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Thanks for the support!!There's been a bit of (unwanted and unprovoked) negative commentary made by an ex-WoSser on Twitter and FB recently and the support for WoS from the …
... discussed on WoS on a semi-regular basis for ... we are still getting a steady flow of applicants ... there!!) we will be in a very nice comfortable position.
... and I've mentioned a number other factors earlier ... none can really hold a candle to WoS whatever ... -
Misprint in CrashJust wanted to share a funny thing i saw in crash If you look at crash magazine issue 50(1988 march) page 99 there is a review on Los Angeles SWAT…
Just wanted to share a funny thing i saw ... /> page 99 there is a review on Los Angeles SWAT ... the graphics and you see a very good Graphics showing picture ... the same page there is a review on merlin.
... an awful picture of...( a pic from los angeles swat ... -
Could someone please help me identify this game music?It's been going round my head for weeks... I'm pretty certain it was from a game I played loads... but I can't for the life of me remember the game a…
... with this tune.
A (very rough - it's been over ... />
[code] 10 LET a$="T160N5bC3a5bga#f3b5e"
20 LET ... br /> 70 LET g$="O3N5#a#a#a#a#a#a#a#aFFFFFFFF"
80 LET h ... T160N7fc5f3c5f3cag"
8000 LET x$=a$+a$+c$+e$+f$+h$+f ... -
Bearded Vulture near the Severn?Just checking if any Wossers live nearby & have seen this fellow? If not maybe can comment on the crowds of twitchers that have turned up? https:…
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I'm a lapsed birder, but we literally ... about seeing a Lammergeier on home soil. This is a VERY unusual occurrence ... -
Spectrum Search - Alpha One ReleaseI would like to announce Spectrum Search. This uses the JSON feed from http://search.kolbeck.dk, and the files are taken from the WoS mirror. Thi…
... mirror.
This is a very early alpha release. All the ... links work (Yippee - I know a lot of users want that ... Jquery and was developed by a friend of mine last Saturday ... /> The next release will include a game search engine. Credit to ... -
ZX Spectrum CartridgesI have been thinking of "cloning" ZX Cartridges for a while (case, board and silicon skirt), to be able to make new releases or replace damaged cartr…
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However, Cartridges have a a nasty limitation, which is the ... started a long experiment with controlled case heating (always very far ... that it can literally become a single part.
a very risky procedure, due to the ... -
Suggestion for ZX Uno improvementsI really enjoy my ZX Uno, however, I do see some improvements that I think could be made to the Uno. 1) When you press CTRL-ALT-Backspace or when …
... the Uno, you have a very short time before you ... I'd put a put a reminder for completeness.
a key and getting ... connector physical connector seems a bit weak, caution needs ... shot, triggering a debugger or monitor with a 3 key ... -
Sgrizam review:Yet another review. Sgrizam this time. http://spectrumparadise.blogspot.com.es/search/label/Sgrizam Not a very good game. Remember it from back…
... /label/Sgrizam
Not a very good game. Remember it from ... back in the day cause a friend of mine let me ... borrow it. Too simple for a game mad ein 86. Enjoy ... -
Slashed tyre?So I left the house this morning for work, walked past my car (parked in a parking bay outside my building), and noticed the tyre was flat. I haven't…
... my car (parked in a parking bay outside my building ... days, no sign of a slow puncture or any deflation ... this evening, and I noticed a very thin slice/cut, about ... my wing mirror glass nicked a while back, so it ... might just be a random nobber walking past.
YSRNRYAccording to the facebook & twitter pages, Nick has been sent a very graphic & violent message referencing WoS. Whilst I do appreciate the support…
... pages, Nick has been sent a very graphic & violent message referencing ... messaged Nick to ask for a copy, I have to ask ...ZX Dandanator! Mini - Cartridge system for SpectrumsHi All, I'd like to present a little HW I've developed during the last three months. It's aimed at providing a console-like usage experience for a…
... for all Spectrums at a very low cost (target is ...
There is also a menu system for launching 10 ... freezing loading screens for a while. 128k game loading ... />
There is a Mac/Win/Linux program (English ...
And this is a small video of the system ...Which Is Best?!Welcome to the July edition of Which Is Best? Last month I pitched two very good breakout clones against each other,...Tonic Tile on the ST against …
... /> Last month I pitched two very good breakout clones against each ... /> This month I place 2 very impressive racers when it comes ... the Amiga,...they both contain a very static looking vehicle you control ... but it they are both very impressive for sense of speed ...Spectrum version of Pacomix2?There is a very good logic game [b]Pacomix 2[/b] on Amiga. Gameplay is here: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jQbqyZYVrM"]https://youtube.com/w…
There is a very good logic game [b]Pacomix 2[/b] on Amiga. Gameplay is here: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jQbqyZYVrM"]https://youtube.com/watch?v=1jQbqyZYVrM[/url]
Is there any Spectrum game based on the same idea?The RZX Request ThreadI have no idea if anything like this has ever been tried - but given that I am only a very occasional visitor these days I'd hope you all don't mind …
... that I am only a very occasional visitor these days ... these, I was never very good at these Atic Atac ... to pick up a weapon or a healing potion and ... remember was singled out on a "games with ridiculous controls ... I don't have a joystick or a gamepad either.
