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Which Emulator do you use the most? and whyI currently use ZX32, it's free, which is great but it's not as fast as I'd like. Please everybody, tell me your fave emulator and why. I'm quite …
... my first Spectrum back in 1983 I'd been working for ... -
Board/party games on the SpeccyI had some friends over recently and we played some board games in the WoS archive. Trivial Pursuit worked pretty well, although some of the question…
Yahtzie(1983 - Bob Hemmings). It's so slow, that the tension just builds up and up making it the best version in my book - Spooling for begooners. -
Tonights Doctor WhoWell, I don't care what anyone says. Tonights Doctor Who, For Me, Was the best episode of Doctor Who I've seen since the 23rd November 1983. Flawle…
[QUOTE=aowen]What episode was shown on the 23rd November 1983? Was it the one where they finally killed off Adric?[/QUOTE]
No idea, but he fucking deserved it the whining twat monkey... -
Tonights Doctor WhoWell, I don't care what anyone says. Tonights Doctor Who, For Me, Was the best episode of Doctor Who I've seen since the 23rd November 1983. Flawle…
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Looking for 'Your Computer' gravity simulation type inHi, In one of the old Your Computer mags, in the type in progs section near the back, there was a Speccy program which simulated interaction between…
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Phillips put in a patent to stop you skipping advertsRead this im sure its against our rights [url]http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsr…
... the sun -- I remember (circa 1983) [i]ETX[/i] by Abbex ... -
Phillips put in a patent to stop you skipping advertsRead this im sure its against our rights [url]http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsr…
... the sun -- I remember (circa 1983) [i]ETX[/i] by Abbex ... -
Nintendo Wii - WTF?"The Nintendo Revolution has had its name changed to the Nintendo Wii": [url]http://games.slashdot.org/games/06/04/27/1625208.shtml[/url] Confirmat…
... there first Windows OS in 1983 or whenever" fuck it they ... -
Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…
... loading systems being released in 1983) plus there was a listing ... -
Alien Command found (I hope)Sorting through my collection today and came across Alien Command (Mia according to the archive search engine). Have scanned the inlay anyhow as it i…
... as it was released in 1983. 16k as well so will ... -
What is it exactly about that Spectrum that you like so much?I'm sure that most people here will agree that there's something very special about the Speccy, thats why we visit WOS afterall... But what why has i…
It was best buy in 1983.
It is very good for diverse hardware upgrades - self made.
Good for learning about computers and programming.
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Games Club WC 27/5/06Heres the options for next week.
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speccy speechCan anyone tell me what the first spectrum game to feature digitised speech? Was it Ghostbusters? I think it is but i might be wrong!
If you count the Currah Micro-Speech, Atic Atac and Lunar Jetman (I think) had speech and they were both 1983.
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What is the name of this game.Hi all, I am trying to remember the name of this old a rather obscure looking game I had. It was in a different kind of box from all my other Speccy…
... a REALLY old game - say 1983 or 84. I thought it ... -
speccy speechCan anyone tell me what the first spectrum game to feature digitised speech? Was it Ghostbusters? I think it is but i might be wrong!
... speech and they were both 1983.[/QUOTE]
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[i]Xavior[/i] (also 1983) definitely supported the uSpeech, but ... -
speccy speechCan anyone tell me what the first spectrum game to feature digitised speech? Was it Ghostbusters? I think it is but i might be wrong!
[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Punchy$&pub=^Mr%2e+Micro+Ltd$]Punchy[/url] from 1983 had digitised speech. -
speccy speechCan anyone tell me what the first spectrum game to feature digitised speech? Was it Ghostbusters? I think it is but i might be wrong!
[QUOTE=Daren][url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Punchy$&pub=^Mr%2e+Micro+Ltd$]Punchy[/url] from 1983 had digitised speech.[/QUOTE]
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There is a better original game for every conversion?[QUOTE=Matt_B]My contention would be that for any good conversion, I could name a better original Spectrum game in a similar format. As such, there a…
... 'll often review some quirky 1983 jobby that people may have ... -
How many Speccy games did you complete on the actual machine?I couldn't resist posting this question, it gives everyone a chance to flex their egos and gives an insight as to what people were playing when they …
[QUOTE=mile]
20p!!! luxuary, you must have been one of those posh kids. :)[/QUOTE]
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How many Speccy games did you complete on the actual machine?I couldn't resist posting this question, it gives everyone a chance to flex their egos and gives an insight as to what people were playing when they …
... me. And that was in 1983...[/QUOTE]
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Expanded Profiles - Brief BiosExpanding on the post about Crimewatch style profiles, why not make a biography style profile. And I'll be the first... NAME: Patrick J.K. Furlong A…
It's a bit strange that you used a speccy in 1983 when you weren't born until at least 1990. :p
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Expanded Profiles - Brief BiosExpanding on the post about Crimewatch style profiles, why not make a biography style profile. And I'll be the first... NAME: Patrick J.K. Furlong A…
[quote=Necros]It's a bit strange that you used a speccy in 1983 when you weren't born until at least 1990. :p
Necros.[/quote]
Whoops!
I copied the stuff from others profile but I didnt see that one :razz:
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Expanded Profiles - Brief BiosExpanding on the post about Crimewatch style profiles, why not make a biography style profile. And I'll be the first... NAME: Patrick J.K. Furlong A…
... /> FIRST USED A SPECCY: Christmas 1983
FIRST OWNED A SPECCY ... : Christmas 1983
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Expanded Profiles - Brief BiosExpanding on the post about Crimewatch style profiles, why not make a biography style profile. And I'll be the first... NAME: Patrick J.K. Furlong A…
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about a book....Does anyone have any news on when the spectrum book will be published? I really want this book!
... -them-over proofs of 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 199x. (Although ... -
b00mzi11a - where is he?I transferred money for the xbox to his account nearly 3 weeks ago, since then he's dropped off the 'net. I don't want to jump to assumptions as he'…
... Spectrum 16k -> 48k in 1983 which I loved, it is ... -
Best speccy xmas gifts?What was your fave xmas and what games did you get, my fave xmas was back in '89 when i first got my speccy and the operation wolf and lightgun pack,…
Easy. I got my first Speccy for Christmas way back in 1983. i played it for quite a while then got bored with it. I rediscovered it several years later during a summer holiday from school while it was pissing down with rain, and I've never looked back! -
What is the rarest sinclair item u have ?For me, its a Sinclair PC200 boxed working and complete, has anyone any idea what its worth ? I am going to be selling it along with the rest of my …
Not strictly Sinclair, but it's probably my copy of Jet Set Willy from 1983, still sealed with the original Software Projects "security" seal thingy.