The year of the pig
- Juan F. Ramirez
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Re: The year of the pig
Psycho Pigs U.X.B. is really good.
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Re: The year of the pig
Yes, I like Psycho Pigs UXB too.
On the other hand, Piggy is an absolute waste of code. The main sprite doesn't even look like a pig at all!
On the other hand, Piggy is an absolute waste of code. The main sprite doesn't even look like a pig at all!
Re: The year of the pig
It’s tenuous I know, but, pigs tend to be chubby
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.php?cat=96&id=954
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.php?cat=96&id=954
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Re: The year of the pig
Maybe a pig standing on two legs?
Nice try!
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Re: The year of the pig
Remember: Butcher's does count! (now I'm thinking of Everyone's a Wally, by the way)
Re: The year of the pig
There is another game called Piggy, coming from Czech Republic. Nice looking but very short:On the other hand, Piggy is an absolute waste of code.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=14542
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In Soldier of Fortune, they main hero is supposed to be some orc, I guess but he has quite a piggy look:
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And going a bit off topic as a curiosity I'd like to show you Polish game Knoorkie made for C64 which is a Dizzy clone featuring a little pig:
https://www.mobygames.com/game/knoorkie
The insteresing thing about it is that it uses graphic mode "compatible" with ZX Spectrum (except the main sprite) so theoretically porting the graphics to Speccy would be a straightforward job.
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Re: The year of the pig
Could be PIGGY the boy from Lord of the Flies?Alessandro wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 11:40 am Yes, I like Psycho Pigs UXB too.
On the other hand, Piggy is an absolute waste of code. The main sprite doesn't even look like a pig at all!
Re: The year of the pig
This is the Piggy I remember, from the Spectrum Computing tape-magazine:
A mix of Mr. Do and Boulderdash. It looks simple but it's quite a challenge, since you can't get the treasure without opening up gaping huge pathways for the monsters.
A mix of Mr. Do and Boulderdash. It looks simple but it's quite a challenge, since you can't get the treasure without opening up gaping huge pathways for the monsters.
Re: The year of the pig
The Nightmare Room from JSW.
Re: The year of the pig
I always thought that was some sort of Griffin. I guess I just didn't get the Flying Pig or Pink Floyd reference at the time - not that theirs actually had wings anyway.
Re: The year of the pig
How the very devil did we forget Higgledy Piggledy?!
It's a shame it was a commercial release only, because it's up there with the best—yet played by a few.
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It's a shame it was a commercial release only, because it's up there with the best—yet played by a few.
(Jonathannnn! )