...How do you play Mission Omega?Theres a very interesting looking game called Mission Omega. You design robots and send them off to investigate a space station (I think). http:/…
Theres a very interesting looking game called Mission ... send them off to investigate a space station (I think).
Its a very primitive version of Duskers :
November Fox by Esther BertramEsther is looking for people to read her book free, prior to it's release on the 1st November on Amazon. It is a fantasy tale which is a mystery and …
... Amazon. It is a fantasy tale which is a mystery and it ... , you can then ask for a PDF copy, etc for free ... day.
She is a very talented musician and has poured ... a few good years into the ...Spectrum chiptunes cassette AGAIN :)Hey. Not that new songs but at least for the tape-recorders' fans. :) Strudel Tapes Label from Russian Federation has published those, this m…
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3. Yerzmyey - A Very Odd Adventure (ZX Spectrum) [3 ... br /> 16. Yerzmyey - Superman - A Cover (ZX Spectrum) [2:04 ... 18. Yerzmyey - Sailor Moon Star - A Cover (ZX Spectrum, TurboSound) [3 ... $5 shipping. Just send a message to strudeltapes@gmail.com ...Bubble GhostI think Bubble Ghost would be a fun little game to receive a very late Spectrum conversion. There are versions for the C64, CPC and original Game Boy…
... Ghost would be a fun little game to receive a very late Spectrum ... 't played it, you're a ghost who swoops around the ... screen indirectly controlling a bubble by blowing it past ... blowing (e.g. pipe charms a snake so you can get ...What??Just checking the forums, I found out that the thread about the future of WoS was closed, which is IMHO a very bad sign, as the thread was being usef…
... was closed, which is IMHO a very bad sign, as the thread ... were showing their opinions in a way which needed to be ... and was taking place in a respectful way even if the ...Finally completed the first screen of ChillerI have vivid memories of this game from my first time round on the Spectrum. http://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/c/Chiller…
... inlay, serviceable loading screen and a very fitting spooky atmosphere. Okay so ... again recently and after not a little perseverance I finally finished ...Anyone remember this space gameI vaguely remember owning an early space game where if you died it displayed the Sinclair Research screen as a joke to make it look like your machine…
... the Sinclair Research screen as a joke to make it ... an alien and then chose a direction to go and ... - one of which was a very difficult maze like game with ... got very far but played it quiet a bit - it had a very ... none of the names ring a bell. Anyone know what ...CHUNK ZONEA very simple game: Blast the evil green chunks and the more evil white chunks (if hit they give you some health point) QAOPM or joystick M (or fir…
A very simple game:
Blast the ... the green chunks
M+A (fire+ down) to shoot at ...Glitches, tricks, and sequence breaking in Spectrum games?Me banging on about[b] Deus Ex[/b], skip it if you don't like the game. I've just found out that it's possible to complete the original Deus Ex (b…
... legally pass only when carrying a certain object) by swinging ... Andrew Broad[/url] has written a very comprehensive list of these quirks ... andrewbroad/spectrum/willy/list.html"]VERY hard JSW/MM fan ... which sadly makes an already very easy game even easier.
WreckersDoes anyone know what happened to this game? [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0012242"]worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0…
... version?), it could have been a very good game indeed:
http ...ZX Speccy +2A - B&W & snowy RF output + other issuesHi All, I am new to this forum and I am back to the Spectrum world after 25 years. Recently I've bought a second hand +2A (+2B board - Z70833 Issu…
... my phone and it works very well.
4. All ... any troubles.
6. Built a proper composite output board based ... again. However the image is very snow-ish with some ghosts ... like watching analogue TV from a very remote broadcasting centre. De-coupling ...Ordered tapes and memory links.I did something a bit sad this evening... In the old days of Spectrum, I used to keep my tapes in those little plastic cases / racks from woolies.…
... 'm obsessive). This became a thing for me over the ... what? This has given me a form of synaesthesia (if ... that list, I get a very strong memory of the time ... I then created a list of links in a folder (linux versions ... day. Now I have a virtual shelf of tapes.
Hard Drivin' on the Speccy this needs to be fixed !I just tried Hard Drivin' on the Speccy it's a very impressive feat it's smooth and fast and in 3D nothing short of amazing actually. But it's almost…
I just tried Hard Drivin' on the Speccy it's a very impressive feat it's smooth and fast and in 3D nothing short of amazing actually. But it's almost impossible to play cause of the oversensitive controls how can they have not fixed it ? :(RRGGBB Color codes in HexI got talking to some students about hex color codes the other day,it was not the topic under discussion more an aside. My students seemed completely…
... a color or even a shade of a color and I would give a very ... format such as #FF8822 being a vibrant orange.
You ... have thought I was possessing a super power or something. At ...Does anyone know whatever happened to Miles Kinlock?In the 1990s, during the 'dark times' of the Spectrum (between the commercial magazine days of old, and the then in-the-future forums of WOS), a few …
... future forums of WOS), a few of us kept the ... pen-friend, but he was a very good programmer, and he ... fantastic stuff, including fixing a ton of bugs in the ... contact him? Miles was a great bloke, clever and ... just suddenly decide to become a hermit, and break off ...
