Spectrum Computing

I do hope the rumor won't be confirmed, although I already feel sad at the thought. If confirmed, that would be another sad loss in a few days for all of us. I fondly remember his excellent work on Batman and Head Over Heels in particular.

https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvMTI3NzM2Ni83NDM2ODkxLnBuZw==/original/tljh+y.png Doom Pit, originally released in 2018 for Monument Microgames as the official sequel to Clive Townsend's Death Pit, has been re-released under the Zankle Soft label. Doom Pit has been designed to run on 128K Spectrums, b...

Like [mention]Juan F. Ramirez[/mention], I never heard of The Fall, and of several of those games, until now. 13/20

Swainy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 08, 2021 5:03 am Night Shift?

Well Night Shift was made by Lucasfilm Games (later LucasArts), so I think the Indiana Jones/Star Wars spoof references are understandable.

I also loved Escape From Krakatoa back in the day, and played it again extensively for the 2003 Speccy Tour. As far as I could reach, there is no real ending to the game, even if you do your best to shoot down the V1s, destroy the submarines or avoid the volcano's projectiles, sooner or later you wi...

I am shocked... I have been in contact with Daren for more than 20 years - he was a really nice person, and his contribution to the Spectrum community has been invaluable. My deepest condolences to his family.

XTM wrote: ↑Wed Nov 03, 2021 9:31 pm Fun fact: While we of course mean "backup copies", the term "safety copies" is a literal translation of the German "Sicherheitskopien"

Funnier fact: the Italian equivalent, "copia di sicurezza", has the same literal meaning as Sichereitskopie.

I played this little monstrosity back in the day. I must say I have a soft spot for it - it is so abysmal, it even manages to be somehow fun. Fun like a trashy movie you watch for a while every now and then just for cheap laughs.

Its.... https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3838/ZX-Spectrum/Portals_of_PThaal No, I've never heard of it either. it was a decent type-in RPG that was so big that Sinclair User put it on the b-side of a cover tape. I remember it, I still keep the Megatape 14. Pity I came to check the thread after...

blucey wrote: ↑Tue Nov 02, 2021 8:39 am The Vindicator aka Green Bert 2

Yes! Your turn.

[mention]Ast A. Moore[/mention] and [mention]tolls[/mention]: Neither of them.

Another small clue - the first game was a coin-op conversion.

No, sorry.

A small clue: this is a "sort of" sequel of a well-known game.

An update on the state of the project. I have been working at the new contents in my (rare) spare time in the last few weeks, the book has been revised and expanded considerably, especially in chapter five, "Le nuove frontiere" (The new frontiers). Among other things, research brought me t...

How will non-UK Spectrum aficionados be chosen for the interviews?

Among the project backers, maybe?

No, it isn't.

I have just negotiated the first section, it was short but intriguing and made me curious to try the proper game.

What is a "tirling boy", exactly?

Thanks Here we go, then:

Lovely idea, thank you for another really great quiz

3: Space Harrier

[mention]Morkin[/mention] is right. No. 15 is from Hypersports, while no. 6 is from Konami's Ping Pong. Sorry for messing up things

Andre Leao wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 11:45 am

Ralf wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 11:45 am I can't play it just now but it looks very high quality!

A platformer with great graphics made from scratch without AGD or Churerra.

Hum, I think it uses La Churrera

"Based on a heavily modified Churrera 3.99.2 Engine by The Mojon Twins".

Sorry, no. 6 was already guessed by yours truly

Many of them sound very familiar, but right now I cannot remember where I heard them...

I got one! 16: Travel With Trashman, Madrid scene to be exact.

Thank you [mention]Lethargeek[/mention]

GreenCard wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 11:18 am

Alessandro wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 11:15 am 14? Er... I meant another noise... but cannot answer right now

It's ok, I know you meant noise 11. We've already established that 14 is a Codies game that absolutely bloody well isn't Dizzy.

Thanks!

A shot in the dark: 15 - Quazatron