Greetings all,
Having stumbled over Xyphoe's streams a couple of weeks back I got all misty eyed and have been binging on YouTube videos, old Amstrad Actions and all the rest of it. I usually lurk on any forums I visit but decided to reach out and share the memories of playing games on a green screen, and assuming that The Blue's Brothers was all green. Does anybody remember the bug in the AA cover tape that made level four uncompleteable or did I miss a trick in not completing it?
Anyway, I could babble on all day but I shall stop at that and also be grateful if anyone could point me in the direction (as I haven't had too much time to search the forums yet) of any contacts for Amstrad magazines, or tet adventure programmers who may be in need of a writer as I have a pasionate for that. I would also love to learn BASIC as well if anyone knows of some good resources for that.
I'm looking forward to chatting to you all soon!
Welcome to the forum!
I remember the Blues Brothers game, though I have to admit I didn't play it enough to know if there was a bug in the fourth level.
Regarding Amstrad Action, I don't know if your after physical copies, but like with most things, there's loads of AA scans on Archive.org
https://archive.org/search.php?query=amstrad%20action
As for basic, archive.org has some old books on programming too:
https://archive.org/search.php?query=amstrad%20cpc%20basic&and[]=languageSorter%3A%22English%22
CPCwiki has a Locomotive basic reference which is great for quick reference:
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Locomotive_BASIC
Have fun!
Keith
Thanks Keith.
I appreciate all the links, looking forward to exploring everything and delving into the community. I noticed a new Amtix mag is out as well which will be the first thing on my list when I get my wages.
Quote from: SteJ on 17:49, 19 January 22
Does anybody remember the bug in the AA cover tape that made level four uncompleteable or did I miss a trick in not completing it?
No. I think I only ever reached as far as the second level. :(
QuoteAnyway, I could babble on all day but I shall stop at that and also be grateful if anyone could point me in the direction (as I haven't had too much time to search the forums yet) of any contacts for Amstrad magazines, or tet adventure programmers who may be in need of a writer as I have a pasionate for that.
I'm not aware of anyone who needs assistance in writing text adventures, but it may be worth contacting @Strident (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=2702) on this forum as he has a strong interest in 'homebrew' text adventures on 8-bit computers. His web site is http://8bitag.com/ and it has some useful guides on how to develop 8-bit text adventures.
Hi Ste,
Welcome to the forum! Fellow Midlander here (based in Rugby) who came back to the CPC about five years ago and isn't entirely sure why I left!
I also edit a rather sporadically released fanzine called Colour Personal Computing (you can find it at www.cpcstore.co.uk (http://www.cpcstore.co.uk))
If you'd fancy writing an article for that on an interesting subject, then I'm always willing to consider contributions.
Cheers,
James.
Hi Ste.
Welcome. Yet another Midlander here ( Worcester).
As you might have noticed, there are a lot of knowledgeable people on here, and it is a great resource for resolving hardware and software issues.
Have fun.
Alan.
Welcome to the forum!More of a gamer myself. The ins and outs of hardware bores me to tears.
I am very tempted to try out the Blues Brothers AA tape though when I have a sec though. I'm behind on a couple of things I'm meant to do due to a project I'm working on. But sounds like an interesting challenge to be sure. :D
Quote from: SteJ on 17:49, 19 January 22
or tet adventure programmers who may be in need of a writer as I have a pasionate for that.
Welcome!
This suggestion may be helpful for some I believe. From my point of view, when I was creating the 2 little text adventures I have made, I found it too difficult to make a little story., as my imagination did not help a lot, especially in the beginning. Team made projects can be more easy if there is good collaboration, as for a programmer it is difficult to be good at all aspects (story writing, music, programming, drawing graphics).