ZX81 MANIC MINER HI RES GRAPHICS ZX80 TIMEX SINCLAIR 1000
- 15 years ago
Whoosh! Who would have believed this? Manic Miner for the good old ZX81? And it's great too! Eleven screens of hi-res graphics! One of the best games ever for this lovable little computer!
The very rare Hi Res ZX81 version of Manic Miner was possible because the ZX81 display was generated primarily by software in the ZX81 ROM, it was possible to override the interrupt service routine and generate the display oneself. Several "hi-res" (meaning, 256×192, rather than 64×48) games exist on this computer, but came out too late to save it from its big brother, the ZX Spectrum. Considering the limitations of the machine, this game is a minor miracle!
This game plays extremely well and is available to download from my website, http://www.mjscomputers.net/arcade2.html
The very rare Hi Res ZX81 version of Manic Miner was possible because the ZX81 display was generated primarily by software in the ZX81 ROM, it was possible to override the interrupt service routine and generate the display oneself. Several "hi-res" (meaning, 256×192, rather than 64×48) games exist on this computer, but came out too late to save it from its big brother, the ZX Spectrum. Considering the limitations of the machine, this game is a minor miracle!
This game plays extremely well and is available to download from my website, http://www.mjscomputers.net/arcade2.html