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SOLVED Does this exist? (video codec detector) SOLVEDI have a bunch of video files taken with a digital video camera but it seems that no matter what codec pack I DL and install, none of them work with …
I found this but even that doesn't pop up with any suggestions :-( (mind you the "newest" version came out in 07)
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playing games online with an Xbox 360, well just the one game, call of duty - wawi play this all the time cos its ace. my internet speed isn't the fastest, and i can see where it falls down, like it will start to jerk the charac…
... that even on my wireless connection (it only registers two bars out ... of the 4), I can get a fairly smooth ... War 2 a couple if times and that was very smooth too and my brother ... />
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Retro GamerAnyone subscribe? I do, has anyone had their latest issue? Bomberman was the last issue I think the next will have an asteroids front cover. I was un…
... (it's a screenshot of a retro game, not a 1920x1400 ultra modern ... game from other people, and a block of screenshots on the ... would be better thought out.
And that article they did on ... in the popular press that Retro Gamer is very possibly the only ... -
Retro GamerAnyone subscribe? I do, has anyone had their latest issue? Bomberman was the last issue I think the next will have an asteroids front cover. I was un…
... ;381879]It's true that they very rarely cover anything to ... being very popular with the remaining hardcore fans), and I imagine that ... the popular press that Retro Gamer is very possibly the only ... it that in 2009 theres a retro mag out there in Smiths (and also ... -
Best games list - a matter of taste!I always take a look at the best games list, It's really curious that in the list there are always so few spectrum games from 1990 on. Today is a luc…
... in favour of a particular person, thing, or viewpoint." That seems to fit ... then it is biased (and its very difficult to prove something beyond ... /> No. You (and Jonathan) have asserted that there is a specific effort against ... -
Best games list - a matter of taste!I always take a look at the best games list, It's really curious that in the list there are always so few spectrum games from 1990 on. Today is a luc…
... favour of a particular person, thing, or viewpoint." That seems to fit ... the form of priors, and then you can see what ... No. You (and Jonathan) have asserted that there is a specific effort ... biased". This is a precise mathematical definition, and nothing to do ... -
Newbie: DivIDE or DivIDE+??Hi Everybody, I'm a total newbie from the US about to enter the world of Spectrum. Reading Retro Gamer for the past couple of years has made me want…
... weeks now and this seems to be a really friendly ... a fellow user.
[QUOTE=98PaceCar;383716]That ... be losing by going that route over the DivIDE+? ... new BIOS. He is very knowledeable so best to ... make using Spectrum Basic a more pleasureable experience, ... -
Colour clash on the Commode64?Was there any? Every now and again, I see a screen shot like this... [img]http://www.lemon64.com/games/screenshots/full/j/jack_the_nipper_02.gif[/i…
... 2), which only really added a tiny amount of hardware assistance ... to ULA when 128k machines came out... and maybe a new screen mode to ... -
Best Speccy Loading Screen??Ok Chaps! Which game do you think had the best loading screen??? Graphics, colour etc.....
... especially considering the tools that must have been available ... at that time...[/QUOTE]
< ... that Zaxxon one though), using a modified version of 'Melbourne Draw' that ... allowed you to grab and ... -
Bioshock: PC or PS3?Can anyone who tried both versions share their opinion about which version is better? Thanks, Patrik
... with a keyboard/mouse. There's an option in the PS3 version ... to maintain the framerate and I recommend that you turn ... places - and that's very frustrating when targeting an enemy in a game that frustrates ... -
Windows 7 & X-arcade joystick questionHi guys, My first post here. I'm hoping somebody will be able to help me out. I've recently built a new pc and was looking to try and relive some ch…
... help me out. I've recently built a new pc and was ... />
Is there a good spectrum emulator out there that will work with ... windows 7? A big ... there a speccy emu out there that will work with windows 7 and also ... -
Windows 7 & X-arcade joystick questionHi guys, My first post here. I'm hoping somebody will be able to help me out. I've recently built a new pc and was looking to try and relive some ch…
... help me out. I've recently built a new pc and was ... />
Is there a good spectrum emulator out there that will work with ... windows 7? A big ... there a speccy emu out there that will work with windows 7 and also ... -
Mystery of Arkham Manor - 2 entriesIf we check the title "Mystery of Arkham Manor" there will be 2 entries with that name: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=002379…
Last time it was asserted on this board that a certain game wasn't released, a known collector came forward and said he owned one. so...you know, might be worth asking questions first :) -
Crash "they got it wrong" threadI was just looking at the mag online... and thought about it the other day when Green Beret got 88% or 89%?!?! and another game got 89% and got a cra…
... so a comparison is a bit difficult but I do agree that Green ... be rocketing the sh*t out of enemy targets, cannoning bad ... the way 'out' with the last scientist and getting killed about ... did have Tapper and it was very playable, but got a mite repetetive pretty ... -
Spectrum Review Book is all systems go ![url]http://www.spectrumgamesbible.co.uk/[/url] We've created a small website for the series of books we are looking to create for the Speccy featur…
'Ere what about a year book as an addon to the bible in time for crimbo every year folks could submit reviews after each release through out the year (then I could get a full version of trooper in that :D) -
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…
... . so it is not a LEGENDARY game, i guess ... Stunned by this. Really is a legendary game, one of ...
