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Brand New Software House - Retro games wanted...Hi All, I'm looking to start a new software label for older 'retro' computer games, CRONOS software. I'm looking for people that have written games …
... wanted to do some serious 8-bit programming myself, but missed the ... -
THE BEST EMU'I've beem using ZX32 for about a year now.However,certain ROMS such as Double Dragon 1 or Phantomas will not run with this emulator.Is there another,…
... measured by ones knowledge of 8-bit computer emulation,which therefore makes ... -
THE BEST EMU'I've beem using ZX32 for about a year now.However,certain ROMS such as Double Dragon 1 or Phantomas will not run with this emulator.Is there another,…
... incredible and enduring perfection of 8-bit architecture, balanced by the ultimate ... the divine light of all 8-bit knowledge illuminating my very being ... the finest joy of the 8-bit master and the utter ... newcomer as he surveys the 8-bit wonderland and says 'Yes! ... -
I've never seen a Spectrum in real life.Only in pictures and I've got to say that I'm not all that impressed with what I've seen. Looks more like a casio calculator than a computer. Peopl…
I never knew that Commodore C64 was the best ever 8 bit machine, I never knew that C64 was a 8 Bit machine (what? not 4 bit?) :p -
MicroMart battle semi-final has started - go and vote for the Spectrum!We've been following this lately, and the first semi-final has begun between the Speccy and the Amstrad to find the greatest home computer of all tim…
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Fake screenshots? No - now it's REAL screenshotsOk then. A few weeks ago I said I will show You the new gfx-mode of Speccy and - here it is: [url="http://republika.pl/hooy_prg/hprg.zip"]http://rep…
... and then there stuff at 8-bit site so theres GOT TO ... many coders out there got bit by that bug, trying ... at least 8 Mb, allow 16 or 32 bit colour depth ... and be compatible to DirectX 8.1 ... with Windows95 (Because DirectX 8.1 did not install here ... -
Fake screenshots? No - now it's REAL screenshotsOk then. A few weeks ago I said I will show You the new gfx-mode of Speccy and - here it is: [url="http://republika.pl/hooy_prg/hprg.zip"]http://rep…
... and then there stuff at 8-bit site so theres GOT TO ... can help you now a bit: Erasing a existing picture ... many coders out there got bit by that bug, trying ... expensive addon, which costs a bit more than a Scorpion ( ... work only in 16 bit colour depth mode with ... -
Contiki and the SpectrumAn internet-enabled operating system called Contiki is available now for the C64, and is being adpted for the Atari 8-bits, PC Engine, NES and Gamebo…
... years, whereas most of other 8-bit machines were just deployed as ... , while the spectrum lacks a bit, here... Like, there's a ... -
What is SAM?Whilst looking at my spectum tape collection i foun a number of SAM only games. What is a SAM game and which emulators support it?
Same Coupe is a great 8 bit computer! but some Spectrum users ... and Amiga ) but for a 8 bit computer the Sam Coupe seemed ... like a 16 bit to me!
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Vote Spectrum! (One last time)I've written my last article for the Micro-mart computer world cup competition. This time - as I think you all already know - it's the FINAL against…
... votes.
I liked that bit at the end about the ... speccy become the most popular 8-bit of them all in this ... -
Spectrum v Amiga : The Final starts.The final has begun, just in case you didn't know. The old Speccy is getting a bit of a kicking at the moment, so get those votes in!
... mid-eighties period, when the 8-bit scene was at it's ... -
Spectrum v Amiga : The Final starts.The final has begun, just in case you didn't know. The old Speccy is getting a bit of a kicking at the moment, so get those votes in!
... used within the same 8*8 attr., so technically it ... two colors in a 8*8 square and creatively working ... color, or even another 8-bit with somewhat more unlimited graphics ... CHANCE[/B]. unlike other 8 bit computers where you may ... youre on a 16 bit computer able to ... -
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…
... say they were my favourite 8-bit days. We still have a ... -
Spectrum loses The Best Home Computer Ever competition!The Spectrum lost the Grand Final against the Amiga for 'The best home computer ever', a competition that was run by Micro Mart. The final result was…
To be vice-champions is nothing to be ashamed off, and remember that The Speccy did win the title of most popular 8-bit machine ever. -
Need HLP with making MIA TZX from damaged tapesCan anybody help me and tell me the easiest way to transfer the games from tape to TZX. I tried with STL 2.00, making VOC and then using the voc2tzx …
... try maketzx dos version. Only 8 bit samples are supported. I always ... -
Spectrum officeJust out of curiousity ? What are you up to while u are online during the day.. I'm currently in an office for a magazine company in South wales. Th…
... which I'm doing a bit error rate test on an ... for a 21 year old 8 bit machine which is probably outprocessed ... -
AMERICAN SPECTRUM FANS?Hi all. I was wondering, who many Spectrum-fans could live in America... I have many addresses in my zx-base, but not many of them belong to Americ…
... Forever - the biggest non-Russian 8-bit party. (Including ZX of course ... -
Contiki and the SpectrumAn internet-enabled operating system called Contiki is available now for the C64, and is being adpted for the Atari 8-bits, PC Engine, NES and Gamebo…
... easy to interface with any 8 bit machine, and it is actually ... -
Tales of hate and despair in 8-bitsThis topic seeks to shed some light on one of the most obscure questions a spectrum user can ask. Why do we hate Commodore?
Me, I regard commodore-users as fellow 8-bit, low-res (even low-reser than us spectrumers) electronauts living mind-numbing electric eyes.
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Tales of hate and despair in 8-bitsThis topic seeks to shed some light on one of the most obscure questions a spectrum user can ask. Why do we hate Commodore?
... were the three most popular 8-bit home computers in the UK ... -
Tales of hate and despair in 8-bitsThis topic seeks to shed some light on one of the most obscure questions a spectrum user can ask. Why do we hate Commodore?
... were the three most popular 8-bit home computers in the UK ... -
"spectrum" at www.mp3.com/battlezoneIt's a techno track composed of spectrum sounds and speech. I thought it might interest you. Any comments are welcome. dor-x
Also Spectrum on MP3.COM is still here:
[url="http://www.mp3.com/spectrum_of_terror"]http://www.mp3.com/spectrum_of_terror[/url]
Heheh... :)
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Need info on +2a Serial PortsHi all, I'm trying to build a serial link to my Linux box and I need to know what type of connector plugs into the serial port at the back of +2a sp…
... .com/8-bit/sinclair/zxspec3man/chapter10.html"]http://www.madhippy.com/8-bit/sinclair ... -
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 ... -
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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8-bit shift instructions are comparatively too ... jumps to jump into an 8-bit rotation sequence at the right ... -
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:
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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?
Of course ...
