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The diary of a retro studyMany years ago I always had a spare room to act as a study. Then I had a family and that idea withered and died. Eventually everything went into the …
... collectors / charity / recycle / landfill. A large portion of the boxes are books ... boxes, so I think a couple of Billy bookcases from Ikea will ... this will take at least a day of driving to said shop ... minute away), shifting out a good amount of the crates to make ... -
A couple of random questions......because, why not? (1) USR0 mode on the +3/+2A/B I know of its existence, I know how it's used, and I have some games that require it to work o…
... start with a REM statement full of dummy characters, ... and as each byte was POKEd via a ... separate program, the characters would steadily change into all sorts of ... bytes)
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A Family Man's Lament of Wifes, Family, Mother In Laws and New Cars.So after working tirelessly in the USA since my wife asked me to emigrate in 2013 our family has grown and the car I brought when we came (a Subaru F…
... of those possessions that after years of hard toil a man feels is a ... it purely as a tool, most of the time its a mobile trash ... .Maybe I am a selfish greedy b*stard of a husband or maybe ... earned the right to have a bit of luxury.
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Anyone played Butterfly, what a pile of crud for 1984!I was asked to play, rate and bannish into the vault of shitness the game Butterfly for the Spectrum, released in 1984 for £2.99, I just cannot belie…
... and bannish into the vault of shitness the game Butterfly for ... cannot believe the utter audacity of giving this crud an official ... Cassette 50!
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The Cost of a Raspberry Pi These Days.I remember a couple of years ago being able to buy a Raspberry Pi for just under $40 (£34) in many places Amazon being one of them. I had a look a…
I remember a couple of years ago being able to buy a Raspberry Pi ... Amazon being one of them.
I had a look and ... from $135 to 185 for a Pi model 4B. What gives ... things are going to get a small bit worse. -
who owned a zx81 before the spectrumHow many of you owned a zx81 before getting a spectrum and did it make you want to get a spectrum. I owned a zx81 first but all my mates had a spectr…
How many of you owned a zx81 before getting a spectrum and did it ... to be jealous as hell of their high res graphics,sound ... .
I remember compiling a list of 16k speccy games just incase ... i couldnt have had a 48k ... -
Looking for a game.I'm looking for a game and I don't know its title. I played it years ago and I still have a casette with it, but I haven't got right player and caset…
... ago and I still have a casette with it, but ... : arcade game. You fly a plane and you must shot ... planes. At the bottom of screen there is a big ship. When ... plane falls, it blows up a part of ship. When ship get ... ship was red. Control consist of 3 keys: turn up, ... -
Help Again - name of the game!Thanks for the previous responses I recived however it is not Penetrator or Cavern Fighter as suggessted. Therefore I am re listing my request. (I h…
... am looking for the name of a game I used to ... play as a child. It was a Scramble type game ... . The mountain landscape was a thin magenta line - perhaps ... />
I only had a 16K then later 48K spectrum ... know the name is a list of all the available scramble ... -
HELP!! The Name of the GameI am looking for the name of a game I used to play as a child. It was a Scramble type game. The mountain landscape was a thin magenta line - perhaps …
... looking for the name of a game I used to play ... as a child. It was a Scramble type ... game. The mountain landscape was a thin magenta line - perhaps ... />
I only had a 16K then later 48K spectrum ... know the name is a list of all the available scramble ... -
Making a Speccy-Like Text Adventure for Windows (follow-up)Hi to every1 who took an interest in the previous thread. I've decided to take up what I suggested previously and make a Windows version of a speccy…
... suggested previously and make a Windows version of a speccy adventure.
I'm having a try at ... time on it. With a bit of luck I may be able ... to borrow a laptop from work (on the pretence of actually doing ... -
Help finding a gameHope some of you clever chaps could help. After a world war three game, where basically you had a set of missiles you could choose where to launch o…
Hope some of you clever chaps could help.
After a world ... , where basically you had a set of missiles you could choose where ... launch over russia(!) and a set of anti missiles you could place ... -
Zenobi Adventures, and others for that matter.Hi Folks, You might have already seem my latest MIS Update which contains a lot of Zenobi titles. Actually it doesn't cos we're not allowed to yet …
... Update which contains a lot
of Zenobi titles. Actually ... /> Black Tower 2 - A Serpentine Tale Zenobi Software
Fistful Of Necronomicons 1995 Zenobi Software
From Out Of A Dark Night Sky 1989 Zenobi ... -
Spanish M.I.A. List Hi all, I have a page which URL is: <a href="http://www.espectrum.org devoted" target="_blank">[url]http://www.espectrum.org[/url] de…
... ve got a M.I.A list of some of them. I ... would appreciate if any of ... you got any of ... Topo Soft]
El Equipo A (GunStick) [Zafiro]
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TZX / TAP of Glider Rider 128K Can anyone help me find a TZX or TAP version of Glider Rider 128k . The only versions I can find are Z80 snapshots or a TAP file which is a version …
... help me find a TZX or TAP version of Glider Rider 128k ... Z80 snapshots or a TAP file which is a version of the game ... thought I had the original of this game but upon looking ... their original format preferably in a TZX file ;
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Wanted: TZX of Technician Ted 128k RemixAfternoon again, So anyone have an original or copy of the title mentioned, we only have a Z80 of this one. A TZX of the 128k version would be nice…
... , we only have a Z80 of this one. A TZX of the 128k version ... -
loading programs using taper on a spectrumHello, I have the taper program and a bunch of games in a tzx and tap file format. I'm trying to load them to my spectrum/or make copies on new caset…
... the taper program and a bunch of games in a tzx and tap ... give me an abreviated method of doing this I would greatly ... -
A new addition to the Speccy database sceneI've released an early version of my Speccy database front-end called inRetroSpect which is available for download from the Utilities\Database Progra…
... an early version of my Speccy database front- ... /> The version available is a bit incomplete (as in what ... without crashing, unlike some of the DB programs available on ... ve worked on for a couple of years and (I ... hope) may be of some interest.
