Gp81

[woogal]

Here is my very basic port of z81 to the gp32. It's a port of an older version because it had less files and I'm lazy . Comes with the zx81 rom and a few games. Games are free, and noone seems to know who owns the rom anymore so I think it's safe to include (before anyone starts, from what I've read Amstrad only claim to have bought the speccy roms, not zx81 or zx80).

fxe and games - http://gp32.sector808.org/gp81.zip
source - http://gp32.sector808.org/gp81src.zip

 

[ratx]

Excellent, tried out an earlier version, looking forward to this. Thanks..

 

[toxibunny]

cool

 

[Reesy]

Very nice, I'm glad I've got my chat board now.

 

[psj3809]

Sounds excellent ! Cant wait to try this

This machine was the first computer ever for a lot of people in the UK and a lot of my friends so i look forward to giving it a go.

 

[alyinsanfran]

Excellent, cheers! I had one of these in New Zealand and they were crazily expensive (compared to the UK). Loved the thing.

 

[look]

@woogal

ever thought of doing a QL emulator?

 

[trooper]

@woogal

ever thought of doing a QL emulator?

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For...?

Trooper

 

[psj3809]

I was a huge Spectrum fan back in the 80's, the ZX81 was many peoples first computer until they then moved onto the Spectrum but the QL ???

This was a total bodge, meant to be a business machine back then , didnt really have any games on it. There would be no point emulating this

 

[trooper]

I was a huge Spectrum fan back in the 80's, the ZX81 was many peoples first computer until they then moved onto the Spectrum but the QL ???

This was a total bodge, meant to be a business machine back then , didnt really have any games on it. There would be no point emulating this

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Apparently, It played a mean game of chess.

Trooper

 

[look]

I was a huge Spectrum fan back in the 80's, the ZX81 was many peoples first computer until they then moved onto the Spectrum but the QL ???

This was a total bodge, meant to be a business machine back then , didnt really have any games on it. There would be no point emulating this

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I had a QL.

There were some good games.

Karateka
Blocklands warrior
Citadel


As for theres no point.....its a bit like mountain climbing.

You do it cause they are there.

In this instance nostalga.


EDIT:- a quick google.......look at the graphics

http://m.nu/datorer/speccy.html

 

[trooper]

I was a huge Spectrum fan back in the 80's, the ZX81 was many peoples first computer until they then moved onto the Spectrum but the QL ???

This was a total bodge, meant to be a business machine back then , didnt really have any games on it.  There would be no point emulating this

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I had a QL.

There were some good games.

Karateka
Blocklands warrior
Citadel


As for theres no point.....its a bit like mountain climbing.

You do it cause they are there.

In this instance nostalga.


EDIT:- a quick google.......look at the graphics

http://m.nu/datorer/speccy.html

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Authentic nostalgia trip.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...ssPageName=WDVW

Trooper

 

[jmetal88]

I have a ZX81 with the add-on ram pak. It is my dad's though, so I never really did anything with it though. My Tandy Color Computer 2 was a completely different story though...

EDIT: Man, I really need to cut back on my usage of the word "though." I beleive this counts for master redundancy.

 

[c0ncept]

cool, another suprise emu! nice one woogal!

 

[psj3809]

I had a QL.

There were some good games.

Karateka
Blocklands warrior
Citadel


As for theres no point.....its a bit like mountain climbing.

You do it cause they are there.

Alright fair enough you win. Persuade someone to create or port over a QL emulator for the sake of 3 or so games and i'll be impressed.

Theres many other machines (Eg Oric / Dragon) which could be ported which have a far better range of games than the QL.

I'm a huge Speccy fan but i dont think a QL emulator would be that good or hardly used by many people.

I love retro machines and retro gaming but overall the QL just isnt used as a gaming machine and thats what most of the emulators are created for.

 

[woogal]

@woogal

ever thought of doing a QL emulator?

Nah sorry, only ported this partly because I was bored at work one day and partly because the zx81 was my first ever machine. Never had a QL so I've not got any interest in an emulator.

Theres many other machines (Eg Oric / Dragon) which could be ported which have a far better range of games than the QL.

There already is a dragon emu (xroar). IMHO it's the best emu available on the gp32.

 

[look]

There is no winner or loser..

If there was a GPQL emulator. I doubt anyone would find any game ROMs to play.

I've looked for stuff on the Windows QL emu and not found any of the games mentioned above.

So it would be largeley pointless but just fun to show off more of what the GP32 can do

Its all about having fun.

 

[Shirohagen]

I couldn't seem to use the virtual keyboard, and I don't have a chatboard, so with some more input options this would be really nice!

Good job!

®

 

[cozmic]

Good job!

Aother trick up the sleeve of the now classic GP32.

 

[Matty Jetman]

Yay can't wait to try this emulator out

Portable Mazogs, Catacombs and 3D Monster Maze!!!!!!!!!!

Has anyone tried the Hires Software Farm games yet

Software Farms Hi-Res ZX81 Games

Adios,
Matt