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48k games developed on the 128kSeeing as I don't know enough about this subject(or the history of assemblers/C/C++/BASIC/FORTH/COBOL/whatever programming kits), I thought I'd ask h…
... I don't know enough about this subject(or the history ... that you could squeeze a few more bytes here and there that would ... I missing something which further and completely betrays my ignorance on ... developed strictly on the 128k (and then why/how/what was ... -
Fanzines, Missing Games, and website updatesHi, I wonder if I could ask a few questions? 1) Are there any UK fanzines still published, or websites with reviews of recent games? 2) Is there a…
... wonder if I could ask a few questions?
1) Are there ... can recall in around 2007 a Russian developed puzzle game which ... popular. I can remember seeing a review for it but can ... -
FS : Spectrum +2A (fully working) inc manual + lightgunAs title, fully working nice condition +2A. Ive tested all the keys, loaded and played a few games of Motos and all was fine. Includes nice conditi…
... tested all the keys, loaded and played a few games of Motos and all was ... works 100%. I have a magnum lightgun and games tape which ill ... a big pile of covertapes and excess games, so if your after a few ... if you want any tapes and the manual, plus I seem ... -
.tap to real tape please :)Odd one but given that despite my best efforts my PC will not output a clean or loud enough level (I tried using external speakers too using their ou…
... a few ? and be done with it as this PC's sound ... is not brilliant anyway.
Can someone actually record a ... .tap to a real tape and post ... sides of the tape and [i]please check ... happy to Paypal a few ? for your time and tape. :)
Have some possible MIA stuff and an unreleased title by Saturn SoftI bought a spectrum bundle on ebay and when it arrived, it included a spectrum with serial number 001-000301 so is very early, also with it came a lo…
... came a load of very early games and a few had unusual inlays and one ... . by Saturn Soft with a slip apologising and offering a free game. Side ... b includes Nim and Mine 'unrealeased' and ...Hardware and software on ebayPicked up a few issue 1's and i found an issue 2 with them so put it on ebay. Not like any issue 2 i've ever seen [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBay…
Picked up a few issue 1's and i found an issue 2 ...Assembler question about collisions and arranging dataSay you have a game with a playercharacter and some items on the screen - pretty normal for most games, and now you need to check if the player has r…
Say you have a game with a playercharacter and some items on the ... - pretty normal for most games, and now you need to check ... just running through a table of all items and doing a boxcollision check ... between each item's X&Y coords and ...SkyHow do I go about getting stuff off my Sky box? Got Micro Men and a few other things recorded and on "keep" and I don't want to lose them when I mov…
How do I go about getting stuff off my Sky box?
Got Micro Men and a few other things recorded and on "keep" and I don't want to lose them when I move house...
Suggestions please...
Cheers,
STeaMy xxStreaker - a few questionsHowdy, [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004929]Streaker[/url] by Bulldog on Mastertronic, a game that looks like I can definit…
... [/url] by Bulldog on Mastertronic, a game that looks like I ... br /> I know there's a solution out there but I ... br /> However, I do need a couple of hints.
The ... /> Also, how do I reclaim a stolen item of clothing? Is ... an object that's behind a door I can't get ...An interesting night for me tomorrowOK this situation is so bizarre I have to tell somebody, anybody :lol: Me and the missus have some friends, these friends are a crazy eccentric Jewi…
... cash and a combined IQ of about 500. They've recently hired a Colombian ... with her friends, a few of my buddies, and my sister in law ... can get out and see the place and meet a few people, even though ... we can maybe string together about 3 sentences in Spanish that ...Help - can you see what I see...?!Guys, I've been listing on eBay for over 10 years but in the last week I've experienced a new problem: I've had people telling me that they can't se…
... last week I've experienced a new problem: I've ... given that it's only a few questions I've received it may ... />
I've copied a link below to one CD ... selling - could you have a look and see if you can ... for (1) some feedback, and (2) any suggestions why what ...A Few Games for SaleA few games for sale on our favourite auction site. [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/fredmysterio/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1[/url] Thanks …
A few games for sale on our favourite auction site.
[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/fredmysterio/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1[/url]
Thanks for lookingIf you need a few extra quid...With gold prices being so high I had a look around at home and gathered 'broken' gold that was laying in drawers etc...not much...3 necklaces, a brac…
... high I had a look around at home and gathered 'broken' gold ... etc...not much...3 necklaces, a bracelet and an old ring (all ... gold place around the corner and walked out with $1160!
