ANNOUNCE: Manic Miner: comp.sys.sinclair - It's ready!!!!!
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
After 18 months of hard work (yeah, right) my Manic Miner rejig is
ready to be revealed to the world for everyone to marvel in it's
splendour.
Downloads are available at: http://www.fishyfish.net/manic/
I might still tweak it a little based on feedback, and I hope to
create a standalone 48k TZX version - at the moment it's saved as a
128k snapshot, so you'll need ana emulator capable of running it
(RealSpectrum works fine and I suspect most others will too), but
essentially it's a full working version. I've personally tested all
the romms and every one is completeable, so don't give up!
Anyway, have fun and let me know what you think, especially the
cheatingbastness of it!
Especially like to know if someone completes it! A special challenge -
who'll be first?!?!?!
Fishy
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Ivan Ruiz Etxabe
(FishyFish)) va y suelta:
><drum roll>
>
>After 18 months of hard work (yeah, right) my Manic Miner rejig is
>ready to be revealed to the world for everyone to marvel in it's
>splendour.
First of all, Thank you for your superb work.
That said, I'd like to say that I've seen EASIER
first screens :), it's bloody hard -- can that monster
be jumped somehow?
Ivan
Victim of a Stagedive
Peter
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
Stagedive) farted out the following incoherent babble:
>Excuse me for being dim, but which emulator do I need to play this?
>
I've tried it with RealSpectrum and X128, both of which work ok.
Colin Woodcock
news:3d76532a...@News.CIS.DFN.DE...
> <drum roll>
>
> After 18 months of hard work (yeah, right) my Manic Miner rejig is
> ready to be revealed to the world for everyone to marvel in it's
> splendour.
Excellent!
Anyone like to do a review of this for the next ZXF?
Colin
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
Etxabe) farted out the following incoherent babble:
Watch the patterns and look at the layout. It's probably a lot easier
than you think.
luv-snail
> On 04 Sep 2002 20:40:02 GMT, peter...@aol.comNOSHITE (Victim of a
> Stagedive) farted out the following incoherent babble:
>
>> Excuse me for being dim, but which emulator do I need to play this?
>>
> I've tried it with RealSpectrum and X128, both of which work ok.
Works good in SPIN too.
Derek Jolly
news:3d766357...@News.CIS.DFN.DE:
> That said, I'd like to say that I've seen EASIER
> first screens :), it's bloody hard -- can that monster
> be jumped somehow?
>
No, it can't be. Think of another way. (It's so obvious when you see
it).
Just had my first go on it and got to Coats by Titch. Nice.
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N Fishwick (FishyFish)
>
>Downloads are available at: http://www.fishyfish.net/manic/
>
In case anyone has problems downloading from this URL [1], you can
also try;
http://www.btinternet.com/~fishyfish/games/manic/
Fishy
[1] I'm having problems accessing it for some reason.
Llama-Wax Len
"Derek Jolly" <derek...@deadspam.com> wrote in message
news:Xns927FE8374A18Bde...@195.92.195.157...
>
> No, it can't be. Think of another way. (It's so obvious when you see
> it).
>
> Just had my first go on it and got to Coats by Titch. Nice.
Whereas I, ironically enough, have just been killed in the quite spiffing[1]
Len's Robocop Waxing Salon.
Brilliant stuff!
Len
[1] It really is superb! Look, it's got the hat and everything![2]
[2] See specchums.org for details
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N Fishwick (FishyFish)
<al...@SPAMOFFauldgreytoon.freeserve.co.uk> farted out the following
incoherent babble:
>
>Whereas I, ironically enough, have just been killed in the quite spiffing[1]
>Len's Robocop Waxing Salon.
>
>Brilliant stuff!
>
>Len
>[1] It really is superb! Look, it's got the hat and everything![2]
>[2] See specchums.org for details
>--
I thought you might like that little graphical flourish!
I'm especially proud of my Robocops too.
gordon
Works fine in ZX32 as well.
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Derek Jolly
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> Whereas I, ironically enough, have just been killed in the quite
> spiffing[1] Len's Robocop Waxing Salon.
I've just got there now. How does it feel to be Eugene?!
Nomenluni
I have to say it plays really well - I guess most people have played some of
the other homegrown MM's - but this one is up there with the cream.
Nice one Mr Fishy.
Nomenluni
Dunny
"N Fishwick (FishyFish)" <fish...@BTInternet.com> wrote in message
> On 04 Sep 2002 20:40:02 GMT, peter...@aol.comNOSHITE (Victim of a
> Stagedive) farted out the following incoherent babble:
>
> >Excuse me for being dim, but which emulator do I need to play this?
