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It's working fine here - could the problem be with whatever PDF reader you're using?

It's almost on my doorstep, so I'll be there. Yes please Dave! I would like to attend, to meet everyone, but would not be staying overnight. It's probably not much different travelwise as the ABUG South, haven't been to Manchester for a while, not since I worked there, so I'll hopefully be able to ...

Would it be too much to ask if you could confirm with the venue that they will be OK with us soldering in the rooms etc, as I'd rather have this checked in advance than get a bolocking when we set the fire alarm off or something like that....... Yes it's all cleared, we will position anyone using s...

Wow, nice find! Awesome!

Very nice work.

I've attached the editor that the author used to create levels, which I archived on the same day that I [only just] managed to recover "Zap" from the author's master discs, back in 2008.

I actually forgot this existed, but this thread reminded me.

Excerpt below from an email I received earlier today from a cousin of Mark Wanklyn ( markjw here on Stardot) I have only today found how to access Mark's email account and so I am mailing ALL 400+ of his contacts (which includes you) with the very sad news that Mark passed away on Saturday 28th Octo...

Thanks, ssd file now forwarded via email.

Hi, please make a donation to a local food bank of your choosing, email the receipt to dave [at] bbcmicro [dot] com and I will send you the game.

Amazing to see all the game screens in, I think when complete this is instantly going to become one of the best 2 player games on the Beeb!

Love it! Thanks for sharing an alpha at such an early stage!

I've always hoped somebody would port Combat to the Beeb - so I'm very happy to see these screenshots!

For controls, do you think the Player 1 Option 3 (forced when 2p mode is activated) would work with Z, X, Tab (Forward), Q (Fire) ?

PS Can you tell I have run out of steam on this one? Keep going Tricky! Can't be much left to do now surely? A spot of player death is the main thing! What are your plans for those remaining 692 bytes? Is there anything you think you'll need to omit? Btw after you've trapped/killed a meanie, it see...

Bravo! Well done Dave_E and Bill_C! And thanks!

Super work there Mr Miner - thanks for all your efforts in preserving and sharing the MU discs ...

Take a look at:
http://8bs.com/catalogue/tmu.htm

Note that many of the downloads for earlier editions will be tape>disc conversions, due to the scarcity of the floppy disc versions from 1983-85.

Ok, I've got plenty of 10/15m coils that I can bring with me if need be. Plus lots of 4/6-ways.

Voted YES. I know Joe has been keen to host an ABug at the mill for several years (well before they were even open!) so good to see the wheels finally in motion, thanks for pursuing this! I could make mid-September 15-17, not the week before. May also be able to do either 22-24 or 29-1, but middle o...

Thanks Sarah for this, especially happy about the HFE and SCP support

The alternate takes for the airline / TV version are magical! Some (but not all) are here Dave if you want to relive them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gucH9STn6ew I remember watching the TV premiere on ITV, Boxing Day 1987. I was looking forward to it so much, as though I caught it in the cinema...

Have you seen the scan on Every Game Going?



(right-click, open in new window to see the high res version)

Dave_E wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 8:13 pmIdeally based on the SNES ROM version of the game, which I think is easily the best.

NES version?

Hi, no - nothing released by J&J - from the bio on Page 1 of the site:

Most of the games and other programs produced were made for fun. It was a hobby more than anything. But saying that, many companies start this way.

Well...this one never did. Not one title was released.

I suspect that you're lucky enough to possess a very early version from the first print run - where they must have originally used artwork with a very limited colour palette (it doesn't look sun damaged to me at all).

Do you have access to a scanner? It would be great to get a 600dpi scan archived.

Enjoying trying the new alphas (I play every single one!).

Assume you're aware, but there is always a bit of a delay when you stop moving before the music halts (whilst on the arcade and other versions, the second you stop moving the music ceases). Is this something that will be an easy fix?

Do you have this version too Mick (attached)? It seems to run ok and has corrected (or alternate) lines. There are four files on the disc, as opposed to just one on the version BillCarr uploaded. I was able to download it via archive.org's mirror of the old j-jsoftware.co.uk site - see https://web.a...

Thanks Kees for another AGD games pack!

Ah the only weekend in November that I couldn't do, hope everyone else enjoys it!

jms2 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:01 pm Is Andrew someone on here?

Yes.

One post in the last 11 years though!

Thanks Jasper, we had another cracking Pixel Dash session in Gloucester today, all the kids were glued to Rabbit Rampage from morning until 5pm when they had to go home. A few of them literally had to be dragged out of the room by their parents, such was their eagerness to finish off their level des...

Jasper - yesterday my 5 year old nephew and 2 year old niece were busy designing (and 'playtesting' levels together). Quite incredible really. Again, thanks for doing the designs Jasper/Barbarossa (and Colin D), we actually printed out some sprite sheets using your graphics and the kids certainly fo...