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New DBOk, time to clear this up. After god knows how many pages of discussions, nobody from ZXDB has contacted me at all. Firstly, there will never be a…
... , advertised versions, etc.. It's been a mammoth task ... server. Don't forget - we are an archive. It's a ... made no secret that it wasn't the database we will ... be using, as it is ... WoS db didn't do. Because of the indexing, it has improved ... -
New Utility ZXSTLC[b]New Utility ZX Spectrum Tape (& Disk) Loader Creator[/b] I made this utility to easily create tape and +3 disk loaders for my projects and have…
... utilised. My normal loaders didn't cut it especially for page/bank 7 ... load issue the utility makes it easier to bundle together ... see below.
Finally it also works perfectly fine for ... enough to do without it.
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Two new spectrums arrived. One no video.Got a +2 and a Toastrack arrived today. Toastrack was actually in good condition, little wear, though a little dirty. Worked well on first power up, …
... first power up, but didn't do anything because the keyboard is ... toast, though I can't see where it's broken.
... . Going to have to do some troubleshooting. Could take ... a while. I think it's the earlier +2. ... no video. Will put it aside until I have some ... -
Which expansions can I attach to a +2A?I have several peripherals that I would like to connect to a +2A: an Interface 1 with Microdrive, a +D disk interface and kempston joystick interface…
... key Spectrum and sat underneath it, however I did manage to ... to connect the IF1 to it. I would not recommend trying ... to directly connect it to the +2A, though!
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Games UNDERated by magazinesYep, a slight twist on the previous topic. Which were the games you thought were underrated by mags, but were really much better in your opinion. …
... scrolling - but didn't really get the praise it deserved
... the Speccy - but didn't do so well in reviews.< ... every mag except Crash - it's a fantastic game. ... broken the reviewing systems, it was that good for ... /Dun Darach clone - it should have been rated ... -
Best joystickWhat was your best joystick to use for the Speccy? Mine would have to go to the Atari VCS original. This was a joystick that could live thru just ab…
I didn't do too bad with QuickShot IIs, ... +... at least, I think it was. It was the one you could ... Master System's joypads with it through the adapter cable. And ... -
pics of people who visit wos :)hi everybody, how about having pics of people who visit world of spectrum :) octave
... give up. You really don't get it, do you? You hear that ... /> [/quote]
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Tournament in Speccy games - Speccy Tour 2002Hi all ! I see a lot of talking about games here, so how about playing some Speccy's games ?? You can found final update of Speccy Tour 2002 (ST0…
... interesting, but I don't speak it. It's just your luck - I ... . I'm surprised the Spectrum didn't do too well in Italia. -
The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…
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Cos *you* didn't post it?
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The Spectrum and it's rivals...This has no doubt been posted and debated many times before, across hundreds of messages boards and across hundreds of playgrounds before that, but h…
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Cos *you* didn't post it?
You do realise that you ... entire topics to disappear, don't you?
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Spectrum vs Amstrad (C64 has been knocked out!)The C64 was sensationally knocked out this morning of the Micromart World Cup by Amstrad, the final score being 71 votes to 70. In a week-long match …
... , because of the way it works there is alot less ... how i think he did it ), looks better than i ... horrible so blocky, too bad it takes too much cpu :( ... spectrum. i guess they didn't want it to be "better" than ... />
i bet you do :) ... where are you on CSS ...Retro Remakes: Jetpac & HyperbowlMy brother and I comprise Banshee Studio's (known in the Spectrum era as Banshee Software and Redsoft). We have completed writting a PC retro remake…
... we're having trouble with it as this is the first ... to do multiplayer in a ream time environment and we didn't plan it ...games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…
... :
1. It's not been designed to ... .
2. It dumbed the spectrum down. The ... case) but it wouldn't tell you exactly *what* it did to ... speed up or what it didn't do to increase the accuracy. ... windows emulation just isn't up to scratch. Spin ...Spectrum Vs Amiga - Last chance!!!Amiga 60% Spectrum 40% The poll ends tomorrow. Come on folks, this is your last chance to vote! Just in case anyone is wondering (and worried) - no…
... . Many people here know I didn't even want to vote at ... case, and I thought about it and weighed each pound for ... the 1200/4000. Why is it that when people refer to ...TZX compatibility issuesI seem to have a problem with using TZX files on different emulators. Specifically, files Saved As TZX from emulator. I better explain: I have a fe…
... has nothing to do with the timings ... br />
I didn't say it was a lot of work ...
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It might break compatibility with older ... [/quote]
It perhaps would break compatibility with ... /> Honestly, I don't think it would make any sense ...Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
It would be nice to see a bit of colour on the walls etc. Target Renegade had some and even though it clashed, it didn't do any real harm. Besides, I like a bit of clash in games. ;)Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
... /> [quote]I honestly think it would be dumb to e ... they'd rather you didn't do something but there's ... that he should lighten about it all.[/quote]
[quote]It's just 3 guys getting ... worrying about. I can't do crap about it either way.
