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Another "What's that game" requestSorry about this guys but I have only recently rediscovered the joys of the spectrum via emulation. One of my mates had a game 20-25 years ago which …
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Only PS2 and curent generation console games sold now?I finished early today (dentists appointment, arrghh!), so I went into town to see what Gamecube games I coud pick up. I've got all of the XBox (not …
... them out. On the other hand, all three shops had a ... -
Blocks instructions and the N flagJust a curiosity. I noticed the compare and load block instructions act on the N flag; block compare instructions set it, block load instructions re…
... set it. On the other hand, the fact that compare and ... -
IN 255 behaviour not emulated in Spectaculator and ZXSpinI'm not speaking about "normal" IN 255 behaviour. All of you know what I'm taking about: IN 255 can be used to "read" screen data as it's retrieved f…
... the source code (to be assembled with PASMO):
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So who noticed the British national anthem...So who also noticed that Aretha Franklin was singing to the British National Anthem during Obama's inauguration? I was half expecting Obama to announ…
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The best ... beginning with "E"Name (in your opinion) your "Best game beginning with [A to Z, one letter per post]". So, for the letter "E", which do you think are the: [B]Best g…
... (in a game): [/B]Off hand I can't recall really ... -
Where did you buy your spectrum games from?I was just thinking today of where i used to buy my spectrum tapes from. I used to buy them at a local WH Smith or John Menzies. I sometimes used a…
... local shop which sold second hand tapes at very good prices ... -
How do I load .ASM text files into an assembler ?I notice that the old Sinclair magazines contain assembler routines that someone has put into .ASM files. These files are text files. I have a copy …
... the assembler code in by hand ?
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Just would like to say..........Im going to bed now spec-chums :smile: To dream about Spectrums, Legend of kage, Robocop, Rodland, Bugsy, Chase HQ, Cisco Heat.... I love it when I…
... ! whilst listening to Hold my hand very tightly!
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Computer or console: Which do you prefer for games?Yep, the old argument again. I was talking about this yesterday to a mate (a World of Warcraft addict) who doesn't like consoles, and neither I (who …
... your system. On the other hand, on a PC you get ... on them. On the other hand, the PC has more emulators ... at all. On the other hand, consoles play their games straight ... -
Found a great ZX BASIC textbookProgramming Arcade Games for your Spectrum, by Adrian Jones. Found this in a second-hand bookstore over the weekend and if you're anything like me,…
... /> Found this in a second-hand bookstore over the weekend and ... -
Which Clone?My first experience with a speccy was at an after-school club (I remember playing horace goes skiing and ghostbusters on it). But here's the reason …
... function keys down the right hand side).
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Spectrum ZXMMC InterfaceAnyone using the Spectrum ZXMMC Interface? [URL="http://www.zxbada.bbk.org/zxmmc/pcb.htm"]http://www.zxbada.bbk.org/zxmmc/pcb.htm[/URL] What all Si…
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Gamestation - Burton on TrentWandered into said shop today and managed to get a Mint PSone fully boxed and still in the plastic bags with 5 games for ?9.99, Also Duke Nukem Manha…
... get a lot more second hand crap in and some decent ... -
Todays bargains.The Guiness Book of Astronomy Facts Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets Astrophysics and Space Science* Stars and Clusters The Solar Sys…
... ?1each from my local second hand book shop :)
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Some TV/DVD questions1. Very often, on my television (PAL, 29" or so, CRT, by Bush, two or three years old) when there's text on a TV program or a DVD film, the left hand…
... a DVD film, the left hand of the text is cropped ... are missing from the left hand side of the screen, it ... -
Glitch in Chuckie Egg.OK, I discovered this entirely by accident a long time ago, but there's a glitch in Chuckie Egg that lets you run straight through one of the birds. …
... the lift up the left-hand side), wait for the level ... -
Spectrum+ 128k decal transplantHi, can anyone tell me if the rainbow decal on the sinclair spectrum+ 128k (bottom right hand corner) is the same as the decal on the lesser spectrum…
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How old is retro?In the thread: [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=24327[/URL] the age old question of "[I]How old does a computer/console …
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Bad English at its bestI got sent this by an Pakistani colleage, I've no idea where it is from but is bad english at it's best. -----------------------------------------…
... take my things into your hand.
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Problem Wrapping SpritesHi, I am having an issue wrapping my sprites around the screen, Basically, I have a back buffer which is 24 chars (192 Pixels) by 28 chars (224 P…
... position goes past the right hand side (192), I want it ... I go off the left hand side (0) I want to ... -
Fantasy time: Games that would be good......OK post up ideas for games you could never do yourself and maybe know the software companies would ignore, but you know would be good if they came ou…
... a word!" using the little hand held gun and shouting "AAAAAAGH ... -
Tape problem on Plus 2I brought a second hand Plus 2 today for ?3 and it came wiht a copy of Lotus Turbo Challenge. The machine in itself works fine but when I tried to l…
I brought a second hand Plus 2 today for ?3 ... -
***BROKEN*** ZX Interface 1 - Free to a Good HomeAnyone interested in a ***BROKEN*** ZX Interface 1? It's such a long time since I've looked at it that I cannot remember the exact nature of the fa…
... to post worldwide.
Hand-written serial number on the ... -
+2 datacorder - close up photos neededI've just bought second hand +2 and there is one thing I'd like to fix. When I press "stop/eject" button the datacorder should open but it doesn't. T…
I've just bought second hand +2 and there is one ... -
Jim gets his computers backLast year the tables were turned and Jim Bates had his home raided and computers removed by the police. After a judicial review the courts have orde…
... the police will refuse to hand back the 87 hard drives ... -
Getting started with asm Speccy codingSomeone on another forum I read has asked for good Speccy coding resources. I thought it would be great to link him to a simple tutorial about how to…
... languages to not need much hand holding there
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'fun' deaths in speccy gamesno idea why this occurred to me while I was cycling through town earlier, but I remembered that in JSW when I was young I had more than one go at try…
... going to the top right hand screen in the game with ...