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Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 1:16 pm
by JohnsBargs
A good one, I said, not that crappy Jeff Minter effort with a blank starting screen and no vertical movement.

Seems weird that I can't find any others, it was a staple of the era and should have been well within even the limited capabilities of the Zeddy. If the Atari VCS can manage it...

Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:08 pm
by bobs
I did start work on a version, but Melkhior’s Mansion, and trying to make it a perfect clone, got in the way. I may well resurrect it in the future though.

Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:18 pm
by JohnsBargs
Melkhior's bloody Mansion is ruining EVERYTHING.

Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 10:23 pm
by bobs
Very true - it’s ruined a few good cups of tea when I’ve been concentrating on coding it instead of pouring the kettle

Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:48 pm
by bobs
I’m sure there’s a way to embed tweets into a thread, but until I work it out here’s a video of the conversion...

https://twitter.com/BobsStuffGames/sta ... 8509069312

Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:07 pm
by JohnsBargs
bobs wrote: Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:48 pm I’m sure there’s a way to embed tweets into a thread, but until I work it out here’s a video of the conversion...

https://twitter.com/BobsStuffGames/sta ... 8509069312
That looks fantastic, and WAY more important than some BORING Knight Lore knockoff that's STILL not finished :lol:

Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:51 pm
by TMD2003
bobs wrote: Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:48 pm I’m sure there’s a way to embed tweets into a thread, but until I work it out here’s a video of the conversion...

https://twitter.com/BobsStuffGames/sta ... 8509069312
That looks absolutely top banana. Or should that be top mushroom?

Anyway, what everyone else said: finish that, it'll be worth it. Melkhior's Mansion can wait!

Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?

Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:32 am
by patters
bobs wrote: Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:48 pm I’m sure there’s a way to embed tweets into a thread, but until I work it out here’s a video of the conversion...

https://twitter.com/BobsStuffGames/sta ... 8509069312
Wow, that looks like the hard work is already done. Hope you get around to finishing it.

Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2021 9:23 pm
by bobs

Re: Was there ever a good Centipede for the ZX81?

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 3:07 am
by JohnsBargs
You wait 40 years for a decent ZX81 Centipede and now we've got Zedipede AND this :D