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  • Retro Gamer dead and buriedJust in case anyone is interested, Live Publishing (who publish Retro Gamer) have gone belly up and were put into administration on Monday. All their…

    ... ]

    De facto, yes. Amstrad have given permission for the ... (see FAQ for details). AFAIK, Commodore (or whoever owns the rights ...
    beanz beanz August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Ultimate Play The Game Release DatesHi, Ive been designing a plaque for my ultimate play the game collection for a display cabinet, and Ive found a discrepancy with some of the release…

    More....

    MSX
    48 6014 - Nightshade
    ... (same as Spectrum)

    Amstrad
    48 5014 - Nightshade

    MSX
    Martianoids
    Bubbler
    Gunfright

    Amstrad
    RichB RichB October 2005 Games
  • How many Speccy's Did U Own?Hey guys, just wondering how many Spectrum's you lot owned???? I had 3....I used to smash them up when I got pissed off on a game...Seriously....tha…

    ... Commodore Vic 20
    12 Commodore C64
    2 Commodore C128
    1 Commodore ... Dragon 32

    1 Amstrad 464 (Colour monitor)
    1 ... Amstrad 664 (Colour monitor)
    1 Amstrad 6128 (Colour monitor)
    1 Amstrad ...
    MikeW MikeW November 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Old software shops that have come and gone.One that i remember fondly was Software Plus in Great Yarmouth, i bought my copy of Streetfighter II C64 there, and also a little gamestore in the Ma…

    ... rack with Spectrum/Vic-20/Commodore 16/Amstrad games and the like ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn January 2006 Games
  • Would you buy speccy games if they were made/sold today?Say for some crazy instant that ZX Spectrum came back on the scene bigtime and they started making selling ZX Spectrum versions of the latest games, …

    ... an alternative Earth where the Commodore C64GS games console was a ... ", a nostalgia site about the Amstrad GX400 console. Something like Super ...
    Ashley Pomeroy Ashley Pomeroy January 2006 Games
  • Why did the Commodore 64 lose to the Spectrum in the UK?The Commodore 64 was released in the UK in 1983. As we all know, it was a great machine from a US company with a much larger financial backing than t…

    ... topic slightly, how did the Amstrad CPC fare? I know very ... . MSX... and insert some more examples here.

    And Amstrad Action ... Spectrum games talking about the Amstrad/Schneider, and one of the ...
    Ashley Pomeroy Ashley Pomeroy January 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Why did the Commodore 64 lose to the Spectrum in the UK?The Commodore 64 was released in the UK in 1983. As we all know, it was a great machine from a US company with a much larger financial backing than t…

    ... topic slightly, how did the Amstrad CPC fare? I know ... MSX... and insert some more examples here.

    And Amstrad Action ... Spectrum games talking about the Amstrad/Schneider, and one of ... N.
    [/quote]
    Amstrad fanatics will suggest that the ...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler January 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Amstrad CPCWhy did the CPC lose out so badly to the Spectrum and C64 - it looks a tidy bit of kit and seemed to have a half decent number of games released for …

    ... a punter back then the Amstrad just didn't appeal. The ... did had access to a Commodore 16 and that was awful ...
    Dave Fountain Dave Fountain March 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Amstrad CPCWhy did the CPC lose out so badly to the Spectrum and C64 - it looks a tidy bit of kit and seemed to have a half decent number of games released for …

    I loved the Amstrad CPC as a machine. I ... over from the Spectrum or Commodore 64 without any serious attempt ... count the number of quality Amstrad originals on one hand: Sorcery ...
    Matt_B Matt_B March 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Amstrad CPCWhy did the CPC lose out so badly to the Spectrum and C64 - it looks a tidy bit of kit and seemed to have a half decent number of games released for …

    ... ...


    Amstrad CPC... 4

    Commodore 64.. at least ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers March 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum Only GamesHiyas peeps. Has anyone out there got a list of 'spectrum only' games? As in, games that were only ever brought out on the spectrum, not cross plat…

    Amaurote was released for Spectrum, C64, Amstrad, Atari XE/XL and MSX, so definitely not a Spectrum only game!
    RichB RichB March 2006 Games
  • Spectrum Only GamesHiyas peeps. Has anyone out there got a list of 'spectrum only' games? As in, games that were only ever brought out on the spectrum, not cross plat…

    A lot of ultimate games were released for the msx as well(from what i remember).

