Spectrum Computing

Ralf wrote: ↑Wed Jan 02, 2019 8:11 pm

Hi everyone;
I coded this little shoot'n'up and I hope you like it

Congratulations on making the first Spectrum game in 2019

Thank you

R-Tape wrote: ↑Wed Jan 02, 2019 7:54 pm
Great char based shmup with power ups & bosses, something we hardly see these days! Thanks a lot—a great start to the year!

And err, when we get sorted (soonish!), Penisoft will be a new entry for ZXDB publishers.

Thank you

stupidget wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:06 am Penisoft . Great name for a nostalgic 80s software house

LOL! My hometown is Peniche and Penisoft was a kind of homage to it and was founded around 1987

Cheers.

Some DHL19 stuff:
http://events.retroscene.org/dhl2019

g0blinish wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 4:54 am Some DHL19 stuff:
http://events.retroscene.org/dhl2019

And this is the *LIGHT* version?!! You guys know how to throw a party!

Loads of great stuff here. My favourites are 'Bullfinch', 'And where is my present' (both from low-end graphics), and the twister at the end of 'Universal Invitation' made me giggle.

Lite Edition it is winter simple version of open-air demoparty.

Hello! I co-wrote a simple 48K platformer last month, feel free to check it out at http://ancientbytes.com (it’s still in beta so feel free to report any bugs or feedback).

It was intended to be just a little thing written to learn some Z80 but we were having a lot of fun so we ended up adding a few levels and some Easter eggs.

Thanks!

Cebrian wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:36 pm Hello! I co-wrote a simple 48K platformer last month

Thanks for the game!


(It's VERY difficult! )

R-Tape wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:06 pm

Cebrian wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:36 pm Hello! I co-wrote a simple 48K platformer last month

Thanks for the game!


(It's VERY difficult! )

Thanks for playing! I’d recommend calling Azathoth for help. Calling certain other gods may not be advisable, though.

Cebrian wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:36 pm Hello! I co-wrote a simple 48K platformer last month, feel free to check it out at http://ancientbytes.com (it’s still in beta so feel free to report any bugs or feedback).

This is really neat!
Very smooth, just the amount of inertia, cool graphics and sound effects!

Fix the English version link, though. I had to manually change the file name in the URL.

Ast A. Moore wrote: ↑Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:37 am

Cebrian wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:36 pm Hello! I co-wrote a simple 48K platformer last month, feel free to check it out at http://ancientbytes.com (it’s still in beta so feel free to report any bugs or feedback).

This is really neat!
Very smooth, just the amount of inertia, cool graphics and sound effects!

Fix the English version link, though. I had to manually change the file name in the URL.

Ouch! Thanks for the tip. It should be fixed now

Jet Set Willy - The Mr Noseybonk Edition:
(a mod of Jet Set Willy of course)

http://jswmm.co.uk/files/file/121-jet-s ... k-edition/





I'm not an expert on Jet Set Willy. Is it just main sprite and music change or are there more changes ???

Cebrian wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:36 pm Hello! I co-wrote a simple 48K platformer last month

Gooood!!! How many Gods?
I was getting drug-addicted so I gave up on the third.. for now
Thanks

hikoki wrote: ↑Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:31 pm

Cebrian wrote: ↑Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:36 pm Hello! I co-wrote a simple 48K platformer last month

Gooood!!! How many Gods?
I was getting drug-addicted so I gave up on the third.. for now
Thanks

Eight levels plus four game modes. Thanks for playing!

crazy

g0blinish wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 9:30 am

crazy

That demo is stunning. Some of the optical effects are superb.

The Malignant Gore (Sanctum Games)

[mention]Cebrian[/mention] I did it! See you in Egypt. I feel like Michael Jordan, Fred Astaire and the Lawnmower man trying to escape

mzx wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:07 am The Malignant Gore (Sanctum Games)

Ooh this is good. Nice, eerie early 1980's look, and it feels 'unAGD'. Great action puzzle idea. The inlay is cool too - very 16 bit!

The author is another WASD loony though.

R-Tape wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 7:49 am The author is another WASD loony though.

I know. I suggest we . . .

Stick him in a barrel with a hosepipe on him,
Stick him in a barrel with a hosepipe on him,
Stick him in a barrel with a hosepipe on him,
Early in the morning.

for programmers(read task into file_id.diz):
FizzBuzz

New beta 4 for Lovecraft Mythos and awesome level editor! at ancientbytes.com
the beta 2 was great and addictive, imho it only needed some more introductory levels.. what do you think about the new changes?

hikoki wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:12 am New beta 4 for Lovecraft Mythos and awesome level editor! at ancientbytes.com
the beta 2 was great and addictive, imho it only needed some more introductory levels.. what do you think about the new changes?

Just had a play and 'found' 4 levels. It takes a bit of getting used to but it's fun to run rings around these creatures of the underworld, apart from the Chthonian—that scares me and gets me into a right lather. What has changed since the first version? I can't see any differences.

[mention]Cebrian[/mention], was this made with MK2, La Churrera, or neither?

R-Tape wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:59 pm What has changed since the first version? I can't see any differences.

this is far better imho https://yadi.sk/d/6EA8gK4Iscqj8w

R-Tape wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:59 pm
Just had a play and 'found' 4 levels. It takes a bit of getting used to but it's fun to run rings around these creatures of the underworld, apart from the Chthonian—that scares me and gets me into a right lather. What has changed since the first version? I can't see any differences.

@Cebrian, was this made with MK2, La Churrera, or neither?

Thanks for playing! There are quite a few changes in the new beta. Here is a short list:

• A difficulty selector. In easy mode bullets give you three times more ammo, and pickups are more frequent.
• Health pickups, which should only appear under dire circumstances.
• Night Gaunts are now slower and have some limited ability to circumvent obstacles.
• An intermission screen (to retry a level). Now starting the game from the main menu always starts in the first screen.
• A new ending screen for easy mode
• The three last screens are now different as they were too unfair.

There should still be a new beta in a week or so with bugfixes and a few extra changes, but it's pretty close to final. Any feedback about the game (and the changes) is welcome

The game was written directly in assembler, using Pasmo, and uses no library or engine. I plan to release the source alongside the final version (it's clumsy and uninteresting, but I love open source and full Spectrum game sources seem to be rare, so why not).

By the way, the Cthonian will almost always spawn behind you and is not fast enough to get you if you run in a straight line without delay. It's only dangerous in late levels when there is no space to get away. It can also be killed with a bullet if you turn around and are fast enough.