Spectrum Computing

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R-Tape wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 7:10 pm And you can use [fimg=x,y][/img] to change the size.

Wow! I didn't know that feature, thanks!

23th july, national day of the cowboy:

Yorkshire Day today...

luny wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:04 am Yorkshire Day today...

A perfect opportunity for York Powerbox, and if that isn't too much for you—Doncaster Powerbox.

luny wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:11 am Today is World Oceans Day...





Sink or Swim baby!

Has to be said, that's quite an original game idea all in all. I'm surprised it was not ported to other platforms.

Spoiler

Perhaps it was but the code sank before it made it across to the other machine

Today's Electric Car Int. Day:



Before Tesla, it was Sinclair Research!!!

Yesterday was world's river day!



More games including rivers, but this is a great game.

... and today's National Familiy day:

Edit: Wow ...I finally did it. Got a larger screenshot!!!

Since today is the inaugural Crisp Sandwich Day (and more importantly it’s lunch time) how about a handful of delicious prawn-cocktail corn puffs “on a peece” (as we say round here) and a go of Action Biker?

flatduckrecords wrote: ↑Tue Oct 25, 2022 1:00 pm Since today is the inaugural Crisp Sandwich Day

I'd go for some of that. Traditionalist here: Walkers Ready Salted, white petrol station bread, and no point trying to be healthy now, spread.

You've reminded me of a crap game that was submitted while I was hosting in 2013 - Crisp Snatcher. It's suitably naff and broken.

Though I'd love to see the Blaby MIA The Crisp Factory appear, if only to see the inlay.

Today is Beer Day Britain!



So, how about Pub Games from Alligata:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... /Pub_Games

Good shout. You can end the night with a brawl using a snooker cue in the Target Renegade arms.

I hope it's OK to have two in a row. Today is Sussex Day:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_Day

So, I'm going for Southern Belle which sees you driving a train from London to Brighton.



https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4 ... hern_Belle

As it's Father's Day:

Today's the Summer Solstice so:





and this rather obscure ZX81 offering:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... Stonehenge

Hank Scorpio wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 8:12 pm Today's the Summer Solstice so:

Good shout, and give that we've got a Moai group, how many stonehenges (or stone circles) appear in Speccy games?

Woot 2019 has one...

The intro scene in Avalon, IIRC.

By the way, wasn't the summer solstice on 23th june?

Or every country has it's own solstice (as father's day, etc)

Funny you should say that...

I think Bomb Jack II includes another Stonehenge screen.

So does Sorcery?

Today's world Chocolate day! (mmmm, chocolate! -Ed)



Besides, I'm thinking of a piece of chocolate bar... but I can't remember the game where it appears...

Not an international day, but this past week was national dog awareness week at Royal Mail, which gives me an excuse to include:



Some of the house have dogs that don't take too kindly to having their lawn stepped on.

Nick wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:15 pm Not an international day, but this past week was national dog awareness week at Royal Mail, which gives me an excuse to include:

There's also Saint Bernard. There's a dog that has to be very aware.

Following on from the above: Gumtree, of all sources, just told me it's International Dog Day.

Have a game that's a complete dog's dinner, involving a dog.



Also, exactly 28 years ago today, I went to my first gig. Now is about the time I'd have been waiting for Metallica to emerge.



Ug! Apparently.