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What songs remind you of playing speccy games!!I was just sitting in my car driving to an appointment when the radio started playing a Dire Straits track off the Brothers in Arms album. WOLLOP!!!!…
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Politically Incorrect Games I Love To Own . By today's standards a lot of the 1980's freedoms seem to be seen as being politically out of date and sometimes abhorent even from some standpoint…
... find? Sabre Wulf or Three Weeks in Paradise style backgrounds - no a gorilla ... round boxes - cause the jungle in this game was obviously laid ... -
Politically Incorrect Games I Love To Own . By today's standards a lot of the 1980's freedoms seem to be seen as being politically out of date and sometimes abhorent even from some standpoint…
I remember even Three Weeks in Paradise drew criticism from some quarters - loved the game though, one of the few I managed to complete. -
3" floppy in pcI'm in need of some assistance. I have attached a 3" floppy to my pc using a cable as described at [url="http://newton.sunderland.ac.uk/~specfreak/F…
I'm in need of some assistance. I have attached a 3" floppy ... also changed the drive setting in my BIOS, but I am ... of wisdom to help me in my pointless quest to get ... a 3" drive working on my pc?
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3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …
... has lasted just over 3 years). I found a ... up one of the +3 3" drives I have to ... out a 3" drive with RealSpectrum's "RealDisk" in win2k/XP ... asp"]CPCDiskXP[/url] to read 3" discs? Looks good (uses ... as RealDisk).
3. Anyone fancy knocking together an ... -
Using an external 3" drive in PCI have an Amstrad FD1 drive (minus the DDI-1 interface sadly), and on another thread, fog alluded to the idea that I might be able to connect it to m…
... images straight to 3" disk to use in the +3, but I have ... -
Half-Life 2 - The Closure, a mod to fill that Half-Life 3 gap in your life!If you're a Half-Life fan who's less than pleased at having to wait sixty zillion years (at a conservative estimate :() for Half-Life 3, then go to: …
... conservative estimate :() for Half-Life 3, then go to:
And download the half-decade in the making mod that hopefully ... don't-release-Half-Life-3,-and-don't-even-say ... how, see the text file in the mod's folder.
How do I [blah-de-blah] while using an emulated diskette in a +3?I'm using ZXSpin 0.7, emulating a +3 and I've been trying out random games that come on diskettes. I've had issues with saving/loading snapshots corr…
... ZXSpin 0.7, emulating a +3 and I've been trying ... issue:
1) I load in a multipart game off of ... end of level.
3) The +3 loads in the next level, all ... progress.
5) I progress in the game but eventually I ... a multipart game on a +3 diskette?Buying GamesWas reading a thread the other day (can't recall which one now - think I'm suffering RAM pack wobble) which put me in mind of the whole process of bu…
... of buying Speccy software in shops, they shall never ... I did not live in "Speccy paradise" as the UK was ... tiny shop every couple of weeks. They had a cardboard ... which was equivalent to maybe 3 quid back then. Some ... price of a blank 3" disk in those days.
...Fable III free on Xbox.com at presentIf you're an Xbox Live Gold member, you can grab Fable III for nowt at present. On xbox.com it says ?29.99, but click the option to pay with Microso…
... just bought it a few weeks ago. It was only a ... : Clash of Heroes)
Halo 3
(Keflings)
(Iron Brigade ... )
(Viva pi?ata trouble in paradise)
Red Faction guerrilla
(The ones in () are the ones I deleted ...+3 Discs, Part of STP Project (SDP ?)Afternoon folks, Yep, there's been little posting here of late and it's probably to do with the fact that many of the TZX team have been working the…
... aquired the means to dump +3 and CPC DSK images using ... with my various hardware (5 3" drives, 2 Speccy 128k +3s ... to loan me their +3 Discs in order to dump to a ...The first 3 games you bought or were given..?The first 3 gems in my collection were Space Raiders, Hungry Horace and Frenzy i still have nighmares about that little white head in frenzy, the pan…
The first 3 gems in my collection were Space Raiders, Hungry Horace and Frenzy i still have nighmares about that little white head in frenzy, the panic that caused me when it appeared on screen has taken 10 yrs off me.new emulatorHi All. If you wish you can download/test/link to/betatest etc. my new emulator EmuZWin 2.0. It emulates S48 and S128 and works under all Windows 9x…
... in pre-beta stage of development (I work it about a 3 weeks ... sufficient to recognize puck-puck in most games). By
located in the directory, where the ... /> automatic saving current settings in the registry; automatic registration of ...Happy happy joy joy.What was the happiest moment in your Spectrum life? (To narrow this down, this thread doesn't include recieving the Spectrum, or buying your best ev…
What was the happiest moment in your Spectrum life?
( ... year before "Your Sinclair" packed in..my local computer game shop ... go in with my dinner money to buy one. After 3 weeks of ... this, I went in the shop, and ...ZX Spectrum +3 Strange ProblemI have been trying to fix a floppy disk drive of a +3 by changing the belt in the same way as I have done it so many times in the past. The problem i…
... of a +3 by changing the belt in the same way ... done it so many times in the past. The problem ... drive problem like timing error in the step motor. Well, ... another from a working +3 system. In my great surprise the ... the floppy with the +3 board is also double checked ...virtual ZX party - send Your works!!!! :)Hi there! Below You can find rules of virtual ZX party - ANTIQUE TOY 2004. Read it and send Your works to e'mail addresses contained in the rules…
... not match the compo specified in the
registration form ... period of results counting - 2 weeks.