> >
> I've tried it with RealSpectrum and X128, both of which work ok.
Ahem.
D.
Lee Prince
20 GO TO 10
> Excuse me for being dim, but which emulator do I need to play this?
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/emulators.html
Assuming you're using Windows, the best ones (IMHO) are zx32, SPIN and
Klive, although many people still swear by RealSpectrum.
--
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Lee Prince
20 GO TO 10
> After 18 months of hard work (yeah, right) my Manic Miner rejig is
> ready to be revealed to the world for everyone to marvel in it's
> splendour.
Excellent. Well, it would be if I could get anywhere. It took me three
attempts just to work out the first screen, and then I got stuck in
Scribbler's fridge. Bah.
> Especially like to know if someone completes it! A special challenge -
> who'll be first?!?!?!
I suspect I'll win a prize for being last, judging by my performance so
far...
Chris Cowley
>Excuse me for being dim, but which emulator do I need to play this?
Any Sinclair Spectrum emulator will do the job. If there's an emulator
out there that isn't capable of running the Manic Miner game engine
properly, then the author should have lots of painful and embarassing
things done to him/her.
--
Chris Cowley
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
farted out the following incoherent babble:
>
>"N Fishwick (FishyFish)" <fish...@BTInternet.com> wrote in message
>news:3d767908...@News.CIS.DFN.DE...
>> On 04 Sep 2002 20:40:02 GMT, peter...@aol.comNOSHITE (Victim of a
>> Stagedive) farted out the following incoherent babble:
>>
>> >Excuse me for being dim, but which emulator do I need to play this?
>> >
>> I've tried it with RealSpectrum and X128, both of which work ok.
>
Oh...and SPIN of course. A prince among emulators, indeed if not the
king!
75p and a packet of etc. etc...
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
farted out the following incoherent babble:
>On 04 Sep 2002 20:40:02 GMT, peter...@aol.comNOSHITE (Victim of a
Some of the older emulators won't run 128k files though, so it is
possible to find one that won't run it I suppose.
Scribbler
news:3d76532a...@News.CIS.DFN.DE:
> <drum roll>
>
> After 18 months of hard work (yeah, right) my Manic Miner rejig is
> ready to be revealed to the world for everyone to marvel in it's
> splendour.
>
> Downloads are available at: http://www.fishyfish.net/manic/
>
> I might still tweak it a little based on feedback, and I hope to
> create a standalone 48k TZX version - at the moment it's saved as a
> 128k snapshot, so you'll need ana emulator capable of running it
> (RealSpectrum works fine and I suspect most others will too), but
> essentially it's a full working version. I've personally tested all
> the romms and every one is completeable, so don't give up!
>
> Anyway, have fun and let me know what you think, especially the
> cheatingbastness of it!
>
> Especially like to know if someone completes it! A special challenge -
> who'll be first?!?!?!
Well, I'll submit the first high score.... 2,446... :)
--
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http://www.mercuryvapour.co.uk
Scribbler
> On Wed, 04 Sep 2002 19:49:07 GMT, jai...@navegalia.com (Ivan Ruiz
> Etxabe) farted out the following incoherent babble:
>
>>On Wed, 04 Sep 2002 19:06:46 GMT, fish...@BTInternet.com (N Fishwick
>>(FishyFish)) va y suelta:
>>
>>><drum roll>
>>>
>>>After 18 months of hard work (yeah, right) my Manic Miner rejig is
>>>ready to be revealed to the world for everyone to marvel in it's
>>>splendour.
>>
>>First of all, Thank you for your superb work.
>>
>>That said, I'd like to say that I've seen EASIER
>>first screens :), it's bloody hard -- can that monster
>>be jumped somehow?
>>
> Watch the patterns and look at the layout. It's probably a lot easier
> than you think.
That first screen had me stumped.... "how do I jump over those green things
to get that k.....ahhhhhHHHHHHH! I know, I'll get that one FIRST!!!" :)
Chris Cowley
(FishyFish)) wrote:
>On Thu, 05 Sep 2002 10:50:04 +0100, Chris Cowley <cco...@grok.co.uk>
>farted out the following incoherent babble:
>
>>Any Sinclair Spectrum emulator will do the job. If there's an emulator
>>out there that isn't capable of running the Manic Miner game engine
>>properly, then the author should have lots of painful and embarassing
>>things done to him/her.
>
>Some of the older emulators won't run 128k files though, so it is
>possible to find one that won't run it I suppose.
I must admit that I didn't realise it was a 128K snap (even though you
mentioned it in your original post - d'oh). Why is that? Do you have an
editor in one of the RAM banks or something?