Funniest Thing I've Ever ReadThis from Amstrad's company information page: 1984 Amstrad launches the first mass market Home Computer package (CPC range), designed by Amstrad e…
... didn't do too badly on the home PC front though, what does it ... .25" disk I played on it :)
[ This Message was ...Ever not get past level 1 in a game but still played it?I never got out of the first screen of bugaboo the flea. I kept going back to and tried to beat it. Bugaboo was so cool just jumping around avoiding…
I didn't play it much, but I never could ... , and never knew what to do next.
Anyone could help ... me?
It'd be nice to see ...Did you own any other 8bit systemsI didn't get a Speccy untill Christmas 86, after owning an Atari 2600. I stuck with my Spectrum untill 1992 when I finally got an Amiga (spit) Most …
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A Casio handheld Computer (didn't do much!)
C64 (in the ... /> Texas Instruments TI99/4?? (Erm, it had chess!)
Amstrad CPC464 ...You live you learn - random ramblingsWell I've been around for some time now and I continue to be amazed at the new things I find on WoS. For example, today I came across Martijn's inte…
... answer. I don't care if it doesn't seem well motivated to ... they can't sell in?
[quote]Tastes do differ. And ... .
Either way I didn't say it was a good arguement, merely ... writing, note) was that they didn't want to mess with the ...Anyone for a hacking challenge ?I have to get the DSK version of Tomahawk to work. It uses the well-known Digital Integration "SECURITY CODE" lock just like in Bobsled, ATF, etc. Th…
... Lenslok proggy I chose...
It's TT RACER but I ... /> 2. On the Lenslok screen it always starts off with 'OK ... jump to E2A0 and there it is...
E26E LD ...ArtistryIn my younger days (and to a certain extent, now) I was always intrigued about how the loading screens were constructed. Back then I'd assumed it was…
... the time (not sure why it didn't work the remaining 10% - I ... slowness and didn't do much debugging on it :) ). Again, I don't remember the ... pixel here. If there isn't it PLOTS with the ink colour ... . If there is, it skips advance along that direction ...Game votingWe often see threads querying which games are any good, which ones would be nice to remake, personal top 1/3/5/10, etc. To help people out, why not v…
... games the way you do, voting based on completely ... fear the second option do not entirely serve the ... /> [quote]
[quote]How do you think crash or your ... averages spoilers" but it seems you do... So I want ... your last remark you didn't use it that good.
...Game votingWe often see threads querying which games are any good, which ones would be nice to remake, personal top 1/3/5/10, etc. To help people out, why not v…
... the games the way you do, voting based on completely ... called "averages spoilers" but it seems you do... So I want to ... with your last remark you didn't use it that good.
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[url="http://mondodizzy ...where to get moonrakerhi i search the game moonraker. in the archive they wrote Missing In Action! . i hope that it is allowed to ask this question. if someone have an id…
... i do not remember the author nor the year.
it is ... "-games in the archieve and didn't found it.
but maybe ...Head Over Heels remake RELEASED !Hey all ! The Retrospec remake of Head Over Heels has JUST been released. The URL with everything important, including a 15Mb download is : [url="h…
... options on how to "fix" it... :
1 ... it will kill you constantly though
2. If you didn't do ...
2. If you didn't do anything else but Fall down ... thing to do.
What do you guys ... bugs" please do report them so it can be fixed ...Nether Earth controversyIf anyone was wondering, that was me who gave Forum-favourite Nether Earth a 7 out of 10 score. And at least one point was for the nice graphics and …
... you are supposed to do and secondly I cant ... /> Pah! It's a fine game. Didn't know it existed until a ... few months ago when someone mentioned it ... . But it's also way ... 2. For that reason it gets 8/10 from ...Head Over Heels remake RELEASED !Hey all ! The Retrospec remake of Head Over Heels has JUST been released. The URL with everything important, including a 15Mb download is : [url="h…
... C2 didn't do as well as C1, I'd agree, but it's ... a remake that I took over and so I didn't ... really have a choice about it. I was ... as well, though, because it wouldn't have taken a huge ... use, and the game also didn't throw enemies in your face ...Zub - Lightfarce - Will the hidden game unlock on a PC?I've tried to use the keys to make Lightfarce work on my emu [Spectaculator] but ot just won't happen! I know it works I used to have the classic on …
... record, I managed to get it to work, but that was ... so, what did it do that the other nasties didn't?
The ... "ZAP" on it looked like a contender, but it didn't do anything except knock ... out at me... and, no, it didn't.
