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First ever gameFollowing on from this thread: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=16763[/url] What was your first ever game? Although f…
... my older brother had an atari 2600, so it was either superman ... -
Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
Well, I just got the feel of the game back again and scored 60 points.
I won't do a "hall of fame" for this one though, as when you get good at it, you can play it for ever without getting killed. (A bit like asteroids on the Atari 2600). -
River RaidOooo just been playing this on the old Girl. What a fantastic game. I remember playing it in the front room of a friends house after school years ago…
Did you like River Raid on the Speccy? I thought it was poor compared to the Atari 2600 version which was ace. -
River RaidOooo just been playing this on the old Girl. What a fantastic game. I remember playing it in the front room of a friends house after school years ago…
Yes the Atari 2600 version was best. Shame really when the speccy was capable of so much more. -
Gamasutra article on the er.. other computer.I know that some of you own and love the c64 (heretics!). This article may probably interest you: [url]http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1991/a_…
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Minigame Compo 2007Hi there, also this year, there'll be a minigame competition, open to all 8-bit computers and consoles. It consists on writing games whose size (…
The 4K competition results are now up. Congratulations go to Dennis Debro, his Pacman 4K for the Atari 2600 won with an average score of 7.3.
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a Rare set of spectrum games!OH I bet you just WISH you had some of these titles in your collection, So, so rare :) [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-Selection-Of-Sinclair-ZX-Spec…
Should've buried them in the Nevada Desert next to the Atari 2600 version of E.T. That way nobody would ever find them again :D -
Wizard of Wor - brand new gameWeird Science Software proudly presents the ZX Spectrum version of the legendary Wizard of Wor. Please find and download this *FREE* game from our w…
Yeah i agree now, dont notice the speed issue at all.
Love the conversion though, would love to see some more classic Atari VCS games get converted ! -
Minigame Compo 2007Hi there, also this year, there'll be a minigame competition, open to all 8-bit computers and consoles. It consists on writing games whose size (…
... , his Pacman 4K for the Atari 2600 won with an average score ... begs the question of how Atari managed to make the official ... of Pac Man on the 2600 so bad. -
another c64 vs. Speccy site...[url]http://c64vsspectrum.com/[/url] 25 years and we are still brawling.. ;)
... Spectrum gets beaten by the Atari 2600 (or the Apple ][ before someone ... -
another c64 vs. Speccy site...[url]http://c64vsspectrum.com/[/url] 25 years and we are still brawling.. ;)
... Spectrum gets beaten by the Atari 2600 (or the Apple ][ before someone ... .[/QUOTE]
Both the Atari and Apple were winners in ... time/markets....
The Atari rival at its heyday was ... was technically superior...yet the Atari 'won' -
another c64 vs. Speccy site...[url]http://c64vsspectrum.com/[/url] 25 years and we are still brawling.. ;)
... Spectrum gets beaten by the Atari 2600 (or the Apple ][ before someone ... -
Why hate the C64?Well, why? I've never understood the bitter rivalry between C64 and Spectrum fans - both computers had their strengths and weaknesses. Both had goo…
... me. Both computers had great games, to me its gameplay #1 ... why i'm still playing Atari VCS games and other older ones ... />
To name a few games, Bombjack is dire on the ... -
Why hate the C64?Well, why? I've never understood the bitter rivalry between C64 and Spectrum fans - both computers had their strengths and weaknesses. Both had goo…
... Both computers had great games, to me its gameplay ... i'm still playing Atari VCS games and other older ... are some good games on the Atari as you say, ... Classics on that, Circus Atari being one of my ... the namco joysticks, the Atari Joystick and the Activision ... -
Why hate the C64?Well, why? I've never understood the bitter rivalry between C64 and Spectrum fans - both computers had their strengths and weaknesses. Both had goo…
... , a bit like hi-res Atari 2600 graphics but with slightly more ... -
