Posted March 02, 2024 by cfowle
'Erbert is mainly a proof of concept platformer for the ZX Spectrum Next. I wanted to see how easy it would be to build a basic platformer in NextBasic utilizing the hardware sprites and sound chips of the Next.
Most of the game play has been developed, and it quite playable (well in my view), bouncing around the screen collecting the gems.
I used NextDaw for the music and ayfx for the sound effects. I'll get a proper video uploaded at some point as there is no sound and the wobble phone footage isn't great.
the most challenging part, finding the time to sit down and work on it.
I'll try and keep doing updates here and will release an MVP once I've done the intro and high score pages.
Its been developed on the KS2 Next. I really must get CSpect setup again so I can better capture video and sound (although there are some driver issues with the emulator), but in some ways I prefer developing it on the Next, somehow it seems more authentic and reminds me of being a kid again :-) !