19 new games at Yandex competition!!!!

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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DenisGrachev wrote: Mon Dec 09, 2019 2:01 am What a great compo, as expectrd. As a Tourmaline author i really enjoy Automated Cave Explorer
Btw, final version of Yazzie (with 48K version + pentagon) will be released at the end of the week.
During the weekend, ACE review will be released... ;)
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Just completed Automated Cave Explorer using a lot of save scumming. It plays very well, even better than Earth Shaker. Some of the puzzles are extremely fiendish.
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djnzx48 wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2019 10:34 am Pressing those keys (up/down and right) was just an example for moving in a particular situation. The game is designed so you hold the key for the direction you want to move in advance, like when executing pre-turns in Pac-Man. Using this technique means you don't need to see off the bottom of the screen. Going to the bottom and then move left/right while holding the down key can be used to reveal the passages to lower levels.

I'm doing something wrong because this doesn't work for me. I get stuck many times above all when the character is static and you want to make a turn. I tried to play with Specemu. Honestly I think there may be a technical issue with keyboard.

I've just played Yazzie and Automated Cave Explorer and both are excelent!
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At last I could play Alone in Darkmaze. I like to throw the ball and having to search for it again. it's cool to take turns in the dark.The invisible parts of the maze make me want to explore more and help to get oriented.

on specemu,
arrow controls seem broken at least for this game
5678 seem to work ok though
qaopm work fine
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hmm. it works for Spectaculator. will check
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I'm amazed by the fast multicolour movement on Space Monsters meet THE HARDY. It really improves gameplay ;)
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1-Valley of Rains
2-Space Monsters meet THE HARDY
3-Yazzie
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Interesting results. Valley of Rains was no surprise, but I would have expected Drift to appear in the top three. All three winners were well-deserved IMO.
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Yandex remake game battle
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Surprised Autmated Cave Explorer only came in 10th, that was top three material
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JasonUK wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2019 10:45 am Surprised Autmated Cave Explorer only came in 10th, that was top three material
Review will be released tomorrow ;)
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As it is always the case with such events, I disagree with the final results, although this time I reckon the 1st position was well deserved. In particular, I would have liked to see The Order of Sleeping Dragon, Pre-ZU, Yanga and Automated Cave Explorer at a higher rank in the final chart - and conversely some other titles at a lower rank :P However, these are very subjective matters, so a big thank you and an applause to every one who took part in the contest :D
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does anybody feeling like posting the detailed personal ratings? :mrgreen:
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I dint't make to vote on facebook, so I put my own ranking here:

1 Valley of rains
2 Ernesto
3 Pre zu

Other games I also liked a lot in no particular order:

The Order of Sleeping Dragon
Yazzie
Automated Cave Explorer
Drift
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Alessandro wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2019 12:11 pm As it is always the case with such events, I disagree with the final results, although this time I reckon the 1st position was well deserved. In particular, I would have liked to see The Order of Sleeping Dragon, Pre-ZU, Yanga and Automated Cave Explorer at a higher rank in the final chart - and conversely some other titles at a lower rank :P However, these are very subjective matters, so a big thank you and an applause to every one who took part in the contest :D
I think the community was kind of silent about The Order of Sleeping Dragon. The engine alone works wonders, and the game is a good competent JRPG.
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Lethargeek wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2019 12:42 pm does anybody feeling like posting the detailed personal ratings? :mrgreen:
Yes, starting today, in alphabetic order. Will try to post a review each day until the end of the year, except for one or two day we're going to have big surprises... Stay tuned.

Alessandro, I completely agree with you. ;)
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For the russian fellas here in the forum: some people saw that in the ceremony the organisers mentioned that there were 200 games submited but only 19 made it to the compo. Were all those games Spectrum games? If so, will they be ever released to the public?
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As far as I understood, 200 participation applications had been sent, but not 200 actual games.
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Also more than 19 titles were sent, but some of them were already published somewhere, so they didn't make the cut. Basically these 19 titles is all they have (which is more than enough, I think), no games were hidden from public )
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THanks for the info! 🙂
Is it possble to know which ones were those rejected games?
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Valley of Rains— 70 000 ₽
Space Monsters meet THE HARDY — 40 000 ₽
Yazzie— 30 000 ₽
Drift!
Hunt Buck: Nuclear Defence
Just a Gal
RoboBro Episode 1
Ernesto's Adventures
The Order of Sleeping Dragon
Automated Cave Explorer
Quest For Elements
Pre-ZU
Mantra Kill
Robo-stalker
Alone in dark maze
Yanga
Little Mouse Adventure
Sochi Nights
Interceptor 2020
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Have a nice chat with author of Automated Cave Exploler at prizegiving and afterparty unofficial beer part :) He made a game from scrath in 4 month without any previous experience with z80 coding, wow :)
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DenisGrachev wrote: Sun Dec 15, 2019 9:17 am Have a nice chat with author of Automated Cave Exploler at prizegiving and afterparty unofficial beer part :) He made a game from scrath in 4 month without any previous experience with z80 coding, wow :)
It is a great game, one of my favourites of the competition. Never played Boulder Dash back in the 80's, just discovered these type of games with Tourmaline ;)
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