The game that made you a SpecchumFollowing a similar thread, that's the question:Which game made you think 'it's time to buy a ZX Spectrum' ? Games like [I]Sabre Wulf, Atic Atac or …
... in the house was an Atari 2600. Then I played my first ... -
Why don't you like homebrew games?Alright folks, I'm sure that there are a lot of people here who like the releases from Bob Smith, Jonathan Cauldwell, CEZ Games Studio and the likes…
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What was the first game with a life bar?The Australian game program "Good Game" had a segment about the history of the life bar in video games, and they reckoned that the first one they cou…
Nah , there are others before that
Cosmic Ark (Atari 2600) had a health (fuel) bar in 1982 for a start -
Amiga softwareWill PAL Amiga games (originals) work on a NTSC Amiga? I'm looking for Carrier command and Starglider II but they are thin on the ground over here. …
... style game. Play lots of Atari ST games on emulators (Just find ... too fiddley) and all those games (Speedball etc) take me right ... also. I didnt buy many games back then at all, tons ... -
Op Wolf type gamesGetting back into these games, good for a quick laugh. I know obviously of Op Wolf, Op Thunderbolt. Cabal, Action Force 3 i think it is and Predato…
... sure that's not the Atari 2600 version of Space Harrier? :lol ... -
Submarine gamesI'm looking for good games about submarines, both simulation or arcade. I remember only these games: - Hunter Killer - Silent Service
There's "Sub Chase" by Woody in this year's Crap game compo.
(It's near the bottom of this page).
[url]http://reptonix.awardspace.co.uk/sinclair/csscgc2008/games2.htm[/url]
It has an Atari 2600 feel about it. -
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 …
I used an old Atari 2600 joystick, nigh on indestructable those ... the rubber on the actual 2600 stick is just a tiny ... -
Your favorite Joystick (fnar!)Following on from another thread.... What was your favorite Joystick? Was it cheap and nasty or almost indestrcuatable? Did it have autofire? Your …
i had a kempston for my speccy, and a couple for my amiga. must say though i did like the design of the atari 2600 joystick the best. other than that i have never owned a joystick since. i always wanted a 'bug' joystick. -
Your favorite Joystick (fnar!)Following on from another thread.... What was your favorite Joystick? Was it cheap and nasty or almost indestrcuatable? Did it have autofire? Your …
I continued using my Atari 2600 joysticks until they could no longer be repaired, then I had a competition Pro although this was for my Amiga. On the speccy I preferred to use the more responsive keyboard -
Your favorite Joystick (fnar!)Following on from another thread.... What was your favorite Joystick? Was it cheap and nasty or almost indestrcuatable? Did it have autofire? Your …
I also stuck with the Atari 2600 stick. Still do today..on ... Amiga/c64/speccy err and Atari.
Never liked any ... adapted my style to the Atari stick and never got 'used ... />
I have around 20ish Atari sticks now in various states ... -
Your favorite Joystick (fnar!)Following on from another thread.... What was your favorite Joystick? Was it cheap and nasty or almost indestrcuatable? Did it have autofire? Your …
Quickshot II here also. I remember plugging it into the Atari 2600 and my dad shouting "Don't plug that in, it's not designed for it, you'll blow it up!"
Then he played Vanguard with it and found the new joystick much better! -
Your favorite Joystick (fnar!)Following on from another thread.... What was your favorite Joystick? Was it cheap and nasty or almost indestrcuatable? Did it have autofire? Your …
Undoubtedly the classic Atari 2600 joystick.
When I ... got a monitor for my Atari ST I even hacked the ... -
Q about Atari ST Emulators and anthoer Q about JoysticksEnough of this talk of this Comode Amiga... Phah!! I may have asked this before but can I stick my Atari ST disks in my PC and run them in an ST Emu…
... /> I play a lot of Atari ST games (Just because there was ... Pompey Pirates disks finding new games to try.
The ... some of these 16 bit games bring back tons of great ... i loved some of the games on that Amiga. Lots of ... -
joystick questionhi i have a kempston joystick with the zx spectrum connector. i wandered if it is possible to make a converter from this joystick pin to the PC one(t…
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