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Was just looking at a review for a new game, Stormfinch, which uses this engine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2sd2FNPTBs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2

by fuzzix 11y ago

Was just looking at a review for a new game, Stormfinch, which uses this engine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2sd2FNPTBs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2sd2FNPTBs It's clearly a little clunkier than monochrome or simple colour attribute shooters, but still pretty competent.

Theodores 11y ago
Some of those sound effects are AY-8192 sounding to me, explosions on the spectrum were never like that.
- chipsy 11y ago
  The Spectrum 128 contained an AY-8192, so you are right on the money. Earlier models were beeper only.
- Narishma 11y ago
  They added an AY chip to the Spectrum starting from the 128K model I think. It was also available as an add-on to the original 48K.
watmough 11y ago
Clunkier. Yep. Doesn't look near as good as the 'real' Spectrum R-Type. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6lvAXSGBpI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6lvAXSGBpI I think it's the blocky movement that kinda kills it for me.
- Narishma 11y ago
  Perhaps I'm missing something but the video you linked to seems to have blocky movement as well.