Spectrum Computing

I didn't expect to like this so much as tight car parks really stress me out. It looks and handles really well. I generally prefer fast, well controlled character cell clunks to smooth movement in puzzle games. It also means we can get some funky colour graphics. A casual bystander would probably th...

moai wrote: ↑Thu May 11, 2023 1:54 pm a group of independent judges

You called in the big guns? Not... not.. The Venerable Council for Maoi Excellence?

This is clearly a depiction of a Moai, even if the depiction is inconsistent with the game's instructions. It would seem very wrong not to include it in a list of Moai. Not for me. The Inlay looks a bit more like it, but it's a robot mask on Planet Newgamma III. All the others in this group are cle...

I'm dipping in and out of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. There's a few games inspired by the book , but this one is faithful to Douglas Adams's game. There's also a 'solid gold' version, but on the speccy that seems less functional than the original! Even with a limited word count, Douglas Ad...

Another one added to the Blitz inspired license. I like the caveat "This is a totally non-violent game, you must demolish a block of condemned buildings"

Those are all already at Moai's site* and the ZXDB group @Lee Bee.

*It's only just occurred to me what an eccentric premise this is - commendable!

frankster1970 wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 3:57 pm Really nice to see people solving these ancient problems

Are you tempted to make a new game? With all the tools available these days you won't even need to dedicate a full six week summer holiday to it :–)

I'd certainly like to have a go. I bet 30mph feels pretty thrilling when you're in it (though maybe not as thrilling as 15mph in a C5, or turning a corner on an A-Bike). If the infrastructure was there I'd be happy to use this for commuting. I'm not sure how much I'd be willing to pay though, and I'...

Haha. Owwwchhhh. Another game in the series designed to make us insane. That AY music really fits the theme.

I'm about 6 screens in, somehow...

pavero wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 6:51 pm BTW, why are all games from Retro Games Battle 2023 series distribution denied?

There were some I didn't know about so I erred on the safe side. I'll send you an email.

I like the way most items have 2 uses leaving your inventory fairly empty by the end. Yeah me too. Normally I'd be stressed out by that, especially with the red herrings, but there's something about the way this is structured that left me comfortable it wasn't going to be a nightmare. Having fair p...

ANDREWRYALS wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 8:22 pm I think I've got all the other problems sorted. I'm just lacking in money for the pedlar.

Spoiler

You need to PLAY FLUTE to the old man. He gives you a coin (don't give the coin to the blacksmith)

PM sent

Welcome frankster1970 ! That's more productive than any school holiday I remember. Great work. Maybe you would have had a better chance at being published just a few years later when the adventure boom started with Zenobi. I'm well chuffed it was saved - I shudder to think how many of these never-pl...

This was from a digital photo I took. I enhanced the contrast of the image, lowered the resolution and ran an 'edge enhance' filter over it, before reducing the number of colours. Still a pretty poor representation, so then went over the boat in detail, pixel by pixel, tidying it up, shifting bits ...

I wonder where 10 points went astray? I think that's down to the number of turns - I just did a quick runthrough and it scored the full 250. Great game. Coded in 1986, who knows how few eyes saw it since then, to resurface in 2023! If the author's reading - could you give us a bit of background on ...

EdToo wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 12:58 pm Two days after Charles I have been crowned king of Zaphris.

No I'm the rightful King of Zaphris!

Scored 240/250, the 308 turns is moot as I used a few snapshots too. I wonder where 10 points went astray?

ANDREWRYALS wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 9:41 am Just got this! 40/250 so far, that bloody snake!!!!!

Yeah same here. I've found lots of problems to solve, and I've got an idea how each one can solve the other, but I can't find the first way 'in'. Time for a walk inbetween bank holiday showers, that might help.

EDIT - aha! progress!

Excellent recovery - thanks to the author. The release has been impeccably timed, it could describe King Charlie's predicament this very morning as he wakes following yesterday's bender. It's classic oldschool - the first action is GET LAMP! I like it so far, some charming GAC pics and the puzzles a...

It looked fine for me in SPIN, really impressive. Is the judder a Next problem and not a game one?

Andre Leao wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 10:28 pm Is it possible to capture a screenshot from the review?]

If there's no alternative yes , but .scr is the ZXDB standard. If I can't entice a native speaker (not you, you deserve a rest!) I'll have another go tomorrow.

PeteProdge wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 9:19 am Oh, and the proportional results show a different winner...

That's interesting, given the strength of the main poll. Still, the strength of the prop vote is that it's not going to be that disapointing, especially with Oleg's games.

1 - Prince of Persia 2 - Pirates 3 - Rise Out From Dugeons I knew about PoP, but I didn't know about Magicsoft before. These are all impressive games in one way or another. Prince of Persia is the obvious choice, even though it's not my flavour of game. It looks and plays amazingly. Just imagine if ...

Heard one today! I think it was doing the code block from Nonterraqueous.

Like a Specchum's version of the ravens at the tower of London, we can relax in the knowledge that all is well for another year.

Good work all round.

I've made a new ID and added the TZX, source code and a loading screen, but could a Portuguese speaker upload a running screen please? (I've had a go, but not speaking the language I've not found an interesting screen yet).