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I'd be interested to know if people still stick with their (mostly wrong :P ) choices in games that don't use up/down such as most platformers and space invaders. In that case I prefer QW with P. If a game just needs left/right/fire, I'd probably stick with something like (right hand) O = left, P =...

I've heard Chuck Norris plays Army Moves with it.

I like the font.

Bolton80 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:51 am My favourite as a kid with a 48k+ was IPQZ Space (with O or Enter as an extra action button).

I'm assuming you had a Speccy+, rather than the rubber key model, for this layout

Spinner for bat and ball games Did anyone find it easy to use arcade spinner-type controls? I remember seeing rotators/balls for some arcade games (like Arkanoid, and I think Tron had one too). I was absolutely hopeless at using them. They felt like very unfamiliar controls for someone used to joys...

worcestersource wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:23 pm Was it even possible to get far in this game without cheating?

I think it's do-able, but from what I remember, it's easy to scupper yourself and make it impossible to finish if you block a corridor/exit with debris from an enemy vehicle.

Rorthron wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:18 pm Did you see the light, or did your thumb just shrink?

Nah, the 'N' key started failing...! My thumbs are as freakish and clumsy as ever...

Rorthron wrote: ↑Thu Nov 03, 2022 1:14 am BTW, on the basis of the 15-0 voting so far, I am claiming a conclusive victory in the QAOPM-vs-QAOPN debate @Morkin and I have had since 1984. He's clearly a complete freak.

...I voted for QAOPM

I'm guessing the original recording was done secretly to recruit for MI6.

...If someone finds the answer/solution, enjoy your new career, pop back to post occasionally..!

Stefan wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:56 pm

Umm… yes. How?

Woop..! I find it easier to guess games with non-black paper colours, just 'cos there aren't as many

Someone else can have my go.

Panzadrome?

That's quite impressive, I would've guessed given the number moving that the brick graphics would be pre-shifted.

That Mickey Mouse video was interesting, though I guess the Nebulus tiles have been made a bit more regular shaped (I guess for different tiles?). The Mickey game platform has struts which complicates things slightly. In Nebulus the platforms seem to be pretty regular until they reach the edge of th...

I started using cursor keys, possibly because I'd got used to them from the ZX81, and some early Speccy games let you use them Afterwards started getting used to QZIP (Horace games maybe). My fire button of choice was 'B' (!) but I switched to N soon after After a short time I switched to QAOP (less...

Nebulus (Hewson) I'm a bit crap at this game, but have always been intrigued by the pseudo-scrolling effect. It really makes the tower seem cylindrical. It's interesting to watch the behaviour of the platforms as they wrap behind tower. https://i.imgur.com/O1EAjew.gif Anyone know how it's done? I'm...

Yep, it's been suggested before and you can submit multiple ones. I'd imagine Spectrum Computing and most other sites using the same source are set up to show just one screen in search results (which kind of makes sense). I reckon it'd be good for some games - one example is Eureka! , whose entry cu...

Target Renegade is one game that I've heard a lot of people say is mismatched with the mournful and slow dirge of the AY tune. I don't think it's that bad though.

Oh, also the advanced search screen, some of that text styling is dark-on-dark.

TMD2003 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 9:58 pm Is this the first instance of an Icelandic program from Back In The Day?

I remember someone posting about looking for a bunch of Icelandic Speccy games years ago (on WoS or here), so I guess there were others.

I'm sure there are a few Icelandic spec-chums around that can confirm

For a split second before I read the actual post I thought that pic was the next challenge...

Oh, it's a BASIC program! You can hack it at will!! I think it uses a few machine code routines for bits like the graphics/scrolling parts. You have to treat it like an adventure game, e.g. GO EAST to get to an adjacent room. The movement that follows is a bit like a cut-scene until you get there...

I reckon Penetrator's the best I've played, despite the ridiculous fire/forward key combo. Along with the Hobbit, I reckon Megler & Mitchell were right up there programming-wise for such an early time in the Speccy's life. I had the original of Cavern Fighter and played it a lot. The only thing ...

When I upgraded my rubber key to a toastrack back in the day I was completely naive about how the extra memory worked. I think I genuinely expected that I'd be entering things like POKE 134172,255 :lol: Theres only one game, which I would like to see in 128k version - Dynamite Dan 2, with improved m...

druellan wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 6:19 pm Thanks! Noted!

...And as an extra, it's the same issue for unread notifications, viewed from the bell/notifications icon at the top of the screen.

Ones that are already read are fine, it's just the unread ones. May be the same style, not sure.