Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?
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Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?
A good one, I said, not that crappy Jeff Minter effort with a blank starting screen and no vertical movement.
Seems weird that I can't find any others, it was a staple of the era and should have been well within even the limited capabilities of the Zeddy. If the Atari VCS can manage it...
Seems weird that I can't find any others, it was a staple of the era and should have been well within even the limited capabilities of the Zeddy. If the Atari VCS can manage it...
Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?
I did start work on a version, but Melkhior’s Mansion, and trying to make it a perfect clone, got in the way. I may well resurrect it in the future though.
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Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?
Melkhior's bloody Mansion is ruining EVERYTHING.
Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?
Very true - it’s ruined a few good cups of tea when I’ve been concentrating on coding it instead of pouring the kettle
Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?
I’m sure there’s a way to embed tweets into a thread, but until I work it out here’s a video of the conversion...
https://twitter.com/BobsStuffGames/sta ... 8509069312
https://twitter.com/BobsStuffGames/sta ... 8509069312
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Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?
That looks fantastic, and WAY more important than some BORING Knight Lore knockoff that's STILL not finishedbobs wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:48 pm I’m sure there’s a way to embed tweets into a thread, but until I work it out here’s a video of the conversion...
https://twitter.com/BobsStuffGames/sta ... 8509069312
Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?
That looks absolutely top banana. Or should that be top mushroom?bobs wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:48 pm I’m sure there’s a way to embed tweets into a thread, but until I work it out here’s a video of the conversion...
https://twitter.com/BobsStuffGames/sta ... 8509069312
Anyway, what everyone else said: finish that, it'll be worth it. Melkhior's Mansion can wait!
Spectribution: Dr. Jim's Sinclair computing pages.
Features my own programs, modified type-ins, RZXs, character sets & UDGs, and QL type-ins... so far!
Features my own programs, modified type-ins, RZXs, character sets & UDGs, and QL type-ins... so far!
Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?
Wow, that looks like the hard work is already done. Hope you get around to finishing it.bobs wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:48 pm I’m sure there’s a way to embed tweets into a thread, but until I work it out here’s a video of the conversion...
https://twitter.com/BobsStuffGames/sta ... 8509069312
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Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?
You wait 40 years for a decent ZX81 Centipede and now we've got Zedipede AND this