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Pictures of your Speccy taken in the 80sDoes anyone have pictures of their Speccy setup back in the 80s? I have so many holiday snaps and family snaps, but I don't have a single photo of my…
Does anyone have pictures of their Speccy setup back in the 80s? I have so many holiday snaps and family snaps, but I don't have a single photo of my old Spectrum setup.
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Trying to remember the name of a game...Hi, all! I used to play a game 20 years ago that I liked a lot... I can't remember the name. The idea of the game was like this: You control a creat…
... can't remember the name.
The idea of the game was like this ... moves in a peculiar way: the stick that is straight at ... have to get to the other five creatures of the same species and ... who could tell me what the name of the game was so I ... -
last of the summer wine..yer you all watch it I know ;) I'm guessing like me, most of you grew up with it.. at a time when shops were shut on a sunday and bullseye or hart t…
... 'm guessing like me, most of you grew up with it ...
but today is the very last one..even if ... -
Problem with the inlay in the entry of Nelo and QuqoMartijn, I just saw the entry for Nelo and Quqo, and noticed that the inlay of the game overlaps with the letters at the left of the screen, due to t…
Martijn, I just saw the entry for Nelo and Quqo, and noticed that the inlay of the game overlaps with the letters at the left of the screen, due to the length of the inlay. Maybe if the inlay was resized it could be better??
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The scale of commercial Spectrum piracyFollowing on from the excellent thread featuring material from the ITN archive, I found this: [url]http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//ITN/1984/07/03…
... /> At the beginning of this clip we see the supposedly "perfect copy" of the Imagine ... game, also in the well ... propaganda put out by (some of) the software houses or did these ... -
The Sadness of my Decaying Speccies.I've been avidly collecting ZX Spectrums since the late 90's and whilst at the time of the late 90's and early millennium my Spectrums and associated…
... s and whilst at the time of the late 90's ... today as I catalogued the serial number of my kit, I ... , could soon the world be full of dead spectrums? ... now that almost all of the original owner spectrums are ... now in the hands of collectors? Or are ... -
The Top 25 Videogame Consoles of All TimeYep, another "best of..." list posted on the 'net, and like all lists based on opinion it's contentious, but even by the standards of most lists I th…
... sum up the list either at the start or the end of the article?), I ... figures and critical reception, one of the biggest contributing factors in our ... can the Intellivision or the Colecovision be higher than the Neo-Geo? Some of the ... -
Phising letter of the weekRecieved yesterday and I just found it while checking my junk mail. [QUOTE] Dear Customer Upon intensive reviews on your profile…
... /> [/QUOTE]
Temporal deactivation? - The universe will end if I ... information?
Really, the quality of English in these was getting ... to have slipped back into the more traditional Chinglish recently. -
The thread of belly laughsGo on folkes I could do with a laugh. Post up the some of the funnyest (or down right silliest) things you know, be it jokes, stories, images, youtub…
Go on folkes I could do with a laugh. Post up the some of the funnyest (or down right silliest) things you know, be it jokes, stories, images, youtube videos other sites. I could do with a reeeet good belly laugh. -
Couple of Ultimate Play The Game titlesI've just noticed that two of the early UPTG titles, Psst and Atic Atac, have no authors listed. Post Gunfright I can understand, but I always thoug…
... 've just noticed that two of the early UPTG titles, Psst and ... />
Is there a bit of gossip I missed out on ... -
remake of ZX ALIENS: three questions atmHi guys. Ok, it's a 'reversal' problem here: my nephew (well, a little assisted by me) made a [URL="http://ultrashare.net/hosting/fl/7537e7223c/alie…
... /aliens"]demo[/URL] 'remake' of the Spectrum [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum ... the 'source' to credit)
2) Why is "move-attack ... /> I'd rather "move-check-attack"...
3) Was ... br /> If someone or the authors of the ZX Aliens would like to ... -
Pussy - full version of the gameHi Martijn, I found that full disk version of "Pussy" game is on VTRD site: [url]http://vtrdos.ru/full_ver/PUSSY.ZIP[/url] Might be useful for up…
... found that full disk version of "Pussy" game is on VTRD ... useful for updating WOS (at the moment there's a full ... -
the league of greeda term a few of my mates used to use when gaming.. that basically ended up with the other player getting stiched up some of the time with all this t…
... player getting stiched up some of the time
... be "elf has ate all the pies" etc
bomberman on the snes obv
the anchors player 2 whacks ... br /> were you a member of the league and what games did ... -
The Secret Life of Bob Munkhouse.Did anyone see this show last night on BBC4. It was brilliant. Bob was a real collector, he must have recorded more things of the telly and radio t…
... must have recorded more things of the telly and radio than anyone ... his collection is in the hands of media company Kalidescope who have ... instructed with preserving his millions of recordings and documents.
< ... do have a respect for the man, and wish I'd ... -
The Death of Arcades and why it sucks...For the past week I've been travelling, and I've been in at least 7 diferent airports... spent lots and lots (and lots) of hours in them waiting for …
... lots) of hours in them waiting for the right ... of arcade machines all over the place...
