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Can u name this gameI've tried most combinations of bomber and air... I'm looking for a 2d game i used to play on my 48k. You were a plane flying backwards and forward…
The only game my mum played was Jumping Jack, and she she used to get very cross when she lost and would stomp off in a huff. [img]/__forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
I have it now, in a rare 16k boxed & it still loads in okay. -
Can u name this gameI've tried most combinations of bomber and air... I'm looking for a 2d game i used to play on my 48k. You were a plane flying backwards and forward…
No I dont think it is rare in itself, but it is in a boxed compilation set of several other 16k games, all from the early days. -
Help Again - name of the game!Thanks for the previous responses I recived however it is not Penetrator or Cavern Fighter as suggessted. Therefore I am re listing my request. (I h…
A 16k game with a thin line for mountains - that sounds something like Orbiter, also by Silversoft. -
The first spectrum gameThe spectrum was released in 1982,and originally came with the horizons tape so in reality the very first spectrum game had to be thru the wall on th…
I remember a horse racing game for the 16k - can't remember the name but a possibility. Exclusive 16k games are few and far between. I know Psion worked with the Spec very early on so maybe it was one of theirs. Hungry Horace or something... -
what made u buy a spectrum?Yo spec-chums what really made you buy a spectrum?. Here is my story i was about 9 and had a oric1, poor me eh?, yes it had 48k but it was just about…
... friend of mine owned a 16K. Soon my brother got very ... -
what made u buy a spectrum?Yo spec-chums what really made you buy a spectrum?. Here is my story i was about 9 and had a oric1, poor me eh?, yes it had 48k but it was just about…
... , I had to buy a 16k model and get it upgraded ... -
Thanks for the memories... is it 16k or 48k? Hi. At three different flea markets in Gothenburg, Sweden I found just as many Spectrums... (and a ZX81! [img]/__forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif…
POKE 65535,128, peek 65535
If it's not the same number, it's 16k. -
Thanks for the memories... is it 16k or 48k? Hi. At three different flea markets in Gothenburg, Sweden I found just as many Spectrums... (and a ZX81! [img]/__forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif…
... 23733
A working 16k speccy will print 32767
16k ram chips not easy to ... chip.
Note if a 16k chip dies you'll be ... -
Speccy 20th birthdayDoes anyone know what was the official launch date of the Speccy? We need to know this of course if we truly want to celebrate its 20th birthday this…
... achieved it and the Spectrum 16K was unveiled to great publicity ... and this quickly replaced the 16K version. -
PAW questionThis may not be the right place but anyways there it goes: I've been trying to figure out how to import graphic files in .SCR format in the PAW parse…
... +256 ; point to start of 16k RAM
LD B,A ... a compressor to create the 16k chunks to be loaded as ... you'll need in the 16k pages for graphic data. -
Spectrum RRP's: do you remember?Okay kids: I'm sure a lot of you got a Spectrum for Xmas 1984. What I want you (or anyone else for that matter) to tell me is how much the Spectrum c…
I got my rubbery 48k at Easter 1984, and the RRP was ?129.99.
If I remember right, when the 16k spectrum first came out it was ?129.99 and the 48k version followed at ?179.99, but then the prices dropped as they often do ... -
Spectrum RRP's: do you remember?Okay kids: I'm sure a lot of you got a Spectrum for Xmas 1984. What I want you (or anyone else for that matter) to tell me is how much the Spectrum c…
I seem to recall paying ?100 for a 16k, I really wanted a 48k but at the time they was like gold dust.
I had my 16k upgraded to 48k..........
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Input MagazineDoes anyone know of any web site(s) that has scans of this mag : particularly the early ones.....? Cheers!
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The SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM (16k and 48k), COMMODORE 64, ACORN ... -
Original rubber key 48k'sThis question is to some point academic; But i seem to remeber the original 48k Rubber Keys Speccy came in versions 1,2 & 3! (way back when, occasi…
... Spectrum" Issue one was the 16K version released April 1982.
