SLIGHTLY MAGIC!
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Phaenon — 10 months ago(May 26, 2025 09:54 PM)
By that time I'd have been on 3.5" floppies Bobby and so I probably didn't
I think that would have been around the same time as Xenon 2 - Megablast, Speedball 2 and Street Fighter 2
Awesome time for sequel games!
Did you play it Bobby?
Ding Dong
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Bobby Tomlinson — 10 months ago(May 26, 2025 10:50 PM)
Yes of COURSE I did!! I played it on a friends Spec Trum. Then I bought it for my Commor Dor and was bitterly disappointed! It was a very lazy Speccy conversion and didn’t even have Slightly Magic saying ‘slightly magic’ with a little tune as he casted his little spells!
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Phaenon — 10 months ago(May 27, 2025 06:00 PM)
That was the Spectrum ZX+2, that had 128k of random access memory which the +3 model also had, but it had a 5.5" floppy allowing for faster loading times
The Amstrad equivalent at the time, the CPC, didn't connect to a regular TV and so most people who had it only had a green on black screen. That was rubbish compared to the Speccy and the Commodore (And the BBC Mirco) but the game 'Aliens' on it was a must
Best Alien(s) game I've played. I doubt anyone these days would tolerate it for what it was but back then it was awesome [wingkrin]
Ding Dong
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Bobby Tomlinson — 10 months ago(May 27, 2025 11:01 PM)
I suppose that all systems had their ups and downs. The Speccy had Dizzy fighting their corner! The most pure Dizzy games are on the Speccy up until Crystal Kingdom Dizzy…but no one cares by that point. Dizzy had married Daisy and become Price of the Yolfolk.
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Phaenon — 10 months ago(May 28, 2025 09:14 AM)
I think the 386 redefined what a computer game was Bobby and the Master System 2 and SNES took away most of the tourist gamers
Dizzy will make a return I'm sure. But I don't think those halcyon days of loading times and syntax errors are likely to make a comeback when there's an app for that
Here's to Dizzy and Daisy, long may their omelette's have omelettes!
Ding Dong
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Phaenon — 10 months ago(May 29, 2025 12:49 PM)
Have they brought out a Speccy watch yet Bobby?
I've seen Gameboys, Ipods and all sorts but not a Speccy one yet.
That would be good, wouldn't it. You want to see the time and then you have to wait for five minutes whilst it shrieks and whines until it is loaded
They should make one. Someone would buy one
Ding Dong
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Bobby Tomlinson — 10 months ago(May 29, 2025 10:12 PM)
Phaenon said...
Have they brought out a Speccy watch yet Bobby?
I've seen Gameboys, Ipods and all sorts but not a Speccy one yet.
That would be good, wouldn't it. You want to see the time and then you have to wait for five minutes whilst it shrieks and whines until it is loaded
They should make one. Someone would buy one
It should also come with a game BUILT IN! That would be a treat.
My vote goes for….FRUIT MACHINE SIMULATOR!!
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Phaenon — 10 months ago(May 29, 2025 10:19 PM)
Bobby Tomlinson said...
It should also come with a game BUILT IN! That would be a treat.
My vote goes for….FRUIT MACHINE SIMULATOR!!
Jet Set Willy or Dynamite Dan get my vote(s) Bobby
I don't think I ever played Fruit Machine Simulator
Ding Dong
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Bobby Tomlinson — 10 months ago(May 29, 2025 11:04 PM)
Phaenon said...
Jet Set Willy or Dynamite Dan get my vote(s) Bobby
I don't think I ever played Fruit Machine Simulator
I was just thinking of something that is SIMPLE and EASY TO PLAY for casual gamers.
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Phaenon — 10 months ago(May 29, 2025 11:23 PM)
Bobby Tomlinson said...
I was just thinking of something that is SIMPLE and EASY TO PLAY for casual gamers.
Spy Hunter is pretty easy and a lot of fun Bobby. Might be a bit hard to see on a watch but I'm sure they'll come up with augmented reality goggles or holograms soon enough to help with that kind of thing
Ding Dong
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Bobby Tomlinson — 10 months ago(May 29, 2025 11:50 PM)
Phaenon said...
Spy Hunter is pretty easy and a lot of fun Bobby. Might be a bit hard to see on a watch but I'm sure they'll come up with augmented reality goggles or holograms soon enough to help with that kind of thing
I’m looking forward to the day when I see them for sale in my local Woolworths.
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Phaenon — 10 months ago(May 29, 2025 11:56 PM)
Bobby Tomlinson said...
I’m looking forward to the day when I see them for sale in my local Woolworths.
The Woolies will probably just be light and shapes made by the thing you use to navigate through life Bobby
It could be a nuclear hellscape out there but you would never know about it since everything will appear bright and breezy thanks to your trust phone, watch or dot
Like in that episode of Doctor Who 'The Happiness Patrol'
Ding Dong
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Bobby Tomlinson — 10 months ago(May 31, 2025 10:30 AM)
Phaenon said...
The Woolies will probably just be light and shapes made by the thing you use to navigate through life Bobby
It could be a nuclear hellscape out there but you would never know about it since everything will appear bright and breezy thanks to your trust phone, watch or dot
Like in that episode of Doctor Who 'The Happiness Patrol'
Speaking of Woolworths, check this out!!
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That is hilariously funny isn’t it.
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