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R-Type development on the Speccy

  • 23-09-2013 10:09am
    #1
    The Last Bandit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,726 ✭✭✭


    Here's a tale of developing R-Type for the ZX.

    http://bizzley.com/


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  • #2
    Dr Bob
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,186 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    ooh be bookmarking that .
    Didnt the speccy version have preview pictures publsihed in crash that were NOTHING like the finished product?
    (Always preffered the C64 port myself , but the amstrad remake is excellent)


  • #3
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,607 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    oh wow, I thought it was just the few links on the website - until I saw the download!

    Has the whole book up for free. Fantastic.

    One for the office printers when everyone goes home for the evening :D


  • #4
    TomCo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,528 ✭✭✭TomCo


    Had the CPC464 version myself.


  • #5
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,679 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    o1s1n wrote: »
    One for the office printers when everyone goes home for the evening :D

    Now there's an idea


  • #6
    ebbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,071 ✭✭✭ebbsy


    Although the Speccy version was well received ? I had the C64 version and remember that the multiload was not too clever. Much better shooters on the C64 than that.


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  • #7
    Dr Bob
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 3,186 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dr Bob


    ebbsy wrote: »
    Although the Speccy version was well received ? I had the C64 version and remember that the multiload was not too clever. Much better shooters on the C64 than that.
    I always liked the c64 port.Mind you he does mention the fact that the original coded c64 version was ditched 2 months before it was to be published and the job given to manfred trenz (who'd worked on katakis ..which is REALLY similar to R-type if you catch my drift;:)).According to Pape , the original c64 port was better?(must see if I can find a disk image on the net of what was done.


  • #8
    gflood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 212 ✭✭gflood


    fascinating read it is. really good insight into the days when programmers were real programmers !


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