--
Chris Cowley
Fraser Ross
"N Fishwick (FishyFish)" <fish...@BTInternet.com> wrote in message
> On Wed, 4 Sep 2002 22:26:24 +0100, "Dunny" <paul....@ntlworld.com>
> farted out the following incoherent babble:
>
> >
> >"N Fishwick (FishyFish)" <fish...@BTInternet.com> wrote in message
> >news:3d767908...@News.CIS.DFN.DE...
> >> On 04 Sep 2002 20:40:02 GMT, peter...@aol.comNOSHITE (Victim of a
> >> Stagedive) farted out the following incoherent babble:
> >>
> >> >Excuse me for being dim, but which emulator do I need to play this?
> >> >
> >> I've tried it with RealSpectrum and X128, both of which work ok.
> >
> Oh...and SPIN of course. A prince among emulators, indeed if not the
> king!
crashing W2000 particularly if I've a dial-up-connection on.
Fraser.
Chris Cowley
<fraserATmembers.v21.co.uk> wrote:
>Bits of the screen is corrupt with Spin. Klive works but its bad for
>crashing W2000 particularly if I've a dial-up-connection on.
Which bits of the screen are corrupt in SPIN? It looks okay to me with
the latest 0.2c release:-
http://freestuff.grok.co.uk/spin/maniccss.png
Chris.
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Dunny
"Chris Cowley" <cco...@grok.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 5 Sep 2002 14:06:50 +0100, "Fraser Ross"
> <fraserATmembers.v21.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >Bits of the screen is corrupt with Spin. Klive works but its bad for
> >crashing W2000 particularly if I've a dial-up-connection on.
>
> Which bits of the screen are corrupt in SPIN? It looks okay to me with
> the latest 0.2c release:-
Agreed - I've not had any problems running a simple Manic Miner snapshot
before - in fact, it was one of the first games that SPIN ever ran! I can
also vouch for the fact that it runs well in Win2k, as Woody has been
developing parts of SPIN in Win2k since he started.
Any chance of a screenshot, Fraser? "bits of the screen are corrupt" isn't
really a very helpful bug report.
D.
Dunny
If you're still running large fonts, then it's possible that the Window size
is smaller than it should be, and as such the display is skipping lines and
columns. There is a fix for this, but it involves you choosing a smaller
system font size.
Other than that, I expect you've probably got some major configuration
problems (especially if something as innocuous(sp?) as Klive crashes your
dialup.
D.
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
<scribbl...@ntlworld.com> farted out the following incoherent
babble:
>
>Well, I'll submit the first high score.... 2,446... :)
>
What level did you reach?
I might start recording high scores on the website. Email them to me
including your name, high score and level reached. I'll apply Speccy
Tour rules so that your high score is that reached either when all
your lives have gone, or you've completed screen 20 (whichever comes
first).
Mark any emails to me as "Manic Miner CSS Scores"
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
farted out the following incoherent babble:
>
>I must admit that I didn't realise it was a 128K snap (even though you
>mentioned it in your original post - d'oh). Why is that? Do you have an
>editor in one of the RAM banks or something?
Yep. I'm trying to extract the pure Manic Miner file from the editor
(which should be doable according to the instructions), but I'll be a
monkey's uncle if I can get it to work properly.
For anyone who's interested the editor I used was the one created by
Andrew Broad :
http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~broada/spectrum/download/mmse.zip
Fraser Ross
main screen although the lives miners were ok. Klive crashes the computer
when I haven't a dial-up-connection. Its also got a keyboard bug I found
while playing Chuckie Egg.
Fraser.
Derek Jolly
news:Xns9280559D8859moctenretnitb@ecnirp.l:
> Assuming you're using Windows, the best ones (IMHO) are zx32, SPIN and
> Klive, although many people still swear by RealSpectrum.
Whereas I just swear at it. That should change with the Windows version
though, as I'll be able to get sound then.
luv-snail
> Any chance of a screenshot, Fraser? "bits of the screen are corrupt" isn't
> really a very helpful bug report.
i've got one...
when i load the Manic Miner CSS snap, then go into Video Settings and untick
the "Automatically Adjust Framerate" box, this happens:
http://www.heterosapiens.com/~dale/spinprobs.png
yes.
Chris Young
N Fishwick FishyFish-Man! A super-hero with the power to write complete crap
to comp.sys.sinclair, such as this gem:
> Some of the older emulators won't run 128k files though, so it is
> possible to find one that won't run it I suppose.
