Spectrum Computing

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:09 am Playing the excellent Rex by Martech

Rex was so amazing, felt like next-gen Spectrum game at the time. Thanks for reminding me of its name, now I see I have confused it with Myth.

Free Climbing, a Spanish rock climbing game.

I didn't realise the phrase "free" was coined in this context so long ago, I only learned of it when Alex Honnold scaled El Capitan in 2017*. These days, you'd be forgiven for thinking that being a rock-climber is bleedin' compulsory—I feel like a conscientious objector at work! I never got into it, and unfortunately my skills on a real wall are about as good as mine in this game. It's not clear to me what makes you fall yet. Still, it's surprisingly fun to play and make progress up the wall.

Keys OP=arms, ZX=legs, M=climb up.

It's a really interesting idea. A quick google shows that rock climbing games are not an unexplored genre. There could be some interesting ideas for new Speccy games though.

(btw I know this game needs a running screenshot; just taken one :–)))

*ah hold on; free climbing is not what I thought it was: free climbing is climbing without any artificial aids like ladders or bolts in the rockface, it can still be with a rope for safety (as the games inlay shows), free solo is free climbing without artificial aids and without a safety option. The mad Ba**ards.

R-Tape wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:38 pm free climbing is not what I thought it was: free climbing is climbing without any artificial aids like ladders or bolts in the rockface

Yeah. I did that at the uni. Gets fun after a while in a specially equipped gym. Then you get to climb real rocks and your overconfidence can get the better of you. I got lucky and . . . well, I’m typing this post, aren’t I? But dang it, that moment you realize you can’t go up, you can’t climb down, no one’s spotting you, and there’s a good sixty feet between you and the solid-rick ground below.

Ah, youth . . .

Interesting, never heard of that game.

Oddi the Viking, a cool puzzle game from 2010. Addictive.

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:52 pm Interesting, never heard of that game.

You say it every single time.
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WIWC wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 6:36 pm

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:52 pm Interesting, never heard of that game.

You say it every single time.
https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/ ... ent_931958

Haha, that's true. It's one of my english 'canned' phrases I use it as a robot (but it's true, I've never heard of them! )

By the way, are you ok?, it's been a long time since you last posted here, glad to see here again!

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:01 pm By the way, are you ok?, it's been a long time since you last posted here, glad to see here again!

Too busy playing Zythum.

By Mirrorsoft.

Cruelman's going to have the upper hand when we're all in the Sinclair retirement home...

I have introduced my 6 year old and nine year old to gauntlet two , they love it! Played in grey 128k +2
, with 2 joysticks, they love the seeming never ending levels , great two player game.

ianace wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 10:33 pm I have introduced my 6 year old and nine year old to gauntlet two , they love it! Played in grey 128k +2
, with 2 joysticks, they love the seeming never ending levels , great two player game.

I found it a hugely playable conversion back in the day, great game to get the kids introduced to the charms of 8 bit.

Yeah I like the fact that as long as you both do not die at the same time the players keep re-spawning , keeps the interest I wonder how many levels there are ? We have been up to 35!

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:01 pm

WIWC wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 6:36 pm You say it every single time.
https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/ ... ent_931958

Haha, that's true. It's one of my english 'canned' phrases I use it as a robot (but it's true, I've never heard of them! )

By the way, are you ok?, it's been a long time since you last posted here, glad to see here again!

I post the games I play on Twitter. I have Zythum loading screen as avatar. I should have posted them here too maybe.

Pentacorn Quest. Some of the puzzles are great, and set it well apart from a 'regular' churro. Still haven't completed it after all these years.

R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 2:23 pm

Pentacorn Quest. Some of the puzzles are great, and set it well apart from a 'regular' churro. Still haven't completed it after all these years.

Churro?

Aye it's the nickname for games made with the Mojon Twin's C Language game creator, there are a few versions of it, but it all began with La Churrera. The trademarks of a churro are 16 x 16 tiles, and moving with inertia.

Like a real churro (sorry maybe too sugary for you Doug), they can be a bit 'samey', but usually good; and you sometimes get one that's dipped in chocolate*, like Pentacorn Quest.

*analogy © hikoki

Other suggestion from me, kokotoni wilf- Time travelling man with wings searches through different time periods for magic crystals dinosaur age, Middle Ages, 1066 1984 and the future. Downloaded this on my Vega, now I understand key mapping (Thanks folks in the forum!) it’s good on the vega making us of the save option!

Again kids like it.

R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 2:23 pm

Pentacorn Quest. Some of the puzzles are great, and set it well apart from a 'regular' churro. Still haven't completed it after all these years.

Completed! Though I did have to cheat on one of the puzzles. Fantastic game. The only downside is that sometimes the effect of solving a puzzle isn't clear, and text vanishes quickly because the keys aren't debounced.

Android One by Vortex Software



One of the first games I played. Excellent. The only problem is too easy. I wish it had more screens.

Snowball (1983) by Level 9.

I don't understand much of what's going on.

West Bank by Dinamic. Always a good option to play.

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Turmoil. A profoundly good platformer, so difficult right from the first screen, but
just brilliant in gameplay and looks, nothing like it anywhere else I have ever seen.

MtM wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 10:45 pm https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=5471

Turmoil. A profoundly good platformer, so difficult right from the first screen, but
just brilliant in gameplay and looks, nothing like it anywhere else I have ever seen.

If Manic Miner hadn't existed, it's Bug Bytes greatest title - in my humble opinion

I hear what you are saying. Manic Miner & JSW need no defence from me or anyone else, they are of course seminal games. I am not
au fait with every Bug Byte release, though most of them I imagine. I put Turmoil on a par
with MM though, as much as I love MM & JSW.

I would love to have seen a Turmoil style JSW flick screen game. The levels in Turmoil are
all so busy and their design is just glorious, including their look. If I had to criticise it
it would be its sheer difficulty. I even like the Bizet in game tune, find it relaxing to play
to. There are differences with MM & JSW, in that you cannot learn the patterns of the
nasties in Turmoil, as they change, and have a degree of autonomy in their movement,
this gives it a different feel to a standard left, right and jump platformer. I find the controls
very crisp and the keyboard layout is perfect. It was a very worthy Crash smash.

I've spent the last 2 days playing through Urban Upstart.
It's a bit slow but crank up the emulation speed and it's pretty enjoyable.