Nowadays with the "death" of the ... arcades and the ... />
This is the typical case where an arcade ... -
The I've Had Enough of Mega Threads Mega ThreadAs the inventor of the Mega Thread (three word story, at the car boot sale, miss wos, thread of belly laughs etc...), I can honestly say that you the…
As the inventor of the Mega Thread (three word story, at the car boot sale ... , miss wos, thread of belly laughs ... honestly say that you the recent crop of mega thread bandwagon jumping ... -
Maketzx...Whats the state of play?Been out of the whole emulation bit for...a while :) But, back in the saddle, ready to transfer some more tapes.....except...maketzx doesnt seem to w…
... of the whole emulation bit for...a while :) But, back in the ... so far is delete the wavs i run through ... br />
Whats the deal with maketzx anyway? I ... being said...whats the prefered method of making tzx files ... these days? presuming of course i can actually ... -
30th Anniversary of the ZX SpectrumNext year the Spectrum will become 30th years old. I have started a invitation on Facebook and everyone who is on Facebook is welcome to take part in…
Next year the Spectrum will become 30th years ... in this discussion.
Of course we can start a ... I wanted to try out the feedback on Facebook. So if ... />
We still have plenty of time to organize a big ... -
The Colour of Magic - movieI just finished watching the 2008 TV miniseries (2 episodes) [URL="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1079959/"]The Colour of Magic[/URL]. This was created …
I just finished watching the 2008 TV miniseries (2 episodes) ... www.imdb.com/title/tt1079959/"]The Colour of Magic[/URL].
This ... after Terry Pratchett's book of the same name, which also spawned ... the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum. ... -
secrets of the superbrands[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011cr8h[/url] it's about technology brands , apple , facebook etc :) thought some on here might like it.. an…
... of cult of apple :p
it's on bbc3 at the ... -
What is the current state of (non-Spectrum) emulation?It's been years since I've bothered with any emulators on the PC other than Speccy emulators. I do still occasionally use MAME and other emulators on…
... really come along now, some of the machines it now emulates must ... them, it's probably the best part of twenty years since I ... still wanted to have the ability anyway). Some of the ROM files you ... Burn Alpha, etc on the XBox, but of course that's limited ... -
Ten years of The Tipshop!I hope you will all join me in raising glasses to celebrate all of Gerard's hard work running The Tipshop for the past ten years - what a star! 587,0…
I hope you will all join me in raising glasses to celebrate all of Gerard's hard work running The Tipshop for the past ten years - what a star! 587,000 visits served and still going strong.
Great work, Gerard! -
Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomI suggest the following "known errors" description for game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002475"]Indiana Jones and the Tem…
... Jones and the Temple of Doom[/URL]:
[QUOTE]The game ... explicitly avoids checking if the player reached the exit:
... /> ;(these two graphics represent part of the
;mine shaft) then ... -
Need the name of a comicI wonder if someone can help with something thats been bugging me....... I remember a comic that i read in the mid - late 80's that contained mainly …
... comic that i read in the mid - late 80's that ... but i can't remember the name of the comic and its annoying ... (i think) was called 'Tough of the track' about a runner and ... -
Super Robin Hood and Robin Hood - Legend Quest/The Amazing Adventures of Robin HoodHi, There are two Robin Hood-themed games by Codemasters: [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009432"]Super Robin Hood[/url] (19…
... Quest a.k.a. The Amazing Adventures of Robin Hood[/url] (1993 ... ]was[/i] published for the NES, as part of the Quattro Adventure / Super ... Adventure Quests cartridge. But the NES version ... -
Games you had at the time, but didn't appreciate until laterThere are a few Speccy games that I had at the time, but didn't realise how playable they were until many years later when I took a fresh look. A co…
... ] - I had this as part of the [I]Soft Aid[/I] compilation ... ignored it in favour of [I]Ant Attack[/I]! Great game, a ... your skill with progression through the pyramid's chambers.
of this at the time, having got it ... -
The Demise of Hedge PronIll try to keep this as clean as possible. When i was a kid about 10/11 years old there was a track behind a friends house where you could occasiona…
... br />
I remember the excitement when me and my ... free and im guessing the unspoken ritual of the hedge porn cycle ... untill one day in the summer holidays we were ... he had got 2 of the tapes and to go ... />
It turned out the film was Rita, Sue and ... -
Taking the Spectrum for a bath - Lots of SEXY photos!Decided to take a Spectrum +2 for a bath this weekend. It was non-working, so it needed fixing. It booted to a fuzzy dark picture and I thought "Ah, …
... br /> Here are some of the other spectrums waiting in cue ... br /> Close up inspection of the tape mechanisms reveal spewed grease ... pay attention to the rest of the cassette mechanism.
the English name for this) on the side of the rod, that holds/supports the ... -
Unlisted game - The Battle of MaidaI've just moved back the the UK and unearthed a game called "The Battle of Maida". I really loved this game back in the 80s and I believe a friend of…
... moved back the the UK and unearthed a game called "The Battle of Maida ... ". I really loved this game back in the ... a friend of the family by the name of Steve Jackson (not the RPG/FF ... />
I have a tape of the game, and although its not ... -
Worst Deal of the DayI am on the lookout for a new laptop at the moment and came across this. [url]http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/285464[/url] Now either the…
... for a new laptop at the moment and came across this ... they have misplaced the decimal point by a couple of places (still ... is) or somebody is extracting the urine.
Got half ... see if I can get the lowest score ever.
