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Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... to the Sinclair name. By 1985 I had done that, worn ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
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The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
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You cheating....Do any Spectrum games cheat, you know like Snes/N64 versions of Mario Kart or can anyone nominate any games on any format which cheat I forward NHL9…
... /> SWEEVO's World (The original 1985 version) was almost incompletable. I ... -
Your Speccy Games CollectionJust updated my Spectrum games list today after having a load of tapes lying around for months, managed to sort them out and I now have 1441 original…
... one - guild publishing / melbourne house, 1985
Lunar jetman - ultimate, ... firebird
Spitfire 40 - mirrorsoft, 1985
Starclash - micromega
Starglider ... firebird
Tomahawk - digital integration, 1985 (& lenslok)
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The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... was a dominant player in 1985 and managed to keep alive ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
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The Adv. Game I'm Ridiculously Trying To Play Part 1Ok, from now on from time to time I will start playing some adventure games and I will keep a "journal" in the forum about my progression, or, more p…
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Total Worldwide Sales?Does anyone have an accurate source showing total Worldwide sales for the ZX Spectrum (all models, incl. Timex)? I notice the Wikipedia entry for th…
... were outselling the C64 by 1985.
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C64 30 In 1 TV Game on Ebay for ?7.50Check it out here: [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130040466346"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1300…
Connecting a Spectrum to the InternetI was just reading the Your Sinclair entry on Wikipeida and came accross the following reference: "Other technical columns included Rage Hard,... an…
... bulletin board software from about 1985, and had kicked it back ...48K Rubber keyed Speccys: sold for how long?The Spectrum + came out in the Autumn of 1984 as a replacement for the old rubber keyed Spectrum, yet in the Argos Catalogue of 1985 Spring/Summer, i…
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Jan 1985 it says but various stores ...48K Rubber keyed Speccys: sold for how long?The Spectrum + came out in the Autumn of 1984 as a replacement for the old rubber keyed Spectrum, yet in the Argos Catalogue of 1985 Spring/Summer, i…
But the question must be asked - where did you find a 1985 Argos catalogue?48K Rubber keyed Speccys: sold for how long?The Spectrum + came out in the Autumn of 1984 as a replacement for the old rubber keyed Spectrum, yet in the Argos Catalogue of 1985 Spring/Summer, i…
[QUOTE=Malc74]But the question must be asked - where did you find a 1985 Argos catalogue?[/QUOTE]
Just behind the 1986 one - I keep things in order :)The best year for the speccyWhat do you think the greatest year for the speccy was? I talking about the pre-emulation era only. I'm going for 1984, as some of the greatest gam…
This was already here with slight different name...
The answer is clear: 1985. At least looking quality of SW.
Tetris, Op Wolf as sophisticated programs... come on...The Specchum DatabaseThis evening I was going through the bygone topics that were discussed on the WoS forums, some extending to the very beginning of time (2001 to be so…
... your first Speccy?
September 1985
8 ) When did ...Developing the Spectrum ROMI'm working on some Z80 assembler for a Z80-based single board computer that I'm building. For the things that don't poke my hardware, I'm using a Sp…
... else's VAX cluster. In 1985, things like the VAX 11 ...From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
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It ...The Specchum DatabaseThis evening I was going through the bygone topics that were discussed on the WoS forums, some extending to the very beginning of time (2001 to be so…
... /> 7 ) First Speccy: Spectrum + in 1985-ish
8 ) Joined WoS ...Developing the Spectrum ROMI'm working on some Z80 assembler for a Z80-based single board computer that I'm building. For the things that don't poke my hardware, I'm using a Sp…
I read somewhere that Psion used Vax machine with self made Spectrum emulator for developing on games and other SW for Speccy. And it was before 1985.Early screenshots which differ from the final productI thought it would be interesting to try and list games that looked different in the previews/reviews to the final product. I'll start off with an ea…
... advertising this from around Autumn 1985. The advert billed the game ...Amstrad takeoverHello guys, Let me introduce myself - I'm the owner (well, if you can call it that?) of [url=http://www.cpcwiki.com]CPCWiki.com[/url], and obviously…
... ends where it does, in 1985.
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1985 and interviewed in January 1986 ...Amstrad takeoverHello guys, Let me introduce myself - I'm the owner (well, if you can call it that?) of [url=http://www.cpcwiki.com]CPCWiki.com[/url], and obviously…
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1984 - Apple Macintosh
1985 - Atari ST
1986 - Commodore ...Amstrad takeoverHello guys, Let me introduce myself - I'm the owner (well, if you can call it that?) of [url=http://www.cpcwiki.com]CPCWiki.com[/url], and obviously…
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1984 - Apple Macintosh
1985 - Atari ST
1986 - Commodore ...New: authoring tool infoAnother feature was added to Infoseek tonight: authoring tool information - e.g. games authored with GAC, PAW, Quill, 3D Game Maker or Platform Game …
[QUOTE=Arjun;166704]Here are some games that I could identify:
PAW
* Subsunk adventure
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Subsunk was done with the Quill. Note that Subsunk was released in 1985 and PAW in 1986.Spectacle & Dark StarI was just looking at the Infoseek entry for Spectacle, Design Design's teletext-like program. It says that the programme was "Published exclusively …
... " was released on 1984 (not 1985), so Spectacle was originally released ...Battle of games IV! :)Welcome to another Triple Threat match. On this time, fight games! And the contesters are: The Way of The Exploding Fist - [url]http://www.worldofsp…
... see above came out in 1985, whereas IK+ came out in ...A grave threat to speccydom...Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great regret that I announce that my evil twin has commenced to allow pre-orders on the C64 book... I would sugges…
Yes, work is under way on the previews (an entire chapter no less, covering games from 1985), they'll be on the site (along with author diaries) soon.
