I just had to comment... You have made my day with this video. I actually wrote this game back in the day. And think your review is great. Thank you, and its wonderful to see footage of my game.
The absolute best bit of your review though, is that my front room is actually red :)
I did work on plenty more for the Spectrum, Rex was written under a pseudonym (Long story) If you check under Jason Austin and Jas Austin at mobygames you will find some of my other work. Not all as good as Rex though ;)
Im lucky enough to still be working in the games industry, and currently work on the iPhone our company is Origin8
And you could be right about the front room colour, maybe another Spectrum colour eh :)
Heh I had this game as a kid, though I remember ours was a cracked version or something, cause when you started you got a menu to select infinite lives and some other bonuses.
I never got past level 2 though, it was really hard.
The box also contained a demo tape that showed you how to play and what all 5 weapons were and how they worked. I don't remember any other spectrum games having anyting like that
WOW!!! I´ve tried to up a video of Rex.. I made two of them years ago, one beating the first part without dying, and the other, the second part, I cannot beat without lose a ton of lifes..
Anyway, even the first part lenght was bigger than 15 minutes....
Yeah, it does look like the fisrst level of Myth with the platforms and the small main sprite. I've only gotten round to playing Rex as well. I can imagine that I would have liked this game a lot 20 years ago.
This is currently no.1 on the World of Spectrum visitor voted top 100 - so thanks for having it here spin!
mickmog 1 year ago
I loved this game back in the day. Killed about 210 bad guys and completed it. Rex 2 was poor though!
coys77 1 year ago
Why aren't you recharging your shield on the little green platforms?
wideheadofknowledge 1 year ago
@wideheadofknowledge WHY DON'T YOU FUCK OFF!
SPINNYFUCK 1 year ago
@SPINNYFUCK your videos are great. Why are being such a prick?
wideheadofknowledge 1 year ago
Nice blast from the past. I still have this on tape, will LOAD "" it today :)
lich0x2b 2 years ago
I just had to comment... You have made my day with this video. I actually wrote this game back in the day. And think your review is great. Thank you, and its wonderful to see footage of my game.
The absolute best bit of your review though, is that my front room is actually red :)
IamXEROIamONE 2 years ago 2
It's always good to hear from programmers on here. It a pity you didn't do more on the Spectrum because this was a great start. Glad you enjoyed it.
Oh...isn't it about time to have a new colour in the front room!
SPINNYFUCK 2 years ago
I did work on plenty more for the Spectrum, Rex was written under a pseudonym (Long story) If you check under Jason Austin and Jas Austin at mobygames you will find some of my other work. Not all as good as Rex though ;)
Im lucky enough to still be working in the games industry, and currently work on the iPhone our company is Origin8
And you could be right about the front room colour, maybe another Spectrum colour eh :)
IamXEROIamONE 2 years ago
Heh I had this game as a kid, though I remember ours was a cracked version or something, cause when you started you got a menu to select infinite lives and some other bonuses.
I never got past level 2 though, it was really hard.
The box also contained a demo tape that showed you how to play and what all 5 weapons were and how they worked. I don't remember any other spectrum games having anyting like that
Acelif 2 years ago
WOW!!! I´ve tried to up a video of Rex.. I made two of them years ago, one beating the first part without dying, and the other, the second part, I cannot beat without lose a ton of lifes..
Anyway, even the first part lenght was bigger than 15 minutes....
kingarthurpendragon 2 years ago
Nice graphics there, and they did a good job of avoiding color clash. The environment reminds me of Metroid, but this game does look hard.
kevin12567 2 years ago 2
The graphics remind me of Myth. Loved that game.
I remember reading about Rex in Sinclair User but never got round to playing it.
takapa76 2 years ago
Yeah, it does look like the fisrst level of Myth with the platforms and the small main sprite. I've only gotten round to playing Rex as well. I can imagine that I would have liked this game a lot 20 years ago.
SPINNYFUCK 2 years ago
It's king of cybernoidy isn't it ?
Which is no bad thing tbh.
bx16v 2 years ago
Very much like Cybernoid, but slightly more playable. Very tactical and a bit of planning involved. Cybernoid is like a nightmare!
SPINNYFUCK 2 years ago