31Oct/12Off

Tarjan’s Spectrum Clone Page Updated!

posted by nix./site


Tarjan's huge page, which is literally stuffed with the descriptions of various Spectrum clones now also includes a somewhat complete description of Pentagon and its' modifications, as well as the originally Czech DivIDE interface.

29Oct/12Off

19 Bytes For Color by Goblinish

posted by nix./site


ScreenieAnd so Goblinish did it again! He crammed a pretty eye-pleasing color effect into a mini-intro and placed third on Demosplash 2012 with less bytes than on his previous work.

Look it up here.

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29Oct/12Off

New Game by jerri Under Development

posted by nix./site


jerri is now busy with porting an old Lithuanian game named Run Away (otherwise known as Vitamin). You can look at the work-in-progress snapshot here.

Discussion thread in Russian.

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29Oct/12Off

[ZXEvo] Brand New Game: Project Robo by hippiman

posted by nix./site


ScreenieIt now can be honestly said that while the Russian game development seems to be back on its' feet, the ZX Evolution gamedev has only arose. Here's a fine proof: hippiman has made this quirky blend of a top-down shooter and a rouge-like game on pure C (which couldn't be possible without the SDK developed by Alone Coder and Shiru, though), which also includes eyecandy comparable to what you may see on Sega MegaDrive and really lush music from Sprinter.

Given that this game was made for a really sophisticated Spectrum clone, most of you guys might not own an actual PentEvo, but that's not a big bother, since you can run it on a very special emulator available here (use F3 to load the game, then F12 to reset to TR-DOS and autorun the game). WASD moves the player robot while cursor keys let him shoot in different directions.

Download the game itself here!

29Oct/12Off

RetroMania 2012 Retrogame Programming Contest

posted by nix./site


ScreenieThey don't care whether you can code for Spectrum or not - if you can create games for the other computers, consoles or even mobile devices, then you're in. RetroMania 2012, which will take place in Zaragoza, Spain, hosts a ZX Spectrum remake contest, the rules to which you can download here, in both Spanish and English.

29Oct/12Off

Brand New Game: Encyclopaedia Galactica

posted by nix./site


ScreenieBriefly speaking, Encyclopaedia Galactica, a new game from Johnathan Cauldwell (and many other good people) is available for sale five pounds per each physical copy or two pounds per the .tap image on RetroFusion.

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29Oct/12Off

Brand New Crack: Beach Volley by Slider

posted by nix./site


ScreenieOne more release for today! This particular crack should work fine under both 48K and 128K memory modes.

29Oct/12Off

Brand New Crack: Where Time Stood Still by Slider

posted by nix./site


ScreenieThis is a disc version of the 128K-only game called Where Time Stood Still.

29Oct/12Off

Brand New Crack: APB by Silder

posted by nix./site


ScreenieIt's been a while since there have been any news, so here's a relatively new release by Slider to cover it up.

28Oct/12Off

srs#4

posted by scalesmann


новый номер srs. качаем

приложение 1, 2, 3 и 4

 

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20Oct/12Off

47 Bytes For Color by Goblinish

posted by nix./site


ScreenieGeez, now it appears that I've spotted another <128K intro from Outline 2012 a bit too late. So here's a quick post to fix it: a 64 byte intro by Goblinish which placed third on the compo. Get it here.

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16Oct/12Off

Rest In Peace, Mike Singleton

posted by nix./site


ScreenieThis month, the fans of Spectrum have lost a couple of guys who meant a lot for this little but pretty quirky machine. Last week, Yuriy Rodionov has died. Today, Mike Singleton, who was christened as the father of computer gaming by many people, got his life ended while he was struggling with cancer.

For a recap, Singleton wrote such masterpieces of ZX Spectrum such as Lords of the Midnight, Doomdark's Revenge, Dark Sceptre and War in Middle Earth. These games, while being groundbreaking for their time, are also notable for their depth and incredibly huge in-game worlds that were previously thought to be impossible to fit into such a small RAM of ZX Spectrum.

May you rest in peace, Michael.

16Oct/12Off

Star Heritage Is Now In English!

posted by nix./site


ScreenieWell, not quite, considering it's only a demo version that got the translation so far. Still, it's complete and it's working, so download the TRD image here to try it out. It should perfectly work in Spectaculator, FUSE or UnrealSpeccy.

Star Heritage was developed by STEP Creative Group in 1995 and was probably one of the first hit games of the Russian Spectrum homebrew scene. It's a gfx+text adventure which, however, incorporates a pure menu-based interface, alongside combats, day and night simulation and, somewhat obviously, exciting storyline. Several years later, it was remade for GameBoy Color and PC (with the latter being a licensed remake).

Discussion thread here.

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16Oct/12Off

Brand New Crack: Italia ’90 – World Cup Soccer by Slider

posted by nix./site


ScreenieAnother game that was available only as a tape image gets a disk version, so download it here.

16Oct/12Off

Brand New Crack: Peter Shilton’s Handball Maradonna by Slider

posted by nix./site


ScreenieYet another sports game is now finally available for Beta128 machines, thanks to Slider. Go get it!

16Oct/12Off

Brand New Crack: Armalyte Demo by Slider

posted by nix./site


ScreenieThis is a disked demo version of a puzzle game called Armalyte, which includes only one level to beat, but despite it was never released, Slider decided to port this unfinished game to TR-DOS for historical purposes. Get it here.