Games written in BASICHi all, I've been racking my brain trying to think of a game which was definitely written in BASIC (ie not in assembler). The only thing that I can …
... brain trying to think of a game which was definitely written ... BEEP, of course. It's a long shot so I'm ... in BASIC? There were certainly a few knocking about in 83/84. I ... have been in BASIC (IIRC) and I enjoyed that for ...Meeting people from...back then.So, I was out with a friend this friday evening, and we were at a bar which we hadn't been at before, and while I was talking to my friend I noticed …
... was out with a friend this friday evening, and we were at ... over to him (and his company) and asked a few questions, and after answering the obligatory ... question of "[I]why and what ...Action figures with flying disc thingieIt's another trip down memory lane to try and remember something I played with as a kiddie. It was a bunch of action figures. It must have been mid-…
... memory lane to try and remember something I played ... or 3) and they were pretty large, about the size ... may have been black and white?). These were fairly ... cool and fired quite a few one after another a fair ... brains for a few years on this and googling hasn' ...A hundred or so speccy games up on ebay, ending in a few hours or so!Should have put this up last week really! They end today..ie sunday thou. Pretty generic stuff but, all starting at 99p. If you get this late and s…
... this late and still fancy something, can give me a nudge if ... you like, and we can sort ...7805 Regulator to RECOM modI really need to get shot of some of the 7805 regulators in some of my Spectrums. Latent heat is affecting keyboard membranes etc. As I am not a ha…
... . As I am not a harware expert, a few questions if I may regarding ... also come with 0.5a and 1.5a also.
[*]I ... does
[*]Do I require a diode across the RECOM to ...e-cigjust picked one up from tesco. it was six quid, and the packet states it should be equivalent to about forty cigs. its a lot heavier than a regular …
... when you take a puff, and you get a mouthfull of smoke ... getting a placebo effect.
first few drags and i ... was coughing like mad and wheezing, dunno ...
i did read a few articles about it harming your lungs, but ...Most Excellent Song LyricsSome of the finest writing I've heard has to be from [I]Carter USM[/I]. For example, in [I]Suppose You Gave A Funeral And Nobody Came[/I] (a critiqu…
... ]Suppose You Gave A Funeral And Nobody Came[/I] (a critique of the ... a few perfectly chosen words.
And then there's 'Sheriff Fatman', about a ... larger-than life crooked East-End landlord and full of ...Z80 internal compressionThis isn't exactly a ZX Spectrum problem, but since WOS probably has some of the best Z80 coders in the world, I thought I might ask anyway. For my …
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A few details about the data to be ... Some info about the target platform and limitations:
- About 1K ... is available for the compressor and ...
- inc target pointers and continue from 2)
The right toolsAs i am going to pick up a hobby of fixing spectrums I wanted to know whats the right tools for the job. Like what wattage should the soldering iron …
... am going to pick up a hobby of fixing spectrums I ... should the soldering iron be and what else would be of ... as i am fault finding and such.
I am ... challenge so you might get a few questions from me again on this ...Puzzled about transferring games to tapeI was trying to transfer a game to a tape by using tapir and VLC. I opened up the tape file in Tapir and then converted it to a .wav file. I then pla…
... transfer a game to a tape by using tapir and VLC ... in Tapir and then converted it to a .wav file ... plugged in my spectrum and started to load the ... as expected for a few seconds (alternating blue and red stripes), ... then it went to a red border and didn't stop. ...Retro Games Battle 2014Hello! You've probably already seen, played, and perhaps have walkthrough some games with the competition RGB14. I want to tell a few words about…
... 've probably already seen, played, and perhaps have walkthrough some games ... />
I want to tell a few words about this contest.
a winner!
[IMG]http ...Subliminal messagesJust read an article on Subliminal messages hidden in films and adverts and wondered if any Spectrum games contained any hidden messages! A lot of th…
... Subliminal messages hidden in films and adverts and wondered if any Spectrum ... games contained any hidden messages!
A ... there aren't more than a few kicking about in speccy games!
What's the Speccy dreaming about?When I was a kid, and before I had much technical knowledge, I sometimes used to run random OUT x,y commands on my old grey +2 to try to produce inte…
When I was a kid, and before I had much technical ... 've just run a few of them again and found a few hauntingly familiar patterns ... the prevalence of blue and magenta, and why do the squares have ...Using VAC PSU in DC deviceHaving fixed the dead Issue 3B, I began to wonder about the PSU that came with it. It was pretty obvious what had killed the poor Spectrum as the PSU…
... 3B, I began to wonder about the PSU that came with ... than a few seconds, when overvoltage and alternating current is supplied to a DC ... it resulted with a dead 7805, dead TR4 and TR5, probably dead ... lower and upper RAM, ...Dock's ZX Maze gameI'm hoping to finish a simple maze game in ZX Spectrum BASIC this week, as part of the Ludumdare Retro challenge. I used to dabble in speccy basic on…
... in the game next and see how it goes. ...
A few notes about the map and collisions. The map is ... by drawing in photoshop and converting using SCR2BMP. I ... SCR into the emulator and capture it to disk ... I could save a TAP file, and then load it ...Interfaces & ROMsHi everyone, I'm currently looking into the various modern interfaces for the Spectrum to allow me to run all my games from an SD card. I have a few…
... SD card. I have a few questions before I splash out ... , SPECTRA + ZXC4, ZXMMC+ and ZXCF. Only the Plus, SPECTRA ... hold of, ran ResiDOS and allowed ROMs to be ... able to select a ROM and boot the spectrum ... the interface, select a diagnostic ROM and then test the ...
