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  • Speccy AY-3-8910 vs. C64 SID ChipI thought I'd open this up for debate. Having owned both a C64 and a Speccy +2, my vote goes to the SID Chip; it is by far the superior sound synthe…

    ... the Spectrum. Check out some MSX, Amstrad CPC and, above all, Atari ...
    Matt_B Matt_B August 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Brits made first computer tooThe Sinclair naming conventions ZX80, ZX81 make it easy to remember when these computers came out but can produce amusing effects when the ZX generat…

    ... to be bigger than Commodore (65 XL)
    Amstrad: number includes RAM ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman September 2008 Chit chat
  • CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …

    ...
    can impress even the Amstrad & commodore users.
    Featuring more ...
    firelord firelord November 2008 Games
  • Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…

    ... my vote would go to MSX. I didn't try it ... think?[/QUOTE]

    The Amstrad CPC464 also had a Z80 ... the ZX Spectrum to the Amstrad, these games look and play ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…

    ... a lot more capable.
    Amstrad CPC - Similar enough for direct ... different to Spectrum ones.
    MSX - It's got a Z80 ...
    Matt_B Matt_B November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…

    ... originally gonna go for the Amstrad, but it's more like ... between a Speccy and a Commodore 64.

    Although it ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…

    I guess MSX... most of european MSX games were Speccy ports. :lol:< ... . Same Z80 as Speccy, Amstrad and MSX; but lack hardware sprites that ... C64 and MSX have.

    C64, Atari ...
    Zup Zup November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…

    ... to them (unlike where the Amstrad is concerned because it's ... )

    But yeah, the MSX games are very similar in ... much, I would say the MSX usualy has much better in ...
    jesus 666 jesus 666 November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…

    I went for MSX due to the similar graphics: ... colour clash issues (though the MSX had 2 colours per 8x1 ... , both the Beeb and the Amstrad used the same graphics chip ...
    snigfarp snigfarp November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • what were the things the Speccy architecture was good for?I don't know a hell of a lot about all the different computers hardware and I wanted to know if the way the Spectrum was built lent itself to certain…

    ... (especially in comparison to the Amstrad)[/QUOTE]

    True. The ... the hard work for you. MSX sprites don't do collision ...
    Matt_B Matt_B November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What if...What if when you were a kid in the early 80s your parents didn't buy you a Sinclair Spectrum as your first computer? I was thinking about this earli…

    ... /> If I'd owned an Amstrad CPC I'd probably be ... /> If I'd owned an MSX I'd still own an ... but it would be an MSX 237 and it would be ... .org[/url] instead using my MSX.

    I can stereotype ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What if...What if when you were a kid in the early 80s your parents didn't buy you a Sinclair Spectrum as your first computer? I was thinking about this earli…

    ... /> If I'd owned an Amstrad CPC I'd probably be ... /> If I'd owned an MSX I'd still own an ... but it would be an MSX 237 and it would be ... .org[/url] instead using my MSX.

    I can stereotype ...
    urbanupstart urbanupstart November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • HelloI reckon the spectrum was shit The C64 was better So was the amstrad I would love to smash a spectrum to pieces and crap all over it Rubbish games…

    [QUOTE=Lockett;315929]No, with a [i]lack[/i] of garish colors. [/QUOTE]

    eh. and that's rather sad.

    even amstrad has more brilliant colours.

    dunno about msx.
    WhenIWasCruel WhenIWasCruel November 2008 Chit chat
  • HelloI reckon the spectrum was shit The C64 was better So was the amstrad I would love to smash a spectrum to pieces and crap all over it Rubbish games…

    ... />
    [QUOTE=WhenIWasCruel;315934]even amstrad has more brilliant colours.[/quote ... /> [QUOTE=WhenIWasCruel;315934]dunno about msx.[/QUOTE]

    It basically ...
    Lockett Lockett November 2008 Chit chat
  • Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…

    ... then somehow stelthily pinched by Commodore due to a succession of ... started work on the ST; Commodore bought the unfinished Amiga, Tramiel ... it it me? How does MSX work?[/QUOTE]

    ... br />
    It wasn't Commodore's first choice though; politics ...
    Lockett Lockett November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New e-bid listings!Hi! to all 'Speccy' users. After giving 1000's of games away and selling a fair few 'bundles' on ebay (mostly for peanuts ;) ) I am now putting the …

    ... next 4-6 weeks, and Amstrad, Commodore and Sega!

    Because ...
    fatboy fatboy November 2008 Sales
  • Games with cooperative gameplayOne thing I've knocked up for the [url=http://zxspectrum.freebase.com/]ZX Spectrum Base[/url] on Freebase is a list of games featuring [url=http://zx…

    ... was also released on the MSX, and the information on Generation ... MSX says that version was also ... Gold[/URL] For ZX, C64, Amstrad CPC.

