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  • New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…

    ... just about finished my BASIC arcade game, so once it's ... BASIC again after all these years. Any plans to display submitted ...
    jonathan jonathan March 2005 Development
  • It's for real... Activision denies distribution[B][url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showwrap.cgi?permit=houses/ActivisionInc.pmt"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showwrap.cgi?permit=houses/Activ…

    ... to release any of those arcade / licenced games without doing a ... />
    Hence all those Atari arcade compilations where you're left ... they'll be disappointed. The arcade version is where the money ... of figures.

    Ten years time and they'll be ...
    Jmk Jmk April 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Pirate game trading at school?How many people traded pirate games at school? At one school, there was a group in which members would trade pirate games for all systems most break…

    ... the boot in the early years because their companies went under ... brand new Ultimate or Elite arcade conversion original.

    Same ...
    psj3809 psj3809 May 2005 Games
  • The BIGGEST Speccy ebay auction everdon't believe me? go looksy [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8176797909"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&i…

    ... /> 720' x2
    1942
    Arcade Hall Of Fame x2
    years
    Hooray for Henrietta - ... Maths 5 to 12 years
    Hunter Killer
    ... - 3D Starfighter
    Code Masters - Arcade Flight Simulator
    Code Masters ...
    usspeccyfan usspeccyfan May 2005 Sales
  • The BIGGEST Speccy ebay auction everdon't believe me? go looksy [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8176797909"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&i…

    ... /> 720' x2
    1942
    Arcade Hall Of Fame x2
    years
    Hooray for Henrietta - ... Maths 5 to 12 years
    Hunter Killer
    ... - 3D Starfighter
    Code Masters - Arcade Flight Simulator
    Code Masters ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty May 2005 Sales
  • Games Club Week 11Last week I asked for games released by Firebird and there was a great response thanks, the following games we're nominated. Flying shark Sidewize …

    ... 'm a fan of the arcade version of this (which is ... to be easier than the arcade version. I managed to reach ... 't got that far after years of playing the arcade version.
    Zagreb Zagreb May 2005 Games
  • Games Club Week 11Last week I asked for games released by Firebird and there was a great response thanks, the following games we're nominated. Flying shark Sidewize …

    nice, nice... never played this before and arcade version is also unknown for me - so it looks like ?new? speccy title for me, I?m back few years again and enjoying speccy culture, what do I nedd more? :D
    de Vandemar Croup de Vandemar Croup May 2005 Games
  • So it's only denied FOR US! :>(This is freaking incredible! As you all know, codemasters made a point of not letting anyone play their silly games. But it seems only the speccy com…

    ... , apart from the conversions of arcade games by Capcom (on behalf ... were removed more than 5 years ago).
    Seeing how some ...
    mheide mheide June 2005 Games
  • Arcade Games advice - anyone know any good forums?I've just gone and bought myself an arcade cab. Hangly Man, a pac man hack, I got it really cheap and it's in dead good condition apart from one thin…

    ... gone and bought myself an arcade cab. Hangly Man, a pac ... .
    Any WOS equivalent for arcade collectors?
    [/quote]

    arcade boxes ... BUT ... a friend of ... his PC monitor a few years back ... I looked at the ...
    Skarpo Skarpo June 2005 Chit chat
  • Congratulations to Martijnfor a top Games TM interview! Colin

    ... /> Ever since he was 13 years old Martijn van der Heide ... range of home computers. Ten years ago he set up the ... rather inadequate at hosting smooth arcade games, but we've often ... 've been contacting Activision for years without ever getting any replies ...
    Skarpo Skarpo June 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Classic games you don't likeProbably most people will hate me but I have to say it. "Manic Miner" & "Jet Set Willy" - two Speccy classic games. But I don't understand why they b…

    ... Invaders and Pacman. Those two arcade games are pretty dull nowadays ... that game in a million years and still never have got ...
    psj3809 psj3809 June 2005 Games
  • Classic games you don't likeProbably most people will hate me but I have to say it. "Manic Miner" & "Jet Set Willy" - two Speccy classic games. But I don't understand why they b…

    ... .

    4 or so years after Manic Miner you first ... /> If you went into an arcade for the first time and ...
    psj3809 psj3809 June 2005 Games
  • Does *anyone* remember this?Right, whilst I'm waiting for a driver to download, I thought I'd ask if anyone remembers an animated film I once saw years ago (1970s or possibly ve…

    ... cartoon I used to have years ago that has long since ... of the old laser disk arcade games, but etter animated!) Does ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob July 2005 Chit chat
  • ZX Spectrum Golden YearSO. What was the best year for the ZX Spectrum? What year gave us the best games, best run of magazines, best add on's? For me, I'd have to go with…

    ... trend of the monochrome, formulaic arcade conversions began to take hold ... .

