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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: C64 Vs Speccy: Which one d...

Last post by cwpab - Today at 13:17

I had totally forgotten about Tranz Am. It's a shame it was released too early for the CPC. It's an example of why I like retro games. It gives me serious Saboteur vibes: it's amazing that 1 or 2 guys could create such original and expansive games with barely any references.

What a nice Speccy exclusive!

PS: It looks like the 2 brothers from Ultimate later founded Rare, where they programmed games on a cool farmhouse (they said this environment helped them, I think it's a similar case to Lucasfilm Games ranch).

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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: C64 Vs Speccy: Which one d...

Last post by BSC - Today at 12:53

I voted for the Speccy because it was my first computer (the 16k version) and I have fond memories of playing some cute games like Pssst!, Tranz Am, Jetpac, Froggy, Skooldaze and lot of others which I don't remember right now. Those games had some cuteness to them which the C64 games back then were lacking. And I was not very fond of Commodore in the 80s .. I did play my fair amount of C64 games at friends places, but I think I was also too influenced by the graphics style and the strong colours of the Speccy to be able to appreciate how most games on the C64 looked.

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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: C64 Vs Speccy: Which one d...

Last post by dodogildo - Today at 12:45

Regarding Speccy ports.. My heart is always with the Speccy originals - because they run smoother and play better (even with the color clash) than our crappy versions in 90% of the cases.

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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: C64 Vs Speccy: Which one d...

Last post by BSC - Today at 12:45

What is very cool about the Spectrum is that it created one of the best Z80 coders ever.

Who is that person? 

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Games / Re: Hypernoid Zero

Last post by DataPro - Today at 12:41

I tryed it yesterday.
The game is stunning !
Beautiful graphics,excellent display technique and nice design.

But it's quite difficult

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Games / Re: Le Dernier Serment (The La...

Last post by asertus - Today at 12:30

@Narkhos It is working on my CPC, thanks!!! Without surprise, it looks even better than an emulator. I probably won't play in on a real CPC since it has no savegame . But I'll continue my game on emulator and is dedicated to finishing it .

Good remark about how important is to have some kind of savegames or level codes, etc.. is in today's games. Lack of time, etc..

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: CPC-464 freezes on start-u...

Last post by Tezz - Today at 12:23

test input 8255

Thanks, I will certainly do this.

I didn't get free time yesterday to progress with testing but I intend to look more into the PIO.

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Games / Re: Vespertino

Last post by Gryzor - Today at 12:15

Quality content 😁

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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: C64 Vs Speccy: Which one d...

Last post by eto - Today at 11:44

Because seriously, guys, don't you feel an emotional attachment to the Speccy games because of the simliarity with CPC mode 1 games?

Exactly the opposite. Whenever I see the Speccy in action I am reminded that it's the reason (okay, okay, not the Speccy per se but the decision makers) we got so many crappy ports.

But: it's also clear that without the Speccy we would not have gotten the CPC. It was a great example for Amstrad how to build a cheap computer based on standard components and at the same time it was the perfect example for what to avoid. 

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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: C64 Vs Speccy: Which one d...

Last post by eto - Today at 11:34

that awfulness came cheap.

oh I love that comment :-)