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Weird 'semi-crash' I used to be able to make the 48k speccy do.I've always wondered about this (but I seem unable to recreate it at the moment). I used to be able to get the Speccy to display some weird screen o…
... about this (but I seem unable to recreate it at the moment ... to get the Speccy to display some weird screen of junk by pressing a ... combination of keys. It went something like (from the ' ... or 'C: Nonsense in BASIC', you pressed a key and it was ... -
Need help transferring a file to a Spectrum .dsk fileHello, I was wondering if anyone can help me transfer a file that I have into a spectrum *.dsk file? The background to this request is that I have r…
... into a spectrum *.dsk file?
The background to this request ... is that I have reason to believe that the ... between all machines, Spectrum, CPC and C64.
The ... I need help doing this on the Spectrum side as I ... -
Trying to remember...It's another one of them "My memory is crap" threads about getting the name of something long forgotten. In this instance it's a film I once saw whe…
... /> In this instance it's a film I once saw when I was a ... draw them, they come to life...on the walls, everywhere and start ... been wracking my brains trying to think of anything like what ... and it had a werewolf, dracula and all the monsters in it. Like I ... -
Name this game (type in)I'm trying to remember the name of this type in game from Sinclair Programs. It was pretty awesome, involving you controlling a ship that had to ref…
I'm trying to remember the name of this type in game from Sinclair Programs ... that had to reflect a laser beam to destroy the aliens on the other side ... of a barrier. Here ... -
Empire "Mega" PatchI've been posting [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001619"]Empire[/URL] related bits and pieces [URL="http://www.worldofspectr…
... /showthread.php?t=35727"]all[/URL] [URL="http:// ... [/B] to return to the game and this will swap the timer modes ... the message "YOU MAY USE 0 TO JUMP TO MARKER"
[*]Move the cursor to the ... to leave the galaxy map and you'll see a 10 second countdown in the ... -
What was that game?I used to play a game about 1983/4 about tanks and stuff, strategy thingy. I remember that The idea of the game is to defeat the computer controlle…
... rectangle that responds
to the movement keys). In this expanded view you can ... when one of the teams has lost all it's
shown in a message bar beneath the map. There are 2 ... stategic the computer player is.
but that's all I ... -
This &*%@ is really putting me off of eBay!!!Having serious issues getting a seller to send me an item. Have been extremelly patient, waiting two weeks and trying to arrange her postage for her…
... enough and open a case!
This is all the resolution centre stuff ... the required document (the label for the parcel) to an email in reply but still the ... reply to all that was:
[QUOTE]"Well, firstly I said in ... -
Help me remember the name of this text adventure game?Memory is hazy, I vaguely recall the following.. It was a text adventure game. Each prompt, was preceded by WHAT NEXT [i]name[/i]? If a command wa…
... some limited combat, with the odd graphic thrown in.
... but played it a lot, some of the obstacles and hazards ... to be avoided, and the route was blocked by a lake with crocodiles in ... similar, I've tried them all, in the archive and can't find ... -
The INPUT command routine ($2089)I was looking at the INPUT routine with a view to modifying the intro so that I could pre-load the workspace and edit an existing value, rather than …
... /> 215E IN-VAR-3 CALL 0F2C,EDITOR Get a 'LINE'.
All the system ... variables have to be reset before the actual ... in the lower screen.
2174 IN-VAR-5 LD HL,+5C71 This is ... -
A new multicolor engine called BIFROST*I'm glad to announce the release of a new multicolor engine implemented by yours truly, including high quality 16x16 tiles designed by R-Tape: [IMG]…
... everything in this thread. Instead, I would like to tell the story about this engine ... providing a good implementation of already existing good ideas, that's all ... requiring all projects based on BIFROST* ENGINE to do so, in order to adhere to the ... -
Russian games by SG Software not in the archiveAccording to the games in this site: [url]http://www.sg-software.ru/zxspectrum[/url] -Waterman 2006. Looks like puzzle. -Worm, from 2004. (Looks …
According to the games in this site:
[url] ...
-Word, 2000, looks like a word processor.
-Heri ...
-Paper, 2000. Looks like a type of utility.
-Piramida, 2000. Looks like a puzzle.
-Sten Finn ... -
Strange behaviour in real hardware but not in emulatorsWell, at least not in any emulator I've tried. I've been reported by fellow forum member Macc that both our Maritrini Monster Slayer and Retroworks'…
... models.
The effect can be seen in this video Macc recorded ... if a contended RAM page is paged in, and this seems to be the case (in ... Maritrini, I = $FD). The most strange thing is that all ... -
A Beginner's Guide to Adventures (Author AKA)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000049&loadpics=1&model=books"]A Beginner's Guide to Adventures[/URL] Written by [URL="http:…
... =1&model=books"]A Beginner's Guide to Adventures[/URL]
As per the pic in this [URL="http://www.ebay.co ... the seller could be coaxed into giving us a better pic of the ... cover for the Archive? ;) -
Arctic Moves - Game missing from WoS as last part of the trilogy Army Moves-Navy MoveWhen you manage to finish the game "Navy Moves", a last screen appears with your soldier surrounded of women and a message displayed on the screen: …
When you manage to finish the game "Navy Moves", a last screen appears with ... and a message displayed on the screen:
"Now you can lie in the ... #menu[/url]
Therefore, this Arctic Moves should have its ... -
Difficult to find upper RAM fault.I've recently repaired an issue 3B 48K Spectrum that had a tricky to diagnose upper RAM fault, so I thought I'd post a report of what I found here. …
... to be a 16K Spectrum. This usually indicates a fault with the upper RAM or the ... , the section named RAM-FILL loops over all possible RAM addresses, from high to ... to the same location. A test is then made to see whether the subtraction resulted in ... -
"Pixel after Pixel", WoS contest for the best fan made loading screen$After reading the post where Ste?86 did a splendid fan loading screen for Pud Pud, I had the idea of creating a contest to see which is the best load…
... by a WoSser.
