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Games you wish you'd had the intrsuctions toI would have loved to know what I was supposed to be doing in both Fairlight and The Great Escape
I would have loved to know what I was supposed to be doing in both Fairlight and The Great Escape -
Spectrum Amstrad printer leadHi, just been doing a search on the Spectrum+2A/+3 printer leads. Now as I understand it the Amstrad CPC464 and CPC6128 printer leads are compatible…
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I have both manuals for the Spectrum +2A ... />
The pin in question is Pin 9 on ...
Now as they are both reputed to be the same ... looked at other sources in case it was a ... connectors.
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Rebelstar Character NamesI realized something rather funny about the names of certain Rebelstar Characters about a week ago, for no known reason. Some of the characters have…
... piece gets interesting. The "re" in "Krenon" is probably pronounced like ... word games, since the "ke" in both names is almost certainly vocalized ... always spelled the word "fish" in the following form "Ghoti" when ... -
Something juvenileSometimes Viagra spam can amuse me in strange ways. The latest euphemism: "Lunch tent". Don't know why that one in particular made me laugh, but th…
Sometimes Viagra spam can amuse me in strange ways.
The latest euphemism: "Lunch tent".
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Breakdown (especially ATTN Starglider)Has any one played the XBox (maybe PC/PS2 etc?) game Breakdown? It's a first person shooter that I'd forgotten all about, and so didn't mention when …
... It's very good in many ways, and actually achieves a ... only are you constantly in first person mode (like ... the cinematic scenes (all in first person view, unlike ... to pick it up in this game), whereupon you ... is very irritating, especially in the earlier part of ... -
I woke up this morning and wanted it sooo bad!I woke up this morning next to my girlfriend and the first thing that came into my mind was.... "I wanna play R-Type II on the Spectr…
... other than a bit of basic back in the day (don't ... like this have this sentence in it somewhere?!). I really wish ... out that never came out in the day for the machines ... 'm sure someone will write in this thread "Well learn to ... -
Spectrian for Series 60 SymbianMorning any night-owls out there I was just wondering whether anybody else out there uses Spectrian for Series 60 Nokias and what's your opinion? …
... personally feel it's perfect in both screen rate and sound reproduction ... -
Old TS2068 tape foundI made a .z80 snapshot of the programs I found in both sides. If you load the first program and read the commentary, you'll understand how this gentl…
... of the programs I found in both sides. If you
load ... 's sad the Sinclair scene in the U.S. didn't ... same support it
got in Europe. I also sent these ... -
Next generation, one console?Don't you think it's strange that we have multiple consoles? If you want to play an exclusive game for Xbox, Wii or PS3 you have too buy all the mac…
... the software houses are struggling in many ways like cost of production ... a little like the one in '84 (?) where the industry was ... to change. It was mentioned in that article that there are ... -
Got a new job. So far, so good....but still...I have now given up working as a tv-repairman for the second time in my life. After giving it up for the first time in 97, after the company I worked…
... -repairman for the second time in my life.
After giving ... up for the first time in 97, after the company I ... old ones fixed. Poor me...in both meanings of the word "poor ... my old ones got holes in them.
I'm ... -
Weird Dreams (incorrect mag ref)It seems that the magazine reference for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0012484"]Weird Dreams[/URL] is incorrect in both case…
... "]Weird Dreams[/URL] is incorrect in both cases (i.e. news/note ... could not find this piece in the on-line version of ... -
Take the speccy games test!I've created a multiple choice, speccy games test over at this new site, sometests.com: [url]http://www.sometests.com/tests/Gaming/ZXSpectrumgameste…
I've created a multiple choice, speccy games test over at this new site, sometests.com:
[url]http://www.sometests.com/tests/Gaming/ZXSpectrumgamestest.html[/url]
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ZX Spectrum and (real) B A S I CSometimes ago there was a thread "how spectrum changed your lives". Another thread dealt with "how to copy spectrum screens using basic not using co…
... to copy spectrum screens using basic not using complicated that ... Visual Basic" works.
In my eyes "Visual Basic" is not a "BASIC" at ... all because Basic means ... ), which can even be programmed in a simple Basic. -
Serching for ZX printer ULA and ZX interface I ULAIs there anyone having any spares. In both cases, I swapped ULA's from working equipment which fixed things, so I'm 100% sure it's the ULA that is ca…
Is there anyone having any spares. In both cases, I swapped ULA's from working equipment which fixed things, so I'm 100% sure it's the ULA that is causing the problem.