128K .SNAs aren't supported well at all. ASp doesn't like it, SpeccyDE
doesn't read any .SNAs (as far as I can tell), and crashes horribly if
you force it to load the MMCSS one (bug report for Ian if he's reading),
CBSpeccy just switches my monitor off since I reinstalled everything and
therefore I can't try that. I don't have any other 128K emulators to
try, and can't be bothered to download one when the file should have been
a much better supported 128K .Z80 snapshot in the first place!
Chris
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luv-snail
i got 3859 so ner :P
The Chuntey Generator is what got me.
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
farted out the following incoherent babble:
>On Thu, 05 Sep 2002 10:56:04 GMT, N Fishwick FishyFish ate a Rolo, and turned into...
>N Fishwick FishyFish-Man! A super-hero with the power to write complete crap
>to comp.sys.sinclair, such as this gem:
>
>> Some of the older emulators won't run 128k files though, so it is
>> possible to find one that won't run it I suppose.
>
>128K .SNAs aren't supported well at all. ASp doesn't like it, SpeccyDE
>doesn't read any .SNAs (as far as I can tell), and crashes horribly if
>you force it to load the MMCSS one (bug report for Ian if he's reading),
>CBSpeccy just switches my monitor off since I reinstalled everything and
>therefore I can't try that. I don't have any other 128K emulators to
>try, and can't be bothered to download one when the file should have been
>a much better supported 128K .Z80 snapshot in the first place!
>
I shall endeavour to add a Z80 version to the site. The oversight is
purely down to my ignorance of file formats, and definitely not in any
way to exclude anyone - I've spent a long time working on this and
want as many people as possible to have a go.
I'll try and get one there shortly...
Fraser Ross
the rest of the window is as normal but overwritten. This happens with
Spectaculator and Klive. It might be a display driver problem but I don't
see this with any other software. Klive does this when the window is moved
over the right edge of the screen. Klive sometimes has erratic speed before
crashing the computer.
Fraser.
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
>On Thu, 05 Sep 2002 10:56:04 GMT, N Fishwick FishyFish ate a Rolo, and turned into...
>N Fishwick FishyFish-Man! A super-hero with the power to write complete crap
>to comp.sys.sinclair, such as this gem:
>
>> Some of the older emulators won't run 128k files though, so it is
>> possible to find one that won't run it I suppose.
>
>128K .SNAs aren't supported well at all. ASp doesn't like it, SpeccyDE
>doesn't read any .SNAs (as far as I can tell), and crashes horribly if
>you force it to load the MMCSS one (bug report for Ian if he's reading),
>CBSpeccy just switches my monitor off since I reinstalled everything and
>therefore I can't try that. I don't have any other 128K emulators to
>try, and can't be bothered to download one when the file should have been
>a much better supported 128K .Z80 snapshot in the first place!
>
I've made a Z80 version now which can be downloaded at either of the
URL's. Let me know if there are problems.
http://www.fishyfish.net/manic/
http://www.btinternet.com/~fishyfish/games/manic/
Llama-Wax Len
"N Fishwick (FishyFish)" <fish...@BTInternet.com> wrote in message
>
> I thought you might like that little graphical flourish!
>
> I'm especially proud of my Robocops too.
Yes, they are nice, but not as hard as the original though.[1]
Len
[1] Actually, that's a bit of a lie, because I still can't get any further
than this screen. It's not that I don't know what I'm doing, I just keep
messing up all my jumps. Bah.
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Llama-Wax Len
"Lee Prince" <ecni...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Excellent. Well, it would be if I could get anywhere. It took me three
> attempts just to work out the first screen, and then I got stuck in
> Scribbler's fridge. Bah.
Yes, I agree that it was a very difficult screen to start with. Not that
it's very difficult once you've seen how it's done but this screen (and a
few others) do seem to have a habit of completely shafting you if you choose
to go the wrong way, leaving you no choice but to die. In that respect I
think it's even harder than the original. F'nar.
Len
Llama-Wax Len
"luv-snail" <not_so_happy_e...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> i got 3859 so ner :P
>
> The Chuntey Generator is what got me.
6420! Yay! I am the master[1]!
I wish I'd used an AIR file now.
Len
[1] Or at least the master up until Len's Robocop Waxing Salon.
Fraser Ross
Look, wow, rare is fairly hard. Maybe it made similar and as hard as The
Forgotten Abbey.
Fraser.
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
<fraserATmembers.v21.co.uk> farted out the following incoherent
babble:
>I've found Spin can crash after a while.
>
>Look, wow, rare is fairly hard. Maybe it made similar and as hard as The
>Forgotten Abbey.