    A couple of years later, I spotted Your Sinclair ... -1987 were the best, classic years IMHO.
    1982-1983 = Too ... Speccy, if you were 5 years old.
    1993-1996 = ...
    jil jil July 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Wot no Galvin???Was looking through the archives today because I was compiling all the games I had back in the day. To my amazement, there was no sign of the game Ga…

    ... spelling Galivan, as do all arcade and C64 sites (Google).
    years ago.
    Perhaps an alias ...
    mheide mheide August 2005 Games
  • Awfully quietI suppose everyone's living it up at the CGE

    ... other over the past eight years :)

    VERY warm, though ... museum, and lots more old arcade machines.
    NickH NickH August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum Gaming Eras.Hello everybody. A question I'd like to submit: In which eras would you divide the Spectrum years from the point of view of game production? Examp…

    ... , or sub-standard arcade clones, quality-wise ... /> Fairly good conversions of arcade games, and film tie-ins ... and overambitious conversions of any arcade/film license
    ...
    1993-2000 THE LOST YEARS
    --------------------------------

    ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers September 2005 Games
  • Spectrum Gaming Eras.Hello everybody. A question I'd like to submit: In which eras would you divide the Spectrum years from the point of view of game production? Examp…

    ... are starting to change also, arcade conversions and licenses are proving ... only a couple of good years left. By 1993-94 you ...
    Cappy Cappy September 2005 Games
  • Top 100 retro gamesHi guys, After 36 issues I thought it would be good fun (read easy feature) to do a list of the top 100 retro games. So feel free to tell me your t…

    ... blown me away over the years, here however are the results ... Lore (Spec)
    5) Commando (Arcade)

    That concludes the ...
    psj3809 psj3809 September 2005 Games
  • first platform game for speccy? Was [B]Manic Miner[/B] the first REAL platformer on sinclair zx spectrum? With REAL I mean there you jump around on platform and not like [B]SPACE P…

    ... more suitable under the category "arcade" or "action" ..
    but some ... good. But its been many years since I've played it ...
    Frankie Frankie October 2005 Games
  • Spectrum Games Needed Urgently !!Hi guys we are looking for authors of Spectrum games who can give permission to get in touch so we can use their games on the upcoming PS2 / PC CD / …

    ... . When you can play the arcade of R-Type on your ... us. You're a few years too late with this.
    Dunny Dunny October 2005 Games
  • Spectrum Games Needed Urgently !!Hi guys we are looking for authors of Spectrum games who can give permission to get in touch so we can use their games on the upcoming PS2 / PC CD / …

    ... be over 2 or 3 years), with only best sellers hitting ... perfect legal emulations of the arcade originals.


    A ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers October 2005 Games
  • Help needed for old manhi im wanting to play some old spectrum games and stumbled across this site and saw some old games from my younger days and the memories come floodin…

    ... you discover MAME , thats an arcade emulator. Imagine the old games ... ! Perfect dumps of those classic arcade games, amazing !!!!

    Take ... love talking about those golden years. Dont be put off by ...
    psj3809 psj3809 October 2005 Emulators
  • Help with game namesHello! I'm looking for a couple of games for the Spectrum which I can't recall their names. First game was about a spaniard that had to rescue a dam…

    Somebody, plz, HELP ME!
    I'm russian and I speak English not so good as I wanna (sic!), so I'm sorry if I wrote not really good, yeah...
    DJ N.R.G. DJ N.R.G. October 2005 Games
  • Whats your fav arcade gamewhats your fav old school arcade game. Mines is 'Battlezone' with 'Crossbow' a close second.

    I played PAC-MAN in an arcade today for the first time in years!

    I was in sunny Hunstanton, and there are loads of lovely old arcade machines there.
    chaosmongers chaosmongers October 2005 Chit chat
  • Whats your fav arcade gamewhats your fav old school arcade game. Mines is 'Battlezone' with 'Crossbow' a close second.

    ... in an arcade today for the first time in years!

    arcade machines there.
    [/quote]
    You've found a shrine arcade:)
    JimDiGrizLovesAngelina JimDiGrizLovesAngelina October 2005 Chit chat
  • 16K games.Hi all, Cauldwell's stuff aside, are there any good 16K games that you'd recommend? Regards, Shaun.

    ... the Return of the Jedi arcade game *should* have been.
    arcade ROTJ had been a souped ... coin-op still in an arcade in perfect working order recently ... 's played it in 22 years.
    Spector Spector November 2005 Games
  • RARE/Ultimate games!I recently bought an XBOX 360 and Perfect Dark Zero, and it made me realise how much i missed RARE and Ultimate - Play The Game. Anyone else have an…

    ... , I know, but a few years ago I discovered a Spectrum ... yesterday, and not twenty-one years ago - time really does fly ... for the original Ultimate company) arcade games, or anything else they ... for Goldeneye, and over the years bought many other excellent games ...
    ewgf ewgf December 2005 Games
  • Worthing Pier. The death of my childhood arcade, and the end of an era.[url="http://photobucket.com/albums/v616/THXII38/Worthing/"]http://photobucket.com/albums/v616/THXII38/Worthing/[/url] The last of the original arc…

    Streetfighter II was my fave arcade, i was unbeateable, i still am...

    Im playing it on my SNES right now actually the old JAP IMPORT version from years ago, the old SNES pad is still going after all these years!
    Resident0 Resident0 January 2006 Chit chat
  • Would you buy speccy games if they were made/sold today?Say for some crazy instant that ZX Spectrum came back on the scene bigtime and they started making selling ZX Spectrum versions of the latest games, …

    ... happened was the introduction of arcade conversions which wern't all ... was in it's twilight years and bigger more powerful machines ...
    Glue Glue January 2006 Games
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