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Wanted: The Biz by Chris Sievey

R-TapeR-Tape
edited July 2014 in Wanted
I've not had much success in this bit of the forum but I'll give it another go:

Anyone got a (working!) copy of The Biz for sale?
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My speccy games.

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  • R-TapeR-Tape
    edited July 2014
    For every day that passes without a working copy of The Biz, I will do something unspeakable to a Spectrum.
    My speccy games.
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited July 2014
    Why do you want it so bad? It's not very good.
  • Dave FountainDave Fountain
    edited July 2014
    If St.John Swainson is on the boards I had a it on a disc that I gave him in 2000.... well, its a lead!! I remember it being a rather fascinating game, all in BASIC and flavoured with obscure punk/indie type humour.
  • R-TapeR-Tape
    edited July 2014
    Rebelstar without a cause wrote: »
    Why do you want it so bad? It's not very good.

    It's brilliant! For the reasons mentioned by Dave Fountain below. Also I've just finished reading Morrissey's autobiography and there was a lot of stuff about the early 80's music scene, so that and the Chris 'Frank Sidebottom' Sievey thing may have stirred my interest more than it might otherwise have.

    It's a real 'Spirit of the Spectrum' game.
    Dave Fountain wrote: »
    If St.John Swainson is on the boards I had a it on a disc that I gave him in 2000.... well, its a lead!! I remember it being a rather fascinating game, all in BASIC and flavoured with obscure punk/indie type humour.

    Heh, I've put it on cassette and will probably just print off an inlay if no-one has one.
    My speccy games.
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited July 2014
    It's an interesting concept but I don't think it's implemented very well.
    I prefer this one:
    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0023818&loadpics=1
  • def chrisdef chris
    edited July 2014
    I've got a radio timperley cassette given to me by frank Sidebottom himself, also his autograph!

    doesn't really help, sorry. don't think I've even played The Biz, I knew he wrote it though...
  • R-TapeR-Tape
    edited July 2014
    Rebelstar without a cause wrote: »
    It's an interesting concept but I don't think it's implemented very well.
    I prefer this one:
    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0023818&loadpics=1

    Ta, will give it a go. It came a couple of years later (and Rockstar^hamster came 5 years later) I wonder it was in part inspired by The Biz.
    def chris wrote: »
    I've got a radio timperley cassette given to me by frank Sidebottom himself, also his autograph!

    doesn't really help, sorry. don't think I've even played The Biz, I knew he wrote it though...

    Still interesting though, and maybe it'll appear in games club one day, then we'll have to play it :grin:

    I have to say until I recently learnt that Chris Sievey wrote ZX software he was only a bloke with a big papier mache head and most nasal Manc accent ever, scared the hell out of me to be honest! And I always thought it was Vic Reeves in disguise.
    My speccy games.
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