--- 5. ... non-traditional (experimental)
in any aspect: style, technique, ... authors of the best 3 works in each compo will ...KEEP THE SPECCY ALIVE ;)I just would like to remind You, that there is virtual competition for zx-music and zx-graphic. Don't be lazy, don't wait anymore, but send Your wo…
... not match the compo specified in the
registration form ... period of results counting - 2 weeks.
--- 5. ... non-traditional (experimental)
in any aspect: style, technique, ... authors of the best 3 works in each compo will ...memory is filled up under Win XP when opening many filesDear friends, I have the big and strange problem that ZX-Rainbow's game scanner is not working properly under Windows XP. I figured out (during a ti…
... or 3 weeks) that XP keeps opened and closed (!) files in RAM (or in ... stores the complete file content in memory.
The problem ... under XP.
Thanks in advance for ANY idea.
Speccy stuff for sale - some raritiesI've just bunged a load of Speccy games on EBAY , nearly all have a start price of 75p Titles are: SHADOWFIRE (By Beyond) SOLID GOLD (US Gold)- 5 …
... /> STARSTRIKE II - (Realtime)
SUPERCHESS 3.5 - (CP)
SWEEVO'S ... /> THE CHESSPLAYER - (Quicksilva)
WORM IN PARADISE (Level 9)
MICRO-PROLOG ... &since=-1&sort=3&rows=50"]http://cgi6 ... &since=-1&sort=3&rows=50[/url]Royal MailWhat is it with the Royal Mail these days? In the past month we've had... - Parcel Force items taking 3 weeks to arrive - postman leaving parcel…
... Mail these days?
In the past month we've ... />
- Parcel Force items taking 3 weeks to arrive
- postman ... doorstep (even when we're in)
- Recorded delivery items ...help on creating +3 disk imagesHi, I have found the SDP web page, and I noticed that I have a few +3 programs that are reported as missing: - Times of Lore - Bard's Tale, The - Pr…
... I don't live in the UK but in Italy [1]. ... CPCRead, requires MSDOS and a 3" disk drive for PC and ... think that finding a 3" drive in Italy is almost impossible ...
[1] I actually live in the USA now, but I ... back to Italy where my +3 is in June.
...More manic miner bollocks :PLOL anybody see the daily mirror today? had a story about an ex miner whos a wee bit demented and bought a crossbow and 2 samurai swords off the int…
... , then he hid in the ground in sherwood forest for 3 weeks.
The Best Text Adventures On SpeccyWhat do you think? What are the best text adventures for Speccy in your opinion? My choice: 1. Worm In Paradise 2. Sherlock 3. The Hobbit
What do you think?
What are the best text adventures for Speccy in your opinion?
My choice:
1. Worm In Paradise
2. Sherlock
3. The HobbitEbayer to avoidI sold a batch of games a couple of weeks ago, and because of a few lost parcels I decided to send everything with proof of postage. A guy mailed me…
... of games a couple of weeks ago, and because of a ... me every day for two weeks asking where his parcel was ... One one day I got 3 emails in 10 minutes. He was ... because of the abusive emails in which he called me ... he actually sent NINE emails in the space of two ...Safestyle UKcaller: "If we give you a realistic quote, can we measure your windows?" Me: "I had my windows done last year. Are you aware that you've called me 3…
... that you've called me 3 times in the last fortnight?"
3 times. I went elsewhere. The area manager rang me 2 weeks ...SP7 Tape to Plus 3 Utility from KobrahsoftI recently won an auction on ebay for a multiface 3. Included in the auction was the following items (apart from 6 3" disks): 1) 3" disc with "SP7 T…
... for a multiface 3. Included in the auction was ... the following items (apart from 6 3 ... ; Alkatraz System".
3) Booklet "SP7 Beginner's ... "SP7 Advanced Tape to +3 drive utility - Owners Manual ... From what I can find in INFOSEEK 1) and 2 ...Have Pipex broke the lawI am in the process of changing isp. I have my mac code and have over 3 weeks to use it before it expires. I was looking on the Pipex website and the…
I am in the process of changing ... code and have over 3 weeks to use it before ... or not. I typed in my number and it said ... hour later i was in the bath and the phone ... and would i be interested in joining. He even gave ... the form i filled in which said nothing about ...Cheap IPod Car Chargers.I brought an IPod in car charger from Hyper Value (Wales answer to pound stretcher) for £1.50 the other week. Well you get what you pay for, de…
I brought an IPod in car charger from Hyper Value ( ... Ipod is under warranty, with 3 weeks remaining (It was last years ... volt meter or chuck it in the Bin!!!
in-car charger unit and holder ...Me, the party and a friends wife..deep do doI was very drunk at a party on Saturday night and so was a friends wife. To cut to the chase we were caught coming out the bathroom together. We did …
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Also much big spanner in the work is people who ... going on a camping holiday in 3 weeks. And said woman, hubby and ...Crash MagFor the past 3 weeks I have had a REAL urge to get me 'Crash's out the parents attic so I can flick through them again, trouble is they are 143 miles…
For the past 3 weeks I have had a REAL ... had all those old games in my hands again, the ones ... saw the big striding man in 'Tir Na Nog' and the ... big rotating head in 'I' Of The Mask'.
