New software 2018

People are still making stuff for the Sinclair related machines. Tell us about new games and other software that runs on the Spectrum, ZX80/ZX81, Pentagon and Next.
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Pegaz wrote: Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:18 pm Is it commercial only? No free download?
No, the game is only distributed as cassette + CD-ROM with files for emulators and/or memory card-based interfaces.

It is offered together with a revised version of Death Pit by Clive Townsend, of which Doom Pit is the official sequel.
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g0blinish wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 6:46 am 4 knights
Neat. Took me a shocking 34 moves and was rewarded by a nice wobbly fairground style beeper ditty.

Is there just one level?
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only one with 16 steps (:
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took me 34. But what on earth is that bloody music all about?? :shock: :shock: :shock:
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BeePola?
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8b
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g0blinish wrote: Sat Aug 18, 2018 6:24 amMagic
Nice game but seems quite hard. Very easy to make a false move and get stuck.

Animation of main sprite should be corrected in my opinion. The frames of animation change too fast. It's especially visible at
the hood which flickers totally crazily when you move.
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g0blinish wrote: Sat Aug 18, 2018 6:24 am Magic
The difficulty is fine (I have solved the first 5 levels quite quickly), much easier than Beams of Light.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=31498
(BTW g0blinish, didn't you promise a RZX for this game? ;-))
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I never deal with rzx(

If someone bother to made it:
http://scepticalinq.blogspot.com/2018/0 ... tions.html
1st picture for levels, 2nd for "solutions" with complete path to an end.
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I forgot to add
Slither
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Still busy [mention]g0blinish[/mention]!

Can you provide a link to the Tensoft original please.

I agree with Ralf about the sprite animation in Magic. I think more subtle animation would be less distracting.

I know Slither is just a demo but it's great! Or it would be if the keys were less hypersensitive.
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Magic

We tried several variants, maybe makes sence turn to Plan C ?
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g0blinish wrote: Sat Aug 18, 2018 12:05 pm I never deal with rzx(
Well, not RZX, but walkthrough yes. :)

https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/ ... ion/55424/
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idpixel.ru mentioned origin of the game, so it is easy to find solutions, except one or two levels.
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g0blinish wrote: Tue Jul 10, 2018 12:08 pm Spych
I have discovered a bug. If you collect all disks you can go through the mirrors to the next level.

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Thank you for report, check fixed version please:
http://g0blinish.ucoz.ru/zxg/Spych.zip
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About Magic: here is animation what I change to original:
http://rgho.st/7DzNQzkcR

If you like it, I'll replace graphics.

If not, I have to ask help graphicians to draw sprites:
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If you like it, I'll replace graphics.
Maybe try fist another thing. Don't change the graphics, Change your animation code. Don't change the sprite each frame. Change it once for 2 or 4 frames. It should look better.
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Max Pickles I

https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/ ... i-soft-inc

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Notice that it's a game written 100% in Basic, even Break works :D Very impressive for me!

And it IS playable. I completed as for now only the first screen but it was quite enjoyable. You probably won't make it
on your first try but it's possible to learn and become better at it.
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Ralf wrote: Sun Aug 19, 2018 12:18 pm
If you like it, I'll replace graphics.
Maybe try fist another thing. Don't change the graphics, Change your animation code. Don't change the sprite each frame. Change it once for 2 or 4 frames. It should look better.
last attempt(:
http://codezx.mybb.ru/click.php?http:// ... /magic.zip
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last attempt(:
Looks better for me. Personally I would make frame change even more slower.
People, what do you think?
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I think that's better, but it's still too much.

In my opinion the problem is not only the speed but the large pixel difference between frames. The tip of the hood only needs to move one or two pixels each time. The hood does not need to move so much; not moving at all would be better than the current version.

Sorry! I hate it when people suggest changes to my own games after release!
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