>
Oddly enough, that was the inspiration. At least as far as the baddies
movement patterns were concerned.
Fraser Ross
I meant to say. That little red floor could fall faster to be harder. I'd
make the cyan flame area harder.
Fraser.
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
>Maybe it could made similar and as hard as The Forgotten Abbey. Thats what
>I meant to say. That little red floor could fall faster to be harder. I'd
>make the cyan flame area harder.
>
You should've seen it before I made it easier! You had to have
cracjkerjack timing and it was all in the reflexes. [1]
Fishy
[1] Sorry, Jack Burton appeared for a moment there.
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
Len is currently leading. There's a challenge for you all!
"What're the scores on the board Miss Ford?" I hear you all ask.
Welll...and I hasten to add tha I'm not the lovely Miss Ford...
Llama Wax Len: 6420
(Len's Robocop Waxing salon)
Luv-Snail: 3859
(The Chuntey Generator)
Scribbler: 2446
(Unknown)
Fishy
Lister
far, far away, fish...@BTInternet.com (N Fishwick (FishyFish))
slammed a pint glass on the table and said :
>There's now a High Score Hall of Fame section on the website.
>
>Len is currently leading. There's a challenge for you all!
>
>"What're the scores on the board Miss Ford?" I hear you all ask.
>Welll...and I hasten to add tha I'm not the lovely Miss Ford...
>
Nah, you're more Betty Ford :P
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Woody
<fraserATmembers.v21.co.uk> wrote:
>I've found Spin can crash after a while.
As can Windows!
Woody
Not here it doesn't and I've tried it countless times!
I think that's because it's already been fixed though :-)
The next release should be quite soon now.
luv-snail
> "luv-snail" <not_so_happy_e...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:al85p6$1ndo43$1...@ID-159576.news.dfncis.de...
>>
>> i got 3859 so ner :P
>>
>> The Chuntey Generator is what got me.
>
> 6420! Yay! I am the master[1]!
>
> I wish I'd used an AIR file now.
>
> Len
> [1] Or at least the master up until Len's Robocop Waxing Salon.
>
I still can't get past that Chuntey Generator. It's a bit of a bast :)
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
(FishyFish)) farted out the following incoherent babble:
>There's now a High Score Hall of Fame section on the website.
>
And to make it fair, no saving the game after each level. Only playing
straight through until you die or complete it counts.[1]
Fishy
[1] Not that I can really tell if you have, or will attempt to check
or anything.
Derek Jolly
news:al8i7q$1osto8$1...@ID-159576.news.dfncis.de:
> I still can't get past that Chuntey Generator. It's a bit of a bast :)
>
Another "D'oh!" moment that one.
Nomenluni
I thank yew, I thank yew.
Nomenluni
Derek Jolly
> There's now a High Score Hall of Fame section on the website.
>
> Len is currently leading. There's a challenge for you all!
Right. Let's see how I do after being on the piss all evening.
One shot. No restarting.
Score: 6562
Room: Len's Robocop Waxing Salon
Derek Jolly
news:al8se3$ap1$1...@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk:
> My new high score is 9008 on the Lethal Chutney Deficiency.
> I thank yew, I thank yew.
> Nomenluni
Bast! Wait 'til I've sobered up tomorrow. Then you'll be for it.
Oh yes sirree!
Matthew Clemson
"Nomenluni" <nome...@SPAMfoot.com> wrote in message
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> My new high score is 9008 on the Lethal Chutney Deficiency.
> I thank yew, I thank yew.
Damn. I was getting dead proud of 8193 on Willy Wan%?@[NO CARRIER]
(Oh, and 'lo. I'm back, an' warming up for the tour. Although I'll probably
be as chatty as ever...)
-Matt
Matthew Clemson
"Matthew Clemson" <ma...@ox.compsoc.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Nomenluni" <nome...@SPAMfoot.com> wrote in message
> news:al8se3$ap1$1...@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > My new high score is 9008 on the Lethal Chutney Deficiency.
> Damn. I was getting dead proud of 8193 on Willy Wan%?@[NO CARRIER]
10353 on Lethal Chuntey Deficiency. I can sleep in peace.
-Matt
Lee Prince
20 GO TO 10
> Right. Let's see how I do after being on the piss all evening.
>
> One shot. No restarting.
>
> Score: 6562
> Room: Len's Robocop Waxing Salon
I got almost exactly the same results just now, although I did complete
the game using repeated snapshot-saving (cheatingbast that I am). Wait
until you get to the Lister's shirt screen...
--
I'll get my coat.
