[fuzzix]

Was just looking at a review for a new game, Stormfinch, which uses this engine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2sd2FNPTBs

It's clearly a little clunkier than monochrome or simple colour attribute shooters, but still pretty competent.

[watmough]

Clunkier. Yep. Doesn't look near as good as the 'real' Spectrum R-Type.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6lvAXSGBpI

I think it's the blocky movement that kinda kills it for me.

[Narishma]

Perhaps I'm missing something but the video you linked to seems to have blocky movement as well.

[Theodores]

Some of those sound effects are AY-8192 sounding to me, explosions on the spectrum were never like that.

[Narishma]

They added an AY chip to the Spectrum starting from the 128K model I think. It was also available as an add-on to the original 48K.

[chipsy]

The Spectrum 128 contained an AY-8192, so you are right on the money. Earlier models were beeper only.