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The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... normally 2 for most instructions. Some are 3 or 4 ... absolute worst is 7 for 1 or 2 instructions that you'd ... 6502 than you can with 1 instruction on the Z80. ... very naive Z80 coder or you're indulging in ... all take somewhere between 1/3 and 1/2 the number of ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... are normally 2 for most instructions. Some are 3 or 4 and ... absolute worst is 7 for 1 or 2 instructions that you'd rarely ... -
TorchwoodThe wait is almost over! Torchwood will start on Saturday 21st October on BBC1 with episode 2 right after on BBC3 Two whole hours of Captain Jack..…
bloody typical, im bust that night at a wedding, and the stupid BBC wont repeat them on regular bbc 1 or 2. only on dumb digital.
i'll prolly be free the next week, and be forced to watch the second ep cos there's nowt else on. -
Deus ExSince we sometimes mention classic non-Spectrum games (and even the rubbish on the Commodore 64 ;) ) on this forum, how come we've never discussed De…
... seen people call HL boring or not too good", which ... I give you that proof, or rather, I gave you ... call it either a FPS or a FPS with slight ... Dark, Goldeneye, Doom 1 to 3 or anything. There is no ... and PC magazines view HL 1 or 2 as being the benchmark FPS ... -
What`s your all time favourite three filmsWhat`s your all time favourite three films, stretch it out by all means if it`s hard to decide on just three. Wanting to watch some cool stuff over C…
... a suitable lense (usually 1.85:1 or 1.76:1) which doesn't look ... (unlike a 2.35:1 movie or CinemaScope 2.66:1 or 2.55:1 which is tight ... March of the Wooden Soldiers (or Babes in Toyland) based in ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... in the cartridge slot (available) or hanging off the edge connector ... chip (the AY), joystick connectors (1 or 2 on MSX), cartridge port as ... a 512x192 pixel mode with 2 colours.
The ... MSX1 they are page-flippers or character scrollers.
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Nooooo my speccy died!??!!Hi! I am quite sad. :( Tonight I got a kempston interface so I rushed home to try it on my spectrum+ The edge connector of the interface was narrower…
... like I'm an expert or something, (i'm not into ... extensive damage).
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Anyone have any pics of their collection?I'm an Atari 800XL owner and the main media that games were on for that were tape. Trouble is I've seen loads of pics on the net of peoples collectio…
was it the interface 1 or 2 they plug into? ive forgotten lol
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Anyone have any pics of their collection?I'm an Atari 800XL owner and the main media that games were on for that were tape. Trouble is I've seen loads of pics on the net of peoples collectio…
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Old vs NewApologies if this is a repeat of an old thread. Who thinks what is best? Old 8-bit games or today's PC titles? I would have to go for the old titles…
... only for an hour or two's play or to try and ... playing a game of Matchday 1 or 2 or Pro Evo 6 I would ... the laptop for an hour or two. If I'm not ... to load up Oblivion or Twilight Princess or get my Master League ... -
Old vs NewApologies if this is a repeat of an old thread. Who thinks what is best? Old 8-bit games or today's PC titles? I would have to go for the old titles…
[QUOTE=Vampyre]If given the choice for example of playing a game of Matchday 1 or 2 or Pro Evo 6 I would go for PES every time. [/QUOTE]
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... the coding to make improvements or get the games to run ... .
In 2002/3 or so, the QL had been ... membranes at the rate of 1 or 2 a day !! -
Groundbreaking gamesWhich games really broke new ground? I mean the ones that actually got around the hardware limitations of the Spectrum. For example: Aquaplane - f…
... better than MatchDay 2. I never even liked matchday 1 or 2. Emlyn all ... -
divIDE 57c PCBs for saleI've a number of professionally made divIDE PCBs for sale. These are spares from a production run a last year. EDIT : These have all been sold now. …
... bare PCBs, NOT complete kits or pre-built interfaces.
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divIDE 57c PCBs for saleI've a number of professionally made divIDE PCBs for sale. These are spares from a production run a last year. EDIT : These have all been sold now. …
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Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…
... slightly different than cybernoid 1 in that it has ... as Cybernoid 1, except 4 levels. 1st 2 bytes are ...
