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by Gunness
Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:54 am
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: Timex Sinclair
Replies: 1
Views: 3038

Timex Sinclair

The other day I was updating some games which ran on the Timex Sinclair. Wikipedia mentions that "Timex Sinclair released four computers, all of them based (to some extent) on Sinclair Research's existing machines", but also that at least one of them had "poor compatibility with software developed ...
by Gunness
Fri Dec 08, 2017 12:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Twilight Inventory
Replies: 1
Views: 15022

Re: Twilight Inventory

Thanks for posting - should have done so myself :D It's quite a lengthy book, and I think that all old-school afficionados should find it well worth their time!
by Gunness
Mon Nov 20, 2017 3:37 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: German Grand Prix
Replies: 3
Views: 3703

Re: German Grand Prix

Oh, that was just to ensure that you were paying attention! [erm.... :oops: ]
by Gunness
Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:22 am
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: What games should we include?
Replies: 19
Views: 86674

Re: What games should we include?

Like I said, it's a shortcut to a specific competition. I would never set up a genre based on individual years - horror games from 2001 wouldn't really have much else in common.

But at least the genre list is a lot shorter now :) All Speed IF, IF Art etc. tags have been lumped into one simply ...
by Gunness
Sun Nov 19, 2017 2:51 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: What games should we include?
Replies: 19
Views: 86674

Re: What games should we include?

Thanks for your feedback, folks. Hannes, I think we agree to a large extent.
I think it is a good idea to use only one genre for the speed-if games. The same counts in my opinion for the IF comp games. As the year already is mentioned by each game record it is not needed to make a different genre ...
by Gunness
Sun Nov 19, 2017 2:42 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: German Grand Prix
Replies: 3
Views: 3703

Re: German Grand Prix

Ok, genre info updated. I took the info from IF Wiki: http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Grand_Prix - which is out of date, it appears.
by Gunness
Tue Nov 14, 2017 1:21 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: What games should we include?
Replies: 19
Views: 86674

Re: What games should we include?

Thanks for raising this issue :D It's not a trivial one, but I think it's quite important, so let's dive in.

I've talked to other users about Speed IF. I've quite openly stated that I'm not a fan, either. It seems that often, these games are mostly in-joke exercises which rely heavily on knowing ...
by Gunness
Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:56 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: I Dare You for the C64
Replies: 11
Views: 7473

Re: I Dare You for the C64

Thanks for clearing up things, Strident! I've often found the whole homegrown market a bit headache-inducing when it comes to registering the games properly :D I'll fix the game entry as possible. And yes, it makes sense regarding the Speccy being the original platform.
If you have any other nuggets ...
by Gunness
Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:37 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Magnetic Scrolls Original Games Source Code Recovered
Replies: 2
Views: 15479

Re: Magnetic Scrolls Original Games Source Code Recovered

Great news! I know that the same baking method is often used to preserve decomposing film reels. Sounds weird, but it works!
by Gunness
Mon Oct 16, 2017 6:31 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Replies: 210
Views: 266989

Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10

Ok, thanks for the info. I always attempt to list the original platform, so I'll update the game entry.
by Gunness
Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:11 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Replies: 210
Views: 266989

Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10

Hi, a bit uncertain here - is this originally for the MC-10? If not, what machine was it originally written for? Thanks!
by Gunness
Wed Oct 11, 2017 12:26 pm
Forum: Site feedback & announcements
Topic: RF Generation Linked
Replies: 1
Views: 3008

Re: RF Generation Linked

Thanks! It would be even better if you would link to the actual gamepage, as that contains comments, addition files (maps etc) and the chance to rate and comment on the game :)
by Gunness
Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:56 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Replies: 210
Views: 266989

Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10

Haha, that's the spirit :D
by Gunness
Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:32 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: I Dare You for the C64
Replies: 11
Views: 7473

Re: I Dare You for the C64

That's certainly good enough for me - and in general, the whole publishing situation regarding these home-grown games is often rather muddy.

World of Spectrum lists The Guild as the publisher (http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=I+Dare+You) - and they also indicate that Pegasus ...
by Gunness
Sun Aug 20, 2017 3:34 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: I Dare You for the C64
Replies: 11
Views: 7473

Re: I Dare You for the C64

...but how do we know that it's an official release?