Artic ZX Galaxians - now with ZONX support (and Chroma81 & UDG)

[kmurta]

When I implemented UDG graphics in ZX Galaxians a while back it was also my intention to incorporate some support for the ZONX81, but I ended up getting distracted by other things and that was forgotten.

But a few days ago I was revisiting the AY drivers used by Sirmorris in the "Bigg Oil" and "ZeDragon" games and decided it was time to rescue the Galaxians and put some "blow-ups" on them. The result I share below in two versions, one with standard graphics and the other with UDG graphics and Chroma81 support.

Enjoy!

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Edit (10/10/2021): added ZXpand joystick support, download new versions above.

[bola_dor]

Impressive!!!!!!!
How I wish I could get a croma81 any time soon ...

[BarryN]

When I implemented UDG graphics in ZX Galaxians a while back it was also my intention to incorporate some support for the ZONX81, but I ended up getting distracted by other things and that was forgotten.

But a few days ago I was revisiting the AY drivers used by Sirmorris in the "Bigg Oil" and "ZeDragon" games and decided it was time to rescue the Galaxians and put some "blow-ups" on them. The result I share below in two versions, one with standard graphics and the other with UDG graphics and Chroma81 support.

Enjoy!

zxglx1.png
ZXGLX.P



zxglx2.png
ZXGLXHR.P

Any chance of a WRX graphics version?

[Moggy]

Nice work as always Kelly.

Any new FORTH on the horizon?

[kmurta]

Any chance of a WRX graphics version?

Honestly no. It would take a very big change to the program and at the moment I don't have the time to dedicate myself to it. Sorry.

[kmurta]

Nice work as always Kelly.

Any new FORTH on the horizon?

Not at the moment, but I still intend to release a Forth ANSI compliant, but first I have to resolve certain personal issues that have been requiring my full attention.

[kmurta]

For those who just want to view (and hear) the changes:

https://youtu.be/agTvYvRYSeg

https://youtu.be/7l4Zj1V-hKs

[Fruitcake]

Nice work! Looks and sounds great.

[bola_dor]

I couldn´t run the Croma version on Eighty One
how should I configure it?
neither with the ZXpand+ using CONFIG "M=L"
The low res version showed some inconsistecies with sound on ZXPAND+ as seen in the video,
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2vilx4kgyxhqw ... 3.mp4?dl=0
(not my best play...
I enjoyed the original loading it from tape those days ..
on EO it sounds good! wich is not usual
if it could use the joystic with ZXpand would be great too..

[bola_dor]

I couldn´t run the Croma version on Eighty One
how should I configure it?
neither with the ZXpand+ using CONFIG "M=L"
The low res version showed some inconsistecies with sound on ZXPAND+ as seen in the video,
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2vilx4kgyxhqw ... 3.mp4?dl=0
(not my best play...
I enjoyed the original loading it from tape those days ..
on EO it sounds good! wich is not usual
if it could use the joystic with ZXpand would be great too..

I was able to run it on EO by selecting 48K, Zon-X sound, Chr$ generator: Sinclair, High resolution:None, Colour: Chroma, ZXpand+: (unchecked) and Enable RAM on 8k-16k @Advanced Settings.

No luck with ZXPAND+ yet