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8 pixel scrollingJust been playing Gunrunner (always forget how much I love this game, probs cos it's VERY hard) and wondered what other games use 8 pixel scrolling A…
... ]I found Jailbreak on a tape that was erm... loaned to ... was a conversion of an arcade, right? Wonder how well it ... -
What's wrong with 128k Spectrums...Prolly best posted here in the chit-chat section: 1. The "Delete" Key You've spent a good deal of your time working with a "dead flesh" 48k, and yo…
... . I did a lot of programming on the 48K Mode of ... I found programming BASIC faster in 48K Mode. The tape deck finally ... -
What's wrong with 128k Spectrums...Prolly best posted here in the chit-chat section: 1. The "Delete" Key You've spent a good deal of your time working with a "dead flesh" 48k, and yo…
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The ones with the tape recorder have interference mixed with ... a switch to turn the tape deck off when not using ... the Play key on the tape recorder, but my friends did ... mostly used it for Basic programming, and only loaded games occasionally ... -
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…
... and havent been in an arcade for years and have no ... interest in most arcade games post 1994.
tape player sometimes in order to ... can play tons of amazing arcade games but some of the ... -
Spectrum Arcade ConversionsI have added my Spectrum Conversion Classics video to YouTube is you fancy taking a look. It is my top 10 arcade conversions and follows up the vid I…
... users) or even a 128k tape version.
But I ... version, which was technically the arcade version as it was the ... -
ZXS to TAP conversion......for the DOS illiterate. Basically I've saved a BASIC program in ZXS format. I need to convert it to TAP (I think), because it's so large it needs…
... the file to a new tape image from within the emulator ... more user-friendly emulator for programming.
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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 …
... release to the crap game arcade and the downloadable zipfile.
tape. (well the speccy version anyway ... that could have sold the tape, and certainly a cut above ... -
ZX-Blockeditor version 1.0.1.9 publishedToday I have published the newest release of ZX-Blockeditor, which comes with new file format support (TRD, SCL, $?, CSW, TZX 1.2, SZX 1.3 and update…
... and more suitable for the arcade page. When competition entrants send ... create TAP versions for the arcade page.
When I ... binary contents of many speccy tape files.
This made ... -
multiplayer games you had to play by yourself....cos you smell and you have no freinds. not on about the game with two player options but you could easily play on your own. but did you ever plug…
... versions of SF2 in the arcade too when it was cheap ... still do it on my arcade games like King Of Fighters ... to the start of the tape to carry on :( -
Your help needed![FONT=Arial]there are [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/neededscreens.html"]a number of titles[/URL] (146) that still lack an in-game scre…
... the first program on the tape without the instructions. Luckily, there ... other utility programs on this tape. The first one I could ... on side 1 of the tape. The program on side 2 ... of the tape is "The Icicle works" (an arcade game) and ... -
Your help needed![FONT=Arial]there are [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/neededscreens.html"]a number of titles[/URL] (146) that still lack an in-game scre…
... on side 1 of the tape. The program on side 2 ... of the tape is "The Icicle works" (an arcade game) and ... -
WANTED, GAMES for ZX-SPECTRUM ORIGINALS !!!Hello, I am a collector of ZX-SPECTRUM games I'm missing these games! I buy these games from you. Payment is 5 euros per tape !!!!!!!! Immediate …
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Design Design / Crystal ComputingNice post on [URL="http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.sinclair/browse_thread/thread/56e6ebdedc6930ac#"]comp.sys.sinclair[/URL] about [URL="http:…
... buggered up some of the tape copiers, though that wasn't ... be rediscovered and called eXtreme Programming, but I digress...) with ROTT ... -
Super Hang On - wrong yearShould be 1987, not 1986
... , which says 1986 on the tape (and the inlay).[/QUOTE]
arcade version (note the copyright year ... -
Cecco is overratedThe man has [B]literally[/B] no talent as a game designer at all. and I'm annoyed :) he is obviously one of the greatest programmers for the Spectru…
... 're crap compared to the arcade and that's down to ... port off to the office programming monkey and that's why ... -
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 …
... completely different gameplay style (hability/arcade, Graphical Adventure , Turn-based strategy ... it, as I did while programming it :)
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games with music track on side B of the tape (skate or die?)i saw someone mention that the skate or die tape had a music track on the B side, but it's not mentioned on the WOS listing and i can't find a mentio…
... that the skate or die tape had a music track on ... from the arcade game on side B of the tape, but i ... amiga came with a music tape too)[/QUOTE]
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games with music track on side B of the tape (skate or die?)i saw someone mention that the skate or die tape had a music track on the B side, but it's not mentioned on the WOS listing and i can't find a mentio…
PLATOON had tracks of my tears! i played it many many times .....
