Автор: Andy Severn,Martin Severn,Paul Griffiths,Richard Beston
Год: 1988
Издатели: Players Software
Производитель: Players Software
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Skateboard Construction System, выпущенная в 1988 году компанией Players Software, представляет собой уникальный редактор игр для создания пользовательских игр про скейтборд на ZX Spectrum. Разработанная Ричардом Бестоном, Мартином Северном, Энди Северном и Полом Гриффитсом, эта программа позволяет пользователям разрабатывать собственные скейтборд-трассы, предоставляя творческую свободу фанатам спорта и любителям ретро-игр.
Изначально система была сложной в использовании с эмуляторами из-за собственных процедур загрузки и сохранения. Однако взломанная версия, созданная Ли Тонксом, известным как Blood, обеспечила совместимость с TAP-файлами. Эта модификация сделала возможным более эффективное сохранение и загрузку игр, улучшив удобство использования редактора для пользователей эмуляторов.
Интерфейс Skateboard Construction System прост, с различными инструментами для создания трасс. Пользователи могут перемещать, размещать и удалять блоки, регулировать настройки скорости и тестировать свои трассы. Редактор поддерживает разные конфигурации джойстиков, включая джойстик Kempston, обеспечивая гибкость в управлении.
Несмотря на возраст, Skateboard Construction System остается увлекательным программным обеспечением для тех, кто интересуется разработкой игр и историей игр. Она отражает креативность и инновации конца 1980-х годов, предлагая взгляд на ранние дни пользовательского контента в видеоиграх.
SKATEBOARD CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
(C)1988 Players Software
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Just a quick note to go with this hack. This recently turned up as a
"Missing in Action" game, which wasn't strictly true but almost was. The
demo game which came with the package was available as a snap, but the
editor itself wasn't.
Seeing as I had an original tape I made a TZX file for archive purposes.
This was all well and good, but then I discovered that the load and save
routines within the game used their own routines and not ROM code, so
they didn't work with emulator TAP support. Hence the construction
system itself was next to useless unless you had a real Speccy.
So, brandishing my newly-learned hacking skills I have produced this TAP
version from my original TZX. It's fully cracked and normal-filed, so it
should go onto disk without too many hassles. It's also packed with
Turbo Imploder, so it doesn't take so long to load now that the
turbo-loader has been removed. Best of all though, I've hacked the main
code to use the standard ROM loading and saving routines, so you can now
load and save to TAP files to your heart's content to produce fancy new
skateboard games using your emulator! Enjoy!
And with that, he fled into the night!
Lee Tonks (aka Blood)
l.tonks@pindar.com
("Who was that masked hacker?") ;-)
(C)1988 Players Software
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Just a quick note to go with this hack. This recently turned up as a
"Missing in Action" game, which wasn't strictly true but almost was. The
demo game which came with the package was available as a snap, but the
editor itself wasn't.
Seeing as I had an original tape I made a TZX file for archive purposes.
This was all well and good, but then I discovered that the load and save
routines within the game used their own routines and not ROM code, so
they didn't work with emulator TAP support. Hence the construction
system itself was next to useless unless you had a real Speccy.
So, brandishing my newly-learned hacking skills I have produced this TAP
version from my original TZX. It's fully cracked and normal-filed, so it
should go onto disk without too many hassles. It's also packed with
Turbo Imploder, so it doesn't take so long to load now that the
turbo-loader has been removed. Best of all though, I've hacked the main
code to use the standard ROM loading and saving routines, so you can now
load and save to TAP files to your heart's content to produce fancy new
skateboard games using your emulator! Enjoy!
And with that, he fled into the night!
Lee Tonks (aka Blood)
l.tonks@pindar.com
("Who was that masked hacker?") ;-)