Spectrum Computing

https://youtu.be/XM0xWpBYlNM

Rings a bell?

A story about a young programmer in 1984 that tries to code a program based on a fantasy novel. A Spectrum key shown at 1:06

Skillo!

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.forb ... orrow/amp/

Great trainler for the brilliant Black Mirror series-


Theres a speccy in the trailer and all manner of speccy related goodness.

It’s on Netflix and apparently you have to choose what happens via the remote. Bit like an updated Fighting Fantasy.

Anybody watched it yet?

stupidget wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:31 pm https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.forb ... orrow/amp/

Great trainler for the brilliant Black Mirror series-


Theres a speccy in the trailer and all manner of speccy related goodness.

It’s on Netflix and apparently you have to choose what happens via the remote. Bit like an updated Fighting Fantasy.

Anybody watched it yet?

Juan F beat you to it. Topics merged; hope that's okay

It'd be amazing if the chapter started with

"BASED ON A TRUE STORY"

the fictional games company from this has a website

https://tuckersoft.net/

https://tuckersoft.net/ealing20541/history/

i dont have netflix but they know how to tempt me!

There is a downloadable .tap file (Nohzdyve). I haven't tried it yet.

https://tuckersoft.net/ealing20541/nohzdyve/

Bandersnatch is available on Netflix now:

"In 1984 a young programmer begins to question reality as he adapts a dark fantasy novel into a video game. A mind-bending tale with multiple endings."

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 6:54 pm It'd be amazing if the chapter started with

"BASED ON A TRUE STORY"

The website says:

"The people, places and actions depicted in this game are based on true events."

chip-fork wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 7:35 pm i dont have netflix but they know how to tempt me!

I cancelled mine, but will have to do something about that. My mind's on the new Poirot in half an hour first!

Rorthron wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:09 pm There is a downloadable .tap file (Nohzdyve). I haven't tried it yet.

https://tuckersoft.net/ealing20541/nohzdyve/

I've got some catching up to do here.

Can anyone download that? If I hover over the link, I can see a .tap at the end of it, but it's only possible to download a .html... (even with 'Save Target As')

R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:29 pm

chip-fork wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 7:35 pm i dont have netflix but they know how to tempt me!

I cancelled mine, but will have to do something about that. My mind's on the new Poirot in half an hour first!

Rorthron wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:09 pm There is a downloadable .tap file (Nohzdyve). I haven't tried it yet.

https://tuckersoft.net/ealing20541/nohzdyve/

I've got some catching up to do here.

Can anyone download that? If I hover over the link, I can see a .tap at the end of it, but it's only possible to download a .html... (even with 'Save Target As')

I have the .tap. Tapped on the link in Chrome for Android.

Now the whole Nohzdyve webpage has disappeared!

Rorthron wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:35 pm I have the .tap. Tapped on the link in Chrome for Android.

Ta, got it via mobile.

Rorthron wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:38 pm Now the whole Nohzdyve webpage has disappeared!

Still there for me.

This could be an interesting ZXDB entry! If anyone can help us regarding distribution permissions could they get in touch...

Bandersnatch will not work on Chromecast or Apple TV:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/28/181 ... es-support

The Nohzdyve Spectrum game:

https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/28/181 ... y-emulator

(I wasn't aware Brooker used to write for PC Zone.)

R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:44 pm Ta, got it via mobile.

Have you tried it?

R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:44 pm

Rorthron wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:38 pm Now the whole Nohzdyve webpage has disappeared!

Still there for me.

Back for me, too, but the Bandersnatch game page has now disappeared.

Rorthron wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:20 pm

Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 6:54 pm It'd be amazing if the chapter started with

"BASED ON A TRUE STORY"

The website says:

"The people, places and actions depicted in this game are based on true events."

LOL

Now waiting for a new Black Mirror episode: Mire Mare!

Love the fact that all these games are based on previous Black Mirror episodes:-

https://tuckersoft.net/ealing20541/history/

Reviews of Bandsersnatch:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46699402

Rorthron wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 9:04 pm
Have you tried it?

Yep. It's a challenging descending game by gasman!

There's some unusual code in here, and I wonder if it relates to the black mirror episode (still need to watch it). The crafty bugger even included some rudimentary antihack measures.

Ahem :

Spoiler

Infy Lives: POKE 32885,0

I watched it this morning and thoroughly enjoyed it. The choice system is simple but works really really well. I’m going to watch it again to make different choices.

It’s a superb nod to the speecy era and well worth a watch.

I'm back on Netflix's books, and have nearly used up my broadband for the month. It was well worth it.

I suspect that a substantial portion of the Black Mirror audience will feel alienated by the retro theme, and find it too experimental, but for the everyone else—holy ****ing sh*t! That was amazing!

I hope a 'making of' gets released.

Spoiler

How many Spectrums were harmed in the making of this?