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3D Monster Maze on a REAL Sinclair ZX81 retro computer

http://www.retrogamingcollecto... ---------------- Gameplay from 3D Monster Maze running on a real Sinclair ZX81 ***not an emulator***, retro computer. 27 year old hardware running 27 year old, tape loaded, software. The game is being displayed on a Sega Game Gear with TV tuner, as my HD LCD TV won't tune into the ZX81 video signal. This is not a review, walkthrough, playthrough, or demonstration of my playing ability. It's simply a quick demonstration of the game so that anyone not familiar with these old games can see what it looks like. Any opinions or comments I make regarding these games should largely be taken with a pinch of salt. They are usually based on my first impressions after a very brief play.

Canal: Gaming
Añadido: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Autor: SteveBenway

Duración: 04:56
Puntuación: 4.814815
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Etiquetas: 3D Monster Maze Sinclair ZX81 video game games gameplay gaming retro vintage classic old home computer gamer collector collection collecting collect play playing player fun demo demonstration

Comentarios

newperspectivecomics (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It reminds me of the MANY days of fun I had on my P.E.T. computer. What a blast from the past!

100021861 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I remember playing this game. It was brilliant!!! I recall seeing the end of the maze several times, which was made of lots of characters in ever-decreasing squares. How things have moved since then!! :-O

mukatuna (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

BTW I've just posted two retro videos myself of 15-20 year old arcade games. Didn't feel the need to talk on these, as they're already full of music and sound. So instead I provided a detailed written description and anecdotes of them

SteveBenway (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thanks :) There is a growing community of retro gamers on youtube these days, and quite a few of them chat while playing, though not so many with *really* old stuff like this.

mukatuna (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Totally agree with you here Steve. The ZX81 has no sound at all, so talking takes nothing away at all. Your excellent commentary provided so much background and useful information, to what would otherwise be a silent video. I just wish others would do the same.

mukatuna (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I just watched his 'silent shelf video' .. Boring. He could have made it more interesting by doing a voice-over saying what all the things where, how old are they, where and when did he get them. etc. Or if he didn't want to do a commentary, at least provide some subtitles and maybe an appropriate music soundtrack. IMO either of which makes videos like this more interesting to watch and hear.

SteveBenway (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I read the reason for it somewhere, but it was rather technical so didn't sink into my memory... lol. Something to do with the ZX81 and a few other early systems not having a certain embedded signal in their video output, which modern TVs require to lock onto. Older TVs, you just turn the knob and it displays whatever's on that frequency, like an old radio.

mukatuna (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

....anyway. Why don't you provide a running commentary in your own vintage tech videos? IMO it would make them much more interesting and informative.

mukatuna (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

So don't you want to know what's going on in the video? The game itself is silent, so the OP's commentary just adds to it and provides useful information.

mukatuna (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I always find it interesting how modern flat panel TVs just don't want to know the video signal coming from things like ZX81s. Yet it works just fine on a crummy thing like a Game Gear with TV tuner. It could be that the ZX81 and most early 80s computers generated a non-interlaced picture, and modern TVs just can't deal with it.