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The best portable machine for Spectrum emulation?Which is the best portable or handheld device for Spectrum and non-Spectrum emulation? I only have a PSP, and whilst it has some good emulators, the …
... (including Caps Shift held down) and the ability to hold Symbol Shift ... to be dying off, whereas the GP32 and Nintendo DS' homebrew scenes ... seen a GP32 at all, and the DSs I've seen contain ... no homebrew.)
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Into The Eagle's Nest (Players)Martijn, The Players re-release of Into The Eagle's Nest is currently incorrectly attributed to Players Premier.. The Players Premier re-release can…
Martijn,
The Players re-release of Into The Eagle's Nest is currently incorrectly attributed to Players Premier.. The Players Premier re-release can be removed and the Players entry promoted out of the STP list.
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If they'd have been released in the 80s...Hello again, Firstly, thank you to everyone who participated [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=19786]in this thread.[/url]…
... released back in the 80s or early 90s, and why? Here are ... Miner, which is already on the ZX81 - and if it had seen ... -stuff.co.uk/]Farmer Jack and the Hedge Monkeys[/url] would have ... /> Any more suggestions? And perhaps games for the Sam Coup? could also ... -
Alvin and the Chipmunks MIA[SIZE="1"][COLOR="Wheat"]I searched the forums before starting this thread.[/COLOR][/SIZE] So, we all know why this game is MIA. But my question is:…
... ="1"][COLOR="Wheat"]I searched the forums before starting this thread ... : Has anyone tried to contact the company to ask if it ... />
These are some of the sites that I visited yesterday ... . An ex-employee guarantees the game was finished. I would ... -
CPU question about various emulators for and on various machinesRight, you know how nowadays the latest CPUs seem to be dual (or more) core 2.4GHz (or whatever speed) as opposed to, say, single core 5.8GHz? Now I …
... the XBox, and it only runs at the speed of a fast 386, and the ... or computers) could emulate Windows and the above games?
... would be a sequential process, and the host emulator would never know ... on a CPU? Will the 360 and the PS2 ever be able ( ... -
Any "Capture The Flag" games?There used to be a really good DOS game called Capture The Flag which featured two teams of players starting in a land area split in two. The object …
... good DOS game called Capture The Flag which featured two teams ... land area split in two. The object was to capture each ... across all sorts of terrain, and the map only revealing itself as ... ...
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Dan Isaaman's Computer games (to play and write)hi I own this book, and the publication date is 1983. I didn't quite know whether to put this in Infoseek or in MIA - but the book contains a whole …
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I own this book, and the publication date is 1983. I ... or in MIA - but the book contains a whole batch ... /> Nim 33
From the Depths of Time 37
Cowboys and Indians (which also has listings ... ...e.g. Over the Spectrum.
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Jack & The Beanstalk - Waking the GiantI am on the 4th screen - have stole the harp. How the fook do I exit this screen? Saw the walkthough on Youtube and the Giant WILL NOT wake up for …
I am on the 4th screen - have stole the harp.
How the fook do I exit this screen?
Saw the walkthough on Youtube and the Giant WILL NOT wake up for me
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Did you publish any hoax back in the day?I did tons of those. I need to explain the "setting" though: Around 1990, we had this computer classifieds magazine printed on thin crappy recycled p…
... you could also chit-chat, and the vast majority of this magazine ... a cable to the Gameboy and stick the cable up the "usual" parts ... I didn't like, and the same advert looking to buy ... complained about everyone taking the piss and that the section was going ... -
Punch up! Bruce Everiss mauled by the internet over why Imagine collapsed.I couldn't see this posted here so I thought I would post it. It kept me amused for at least half an hour. Bruce Everiss on his blog claims piracy br…
... software but other individuals in the comments section tend to disagree ... ... Lloyd Mangram even sticks the boot in a bit :)
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What the best game you playedMy best game was The Sentinal. It was a very simple game that you could get right into and and the fact that you could save levels made it a long las…
My best game was The Sentinal. It was a very ... you could get right into and and the fact that you could save ... had this game on the ps1 but the spectrum version was a ... if you got caught by the sentinal but you didn,t ... on the ps1 as you could move ... -
What utility/game software shipped with the +3?Like the Horizons tape for the 16&48k, the companion tape for the 48k+ and the tape that came with the 128k+. Was there a tape/disk for the +3?
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What spectrum game had the best ending.In the good old days of the Spectrum, lot of games did not have an ending. Once you completed the game you went straight back to the start again. Lik…
... booty after finding all the items and the golden key you went straight ... back to the start again.
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*The* Sinclair Knowledge baseOk, get ready for a long post. :p Let's consider a few facts: -The WOS ftp has thousands of important files, but it can be difficult to find what w…
... were willing to save the forums and all the valuable technical information they ... can be expanded on the left side and the contents can be displayed ... on the right side.