Back in the days, there was such a thing in the spanish ... .
The idea is, then, create a contest where all the forum members ... /> As a homage to the original contest in Microhobby I thought that this could be ... -
The Curse of the Larch : Text Adventure(c) 1988 & (c) 2012 You never really got on with your cousin. So when a party invite turns up on your doorstep you decide that it's maybe time to m…
... and you're living in a tiny flat in Southend-on-Sea. Not ... to the game.
So I shall begin putting it all ... it all started coming back to me. :)
Look forward to the 2012 ... like to know the history behind this game, I've set up a website ... -
At long last i got the speed loader to work.Been trying for almost 3 weeks on getting this speedloader Otla (or whatever it is) to work on my spectrum and tonight I found out how to get it goin…
... on getting this speedloader Otla (or whatever it is) to work ... and this was being used as the main PC to spew the info ... just before it started to load the game in. Well as per normal ... would share this with you all in case someone else was having the same ... -
The Spectrum Show Ep5Episode 5 of The Spectrum Show is now available. In this episode we go back to July 1983 and take a look at all the Sinclair news and Spectrum game …
... of The Spectrum Show is now available.
In this episode we ... go back to July 1983 and take a look at all the ... anyone wants to help with the making of this show, please get in touch ... -
The Spectrum Show Ep6Phew! Finally Episode 6 is here. In this episode we go back to August 1983 and take a look at all the Sinclair news and Spectrum game releases. We…
... /> In this episode we go back to August 1983 and take a look at all the ... anyone wants to help with the making of this show, please get in touch ... . I am not asking anyone to ... -
SpecBAS 0.747 Now available!Hiya folks - it's update time again! SpecBAS has had a load of new fixes, as well as some new additions! Firstly, as you all wanted it, SpecBAS can…
... This is still in development, but goes like this:< ... now have all the symbols in the places you ... TO x2,y2 - allows you to specify a coordinate system for a window which all ... to their var equivalents
Bugs Fixed:
The "Scroll?" message ... -
How to change the colour of an input line?Hello my fellow WoS'ers I remember the way-back machine on the humble 48k where I could write a REM statement in basic, but I could also change the …
... write a REM statement in basic, but I could also change the background ... paper of that text input. This would ... on 128k machines ?
This would be REALLY handy for ... current project as its a bit of a chore to read - sadly I ... -
Does this Windows program exist?If you're anything like me, then you often (and I mean [B]often[/B]) are given a friend or family member's PC or laptop to sort out, as it's "running…
... want to use, it takes ages to boot the machine, a further epoch to bring ... posting about (I can clean a PC in my sleep, by now ... and tell you what they all are, and what can safely ... of, of course), and a program like this would be very helpful ... -
The Spectrum Show Episode 9Welcome to Episode 9 of The Spectrum Show. In this episode we go back to November 1983 and take a look at all the Sinclair news and Spectrum game re…
... to Episode 9 of The Spectrum Show.
In this episode ... we go back to ... November 1983 and take a look at all the ... shoot-out, this time we compare all the Spectrum Galaxian ... -
The Spectrum Show Episode 10This is the last episode in the series, but don't worry, I will return after a short break. In this episode we go back to December 1983 and take a l…
... after a short break.
In this episode we go back to December ... 1983 and take a look at all the ... Sinclair news announce the ... -
name the gameHello all, i've been trying to find the name of this spectrum game for ages, i used to play it when i was a kid and would like to see it now but i ca…
Hello all, i've been trying to find the name of this spectrum game for ... , i used to play it when i was a kid and would ... like to see it now ... items in some of them. I can't remember the aim of the ... -
How to lengthen the life of a laptop battery that I rarely use?I keep my laptop mostly plugged in, so the battery doesn't get used. So to keep the battery viable (not charged as such, just working so that I can c…
... plugged in, so the battery doesn't get used. So to keep the ... if I'm going to take the laptop away with me ... imagine so), or leaving it in the laptop all the time? I've heard ... storing it in the freezer (!), as somehow that does the most to keep the battery ... -
Troubleshooting a DivIDE KitI am looking for suggestions to getting my DivIDE working. This has been rather problematic as I had an incredible red-faced, how could I be such an…
... looking for suggestions to getting my DivIDE working. This has been rather ... , in that I managed the first time around to solder all the IC sockets into the ... putting them in from the wrong side. After much work with a solder ... -
Wilderland - A Hobbit EnvironmentWhile playing [I]The Hobbit[/I] have you ever asked yourself what's [I]really[/I] going on in this wonderful world created by Philip Mitchell and Ver…
... [I]really[/I] going on in this wonderful world created by Philip ... time to find out! -- WILDERLAND (WL) runs the original game code in a ... a log what all the other creatures (NPC) do while Bilbo is in ... wl/wl.htm[/URL]
to find out more!
Trying to remember the name of a TV showI've been trying to remember the name of a tv show that was on briefly in the mid or late 90's. It featured 2 Scots guys (i think) in a video rental …
... trying to remember the name of a tv show that was on briefly in the ... 2 Scots guys (i think) in a video rental shop who would ... .
I think the video shop was close to me (Hamilton, i ... .
Can anyone remember what the show was called?
