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How I Built at Robot Back in My Skool DazeI was thumbing through a copy of "Practical Robotics" from the 1980s and it prompted me get or my arse and write a blog article about I how I had bui…
... Research Machines Link 480z (Circa 1980's). The program was called Control ... -
Double Dragon 128k - The graphicsAs you are all probably aware, I tried gathering a team of people together a few years back to make a totally re-programmed version of Double Dragon …
... proportions seem right and there's more detail to the car ... effects like the roller shutter's on the garage lifting up ... easy as this in the 1980's then maybe the original would ... -
Julian Todd (Fat Worm Blows A Sparky) - insight and possible challenge?I recently spoke to Julian Todd about his days at Durell (for Retro Gamer), and he emailed me his thoughts on Fat Worm. I only had space to include a…
... some of these programmers. It's probably been mentioned before, but ... television screens during the early 1980's). A kid wrote into the ... -
Google Street View - Your locationsFollowing on from the thread about Google Street View up and running for most of Britain now, post pics of where you are in the world! Of course, if …
... =Daren;430361]Impressive. My town's not a small place, to ... on...
So it's you who I saw routing ... houses of the late 60's and throughout seventies (like yours ... years progressed until the early 1980's, when semi-detached houses stopped ... -
Alien? for the Sinclair SpectrumAny Spectrum developers out there thought about producing a port of Alien? for the 128K Spectrum? Its one of the few 8-Bit systems not to have a conv…
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Yep that's the MSX version, never played ... on the Speccy in the 1980's. All we had was that ... -
PaperBoy remake?PaperBoy was an amazing game and still one of my top 10 classic games but the Speccy version was awful! Im interested to know how many people would b…
... 'n' Goblins from the early 1980's. By the way, all of ... -
PaperBoy remake?PaperBoy was an amazing game and still one of my top 10 classic games but the Speccy version was awful! Im interested to know how many people would b…
[QUOTE=retrogod;436160]can't be compared to budget titles like PaperBoy and Ghosts 'n' Goblins from the early 1980's.[/QUOTE]In what way do you mean "budget titles"? Both of these were full price releases that were later re-released on a budget label. -
PaperBoy remake?PaperBoy was an amazing game and still one of my top 10 classic games but the Speccy version was awful! Im interested to know how many people would b…
... 'n' Goblins from the early 1980's.[/QUOTE]
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PaperBoy remake?PaperBoy was an amazing game and still one of my top 10 classic games but the Speccy version was awful! Im interested to know how many people would b…
... 'n' Goblins from the early 1980's. By the way, all of ... -
PaperBoy remake?PaperBoy was an amazing game and still one of my top 10 classic games but the Speccy version was awful! Im interested to know how many people would b…
... 'n' Goblins from the early 1980's. By the way, all of ... titles from the early 80's' has to be a joke ... -
A new Barbarian...I've talked about this before, but I think a new barbarian might be cool... since the game has 3 or 4 levels (forest ,dungeon, vulcano and...), it co…
... the Amiga in the mid 1980's. Way ahead of its time ... -
Beepola v1.00.00Beepola is a new multi-channel, multi-engined, tracker-style Beeper music editor for Windows (although it should also run perfectly well on Linux or …
... uk/beepola/screenshot.png"]Here's a screenshot of it running ... Beepola_v1.00.00.zip"]Here's a download link (640KiB ... - Gary Numan[/URL] Some obligatory 1980's goodness.
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Wow! That's most interesting! Thank you for ... -
HD FreeviewHow do I get it? I've got an HD telly, it's got built-in freeview... So why won't it accept the new freeview HD channels (BBC1-50, ITV-51, Channel …
... up on a family member's TV a couple of days ago ... from us in a different TV area and have had it ... channels for you then your TV/box either isn't capable ... -
Beepola v1.00.00Beepola is a new multi-channel, multi-engined, tracker-style Beeper music editor for Windows (although it should also run perfectly well on Linux or …
... - Gary Numan[/URL] Some obligatory 1980's goodness.
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Gloop TroopsI've just tried to play Gloop Troops. cant access the options as it goes straight to screen too quickly. Anyone havin trouble with it ? I'm usin Z…
... like a true old skool 1980's arcade game.
