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Old vs NewApologies if this is a repeat of an old thread. Who thinks what is best? Old 8-bit games or today's PC titles? I would have to go for the old titles…
... appreciate the masterpiece of 8bit programming that it is.
Wipeout ... games! Ah, yes, and the arcade version of Sega Rally with ... -
TZX revision 1.20 finalSince everybody seems to agree with the last propositions, the specification for the TZX file format revision 1.20 now becomes final and you can find…
... on the design of the tape emulation system. For me it ... I have enough experience in programming to realize it can be ... -
TZX revision 1.20 finalSince everybody seems to agree with the last propositions, the specification for the TZX file format revision 1.20 now becomes final and you can find…
... on the design of the tape emulation system. For me it ... I have enough experience in programming to realize it can be ... little clue as to how tape loading actually [i]worked[/i ... -
Uridium on the Speccy: definitive version?Uridium is one of the staples of the C64 shoot-em-up canon. I first played it on the Speccy twenty years ago, but became much more familiar with it …
... Spectrum version is a minor programming miracle, and putting aside ... as an extremely professional, almost arcade quality game, but not ... the C64 than the arcade, although the arcade version is superior ... every way, but prefer the arcade versions of Ghosts 'n' ... -
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... my spectrum adding it a tape counter (from a dead Sony ... of them is in a arcade cabinet (dead ATARI Missile Command ... -
Highest price of a Speccy gamePicked up from left field in the Mire Mare thread [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14621"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/…
... Fearless Sofware's Home Tutor programming course at ?127.40, then ... programs would be the HiSoft programming packages; the disk versions were ... at ?22.95 for the tape versions (?27.95 for PAW ... History in the Making on tape). Football Director 2 weighs in ... -
Passing off games as your ownWe ran into a rather interesting case over the past day: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011821"]Jukebox[/URL], which appeare…
... ], but well before the cover tape edition - although none of the ... have had an "in-house programming team" at the time. For ... -
The best magazineHere it is folks, the battle of the titans. Which was the best magazine for us Spec-chums? As I'm not entirely unbiased, let's have a poll :)
... code, you learned nothing about programming from them. Also, you'd ... lot. I thought that the tape based magazines like Spectrum Compting ... -
Spectrum +3 Problem & A Modification IdeaThis is a dual post. And it's also my first post, so I apologise if I get stuff wrong lol. My mate bought a Spectrum +3. I'm unsure about how many d…
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Where to start?Hi all, I wanna start coding something for the speccy. I have good experience at C/C++ and some other languages. I have coded asm on pc too, and ma…
... /AssemblyLanguageForArcadeGamesAndOtherFastSpectrumPrograms.pdf"]Assembly Language For Arcade Games And Other Fast Spectrum ... /pub/sinclair/books/ProgrammingTheZ80_2ndEdition.pdf"]Programming The Z80[/URL]
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Computer ShopsHi, I just wondered if anyone had anyone had any stories to share of their favourite computer shop. I mean, during the speccy era. Did everyone have…
... early years it had an arcade room and you had to ... ] and halfway through loading the tape dissapeared. The shop assistant assumed ... -
Good buy on EbayWell I know I'm going to get flak for posting this as its c64 related!...but I just got a great deal and felt the need to share. Have a look at what …
... so game for £3, Namco arcade stick model 2 for £1 ... Mega Drive for £4, C64 + tape deck £3.50, Amstrad CPC464 ... -
Beautifully programmed gamesJust watching the bobby bearing tzx and admiring the beautiful programming involved. Which other games would you say had asthetic programming opposed…
... most of the thought and programming effort seems to have gone ... replicate the crapness of the arcade machine as well, though. -
At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... and working with manual intro tape, psu, original guarentee, all the ... Sinclair Book "ZX 81 Basic Programming"
All for ... machines, nice keyboard and great programming language. It's very much ... -
mgt disk readeri started writing a program for the pc to read and disassemble the files in MGT image files, but i have not had the time to do much with it latley, s…
... , and assuming I had the programming skills (which is a bit ... with very little experience in programming can come along and say ... the emulated +d disk onto tape - well at least it makes ... -
PZX file format draft[QUOTE=Andrew Barker;186084]To this date, there is no rival format for TZX, despite people saying they can do better. Well the challenge is on, prov…
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Hard Drivin - is it me?I tried Hard Drivin for the Speccy years ago and just couldn't get to grips with it. Then I tried it again recently, and it still seems just as awful…
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Robocop was a fantastic arcade shoot em' up on the ... and feels like a true arcade game...