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Channel redirectionHi! I need help regarding the following problem. I want a BASIC decoder running on Spectrum, written in assembler. I found the great *LIST routine […
... want a BASIC decoder running on Spectrum, written in assembler. ... I need the ASCII BASIC listing in a buffer, because ... and have the listing in the printer buffer. ... the tokens are not expanded in this case.
... can I obtain the BASIC listing in a buffer.
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AKA or wrong name for a game.I've been trying to figure out what the game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Crime+Santa+Clause%3a+Deja+Vu$&pub=^Brokim…
... be seen plainly in both the loading screen and in-game screen. The ... -
Name this game pleaseI think there is a rocket with platforms in both sides, and the hero is a robot that must take fuel (or pieces maybe) to the rocket; it isn't Jetpac.…
I think there is a rocket with platforms in both sides, and the hero is a robot that must take fuel (or pieces maybe) to the rocket; it isn't Jetpac.
An alien is seeking for you, and it has scroll.
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Should these be linked somehow?[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=19393"]Rickard just pointed out[/URL] that the games [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.or…
... ] look the same.
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yet another jerk of a teacher...Remember I told you guys some time ago about me going back to college, and how a teacher had flunked me because I was friends with some other teacher…
... (out of 20) in both the exam and in the paper we needed ... had happen, and the secretary in charge showed me a paper ... get it, how on earth in 8 years distance (last time ... -
iD by Nu Wave SoftwareHave any of you figuered out the secret to completing it. I have tried several times in the past and got to about 85% trust but could not get fur…
... . I have tried several times in the past and got to ... and it ask each other questions in a command line type interface ... -
Can someone compile Mined Out, please?For those of you who are unaware, there is a great Spectrum game called [I]Mined Out ( [/I][URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=000…
... better. Anyway, it's written in BASIC, and takes a few seconds ... one compiler could compile large BASIC programs in sections, but since I ... -
For All Retro Fans - Aa118 Tribute MagA message to all retro fans Amstrad Action tribute magazine issue 118 is coming soon. A big announcement for all Amstrad Action fans and retro gam…
... and retro gamers in general. After 18 months in the making - ... The magazine will be available in both printed and PDF formats (the ... magazine staff, interviews with people in the CPC scene, and ... his invalue input and assistance in the cheat mode sections....
ZXS to TAP conversion......for the DOS illiterate. Basically I've saved a BASIC program in ZXS format. I need to convert it to TAP (I think), because it's so large it needs…
... /> Basically I've saved a BASIC program in ZXS format. I need ... know how to use it. In other words I open the ... "command prompt" in Windows... and then what?
I Ride Like a Twat Me.:D On my way to the clubhouse, at some lights, turning left, biker opposite turning right, moves to cut in front of me. Cagers at this point, proba…
... turning right, moves to cut in front of me.
... beans. Goodbye, see you in a few light years.
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So, bearing in mind the rain, I stick ... Get there, bike follows me in, it's only the fucking ...Sinclair PC 200 - RF questionIs there any compatibility regarding the RF output of the sinclair pc 200? This week i got my 2nd unit and in both of them, when connected through R…
... got my 2nd unit and in both of them, when connected through ... modern tv sets?
Both have the correct dip switch ... half a second, when tuning in, the image displays correctly, and ...BSDOS ResiDos copy toolDear friends of MB02+ and ResiDos, today, it is a ceremonious day, as such a little dream of mine has come true:) and I am hereby bringing it forwar…
... is, that you can copy in both directions.
The copy ... tool is in ver. 1.0, meaning it ... make copying running.
In download section on my site ...I'm a freak!I've been short sighted for 20 years. My vision has stayed exactly the same at -2.25 in both eyes since I was 16. This morning, I woke up (as you d…
... the same at -2.25 in both eyes since I was 16 ... ) and put my contact lenses in. I would have expected to ... anything. This happened 3 times in 1/2 hour.
Playstation vs. N64 vs. SaturnIn another thread ( [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20482&highlight=xbox+360[/URL] ) we discussed the virtues and quali…
... years.
In the Xbox vs. Playstation 2 ... to include the Dreamcast; in my defence I have ... go with was very impractical in some ways.
Oh ... which doesn't actually exist in the game), and have ... genre you could name (in contrast to the N64, ...Could you pass the 11+ ?Test yourself here: [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7773974.stm[/url] Simply click the timer at the top of the page and answer the 15 ques…
... page and answer the 15 questions in the shortest time possible.
Dud +2?Hi guys, Hope you're all having a great Xmas!! I recently picked up a +2 (Grey) on eBay along with a 48k system. The 48k system works a treat. Howe…
... with an SJS-1 joystick in both ports.
Nothing works ...