ORG $7219
Level 1; 5x3
$1A, $70, ... 01, $01, $00
Level 2; 4x3
$22, $60, ... fx routines/data for Cybernoid 1 or 2?
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Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…
... /data for Cybernoid 1 or 2?[/quote]
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What would you prefer to see on the Speccy?Hopefully self-explanatory... please vote above! :)
I'd like to see more beat em' ups, side scrolling, 1 on 1, or 2.5D are good for me. I luv' a good scrap em' up I do. Maybe some more platform games as well they're always good for a laugh. -
TV Modulator. Can it be repaired?Is it possible, to repair tha TV modulator (after removing it) if it gives wavy picture? I replaced both transistors (tr1/2) and both electrolytic ca…
... " session on Ebay a year or so ago. Sat down at ... thin red horizontal lines moving. 1 or 2 times the machine booted up ... finally. Replace them with BC184 or BC183, its worth a try ... -
Q. on those Lemon[snip] sites.Do any of the games on the Lemonthis and Lemonthat sites include maps??? I thought I had bumped into at least one map a few years ago when I acciden…
... its array of minimalist links, or the quick access to any ... of WoS through maximum of 1 or 2 clicks, or maybe it's just ... -
And It's Arrived...The ZX Spectrum is now 25 years old. Yay!!! Happy Birthday. Necros.
... nice to see more than 1 or 2 WOSsers on there from time ... -
PZX file format draft[QUOTE=Andrew Barker;186084]To this date, there is no rival format for TZX, despite people saying they can do better. Well the challenge is on, prov…
... cases like this.
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M&M:Dark MessiahJust started this game yesterday and am having fun so far. I just got rid of the Pao Kai ... jumped into the spiders lair ... and keep dying ... the…
... games at all just borrow or/and rob em' that's ... aiming for is Redneck Rampage, or a copy of Shadow Warrior ... 8 statistics to watch and 1 or 2 piece armour. Not a game ... to kill a dragon in 1 swoop of one of ... doesn't really help you or answer your question in any ... -
Bipboi Adventure - Tech DemoHere is the first tech demo of my Bipboi game, still in progress (2 Years now :-? ) Anyway, have a download, let me know what you think. This wil…
Is it just me or does it seem like in v21 the character jumps a beat exactly one 8x8block, well, like it's 1 or 2 pixels off but exactly every one attribute or so?
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Border emulationHow is the border emulated to do all the fancy little tricks such as in Aquaplane? I've got some basic border emulation working but it only displays…
... believe the Pentagon can do 1 or 2 pixel changes). -
**Snarphing** Trufcupolistis ~twaintiesMeaded????
... "Young Black Farmers", or "Bricking it", or "Coach Trip (season 1 or 2)", or "Teen Court ... 90 times in the last 2 years before I jumped ship ... -
Edge top 100 gamesIt's [url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6231&Itemid=2]the top 100 games of all time[/url] from the last 15 years
... edge magazine, I looked at 1 or 2 copies one of my pals ... he was either because those 1 or 2 copies were the only ones ... -
Edge top 100 gamesIt's [url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6231&Itemid=2]the top 100 games of all time[/url] from the last 15 years
... behind compared to Half Life 1 and 2 for sheer... well, everything ... /> Music.
HL 1 and 2 are great, but they lack ... anywhere as much as HL 1 or 2, and it's a consequence ... -
Edge top 100 gamesIt's [url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6231&Itemid=2]the top 100 games of all time[/url] from the last 15 years
... /> Music.
HL 1 and 2 are great, but they lack ... anywhere as much as HL 1 or 2, and it's a consequence ... -
Edge top 100 gamesIt's [url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6231&Itemid=2]the top 100 games of all time[/url] from the last 15 years
... to play PD than HL1 or 2. By the time PD was ... people who only saw one or the other game would have ... PD vs HL 1 or 2. Or the features. HL 1 and 2 are very, very ...
