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SPOT+SPEX magazine index updateThe SPOT+SPEX Spectrum magazine index at [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/spot-on/default.htm]SPOT*On[/url] has been updated. The main…
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forget top 10 and top 100 .... what IS legendary status ?games that go beyond the top 100.. much like say armalyte+wizzball on c64 and rescue on fractulus on atari 8 bit... games that were good BUT basic…
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New Spectrum Game - Battery's not PrecludedThis year's Christmas release is Battery's not Precluded, a drive/shoot/fly-em-up where the player's vehicle, the controls and the object of the game…
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FS: Spectrum +3e ROMSFor all Spectrum +3 users (outside UK only): I can burn, test and send the last version of Spectrum +3e ROMS for you. Please just send a PM messag…
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More on Randomize commandI always used to use randomize xxxxx then peek 23670 and 23671 to turn a 16 bit number into 2 8 bit numbers but only noticed yesterday that randomize…
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Marmite game poll: OutrunJust a bit of fun really, but after rustyredline's "driving games" thread, and seeing how some people loved it and some people hated it, I thought it…
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'Newsfield Years' Film Released!Please excuse the plug, there are no excuses I know as I have just registered but I am a filmaker as well as a gamer and people need to know about th…
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Spectrum 2+ - problem with joystickHi. I have got a little problem but hope, you could help me. Few days ago i bought the zx spectrum 2+ computer. The machine works perfectly, same as…
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Film on Newsfield (Crash, Zzap etc.) released!Please excuse the plug, there are no excuses I know as I have just registered but I am a filmaker as well as a gamer and people need to know about th…
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Adidas launch ZX Spectrum inspired trainers[url]http://www.gameculture.com/2010/02/16/adidas039-oldskool-gamestyle-sneaks-ship-8-bit-fun[/url] [img]http://www.gameculture.com/files/blogimages…
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Artwork questiondoes this place archive spectrum artwork in addition to games, demos & apps? I just wondered from a professional point of view. as a former 8 bit bi…
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Alien? for the Sinclair SpectrumAny Spectrum developers out there thought about producing a port of Alien? for the 128K Spectrum? Its one of the few 8-Bit systems not to have a conv…
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Spectrum 48 loading problemsHi all, I'm trying to load a program to real 48, but having problems, doesn't work. I was able to write a small Basic program, record it (44kHZ, 8-b…
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Spectrum v Amstrad CPC rangeAmstrad seemed to be a rather late starter in the 8 bit micro computer race. I never really saw one outside a shop, only a few people at school had o…
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Why do you love Willy? Can you help?Hi all, I'm currently finishing the first year of my Foundation Degree in Computer Enterprise (MMU) and for one of my last assignments, I'll be usin…
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Talesworth Adventure game - 8bit goodness!Just to stress me out even further on a night where I'm chewing my nails awaiting the return of my intrepid fugitive hamster (see my other thread) an…
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Hi again!Phew i'm home! I missed this place! Did I miss anything? Whatever happened to Lister, did he run away wih the sailor?? Respects to all, especially to…
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A tidy loader for minigamesThe minigame competition doesn't permit the use of separate loaders like [code]10 LOAD "": RAND USR 32768[/code] The loader must be included in the b…
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Spectrum Twitter YouTube surprisesWell well well. Now the YouTube insight stats have come out for my Spectrum twitter client video, it's thrown up surprises. Firstly, the number of h…
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The future of the Micro Mart 'retro' column... any suggestions?Hi folks, For the first time in a long time it seems that I've had some spontaneous feedback (from issue 1111) on the Micro Mart forums and elsewher…
... 'techie' or 'geeky' aspects of [8-bit] computing, like programming. It basically ... magazines took note of new 8-bit software.
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Getting a ZX Spectrum to work in the USHello all, I'm terribly new to these forums but not to the use of the Spectrum. I have a few in my collection of old machines and one of them I am …
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48K Speccy Repair Log.Some people may know my love for writing up my repairs of arcade PCBs on various forums so thought I would do the same for this little fella. Had th…
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Spectrums have a bit of a tangled memory map ... of the 8 4116s contributes a single bit to the byte ... of 8 4164 DRAM chips, again each providing 1 bit ... or if written as an 8 bit number is 00001000, and ... as the lowest bit is the rightermost bit means that ... -
it's only an electrical item.. but stillafter MANY years (maybe 18?) , my tv just popped.. when I say many years, I've had this tv since the days of Snes.. just prior I remember playing mad…
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ZX Piano for iPad[URL="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zx-piano/id393781120?mt=8"]ZX Piano for iPad[/URL] is a great toy. You can play the wonderful ZX Spectrum as an …
... /app/zx-piano/id393781120?mt=8"]ZX Piano for iPad[/URL ... wonderful ZX Spectrum as an 8 bit piano!!!
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How looks a Spectrum shown in a TFT VGA monitor?Some people has just asked me if a cheap Dealextreme VGA Box is capable of showing a decent picture from a ZX Spectrum. Well, I've just modded one r…
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what games are truly great regardless of format?the old comparisons things turns up here a lot favouring 1 machine or another.. but as I was listing "into the eagles nest" on a certain auction site…
Feedback need about a platform gameI've developed a few iPhone games based on 8-bit computer games and am now working on a stealth platformer for the iPad. I believe that 8-bit gamepl…
... few iPhone games based on 8-bit computer games and am now ... the iPad. I believe that 8-bit gameplaying was more pure than ... />
The game is a bit similar to Saboteur, i.e ...Game ideas that could have expanded uponPosting about [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000077]Action Force 2[/url] elsewhere got me thinking ... why didn't someone fol…
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Any other ...Loading screen noise in Scott Pilgrim vs the WorldAfter coming back from a short vacation and starting to watch some movies, I watched "Scott Pilgrim vs the World". It had references to 8-bit stuff f…
... World". It had references to 8-bit stuff from beginning to end ...eZX Sparky[url]http://members.cox.net/supersparky/[/url] Is anybody else following the development of this interesting little project? How long has it been ar…
... at making the ultimate 8 bit computer we always wanted ... the next logical step in 8 bit technology, not supercharged version ... are becoming the mainstream and 8 bit processors have been relegated ... case for the hobbyist. 8 bit processors are still the easiest ...
