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I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
Right now I'm playing Demon Attack on the Atari 2600. -
Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... been made for C64 and Atari 2600. By now it must be ... -
Back in the day Speccy related problems.Thinking back about the days where i used to play on the ZX Speccy (48K original rubber keyed wiith seperate data recorder) i recall some of the prob…
... running the Speccy off an Atari 2600 power supply Dad finally bought ... -
Which machines do you play games on? (A poll)Just a quick poll to see which machines are still popular as games machines - which machines do you still play on, and I mean which machines do you s…
... few good games, similar to Atari 2600. Me mostly plays [I]Invaders ... -
Which machines do you play games on? (A poll)Just a quick poll to see which machines are still popular as games machines - which machines do you still play on, and I mean which machines do you s…
... votes each are the [B]Atari 2600[/B], the [B]ZX80/81 ... [B]MSX[/B], the [B]Atari 8-bit,[/B] the [B ... [B]Oric[/B], [B]the Atari ST/STe,[/B] the[B ... ] Atari Jaguar[/B], and the [B]Atari Lnyx[/B], all ... -
fence postsso tomorrow I have to fit / resit a fence post... your asking.. but thats a piece of **** slight complication is , that it's near a manhole cover s…
I wonder if you can somehow shoehorn a few dozen copies of Make-A-Chip into the thing ... maybe as landfill (Atari 2600 E.T. style) to stabilize the post. -
Calculating the address of a pixel?Hi Folks, Is there an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for example, if I wanted to "plot" pixel at screen coordinate…
... 've ever seen how the Atari 2600 generated video. That was utterly ... -
Smooth (vertical) scrolling on ZX SpectrumI was just thinking about this. You know, you have systems like Atari 2600 or Sega SG-1000 that have no hardware scroll, but they have games that sti…
... not very familiar with the Atari 2600, but its huge pixels give ... -
At What Age did you get your first computer?I was at a dinner party and people where all complaining on how kids this days start playing computers very early on, and how they see kids with 5 an…
I was about 4 when I played Pong at a disco-bar. Later on, dad bought the Atari 2600 when it came out, so I'd have been 5 or 6. I was 8 when dad got the Speccy - and I was programming on it all day. -
At What Age did you get your first computer?I was at a dinner party and people where all complaining on how kids this days start playing computers very early on, and how they see kids with 5 an…
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We also had an Atari 2600 around the same time, but ... -
At What Age did you get your first computer?I was at a dinner party and people where all complaining on how kids this days start playing computers very early on, and how they see kids with 5 an…
... he'd played a few Atari 2600 games previously.
However ... -
At What Age did you get your first computer?I was at a dinner party and people where all complaining on how kids this days start playing computers very early on, and how they see kids with 5 an…
... first speccy,i owned an atari 2600 maybe a few years or ... mark when i had the Atari 2600 i also owned a few ... -
nostalgia for saturdayswhat do you remember best of saturdays gone? for me itd be [B]childhood[/B] Going to mi grans up the village, playing in the park, grandstand on th…
... [/B]. A heavy dose of Atari 2600 games. A big yes to ... -
Games you thought nothing of as a kid, but are now disturbingI've been playing some 1982 games, and I find the popular genre of aeroplane bombing cities a little disturbing now. Games like City Bomber and Groun…
Best not mention Custer's Revenge on the Atari 2600 eh? -
Old man give me back my spectrum.......Did anyone's parents have a shared interest in their Speccy? My folks didn't and they still don't own a computer and the internet is alien to them! …
Absolutely! Dad bought an Atari 2600 first, and would choose the ... -
Found an old project of mine today[url]http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc418/reanimator1971/DSCF1382.jpg[/url] i started this about 6 years ago and found it after sorting through …
... . re-wire SJS to Atari compatible joystick ports on the far Right ... -
Zynaps great qualitiesIm enjoying a bit of spare time, and been enjoying good 1987.1988 speccy arcade games.. the best era imho. Ive been playing [b]Marauder[/b] and have …
... pixels NOT per attributes. Even Atari 2600 shooters are not cheaply made ... -
Duke Nukem FoeverFirst of all, Duke Nukem Forever's release date has been set back (again!) to June. The designers say it's the shortest delay the game has ever had, …
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There was that ridiculous Atari 2600 game, [url=http://en.wikipedia ... -
The Commodore 64xI was reading my Daily Mail this morning when I espied an announcement that the Commodore 64 was back with Blu-ray drive and other accoutrements. [u…
... Jay Miner (who designed the Atari 2600). Custom chip sets make perfect ... .
Whereas the Atari ST was designed as a ... their respective machines, the Atari Amiga and the Commodore ST ... and engineers went to Atari, while Atari's engineers took the ... -
So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…
... RAM Max VRAM Modes BASIC Joystick Tape Audio AY RS232 MIDI ... the best keyboards, but non-Atari compatible joystick ports.
The 128 ... video modes, built-in Kempston joystick port, doesn't make a ... -
So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…
... ), play with a joystick etc etc! 128K+? no joystick ports? how can ... . The TS2048 had two Atari-standard joystick ports in 1983. Depends what ... -
Modern LCD TV for my Spectrums - some advice neededHaving recently purchased some Spectrums for my collection, which were succesfully tested on two old and reliable CRT TV's daily used by my parents, …
... very old equipment like the Atari 2600 VCS it just bottoms out ... -
Your Views on... GhostbustersI dusted off the Master System version of this and inspired me to try out the Speccy version. It's a good game with it's strong and weak points. I …
You know it's not good when the Atari 2600 version manages to look better. (In particular, the car driving bit.)
Having said that, it never appealed to me on any platform. -
Your Views on... GhostbustersI dusted off the Master System version of this and inspired me to try out the Speccy version. It's a good game with it's strong and weak points. I …
The graphics do let it down a bit compared to most other versions , but i truly enjoy the game itself whether its on a speccy , atari 2600 , master system etc -
Prototype case for original DivIDESomeone has posted some pictures of a prototype case which they have developed in perspex for the original DivIDE - it has a sliding top to allow acc…
Prototype case for original DivIDESomeone has posted some pictures of a prototype case which they have developed in perspex for the original DivIDE - it has a sliding top to allow acc…
I do like the case based on the Atari 2600 cartridge - its a shame they are not 10 a penny as I could see a good market in cases for the original DivIDE.
Just not sure how the NMI button woks on that one?Prototype case for original DivIDESomeone has posted some pictures of a prototype case which they have developed in perspex for the original DivIDE - it has a sliding top to allow acc…
... , I have a bunch of atari 2600 carts sitting around and never ...Prototype case for original DivIDESomeone has posted some pictures of a prototype case which they have developed in perspex for the original DivIDE - it has a sliding top to allow acc…
... the carse based on the Atari 2600 cartridge - its a shame they ...Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... night with a second-hand Atari 2600. Which wasn't exactly what ...