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Started by equinox, 03:54, 28 January 23

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andycadley

@equinox £50? I remember the days when a good bribe would set you back 75p and a packet of Rolos. Inflation has gone mad. Although I was as prevalent on cas8 as I was CSS, so I'm not sure my love for all the 8-bits is that big a secret.

Mimicking the beeper sounds on the AY always seemed nuts to me, surely it's harder to do? My only guess is that whoever got assigned the porting job just had no skill at audio and decided that, in the interest of time, is was quicker to just do what the Speccy did rather than learn how to do audio properly with an AY.

Rick Dangerous is a great example of a port done right. It has exactly the same feel, just looks like an Amstrad game. I'd say the same of RoboCop, the exact same muscle memory can get me through both versions so there must be a lot of shared logic behind the scenes.

Shaun M. Neary

Quote from: andycadley on 09:31, 03 February 23@equinox £50? I remember the days when a good bribe would set you back 75p and a packet of Rolos. Inflation has gone mad. 
When was that? The year you bought your first CPC?  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Currently playing on: 2xCPC464, 1xCPC6128, 1x464Plus, 1x6128Plus, 2xGX4000. M4 board, ZMem 1MB and still forever playing Bruce Lee.
No cheats, snapshots or emulation. I play my games as they're intended to be played. What about you?

andycadley

Quote from: Shaun M. Neary on 10:15, 03 February 23
Quote from: andycadley on 09:31, 03 February 23@equinox £50? I remember the days when a good bribe would set you back 75p and a packet of Rolos. Inflation has gone mad.
When was that? The year you bought your first CPC?  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
https://worldofspectrum.net/cssfolklore/index.html#75

:P

Shaun M. Neary

Quote from: andycadley on 10:28, 03 February 23
Quote from: Shaun M. Neary on 10:15, 03 February 23
Quote from: andycadley on 09:31, 03 February 23@equinox £50? I remember the days when a good bribe would set you back 75p and a packet of Rolos. Inflation has gone mad.
When was that? The year you bought your first CPC?  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
https://worldofspectrum.net/cssfolklore/index.html#75

:P
Ah Spectrum joke... wasn't around for that scene. Sometimes I think thats probably best for my sanity from some of the stories I've heard.  :laugh:
Currently playing on: 2xCPC464, 1xCPC6128, 1x464Plus, 1x6128Plus, 2xGX4000. M4 board, ZMem 1MB and still forever playing Bruce Lee.
No cheats, snapshots or emulation. I play my games as they're intended to be played. What about you?

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