    The legend of avalon may have been spectrum only.
    An amstrad version of the sequel dragontorc was released though.
    Technician-Ted Technician-Ted March 2006 Games
  • A hyperthetical Speccy FutureDo you think if the Speccy had've continued through the 90's or maybe up until present day, that maybe they would've made multi-button joysticks/pads…

    ... better concepted machines failed - as Commodore Amiga and Atari ST - by ... limits - if not by Sinclair/Amstrad, then by diverse clones - starting ...
    piters piters April 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Unknown UTPG game?well, maybe you know about it, but as I&#180;ve read about the [B]Ultimate Play the Game[/B] titles, never seen this one... surely this wasn&#180;t m…

    It's worth noting that some of the Ultimate games, such as KnightLore, also appeared on the Amstrad, BBC, and also, I think, the MSX.
    bobs bobs May 2006 Games
  • Is there any Sinclair world cup anthem?I've just been listening to a few World cup anthems past and present, but what I really need is a World Cup anthem that mentions any of the sinclair …

    ... 's bound to say;
    Amstrad gonna build some ZX +3 ... beat that ---- Commode but
    Commodore won U.S.A.
    Where's that AY chip gone... Where's that AY chip gone... May 2006 Chit chat
  • Un-identical conversionscan anybody recall the conversions which were absolutely unidentical on different PCs? for example [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi…

    Black Tiger. The Spectrum and Amstrad CPC versions were very similar but the commodore 64 version looked well different.
    BruceNorton BruceNorton May 2006 Games
  • Un-identical conversionscan anybody recall the conversions which were absolutely unidentical on different PCs? for example [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi…

    ... Spectrum and Amstrad CPC versions were very similar but the commodore 64 ...
    Sadako Sadako May 2006 Games
  • When did Spectrum games "jump the shark"Sorry to use that hackneyed term, but there's no easier way of putting it. Basically, during the Spectrum's commercial life (roughly 1982-1992) when…

    ... chop when the nineties arrived. Amstrad, Commodore and Sinclair all fell away ...
    Spector Spector May 2006 Games
  • What is it exactly about that Spectrum that you like so much?I'm sure that most people here will agree that there's something very special about the Speccy, thats why we visit WOS afterall... But what why has i…

    ... the two machines - The Commodore 64 and the Amstrad CPC series - that ...
    Matt_B Matt_B May 2006 Games
  • Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]

    ... in computing found with sinclairs, commodore/amigas and ataris. the x86s ... I want is the pre-amstrad 128k or the spectrum+ if ... not so fond of the amstrad ones, proly too nostalgic.
    konpyuuta_san konpyuuta_san May 2006 Chit chat
  • What could Sinclair have doneI know that he lost interest in home computers, but Sinclair as a computer company could have had a longer life span than it did, the move from 8 bit…

    ... of businesses that later bought Amstrad PCWs. Lack of PC compatibility ... making similar mistakes like the Commodore Plus 4 though.

    Matt_B Matt_B July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Playground Banter....Any of you peeps have playground banter at school with the C64 or Amstrad boys! I can remember at my school there was about 5 of us in my class who …

    ... remember it was always those commodore 64 owners who started it ... any problems with BBC or Amstrad owners just those pesky c64 ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton August 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…

    ... .) Almost all the BBC and Amstrad users I knew had them ... by selling the line to Amstrad must have seemed a bit ... bonus.

    I doubt Commodore thought they'd still be ...
    Matt_B Matt_B September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…

    ... a leg up on the Commodore. Fast mass storage included. It ... problems with this.
    1. Amstrad may not have purchased everything ... 's sales. That's something Amstrad wouldn't want.
    3 ...
    JamesD JamesD October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • *** New Game *** Farmer Jack Now AvailableFARMER JACK IS NOW AVAILABLE ... ?2.99 + ?1.00 UK Postage (or a nice pack of cigars) I haven't updated the website yet though, as someone volunt…

    ... Jack came out on the Commodore 64, it would still be ... very good game. Same for Amstrad or any other 8-bit ...
    Spector Spector October 2006 Games
  • PSP or GPX2 (or Pocket PC or whatever)?I'm going to get either a PSP or a GPX2 (or a Nintendo DS, or a PocketPC or something), so what are the differences between the PSP, the GPX2 and wha…

    ... myself. Havent tried the MSX, Colecovision, BBC, Amstrad , Playstation, Amiga emulators. I ...
    psj3809 psj3809 October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • "The Spectrum is a computer for GIRLS !!!"[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/hcc2006/index2.html#theory"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/hcc2006/index2.html#theory[/URL]

    ... tidy. Replace with Vic 20 / Commodore 16 to suit kitchen decor ... likes it.

    The Amstrad CPC looks a bit like ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers November 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 3D CAD symbolsNot sure if this is the right place for this but...... Does anybody know of a good site to get hold of 3D CAD symbols (Cells, blocks ect, I will con…

    ... America / Cyberun MSX / SabreWulf-Underworld C64 Disc / Martinoids Amstrad not shown)
    ADJB ADJB December 2006 Development
  • Anyone have any pics of their collection?I'm an Atari 800XL owner and the main media that games were on for that were tape. Trouble is I've seen loads of pics on the net of peoples collectio…

    ... America / Cyberun MSX / SabreWulf-Underworld C64 Disc / Martinoids Amstrad not shown - its ...
    ADJB ADJB December 2006 Games
  • Anyone have any pics of their collection?I'm an Atari 800XL owner and the main media that games were on for that were tape. Trouble is I've seen loads of pics on the net of peoples collectio…

    ... America / Cyberun MSX / SabreWulf-Underworld C64 Disc / Martinoids Amstrad not shown - its ...
    lv426 lv426 December 2006 Games
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