Spectrum kaput! HELP!Hi! I've had a Speccy since 1988. The only problem is that it went dead 6 years ago! ...Or atleast it seems to have.If I switch it on now, all I get…
... , processor, ROM and the first 16k of RAM seems to be ...How do I know the RAM size?Just left my parents after cleaning out my pile of old stuff in their basement. Know what I found? My old ZX Spectrum.... Those were the days! Never …
Try this little program:
10 POKE 50000,207
20 PRINT PEEK 50000
If you get the value POKE'd, 207 on the screen, then it's a 48k. If you get a zero, it's a 16k.How do I know the RAM size?Just left my parents after cleaning out my pile of old stuff in their basement. Know what I found? My old ZX Spectrum.... Those were the days! Never …
PRINT PEEK 23733
255 => 48K
12816K
x16K with knackered 4116 ram chips(and your lucky it didn't crash at power on)WANTED: tape replacement for +2?Any tape replacement possible for a +2? My +2 works wonderfully but the incorporated datacorder is simply worn out and won't load ANYTHING. Dirty sig…
... . The ULA with the lower 16K of RAM, and the processor ... the upper 32K RAM and 16K ROM are working independently of ... read or write the lower 16K, the ULA halts the processor ...Software IndexI'm trying to get hold of a magazine called Software Index. I think it was published by Argus Press in 1983 and only about 2 or 3 issues ever appear…
Cannot help you with those mags but I do have an ex-library copy of The Good Software Guide paperback published in 1984 for the Spectrum 16K, 48K and ZX81 if of interest.
Mike.I WANT A ZX SPECTRUMIf anyone has got a working zx spectrum to sell, i'd like to buy, and mabye a few games.
... a boxed ZX Spectrum (originally 16K upgraded to 48K) with manual ...Average age of a Spectrum fanHi! I'm wondering what's the average age of us, readers of this forum. I'm 29 and started playing and programming on the Spectrum when I was 13 (infl…
... of my elder brother's 16K. I eventually took a degree ...Average age of a Spectrum fanHi! I'm wondering what's the average age of us, readers of this forum. I'm 29 and started playing and programming on the Spectrum when I was 13 (infl…
... ZX80 then ZX81 and then 16k Speccy, 48k, Spectrum+, 128k and ...Two funny questions about EnglishOh, I have two funny questions. I live in Czech Republic and I would like to receive reply from native speaker only. 1. When we were children, we ha…
... "my 48" (particularly addressed to 16k spectrum owners). ;)Hardware specialists ?????Are there any Sinclair hardware specialist around here? I think most of you are more gamers and I need a hardware specialist for some questions!!!!
... the ROM external with a 16K RAM. It seems illogical to ... /> 2)
Replace ROM with 16K RAM (also adressed by ROMCS ...Loading Superstition.When I was a kid, my sister and I held certain superstitions about certain games which would affect whether they would load successfully or not. The…
... have a zx81 with a 16k ram pack and whilst loading ...MP3Is there any MP3 that Speccy fan should have?
There's one called 'Hey Hey 16k', and I believe its by MJ Hibbett and the Validators.Keyboard controlsAn idea occured to me when reading thread on Ultimate. What is your favourite keyboard controls layout? For me: O=left P=right Q=up A=dow…
... them a lot to play 16K Ultimate games such as Cookie ...Favourite 16K gameThe Spectrum had many classics, but few talk about the early 16K ones- they had a simplicity that the later 48K games traded off for technical depth,…
... 't remember which games were 16k and which were 48k now ... the 1st Chuckie Egg game 16k? If so, i'd vote ...Favourite 16K gameThe Spectrum had many classics, but few talk about the early 16K ones- they had a simplicity that the later 48K games traded off for technical depth,…
Some of my other 16K favorites:
- Galaxians (it's just Galaga)
- Z-Man (it's just Pacman)
- Pinball
