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Egghead Plus (08.11.2009)
Fancy playing Spectrum games with 64 colours on screen, chosen from a range of 256? Well, now you can, thanks to the new Spectrum ULA under development. Here's an experimental effort knocked together in a couple of days using the Egghead engine. It only uses about 25 colours or so across a few screens, but it still makes the game look totally unlike anything seen on a Spectrum before.
You will need to download an emulator which supports the new ULA, so head off to the WoS Emulators forum to download the latest test version of SPIN, preferably version 0.7n or later. Then load up this .tap file and have a play. Don't forget to let me know what you think...
To download click here.
Arcade Game Designer v2.2 (Released 03.10.2009)
AGD allows absolutely anyone to create simple stand-alone arcade games for the Spectrum. Although it isn't as easy to use as my other utilities PGD and SEUD, it has evolved into a serious piece of kit while remaining simpler to use than Sinclair BASIC. AGD is capable of producing a wide variety of different game styles with a little patience and imagination. What's more, games created with the utility run independently. V2.2 has seen some big improvements over earlier versions, notably the ability to handle BOTH sprites whenever a collision occurs, plus data compression so you can fit more screens in and more efficient sprites.
Zipfile comes with instructions and 2 example minigames, Diamond Geezer and Jack O' Lantern.
To download click here.
Homebrew (released 23.08.2009)
This is the game I partially wrote at Urbis. Shoot the nasties and collect the fruit, then drop it into the demi-john.
To download click here.
Slubberdegullion Preview (25.05.2009)
Here's an early work-in-progress version of Slubberdegullion. There is only one level, and none of the extra weapons or nasties had been added at the time of this demo, but it gives you a flavour of what to expect. The complete game is available from the Cronosoft website.
To download click here.
Kuiper Pursuit (released 18.04.2009)
British space ace Winston Spalding is on a routine patrol around the edge of the solar system, when he spots enemy fighters massing in the Kuiper belt, possibly preparing for an attack on a base on one of the outer planets. With no friendly forces in the vicinity, Spalding heads into the fray to tackle the enemy head-on.
Featuring a fast and smooth 3D graphics engine and a great title tune by Yerzmyey, Kuiper Pursuit should work on all models of Spectrum, however you will have to load it in USR 0 mode if you are using a +2A or +3. For those using emulators, I would recommend SPIN, emulating a 128K or +2. Gameplay is very simplistic and not the sort of game I usually write, but if you like to see the Spectrum's hardware pushed, you might enjoy this.
To download click here.
Banger Management (released 15.03.2009)
Written for the Byte Back event in Stoke, this game sees you working in a busy fast food restaurant. Send the correct items through the relevant windows by changing the platforms to earn an extra star on your name badge. Fail and it's off to the manager's office for a verbal warning...
To download click here.
Albatrossity (released 25.12.2008)
Happy Christmas, Spec-chums! This is a frustrating but hopefully fun side-on golf game with a fantastic soundtrack courtesy of Matthew Westcott. Unlike most golf games, you get to choose which type of ball you wish to use for each shot - rubber, steel, or sticky. Oh, and there are one or two other surprises too. Be warned, it'll have you tearing your hair out before you know it.
To download click here.
Christmas Cracker (originally released December 2007)
Written for Eurogamer last year, I thought I'd put this up again for the festive period. The folks at Eurogamer have been snowed in this year. Grab your spade and dig them out in this platform puzzler, or they won't be getting any turkey!
To download click here.
Rallybug (released 28.08.2008)
Originally written for the 2008 Retro Fusion event in Leamington, this is the expanded version of the game I wrote for the high-score competition.
There are two modes of play - Hangman, and the more basic Fusion variant for younger children or those whose spelling isn't all it might be.
Have fun, and use those guesses sparingly.
To download click here.
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Intro Maker 1.3
Now updated to incorporate a custom font if required. Designed for games produced using PGD and SEUD, this will also work with software created with a number of other utilities. Simply load in your game, type in the text you want to appear on the title page, answer a few questions, and then the program creates an intro for you. You can even add effects such as a starfield or scrolling message. No need to worry about BASIC loaders or what start address to use, it's all done for you automatically.
To download right-click here, then rename file to Intro.tap
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Egghead 5 - Egghead Round the Med (released 30.11.2007)
To celebrate his 18th birthday, (yes, it HAS been that long), Egghead takes a trip around the Mediterranean on his yacht. Unfortunately, his friends overdo the alcohol slightly and it's up to Egghead to find them all and bring them back to the yacht. Featuring 140 screens, with hundreds of patrolling nasties, conveyors, doors, spikes and crushers all out to stop him in this game for 128K machines.
To download click here.
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Blizzard's Rift (released 07.03.2007)
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Released to celebrate the Spectrum's 25th birthday, this game is for the 128K models.
Centuries after space adventurer Henri Latrine disappeared in a far-flung corner of the galaxy, Digby Blizzard discovers his black box flight recorder revealing the locations of dozens of treasure-laden alien tombs. Heavily in debt, Digby decides to take a chance and heads off to seek his own fortune in the necropolises of extinct alien civilisations.
To download click here.
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Egghead 4 - Egghead Entertains (released 21.04.2006)
Shelley is Coming to tea at three o'clock and the oval fellow is determined to cook something nice. Not having the culinary expertise to boil an egg, he has a sentient oven to suggest a suitable recipe for the occasion - trouble is, he has to source all the ingredients himself. None of this genetically modified rubbish, only the finest ingredients will do - would you mind giving him a hand?
To download click here.
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Turbomania 16K (released 31.10.2005)
To download click here.
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Egghead 3 - Egghead in Space (released 07.12.2002)
For those who wish to experience the real thing, a specially extended version is now available on cassette for the ZX Spectrum. For more information go to the Cronosoft website
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Our hero returns in his third outing for the Spectrum.
The plot: Remember how those aliens paid Egghead a visit a few years ago leaving his house in such a mess he had to go around clearing up after them? Obviously that wasn't "un oeuf", because they're back again and this time they've abducted Egghead's favourite Spectrum games.
Quick witted as ever, our "dairydevil" hero managed to "scramble" aboard one of the alien rocket ships before it took off for planet Zog and hitched a ride back with the extra-terrestrials to retrieve his precious software collection. Upon arriving, Egghead managed to teleport into the underground labyrinth and that was when his problems really began...
You can now download the complete version of the game, complete with an excellent loading screen courtesy of Tommy Pereira. To download click here.
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