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I solved all puzzles in my RZX. ;-) https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/zxdb/add/public/history_rzx.php Cheers, though I'd rather take a few tips/pointers and try to figure them out myself... e.g. "the order of hitting the targets is/isn't important" "the shields do/don't mean anything&q...

Gave this a proper go yesterday... brilliant! :) Managed to finish the game on easy, but haven't managed to figure out some of the puzzles... One has 3 "bullseye" targets and a snake on the floor. I can hit all the targets, but the ladder doesn't drop. I've tried shooting them in different...

If you're viewing screenshots in a browser, the colour difference can also be exacerbated by a colour profile applied to the image by graphics packages, e.g. when exported the image after cropping/resizing. For example with GIMP, I noticed if I didn't untick the "export colour profile" box...

I had all 3 of these, so I'm gonna cast my vote as if it were back in the day.... :D I definitely played Scuba Dive the most. Really good apart from you could get stuck in the scenery and die trying to escape, really frustrating during a good run! Still kept trying though, very addictive and this wi...

Nice little mention just inside the cover of this month's Retro Gamer (#234)

I'M IN PRINT, BABY!!!

I've just watched the walkthrough - yeah it's short but what a nifty idea for a game. It'll just give the madman ideas though - you'll wake up tied to the train tracks. :lol: Yeah, the film-making aspect was a really novel idea and made me want to buy the full SGTH game, so it fulfilled its purpose...

Woolworths had a great selection of budget games, including what seemed to be the complete Hit Squad collection, but tiny local store The Computer Shop always seemed to have the latest full-price games in for a quid or two cheaper.

Seymour - Take One! - does that count? It's a completely standalone game, albeit a short teaser for Seymour Goes To Hollywood

Midnight Resistance - dead easy once you know which weapons to buy at the end of each level (mostly just 3 way & shower, and the rotating shield for the "ladders" stage near the end).
Shooting the fish in the waterfalls for extra lives pretty much seals the deal.

It's very satisfying to watch how they flock, looks great

I downloaded the demo and have been playing it a bit - it's the first time I've played this game, but I picked this thread for comment... Just to say, it's very nice indeed..! A very pleasant Speccy 40th birthday gift... Lots of great touches and attention to detail - I was a bit confused at first ...

Daveysloan wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:26 am Awesome work sir!

An incredible achievement. I'd a quick go at it this morning and it plays pretty sweet. Very much looking forward to getting some proper time on it later.

Cheers Davey... can't thank you enough for the loading screen!

It's been a long night and I'm absolutely shattered, but I think it's been worth it as Rival Gangs EXT is out in time for the Speccy's 40th Birthday :D This is the game that Rival Gangs was supposed to be... now with a ton of missions and better driver AI (no more getting run over... well, not as mu...

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a "minimum payment" option on itch, as I could just set that to something small and let people throw in a bit more if they wanted to. It's a shame, as this seems to work well for bands/musicians on Bandcamp. I'd happily put it up for "£1 or more...

OK, some useful info here, thanks everybody so far :) It very much seems like a demo is the way to go... I appreciate there are people who don't allocate much time to playing games (I'm one myself, spending most of my Speccy time coding rather than playing), so they can still have a go without being...

PeterJ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 1:22 pm Sorry to interrupt the thread.

@presh,

Please can you check the email on your account. The server keeps bouncing back forum notifications to you.

Thanks

Odd, I've been receiving PM notifications fine. I've changed it anyway! See if this one behaves...

I'm looking to polish up some of my stuff an pop it on itch.io As someone who does it "for the love", I'm not too bothered about trying to make a ton of money... but with the recent energy rises (my monthly payments went up 72% yesterday :o ) and inflation / cost of living crisis etc, any ...

@Daveysloan has kindly provided me with a great loading screen for this

All will be revealed soon... aiming for a release date of 23rd April, to coincide with the Speccy's 40th anniversary!

Hi folks I'm using Vortex Tracker 2.6 and would like to try writing something with a swung/triplet rhythm (e.g. 6/8 rather than 4/4) It'd be useful if I could set Vortex to highlight every 3rd or 6th row, rather than every 4th (000,004,008,...) as it does currently. Anyone know if this is possible? ...

Looks amazing!! Wish I'd had a proper artist to do my map tiles, they look lush!

And yeah, @Ivanzx & @flatduckrecords - with a bit of tweaking to the RG engine it'd be practically there!!

Nitrowing wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 5:56 pm @BiNMaN did these...

Incredible work and amazing skills, I could never even hope to get close to something like that!!

Hi folks As the title suggests, I would like a loading screen for Rival Gangs EXT. I have no experience in creating them myself, and I'm not much of an artist... I can just about manage small things like sprites and background tiles, but I don't have the artistic skills to create a detailed, full-sc...

I used to try shooting him in the nads through her dress (like in the film) but I'm pretty sure this just kills her instead. Can anyone confirm?

Ah bugger, seems I spoke too soon... found a bug (hardlock), so can't progress and have been bouncing up & down for quite a few minutes now, with no sign of the race ever ending, so I can't even restart on a new life :( This happened when I approached the yellow "jump" bit slowly after...

Hello friends, I have uploaded a new version with feedback that you have told me here. New version 1.3 (new improvements: fov/distance, monochrome mode, scene and difficulty check, and more...) Awesome! :D I seem to be doing much better at it now... I'm onto the 6th race and in 2nd position on the ...