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Which non spectrum game(s) gobsmacked you the most?Having read this thread - [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22537[/url] I decided to start a thread about non-spectrum ga…
... Engine one may be near arcade perfect but the screen pans ... game undoubtedly, probably the finest arcade conversion on it along with ... calculated. An amazing feat of programming IMO, especially from the break ... -
Alias questionHi I've several game tapes for which the title on the inlay is slightly different than that written on the tape itself. Does this warrant an alias? …
The Paxman re-release of Ground Attack says "Arcade Action" on the tape. Paxman also released Cyber Rats and Orbiter. (all three currently unlisted STPs :-o ) -
Alias questionHi I've several game tapes for which the title on the inlay is slightly different than that written on the tape itself. Does this warrant an alias? …
edit: it says "Arcade Action" on the cassette & inlay. Orbiter says "Orbiter" lol
Another alias please: Super Robin Hood by Codemasters, says "Robin Hood" on the tape. -
New BASin features - what do you want?Ok, this poll is just a quick method of gaining the measure of what you lot expect from BASin. Go vote! Which ever gets the most votes at the end of…
... paging or multiple passes from tape/microdrive/disk.
2 ... compilers are designed for writing arcade games with and offer some ... useful extensions for people writing arcade games so long as they ... -
Did anyone produce anything for a commercial game at home before it came out?I.E: Way back in '85 I saw that 'Ghosts'n'Goblins' was coming out for the Spectrum so I made a loading screen for it. Wasn't used of course, I was at…
... shop (as i could then tape all the new games !) and ... ' in my head cos the arcade machine was on freeplay in ... Arcade Alley at Ocean and it ... -
What games did you get with your first Speccy?I did a quick search and couldn't find this topic before, apologies if I missed it. Anyway, was recalling the other day when I got my first Spectrum…
... spiders, gulpman and the horizons tape. My mum also bought me ... the dust of xmas day arcade games had settled, The hobbit ... -
Blank .tap fileHi How do I create a blank .tap file to save games to use in ZXSP ? Very brief info on this in the docs, cannot seem to get to grips with it. Als…
... : Options > Instant Save To Tape
That creates a ... doesn't come with a programming language built in, as it ... encourage people to experiment with programming. Even (standalone) MS-DOS came ... -
Blank .tap fileHi How do I create a blank .tap file to save games to use in ZXSP ? Very brief info on this in the docs, cannot seem to get to grips with it. Als…
... people who were curious about programming. ZX BASIC was the first ... taste of programming for many people, and whilst ... for arcade games, etc, it introduced people to the basics of programming ... -
Blank .tap fileHi How do I create a blank .tap file to save games to use in ZXSP ? Very brief info on this in the docs, cannot seem to get to grips with it. Als…
... s no way a toy programming language provides any future revenue ... people who were curious about programming. ZX BASIC was the first ... taste of programming for many people, and ... for arcade games, etc, it introduced people to the basics of programming ... -
Nightshade vs GunfrightWhich do you prefer?
... had to load everything from tape. Nowadays, with thousands of games ... was too complicated for an arcade game, so maybe I'm ... something. Maybe only hardcore Speccy arcade fans took to the game ... -
Duplicates, what should I do with them?Some games, couple of books.
... :)
Step-by-Step Programming ZX Spectrum and ZX Spectrum ... &4 box set with tape - box has scuffing at corners ... -
"We don't understand computers but we've got ?3.58 million to spend on them....... so lets find a problem to solve with the money" is a good translation of the article at: [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7886754.s…
... , Atari ST games, Spectrum games, arcade games, calendar files, screenshots, ZX81 ... cost a fortune for the programming and testing. And the end ...
