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Arcade Game Designer (or AGD), created by Jonathan Cauldwell, is a programming tool for coding games on 8-bit computers, specifically the Sinclair Spectrum and Amstrad CPC computers. It allows anyone with or without coding experience to learn how to code and create a game on these early 8-bit computing systems. I have been fortunate enough to […]
Posts Tagged ‘ZX81’
The Arcade Game Designer Interviews #1: Douglas Bagnall
November 2nd, 2017 
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Posted in Arcade, News, ZX Spectrum 
Tags: #gamedev, #indiedev, #retrodev, #sinclair spectrum, 8bit, homebrew, programming, retro, retro gaming, ZX81 
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Bandit Gaming: Dragon’s Lair Laserdisc Ported to Commodore 64
February 24th, 2015 Carl Williams The Commodore 64 is a computer that is close to my heart as a gamer. I had other computers prior to it, I also had gaming consoles around but none were as cool as the C64. From playing Alternate Reality: The Dungeon to playing Temple of Apshai and Sword of Fargaol on it, I had […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: animation, arcade, Dirk the Daring, disney, Don Bluth, Dragon's Lair, full motion video, Laserdisc, Princess Daphne, retro, retro game, retrogaming, Sinclair, SInge, ZX81 1 Comment »
New Game- Zombi Terror Brings The Walking Dead Adventuring to Classic Computers
February 16th, 2015 Carl Williams The Walking Dead is an interesting hit for A&E Television, a station that is kind of new to the zombie genre. On one hand it is completely outside of their comfort zone for content and on the other it fits right in with the current motif of action shows. The team at Kabuto Factory are […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Sega Tags: A&E, adventure, commodore 64, computer, Deja Vu, english, indie retro news, Kabuto Factory, msx, pc, point and click, retro, shadowgate, Sinclair, spanish, The Walking Dead, Uninvited, windows, Zombi Terror, zx spectrum, ZX81 No Comments »
Bandit Gaming- Dragon’s Lair Running on Sinclair ZX81
February 15th, 2015 Carl Williams Alright, homebrew coders are getting scary with some of these projects they are creating. Sure, Jim Bagley may not be your normal definition of a homebrew coder since he used to work for Ocean Software. He got Dragon’s Lair running on a Sinclair ZX81 at the recent Retro Computer Museum Valentine’s Event 2015 show. How […]
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New Game: Rebound Brings Classic Breakout Style Enjoyment to the ZX81
December 23rd, 2014 Carl Williams Breakout has been a mainstay of gaming for over 30 years now, it has gone by many different names but the gameplay is the same. A paddle rests at the bottom of the screen and a ball flies around the screen hitting squares that make up the level. If you miss the ball with your […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: Arkanoid, ball, Bob, Bob's Stuff, Breakout, Paddle, Rebound, retro, retro game, retrogaming, spectrum, ZX81 No Comments »
New Game: Pandemic Brings Gauntlet Style Dual Stick Shooting to the Sinclair ZX81
November 16th, 2014 Carl Williams Gauntlet style shooters are not all that new, they have been around since before Gauntlet but Atari’s classic was the first to take hold, and keep it. Pandemic is an overhead shooter that is similar to that classic arcade game but it is for the Sinclair ZX81, a computer that hit retail shelves in 1981, […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: arcade, atari, Bob's Stuff, gauntlet, overhead, retro, retro game, retro gaming, retrogame, shooter, Sinclair, Timex, united kingdom, virus, ZX81 1 Comment »