Philip Kendall
Chris Young <chr...@activatormail.com> wrote:
>N Fishwick FishyFish-Man! A super-hero with the power to write complete crap
>to comp.sys.sinclair, such as this gem:
>
>> Some of the older emulators won't run 128k files though, so it is
>> possible to find one that won't run it I suppose.
>
>128K .SNAs aren't supported well at all. ASp doesn't like it, SpeccyDE
>doesn't read any .SNAs (as far as I can tell), and crashes horribly if
>you force it to load the MMCSS one (bug report for Ian if he's reading),
>CBSpeccy just switches my monitor off since I reinstalled everything and
>therefore I can't try that.
<plug>
SnapConv: http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~pak21/spectrum/snapconv.html
</plug>
There's even a moderately illegal (due to the lack of source code) Amiga
version at http://www.lagernet.clara.co.uk/speccy.html
Phil
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http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~pak21/
Jeff Braine
On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Dunny wrote:
> > I've tried it with RealSpectrum and X128, both of which work ok.
>
> Ahem.
>
> D.
Works fine in SPIN under XP.
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Jeff
Jeff Braine
On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, N Fishwick (FishyFish) wrote:
> Anyway, have fun and let me know what you think, especially the
> cheatingbastness of it!
What can I say mate? Great stuff :)
> Especially like to know if someone completes it! A special challenge -
> who'll be first?!?!?!
I just got killed in Scribbler's fridge on my second go... I don't think
it'll be me somehow.
--
Jeff
Chris Young
N Fishwick FishyFish-Man! A super-hero with the power to write complete crap
to comp.sys.sinclair, such as this gem:
> I've made a Z80 version now which can be downloaded at either of the
> URL's. Let me know if there are problems.
Works a treat, ta! (I know what I'll be doing all weekend now...)
Chris
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luv-snail
yes, it's already been fixed :)
luv-snail
> "luv-snail" <not_so_happy_e...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in
> news:al8i7q$1osto8$1...@ID-159576.news.dfncis.de:
>
>> I still can't get past that Chuntey Generator. It's a bit of a bast :)
>>
>
> Another "D'oh!" moment that one.
Yup :)
Stuck on the waxing salon now... I'll get there :)
Woody
(FishyFish)) wrote:
>On Thu, 05 Sep 2002 20:04:11 GMT, fish...@BTInternet.com (N Fishwick
>(FishyFish)) farted out the following incoherent babble:
>
>>There's now a High Score Hall of Fame section on the website.
>>
>And to make it fair, no saving the game after each level.
Hehe, I've got a snap saved at the start of every new level I've
reached so far. I'm currently on the FOD level.
Note that I haven't been submitting highscores here though! :-)
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
(FishyFish)) farted out the following incoherent babble:
Hah! I myself am now top of the scoreboard [1].
Who'll be the first to embarrass me by usurping me from my lofty
perch?
Name Level Score
=====================================================
Fishy *** L@@K, W@W, R@RE! *** 15987
Matthew Clemson Lethal Chuntey Deficiency 10353
Nomenluni Lethal Chuntey Deficiency 9008
Derek Jolly Len's Robocop Waxing Salon 6562
Llama Wax Len Len's Robocop Waxing salon 6420
Luv-Snail The Chuntey Generator 3859
Scribbler Unknown 2446
Fishy
[1] Although, to be honest you'd expect better, me being the designer
and all...
Nick Humphries
levels using the patented save-after-every-level-with-no-lives-lost method.
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If you think THAT's bad, it's only 110 days until Christmas...
Chris Young
N Fishwick FishyFish-Man! A super-hero with the power to write complete crap
to comp.sys.sinclair, such as this gem:
> There's now a High Score Hall of Fame section on the website.
>
> Len is currently leading. There's a challenge for you all!
>
> "What're the scores on the board Miss Ford?" I hear you all ask.
> Welll...and I hasten to add tha I'm not the lovely Miss Ford...
>
> Llama Wax Len: 6420
> (Len's Robocop Waxing salon)
>
> Luv-Snail: 3859
> (The Chuntey Generator)
>
> Scribbler: 2446
> (Unknown)
3453 in Titch's Coats. More practice needed methinks... (but then I have
only been playing for five minutes)
Chris Young
wibbled on for an age:
> 3453 in Titch's Coats. More practice needed methinks... (but then I have
> only been playing for five minutes)
3574 now, still on that damn coats one.
Chris
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Duncan Snowden
Bytes: Thursday
> I shall endeavour to add a Z80 version to the site.
Hurrah! CBSpeccy does, in fact, load it, but it's a bit quiet, due to the
lack of beeper emulation.
It's quite difficult without sound. That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to
it.
