Thanatos (Durell, 1986). Another excellent game by Mike A. Richardson, after coding classics like Harrier Attack, Scuba Dive or Turbo Esprit. The game doesn't dissapoint. A dragon must pick up a sorceress and then find a book of spells to be used to destroy the evil Lord of the underworld. It's not very usual to control such a big character, and that's the good point of the game. Smooth and realistic movement for an enjoyable adventure #zxspectrum#myspectrumgameoftheday#retrogaming
Migueleto Art ha editado este divertido juego de puzzles y plataformas para #ZXSpectrum
Guiaremos a nuestro robot evitando las trampas y obstáculos que nos encontremos evitando perder vidas; para ello usaremos los poderosos electroimanes situados a ambos lados de las diferentes pantallas para llevar al androide hacia la dirección correcta. Evita los obstáculos mortales en el camino. Lo que hace que este juego sea único y desafiante es el hecho de que necesitarás usar cada uno de los imanes en ambos lados para tirar del robot defectuoso hacia la dirección elegida sin tocar nada que pueda destruirte… todo, claro está, sin agotar tu batería. Una propuesta muy original y altamente recomendable que puedes descargar desde https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ii979r6io2xpnno/AABuwsfGOo3vvjKatCOXv3Ova?dl=0 Pero hay más; Eric Hilaire (Majikeyric) lo ha convertido a nuestro querido #Commodore64 y #TheC64, mejorando, si cabe, la genial banda sonora y está disponible en https://majikeyric.itch.io/robots-rumble 👍😊🕹️ #retrogaming#retrocomputing#retrogames#retrojuegos#videojuegos#videogames#arcade#plataformas
Ya que Hicks ha anunciado el desarrollo de su nuevo juego, Haoken, me pareció un buen momento para repasar todo su repositorio de joyas pixeladas para #ZXSpectrum
I just came across this interesting bit of computing history.
Back in 1982, there was a peripheral that turned an Atari 2600 into an (incredibly simple, ZX-81 level) home computer, including a keyboard, BASIC, and cadette support.
But the addon is/was incredibly rare, and there's very little information about it online.
So it's interesting to see there's now a video up on YouTube profiling this device (known as a Spectravideo CompuMate) and how it works...
I've got one remark on this: the thing that this addon turned the 2600 into was way below 1982 #ZXSpectrum tech standards and specs in many ways. Just take a look and compare memory and screen resolution and you'll see. Not to mention the rich BASIC functionality of Sinclair BASIC.
Also, that addon came too late in many ways to be profitable as some of the real computers of the time (see above) were less costy and easier to get than this rather limited piece of addon hardware.
Today's ( sort of) #Retrogaming on the #ZXSpectrum#BalachorsRevenge from 2014, this is so good. Wander around, find objects, find weapons and treasure. It's got an #Ultimate feel to it, and it doesn't kill you straight away. Highly recommend this one.