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- Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:26 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Game of the day...
- Replies: 572
- Views: 94881
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...
- 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...
- 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 )
(Fine work btw )
- 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 ...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:08 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: A request for new tags
- Replies: 22
- Views: 464
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:09 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: A request for new tags
- Replies: 22
- Views: 464
Re: A request for new tags
Other!
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:31 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Discussion
- Topic: A request for new tags
- Replies: 22
- Views: 464
Re: A request for new tags
Please add 2 tags for bosses. - first one for the final boss, e.g. Draconus - and another for level bosses, e.g. Silkworm; this tag is also Maybe best if we populate the groups first, then Einar can decide? Some multiple level boss games: Rainbow Islands, Dragon Ninja, New Zealand Story, R-Type, X-...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:06 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Games for international days
- Replies: 260
- Views: 8781
Re: Games for international days
I'm a day late, but I rediscovered this thread, and the text adventure Lost in Wales. It's no frills, but written well enough. After only a few moves I've had to rouse a slumbering sheep...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:02 am
- Forum: Brand new software!
- Topic: WOOT 2023 released!
- Replies: 88
- Views: 5466
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:31 pm
- Forum: ZXDB Fixes
- Topic: Entries need to be tagged
- Replies: 1
- Views: 105
Re: Entries need to be tagged
Cheers. The SQL is in the queue.
Gets through on a technicality!marenja wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:15 am REMventure looks like interactive fiction, tag #1038 - Multi-Choice Fiction
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... REMventure
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:16 am
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Interrupt routine for Vortex Tracker
- Replies: 19
- Views: 403
Re: Interrupt routine for Vortex Tracker
Music data will be at 40000 and the vtplayer at 49152. If you haven't already, check that the music data isn't being expanded over other code. It gets bigger when you start using it - I always put it after the player and leave a gap after that. I can't check the code in detail right now, but can he...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:36 pm
- Forum: Brand new software!
- Topic: Arlo
- Replies: 7
- Views: 476
Re: Arlo
Polished and fun. It's getting a lot out of MPAGD too - more than just horizontally patrolling baddies. Great work @Packobilly
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: Brand new software!
- Topic: Tardigrade fix
- Replies: 0
- Views: 144
Tardigrade fix
Just letting you know that PROSM has fixed my 16K game from 2021 so that it loads on any Spectrum (previously it was 16K only). Thanks! https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/SCRtoImage.php?SCR=zxdb/sinclair/entries/0037904/0037904-load-1.scr&border=0 The file is temporarily here until the next update,...
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 11:17 am
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Music wanted: Sailing By by Ronald Binge
- Replies: 1
- Views: 349
Music wanted: Sailing By by Ronald Binge
I'm after a version of "Sailing By" if anyone is in the mood for composing. It can be BEEPER, AY, can be as simple or as fancy as you like, as long as it's recognisable.
It's to accompany something to go with Woot 2024
It's to accompany something to go with Woot 2024
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:45 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Manic Miner finishers
- Replies: 198
- Views: 7341
Re: Manic Miner finishers
I've been training this week using the High Score Challenge version from JSWMM , as well as JetSetDanny's rzx files for each level , and now have my route for Solar Power Generator worked out. So really it's just Skylab to go, and I can have a bash at completing the thing. Nearly there, and IMO you...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:32 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: The best Speccy game by Software Supersavers: vote
- Replies: 5
- Views: 217
Re: The best Speccy game by Software Supersavers: vote
Like Blaby, I have a soft spot for Software Supersavers' games (or the inlays at least), and I suppose 'soft spot' means they all have a touch of naffness about them. I only knew a few of them so gave them all a quick blast: 1 - Super Chopper 2 - Shuttle Shock 3 - Loony Lander Super Chopper is just ...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:17 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Game of the day...
- Replies: 572
- Views: 94881
Re: Game of the day...
Had to answer a LOT of questions for this. I suspected as much when the loader has a whole bunch of "Character array: " blocks. Bloody Nora, you're not kidding. I got past 60 questions before I gave up - they were so loaded that it was obvious what the answer was going to be anyway. Loade...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:41 pm
- Forum: Brand new software!
- Topic: Horace Goes Night Skiing e Mutant Mushrooms
- Replies: 12
- Views: 548
Re: Horace Goes Night Skiing e Mutant Mushrooms
I'm here pal. Hello! PM sent. Looking for some music... Lee Bee is an active AY musician (and in demand!), and I don't know if he's available, but djnzx48 is another ace musician. ...and advice on using the new Next hardware upgrades from 48/128 machine code. Maybe something TMD2003 can help with, ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:10 pm
- Forum: Brand new software!
- Topic: Horace Goes Night Skiing e Mutant Mushrooms
- Replies: 12
- Views: 548
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:01 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Vintage Computer Festival in California
- Replies: 7
- Views: 284
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:54 am
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Vintage Computer Festival in California
- Replies: 7
- Views: 284
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: A couple of podcasts you may have missed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 246
Re: A couple of podcasts you may have missed
Yep very articulate (I'm jealous!). I assumed he's Welsh but going by his forum personae (he used to be here as @Bizzley) I imagined someone with a bit more needle.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:50 am
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Vintage Computer Festival in California
- Replies: 7
- Views: 284
Re: Vintage Computer Festival in California
I'm probably going to kick myself, but what's the game playing on that Speccy?
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:55 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: A couple of podcasts you may have missed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 246
Re: A couple of podcasts you may have missed
Thanks. Listened to Byte High Bob Pape, and it sounds like there's another to come. Bob comes across really well. I think toy cars got as much mention as computers! There were plenty of juicy bits (also in the book), but I did chuckle at the revelation about Miles Gordon Technology in Swansea : I kn...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 2:06 pm
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Spectrum related shop signs
- Replies: 12
- Views: 716
Re: Spectrum related shop signs
They'll wonder why customers only ever want a greased fringe and a sick fade.