Considering it came out in 1984 its very impressive, granted i dont ... of it though, its a very famous game for the ... they were superb and a highly popular game -
What are the keys for Penetrator?Q - Up, A- Down, O-Left P- Right Space - Bomb. So what's fire? When I press the P button, it fires bullets, but that's the 'right' key. Surely they…
... 've tried it again with that version, and it works great! :grin:
a name other than 'p', and that stopped it from ... I think it would introduce a lot more people to it ... /> Thanks again - you've made a cold depressing Sunday feel like ... -
At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... absolutely love this game and this is indeed a bargain. I think ... just more fun to me. Very slick looking too.[/QUOTE]
I bought it when it came out and y'right, it really does ... amazing, and it moves really well too. Very easy tho. After a week ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... finished [I]Broken Steel[/I] and...
[spoiler]... I must ... say I was a little dissapointed on the whole ... started [I]Mothership Zeta[/I], and that seems to be going the same ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... I]Mothership Zeta[/I], and that seems to be going the same ... /> yeah broken steel is a bit poopy apart from the ... />
either use a guide for collecting the 'holodisk ... you have a save from the very beginning so ... you miss it and don't have a save, you will ... -
Help on 80s Horror TV ProgHello all, I could we some of WOS's sage like knowledge. In the early 80s my dad recorded a US 1 hour horror program. You know, the usual format, i…
... as I've got a copy. It came out on the Ealing range ... ) with no extras, not even a trailer, but, the film is ... in A1 quality both picture and sound wise.[/QUOTE]
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Double Dragon 128k - The graphicsAs you are all probably aware, I tried gathering a team of people together a few years back to make a totally re-programmed version of Double Dragon …
... Cool[/QUOTE]
Yep, that's the one I've ...
But other than that [IMG]http://www.redballoon.demon ... easily identify between Billy and Jimmy and that seems to work nicely. < ... then I can make a start on the rest ... are wanting to try a test or something..or ... -
Piers MorganThis man seems to be all over the British and US media. What is his magic?
... ?20k a year folk.. bs... or worse still be rude and talk ... did go public school and journo's make out they are like ... me" brigade. and most of them plug the s*** out of the ... is a lot of talent out there that you would never see.. and if ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... got a secondhand copy for ?20 and that's a fair price ... . There is a little combat ... a good set of puzzles and the atmosphere is very ... one of those games that generate random puzzles so ... game, i might have a look out for it.
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Snack FactoryI'm working on a new idea for a game along the flick screen Dizzy/Trapdoor lines called Snack Factory, in which a series of tasks are to be completed…
... in a while burst out between the seams![/QUOTE]
EW! that ... took me a ... moment to work out and its not what ... -
Snack FactoryI'm working on a new idea for a game along the flick screen Dizzy/Trapdoor lines called Snack Factory, in which a series of tasks are to be completed…
... ;429055]EW! that took me a moment to work out and its not what ... -
Bloody doctors...Kind of a long story and I have a habbit of going off tangent a little, so stick with me here :lol: I've got a condition called PKD (Polycystic Kidn…
... 4 or 5 hours a bag was drained out and a new one drained ... failure happened very suddenly with an auto-immune problem, and had to ... beautiful man. The clearing out of all that shit thats been running ... -
Another 128k bundle..Was quite interested in this but it's collection only & I couldn't be bothered driving up to Bradford/Leeds (I live in Bristol). [url]http://cgi.eba…
For everybody interested, I've just had a look on this auction and it seems that the seller added send by mail option. -
Intensity - an unknown classic?One of my favourite Speccy games is the often-overlooked and severely underrated classic [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=00024…
I played it a lot when it first came out and still consider it as a great game - a fresh, original concept, superbly executed. -
PaperBoy remake?PaperBoy was an amazing game and still one of my top 10 classic games but the Speccy version was awful! Im interested to know how many people would b…
... max and it is VERY playable... I would not change anything with that game ... ? Ghouls 'n' Ghosts was a perfect conversion and very playable, one of my favourite ... in any way and the sequel showed us that g 'n' ... ways to push even more out of the little black box ...
