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Ian Price

Yeah, I was a CPC guy too, but I still have a soft spot for the speccy and C64.
I came. I saw. I played.

spacefractal

They all have advance and limits.

Spectrum next will fell like old dos games.

Warhawk is closer to been released for Next. and it created by the same original c64 coder :-).
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bigsofty

Nice review here and it looks great!

Cheers,

Ian.

"It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to students that have had prior exposure to BASIC.  As potential programmers, they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration."
(E. W. Dijkstra)

MrPlow

I will opt'd for the Accelerated version so I am at the end of the queue.

Can't wait...
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MrPlow

Actually, I got it wrong - I got the Plus version (Wifi / RTC extras)

Mine just arrived!!! Hooraaay!!!
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spacefractal

#20
great. Look like people like what they have done. So im should get one when the second kickstart starts.

Now im wonder how many physical presale of the 3 games (Warhawk, Baggers in Space and Tyvarian)? hehe. Yes im have done tunes for those games.

Mine dev board also got wifi too, but its did do interfere the sound, so im disabled it. but its could have been fixed long time ago of course.
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MrPlow

I'm interested to see how good it is with the extra soundchips etc.
They sound very nice on videos
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MrPlow

Also, based on the kickstarter - I expect the second round to a multiple of the first x3 or more I would expect.
Lot's of normal retro fans are looking to get a ZX Spectrum Next now too, it seems
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MrPlow

Well, still 1.6k of backers still have yet to get their accelerated boards :)

I for one will be buying Warhawk and Tyvarian, etc.

:)
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spacefractal

im do guess the wait time after second kickstarter should been much shorter than this one that was a long overdue as they do have anything done now.

Howover Spectrum Next did do since the kickstarter do added some new features like tiles (Layer 3) support as well 28mhz cpu speed. All missing is a better sound dma.

Also im did do played some Warhawk today.
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bigsofty

After being scammed by the handheld Spectrum barcarole  :rant:, I held back on the kickstarter for this one. I will definitely be on the second one though.
Cheers,

Ian.

"It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to students that have had prior exposure to BASIC.  As potential programmers, they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration."
(E. W. Dijkstra)

MrPlow

I lost on that handheld too...but I had to back the Next just in case!!  :D
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bigsofty

Good for you man!  ;)

BTW I assume, since it's at its an FPGA, there may be the possibility that more cores for other systems could be loaded onto the Next?
Cheers,

Ian.

"It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to students that have had prior exposure to BASIC.  As potential programmers, they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration."
(E. W. Dijkstra)

spacefractal

im missed this one. yes its possible. the fpga also released as open source as well.
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spacefractal

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2

they are now doing a Issue 2 kickstarter of this machine. Look like they got funded in just 5 minuttes.

Also im property got need to do something music/design in two of the sctrect goal, hehe as im is part with Rusty Pixels.

Also look like people liked our games.
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