ZX Spectrum Next software

[Alcoholics Anonymous]

I've just released Grelox - Colony 7 - https://sunteam.itch.io/grelox-colony-7 ... ctrum-next

Any chance for ATM Turbo version for Russian Speccy scene?

Many of these things are being written in basic which makes it a little harder to directly port.

[Alone Coder]

Many of these things are being written in basic which makes it a little harder to directly port.

We have a Basic interpreter in NedoOS. What commands should it support to have compatibility?

[Alcoholics Anonymous]

We have a Basic interpreter in NedoOS. What commands should it support to have compatibility?

It's not going to be as simple as that. The operating system and basic are significant extensions of the +3 that are tied to hardware features in the Next. You can have a look at a summary of differences here:

https://gitlab.com/thesmog358/tbblue/-/ ... s/nextzxos

"New Commands and Features" will list new basic commands
"File Commands" will talk a bit about file handling from basic

The manual contains a more user-friendly discussion but it's a little bit behind now as development is still ongoing.

Besides the basic extended to extra memory banks and using Next specific hardware features, there is a concept of drivers and dot commands where the drivers can extend basic and the dot commands are a way to run quick machine code programs called from basic that do not interfere with basic memory. Currently drivers are being used to read the mouse and play interrupt driven music.

[sunteam]

I just finished Rite of the Druid, a text adventure with graphics.

Get it here: https://sunteam.itch.io/rite-of-the-dru ... ctrum-next

[PeterJ]

I just finished Rite of the Druid, a text adventure with graphics.

Get it here: https://sunteam.itch.io/rite-of-the-dru ... ctrum-next

Wow, you are very productive developer!

[stupidget]

I just finished Rite of the Druid, a text adventure with graphics.

Get it here: https://sunteam.itch.io/rite-of-the-dru ... ctrum-next

This looks stunning and the subject matter is right up my alley. Shame I don't have a NEXT

[sunteam]

I just finished Rite of the Druid, a text adventure with graphics.

Get it here: https://sunteam.itch.io/rite-of-the-dru ... ctrum-next

This looks stunning and the subject matter is right up my alley. Shame I don't have a NEXT

You can play it in-browser here: https://sunteam.itch.io/rite-of-the-dru ... er-version

[stupidget]

This looks stunning and the subject matter is right up my alley. Shame I don't have a NEXT

You can play it in-browser here: https://sunteam.itch.io/rite-of-the-dru ... er-version

Fantastic. Just having a quick go on it now. The graphics are excellent.

[sunteam]

Rite of the Druid has had an update: You can now SAVE and LOAD. I've also added a few more reactions to certain commands people might type.

https://sunteam.itch.io/rite-of-the-dru ... ctrum-next

[XTM]

We expect no less than the responses to at least 100 different swear words followed by a swift arse-kick back to the BASIC prompt!

By the way ... greetings from a fellow PC Engine owner (back in the early 90s). I've seen your stuff and also some of the various mags you've made, but haven't yet had the opportunity to talk to you, so thought I'd add it here. Cheers!

[sunteam]

We expect no less than the responses to at least 100 different swear words followed by a swift arse-kick back to the BASIC prompt!

By the way ... greetings from a fellow PC Engine owner (back in the early 90s). I've seen your stuff and also some of the various mags you've made, but haven't yet had the opportunity to talk to you, so thought I'd add it here. Cheers!

Ah, I knew there's something I forgot to add!

(and PCE forever!)

[stupidget]

Rite of the Druid has had an update: You can now SAVE and LOAD. I've also added a few more reactions to certain commands people might type.

https://sunteam.itch.io/rite-of-the-dru ... ctrum-next

Finished this yesterday and I have to say that it's a great little adventure with a real feeling of magic throughout. Highly recommended.

[sunteam]

Reflectron for Spectrum Next has had a major update!
This includes:
- Full AY Soundtrack by Andrew Darovich
- Improved gameplay allowing for multiple enemies and more challenge
- Automatic high score saving and loading
Download it from https://sunteam.itch.io/reflectron-zx-spectrum-next

[sunteam]

I've done a minor update on Rite of the Druid to fix some stupid mistakes! https://sunteam.itch.io/rite-of-the-dru ... ctrum-next

[sunteam]

Next Shift is now released: https://sunteam.itch.io/next-shift
And I forgot to post about Grelox: Contagion I think - https://sunteam.itch.io/grelox-contagion

[vanpeebles]

I did wonder if that was pce sunteam

[Einar Saukas]

BaSoko

[Einar Saukas]

The Hollow Earth Hypothesis

[TMD2003]

I've got an idea, albeit one that might get shot down harder than a Frenchman at Agincourt.

Why not keep a counter of the number of official Next releases that have been indexed on ZXDB, and compare it to the number of commercial releases for failed consoles (e.g. Nuon, Nokia N-Gage, Game.com) and those that weren't complete catastrophes but still significantly less popular than all the big ones (e.g. Atari Jaguar, Neo-Geo). In other words, "there are now more Spectrum Next titles than (insert console here)", and there must be someone nerdy enough to keep a tally of official releases for consoles that most of us never knew existed.

TV Tropes, on their page for the Spectrum, has this passive-aggressive comment about the Next: "Precisely what problem this is meant to solve is not clear, but it does look extremely cool." Maybe this counter would be a response to TV Tropes, because if the Next served no purpose, there'd be little more than a trickle of software, in much the same way as the Dragon 32 community went berserk at the sight of an all-new game in 2009. One game.

Something else to keep a watch on: when will the Next have more titles available for it than the QL...?

[8BitAG]

"Precisely what problem this is meant to solve is not clear..."

Bit rich, coming from TV Tropes. Pots and kettles and all that.

[akeley]

Why would we even consider to be bothered about what some random wrote on a website?

[Daren]

Galaxy of Error by Steve Monks. Great puzzle game! http://www.stevemonks.com/goe/

[smurphboy]

Galaxy of Error by Steve Monks. Great puzzle game! http://www.stevemonks.com/goe/

This is great, a Sokoban clone with some added features, a haunting tune and nice graphics. Worth a play if you have a Next.

[Daren]

Flappy Bird has just been released: https://retrobeachman.itch.io/flappybirdzxnext

Another game showing the power of NextBASIC.