Sparx 2
A downloadable game
The evil Sparx are attacking your Spectrum's Z80 processor along its incoming wires.
Your only defence is the ability to electrify the wires which kills the Sparx on them.
Sparx was originally a Sinclair BASIC type in game published in Sinclair User back in 1984, written by Jonathan Currey. I have taken this old code ported it over to ZXBASIC, spruced up the visuals and introduced different difficulty levels and joystick controls.
Press D on the title screen to set difficulty, K to start with keyboard, S for Sinclair joystick and J for Kempston. In game you can pause by pressing P (press any key to resume).
The aim of the game is simple: move your resistor up and down the tracks (Q and A on keyboard) and press fire (space) to zap the line and kill the Sparx! Extra points are gained for each phase completed and the game ends when a Sparx reaches the chip.
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Nice new game. Feels like Tapper but with sparks. I also added it to my new "Gameplay of New ZX Spectrum games from January 2025" video along with other recently released games. Hope you enjoy the video.
Much appreciated, thanks!
Looks cool mate :)
EDIT: OMG! It's bloody hard lol...I think you move way too quickly between wires and have to move again to line up with a Sparx wire. I wonder if it would be easier to make up/down move to the previous/next wire that contains a Sparx and not to a blank wire?
Play on easy, that's what I do 😆
There is currently underway a competition between saucerbrain and SpectrumNez on twitter to see who can get the highest score on hard - the scores they are getting I can't even get on normal!
😁😁 thanks 👍 PS...is the source code available (digital version instead of the magazine scan?) I'd like to examine it and see if I can make a C64 version...
Here's a mockup for the c64 using extended character mode...