Author Topic: Unreleased games by Clockwize (Read 7858 times)

Nich · « **on:** 22:54, 27 May 17 »

While browsing CPC-POWER for the latest set of updates, and being reminded of this post from 2014 in another thread, I noticed that details of several unreleased games by Clockwize have been added to CPC-POWER:

Acolyte
Frogger
Ninja Grannies (now that sounds interesting!)
Unpredictaball

No CDT or DSK files are available to download yet (and I don't know when, or if, they will become available), but the screenshots look very appealing!

SyX · « **Reply #1 on:** 01:41, 28 May 17 »

The games have been preserved by Dean himself and they will appear in the next CPC-Power update.

Thanks to Frank Gasking, I got in contact with Dean a few years ago and two weeks ago, he wrote me that at last he had time for preserving the CPC versions of Clockwize's games.

He is an AMAZING guy and has given his permission for making the games public available.

He told me a lot of nice stories about Clockwize/Video Images, for example, Clockwize was found when they got the contract for making the R-Type loading screen (we updated the credits in CPC-Power), and I hope that we will see in a future Retro Gamer more information about Dean and Clockwize, because after talking with him, him and his company has converted in one of my favourite CPC developers ever, hehehe.

And I love Unpredictaball with all those rasters and even a level editor in 22 KBs.

Gryzor · « **Reply #2 on:** 13:08, 28 May 17 »

These all look very nostalgic and old school. Can't wait to play them, do let us know when they're up!

Poliander · « **Reply #3 on:** 14:59, 28 May 17 »

Looks like Donald Trump

Nich · « **Reply #4 on:** 20:19, 07 June 17 »

Quote from: Gryzor on 13:08, 28 May 17

These all look very nostalgic and old school. Can't wait to play them, do let us know when they're up!

All four games are now available to download from CPC-POWER.

Neil79 · « **Reply #5 on:** 22:55, 07 June 17 »

http://www.indieretronews.com/2017/06/hot-news-as-four-unreleased-amstrad.html

Linked to the discussions and relevant websites

Joseman · « **Reply #6 on:** 20:47, 10 June 17 »

Hi!

Seeing that almost all are on CDT:

I just made a compatible loader for mass storage devices of "Acolyte"

download it from:

ftp://amstrad@amstrad.serveftp.com/incoming/Joseman/mass%20storage%20games/Acolyte/Acolyte%20%5Bloader%20by%20Joseman%202017%5D%7Bmass%20storage%20compatible%7D.dsk

Gryzor · « **Reply #7 on:** 09:44, 11 June 17 »

Quote from: Joseman on 20:47, 10 June 17

Hi!

Seeing that almost all are on CDT:

I just made a compatible loader for mass storage devices of "Acolyte"

download it from:

ftp://amstrad@amstrad.serveftp.com/incoming/Joseman/mass%20storage%20games/Acolyte/Acolyte%20%5Bloader%20by%20Joseman%202017%5D%7Bmass%20storage%20compatible%7D.dsk

What devices are those?

Joseman · « **Reply #8 on:** 09:48, 11 June 17 »

M4, X-mass, symbiface...

and of course from floppy

Enviado desde mi GT-N7100 mediante Tapatalk

Gryzor · « **Reply #9 on:** 09:53, 11 June 17 »

Haha I see. I just woke up and I read it like "an Acolyte mass storage" or something

Anyhow, I'm attaching it here, hope you don't mind

Johnny Olsen · « **Reply #10 on:** 17:07, 11 June 17 »

Have just completed Ninja Grannies without cheating, so it must be an easy game, because I'm a lousy player.
Anyway funny Game.

Joseman · « **Reply #11 on:** 22:42, 11 June 17 »

Quote from: Gryzor on 09:53, 11 June 17

Haha I see. I just woke up and I read it like "an Acolyte mass storage" or something
Anyhow, I'm attaching it here, hope you don't mind

You can attach my dsk's without problem, i give you permission forever

Phantomz · « **Reply #12 on:** 18:30, 19 June 17 »

Is " Ninja Grannies " available on disk anywhere?

I can see the other three games are available on disk from cpc-power, however " Ninja Grannies " is only available on tape.

Joseman · « **Reply #13 on:** 19:28, 19 June 17 »

Quote from: Phantomz on 18:30, 19 June 17

Is " Ninja Grannies " available on disk anywhere?

I can see the other three games are available on disk from cpc-power, however " Ninja Grannies " is only available on tape.

I would like to do the mass storage version for ninja grannies, but i don't know if i will have time this weeks...

6128 · « **Reply #14 on:** 20:10, 19 June 17 »

I love Ninja Grannies. A fighting game like Spitting Image with a lot of sense of humor.
The CDT version is not the best thing for a fighting game. I will thank you for that DSK.

roudoudou · « **Reply #15 on:** 00:05, 20 June 17 »

Quote from: 6128 on 20:10, 19 June 17

I love Ninja Grannies. A fighting game like Spitting Image with a lot of sense of humor.
The CDT version is not the best thing for a fighting game. I will thank you for that DSK.

If you win, the game stay in an infinite loop with some pics+sounds -> you have to reload the game

6128 · « **Reply #16 on:** 07:44, 20 June 17 »

Yes. Infinity loop at the end.

Joseman · « **Reply #17 on:** 12:10, 20 June 17 »

Quote from: roudoudou on 00:05, 20 June 17

If you win, the game stay in an infinite loop with some pics+sounds -> you have to reload the game

Yes, I ended Acolyte, it has some map location errors (i made a map, but some rooms just didn't respect the map), when you end the game, there is a little ending that loops continually and you have to reset the game to play again.

roudoudou · « **Reply #18 on:** 10:24, 22 June 17 »

Quote from: Phantomz on 18:30, 19 June 17

Is " Ninja Grannies " available on disk anywhere?

I can see the other three games are available on disk from cpc-power, however " Ninja Grannies " is only available on tape.

Chany released a DSK version BUT it need a memory expansion to run properly (256? 512?)
http://cpcrulez.fr/GamesTest/ninja_grannies.htm#DL

Johnny Olsen · « **Reply #19 on:** 15:21, 22 June 17 »

I think 512k
You can run it, if you turn on winApe's 64+256 RAM Expansion + 256k Silicon Disc
or turn on WinApe's 4M Expansion memory.

Joseman · « **Reply #20 on:** 16:28, 27 June 17 »

Good news!!!

Another game MIA of clockwize has been dumped!!:

Thankyou to @SyX that fixed some things and the generosity of Dean Hickingbottom this game has been recovered!

Source: http://www.zonadepruebas.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=421&start=130#p75734

cdt: ftp://amstrad.serveftp.com/CPC/Clockwize%20Games/

(user: amstrad, pwd: amstrad)

soon on: http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=10014

Thankyou to @deepfb for warning me with the good news!!

alex76gr · « **Reply #21 on:** 17:46, 27 June 17 »

This is wonderful.
Thank you both SyX and Dean.

Neil79 · « **Reply #22 on:** 19:49, 27 June 17 »

MacDeath · « **Reply #23 on:** 21:23, 27 June 17 »

funnily the Psygnosis style is clearly visible on this speccy-shat yet soemwhat classy mode1 (despite being 1 bit per pixels, ouch) intro picture splatch screen.

Dammit.

Nice to have a whole batch of unreleased games being released at last for the fun.

||C|-|E|| · « **Reply #24 on:** 22:23, 27 June 17 »

It is great to have the game but, certainly, that loading screen could have more color and a less radioactive color combination. That yellow and that purple can burn your eyes in a matter of minutes

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Author Topic: Unreleased games by Clockwize (Read 7858 times)