Spectrum Computing

Psh, you and all your complicated code. Surely it doesn't get much worse than this?
Not only will it grow the stack and give an error, but the RETURN isn't even needed

I wonder what happens if you do this;

10 LET pig = 10
20 LET dog = 20
30 PRINT pigdog

(easy to test, but I can't be bothered, lol)

Zaxxon on the Speccy was indeed a terrible and not well-executed game, but I honestly struggle to think of anyone that could do a real good conversion of it in 1985, because isometric and scrolling on the Spectrum is no mean feat.

I like it, but I'm not sure I'd want one. I'd like to be able to see the things I'm cutting up instead of losing them on the messy background image

blucey wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:33 pm Shouldn't JSW2 be in there? I mean it's his game engine and half his levels.

It's not his engine as it has been completely rewritten, so it definitely shouldn't be there.

I'm totally game and willing to roleplay, so I'd give myself to Sporty

Lee Bee wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:20 pm I really get a kick out of big maps, especially the ones that have little repetition, and bigger structure, like landscapes.

LOL

StanVanman wrote: ↑Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:16 pm Give or take four days, it's exactly four years since the incredible Astro Blaster appeared from nowhere:

Well, it can't be both "Give or take four days" and "exactly four years" at the same time

Agreed. Aside from the negative connotations it seems intended to invoke, what would poor key choice (or poor UI design generally) have to do with autism? I don't think it's too bad. I mean, it's not worse than calling a friend a ... c-unt because he says something silly. I just take it as an exagg...

I shouldn't make these so easy ... you should have a choice of guessing.
Well ... next time

Mpk wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:29 pm That's nothing like Zorro!

More like Blue Thunder, maybe?

I'd guess "Cyclone".

I tried another one. It gave me 4 choices and I couldn't chose, so you get all four ... but I suspect even the worst would've been enough :lol: https://i.imgur.com/FrkL3SY.jpg The prompt was; Seen from above, a mole dressed in a aviator outfit climbing into a biplane placed in the foreground. he is ...

This one should be easy;

The_Guy222 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2023 10:39 pmLike, imagine what a Commodore 64 NEXT would be like. 99% compatibility with C64, but options to have processor ramped up to 8 or 12 Mhz or something, 512 KB RAM or more, dual SID or better, a VERA-like chip.

... and even more brown

equinox wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2023 10:09 pm10 NEW

Well, to be precise that command doesn't crash the Spectrum - it resets it. Big difference

Cobra is the best technical achievement, but I still prefer the look and gameplay of Hysteria . But ... Cobra has an excellently animated burger in it. How can that be bad? :lol: Still though, it's hard to choose between his games - most of them are very good, but I agree that Cobra is a fantastic ...

I noticed this shop yesterday, so today I stopped and took a picture.
Perhaps I should go in and ask for the location of any Orolas (the small aliens that you're supposed to collect in the game)

Mpk wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 1:20 am Nobody's taking about Jon Ritman in his very own thread.

We'll make the best of a bad situation and talk about him when the thread subject is The Oliver Twins instead

PeteProdge wrote: ↑Sun Aug 27, 2023 11:49 am Jon Ritman is listed as a creator (not the only one) for Dark Star; Forbidden Planet and On The Run.

Oh, I see. I didn't know that. Has it been confirmed though? Does anyone know what his contribution to those games were?

If this is supposed to be about Jon Ritman ... then why on earth do you have some Design Design stuff in the list?

Head Over Heels is an interesting debate - I personally wouldn't have rated it anywhere nearly as highly as Crash did. I agree with you. Well, I will rate HoH very highly due to its technical execution - it's big, has lots of rooms and creatures and innovative gameplay ... but I just never enjoyed ...

Some of Chris Kerry's games would look better with a lot less colour, and some shading/details instead. Agree, I've applied the "less colour" idea to Jack and the Beanstalk, but I'm confident that it'll work perfectly for Monty is Innocent, Giant's Revenge and most of his other games too ...

Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2023 2:34 am A modern example (that looks amazing):

https://store.steampowered.com/app/916730/Gato_Roboto/

Indeed, that looks fantastic

Many years ago, I released a utility called Spectrum Graphics Editor for viewing and editing graphics in Speccy snapshot files. It's still available on the old Retrospec site, but it doesn't play nice with modern versions of Windows... I still use it. Sure it could use a bit of an improvement, but ...

StanVanman wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 12:47 am Do you live next to a waterfall?