Sinclair ZX80 / ZX81 / Z88 Forums

Thanks all! 8-) Beautiful looking game, compliments! With the recent releases seems ZX8* are still and strong on the rise! You've also other very nice ones, and for what I can see seems you are a very good programmer but also a very good pixel artist! :) Lo-Rez ZX81 games like this are a joy to writ...

nollkolltroll wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:34 pm Very good looking, congratulations on a fine game!

Many thanks! I can take zero credit for the game’s design and graphics, but 100% for bringing it quickly and accurately to the humble Zeddy.

New build uploaded to itch, which fixes a slight graphical glitch would could occur at a certain location on the map.

The gameplay itself wasn’t affected though, so it’s not been made any easier to complete, or to find all those damn coins!

A new game for the 16K ZX81 - 'Steps' - A conversion of the Pico-8 game of the same name by Ahmed Khalifa. game-1.png Steps is a small Minit-like game where instead of dying from time, you die after a certain amount of steps. Explore the cursed island, solve puzzles, and find the hidden coins. Try t...

Name of Software: Steps Author: Bob Smith, after Ahmed Khalifa Release Date: 13/02/2021 Requirements (eg. 1K, 16K, AY Card, Hi-Res Scheme): 16K Description: A conversion to the ZX81 of Ahmed Khalifa's Pico-8 game 'Steps' Screenshots: Download link (if available for download): https://bobs-stuff.itch...

Or to move in the completely opposite direction to Dr Beep, try some of my lo-res 16k games available on my itch site, including official conversions of Ant Attack, Crossy Road, and Super Hexagon!

I assume that FDC is for a “Floppy Disc Controller” and IDE is for “Integrated Drive Electronics” - so basically a hard disc controller. The terms were in common use for PC hardware back in the 80s. As it’s a multi-platform emulator I imagine they are standard options, but how they apply to a ZX81 I...

Slightly different approach - but you might want to try my own take on the format - One Little Ghost: https://bobs-stuff.itch.io/one-little-ghost It uses the same maze and enemy logic as the arcade, but does it with the roles reversed (you play a ghost) and in scrolling isometric 3D. https://img.itc...

Hi! You might like playing the Zeddy version of a very famous local game about crossing roads...

https://bobs-stuff.itch.io/crozxy-road

Sure there must be, but there’s absolutely no reason why it would be slow