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Hard Drivin - is it me?I tried Hard Drivin for the Speccy years ago and just couldn't get to grips with it. Then I tried it again recently, and it still seems just as awful…
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Robocop was a fantastic arcade shoot em' up on the ... and feels like a true arcade game...
I think ... lot is down to lazy programming across all platforms, some games ... 's a testament to the programming genius of the Speccy programmers ... -
WoS hits 500 permission statementsIt's been a while since I asked, but since we reached our 500th permission statement from individuals today, I thought I'd remind you all again: If …
... I used had an external tape socket added, so I could ... interest in even my limited programming skills.
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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…
... ]I know very little about programming for the spectrum (or any ... the most ackward part of programming: you are supposed to do ... some background gfx converted from arcade. there was a huge number ... -
R: Tape loading error... R?What did the R: stand for? Retry? Ruined? Re-record not faid away? Always wanted to know this when I was a niper.
Nah, your R Tape loading error was as common ... just anyone, oh no. R Tape loading error would throw itself ... a special kind of inept programming expertise to coax that one ... the wait.
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Best type-in gameApart from the excellent shorties in program pitstop, what was the best type-in game? Pixy the micrdot stands out for me after all this time.
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Favourite Gaming moment of the last 25 yearsin a continuation of the 25 years thread what's you favourite moment it could be anything a sprite, a soundbite a loading screen anything mime is w…
... by a speccy Star Wars arcade game!
Super Mario ... Bros. (NES) - Identical to the arcade version I used to play ... /> Half Life 2 - Valve are programming gods, beating Id Software with ... -
Formula One: a Speccy driving game complete with free steering wheelWhenIWasCruel's mentioning of Voyage into the Unknown in the beautifully programmed thread made me discover this game. Apparently, Formula One by Sp…
... the free cassette of original arcade music ranks pretty highly for ... with the game, and a tape of music to listen to ... ]
God, that Outrun tape that i think YS (or ... -
Formula One: a Speccy driving game complete with free steering wheelWhenIWasCruel's mentioning of Voyage into the Unknown in the beautifully programmed thread made me discover this game. Apparently, Formula One by Sp…
I actually quite liked blasting out the Out Run tape when i was playing the Speccy game ! Still cant believe i liked Out Run back then, think i was blinded as i loved the arcade game so much. I play Out Run now and its shockingly bad -
Formula One: a Speccy driving game complete with free steering wheelWhenIWasCruel's mentioning of Voyage into the Unknown in the beautifully programmed thread made me discover this game. Apparently, Formula One by Sp…
... the free cassette of original arcade music ranks pretty highly for ... with the game, and a tape of music to listen to ... -
What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... BASIC a lot. The structured programming constructs were unusual for a ... code on a machine with tape storage, I think a soft ... -
Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …
... I did a universal eprom programming service, I expect I'd ... requests from other communites, including arcade games machine people, and this ... -
Work In ProgressHi folks, Many people ask what is in the pipeline to avoid sourcing tapes/disks/carts that we've either already dumped or have as WIP. They may rem…
... Mentor Software
SD5 - Tape to Microdrive Utility Kobrahsoft
Spectrum / 64 Tape Computing Nr 0 Aackosoft
Spectrum Basic Programming Course - Revised Edition Honeyfold ... G. A. Bobker
Tape Utility Lerm Software
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