Opinion - weak graphics are the reason why people leave Spec.

ZX Time #10
 Opinion
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Sergey Loboda                          
                                        
    Recently it has become fashionable to "glue-
"various"
similargames (mostly I just like
which they come across). I have nothing about
tive them, but where or when will they appear
high-quality games of the genreACTION, ARCADE?
After all, sometimes you just want to relax -
don’t strain your brains, as they say, but good
have a good time smearing the bloodthirsty
creatures on the walls. After all, SPECTRUM
homo and attractive because it has pain
Great selection of multi-genre games. Will there be
once upon a time such games were, so to speak, “class-
tit", type R-TYPE, DRAGON BREED (R-
TOUR 2), EXOLON (my first game on
SPECCY),DARIUS, FREDDY HARDEST etc. and
etc.  There are many of them, and each has its own,
favorite game. So is it possible to make games?
similar to these, with beautiful graphics, mu-
language and special effects? Is it really difficult?
more than the same strategy? It's possible that
I'm wrong about something, but still no
I’ve never seen anything like this, but there are all sorts of them
"kill the fakemon" :-) and the like
become boring after twenty minutes of play, and
Then they disappear from the disk forever. Alas, but
that's true. Read even reviews of such games
in different newspapers - looked, played,
so-so, erased and forgot. Is it really nice?
waste your precious time on riveting
development of such games (this applies not only
the above genres)? Is it really difficult to
think of a script for the game, albeit a small one
shoddy, but smartly made.  Then I would
money, for example, I wouldn’t mind
send it to the author and there wouldn’t be time
sorry for the time spent on creating this pro-
dykta.  Perhaps I'm wrong about something.
This is my subjective opinion, but about games
this genre should also not be forgotten.   
                                        
    Surely everyone is already tired of rotten
"bazaars" about the death of Spectrum. My opinion
on this score - if you want to leave - please
lyycta, but  there is no need to trumpet this on
the whole world and, in addition, throwing mud at the non-
long-time “favorite” platform.  This is personal
your decision and you decide for yourself.      
                                        
    But that's not what we're talking about here. First of all I
I want to say a few words about the old,
a long-standing sore point for the Spectrum -
GRAPHICS. Since I'm rummaging around in the hardware,
lo (didn’t go further than assembling covox), then
suggest some specific (cxematu-
technical) I can’t solve the problem, but
I would just like to ask everyone who is involved
It's hard to get serious about pe-
solution to this issue, because so on
cannot continue. We need something de-
bark!   With musical "bells and whistles"
seems to be more or less in order, but the graphics
ka... In my opinion, this is one
one of the reasons why people leave Spec.
"Here on the PC... there's a graph... and even on
"moron" (dandy) and even better"... More than once
I've heard such words before. Yes
that this issue needs to be addressed very much
seriously and the faster the better. Maybe
but on the pages of this newspaper to highlight
this question, offer your way out
the current situation.   And try
come to a consensus, create some
then a single standard so that programmers
future fully and without problems
were able to support the newly made device
with your programs. Well, the point is that I want-
tel say, I hope you understand. Let's
Let's announce an assault on solving this problem -
we!!!                                   
                                        
    And there is still a small question left.
everyone and I would also like to bring it to
discussion.This is holding a party with us
Ukraine. Who thinks about this?
Is it worth it or not? My opinion - it’s worth it, let’s-
kai is not even as "extensive" as in
Russia, let’s just get together,
get to know each other better, chat, yes
you never know?.. I personally "FOR" - two py-
kami. But where and when, and most importantly -
who can organize all this? To whom
it’s not indifferent, let him express his
ideas and suggestions on the pagesZXTime.
I think that everyone will be interested in discussing
ask this question and make your suggestions
nia.                                    
                                        
    That's it. At the conclusion of my article
I would like to wish all true fans
SPECCY long and fruitful work on
our favorite platform!                
                                        
Greetings to my friends and acquaintances, and
           then to good people:            
                                        
 DESALEX  - I'm waiting for a letter and dissertation from you
ki, write;  PREDATORY GROUP - why for-
were you silent?  Sologub Zhenyaand Yura - similar-
but... Gritsevy Oleg - thank you for the variety
various help.  SLY&AXLR - letter semi-
chill, everything is OK, wait for the answer, it’s up to you
necessary and useful!  Chereshnyuk Vladimir
Sergeevich - thank you very much for your support-
battery with hardware and disks, I hope emulsion
UNREAL works great on your pen!


MAGIC - quickly return to Spec! AVL
- well, what - did you buy a PC? STORMBRINGER - waiting
fromvet on your letter, PARAGRAPH - POWER! Igo-
Ryu Bozhenko - looking forward to the next articles, spa-
Thank you for your help. TEHNOTRON - eye alarm
turned out to be false, I stayed on Speck and bro-
I'm not going to tell you. Write. NEMO - what but-
behbkoro y you, Vyacheslav? SHB - hey, where to
are you missing? I haven't heard anything from you. Mo-
Maybe we'll have a party next w8m year
Crimea?  Grunge, Sergey, you promised to write
Yes, although it was a long time ago... BROKIMSOFT
- to everyone and personally To Andrey Bezuglo:
T.JIM gave you my address? Write, we have it
what to talk about! CSC deja vu - super!
Kravchyky Anton - thank you for your assistance
help, especially with PC. And of course
to his family - his wife and son (we tried not to
interfere :-) and provide moral support)!       

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