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by PeteProdge
Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:16 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by Infogrames: vote
Replies: 15
Views: 422

Re: The best Speccy game by Infogrames: vote

Sim City has swept the board here, getting 15 votes. In joint second place, we have Hostages and Vera Cruz, with six votes each. The Light Corridor and North & South have three votes each to be in joint third place. Mandragore and Sidewalk are joint fourth, with two votes each. Finally, someone ...
by PeteProdge
Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:54 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Keith Burkhill): vote
Replies: 29
Views: 597

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Keith Burkhill): vote

Commando has lobbed a grenade at its competition to easily win this one, with 28 votes. In a distant second place, we have Ghosts N Goblins, on eight votes. Marauder gained four votes to be third. Space Harrier is in fifth place, with four votes. Joint sixth, with two votes each, Gilligan's Gold and...
by PeteProdge
Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:48 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: How hard would it be to hack these racers?
Replies: 61
Views: 1735

Re: How hard would it be to hack these racers?

With Enduro Racer, they've not bothered with sprite masking - the pixels are just plonked on whatever's there, so that makes the graphics easier shift in a fast way.
by PeteProdge
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:12 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: £12 gets you "Free software for LIFE!", apparently.
Replies: 11
Views: 288

Re: £12 gets you "Free software for LIFE!", apparently.

Mpk wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:01 am Spectrum Priority Market Checklist
1 UK done
2 Germany done
3 Belgium done
4 Swaziland
5 France
6 Italy
Only West Germany, mind. You could try flinging some Speccy games over the Berlin Wall, but not sure how compatible it would be with their VEB Robotrons.
by PeteProdge
Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: £12 gets you "Free software for LIFE!", apparently.
Replies: 11
Views: 288

Re: £12 gets you "Free software for LIFE!", apparently.

StooB wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:32 am Yes he does.
Wow, so the qualifications clearly aren't remotely related to typography or graphic design.
by PeteProdge
Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:57 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Keith Burkhill): vote
Replies: 29
Views: 597

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Keith Burkhill): vote

It's honorable mentions all round when it comes to technical merit, but some of those other games are just too tough to be fun; I'm looking at you, Marauder and Ghosts n' Goblins. The thing is, the original arcade incarnation of Ghosts N Goblins was always tough, so I guess it's a case of being fai...
by PeteProdge
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:32 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: £12 gets you "Free software for LIFE!", apparently.
Replies: 11
Views: 288

£12 gets you "Free software for LIFE!", apparently.

Posted today on the Spectrum For Everyone FB group by Jamie Laing...

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I take it this is definitely still going, right?
by PeteProdge
Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:15 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Mike Richardson): discussion
Replies: 0
Views: 74

Devfinitive Edition (Mike Richardson): discussion

Well, very very prolific for Durell! Combat Lynx by Durell Harrier Attack! by Durell Jungle Trouble by Durell Lunar Landing (magazine type-in) by ZX Computing Scuba Dive by Durell Sigma 7 by Durell Spitfire by Encore Thanatos by Durell Turbo Esprit by Durell Anything I've missed? Anything that shoul...
by PeteProdge
Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:10 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by Exxos: discussion
Replies: 0
Views: 61

The best Speccy game by Exxos: discussion

A brand acquired by Infogrames when they bought up rivals ERE Informatique (who I will also be doing a poll on soon). According to this website, ERE Informatique was "renamed from Exxos" . I think the other way round is nearer to the truth! Anyway, an easy one here, because Exxos on the ZX...
by PeteProdge
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:11 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by Pelagon Software: vote
Replies: 2
Views: 152

Re: The best Speccy game by Pelagon Software: vote

The Crystal Of Chantie, The (G.A.C. version) has won this, with four votes. In second place, one vote went to Dollars In The Dust. Only one proportional voter means my work in compiling the proportional results is easy, albeit not exactly reflective of the five voters in the phpBB poll: Dollars In T...
by PeteProdge
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:07 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (David Jones): vote
Replies: 11
Views: 322

Re: Devfinitive Edition (David Jones): vote

Knight Tyme 128K has got this, with eight votes! In joint second place, with five votes each: Finders Keepers and Spellbound. Spellbound 128K gains four votes to be third. And now, something outside of the Magic Knight series and indeed, outside of Mastertronic - The Fourth Protocol is in... fourth ...
by PeteProdge
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:53 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Keith Burkhill): vote
Replies: 29
Views: 597

Re: Devfinitive Edition (Keith Burkhill): vote

1) Commando
2) Gilligan's Gold
3) Ghosts N Goblins
by PeteProdge
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:07 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The best Speccy game by Infogrames: vote
Replies: 15
Views: 422

