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Any discussions related to the creation of new hardware or software for the ZX80 or ZX81
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AT WHICH MEETING DID YOU
RELEASE ZX81EMUL IN PUBLIC?


IN MÖNCHENGLADBACH


To be exactly, at the meeting in the Deutsche Rote Kreuz building (German Red Cross) in Mönchengladbach Rheindahlen.
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST REACTION
WHEN YOU TOLD YOU WERE RUNNING
3D MONSTERMAZE ON ZX81EMUL?

THEY DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS ON A ZX SPECTRUM

My ZX Spectrum had a DK-tronics keyboard and there is also such a keyboard for the ZX81.
Even when I told to look at the keys or see the attached microdrive I had to activate the menu (1+0) to show it was
on a ZX Spectrum.

Then everyone was called to take a look and I had to make copies of the program for everyone.
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AFTER ZX81EMUL, WHICH EMULATOR
DID YOU CODE ON THE ZX SPECTRUM?

PHILIPS VIDEOPAC EMULATOR

In 2000 I coded a Philips Videopac emulator on the ZX Spectrum.
The emulator needs an update like the 81 emulator got but the project is ongoing and not yet finished.

The link to the emulator
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... c_Emulator

A gameboy emulator was planned and started for the SAM Coupe but was never finished.

A P2000 emulator was never planned but I phad the idea to code a ZX81 emulator on the P2000.
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WHY DID YOU CODE KLAVERJAS
IN 2005?

YOU PLAYED IT ON A PC AND THOUGHT I CAN CODE BETTER


I had a PC version of this dutch game but it played awfull. So I thougt I could make a better version.
The game KLAVERJASSEN for the ZX Spectrum was also MIA so I thought I would make a new game.

After finishing the game I entered the game for an online competion which it won.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?group_id=2031
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HOW IS THE ORIGINAL BOARDGAME
OF WORLDBAR CALLED?

CAFE INTERNATIONAL

I bought the boardgame around 1989 and a collegua liked the game years later but it was sold out. So I started coding
a BASIC version of the boardgame with 2 players.

Years later I coded the computer AI version and later the arcade version of the game.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... me_version
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... de_version
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WHAT WAS THE 1ST WIWO DIDO GAME?
WIWO DIDO, THE CASE OF THE LOST KEYS

The second game was

WIWO DIDO, THE CASE OF THE CLOSING DOORS

All coded for the ZX Spectrum.

WIWO DIDO, THE CASE OF MAZEDDYS CASTLE
was the first game on the ZX81, but not the first WIWO DIDO game.
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HOW MANY WIWO DIDO GAMES ARE THERE?
5


Search for WIWO in the database on spectrumcomputing.co.uk
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WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST 1K MINIGAME FOR THE MINIGAMECOMPO 2007?

SNAKEMAN


Snakeman is a game with multiple levels in 1K.
It has attribute display
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WITH WHICH GAME DID YOU WIN
THE 2009 1K MINIGAMECOMPO?

GRANDPR1X

The same track is later used to code the 1K hires game ROADRACER.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSPMIidgA18
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WHY WAS PORTING SHOGUN TO THE ZX81 IN 2010 A PROBLEM?

THE USE OF IX ON THE ZX SPECTRUM

In the ZX Spectrum version IX was used to trace all directions. Since IX is used for the display I had to rewrite
that part too.

The screen, keyboard and colour were known issues but the use of IX was unexpected.
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