Prices of old games/consolesHas any1 seen the latest issue of Edge magazine with the list of old games/consoles/computers and their prices? A boxed Speccy seemed pretty reasona…
... seen the latest issue of Edge magazine with the ... prices?
A boxed Speccy seemed pretty reasonable ... saw a normal one and a CD version at a car ... pride and joy is a copy of Amtix! (the Amstrad ... or less prefect nick (a couple of folds). Any know ...A ZX81 Games QuestionHi All, I'm looking for Sinclair branded ZX81 software titles to add to a collection. I have a number of other ZX81 titles available to swap/sell fo…
... to add to a collection. I have a number of other ZX81 titles ...Can someone please help me with the name of this game?It is set side on, with two chaps dress as knights. They are facing each other, attached by their backs to the wall with a length of elastic or rope.…
... backs to the wall with a length of elastic or rope. As ... />
You have to hit a ball around the arena, trying ... each other over. You use a sword type thing to collect ... remember the name of it for the life of me. And apart ...Whats it like to be a young speccy gamer now?From some topics on here it seems that alot of us(me included) have left behind our younger years in age along long time ago,so when we play speccy g…
... it seems that alot of us(me included) have ... with a pair of rose tinted glasses and alot of happy ... find the pull of modern graphical masterpieces of games on sleeky ... good and bad games of yesteryear,but what makes ... play them above games of today and do you ...The Boss (Not a footy game, a game about robbery)Can anyone help me.. I remember about 17 years ago now, i was in Tandy, and in the bargain bucket was a game called The Boss. Now i am fully aware t…
... in the bargain bucket was a game
called The ... aware that there was a football game by the ... the game which had a picture of a gangster on the fron ... of it by the same ... buying the blueprints of a building, hiring a fence and some ...Quiz II - Son of QuizA small quiz that covers mostly Spectrum stuff, with the odd C64 question - extend your knowledge. Copy/paste into a reply - add your answers in the…
... the Spectrum/Amstrad release of the "They Sold A Million" compilation:
a number of cassette boxes without cassettes or ... short leg, three phones, a large box of unidentifiable interface cables, an ...ID and Chaos, two of the strangest games for the speccyID was a sort of artificial intelligence program. A mixture between a.i. and an adventure. Cant remember who has produced this game. You had to find …
ID was a sort of artificial intelligence
program. A mixture between a.i. ... in Germany, because one of the persons the ID adapted ... know.
It was a sort of Archon, with more strategic ... your opponent with an armada of chesslike figures. With luck, ...I am selling hundreds of books & mags on E-bay.I hvae an auction on E-bay. I guess most of you will have seen it anyway.... It's not a specialist Spectrum auction. I am selling a few of my spare …
... E-bay. I guess most of you will have seen it ... auction. I am selling a few of my spare Spectrum mags and ...A new boulderdash remake...Hi... i am zimond. The last 9 months i have worked on High Carats, a Direct X Remake of Boulderdash. Since yesterday the game is done, but i have a…
... worked on High Carats, a Direct X Remake of Boulderdash.
a problem.
The total size of the game's ... .joffeman.com and there is a demo of the game (3MB) sou ...A question about the game \"Hostages\"Hello. I've finally managed to get a copy of "Hostages" running on my emulator, but I get stuck on the first level/scene, where you have to place th…
... 've finally managed to get a copy of "Hostages" running on my ... to place three snipers on a certain location. I do get ...Unlucky 13 quiz....at last i done a quiz.Ok heres my effort of a quiz.Usual rules apply,post your answers here and i will mark them on Sunday 23rd. There is a total of 20 points available...…
Ok heres my effort of a quiz.Usual rules apply ... Sunday 23rd. There is a total of 20 points available....
... games in the BEST OF BEYOND compilation. 1 point ... and an official version of the same arcade game ... point who was the star of Automania?
...Lords Of Midnight novel?I just read this in the Crash Online Edition, in a review of Lords Of Midnight- "There is an original reward for the first adventurer to finish off …
... Crash Online Edition, in a review of Lords Of Midnight-
"There is ... /> will become the co-author of a novel based upon the
scenes of his unique version of the War of the Solstice.
Thus you will have had a ...Trying to get hold of Crash Cassette tape and Inlay scans for project! Yep I am now working through all my Crash Issues to make them available on cd or possibly Online(server permitting) later this year. Those of you i…
... ) later this year. Those of you into the 64 might ... digitally remastered the complete set of ZZap64 including all covertapes,posters ... If anybody can submit scans of the covertapes that would be ... /> Finally has anybody seen a copy of the Crash tips tape that ...