    [URL="http ... ://www.mobygames.com/game/msx/goonies"]Goonies - Konami[/URL] For ...
    raindog raindog December 2008 Games
  • Vote for the best games everGamefaqs.com are having a best ever game poll, and since Gamefaqs are very well frequented (it's a great site, apart from the trolls and the useless,…

    ... think they only recently added Amstrad games too. I'm sure ... they had were Commode and MSX.
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek December 2008 Chit chat
  • Some questions to pass the time1. What is the best 8 bit machine? I don't mean software range wise, as we all know that the Spectrum has the best games software (well, the people …

    ... contenders would be the MSX Turbo R, Amstrad CPC+ and SAM Coupe ...
    Matt_B Matt_B December 2008 Chit chat
  • Flippy FlippyMost of you probably know the Flippy Flippy phenomenon; cassettes with the Spectrum version on one side, and the Amstrad CPC, or C64, version on the …

    [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005679"]Whopper Chase[/URL]. It was a Burger King promotion in Spain: If I remember well, 1 whopper (or a menu), 1 tape. Obviously this tape included some versions: Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad...
    JuanF. Ramirez JuanF. Ramirez December 2008 Games
  • Unreal Tournament 3Does anybody still play this? I played it loads when it came out, but have had real trouble getting the bugger to play for ages. I finally got it wor…

    ... World of Spectrum and a Commodore World so that we could ... as BBC Micro Land and Amstrad Alley.

    I dunno ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk January 2009 Chit chat
  • Worst ever console? And the just plain bad or not very good ones.We've discussed the popular consoles at length on here, but what about the unpopular, or at least badly selling ones, or the ones that never got many…

    ... were Nintendo thinking.

    Commodore had a history of making ... an Amiga A500.

    Amstrad's GX4000 was a shocker ...
    Vampyre Vampyre January 2009 Chit chat
  • 25 years with the SpectrumTo paraphrase JFK, ask not what your Spectrum can do for you, but what you can do for your Spectrum. Well I've done quite a bit since I joined the sc…

    ... )
    * Cards (2001)
    * Commodore 64 Simulator (2000)
    * Darklight ...
    * Timex ROMs - Timex/Amstrad
    * 128 Editor - Sinclair/ ... Timex/Amstrad/Nine Tiles
    * Everything else - Amstrad (although they ...
    Jumping Stack Jumping Stack February 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Thinking about playing non-Spectrum gamesStrange though it sounds I've never played games on anything but the Spectrum, real machine to 1986 and in emulation for the past 2 years. That's a l…

    ... and websites:

    WinAPE - Amstrad CPC ([url]www.cpczone.net ... .com[/url])
    BlueMSX - MSX ([url]www.msx.org[/url])
    WinVICE ...
    Matt_B Matt_B March 2009 Chit chat
  • CEZ GS Virtual Shop now open!If you want to buy any game from Computer EmuZone Games Studio catalog, just come here... [url]http://cezgs.computeremuzone.com/?id=shop&l=en[/url] …

    ... /> Amstrad tapes:
    - Mariano the Dragon
    - BeTiled!

    MSX cartridges ...
    Metalbrain Metalbrain March 2009 Sales
  • Detecting Spectrum modelsIs there any sure-fire way a program can detect the model of machine it's running on (48K, +, 128, +2, +2A, +3, clones) even when running in the 48K …

    ... (A) if it's an Amstrad +2.

    If the ... ) gives 47 it's a Commodore 64. Welcome to the World ...
    Geoff Geoff March 2009 Development
  • Making Horace play fair!Hi again Has anyone created a new or twiddled version of Hungry Horace that has a more fair screen 3 and 4? Or a version of the spiders where the f…

    The nice thing is at one time you would not see Amstrad, Commodore and speccie fans getting on so well - it is good to see the cross referencing in forums!!!

    More speccie Horace versions would be tops guys!
    mickmog mickmog April 2009 Games
  • Multi platform games developmentWe all know there are a lot of multi platform games. For example, Boulder Dash, River Raid, Exolon, Zynaps, Flying Shark, AMC and so on which were av…

    ... platform to another (e.g. Amstrad games using Spectrum graphics in ... 't look good. Look for MSX conversions from spectrum games that ... may have had as the MSX can't update the screen ...
    joefish joefish April 2009 Games
  • If Money Was No Object - Would You Have Bought A SpectrumTruthfully, at the time you bought your first ZX Spectrum, would you have bought something different if money was no object. Don't get me wrong - I …

    Apart from the money, the thing that took me to get a Speccy was the number of friends and school mates who had another one. The other options here were Commodore 64 or Amstrad. They were more expensive and there were not many users.
    JuanF. Ramirez JuanF. Ramirez April 2009 Games
  • Ever had a friend asked where a website is....Have you ever been on a forum or msn/yahoo and told a person/friend about a great website and they say "link me up....", and you reply with "Just use…

    ... cos' RG is full of Amstrad retards, Commodians, and Beeb lovers ... and blue hair from planet MSX. Best just stick to the ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek April 2009 Chit chat
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