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Was this the worst game compilation?Is this the worst compilation ever? [B][URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0012017"]Power Plays[/URL][/B] from "The Power House"…
... from "The Power House" in 1987 costed ?9.99 and had eight ... games with the following scores in ... the archive:
... [/B][/INDENT]
And the last and final game:
[ ... -
Classical music on the Speccy?While I was watching CVP409 videos on YT, I found a few movie scores and it made me start yet another topic about the AY chip. I know the beeper and…
... scores and it made me start yet another topic about the AY ... br />
I know the beeper and AY weren't designed to ... to compose something with strings and the PLAY command. :o AY ... sound generator for the purpose of melodies and effects, and we've come ... -
Name the game, pleaseCan anyone remember a game where the main character was a white space man sprite, and you flew around screens, comprising a massive maze, shooting ba…
... where the main character was a white space man sprite, and ... on either side, and the whole landscape of the game seemed very green ... and organic.
... Ice Temple, but the sprite was much bigger and there was no ... -
New Wallace and Gromit film!Alright, so maybe this is already common knowledge for most people, but a new [I]Wallace and Gromit[/I] film is being made! It's called "[I]A matter …
... ]A matter of loaf and death[/I]" and is (provisionally) due out ... length film, like [I]The Curse of the Were-rabbit[/I]. I ... up to the standards of it's two sequels. And The [I]Curse ... of the Were-Rabbit[/I] was ... -
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - Good? Bad?I thought it was indulgent mediocrity, but lets have a definitive poll on this. Comments on the movie [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/sho…
I thought it was indulgent mediocrity, but lets have a definitive poll on this.
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Radiohead on the Spectrum...[url=http://www.vimeo.com/1109226?pg=embed&sec=1109226]Or something like that, anyway[/url]... with thanks to [url=http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2…
... ?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890]Make:[/url] and the person who pointed me to ... -
Why is the ZX Golden Years web site not linked?Why is the ZX Golden Years web site not linked to from the WOS links page? I'd have thought that such a site was very worthy of the attention of Spec…
... worthy of the attention of Speccy fans. The site is ... /[/URL]
and covers the best* Spectrum games from 1982 ...
* Alright, so the "best" is (as usual) subjective ... more care than usual, and the games are provided with good ... -
Throwing fits at games back in the dayDid you get really pissed off at games back in the day? The answer will be most likely yes, I'm pretty sure everyone of us did. My speccy definitely …
... 't remember. Maybe even Crap and the Beanstalk.
My ... with the console still switched on and then throw the cartridge against the wall ... Street Fighter 2 on the SNES and third-party-made controllers ... Oh, and I threw my Fatal Fury 2 CD for the PC ... -
Head over Heels on the C64Dunno if this' a good place to bring this up :D I've been comparing Head over Heels versions and the C64 version is way inferior, everytime there's…
... comparing Head over Heels versions and the C64 version is way ... no help in this situation) and the other the sprite stuff.
So here's the question, if the C64 hardware sprites had ... missing but not everthing the same as the original, but as ... -
FAO: JC + CEZ (and other games coders)For my next game I need a huge amount of 14x15 pixel sprites and thought that, rather than just making my own, I'd shout out to see if I could use so…
... amount of 14x15 pixel sprites and thought that, rather than just ... games, such as EggHead, Phantomasa and the like to give a bit ... a theme to some of the levels?
If anybody ... -
Amstrad CPC questions for AndyC and anyoneRight, I've been using CAPRICE32, the Amstrad CPC emulator, and I have some questions regarding CPC games: 1) AndyC, are you the same bloke who wro…
... been using CAPRICE32, the Amstrad CPC emulator, and I have some ... I insert the JSW+ (or JSW2+) .dsk file and type
the screen clears, and after a time a ... platform games on the CPC, the good isometric games, and the good arcade adventure ... -
Connecting a second PC to the 'net?My desktop PC (which is upstairs) is currently online, and I'm thinking about putting my laptop (which is downstairs) online too, preferably sharing …
... upstairs) is currently online, and I'm thinking about ... access at the same time?
The current situation is ... ) and an extension lead (going to the upstairs).
* The extension ... a filter) into a phone, and the desktop PC.
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Retro mags and Zilog stuff for sale on eBayI've listed a few Retro magazines on eBay, including Edge presents RETRO, Edge presents File (several volumes of features from early Edge magazines) …
... features from early Edge magazines) and the GamesTM 'Retro' compilation. All ... latest (at the time!) Z8000 processor in the style of a ... rather novel, and does cover the technical features of the Z8000! The 'comic' is ... drop me a line by the 'ask a seller a ... -
Channels and streamsSo I've put some thought into channels and streams, and read the dead (and presumably rotting corpse) of the CSS FAQ which contains some information …
... some thought into channels and streams, and read the dead (and presumably rotting corpse ... cause a ROM page-in and the appropriate routine to be called ... would sticking the wrapper at the top of RAM and doing what the ZX ... -
Selling: RARE Spectrum ROM Cartridges, Genius Mouse and Art Studio and more!I'm selling my old collection of games and magazines, including: Planetoids Interface II ROM Horace and the Spides Interface II ROM OCP Art Studio …
... Interface II ROM
Horace and the Spides Interface II ROM
OCP Art Studio and Genius Mouse - Complete and Boxed!
and big collection of covertapes.
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European DS's and North American cardsI'm currently in Canada and the prices for DS games are somewhat cheaper than they are in the UK. Do the cards for North American DS's work okay on E…
I'm currently in Canada and the prices for DS games are ... than they are in the UK. Do the cards for North American ... /preventions like with DVDs? The blurb on the boxes seems to suggest ...
