Nirvana Engine for ZX Spectrum (2013)

Re:Nirvana Engine for ZX Spectrum (2013) by fuzzix on Monday May 25, 2015 @05:04AM (#9599211)

Was just looking at a review for a new game, Stormfinch, which uses this engine:

It's clearly a little clunkier than monochrome or simple colour attribute shooters, but still pretty competent.

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Re:Nirvana Engine for ZX Spectrum (2013) by watmough on Monday May 25, 2015 @11:00AM (#9600282)

Clunkier. Yep. Doesn't look near as good as the 'real' Spectrum R-Type.

I think it's the blocky movement that kinda kills it for me.

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Re:Nirvana Engine for ZX Spectrum (2013) by Narishma on Monday May 25, 2015 @11:13AM (#9600341)

Perhaps I'm missing something but the video you linked to seems to have blocky movement as well.

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Re:Nirvana Engine for ZX Spectrum (2013) by Theodores on Monday May 25, 2015 @07:14AM (#9599525)

Some of those sound effects are AY-8192 sounding to me, explosions on the spectrum were never like that.

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Re:Nirvana Engine for ZX Spectrum (2013) by Narishma on Monday May 25, 2015 @07:33AM (#9599586)

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.

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Re:Nirvana Engine for ZX Spectrum (2013) by chipsy on Monday May 25, 2015 @07:26AM (#9599557)

The Spectrum 128 contained an AY-8192, so you are right on the money. Earlier models were beeper only.

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