--
Duncan Snowden.
0 OK, 940:2
Nomenluni
Nomenluni
"N Fishwick (FishyFish)" <fish...@BTInternet.com> wrote in message
news:3d78f7e3...@News.CIS.DFN.DE...
Nomenluni
25123 on *** L@@K, W@W, R@RE! ***
There was a trick to bumping the score up though. Just kill the Kong-like
Willow at the top of Mmmmmm Willow, get the objects and kill yourself.
Repeat until it clocks for your extra life at 20000 and go to the next level
with your last life intact. Not right and proper but still the high score!
Nomenluni
"N Fishwick (FishyFish)" <fish...@BTInternet.com> wrote in message
news:3d78f7e3...@News.CIS.DFN.DE...
N Fishwick (FishyFish)
<nome...@SPAMfoot.com> farted out the following incoherent babble:
>Hurrah!
>
>25123 on *** L@@K, W@W, R@RE! ***
>
>There was a trick to bumping the score up though. Just kill the Kong-like
>Willow at the top of Mmmmmm Willow, get the objects and kill yourself.
>Repeat until it clocks for your extra life at 20000 and go to the next level
>with your last life intact. Not right and proper but still the high score!
>
That's fair enough and a perfectly valid method. You're top of the
tree m'boy!
Fishy
--
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Manic Miner:c.s.s. - http://www.fishyfish.net/manic/
Woody
(FishyFish)) wrote:
>On Sat, 7 Sep 2002 02:49:48 +0100, "Nomenluni"
><nome...@SPAMfoot.com> farted out the following incoherent babble:
>
>>Hurrah!
>>
>>25123 on *** L@@K, W@W, R@RE! ***
>>
>>There was a trick to bumping the score up though. Just kill the Kong-like
>>Willow at the top of Mmmmmm Willow, get the objects and kill yourself.
>>Repeat until it clocks for your extra life at 20000 and go to the next level
>>with your last life intact. Not right and proper but still the high score!
>>
>That's fair enough and a perfectly valid method. You're top of the
>tree m'boy!
Nah, I've beaten that score by a long shot. Of course the POKEs used
earn me immediate disqualification!
Chris Young
Duncan Snowden-Man! A super-hero with the power to write complete crap
to comp.sys.sinclair, such as this gem:
> > I shall endeavour to add a Z80 version to the site.
>
> Hurrah! CBSpeccy does, in fact, load it, but it's a bit quiet, due to the
> lack of beeper emulation.
CBSpeccy just switches my monitor off :-( It never used to, mind you my
icon dragging used to be smoother as well. I did something strange to
this machine when I reinstalled it, but I'm not entirely sure what as as
far as[1] I am aware all the same nasty hacks and patches are installed
as they were before. Tch, eh? Erm, why don't you use ASp - that loads
the Z80 perfectly (albeit runs slightly slower)
Chris
[1] y Too Many "as"s 17:2
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luv-snail
> 10 PRINT "Derek Jolly woz 'ere 06 Sep 2002"
> 20 GO TO 10
>
>> Right. Let's see how I do after being on the piss all evening.
>>
>> One shot. No restarting.
>>
>> Score: 6562
>> Room: Len's Robocop Waxing Salon
>
> I got almost exactly the same results just now, although I did complete
> the game using repeated snapshot-saving (cheatingbast that I am).
Muhh.. I didn't think of cheating like that, speccy traditionalist that i
am.
even with cheatingbastness i haven't got past Lethal Chuntey Deficiency yet,
but I'm shit at Manic Miner.
Nomenluni
> That's fair enough and a perfectly valid method. You're top of the
> tree m'boy!
>
> Fishy
> --
I had a go without the slightly dodgy point accumulator on Mmmmmm Willow -
although not quite as high a score as previous still not bad. Vampire
Willow - 24264 pts
Nomenluni
Llama-Wax Len
"N Fishwick (FishyFish)" <fish...@BTInternet.com> wrote in message
> And to make it fair, no saving the game after each level. Only playing
> straight through until you die or complete it counts.
Well I am honest enough to admit that I eventually gave up trying to beat my
high score or complete it in "normal" play and reverted to the method above
as I just wanted to see what the other screens were like.
I have now completed it and I can safely say that without saving it
frequently, there is no way in hell I would ever come even close to
completing it.
Great game though! I particularly liked (a) "my" screen - the hat and
everything, (b) level 18 and (c) the way that the Listy's shirt screen
really hurt your eyes - just like the real thing!
Len
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Llama-Wax Len
"N Fishwick (FishyFish)" <fish...@BTInternet.com> wrote in message
> [1] Although, to be honest you'd expect better, me being the designer
> and all...
