BasInvaders (ZX Spectrum Next)

Devlog

• BasInvaders Released
  June 10, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  BasInvaders for ZX Spectrum Next is now available for download. Go get it!... Continue reading
• It's Always Something!
  June 09, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  The game's finished. The music's finished. I should be releasing BasInvaders for download tonight, but as the title says, there's always something! The driver software that plays the in-game music is... Continue reading
• Just The Music
  June 08, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  I'm pleased to say, the game is finished! I still have to compose the music and add it to the game but the game itself is all finished and working. I'm pleased with the final result, except for one s... Continue reading
• Being Shot by Aliens
  June 07, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  The coding for the enemy gunfire was more straightforward than I was expecting. Once I'd worked out how to implement it, it came together without much of a problem. Now we have aliens that fire back,... Continue reading
• Memory Problem Solved!
  June 06, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  The problem with memory constraints mentioned in the previous devlog post are now solved. I was able to study the ZX Next manual (Chapter 24, page 293 to be exact) and 'relocate' a chunk of the progra... Continue reading

  
• Bug Fixing & Sound FX
  June 06, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  I managed to fix the bug mentioned in the previous devlog post. Also added some sound effects to the game using BeepFX. BeepFX available here: https://shiru.untergrund.net/software.shtml These sounds... Continue reading
• Mothership Incoming!
  June 04, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  After a coding session today, the mothership is now flying across the top of the screen at random intervals (randomness based on player actions). Points for shooting the mothership depend on how quick... Continue reading
• Demo Video
  June 03, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  A quick demo video of the collision detection between player missiles & aliens. All aliens are now shootable. The sound effects in the video are temporary and will be replaced after the game code is... Continue reading
• Alien Collision Detection
  June 02, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  Quick update. I've been unwell this past week, so haven't made much progress. Today however, I managed to make a start on the collision detection between the player missiles & the top two rows of alie... Continue reading
• I Can Shoot Things!
  May 25, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  As of today, the player gun is movable with the Z & X keys, and SPACE fires a missile. The missile collides with the force field bunkers and gradually damages then destroys them, so the collision dete... Continue reading
• Progress Report
  May 20, 2020 by RetroSteveUK

  I've been tinkering with programming this game, and discovering what is realistically possible on the Spectrum Next, in NextBASIC. It looks like a playable version of Space Invaders, complete with 55... Continue reading