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Which games had the best music?Well? I always loved the music you heard upon dying in 'Zombie Zombie'. Also, are there any sites that have mp3s of Speccy music. I've seen the ones…
I forgot to mention the intro music in [B]Army Moves[/B]... the original theme from SWAT, the 70's TV series, music by Barry de Vorzon:
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Which games had the best music?Well? I always loved the music you heard upon dying in 'Zombie Zombie'. Also, are there any sites that have mp3s of Speccy music. I've seen the ones…
... theme from SWAT, the 70's TV series, music by Barry de ... -
Favourite Dan DareI've just tried Dan Dare III for the first time, it looks interesting although rather diferent from the other games... back in the day I only had Dan…
... to 1980's DanDare! Yukky, yukky poos! That's the one that's dated ... 80s, and although it's fun, it's no way near as ... ambitious as Hampson's designs. The original still evokes ... get that 'look' right. In 1980, the Eagle was bought for ... -
Remember Chuckie Egg?If you remember Chuckie Egg, Manic Miner and Atic Atac you might enjoy this tribute to the Spectrum! Starts at 59 seconds. [url]http://www.youtube.…
... the shelf in Jon Menzie's it collapses.. and I got ... .. no wait that was the 1980's when we had more sense ... .. health and safety..ambulance chasing ****s... all in all.... which was ... -
The 50 Greatest Video Game Characters[url]http://www.empireonline.com/features/50-greatest-video-game-characters/default.asp[/url] Sabreman is currently #24. Vote for him! :-)
... a TON of films from 1980 and earlier. I wouldnt ... in the late 70's/early 80's then you have ... start in the 80's, 70's, 60's or even the ... be several films there pre-1980's there would be very, very ... (1927). Hitting the 30's themselves you obviously have Wizard ... -
Old Family Photo'sOk so I went home this weekend to visit my parents. I went into the loft and got looking at a big box containing all our old family photo's. You know…
[QUOTE=Hercules;447241]Scanning photo's are a great way of ... laughed at our horrendous 1970's wall paper we had at ... our families weddings in the 1980's especially the wedding dresses. The ... -
The future of the Micro Mart 'retro' column... any suggestions?Hi folks, For the first time in a long time it seems that I've had some spontaneous feedback (from issue 1111) on the Micro Mart forums and elsewher…
... from either today or the 1980's.
Surviving software houses ... from the 80's and how they survived.
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The future of the Micro Mart 'retro' column... any suggestions?Hi folks, For the first time in a long time it seems that I've had some spontaneous feedback (from issue 1111) on the Micro Mart forums and elsewher…
... is pick up only... it's cheaper normally.
1980's.
Surviving ... houses from the 80's and how they survived ... always tell people what's happening and when, though ... with everything that's happening. It's not like I ... -
The 10 Most Influential ComputersSaw this today. Not sure Id include the ZX81 but rather the Spectrum as it was more popular. What do you guys think? Do you agree with the selection…
... were the real mainstays of 1980's home computing, not the ZX81 ... -
The 10 Most Influential ComputersSaw this today. Not sure Id include the ZX81 but rather the Spectrum as it was more popular. What do you guys think? Do you agree with the selection…
... were the real mainstays of 1980's home computing, not the ZX81 ... the really old stuff. Babbage's cogs are pretty, but it ... never completed it. Ms Lovelace's thoughts on programming were of ... -
Name that tune?Can anyone please name this tune. Its driving me mad. Its in my head but I haven't a clue what it is. I was doing the Hammer House of Horror them …
... sure it from some 80's tv series, but as to what ... it's called, I aint a clue ... -
iXpectrum 1.3 (iPad, IPhone emulator) now with WoS integrationA new iXpectrum version. This new version is to thank you all for your suggestions and donations. Also to celebrate the recent Spanish football worl…
... game I loved in the 1980's and which is still just ... -
iXpectrum 1.3 (iPad, IPhone emulator) now with WoS integrationA new iXpectrum version. This new version is to thank you all for your suggestions and donations. Also to celebrate the recent Spanish football worl…
... game I loved in the 1980's and which is still just ...
