Spectrum Computing

I'm announcing it here mostly for database completeness as you would need to speak Polish to enjoy it

So Yerzmyey of Hooy Program (whom you may know as a music composer) with help of a few friends made a text game. It's actually something like a"gamebook" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebook . You know, you read a long paragraphs of text like in a regular book and sometimes make a choice. But I don't suppose we have such suble categories here

The link and some screenshots (it has some graphics and AY music of course) :

http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/In_Nihilum_Reverteris.zip

Will add this to the spreadsheet later.

Looks interesting, presumably a murder mystery?

Gamebooks were very popular in the 80s, but I don't remember any Spectrum game designed as one of them.

Anyway, it's a very interesting idea.

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2018 3:21 pm Gamebooks were very popular in the 80s, but I don't remember any Spectrum game designed as one of them.

Remarkable examples from good old days include The Adrain Mole series or The Archers, by Level 9, both based on poular TV or radio shows. In recent years the spanish website Bytemaniacos has held several 8 bit CYOA games jams where quite a few Sepctrum games have been released. Take a look at "Está en la CAsja" and "Está en el Pantano" by Relevo Videogames, which has had a physical edition.
Also recently a tool to make gamebooks for Speccy has been made: Mucho (Multiple Choice Adventure Engine). One of the most interesting works made with it is also a spanish game by Pablo Martínez "El Cementerio".
¡And I'm sure there are many more!

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Hello,

just to specify - the fully English language version will be available for ZX Spectrum 128 next month, hopefully.

I will keep You guys updated.

Kind regards.
Y

rockersuke wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:21 pm Also recently a tool to make gamebooks for Speccy has been made: Mucho (Multiple Choice Adventure Engine). One of the most interesting works made with it is also a spanish game by Pablo Martínez "El Cementerio".
¡And I'm sure there are many more!

I think that is the only one, not including the examples Sol originally included with it. MuCho is an amazing piece of work that I certainly hope it gets more use.

yerzmyey wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:35 pm just to specify - the fully English language version will be available for ZX Spectrum 128 next month, hopefully.

Fantastic!

(Crosses "Learn Polish" off the 'to do' list)

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2018 3:21 pm Gamebooks were very popular in the 80s, but I don't remember any Spectrum game designed as one of them.

Anyway, it's a very interesting idea.

I remember this one too, completed it with some effort BITD alongside a huge English dictionary we had at home (a lifeline too many times) just cuz I liked the cartoon.

Thanks for the examples! I didn't know both The Adrian Mole and Danger Mouse games were these kind of games. I've never been interested in played them, actually, but maybe I should give them a try, including the spanish ones...

R-Tape wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:19 pm Fantastic!
(Crosses "Learn Polish" off the 'to do' list)

Haha, yes.
We do everything we can to release it in February. Hellboi is kinda busy at the moment, sadly.
Still, the game in txt version is fully ready (well, I paid 850 EUR for a professional translation, hahaha, so I DO hope it will be OK ).

All the best,
Y

yerzmyey wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:13 pm (well, I paid 850 EUR for a professional translation ).

This is where I look really stoopid and ask if you're joking or not...

Hahahaha, no no - I'm not joking.

I couldn't translate it correctly enough, NOT to mention the literary language.

Some friends offered me their acquaintances being English language translator but I didn't like their work (looked more like made on google-translate; possibly was), so I turned to a professional company.
And it was their price, I'm afraid.

...and yes - the day of payment was very sad.

Hell's bells! There's a man who cares about his art. I'm thoroughly impressed.

Powinieneś mnie spytać, moja matka nosi kapelusz z cytrynowego twarogu

(Sorry, I forgot my nettiquette, ^this^ is "I would have done it for half the cost, my teacher says my Polish is perfect")

Hahahaha.

Hi guys.

Here is the full English version of the game:
http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/In_Nihilum_Reverteris_ENG.zip

Will make a separate topic, just in case.

"In nihilum reverteris" - another text-game / interactive novel by Yerzmyey.
Platform: ZX Spectrum 128K or higher.
(C) 2018 by H-PRG.

DOWNLOAD: http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/In_Nihilum_Reverteris_ENG.zip

Loading ONLY with the "USR0" mode!!!!!

The game has been designed for TV-sets and RGB monitors - just like You played in the 80s / 90s.
Please do not use emulators with the size of the postage stamp.

Controls: QA/OP - hyperlink selection.
SPACE - fire / approval of the choice.
ENTER - PageDown / next page (viewing of each chapter is looped, so lazy Hellboj decided that PageUp is unnecessary).

Text, music and graphic by Yerzmyey/H-PRG.
Code and fonts by Hellboj/H-PRG.
Coding help and English language help - Gasman/H-PRG.

Scientific consultation (physics and mathematics) - Dr. Engineer Hellboj.
Moral support - Piotr Marecki.

Looks lovely! And thanks for ponying up hard cash so we could play it! (Looks like the translator did a great job - I'm getting a Lem feeling from the text...)
(For another hyperlink adventure see this csscgc2013 entry: http://www.kweepa.org/step/csscgc2013/collateral.tap)