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Did you choose to have a Speccy or did it just happen that way?A strange question I know, but, the reason I ask is that when we (my family) were looking to buy a computer non of my mates had computers and non of …
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Why is Who Dares Wins II not called Who Dares Wins?Hello. I was playing a Spectrum game: Who Dares Wins II. That game had originally been advertised as Who Dares Wins but was not released as that. Wh…
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What did I miss?Hi. I've been reading the scanned Your Sinclair magazines as they've been appearing here at WoS. I was rather disturbed when I realized how many is…
... never read at all. I didn't own a single issue after ... really good ones that weren't merely coin op-conversions?
TransAm - technical curiosityHi all, I guess this is for you machine code experts: how come a snapshot of TransAm always places the trophies in different places when I start a n…
... .C.G in -83) guys didn't program that kind of procedure ...WANTED: spectrum xmas release PYJAMARAMA & AUTOMANIAI got very excited when I saw this up for sale on ebay: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?viewitem&item=3061309089&ssPageName=ADME:X:ON:U…
... would be enough, and I didn't look again until after the ...Calling Inform Z-code users...This is just a wild swing really. I've been using Inform 6 to try and develop an adventure game. Inform, if u didn't know, is a programming languag…
... adventure game. Inform, if u didn't know, is a programming language ...Conversion from TZX to WAVThis has probably been done to death, but a search didn't find anything... I'm looking for a utility that'll convert from TZX to WAV so that I can r…
... to death, but a search didn't find anything...
I ...ANN: Tipshop updated Sunday, 18 January 2004Sunday 18 January 2004 A fairly hefty update - lots of POKEs, maps, tips, cheats, and some general maintenance * Fixed the hyperlink for the tips …
... POKEs from Hack Attack III didn't work.
After some prodding ... for Jungle Warrior which hadn't made the transfer from Hack ...Cartridge gamesWhen consoles took over the games market in 1990, many software houses started making cartridge games for the C64. Ocean actually decided that they w…
... like to know is, why didn't something similar happen on the ...clueless spectrum usersI was quite young when I owned a speccy and didn't know much about how it worked. When I loaded games via the tape recorder it said in the manual so…
... I owned a speccy and didn't know much about how it ... had a +2 because it didn't make any noise, and (oh ...My obsession...Trying to remember quite what I did in the 80's and when I did it is quite hard, as I was a way little tyke and it's all a blur. But I was really sur…
... again and again, but doesn't work!"
And at the ... had done something similar. I didn't even know this diary existed ...Ebay findsWhat's the best deal you've found, and won, on Ebay? For me, the most recent will be a Speccy +2A with 102 games, most of these are the small cardbo…
... the week, but the speccy didn't turn up, I chased and ...Space: 1999 based games?I loved the TV show, but I don't seem to find any games based on it, am I wrong? Searching for 1999 didn't help. Anyone?
