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Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
... 4-channel Amiga modules and 8-bit sound samples. (emulated by Z80 ... -
Advice about drawing sprites on spectrum I've coded sprite drawing before and know all the theory about masks from a long time ago (microhobby rules! ;), but since I did it on Amiga with ha…
... -table instead of doing various bit-wise shifts.
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GAMES I'D LOVE TO SEE ON THE SPECTRUM.....What more modern games from other formats would you love to see on the Speccy...? I'm talking games that could be converted, and would be possible t…
... would have been done for 8-bit handheld consoles:
Grand ... -
You live you learn - random ramblingsWell I've been around for some time now and I continue to be amazed at the new things I find on WoS. For example, today I came across Martijn's inte…
... on new devices is a bit thin in my not-so ... the Speccy, C64 and other 8-bit machines. Sure, they converted it ... it the same way as 8-bitters do?
Today ... out of existence with the 8-bits?
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Did you own any other 8bit systemsI didn't get a Speccy untill Christmas 86, after owning an Atari 2600. I stuck with my Spectrum untill 1992 when I finally got an Amiga (spit) Most …
... i think i ever had, 8 bit or not.
first ... so now i have about 8 im not sure, plus the ... -
Huffman questionI'm pretty sure that the answer to my question is "no", but I just want a second opinion: Is it possible to somehow cram a Huffman decompressor + de…
... bytes, at a guess. An 8-bit frequency in the table gives ... -
Huffman questionI'm pretty sure that the answer to my question is "no", but I just want a second opinion: Is it possible to somehow cram a Huffman decompressor + de…
... , so if I use a 8-bit table, I've only ~100 ... 'll try a 7-bit or 6-bit table, though that will ... -
Huffman questionI'm pretty sure that the answer to my question is "no", but I just want a second opinion: Is it possible to somehow cram a Huffman decompressor + de…
... , so if I use a 8-bit table, I've only ~100 ... 'll try a 7-bit or 6-bit table, though that will ... -
You live you learn - random ramblingsWell I've been around for some time now and I continue to be amazed at the new things I find on WoS. For example, today I came across Martijn's inte…
... at all or since the 8 bit days ran out and had ... -
You live you learn - random ramblingsWell I've been around for some time now and I continue to be amazed at the new things I find on WoS. For example, today I came across Martijn's inte…
... only played Codemasters' games post 8 bit, and maybe 16bit, if they ... /> yea, but ill wait a bit longer, i figure about 20 ... -
I just registered to ask one questionGive me 10 (or more reasons) about why is it exactly that it was better to have a Spectrum instead of a Commodore back in the eighties. And why do yo…
... Daglish is not the heaviest bit of 8-bit music ever, then my ... -
I just registered to ask one questionGive me 10 (or more reasons) about why is it exactly that it was better to have a Spectrum instead of a Commodore back in the eighties. And why do yo…
... is not the highest selling 8 bit computer ever WHEN counting from ... NOT the end of the 8-bit era. Uptil then yes i ... -
I just registered to ask one questionGive me 10 (or more reasons) about why is it exactly that it was better to have a Spectrum instead of a Commodore back in the eighties. And why do yo…
... is not the highest selling 8 bit computer ever WHEN counting from ... NOT the end of the 8-bit era. Uptil then yes i ... -
I just registered to ask one questionGive me 10 (or more reasons) about why is it exactly that it was better to have a Spectrum instead of a Commodore back in the eighties. And why do yo…
... were the two most popular 8-bit computers, so its stupid to ... -
I just registered to ask one questionGive me 10 (or more reasons) about why is it exactly that it was better to have a Spectrum instead of a Commodore back in the eighties. And why do yo…
... a Spectrum could do 6-8 bit DAC equivalent through the beeper ... -
Edge magazine and Spectrum originalityI was reading a letter in the new issue of Edge magazine that said there were very, very few games of any originality on the Spectrum, because the on…
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Translators wantedI am no longer looking for translators.
Hey, I can fix a Norwegian, Japanese and a German version (master of languages, eh?). It's a pleasure to be helping with SE BASIC, because now I'm an important part of 8-bit computing : ) ! -
Women members on WoSFI couldn't help but notice that the newest member of WoSF is a woman: Carol Knight, I believe. Does this make her the only 2nd member of the fair se…
... in retro-gaming, especially in 8-bit computers.
And erm ... all (ok, a little tiny bit perhaps)! Daft perhaps, but certainly ... -
Head over Heels screenmapI'm thinking of doing one, but I don't want to start if someone's close to finishing it already, anyone here done this already?
... on the 16bit than the 8 bit version! :)
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Uncle Clive speakLink to an Uncle Clive interview: [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/CliveSinclairInterview1982/"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/CliveSinclairInter…
... . When he said it was 8-bit then I had to leave ... and man, what a great 8-bit machine. and when he'd ... -
Cyber Punks Unity are the cream at cafe '03Jeezus - has anyone seen the last two CPU demos at Cafe 2003? ([url]http://www.zxdemo.org[/url]).. These guys have got spacey & artistic demos down t…
... /> Actually I'm afraid a bit, because (except old-school which ... creators makes no sense on 8 bit computer, in my humble opinion ... -
Amigo - Dizzy PetitionHi Amigo, Have been reading about your petition with some interest, particularly as I have some connection to it... I used to work for Codemasters…
... seriously doubt allowing distribution of 8-bit codies games would harm them ... 16-bit+ market ? In fact may even ... -
Cyber Punks Unity are the cream at cafe '03Jeezus - has anyone seen the last two CPU demos at Cafe 2003? ([url]http://www.zxdemo.org[/url]).. These guys have got spacey & artistic demos down t…
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Basic Compilers and My Compressor CodeAs I mentioned in another thread I'm currently writing a set of compression routines for saving +3 disk space. I've done the first stage (write the …
... usuable implementation for a slow 8 bit machine. I can compress data ... -
Old/New Systems comparisonThe Teletext Magazine "Gamecentral" today (2nd September) printed a letter from someone talking about the C64's superiority to the Spectrum and how b…
... that kinda makes it a bit more speccy-like... Funny that ... is similar to the old 8-bit arguments in that all machines ... long time :)
That bit about the CPC is rubbish ... -
Old/New Systems comparisonThe Teletext Magazine "Gamecentral" today (2nd September) printed a letter from someone talking about the C64's superiority to the Spectrum and how b…
... as closely as our fantastic 8-bit machines.
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Sync-buzzer, interrupts and general confusionBeen wittering on about this in the Misc group, but thought it was best discussed here. Basically been trying to recreate the Sid-Sound effect from A…
... is expected to supply an 8-bit identifier that is used as ... , the interrupting devices supplies its 8-bit identifier. This identifier is concatenated ... routine addresses. By convention the 8-bit identifier provided by peripherals is ... -
ZX81 and ZX80 emulator on Spectrum 128KA couple of weeks ago we were talking about a new ZX81 emulator for the 128K. Someone beat me. More details at [url="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/S…
... probably up for transferring many 8-bit tape formats, and as you ...
