold I feel like I'm being a bit vanilla in my genre choices here, but these are the ones I enjoyed the most. Gilligan's Gold has its flaws and could have been so much better*, so Afterburner or Space Harrier nearly bumped it off, but the amount of time I cho...
by R-Tape
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:55 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Super rare old Spectrum game discovered!
Replies: 18
Views: 791

Re: Super rare old Spectrum game discovered!

Looks like I slept right through March. They'd be onto a winner if they took a proper sportsman like Jack Charlton.

(Fine work btw :mrgreen: )
by R-Tape
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:07 am
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: NEW GAME - Shoplifting boy
Replies: 1
Views: 257

Re: NEW GAME - Shoplifting boy

Manbiki Shonen (AKA Shoplifting boy) https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/SCRtoImage.php?SCR=zxdb/add/public/uploads/42947_open.scr&border=0 Ta for the heads-up. Great conversion gazj ! I'd never heard of Manbiki Shounen before. The cut scenes are the best bit. Original green on black for me :dance ...
by R-Tape
Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:08 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: A request for new tags
Replies: 22
Views: 464

Re: A request for new tags

marenja wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:32 pm I just don't know how to do that if you are speaking about voting and dicussions frame.
I mean let's all list some more here in this thread, and then Einar can decide whether to create the tag.