I loved the TV show, but I don't seem to find any games based on it, am I wrong? Searching for 1999 didn't help. Anyone?Abe's Mission - EscapeIs there anybody here who rescued all 40 Mudokons in this game? I think that I have already passed all the screens, but I didn't find 15 of them at a…
... all the screens, but I didn't find 15 of them at ...request to leech tape inlaysHi, I'm after a copy of the zx speccy inlay scans for [url="http://www.tosec.info"]www.tosec.info[/url], so I begged the webmaster for permission an…
oh diana ;)This Flash-animation by Matt-from-earth is really cool.. I found it "somewhere" and after that I made a search on the net but didn't find it anywhere…
... search on the net but didn't find it anywhere so hopefully ...Recognize any games by loading noise? :)Hi all, OK, a bit surreal question, but seems there are many around who were really into games, so how about any who can recognize some games just …
... 's, but can't remember for sure. Haven't tried it on ... pirate collection). I guess I didn't come to mention it only ...What's the best emulator......for running under Windows XP? I recently upgraded (grudgingly), aonly to find the emulators I had (Z80, Gleck, RealSpectrum) didn't work, or said …
...for running under Windows XP? I recently upgraded (grudgingly), aonly to find the emulators I had (Z80, Gleck, RealSpectrum) didn't work, or said that there was a file missing. ANyone help?How rare is R@RE?Yes, I've been wondering this 'rare' thing. How rare, in fact, are the old Spectrum-items? I mean it seems that some Ultimate games fetch hefty piles…
... smile on his face. I didn't pay much for it because ... for them accordingly. 'Boxed' doesn't mean anything to me, I ...Playground Battles - Ridiculous ClaimsAah, the old days! All that rivalry between the various 8 bit computers. Can anyone remember any ridiculous claims made by the Spectrum haters to tr…
... back then - in 1985, I didn't even know what an Amstrad ...Spectrum booksOK, this is a question posed not out of curiosity, but because I have to construct the 'bibliography' section of some paper I'm making. Unfortunately…
... there (please don't ask me why, I didn't make up this ...So the Loki thenWell, my first Speccy was a +2 and it seems that I missed all the fuss made about the machine that Sinclair Research were working on when Amstrad bou…
... a great home computer. Why didn't Amstrad release it? I understand ...Saving on tape images in emulatorsWhich emulators support saving files on tape images? I know this works in Spectaculator and ZX32. I didn't found how to do in in Spin and Klive, and …
... in Spectaculator and ZX32. I didn't found how to do in ... on tape image emulator can't be a good development platform ... . I don't like to develop in one ...When time stood still for 42 par secsWhat I mean by that is that around 4 years ago (maybe more, memory fails me) I innocently entered "ZX Spectrum" in google, and a moment later the wor…
... three, just in case one didn't work - that's how bad ...Retro Gamer Issue 2Hiya all Lot of talk about Retro Gamer 1 around, but can anyone help me get a copy of issue 2! I've tried everywhere in southampton but no ones got …
... a few ' The first issue didn't sell so were not carrying ...I think I have some titles not in your archive, but am afraid to ask....I don't venture in here much. I don'd understand it, last time I thought I had some I didn't.... and I am embarrsed to try again... Anyway I have; …
I don't venture in here much. I ... thought I had some I didn't.... and I am embarrsed to ...Spectrian for Symbian S60 phonesSpectrian is a new Sinclair ZX Spectrum Emulator for Symbian Series 60 phones (such as Nokia 3650, 3660 and 7650). I installed the program on my Noki…
... 128k version, which the ZXBoy didn't. I think we have a ... and all, only you can't save the game or the ...ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 24 March 2004Wednesday 24 March 2004 * Richard Jordan sent an updated (and improved) version of his map for Chuckie Egg 2 * Viktor Drozd has been as busy as ever…
... /> Puffy's Saga , Rocky , S.T.U.N. Runner ,
Screwie ... , Superman - Man of Steel ,
T.L.L. , Trapdoor 2: Through ... , he sent another POKE which didn't make the
port from ... Exploding Fist 1, The,
T.L.L., Phantomas 2, S ...Dan Dare 256 colour project many may not be aware of.I still need/want to try Vladimir's emulator. But I think many people here aren't aware of another 256 colour project, which was mentioned on C.S.S. …
... think many people here aren't aware of another 256 colour ... . a while back. I don't think the author went particularly ... heard of Dan Dare and didn't
even realise that Treens ... load any game which doesn't
require special tricks. The ..."TommyGun" gets a complete MAKEOVER for next release ...From the author, Tony Thompson ... """""""""""""""""""""""""" [B][I] I hadn't worked on the TommyGun editor for while. But when I got sick (about …
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I hadn't worked on the TommyGun editor ... home but I couldn't concentrate so I didn't.
So ... />
So if you haven't already guessed, I've changed ... application, and damn if isn't powerful.
Its proving ...