The best Speccy game by Infogrames: vote

Vous avez sept jours pour voter pour votre(vos) jeu(s) préféré(s). Bonjour, je m'appelle Jean Claude. J'habite à La Rochelle. Rendez-vous à la page 37 du tome 2 de Tricolore. Hostages https://www.spectrumcomputing.co.uk/SCRtoImage.php?SCR=pub/sinclair/screens/load/h/scr/Hostages.scr&border=0 htt...
by PeteProdge
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:45 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Devfinitive Edition (Keith Burkhill): vote
Replies: 29
Views: 597

Devfinitive Edition (Keith Burkhill): vote

You've got seven days to muse over that Ghosts N Goblins screenshot and decide whether its awfulness is a factor in how you vote for that game. Oh and there are some others as well... Afterburner by Activision https://www.spectrumcomputing.co.uk/SCRtoImage.php?SCR=pub/sinclair/screens/load/a/scr/Aft...
by PeteProdge
Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: Branding in games
Replies: 20
Views: 503

Re: Branding in games

International Cricket, though I don't know if it's an actual agreed license deal... https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/SCRtoImage.php?SCR=/conv_scr/i/InternationalCricket.scr&border=0 Not a cricket fan at all, but I'm fairly certain 'Cornhill Insurance' was a highly prominent sponsor of the sport i...
by PeteProdge
Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Spectrum memes
Replies: 1216
Views: 197519

Re: Spectrum memes

That Wonka Experience feels pretty much like I felt after going to Cadbury World with my kids in about 2010. Okay, it's nowhere near as bad as that, but it's probably the most disappointing day out I've ever had. I/we had been wanting to go for years and I wasn't expecting Willy Wonka's Chocolate F...
by PeteProdge
Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:50 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Spectrum memes
Replies: 1216
Views: 197519

Re: Spectrum memes

You're probably gettign no likes because there is a lack of context. The only reason I "get" that picture now is that someone randomly posted a YouTube video of some bloke talking of that Glasgow Willy Wonka debacle on a Discord server I'm on. Since it's sorta UK news I doubt I would have...
by PeteProdge
Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Spectrum memes
Replies: 1216
Views: 197519

Re: Spectrum memes

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by PeteProdge
Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:00 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The 52 games with awards from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines
Replies: 34
Views: 2637

Re: The 52 games with awards from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines

Sebsplace wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:45 pm Thank you, very kind. Do you have a channel?
It's in my signature here!
by PeteProdge
Mon Feb 26, 2024 1:54 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The 20 games with a <= 10% rating from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines
Replies: 16
Views: 474

Re: The 20 games with a <= 10% rating from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines

You wouldn't have this one in your list as 1. It's C+VG and 2. C+VG didn't have an Overall rating at the time, but it's possibly the only Speccy review of a game that goes into (averaged) negative marks territory: https://archive.org/details/ComputerAndVideoGamesIssue061Nov86/page/n23/mode/1up?view...
by PeteProdge
Mon Feb 26, 2024 1:37 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The 52 games with awards from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines
Replies: 34
Views: 2637

Re: The 52 games with awards from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines

In hindsight this was not enough and I have also added you to the video description. I went down the rabbit hole of ranking the games and forgot to properly credit the original idea properly and for that I apologise. Thanks Seb. I do like quite a lot of your videos BTW and I'll eventually return to...
by PeteProdge
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:07 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The 20 games with a <= 10% rating from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines
Replies: 16
Views: 474

Re: The 20 games with a <= 10% rating from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines

More generally, video game review scores have always had a problem where an average game is more likely to score around 60-70 and, once you get below 50, the numbers become pretty much arbitrary. Things like how much advertising the publisher has booked may play a role too. Speaking of which, has a...
by PeteProdge
Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:28 am
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The 20 games with a <= 10% rating from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines
Replies: 16
Views: 474

Re: The 20 games with a <= 10% rating from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines

Am I misunderstanding your thread title? You list games that scored way more than 10% from one or two of the magazines, as confirmed by the averages you mention, yet the thread is called "<= 10% from all three magazines"? To me "from all three" means "The game received a ra...
by PeteProdge
Sun Feb 25, 2024 4:36 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The 20 games with a <= 10% rating from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines
Replies: 16
Views: 474

Re: The 20 games with a <= 10% rating from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines

Los Angeles SWAT got awarded 26% by Crash and 2/10 by both SU and YS, so maybe that should be on the list? Nope, the parameters for inclusion is to be effectively rated 0%-10%. 26% is too high and 2/10 is effectively 20%. As utterly awful as LA Swat is, it's too high for this thread. Obviously the ...
by PeteProdge
Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:05 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The 20 games with a <= 10% rating from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines
Replies: 16
Views: 474

The 20 games with a <= 10% rating from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines

Last year, I made a thread about all the games that got awards from all major ZX Spectrum magazines . It was titled 'The 52 games with awards from all three major ZX Spectrum magazines', as that's what I found in my initial calculation. However, it's actually 53, as I learnt when @zx4ever responded ...