Nothing wrong with that - I still can't complete my CSSCGC2000 entry, and
believe me I still try occasionally.
Chris Young
Llama-Wax Len-Man! A super-hero with the power to write complete crap
to comp.sys.sinclair, such as this gem:
> Great game though! I particularly liked (a) "my" screen - the hat and
> everything, (b) level 18 and (c) the way that the Listy's shirt screen
> really hurt your eyes - just like the real thing!
What's so special about level 18?
(sorry, somebody had to say it, so I figured it may as well be me)
Chris
Duncan Snowden
> On 07 Sep 2002 01:32:56, Duncan Snowden ate a Rolo, and turned into...
> Duncan Snowden-Man! A super-hero with the power to write complete crap
> to comp.sys.sinclair, such as this gem:
>
>>> I shall endeavour to add a Z80 version to the site.
>>
>> Hurrah! CBSpeccy does, in fact, load it, but it's a bit quiet, due to
>> the lack of beeper emulation.
>
> CBSpeccy just switches my monitor off :-( It never used to, mind you my
> icon dragging used to be smoother as well. I did something strange to
> this machine when I reinstalled it, but I'm not entirely sure what as
> as far as[1] I am aware all the same nasty hacks and patches are
> installed as they were before. Tch, eh? Erm, why don't you use ASp -
> that loads the Z80 perfectly (albeit runs slightly slower)
Well, I am. I meant that CBSpeccy loads the SNA.
> [1] y Too Many "as"s 17:2
--
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6 Number too big, 1060:2
Mike Wynne
"N Fishwick (FishyFish)" <fish...@BTInternet.com> wrote in message
> <drum roll>
>
> After 18 months of hard work (yeah, right) my Manic Miner rejig is
> ready to be revealed to the world for everyone to marvel in it's
> splendour.
Can I proclaim myself the crappest game player of all now?
I'v been playing with it for nearly a week now and I still can't get off the
first screen.
MikeW
Andy Cadley
On Tue, 10 Sep 2002, Mike Wynne wrote:
> I'v been playing with it for nearly a week now and I still can't get off
Well stop it, you'll go blind!
Mmmmm creative editing...</homer>
AndyC
Paul French
(FishyFish)) wrote:
>On Wed, 04 Sep 2002 19:06:46 GMT, fish...@BTInternet.com (N Fishwick
>(FishyFish)) farted out the following incoherent babble:
>
>Hah! I myself am now top of the scoreboard [1].
>
>Who'll be the first to embarrass me by usurping me from my lofty
>perch?
>
>Name Level Score
>=====================================================
>Fishy *** L@@K, W@W, R@RE! *** 15987
>Matthew Clemson Lethal Chuntey Deficiency 10353
>Nomenluni Lethal Chuntey Deficiency 9008
>Derek Jolly Len's Robocop Waxing Salon 6562
>Llama Wax Len Len's Robocop Waxing salon 6420
>Luv-Snail The Chuntey Generator 3859
>Scribbler Unknown 2446
>
>Fishy
>
>[1] Although, to be honest you'd expect better, me being the designer
>and all...
What's the web page for this again? I can't remamber were I downloaded
it from.
Thanks.
--
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pfr...@spectrum20.freeserve.co.uk
Lee Prince
20 GO TO 10
> What's the web page for this again? I can't remamber were I downloaded
> it from.
http://www.fishyfish.net/manic/
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Paul French
>10 PRINT "Paul French woz 'ere 10 Sep 2002"
>20 GO TO 10
>
>> What's the web page for this again? I can't remamber were I downloaded
>> it from.
>
>http://www.fishyfish.net/manic/
Thanks Lee.
--
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pfr...@spectrum20.freeserve.co.uk
Llama-Wax Len
"Mike Wynne" <mike...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:alkbra$1qsbg1$1...@ID-97241.news.dfncis.de...
> Can I proclaim myself the crappest game player of all now?
>
> I'v been playing with it for nearly a week now and I still can't get off
the
> first screen.
Woo-hoo! It's official! I'm better than Mike Wynne at something [vaguely]
Spectrum related! Rolos are on me!
(Having now completed it using the save method, I am now trying to see how
far I can get honestly, while RZXing myself with the latest Spin - but I
keep arsing it up on the Len level, ironically enough)
Peter THOMA$
<al...@SPAMOFFauldgreytoon.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>I keep arsing it up on the Len level, ironically enough)
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"Len's Robocop Llama Waxing Salon" which was too difficult.
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- Llama-Wax Len