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Angry Bloaters is a game I wrote in August 2018 as a homage to Eric and the Floaters,  a game that I enjoyed playing with my brother back in the 80s on our ZX Spectrum 48K. 

Eric and the Floaters is  the Spectrum version of Bomberman, at least a first iteration of it. It was really simple but very addictive and I recall we had many hours of fun. It was definitely one of the games we kept coming back to (like Snakepit, Jetpac, Pssst to name but a few).

So, I decided to do a modern version for the ZX Spectrum Next. I kept most of the Eric and the Floaters gameplay, especially the feature that allows the player and the enemies to walk over bombs, unlike the arcade Bomberman where you could trap enemies (and yourself) with bombs. I added a few bonus items, like a speed shoe (a Bubble Bobble pun), an extended range bomb, a second bomb, plus some more, trying to give it some more depth.

One feature that everybody hated but I loved to keep was the auto-setting bomb stage. Every 4 stages, a bomb will be set on its own continuously, so that should keep the adrenaline pumping! Also, few stages have an opening on the sides, which allow a Pacman-esque movement for some nice hit&runs! And if you wonder about those entries on the high score table, I wanted to immortalize the names of our high school teachers, plus some nicknames of our friends.

Coded in Z80N assembly using Zeus-ish assembler, developed on Cspect emulator and a 2A Next board. Coding, music, sound effects: Lampros Potamianos. Graphics:  Phoebus Dokos and Lampros Potamianos .

This game is free, donations are welcome and appreciated!

Help OldJohn fight his own bloaters in one of his nightmares. Only fire will purge them!

StatusReleased
Rating
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Authorlpotamianos
GenreAction
Tags2D, bomberman, ZX Spectrum, zx-spectrum-next

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Hi, I’m contacting you because I want to make a homebrew tribute USB. I’m collecting as many content creators as possible. I also want to include a profile for each one, with a few details, such as their logo, avatar, name, work completed, projects, etc., so you can see who’s behind their creations.

That profile, along with any material you allow me to upload, will be placed on a USB drive. This will act as a database of creators and their creations, and will be updated as I connect with new people.

The USB I’m thinking of creating will be one of those rubber-type USBs, shaped like a Spectrum computer, something that looks really nice. The idea is that those who contribute material, and if they want to buy one or more, will get it at cost price, and those who just want to buy one, it will cost a little more.

The idea is that if enough are sold, enough to recover the initial investment, the profits that the rest of the USBs could generate will be distributed among the people who have contributed material to the project, via transfer, PayPal, or however possible, even if possible, that the USB will be free. Obviously, you can buy more than one, but only one of them can be free.

It’s not necessary or mandatory to buy the USB, only if you like it or want it.

If you’re interested in this project, you can contact me at this email, flopping@gmail.com. If you have any questions or concerns, let me know and I’ll answer them. Do you think the idea is a good one? Would you like to participate in the project? Let me know. Best regards.

Juan.

Nice game!

Thanks!

Hi - I wasn't sure how to contact you. I have just purchased all you games ready for KS2, but hollow earth and next war is not available, are you updating them or releasing physically? I did originally download The Next War and its awesome! 

Both will be released in physical form under the WASP label, they will handle everything, so please contact them directly either through fb or the wasp website https://wearespectrumprogrammers.com/

That's great, thank you!

Nice game !