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Spy Hunter?I played this game for the first time in about 1000 years a couple of nights ago, and I don't get it at all. There is a timer that counts down, but w…
... the timer run out i died....and it is terrible, i ... shot across the road and died :( and the go forward button ... -
What if the Spectrum never had colour clash?Silly topic ahoy! What if the Spectrum never had colour clash? Would the Speccy have had the same charm? Would games have looked like this?: [url="h…
... a C64 after Your Sinclair died, and basically thought it had ... -
when did you last buy a spectrum game?When did you last buy a new commercial game in the shops for your spectrum? I guess I can't really answer that because I sold my spectrum in about 1…
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The Speccy commercially died in my country in early ... -
Hardest game you actually completed?Mine was Sonic Boom (the monochrome sega shoot em up). I managed to finish the whole game despite it being (a) rubbish and (b) impossible to see the…
... the genie but if you died you could not complete the ... -
Soooo.........how do you play urs?I mostly play the speccy games on emulators these days but on the odd occasion i do get the real thing out and wait 10 mins for a game to crash errrr…
Weep for my poor 48k that died last year when the cat stood on the multiface and wrote it off. I still have a 48k+ and a +2 (with WORKING tape deck!); but apathy and wroking for a living means emulators for me; quick nostalgia-fixes on the go... -
Soooo.........how do you play urs?I mostly play the speccy games on emulators these days but on the odd occasion i do get the real thing out and wait 10 mins for a game to crash errrr…
I use a +2 mostly. Only have a handful of games for it.
I was using a rubber key 48k with 2 dozen games on a CD walkman to load in, but that died. -
Scariest Speccy Games EVER!!!!Were there any speccy games that truly made you smudge your shreddies? When Wolfman and Dracula were released with an 18 Certificate was that just b…
... . Crap game, but when you died (promting the hilarious 'YOU ARE ... so instantaneously the millisecond you died, you weren't prepared for ... . Still got spooked when i died. B*stard thing.
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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…
... . In Finland the Sinclair market died quite early and many Spectrum ... -
Super Crap Invaders - a super crap review by mel the bellSuper Crap Invaders - a super crap review by mel the bell Meet Miner Willy the unsuspecting star of a brand new spectrum game Super Crap Invaders wi…
LOL
even though i died 2, 3, 4, 10 times per level? :p
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WindyBwoy its windy today, i spent all morning picking the damn bins up that kept blowing over while out for the bin men
Erm, yes...
Was windy / stormy here too. Died down a bit now though.
Anyone think of any wind related Spectrum games? Cyclone is my favorite one. [I]*struggles to bring thread on-topic*[/I] :lol: -
simplest, but most playable, game ?thinking back I played lots of games 'to death' - but which were those games that kept you addicted despite being very simple ? Jetpac hooked me on …
... ] games, when my real Spectrum died. :(
BTW, [I]Manic ... -
A question about the game \"Hostages\"Hello. I've finally managed to get a copy of "Hostages" running on my emulator, but I get stuck on the first level/scene, where you have to place th…
I got one guy across to the end (the other two died). how do i progress to the next (sniper) level? -
A question about the game \"Hostages\"Hello. I've finally managed to get a copy of "Hostages" running on my emulator, but I get stuck on the first level/scene, where you have to place th…
... the end (the other two died). how do i progress to ... -
Ecstasy & AgonyWhile checking out the area around Chennai Central station on Sunday, I came across this crowded narrow road taken up entirely by roadside vendors se…
... , the Spectrum has pretty much died out of memory, and with ... -
Shoot up game I can't remember the name ofProbably a question seen a hundred times before but: There was a shoot up game, and as I remember, where one guy walked across the screen with a yel…
I agree about the speed of progress thing. It took me ages to get past Eugene's Lair in Manic Miner, and I died approx 3.4 seconds later!
Rolling Thunder sucked methinks. But then I didn't play it very much either! -
1 colour per pixel without interlace flickering on +3No, no, it is just April's Fool day. ;)
... about him years after he died...
BTT: Double MC ... -
Happy Easter to all WoS forum members...or, as we say here: "Buona Pasqua!" :)
If any of my children ask you, the Easter Bunny died in a horrific accident before getting to our house. Thats why theres no eggs this year.
It is quite possible that Santa was involved - have to see at xmas! -
Happy Easter to all WoS forum members...or, as we say here: "Buona Pasqua!" :)
... ask you, the Easter Bunny died in a horrific accident before ... -
NEW SPECTRUM RELEASE from CronosoftJonathan Cauldwell's new game FUN PARK - the special exclusive and expanded version of the excellent Amusement Park 4000 is now available. With many…
... playing for a while I died, and when I restarted it ... -
Name of the GameI need help remembering the name of a speccy game I once played eons ago. I thought it was called 'Bob Loader' or similar. It's basically a platfor…
There was a game called The Pyramid that was written by a guy called BOB Hamilton, but that was not a platfor game.
in FRED you were in a Pyramid and when you died it showed a gravstone.
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NEW SPECTRUM RELEASE from CronosoftJonathan Cauldwell's new game FUN PARK - the special exclusive and expanded version of the excellent Amusement Park 4000 is now available. With many…
... playing for a while I died, and when I restarted it ... -
popular computing weekly+ultimateHi Guys. I have a passion for ultimate! and i desperately need a copy of 'popular computing weekly' i dont know the exact date.. i think its late 198…
Somebody sent me a scan of an ULTIMATE interview.. please can you contact me again.. my computer died, and i lost all my contacts.. Many thanks.. -
Games that wouldnt loadI had a few of these, and even after taking them bck some still didnt load first time :( anybody else have/had games like this The pain in the asses…
... and The Krypton Factor both died not long after buying. Gutted ... -
New Celebrity attendance confirmedMessage sent to you follows: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today CGEUK confirmed the attendance of the elusive Mr Matthew Smith! Matthew, creator of …
I have the sad news to report...
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New Celebrity attendance confirmedMessage sent to you follows: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today CGEUK confirmed the attendance of the elusive Mr Matthew Smith! Matthew, creator of …
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On 2004-06-08 03:31, chaosmongers wrote:
Matthew Smith was going to attend, but he went to the attic to retrieve something, but died 8 times on his return.
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I heard he was eaten by a telephone... -
Dizzy GamesWhos actually compleated these. Cos i cant lol There good games tho
... didn't it? When you died in one of the underground ... -
Dizzy GamesWhos actually compleated these. Cos i cant lol There good games tho
... didn't it? When you died in one of the underground ... -
OT:Buy digitalcamera?Hello! What digitalcamera do you use? Whats good and bad with your digitalcameras? I'm going to buy one but don't know witch. The one that seems ok…
... fine.
but its just died on me :( one day fine ... -
New project for 256 colours Games emulator!O.K. , I suggested Jonathan Needle ( Creator of the excellent Spectaculator at [url="http://www.Spectaculator.com"]www.Spectaculator.com[/url] ) to c…
Somehow it seems the enthusiasem(?) has died off... no more 256 colour games ? I wish I had some artistic talent ;) -
New project for 256 colours Games emulator!O.K. , I suggested Jonathan Needle ( Creator of the excellent Spectaculator at [url="http://www.Spectaculator.com"]www.Spectaculator.com[/url] ) to c…
... it seems the enthusiasem(?) has died off... no more 256 colour ...