16K Hires Space Invaders

[chancanasta]

Game title : ZX81NVADERS

Game Author : Brian Lewis

Machine Specs : ZX81 with 16K RAM Pack

Freeware

Description:
Hi,
I did post this over in "Development" but it should probably go here

Hires version of Space Invaders for the standard ZX81 (with 16K RAM)

Screenshot:


Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ_CwkGkMxc


Download:
source Code , binary and tools available here -

http://www.perfectlynormalsite.com/zx81/invaders.php

Please, take a look and see what you think

[RWAP]

Ah - that's where the post went..

Looks really good - could you upload a .p file to make it easier for users to play rather than having to work from the source code?

[chancanasta]

Hi,
it's probably not all that clear on the page, but there's a .p in the zip file with the source

Update: I've just put another link on the page for just for the .p file on it's own, also attached to this post

[zsolt]

Cool, and it does not require a modified ram pack.
Congrats,
Zsolt

[chancanasta]

@zsolt
Thanks for that, much appreciated
and yeah, I really wanted to write something that works on an real and unmodified ZX81

[sirmorris]

Fantastic stuff!!

[dr beep]

It is pseudo-hires where you use a ROM pattern for the display of the graphics.
You can see it in the graphics that not all patterns are symetric.

Still a good job!

[sirmorris]

Doing it this way means that it works on all unmodified ZX81s, which is a real benefit for many people. Getting something looking this good using pseudo hires must have been quite a challenge too!

Naturally I'd like to see a WRX powered ZXpand/modified rampack version..! ;¬)

C

[chancanasta]

Hi,
thanks for the comments and that was a large part of doing it - to try and do this with the restriction of using only a 'standard ZX81'

Actually, I bought the ZX81 on a whim with the idea of just playing around with it. I had no idea the ZX81 dev scene was so alive and vibrant until I came across this forum, some pretty cool stuff around here

[yerzmyey]

Game title : ZX81NVADERS
Game Author : Brian Lewis
Machine Specs : ZX81 with 16K RAM Pack

Wow, good one, dude.